The next day, news about the clash between two warlords and the revolutionary army is the topic of everyone, from Hanafuda, who single-handedly battled two commanders of the Revolutionary Army, to Mihawk having a showdown with Dragon.
The affiliated countries became happy when they heard the news that one of the commanders was caught while the other two were heavily injured. Dragon retreated after he saw Raeven was already present on the battlefield. The prestige of the warlords became sky-high again, and the one who got the most of it was Crocodile, who didn't even show his face on the battlefield.
Being in the same group with them and as the publicly known guardian of Alabasta, his prestige soared, which made his plan to proceed a lot smoother than he planned. The Revolutionaries suffered a lot of casualties; 80% of those were dealt by Hanafuda and his crew when they attacked San Faldo, which is right now in the process of rebuilding.
The Marines' prestige took a hit on this incident too, as everyone reads the news that the 3 vice admirals they deployed did nothing to stop the revolutionaries from leaving.
While all of this is happening, Raeven didn't care about it; right now he is on Sabaody Archipelago, as he got a call from Shakky saying that she found someone selling cherry tree saplings, and when Raeven heard it, he hurriedly headed there to buy everything the man had. Right now he is back at Jaya Island, and he got 30 saplings of cherry trees; these are the ornamental ones that don't bear any fruits, they just flower a lot.
"Are you sure you'll stay here for a while?" Raeven asked Mihawk, who is currently sunbathing.
"I'll stay here for a while; Tritoma is currently busy at Amazon Lily. After she returns, I'll head back too," he said, and Raeven just nodded, and he and Enel boarded Strife to return back to Sixis Island.
When they arrived it was already night. After placing the saplings at Grove 10, Raeven rested for the night too. The next day Raeven woke up late because he had a hard time sleeping because he was too excited.
After preparing his farming tools, he hurriedly headed to Grove 10. On the way, he saw Tom, who was doing nothing, so he grabbed him. When the two of them reached Grove 10, Raeven started to dig the place where he will plant the cherry tree saplings, while Tom, already in his gardener mode, plants the saplings and covers them with soil. When the two of them were done planting, the sun was already setting.
The two of them came back to Dracule Tower to have dinner with everyone; after that, they took a bath and relaxed at their hot spring.
A few weeks passed as peaceful life on Sixis Island continued. Raeven, currently reading a book about deep sea plants at the garden of the Dracule Tower, had a sudden visitor, which was Sugar, and she gave a newspaper to Raeven. The headline of the news is "Revolutionary Army vs. The Lizard King." Pictures of Hanafuda and Dragon are shown in the article. The Revolutionary Army attacked Hanafuda's flagship, which was traversing the waters of the Florian Triangle. With Dragon's devil fruit power and with his men, they successfully hijacked the flagship. Hanafuda tried to reclaim his ship, but he was stopped by Dragon.
Looking at the rain and surging wind and tides, Raeven suddenly remembered about the rumors of the god fruits, which are all Mythical Zoan Devil Fruits.
"Nika the Sun God, the forest god, the Demon God, the Sea God, the Weather God, and the Earth God, then my devil fruit, which is the Death God. Based on the rumors I read before I died, Imu is the user of the Demon God fruit, which had the power of contracts. If Dragon really had the Weather God fruit, then that explains why the World Government named him as the world's most wanted criminal," Raeven said in his mind.
"Big bro Lugia gave this newspaper to me a few minutes ago," Sugar said, and then Raeven just patted her head.
"Thanks for bringing me this; have you seen the news?" Raeven asked.
"I saw some pictures; the Revolutionary Army attacked the lizard warlord, right? Will they attack us too?" Sugar asked, to which Raeven just smiled.
"They won't, but if they want, then they can try," Raeven said, and then he took out a small cake and some plates, spoons, and a knife from his storage belt.
"Come on, let's just eat some cake; as for those guys, don't mind them," Raeven said as he placed a slice of cake on a plate and gave it to Sugar.
On Jaya Island, Mihawk is reading the news too, and just like Raeven, he didn't register the current revolutionary army as a threat; he even became excited, thinking that they will attack Jaya Island so he can cure some of his boredom.
A month passed, and the Revolutionary Army didn't attack Jaya or Sixis Island, and the skirmishes between Hanafuda and the Revolutionary Army became more frequent, and Hanafuda is already on the losing side.
The Revolutionary Army is just focusing on Hanafuda; everyone saw this as their revenge on the San Faldo incident that nearly killed two of their commanders. The other thing that everyone saw clearly is that the Revolutionary Army is not attacking Mihawk, who was involved in that attack too, or Raeven, who arrived a little later at the fight.
The World Economic Journal quickly analyzed why the Revolutionary Army is doing this. First is because of strength; the warlords who took part in the attack are Hanafuda, Mihawk, and Raeven, who arrived late and just watched.
And out of those 3, Hanafuda is the weakest. The 2nd is because of the products; Hanafuda is a weapon broker, and he deals with shipping illegal goods throughout the paradise, which, if the Revolutionary Army successfully hijacks a shipment, they will have weapons and money, which they can use to bolster their strength.
On the other hand, the Dracule Family's business is all about liquor and high-tech things, and the ones who ship their products are the Kuja Pirates. The Revolutionary Army didn't want to fight those Amazonians, especially Tritoma, who had the strength to fight Dragon, and then add in the Boa sisters, which is also a big trouble for them.
As for attacking the Jaya Island, that is basically suicide. Mihawk is currently staying at Jaya Island guarding it while the Snake Resort is being built. The Snake City is on Jaya Island too, and a lot of elite Kuja Pirates are currently staying there too, so they won't dare to attack it.
As for Sixis Island, no one even dared to plan an attack there. Right now the activity of the Revolutionary Army in East Blue is currently 0. Even if Raeven is not on the island, Enel and Stussy are still there. Those two are not simple individuals. Enel's full strength is still a mystery for everyone outside the island, and he was a Logia Devil Fruit user. Then there is Stussy, the princess of the Dracule Family, a big name of the underworld. No one is dumb enough to believe that she has 0 combat power.
Then there's a group of ninja there whose combat power is a mystery too, so the Revolutionary Army steered clear of East Blue; no one wants to be a target of a man called Shinigami.
As the battle between Hanafuda and the Revolutionary Army is ongoing, the Marines, or the world government, did something, which is they sent some reinforcement to Hanafuda, which tilted the situation. In just two weeks, the battle between the two forces became low, and finally it stopped, but the clear winner in this battle is the Revolutionary Army, which gained a lot of materials, weapons, and money.
While the World Government and the Marines told everyone that they successfully repelled the Revolutionaries, those who knew what really happened just stayed silent. Hanafuda's reputation and business in the Underworld took a hit; in the Underworld, he is called the weakest among the current Warlords. Being branded as someone weak is not good, and Hanafuda suffered continuous attacks from forces who wanted to become a Warlord, but he, against all odds, successfully defended every attack.
Only a few know that Hanafuda is not a simple man; he is the supplier and main informant of the Beast Pirates, and someone who has that position is not a simple individual. In just 3 months, Hanafuda sent hundreds of people that want him to become a stepping stone.
February 02, 1510
Spring came to Sixis Island, and Raeven is currently busy planting his crops this year. After a week, he finally finished planting all his crops this year, of course with the help of everyone on the island. Only those who had a permanent role became exempt from Raeven's recruitment of farmers.
Raeven is returning to the Dracule Tower when he meets Stussy on the way back, who is looking for him. She says that someone wants to borrow a lot of money from the family, so she needs to consult Raeven, the head of the family, about this.
When they reached the meeting room, Monet and Robin were already there along with a young man with shiny blue hair, and he was wearing a white bandana on his head.
"Good day, Raeven-san, I'm Iceburg of Tom Workers," he said as he quickly stood up when he saw Raeven enter the room.
"You can sit down, relax, and just tell me what you want," Raeven said as he sat down beside Robin and Monet, then Stussy sat down beside him, and then Iceburg sat down too.
"Have you heard about the sea train we are building around the region of Water 7?" Iceburg asked.
"I know that, Tom-san, one of the greatest engineers of this time and the greatest shipwright. I know what he is building. Are you here to borrow money from us?" Raeven said.
"Yes, uh, the business of ship making on the water 7 right now is very low, so to change that we need to build a stable transportation towards the near islands. The World Government even extended the project towards Ennies Lobby, but they are only budgeting the tracks that cover there; for the rest, we need money to make those things," Iceburg said.
"How much?" Raeven asked.
"About 1 billion beli, we already have the money to build the sea train—"
"Alright, Stussy, give the man the money; make it 1.5 billion belis just to be on the safe side. If you need more, contact Stussy, Robin, or Monet; the three of them are the ones in charge of our family's money," Raeven said as he stood up.
"Just like that? You're letting me borrow that large sum of money like that?" Iceburg asked, shocked. He prepared a lot of things to persuade this man who is known to everyone as the Death God; he didn't know that he would let him borrow money this easily.
"I have a good eye for identifying individuals. If your Sea Train project fails, then forget about the money; treat it as an investment, though I doubt it will fail. With Tom-san there, it will succeed. Just pay the money once you can. Take care," Raeven said as he stood up and walked away. He didn't have the time to sit there and talk anymore; it's just money. Checking his cherry trees is more important.
"Thank you very much for your trust, Raeven-san; in the future I will never forget this debt of gratitude," Iceburg said as he bowed ninety degrees like a Japanese anime boy who is confessing to his crush.
"Iceburg-kun, Big Brother already left," Stussy said as she giggled, which made Iceburg blush.
"I never thought that he would let me borrow money that easily; I even prepared to use Shakky-san and Rayleigh-san's names. It looks like he is very busy," Iceburg said as he sat down.
He is already familiar with Stussy, as both of them know each other from the Underworld.
"You see, Big Brother never had a bad decision before, especially in investing in someone. Wait here a while as Robin and Monet prepare the money. If you're wondering if Big Brother is busy, he really is busy," Stussy said.
"This month is the start of spring on our island; he is busy planting crops. As for why he left that fast, he might be heading to the cherry trees he planted last year," Stussy said, and Iceburg became shocked. He already knows that Raeven, the strongest warlord, has a hobby of farming; this time he discovered how hardcore Raeven is on his hobby.