His Power Had Grown Stronger Again!

Even Zephyr, standing beside Roya, could not help but marvel at what kind of power Roya possessed.

After all, his opponent was a great pirate with a bounty as high as one billion.

Yet before Roya, he could be toyed with like an ant?

Even Zephyr himself, in his youth and at the height of his strength, might not have been able to achieve such a feat.

Precisely because of this,

Zephyr became even more determined to bring Roya under his wing. If he did, the new force Zephyr intended to establish would surely be able to contend with every power in existence, even the World Government.

Likewise,

Fleet Admiral Sengoku was also deeply shaken. Perhaps what Sengoku felt most at that moment was fear.

Because just moments ago, Roya had refused the special pardon and declared that he was resigning from his post as a Marine admiral.

That meant the Marines had lost such a powerful fighting force.

He might even become the Marines' most formidable enemy.

"Roya, what the hell are you trying to do?!" Sengoku clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth, and wore an extremely ugly expression.

As for Garp, after his initial surprise, he came to terms with it. Not long ago, he had said that he respected Roya's choice. Even if Roya had wanted to break out of Impel Down then, Garp would have spared no effort to help him—only Roya had refused at the time.

Most importantly, Garp had told him never to forget his original commitment to justice, no matter what.

And from the way things stood now, although Roya had decided to leave the Marines, the fact that he had still attacked Jack the Drought at least proved that he had not forgotten his original commitment to justice.

Rumble...

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