Whom Does the Fist of Rage Serve?

What were the advantages of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?

Speed and destructive power!

But beyond that, it had another advantage that resembled a flaw.

Its activation speed was incredibly fast!

Because it activated faster than virtually every other Fruit Ability, a Devil Fruit User could easily exhaust himself if he did not control the output and conserve his stamina.

Exhaustion during battle meant certain doom.

But if one had ample stamina, this questionable flaw could grant the Devil Fruit User an utterly terrifying burst of power!

Just like now...

Without needing much preparation, Ron converted a massive amount of stamina into electricity and, in just a few seconds, prepared three devastating attacks capable of destroying the world!

That was what a qualified artillery platform ought to be capable of.

"It's over, Garp... you old bastard."

Garp's presence had already vanished from his senses. Floating high in the air to avoid the currents and surging impacts, Ron took out a windproof lighter and silently lit his cigar.

"Perhaps you shouldn't have brought me into the Marines in the first place."

If he had not joined the Marines, he would most likely have become a pirate.

As pirates, the two of them would not have had much to do with each other. He would not have been caught up in Sengoku's paranoia, nor would he have developed the idea of overthrowing the government because of it.

Ron had always been extremely self-willed.

The World Government oppressed the people?

Sorry, what the hell did that have to do with him?

Rather than doing what he was doing now, he would have spent more time challenging powerful opponents... either losing to the Marines and dying or being locked in Impel Down.

Or losing to pirates, dying, or being recruited by them.

Or he might have