Sea Circle Calendar, year 1520.
Dressrosa Palace.
Satoru Gojo sat upright on the throne at the head of the hall. Rebecca stood to his right and said:
"If you have matters to report, present them. Otherwise, court is dismissed!"
Sasuke, Esdeath, and the other officials stood below in four orderly columns. Some of the officials had been promoted through the ranks.
Kalifa stepped out of the ranks and said, "Your Majesty, I have a matter to report!"
Satoru Gojo said, "Proceed!"
Kalifa said, "Your Majesty! The number of civilians coming to our country on their own and becoming citizens, along with those we have actively transported here, is growing too quickly. Our land can barely accommodate them all!"
Satoru Gojo asked:
"Do you have any suggestions?"
Kalifa said, "If we want to keep increasing our population, we must expand our territory!"
Satoru Gojo said, "Do you mean launching a war of invasion?"
Kalifa said, "Launching a war of invasion is the simplest method, but there is another option: reclaiming land from the sea!"
Satoru Gojo said, "Reclaiming land from the sea-that's a good idea. I was thinking the same thing! How is our navy's training coming along?"
Esdeath stepped forward and said:
"Eighty thousand naval troops have completed their training, and another fifty thousand recruits are still in training."
Satoru Gojo said, "Very good! Next, I'll take you to see our naval fleet!"
Esdeath said, "Do you mean the navy can now be equipped with the warships from our training?"
Satoru Gojo said, "That's right!"
Sasuke said, "Oh, that really is something to look forward to!"
Enel said, "So we can finally see the warships from our training in person? This god will see just how impressive they are!"
Not long afterward, Satoru Gojo brought Esdeath, Sasuke, and the