Rocky Port.
The Black Pearl left the coast for the first time in a long while.
A dazzling figure appeared before everyone's eyes.
Their eyes were bloodshot, and they could hardly believe who had arrived!
Only after matching him against the information in the newspapers were they completely certain.
"The World-Destroying Tyrant ranks last among the Emperors of the Sea in bounty! Yet he's hailed as one of the people closest to the pinnacle of this era!"
"He's only been at sea for a year, but he has countless powerful fighters under him! Kaido, Silver Axe, Dragon, John, Stussy, Kuzan, King..."
"This big shot hasn't made a move in over a month. Ever since he began establishing his Grand Fleet, he's had a pirate empire of his own!"
"I thought he'd be content to rule his own territory for the rest of his life. I never expected him to come out again!"
The pirates were astonished. Many had been passing through Rocky Port and were drawn in by its surroundings. They had never expected an island occupied by pirates to be so prosperous and futuristic.
On the other islands of the New World, pirates could not be stopped, and only pirates could act without restraint.
On Hachinosu, however, even pirates had to behave like ordinary people and follow the rules here.
They threw their weight around outside, but here, they were nothing more than ordinary-looking fellows.
Quite a few powerful pirates had come here hoping to challenge Shane, only to have their ships sunk as soon as their pirate flags appeared in the nearby waters.
In the end, they became just more "ordinary people" on Hachinosu.
Here, even a tavern owner or a roadside grilled meat vendor might be a powerful fighter who had once made a name for himself