"What's with that expression, Ron? This is fantastic news! Shouldn't you be smiling?" Golden Lion asked tentatively. Somehow, seeing Ron look so serious made him uneasy.
Perhaps Ron knew something they didn't.
"This isn't fantastic news, Shiki. It's a place that will decide the fate of the Rocks Pirates," Ron said gravely.
In the original story, the God Valley Incident was precisely the battle that brought a complete turning point for the Rocks Pirates.
After that battle, the name "Rocks" no longer struck fear across these seas.
This time, there was him, a variable who had transmigrated here, and this power that should never have existed.
But precisely because he was here, Ron felt that Imu would definitely take him very seriously as a variable and prepare more thoroughly.
Perhaps those preparations might be useless against Ron himself, but what about the others? That was less certain.
Whitebeard, Kaido, and Annika turned serious almost simultaneously. It was the first time any of them had seen unease on Ron's face.
"Rocks probably took Alice back to God Valley. Knowing him, if a conflict with the Celestial Dragons breaks out on God Valley, he'll never stand by and do nothing," Ron analyzed seriously.
"Just the Celestial Dragons? Rocks could beat the shit out of them," Kaido said slowly.
"Of course."
Ron nodded slowly. "If it's just the Celestial Dragons, even with God's Knights thrown in, there's nothing to fear. But... what if it's the World Government's highest leaders, the Five Elders? What if it's Imu, the 'King of the World' living in seclusion in the deepest reaches of Mary Geoise?"
"Hey, isn't that a good thing? Why don't we take advantage of them going out to deal with Rocks and blast the Holy Land Mary Geoise to smithereens?" Kaido said excitedly.
Ron