Based on later summaries—
In this incident where Starfish was attacked, there were a total of seven black battleships belonging to space pirates.
One launched a direct assault on the 'Birka Base' located on the moon.
The other six attacked various regions: the Goa Kingdom in the East Blue, the Flower Country in the West Blue, the Sorbet Kingdom in the South Blue, the Brandy Kingdom in the North Blue, Marineford in the first half of the Grand Line, and the Totto Land Kingdom in the second half.
Among them, the Sorbet Kingdom was the hometown of Bartholomew Kuma, the current Director of Public Security under the Ministry of Police.
When the attacks suddenly broke out—
Because Dragon wasn't on the Sabaody Archipelago at the time, Kuma had to suppress his anxiety and take charge of commanding the entire police force.
Fortunately, that very night, Kuma received a message from Ginny.
Although some people had been killed or injured, and the city had sustained considerable damage—
Thanks to the help of a certain red-haired young man, they had managed to drive off the black battleship.
The space pirates who had landed in the city and gone on a murderous rampage were easily dealt with by that young man's companions.
Kuma finally breathed a sigh of relief—and couldn't help but marvel at how many powerful individuals lived on Starfish.
Yet at the same time, he felt conflicted. After all, their job as police was to monitor such civilian powerhouses…
That very night—
The official Den-Den Mushi network operated by the Ministry of Public Information was the first to broadcast to the world that Starfish had been attacked by space pirates—and that they had been repelled by the World Government.
High-definition video footage was included with the announcement.
Immediately afterward, the now-government-run World Economic Journal issued an emergency print edition.
Then, flocks of News Coo distributed the newspapers to every corner of Starfish World.
And as expected—
As the news spread far and wide—
Gasps of shock erupted across the various seas of Starfish, throughout every kingdom and every major city along the Red Line.
That day, the people of Starfish—who had, after a string of victories, grown proud and complacent—were doused in a bucket of ice-cold water.
The millions of soldiers across all three branches of the military stared in dead silence at the virtual screens replaying the attacks.
But their darkened faces, the killing intent in their eyes, the clenched fists, and the rising and falling of their chests—all revealed the blazing fury now surging within them.
Their homeland behind the front lines had been ravaged.
If it happened again—what if their hometowns were next?
What would become of their parents, their wives, their friends?
The very thought was unbearable.
Even more so, among the military ranks were individuals from the Goa Kingdom, the Sorbet Kingdom, the Brandy Kingdom, and the Flower Country—some were frantically trying to contact their families, while others, upon learning that their loved ones had died, broke down in wailing grief and cried out in fury.
This stirred a growing sense of crisis in the heart of every officer and soldier.
Because the next target… could very well be them.
...
On the air force side—
Officers at all levels, clad in blue 'Justice' coats, bellowed orders at their respective units.
"By order of Supreme Command, the air force and army will jointly garrison the moon and the other six satellites surrounding Starfish, to ensure that our homeworld is never again attacked by space pirates!"
"Next, we'll first rendezvous with the army headquarters, then proceed to Starfish's seven satellites. After that, the air force will divide by fleet groups to patrol and fortify the orbital perimeter!"
"Every one of you must mentally prepare to die in space. Do you understand?!"
The airmen across all units fixed their gazes, eyes burning with determination.
In unison, they let out a thunderous roar that stirred the blood.
"Understood!!!"
Their voices shook the skies.
"Good! Move out!!!"
Moments later—
Steel warships, bristling with cannons, began to rise into the sky, soaring in massive formations toward Army Headquarters on the Red Line.
And above this air fleet, a streak of dazzling lightning surged forth—like divine thunder from myth—racing ahead in the direction of the moon.
Meanwhile—
At Army Headquarters, a similar scene unfolded. Countless fully organized units were rapidly assembling.
Densely packed soldiers of various races formed one black phalanx after another, stretching across three entire zones.
At that moment—
The skies above Army Headquarters.
Fleet after fleet of steel warships from Air Force Headquarters appeared overhead, hovering above the army formations below.
"Board the ships!!!"
Meanwhile, over at Navy Headquarters—
Fleet Admiral Sengoku and the assembled admirals looked on with a hint of helplessness.
The order they had received was as follows:
Rear Admiral 'Fujitora' Issho, the current candidate for Navy Admiral—
Was to head to Birka Base on the moon, and temporarily operate under the command of General Kizaru from the Air Force.
Meanwhile, Navy Headquarters, the major G-branches along the Grand Line, and the four regional Governor-General stations—
Were to immediately increase the patrol frequency of their warships around all major kingdoms.
This way, if another external threat were to invade Starfish again, they could swiftly dispatch reinforcements to the scene of battle.
At the same time, they were to coordinate with the Public Security Bureau of the Ministry of Police to hunt down the fleeing space pirates.
Although the number of space pirates who had landed on the surface wasn't overwhelming, it was still far from small.
Some of the aliens who hadn't been killed or captured saw their battleships either destroyed in the sky or fleeing outright.
With no other option, they desperately leapt into the sea in hopes of clinging to a slim chance of survival.
But the World Government had no intention of letting these space pirates off the hook.
While the navy and police conducted joint hunts on both land and sea, the government publicly released descriptions and basic intel about these invaders.
At the same time, they issued a universal bounty: whether captured alive or killed, turning in a single space pirate would earn a reward of 10 million Berries.
Immediately—
Starfish's civilian powerhouses, centered around past 'Top 100' contenders, sprang into action.
And truth be told, whether due to sheer luck or unusual methods, some of them managed to locate scattered space pirates even faster than the navy or the police.
Of course, none of the space pirates they handed over were alive. Each corpse was delivered with uniquely gruesome signs of death.
The World Government didn't mind.
They simply tossed the bodies over to the Biochemical Research Institute for dissection and study.
After all, they had already captured a significant number of space pirates.
Interrogations were now being handled by the staff at Impel Down.
As for the alien battleships that had been shot down and heavily damaged, along with various recovered alien weapons and gear, all were transported to Punk Hazard for analysis by the Science Division.
At the same time—
The Ministry of Construction,
In accordance with directives from the State Council, halted numerous major infrastructure projects—
All available construction teams were urgently recalled.
They were then divided into six massive workforces of varying sizes.
Boarding spacecraft loaded with every kind of construction equipment, tools, and materials, these teams were sent off to the moon and the other six satellites.
Among them, the moon—being the largest and most crucial—
was placed under the direct supervision of the World Government's Three Great Generals of Construction:
Pica, user of the Stone-Stone Fruit
Morley, the giant who wields the Push-Push Fruit
And Teach, bearer of the Cement, Rebar, and Glass Devil Fruits, freshly returned from the Shinobi World and visibly annoyed.
The construction of the remaining six satellites was entrusted to alchemists skilled in earthen and stone-based transmutation, who would lead and coordinate the operations.
In short, the sudden appearance and invasion of this group of space pirates—
was like a heavy blow to the head that jolted the World Government awake from its creeping complacency.
Still—
Even though Starfish's home territory had suffered an unprecedented assault, the conquests of the other worlds had to continue.
...
Zero-Magic World.
Shiki stood impatiently as his subordinates carried out the World Government's orders—forcibly relocating the elves who lived around the 'Holy Land' to the Sky Island of Albion.
Resistance was, of course, inevitable.
For those who merely refused to comply—
Shiki ordered them captured and thrown aboard the transport ships.
But for elves who dared to fire arrows or unleash Magic in retaliation—
Shiki granted his troops full authority to execute or decapitate on the spot!
At the same time—
Auxiliary legions had been assembled from troops originating in Kabane, Demon Slayer, and the Teigu World.
These legions, made up of main battle tanks, armored vehicles, heavy-duty transport trucks, all kinds of artillery, and countless armed soldiers—formed rivers of steel and firepower, now pouring through the Dimensional Gate and Miniaturized Tunnels into this fantastical realm—one lit by two moons and suffused with magic.
From there, they would pass through a 'Spatial Gate' opened by Louise using Void Magic, allowing direct deployment from Albion Sky Island to the Saharan Desert, home of the Elven Kingdom.
This was the invasion force entrusted to Shiki by the World Government.
He would lead his fully organized aerial armada and this auxiliary army of half a million soldiers, with full authority to conquer the modern technological world lying on the other side of the Holy Land's spatial gate!
"Shihahaha~~!"
Right now—
Shiki hovered high above the vast oceanic expanse, looking down at the sprawling encampments that stretched across dozens of kilometers.
All his earlier impatience and agitation had completely evaporated.
He let the powerful winds at high altitude whip through his mane-like golden hair and his Justice coat, fluttering wildly behind him.
And then, unable to contain himself, he threw his head back and let out an exhilarated roar of laughter.
Though he'd never say it aloud—never admit it—
Shiki was truly grateful he had agreed to join the World Government back then.
Otherwise, how could he ever have lived such a thrilling life?
...
Meanwhile, in the Shinobi World.
Deep within the underground palace of Rōran—
A tall white figure, nearly three meters in height, slowly emerged from a glowing, miniature Dimensional Gate.
"Ara ara~ I didn't expect you to come greet me in person~"
Wearing a crimson suit and standing with his arms crossed, Sakazuki stared at him sternly.
"You're late. You were supposed to arrive this morning."
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