Time passed quickly and in the blink of an eye, two years had gone by.
During these two years, the events surrounding Bob's actions during the Summit War and his deeds over the years remained a hot topic of conversation in taverns across the world.
Nearly everyone knew of this alliance leader who dared to openly defy the World Government and boldly declared his intent to overthrow it.
Without a doubt, the world now hailed Bob as the strongest man alive, with Whitebeard relegated to second place.
And in these two years, the world had undergone earth-shaking changes.
This applied to the World Government, the pirates and even Bob's alliance.
First, regarding the World Government:
After the Summit War, Marineford, the headquarters of the Marines, was destroyed.
The new Marine headquarters relocated to Marine Branch G-1, while the names of other branches were adjusted accordingly.
The Shichibukai system was abolished.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku retired and the new Fleet Admiral is Akainu.
There was also a minor incident during the selection of the new Fleet Admiral.
Aokiji and Akainu fought an unprecedented "epic battle" over the position.
The two clashed for ten days and nights on "Punk Hazard," ending with Aokiji's narrow defeat.
He lost a leg, left Marine headquarters and resigned from the Marines.
The vacant Admiral positions were filled by Fujitora and Ryokugyu, recruited through a worldwide draft by the World Government.
Vice Admiral Garp resigned from his position and alongside Sengoku, began training new Marines behind the scenes.
Undoubtedly, the Marines' strength had gradually recovered over these two years, but compared to before the Summit War, there was still a significant gap.
This was partly due to the short timeframe and partly because of the bounty system implemented by Bob's alliance against the Marines.
Many mid-level Marine forces were lacking precisely because of this, they've been hunted down by bounty hunters.
The World Government was furious but powerless to do anything about it!
As for Bob's revolutionary alliance, the changes were even more drastic than those in the World Government.
After a global recruitment campaign, far more people oppressed by the World Government sought to join the revolutionaries than those who wanted to enlist in the Marines.
While many were drawn by Bob's reputation, most joined to resist the World Government, overthrow it and establish a new order.
With the constant influx of recruits, the revolutionary headquarters could no longer accommodate so many people.
Thus, revolutionary branches were established worldwide, with Bob assigning alliance members to these branches.
Revolutionary territories were established in the East Blue, West Blue, South Blue, North Blue and the Grand Line.
These branches stood in direct opposition to Marine branches, creating a tense standoff.
Interestingly, however, no conflicts broke out between the two sides during these two years.
Both factions quietly trained their new recruits, as if preparing for something.
They understood that an earth-shattering battle between them was inevitable—it was only a matter of time.
As for the pirates, not much had changed.
The Four Emperors remained Whitebeard, Red Hair Kaido, and Big Mom.
Due to Bob's influence in this world, Blackbeard did not obtain the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, but he remained active on the seas, accompanied by the prisoners he recruited from Impel Down.
Shiki joined Bob's alliance and even took up a leadership position in one of the Revolutionary Army's branches.
Thus, within two years, the world's power structure underwent a complete reshuffling.
The World Government was no longer an invincible force on this planet.
The world was now divided into three major factions: the World Government, the Revolutionary Army and the pirates.
But anyone with a discerning eye could see that, in reality, there were only two dominant forces in the world.
The World Government and Bob's alliance.
After all, among the existing great pirates, most had deep ties of friendship with Bob—some were even members of his alliance.
Beyond these pirates from the old era, many interesting events continued to unfold in the New World among those striving to become the Pirate King.
After two years of training, the various Supernovas had all made rapid progress in strength.
Following the Summit War, the Straw Hat Pirates reunited after their separation and successfully entered the New World.
They traveled to Fish-Man Island, reached Punk Hazard, formed an alliance with Law, then proceeded to Zou, landed on Big Mom's Whole Cake Island and were now facing the crisis on Onigashima in Wano Country.
*****
Amazon Lily
In a lavishly decorated room within the palace, Bob sat at a table.
Spread across the table were several bounty posters, with the top one unmistakably featuring the Straw Hat, Monkey D Luffy.
Beneath it were the bounties of the other Straw Hat Pirates.
"When should I bring the Child of the World and his crew into the fold?"
Bob rested his chin on one hand, frowning slightly as he muttered to himself.
He picked up the top bounty poster and examined it closely.
Knock, knock, knock!
Just then, the sound of footsteps approached from a distance, slowly drawing nearer to Bob.
Tall and elegant, draped in a violet robe, her silky hair cascading loosely over her fragrant shoulders.
Her long legs were particularly striking.
She carried a tray with freshly brewed tea.
"What's so interesting about some smelly man?"
Boa Hancock, seeing Bob fixated on the bounty poster—that foolish boy Luffy—suddenly felt ignored and puffed her cheeks in displeasure.
Hearing this, Bob blinked in surprise, then turned and chuckled awkwardly.
After the Summit War, Bob had spent about a quarter of his time here over the past two years.
This was a promise he had made before the war.
Taking the tea from Hancock's hands, Bob's eyes gleamed faintly.
"This is one of the New World's top rookies with immense potential!"
After taking a sip of tea and setting the bounty poster down, Bob stood up and smiled at the Pirate Empress.
"Mhmmm, yes whatever you say" Hancock replied, her cheeks flushing as she gazed at Bob, now standing just inches away.
As for that bounty poster, she couldn't be bothered to spare it another glance.
In her heart, aside from her leader, no other man in this world deserved a second look.
Bob looked at the shy Hancock before him, raising an eyebrow slightly before shaking his head.
After staying here for so long and doing everything they had done, Hancock still blushed so easily.
Then, Bob sat back down, pushing the bounty posters aside.
He picked up some documents from the other side of the table and began reading—materials about the Revolutionary Army's future plans.
Meanwhile, Hancock sat obediently by his side, not making a sound to disturb him, quietly pouring tea for Bob.
Just then—
"Purupurupuru!!"
The urgent sound of a Den Den Mushi rang out.
Hearing it, Hancock immediately stood up and brought the snail phone over.
Taking the receiver, Bob answered the call.
"Leader, the Straw Hat Kid and Kaido have started fighting!"
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