Sailing: The crew members are all top-notch talents!

The navy's crushing defeat finally emboldened them to unleash their ambitions.

Countless pirates, who call themselves heroes and advocate freedom, flocked to the New World, plundering towns and even deliberately slaughtering the Marines.

In the past, most of them would have run away at the sight of the navy.

But now, Renault's overwhelming victory has removed the mountain that had been weighing on their heads, igniting their ambitions and making them no longer afraid of the Navy.

The Navy is not invincible; even Steelbone Kong suffered a crushing defeat, and Zephyr was killed by Caster.

They were just facing some ordinary naval soldiers, a few rear admirals, what was there to be afraid of?!

Just do it! !

.......

........

Giants, Elbaf!

"Chief Yorulu, Chief Yarulu, something terrible has happened!!"

On this day, the two patriarchs chatted and laughed with the children of the former Lamb's House as usual.

More than a decade has passed, and the children from back then have all grown up.

Youthful, beautiful, and full of energy.

When Carmelo mysteriously disappeared in Elbaf, they searched for him on and off for almost a year.

They not only searched the entire Elbaf, but also the surrounding sea area.

In the end, nothing was found, and the matter was left unresolved.

Fortunately, the children were young at the time, and more than a decade has passed. They only miss Carmelo sometimes and look melancholy.

But no one tried to kill themselves because of it.

Dong dong dong

Dong dong dong

The tremors from the ground stopped the two clan leaders and the children, who were still chatting and laughing, from their conversation and they looked in the direction from which the sound came.

"Hank, what are you doing?!"

"What happened? Why are you so flustered?!"

Chief Yorulu, who was unaware of what was going on, was somewhat annoyed. He was already in his seventies or eighties, and yet he was still acting so recklessly in front of so many children. What kind of behavior was that?

"What's wrong with Uncle Hank?"

"I do not know!"

"Something really might have happened!"

The children looked at each other, shaking their heads in confusion.

Before long, Hank ran up to the crowd, panting, "The...the newspaper!!"

"You guys should look at the newspaper right now!!"

He handed the few newspapers, which were almost invisible in his palm, to Chief Yoruru, Chief Aruru, and the children.

"This...this is Halding?!"

"Jayce, it's Jayce!!"

"And there's another group of shadowy figures, 8521!! 04278!"

"Reno, the captain of the Reno Pirates?! Isn't he the same Reno from back then?!"

Upon seeing the contents of the newspaper, everyone's eyes widened in disbelief.

After a long while, Chief Yorulu sighed with some emotion:

“When Halding followed Renault, I was a little worried. I never thought he would end up like this.”

“Yes,” Hank chimed in, “Halding has probably already surpassed Captain Brogy and Captain Dorry.”

Among the giant warriors of today, Brogy and Dorry are the most famous on the sea.

But after today, Hajrudin will be the new representative of their giant race!

Because of Hajrudin, more people will know about the giants!

They knew how powerful the giants were!

"When did Jess become so powerful?!"

Compared to Halding, the children at Lamb House paid the most attention to Jess and Shadow.

After all, they were partners who spent every day together more than a decade ago.

However, so many years have passed, and their lives have undergone tremendous changes.

"...A user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, so cool!!!"

"Look at this photo, Jayce looks just like Thor, he's so incredibly handsome!!"

"And the shadowy figure... he seems to have changed too!"

"How did those two become so powerful? Even the Navy is no match for them!"

"I remember back then, it was Lingling who was really strong, and Renault wasn't that powerful at all, was he?!"

"Who knows? I miss Jess a little, I want to go see him!"

"Hey, Jessica, are you alright? Are you having a crush on someone?!"

"How can it be!"

"Alright, you should wipe your drool first!"

......

The country of peace.

Although this place is closed off from the world, it doesn't mean they are completely unaware of what's happening outside.

On the contrary, they pay more attention to outside news than other places, and buy a lot of newspapers every day.

Newsbirds that fly to Wano Country generate incredibly high newspaper sales.

In the general's mansion.

As usual, Kozuki Sukiyaki knelt in front of the table, enjoying her afternoon tea.

"How's that Lingling doing lately? Is she still staying with Kousaburo?"

After taking a sip of tea, Sukiyaki said calmly.

"Yes, General. Ever since Kousaburo agreed to forge swords for them, Lingling and the remaining ten people have all stayed at Kousaburo's residence to help him forge swords."

“Aside from their daily shopping trips, they never went anywhere else.”

Lingling is very powerful and will be staying in Wano Country for a long time.

Sukiyaki naturally had to send someone to keep an eye on him.

But after so many days, the people he sent to keep watch had not found anything unusual.

Sukiyaki nodded: "That's good. The other side is powerful, so unless absolutely necessary, we shouldn't get into a conflict with them. However..."

At this point, Sukiyaki paused, frowning, "I don't know how Renault persuaded Kousaburo to agree to forge two Supreme Grade Swords for them. Back then, even when I went to him, he made excuses all the time."

Thinking back to that time, Sukiyaki felt quite unhappy.

"General!!!"

Dadada-

Da da da

Just then, a (good) warrior hurried in from outside.

"General, the latest newspaper!"

"It looks like Lingling is up there!"

"Ok??"

Sukiyaki, who hadn't thought much of it at first, put down the teacup she was about to drink and immediately took the newspaper.

"Captain Reno of the Reno Pirates..."

"Defeate the Navy decisively and kill Zephyr!"

"Crew member Lingling, a user of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, is as strong as a Marine Admiral!"

"........"

News headlines continued to shock Kozuki Sukiyaki.

The further he read, the more his hand trembled as he held the newspaper.

"They...they..."

Sukiyaki, feeling her throat extremely dry, opened her mouth but hesitated to speak.

"Lingling actually has such great strength?!"

He guessed that Renault and Lingling were of extraordinary origin and were also powerful individuals.

But to my surprise, the opponent's strength was comparable to that of a naval admiral.

Such a dangerous person is actually in their Wano Country.

"Quickly, relay my order: bring back everyone who's been monitoring Lingling!!"

"But General, what if Lingling does something..."

"Bullshit, do you even know what the strength of a Marine Admiral is?"

"Lingling has probably already discovered them; we must not provoke her."

"They're only here to forge swords; they shouldn't do anything to harm Wano Country. We don't need to monitor them anymore."

"Pass on my orders: if they ever need anything in the future, do your best to help them."

"Yes, General!"

The samurai immediately accepted the order and left.

"Perhaps I now understand why Kousaburo helped them forge swords!"

Inside the room, only the murmuring of sukiyaki remained.

...

The Kingdom of Castor.

"It seems pretty good. The money wasn't wasted."

Renault looked at the newspaper with considerable satisfaction.

"Hahahaha... The Navy has truly lost face this time!"

"It's a pity that Steelbone and the others weren't left behind."

Jess, still resentful that Cyborg had escaped, said unwillingly.

083 The escaped Golden Lion, the sword completed, unleashing the might of the Supreme Grade Sword!!

"We'll have other chances to deal with them in the future, no need to rush," Renault said, waving his hand dismissively.

He was already quite satisfied with the results of this battle.

As this report spreads, various factions and the general public will gradually learn of the navy's crushing defeat.

This would not only cause the navy to lose face, but it would also shake the public's confidence in the navy.

In Reynolds’ view, this was the worst impact the battle had on the Navy.

"The navy is unlikely to take any action for the foreseeable future."

After finishing reading the newspaper, Renault casually put it aside.

Currently, the navy's senior and middle ranks have suffered heavy casualties and are severely weakened, making it incapable of organizing a large-scale retaliatory operation in the short term.