Salto Kingdom, royal palace.
In a lavishly decorated reception room, Gild Tesoro sat on a long sofa, looking at Sephiroth, who was leisurely sipping black tea from a single-seat sofa. He spoke up to ask:
"Boss, regarding the Marines going to war with the three Four Emperor pirate crews, are we really not going to take this opportunity to do something?
If we truly intend to overthrow the World Government, that day should be the best chance..."
Sephiroth set down his teacup on the table before him and shook his head with a light chuckle.
"No rush! No rush! The World Government has stood firm for eight hundred years, so it must have some hidden reserves...
The Marines are merely their strongest force out in the open. No one knows how many trump cards the World Government still has yet to reveal.
There's no need to rush our attack.
In another year or two, once I've made Nuclear Bombs, the World Government will become nothing more than a pile of worthless rubble..."
"Uh!? Boss, is that Nuclear Bomb you mentioned really that powerful?"
"Of course! Throw one out, and it can flatten an entire island.
If the yield is high enough, even a major country like Alabasta could be wiped out in an instant.
And if it were combined with the Double-Double Fruit...
Forget it! There's no need for that. This planet would weep."
Just as Sephiroth and Gild Tesoro were chatting idly, the heavy doors of the reception room opened with a crack!
"Boss! I heard you were looking for me..." Jim said, giving a slight bow.
"That's right! Same as usual."
As he spoke, Sephiroth drew the Butcher Blade from his waist, opened his Personal Space, and took out the Double-Double Fruit, the Tiny-Tiny Fruit, and two silver