Bright was thrown out of the inn by the enraged Tesoro.
Still, he understood how the man felt.
Having his innermost thoughts exposed and his defenses shattered by verbal combat—he had finally mustered the courage to hope for something, only for Bright to give him such an unsatisfactory answer.
If Coach Anzai had answered Hisashi Mitsui that way when he said, "Coach, I want to play basketball," he might have gone back to being a delinquent in a fit of rage too.
But Bright had not been joking. Although he still had no detailed, precise plan, he felt that if things really continued to develop this smoothly, overthrowing the World Government might not actually be difficult.
After all, Bright had read the manga. Even if he did nothing, the World Government only had around ten years left.
Just as he had told Tesoro, there had never been a shortage of people in this world who shared their ideals.
As for growing stronger, he himself could become stronger, and Fish-Man Island could grow stronger through continuous development.
Of course, that alone would probably not be enough to deal with the World Government. They would need to rely more on the Ancient Weapons.
Poseidon was on Fish-Man Island, which meant it was already effectively in their hands.
Pluto was in Wano Country. Kaido was probably staying there because of it. They could not obtain it for now, but there should be an opportunity in the future. Besides, at this very moment, Pluto's blueprints were in Water 7—
Wait!
Bright suddenly remembered something.
He racked his brain.
It was now Marineford Calendar 1512, eight years before the Straw Hat Kid set sail.
Which meant—
He hurried back, knocked on Tesoro's door again, and—
"What is it now?"
Tesoro's attitude was terrible, with none