Perhaps even Imu did not know.
He had only been gone for a little over ten days, yet the Five Elders missed him so much.
If he knew, he would probably guess that it was because the Five Elders lacked a sense of security.
Ever since they opened the Star Gate and embarked on the path of conquering myriad worlds, the World Government had been like a great ship sailing through the vast Star Sea of the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Everything around it was dark, mysterious, and fraught with danger.
And Imu was the captain of this great ship. He used the "Star Gate" to guide its course forward and his own "prophecies" to tear away the mystery surrounding every Otherworld.
At the same time, his immense strength gave every "crew member" aware of his existence a profound sense of security, like a brilliant light illuminating the darkness around them.
Though the area it illuminated was not very large, it allowed the Five Elders to face any situation with composure.
But now, the "captain" had suddenly disappeared.
They would naturally struggle to adapt, especially since Imu was not in the realm of the living, but had gone to the domain of the dead.
The Underworld!
Over the past few days, Stussy had led the Kuja Guard in standing watch beside Imu's body at all times. She had even refused to let Empress Historia enter the inner hall.
Naturally, this had dissatisfied Historia.
But in Stussy's view, both the "Absolute Freedom Decree" for the Giant World and the earlier "Labor Decree" for the Eldians had been judgments personally issued by Lord Imu.
Then Historia, as the queen of the Giant World and the Eldians, might harbor resentment toward Lord Imu.
The possibility was very low, and Lord Imu might have