Shiki had no desire to sit at the same table as Roger.
He, Newgate, and Redfield were the genius heavyweights in the same league.
Roger felt a little awkward too. Earlier, with the Fate God's help, he had borrowed the fortune of Rayleigh, Gaban, and the entire Roger Pirates to briefly ascend to the Demigod realm.
Now, the Devil Fruit abilities of every one of these Rocks officers had fused and mutated, leaving them no longer afraid of Imu's Black Turn Domination.
Yet he, a master of pure physical combat and Haki, was not even qualified to face Imu.
Did he have to eat a Devil Fruit too?
"Houka, do you have any way to make me immune to Imu's control?"
To be honest, Roger still wanted to take part in the battle against the gods.
He wanted to prove to these people that even without Devil Fruit abilities, humans could still fight gods with their Three-Color Haki!
Human determination could conquer heaven!
"Let the Demon Merry go with you!"
Houka spoke casually. He was going to send the Demon Merry out to devour Imu's power anyway.
Now that Newgate, Redfield, and the others no longer needed the Demon Merry's help, he might as well let it accompany an unlucky bastard like Roger.
Besides, Houka wanted to see what other tricks the Fate God of the original timeline could play with Roger.
With Houka dealing with the Earth God and the Ocean God, he wondered what the Fate God could still do to put up a struggle.
"Haha, thanks, then!"
"In an age ruled by Devil Fruit abilities, I, Roger, will single-handedly carve out a place for Three-Color Haki!"
Roger's heroic spirit soared, and his Conqueror's Haki did indeed undergo a slight change, making Shiki, Xiong, and the others a