To be honest, after receiving Enel's good news, Dawn finally breathed a sigh of relief.
When he learned that Kizaru had gone to West Blue, he had not even been prepared for Enel and the others to fail negotiations and go to war.
He had even considered that the World Government might directly order Enel's execution or arrest, never giving him the option of becoming a Shichibukai at all.
Of course, Dawn had not neglected to prepare a backup plan. When Kizaru rushed over, Dawn had already sent everyone except Wapol and Chloe away from Sichili Island.
Meanwhile, Trick and Moria had arrived at Sichili Island early. If negotiations truly broke down, the five of them joining forces would likely force even Kizaru to retreat.
After all, they had practically assembled a full boss-fight lineup.
They had a tank, damage dealers, and even soft crowd control. Moria's Shadow Master and Shadow Warrior could work together for a round of teleportation too, so escaping would never be a problem.
But that would have been the worst possible outcome. Even if it did not affect the overall plan, it would not yield the greatest results.
After all, having a force under one's command and having none at all were entirely different things.
If they became pirates and were wanted by the Marines, they currently would not be able to defeat the Four Emperors in the New World either. The situation would be rather awkward.
But now, they had gained another card they could play.
The entire West Blue mafia was in their hands, and they even had connections through the underground world's channels.
With such a vast territory, they could fully use these years to train more soldiers and officers, while also gathering Devil Fruits through the underground world.
Together with the