Tesoro had three paths he could choose from.
The first was to surrender outright. This was the most advantageous choice for both the Revolutionary Army and himself.
That way, the Revolutionary Army could take control of 20% of the world's gold reserves without spending a single soldier, while also gaining three Paramecia Devil Fruits.
But without question, this would be an enormous blow to Tesoro's pride.
He probably could not suppress his sense of humiliation at so easily handing over all his wealth and half a lifetime of accumulation to the Revolutionary Army, then becoming an ordinary man.
It was like how some people, once they had tasted the sweetness of wealth, fell from their pedestal as multimillionaires or billionaires.
Even if they still owned several properties and remained far wealthier than the average middle-class person,
they clearly could no longer live the same life as the middle class. Jumping from their own skyscraper became their best destination, and it was hardly an uncommon choice.
Even in the Revolutionary Army's own estimates and predictions, this was the path Tesoro was least likely to choose.
The second path was more moderate, and also the one Tesoro was most likely to choose: he would run. He would flee with all his wealth to somewhere the Revolutionary Army could not find him, hide his gold, and transform himself into a wealthy tycoon under another identity.
Then he could live comfortably in this world, with Tesoro no longer existing in it. Of course, he might not be able to take much gold with him. But with the Gold-Gold Fruit,
he could obtain more wealth anytime, anywhere. So this was actually a very wise choice. With his abilities, he only needed to hide away in some remote backwater, and the Revolutionary Army would never find