Garp grinned. "If Linlin seriously trained for ten years, that wouldn't be good news."
He crossed his arms, his gaze carrying a rare hint of seriousness—though only a hint.
"She was already a natural-born monster. When she was young, she could run rampant across the seas on nothing but her physical instincts."
Zephyr spoke up gravely as well. "Kaido too. That guy's physical abilities already defy common sense."
He looked toward Wano Country's location on the sea chart, his expression darkening slightly.
"If he hadn't slacked off over these ten years and had kept honing his Haki and Devil Fruit abilities..."
Zephyr did not continue.
But everyone understood what that meant.
If those two monsters, already standing at the pinnacle of the seas, had truly spent an entire decade building up their strength—
Then they were likely far more terrifying now than they had been in the past.
However.
Rock did not seem worried in the slightest. He merely placed the sea chart back on the table.
"Smack."
The paper landed softly, and everyone's eyes turned toward him.
Rock reclined casually on the sofa, a faint smile on his lips.
"Isn't that a good thing?"
Everyone's expressions shifted slightly, and Sengoku frowned.
"A good thing?"
Rock nodded lightly.
"Of course."
He raised his eyes and swept his gaze over the room.
"If, after I came back, the seas were full of weak little fish who couldn't take a hit—"
"How boring would that be?"
Several people in the office twitched at the corners of their eyes.
Only this guy could talk about threats on Kaido and Linlin's level as though he had finally found opponents worth looking at.
Garp froze for a moment, then burst out laughing.
"Hahahahaha!"
"You brat, you really haven't changed!"
Zephyr shook his head helplessly. "You