The Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
Inside the vast, magnificent conference hall, the arguing had not stopped for a moment.
For the sake of their own interests and the nations they represented, every king was arguing until their faces turned red.
Aside from the World Military Draft plan initially led by the Marines, the remaining topics were proposed in turn by the fifty kings, presided over by the chairman, and then discussed together.
Of course, discussion did not necessarily mean results. Only proposals that aligned with the interests of the vast majority of nations would reach a conclusion quickly. As for the rest, most would remain nothing more than an hour of verbal debate before disappearing as if they had never existed.
For example, right now, Cobra of the Kingdom of Alabasta, the chairman of this Reverie, looked toward the King of the Drum Kingdom and spoke.
"Then, according to the order, the next speaker is the Drum Kingdom. Please prepare your statement."
As soon as Cobra finished, the aged King of the Drum Kingdom shakily rose to his feet. He looked at everyone with fury in his eyes and slammed his hand hard against the conference table.
"I have only one proposal. We must do everything in our power to eliminate the Sky Pirates. The threat the Sky Pirates pose to this world has already surpassed Gol D. Roger... If we continue to let them do as they please..."
Before the King of the Drum Kingdom could finish, Outlook II of the Goa Kingdom could not help sneering from the side.
"The Reverie is not the place for you to settle a personal grudge, King of the Drum Kingdom. Besides, comparing the Sky Pirates to the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, isn't that giving them a little too much credit? Heh heh heh. Don't tell me that so-called Fire Dragon Yemu scared the courage right out of you..."
"What did you say!?"
The King of the Drum Kingdom immediately glared at Outlook II in rage.
Outlook II, however, looked completely unconcerned. If anything, the mockery on his face grew even stronger.
The kings of the other nations also echoed him.
"That's right. Eliminating pirates is the Marines' job. Don't waste everyone's time here..."
"King of the Drum Kingdom, since you hate the Sky Pirates so much, why not go find Sengoku afterward? Marineford happens to be quite close to here..."
"Heh heh heh. But compared with revenge, King of the Drum Kingdom, shouldn't you be more worried about your successor? After all, you don't have a single son left now..."
"If you don't mind, I can give you my adopted son... No need to thank me... Hahaha..."
"..."
Judging by this discussion alone, many of the fifty kings seated here seemed less like rulers and more like street thugs. Greedy and shameless were not even enough to describe them, yet these were the people who ruled entire nations.
Cobra, the King of Alabasta, watched it all and sighed helplessly in his heart. Then he struck the gavel, drawing everyone's attention.
"Quiet. We are currently discussing the agenda. Do not say anything irrelevant... King of the Drum Kingdom, matters involving pirates fall under the Marines' jurisdiction. They are not within the scope of our discussion. If you have nothing else to say, I will move on to the next speaker..."
The King of the Drum Kingdom trembled as if he might faint. In the end, he could only collapse weakly back into his seat, his eyes sunken and hollow.
"Then next is the Ilisia Kingdom. Please prepare your statement..."
...
Meanwhile, during the Reverie.
Deep inside Pangaea Castle, within the Chamber of Power, another discussion was also taking place.
"I hear Sengoku's World Military Draft plan is not going smoothly..."
"Wasn't that within our expectations? Only this way will the Marines understand that without the World Government, they are nothing... Sengoku should be a little more clear-headed by now..."
"Then should we announce the Shichibukai plan now?"
"Isn't Morgans at Red Port? We can pass this information to him and use it to test the reaction of the seas..."
"I'm not worried about Sengoku. Zephyr is the real problem, and right now, he is the Marines' only Admiral..."
"That is indeed an unstable factor, but it is not a serious issue. Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Kuzan are growing very quickly. We do not need to worry about combat strength..."
"Have we still found no trace of Fire Dragon Yemu, captain of the Sky Pirates?"
"That is the greatest unstable factor..."
"Is there no way for our spies to obtain useful information?"
"It's difficult. On Fish-Man Island, our spies cannot get close to Fisher Tiger at all. In the Kingdom of Flevance, quite a few spies have already vanished for no apparent reason. As for the Thunder God pirate crew, which is operating openly, our people have already infiltrated them, but we know the ability of the Sky Pirates' First Mate, Thunder God Enel. His Observation Haki keeps our spies from making any unnecessary moves..."
"We must do everything possible to erase this unstable factor from the seas as soon as possible..."
"And Pirate King Roger's bloodline... That is another factor that must be eliminated... We must find it..."
"Is there really no other point we can use?"
"I've heard that the Beasts Pirates have recently been conducting large-scale Seastone transactions with the Sky Pirates... Aside from that, the Thunder God pirate crew has also been very active in certain non-World Government member nations. According to our intelligence, they have gained a massive amount of wealth through war..."
"What exactly are the Sky Pirates trying to do? Does Fire Dragon Yemu truly intend to follow Rocks' example and rule the seas?"
"It is not impossible. With Fisher Tiger's reputation on Fish-Man Island, simply forming a Fish-Man army would be enough to endanger the balance of the seas..."
"In that case, should we try giving the Fish-Men a little incentive...?"
"Impossible. On these seas, the uncontrolled nations with powerful military forces, the samurai of Wano Country and the Giants of Elbaph, are already more than enough. We absolutely cannot give the Fish-Men any opportunity..."
"As for the Fish-Men, I do not think there is any need to worry too much. Even if the Sky Pirates truly manage to form a Fish-Man army, that would be all. Several hundred years have passed. Getting humans to accept the Fish-Men again will not be so easy..."
"Then we still cannot give up on Morgans... How is CP0's Stussy doing?"
"Morgans is not an easy man to deal with. A simple offer of cooperation was already enough to put him on guard..."
"Hmph... Ever since Roger died, the situation on the seas has begun to grow unstable, and people like Morgans have started entertaining their own ideas... It seems a major purge is necessary..."
"Then let the Shichibukai plan mark the beginning of a new era..."