"We've already contacted Kaido and Big Mom. They agreed to join forces, but we still need to discuss the details with them."
After several days of reaching out to various parties, Dragon returned with news that was neither good nor bad. "So Big Mom took this opportunity to move this year's Tea Party forward and invited us to attend."
Xie Wen was not surprised. He nodded. "That's only natural. With their personalities, they wouldn't hand over the initiative easily, even after their forces suffered heavy losses. In fact, if they hadn't taken such a beating on Egghead Island, getting them to even consider an alliance would have been a pipe dream."
"The fact that they're willing is already quite good."
Dragon spoke just as calmly. "As you said, Mr. Xie Wen, our current goals align. When it comes to opposing the World Government, we don't need to worry about them holding us back. And most pirates are bullies who only prey on the weak, so as long as we keep Kaido and Big Mom in check, we can still hold the initiative."
Two badly weakened crews of the Five Emperors, the Beasts and Big Mom Pirates, against three fully fit members of the Five Emperors-Xie Wen, Shanks, and Whitebeard-and the Revolutionary Army, which had grown ever stronger during this time. Dragon could not imagine how they could lose!
At that thought, a smile could not help appearing on Dragon's usually impassive face.
"The war of public opinion you mentioned has already borne fruit in just a few days, Mr. Xie Wen. Not only are more and more people opposing the World Government, some Marines have already begun leaving. Another portion hopes to gain autonomy, so at the very least they won't have to spend all day cleaning up after the