If the Republic and the World Government is still an enemy like in the past, he would not be surprised that the Republic with Jean prowess would lay waste upon his sphere of influence
In the past this would not have been surprising because to them the world is very small and some resources is not in their continent
However, things have changed now.
Right now, internal security is valued more.
Because right now, each continent is so big that even if all landmasses of Earth was put in the current Earth, it would fit hundreds of Earth
It is even hard for one to imagine such vast landscape.
Hirate is quite sure another Age of Exploration would sweep across the world.
There is new sea to sail through, new continent to explore, all kinds of space void that probably could lead to some kind of pocket space that contain opportunity
