After Werther and Garp dove into the pool, Aokiji and Monet waited above.
The third person there, Mayor Blake, had gone pale when he saw Garp and Werther jump into the water.
He had wanted to stop them, but he hadn't dared.
Now Mayor Blake stood where he was, his face so dark it looked ready to drip.
After thinking for a while, he turned and walked away.
Before long, Mayor Blake reached the Desire God Church followers Aokiji had frozen and began searching among them.
Aokiji's ice had turned them all white, making it hard for Mayor Blake to find the person he wanted.
But he soon spotted his target. The man's enormous bulk made him a giant even among the ice sculptures.
Mayor Blake stopped before him and sneered. He found a rock nearby and began smashing it against the sculpture's face.
Aokiji had never intended to kill the Desire God Church followers. He had only trapped them in ice.
Before long, Mayor Blake broke open the ice around the man's face, revealing a round face beneath.
"Brr... So cold! Mayor Blake, get me out of here! I'm freezing to death!"
The man Mayor Blake had been looking for was none other than Diser, bishop of the Desire God Church.
"Heh. You had it all worked out, didn't you, Diser? You planned to have those three get rid of me?"
Diser's plump face twitched, and panic flashed in his eyes.
"How could you think that? I was only trying to stop them from interrupting the ritual."
Mayor Blake's face filled with scorn.
"A merchant will always be a merchant. I know exactly what you were planning.
You meant to keep those three here, then secretly tell them the truth about the pool and use them to get rid