The True King, the Five Elders' Utter Terror

"The true [King]?"

The rust-covered Emmett stared at the enormous young man before him.

Though he knew perfectly well that Joy Boy could not possibly have lived until now, still...

He looked far too similar...

That aura...

People like this always made others want to follow them.

This was the true [King].

One of Emmett's greatest regrets was that he had failed to make Joy Boy into "King."

Perhaps because of that feeling, Emmett's gaze at Sade became complicated. Before him seemed to stand a future "King."

A person's aura was such a wondrous thing.

The influence of Bloodline Theory could not be ruled out, but the truth was often that the descendants of the strong possessed greater ambitions and firmer wills.

Perhaps this was the "strong genes" engraved into their bones.

And Conqueror's Haki was an invisible, intangible power that changed along with a person's will.

As Sade's understanding and resolve regarding his true heart deepened, coupled with his growing strength, his aura began to swell madly.

Waves of Conqueror's Haki surged within him, prompting Emmett to ask aloud,

"You... what is your real name?"

Sade spread his arms.

"Me?"

"If we go by what Dad intended, then my full name should be..."

"Sade D. Geo!!!"

Whether counting the branch of D represented by King Luffy or the D of the Davy Clan, Sade was undeniably a member of the D Clan.

Though he was not one of the D's born from destiny, in every respect, he was now enough to uphold the prestige of that name.

"D?"

As though he had found the correct password, Emmett smiled.

"Just as I thought~"

"I will make you King, Joy Boy's... no, Sade."

Elsewhere,

Kizaru had already clashed with the Straw Hat Crew, while Saint Saturn emerged from a starlight formation