"I'm only telling you this." Ronglin spoke softly. "You have to understand that sometimes, people live to carry a fate they cannot cast off. Even if someone is born an ordinary person, their mission may not be any less significant than that of those great figures."
Jazz frowned. After a long while, he finally gathered his courage and asked, "I don't know what you mean, Boss, but if you ever leave one day, can you take me with you?"
Ronglin smiled sadly. "Probably not. I don't even know whether I can leave myself, let alone take someone from a two-dimensional world with me."
Jazz's gaze dimmed at once.
"Don't be sad. After I leave, my mission will continue through you." Ronglin patted Jazz on the shoulder. "This world will be in your hands from now on."
Jazz nodded and collapsed to the side as though all strength had drained from his body.
"Alliance Leader!" A subordinate came to report. "Crocodile claims that he has completed the task you assigned him. He asks where he should meet up with us."
"Have him go directly to the waters near Mary Geoise," Ronglin said. "Once we finish handling everything at Marine Headquarters, we'll immediately go support the Revolutionary Army!"
However, before Ronglin could reach Marine Headquarters, shocking news arrived.
Garp had seized Marine Headquarters, imprisoned Kong, then rallied the garrisons from Marine Headquarters and naval bases throughout the New World. In his own name, he openly rebelled and began advancing his forces toward Mary Geoise.
Garp possessed immense prestige. Everyone in the Navy knew him, and countless people revered him as a hero. At the same time, far more marines were dissatisfied with the World Government than it believed. At Garp's call, countless troops responded. Along the way, many units abandoned their duties