The royal city of Ligurigu Island.

It had rained these past two days, and the rainwater washed away the blood on the streets, as well as the tense atmosphere in the royal city.

I was nervous. How could I not be nervous?

Those nobles who used to be their gods, including the king, were all slaughtered without a word after the navy stormed in. The blood that flowed made the people living there tremble.

Right after the massacre, everyone kept their doors tightly shut and didn't even want to go out. But things have gotten a little better in the last few days, and some people have finally been able to open their doors and come out to move around.

Then they discovered a slight, perhaps, maybe 'tiny' change.

Dressrosa took over, but instead of the brutal invasion expected, the first thing Dressrosa sent there was to repair the buildings damaged by the pirates and to rescue the people whose homes had been destroyed.

They distributed food and provided relief, then went door-to-door to educate the people about Dressrosa's governing philosophy, telling them that there were no more nobles, no more mountains above their heads, and no more pirates to rob them.

But this takes time.

The people are still not quite convinced, mainly because the nobles of this country treat them very well on the surface, even better than the treatment given in Dressrosa. This is because the Kingdom of Liguri is giving the people a risk-free deal, since they will get it back anyway, so they can give whatever they want.

Changing this public perception is quite difficult.

On the grand castle of the royal city, Cass stood on the balcony, looking down at the city below, his brow furrowed.

He was thinking about how to solve this problem, how to change these people's minds and make them understand the dirty thoughts of the nobles here...

“Cas”.

Wilbur came up from behind, holding a Den Den Mushi, and said, "Crow is looking for us."

"Um?"

Cass tightened his cloak, turned to the Den Den Mushi that had been connected, and asked expectantly, "Lieutenant General Kuro, does Mr. Kuro have any instructions?"

They knew that Mr. Clow had gone to Wano Country, and they were quite envious of him. It was a real pity that they didn't go to Wano Country with Mr. Clow to fight against the Four Emperors.

After all, they knew that Shanks had been captured.

Now that Mr. Kuro is calling, does he have a task for them?

“Cass, Wilbur, let me tell you something first. Mr. Kuro went to Wano Country this time, killed Big Mom, captured Kaido, and is going to publicly execute Kaido. The era of the Four Emperors is over.”

From the other end of the Den Den Mushi came a voice that made Cass and Wilbur's pupils constrict...

...

On the Grand Line, on an island where desert and mountains meet, lies a castle, the residence of the current Shichibukai, the "King of the Desert," Crocodile.

Inside the castle, Crocodile took off his coat and handed it to the hippopotamus in a suit beside him. He sat down at the desk, puffed on his cigar, exhaled a puff of smoke, and then looked at the bald man who had followed him in and was standing to the side:

“The New World has been getting increasingly turbulent lately, hasn’t it, Mr. 1?”

He had just returned from the New World and wiped out a group of pirates, but this time he discovered that the sea was becoming increasingly turbulent, and those pirates no longer seemed to be confined to their own territories, but had begun to annex other areas.

"It reminds me of a long time ago, before the Four Emperors were even appointed, those pirates were just as ferocious..."

Crocodile thought for a moment and said, "Perhaps it has something to do with the straw hat entering Wano Country. Since they entered Wano Country, the sea has not been so calm."

Mr. 1 nodded silently. He didn't talk much and didn't understand this; all he knew was how to kill.

"Bolo bolo bolo..."

The Den Den Mushi on the table rang. Crocodile frowned, picked up the receiver, and said, "Hello, this is Crocodile."

then...

Wow!

Crocodile abruptly stood up, his already gloomy face now contorted with rage, and roared into the microphone, "What did you say?! What kind of joke is this?!"

Mr. 1, standing to the side, had his pupils constricted, looking utterly incredulous.

...

Grand Line, Carnival City.

The city is the residence of Buggy, the Shichibukai known as "Thousand Ryos". Since Buggy moved in, the carnival has added a major feature to the city – a circus performance, which is also the grand finale, earning a lot of money from tourists.

"Hey hahahahaha!"

At that moment, in a huge circus arena, Bucky, wearing his oversized clothes and spreading out several meters, shouted to the densely packed audience around him, "Hand over your money to your Uncle Bucky!"

"Oh!!" The audience cheered excitedly.

Outside the circus, several members of the Buggy Pirates were rubbing their hands together with smiles on their faces as they collected ticket money.

Backstage, Bucky gathered his loose clothes, floated in, looked at the officials who were counting money, and said with a wicked smile, "What a bunch of fools. They just put on a show and showed their faces, and they obediently handed over their money to us."

Mochi, the former vice-captain of the Buggy Pirates, now just an obese idiot, praised, "As expected of Captain Buggy!"

Then continue counting the money.

“Captain Bucky is really something. With our robbery methods, they’ll just be tricked and hand over their money obediently,” Kabaji laughed. “It’s absolutely amazing!”

Bucky took off his oversized cloak, put his shattered limbs back together, put his hands on his hips, and laughed loudly with his red nose sticking out: "Hahahaha! This is Bucky's way of robbing!"

Mr. 3 and Alvida exchanged a knowing smile. Mr. 3 adjusted his glasses and slowly said, "I mean, is it possible that our method is called...doing business?"

Bucky: "..."

"What do you mean by business?! I, Buggy, am a pirate, a great Shichibukai! The Buggy Pirates are under my command, conquering the New World!"

"Bolo bolo bolo..."

The Den Den Mushi rang, and Bucky's hand flew out. He quickly picked up the receiver and put it to his mouth, his eyes crinkling into wavy lines as he fawned, "Yes, this is Bucky Delivery Company and Bucky Circus. How can we help you?"

then...

"What?!!"

Bucky's shouts echoed throughout the circus and stunned the group of officials counting the money.

Bucky's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, snot dripping from his bright red nose. He stammered, "Um, really? Really? You're not kidding me, okay..."

...

"Bolo bolo bolo..."

Almost simultaneously, the Den Den Mushi rang out in unison at Amazon Lily Island, William's residence, the half-fish port, and that gloomy old castle.

Inside the eerie castle, a man slowly put down the microphone, tapped his velvet hat on his head with his finger, and looked out the window with eagle-like eyes, muttering, "What a grand gesture, Kuro."