The next day.
News of Marine Headquarters' crushing defeat in the Paramount War spread across the entire world in a single night, like a virus that had sprouted wings.
Countless News Coos blotted out the sky, scattering newspapers bearing news of a dramatic shift in the era to every corner of the four seas.
Newspaper headlines across the world were completely dominated by this news that could overturn the era.
The World Economy News Paper even devoted an unprecedented three full pages to detailing the war from beginning to end.
The newspaper described in detail how that mysterious man had suddenly appeared like a god, and how he had killed Marine Admiral Akainu in an instant.
It also described how he had single-handedly forced Fleet Admiral Sengoku to compromise, finally ending this battle of the century that should have seen rivers of blood.
The Paramount War came to a hasty end in a manner that started with a bang and ended with a whimper, yet still shook people to their core.
And on the newspaper's front page, a close-up portrait of Pero that took up a third of the page became the undisputed topic of casual conversation for everyone in the world.
Who exactly was this man?
Printed alongside the newspapers were wanted posters, plastered like stubborn blemishes across taverns and ports around the world. They added a bold new entry to the New World's roster of legends.
[WANTED] [ONLY DEAD] [UNKNOWN] [B 8,000,000,000]
Pero's calm, indifferent face was prominently depicted on the wanted poster.
In a certain tavern in Loguetown, in the East Blue.
The tavern had been noisy, with pirates boasting and bounty hunters exchanging information.
Suddenly, an intelligence officer wearing a cap bearing the World Government's emblem walked in, trembling, escorted by two Marine