Upon hearing this, Sage grinned, his eyes brimming with an uncontrollable crimson.
"Alright!"
"Damn, this is great!"
"It's really making me laugh! Two Pirate Emperors serving me, a Pirate Emperor, at the same time. That's quite the fortune for me!"
As he spoke, his eyes darted around, first settling on the mast of his ship, but then shifted to the mast of a nearby warship.
No need to dismantle his ship; those warships could be used just fine.
"Sage, they've already retreated."
Lily noticed what Sage intended to do and said, "It's been eight days since you started fighting. They invaded on the fifth day and retreated on the sixth. Red Hair and Teach didn't seem to be working together; they had a fierce conflict in O'hara... Moriah sent a message saying the buildings suffered severe damage, our royal palace collapsed."
She paused and continued, "Additionally, some of our factories located in the mountains have disappeared without any traces of destruction, even the vegetation on the mountains vanished... I believe it's due to Teach's abilities."
"No doubt about it! It must be his abilities! But what's the use of that stuff to him!"
Sage exclaimed, "Can you build weapons just because you have a factory? If it were that easy, Kaido wouldn't have made Wano Country such a mess!"
You need skilled personnel to operate the machines. Sure, it looked like a lot of people were working in the factories in O'hara, but the initial workforce was personally trained by Renedia.
This fantasy, thinking anyone can do it, won't fly with Sage.
That's the benefit of having initial industry.
"What about casualties?" asked Sage.
"Some people died in the collapse, other than that, there were no major losses. The officers are all still around, but Moriah and the others were heavily injured..."
Lily relayed the information she received two days ago to Sage.
Indeed, there were no significant casualties. After the conflict broke out between Red Hair and Teach, both sides seemed wary of something, along with the quick assistance from the Big Mom Pirates and the Beast Pirates, so they left quickly, resulting in nothing more than battle damage in O'hara.
The prior battle did leave Moriah and the others injured, and Sipher and Misty suffered serious injuries as they encountered Blackbeard in the countryside, were sucked into darkness, and though they managed to escape, they were struck by the Power of Vibration, leaving them severely injured.
Bellamy strictly adhered to orders, restraining Renedia from acting. Once she calmed down, she also realized that her exceptional technological prowess made her a target, so she went into hiding.
"No real loss in treasures."
Lily continued, "Although dispersed by the aftermath of battle, the common folk recovered much of it, but there are traces of the road markers being copied..."
"Those things aren't important; the people being safe is what matters."
Sage waved his hand, calming down slightly, "Now that they've retreated, hurrying back won't do much good, have the Beast Pirates and Big Mom arrived?"
"Yes, they're all here. O'hara is currently safe," Lily replied.
Weevil was previously caught off guard and ambushed, but this time they've prepared a full defense. Moriah is also on full alert, and with King and Katakuri now in O'hara, if there's another ambush, they definitely won't let them escape this time!
"Red Hair, Teach..."
Sage took a deep breath, exiting the Full Form state, coldly saying, "Seems the days won't be peaceful. Fine! Then let's go to war!"
He knew what to do when attacked from both sides, but didn't expect it to be so soon, clearly an error in judgment.
Since his debut, the only time he suffered was getting sent to Impel Down by Garp in conjunction with two Admirals, but even there he managed to gain a fruit that matched him and single-handedly break out of Impel Down. The time wasn't short, he only suffered a minor setback.
Everything's been too smooth!
His immense confidence and powerful strength have swelled to a certain extent since entering the New World with no setbacks. He never underestimated any enemy, even facing several with a do-or-die mentality, but it was all too smooth.
Smooth to the point where Sage felt the world should revolve around his will, including this expedition against the World Government, where his plan went perfectly.
Akainu is hard to deal with, since Logia-type and other types are different, their endurance is exceptionally high, often being untouchable, and their naturally extended physical strength is essential; otherwise, they can't sustain long battles using natural powers.
They don't even need Armament Haki, just relying on Observation Haki predictions can dodge most of Sage's moves, since Sage disdains using Observation Kill.
But that's not the point...
"What about Old Sand's moves?" Sage asked.
"On your second day in the cave, Crocodile sent a message, saying it's successfully executed. He's now inside the Red Earth Continent, but not as quickly as you, it will take some time," Lily reported.
This long battle was due to his plans, and besides this passage, Crocodile was secretly digging another passage; attracting attention was just part of it.
The plan against the World Government was a huge success, but he ended up taking a hit from dealing with unruly pirates and got his homeland raided.
"Sage, should we tighten our defenses?"
Lily pondered over this matter, "If we let the Beast Pirates station in O'hara, then our main base..."