Legendary God's Grandson

"More than just making use of him."

Saturn's voice sank.

"He has already begun laying the groundwork. Using Shiki as a chess piece shows that he does not merely want to stay peacefully in the sky. He has begun interfering in the affairs of the Blue Sea."

The secret chamber fell silent for a moment.

Peter broke the deadlock. "If that is the case, the threat level over there must be raised.

Calamity now commands an army in which every member can fly. Their numbers are unknown, and their combat strength is unknown, but based on the scattered intelligence we currently have, a conservative estimate puts the number of regular combatants at no fewer than two thousand. At least some of them have already mastered Observation Haki.

More importantly, there is Calamity's own strength."

"You have all read the intelligence Garling, Maffy, and Somaz brought back after fighting him on Hachinosu. His Conqueror's Haki can already seep into lightning itself and directly burn the essence of a contract.

If that power continues to evolve..."

"But the Heavenly Kingdom has a fatal weakness."

Saturn raised one finger.

"It took Calamity three years to transform the Sky Island into the Heavenly Kingdom. During those three years, he did not actively attack a single World Government stronghold, raid a single World Government ship, or expand even an inch of territory in the Blue Sea.

All his actions... including this cooperation with Shiki, are defensive diplomatic measures rather than aggressive military expansion.

What does that tell us?"

Warcury released the tip of his beard from between his fingers and nodded.

"He is protecting something. Or rather, his foremost goal right now is not to destroy the World Government. He has a nation under construction in the sky, and that nation still cannot do without