Time flew by.
Two days had passed since they left the sea area of the sea monsters.
Sailing in the New World was much slower than in Paradise, but for them, the slowness was limited.
Sophie didn't know how long it would take to reach Coco Village from Fish-Man Island.
As far as she remembered, she was captured by pirates and kept in a cage. During this time, they stopped at an island full of pirates for a few days of rest before heading to Paradise.
The rest of the journey, according to her memory, should have taken about a week.
This meant that it would take at least a week to get from the Sabaody Archipelago to Coco Village.
And it had been almost a week since they left the Sabaody Archipelago.
And their direct route should have been faster.
"Kōta, there's an island ahead."
On the calm sea, the Free sailed smoothly and rapidly. At the bow, Kōta, wearing shorts and a white shirt, lay leisurely on a lounge chair, basking in the sun.
He held a newspaper in his hand, engrossed in reading.
The world was vast, and it couldn't revolve solely around them. After they left the Sabaody Archipelago, this year's Supernovas also landed on the Sabaody Archipelago one after another.
These guys hadn't appeared in the original work, but being able to reach the Sabaody Archipelago and being classified as Supernovas by the newspaper meant they definitely had strength.
However...
These guys were also unlucky. They didn't land earlier or later, but precisely after him. Reading Kanshu.
Weren't they just asking for death?
As soon as they landed on the Sabaody Archipelago, they ran into Kizaru.
After all, a Celestial Dragon had died. Even though Kōta and the others had already left, he still had to stay on the Sabaody Archipelago for a few days to handle the situation.
Only after the Sabaody Archipelago was completely stabilized would he return to his post.
These Supernovas had all distinguished themselves from countless pirate crews. Upon landing, they were all arrogant and unruly. Although they didn't dare to cause too much trouble on the Sabaody Archipelago, they still caused considerable chaos.
If they had been quiet and treated the Sabaody Archipelago as a supply station, it would have been fine.
But having sailed all the way to the Sabaody Archipelago, how could they possibly be quiet?
As a result, Kizaru, who wanted to restore order to the Sabaody Archipelago quickly, had no choice but to work overtime and capture all of them.
Did they think everyone was like them?
Unafraid of an Admiral.
Thinking of Kizaru, stomping on Supernovas one by one, and lamenting "how terrifying," he couldn't help but laugh.
After being thwarted here and encountering those foolish individuals, this guy would probably become even more furious!
Just then, he heard Alou's shout.
Kōta put down the newspaper, looked up, and gazed ahead.
Indeed.
At the end of his sight, a small brown dot was faintly visible on the horizon.
In fact, from the surrounding sea conditions, they knew there was an island nearby.
In this wild sea, only islands could stabilize the climate of a sea area.
And the closer they got to an island, the better the climate became.
...
Coco Village.
On the tall city walls of Brest, the central city, densely packed soldiers in armor stood guard.
At the forefront of the soldiers stood the King and the First Prince of Coco Village, both in armor.
They were not ordinary kings, but men who had trained since childhood.
Although they were not as powerful as the generals behind them, at a time when the nation's survival was at stake, they could not hide in the royal palace.
"The leader is Guss's 'Nick Mack.'"
Donald looked out beyond the city walls at the tall figure standing at the forefront of a group of pirates. His tone was serious. "This guy is one of Guss's kings. I didn't expect him to be the first one here."
"Mm!"
At this moment, more pirates appeared, causing the expressions of everyone on the city walls to change drastically.
The number of pirates arriving was not large for the soldiers on the walls, only about a thousand. But these thousand people were divided into two small squads.
And the aura they exuded surpassed all the soldiers on the city walls.
"Ghost Hand Kordes."
"Berserk Hunter Rudaya."
"These two are here too."
Donald's face immediately changed drastically as he looked at the two newly arrived groups. If it were just Nick Mack's group, they would still have confidence in resisting.
But now that all of Guss's pirate kings had been mobilized, how could they possibly resist?
Don't think they were strong just because they had tens of thousands of people.
On the contrary, their tens of thousands of soldiers were all ordinary people, while the thousand or so pirates were all experts who could fight ten or even dozens of them.
Especially the three figures standing at the very front.
Being in the Grand Line, and in the New World, they were not naive. They knew that at a certain level, strong individuals could not be defeated by sheer numbers.
Rather than calling them humans, it was more fitting to say they were another level of beings, superhumans.
Beings who transcended humanity.
And among the three leaders, although none of them had a bounty exceeding 1 billion, their bounties all exceeded 500 million.
Such powerful individuals were numerous in the New World, but for the remote Coco Village, they were peak powerhouses who could dominate the seas.
Moreover, they knew that one of these three individuals possessed the king's demeanor, Conqueror's Haki, which only one in a million people possessed.
As soon as this person used Conqueror's Haki, their numerical advantage would instantly vanish.
Thinking of this, the generals on the city walls, including Charles and Donald, all showed despair.
"Is it that the heavens want to destroy Coco Village?"
If these people were allowed to break into Brest and confront the countless civilians in the city, just thinking about it made them tremble.
If they fell, they had reason to believe that Brest would be reduced to ruins within a few months.
And the countless civilians behind them would be captured by more pirates and sold to mines as slaves, or sold to nobles as playthings.
"No, no, absolutely not."
At this moment, a look of resolute determination to die for their cause appeared in everyone's eyes.
They had their families behind them, their beloved homeland. How could they fall here?
Without any unnecessary words.
Charles clenched his greatsword and drew it with a "swish."
He then raised it high, bloodshot eyes appearing, and roared, "For our homes, for Coco Village, charge—!"
Behind him, Donald and the generals all raised their weapons and roared in unison, "Charge—!"
Hearing the voices of the King and the generals, the soldiers also raised their weapons and shouted in unison.
"Charge."
"Charge."
"Charge..."
At this moment, the voices of tens of thousands of people drowned out everything. The spirit of fighting for their homes and their loved ones caused the advancing pirates to halt their steps.
It even dispersed the clouds in the sky.
It also caused the expressions of Kōta and his group, who were heading towards Coco Village, to darken.
"Something's wrong."
This was the thought of everyone.
"Mr. Kōta."
Sophie looked at Kōta anxiously.
"It's alright." Kōta gave Sophie a gentle smile, then stood up and tapped his toe on the deck.
*Thump—!*
The Free lifted into the air and then, like a sharp sword, rapidly headed towards Coco Village.