Hearing Loa's question, Pica felt fear—and a fierce loathing for Moria.
Before Pica had set out, the Young Master had warned him again and again not to clash with the Marines. All he had to do was bring Jones back at the end. Having seen what Loa was capable of, Pica knew he was no match for him.
But!
Who could have known Moria would be mad enough to detonate the Dyna Stone and ambush Zephyr? If Zephyr had been nothing more than an aging tiger, perhaps it wouldn't have mattered so much. But the man had a whole host of formidable students!
Foremost among them were the Three Marine Admirals, whose names shook the seas!
And right behind them stood the rising star before them now: Vice Admiral Ice Dragon Loa!
If things had played out as they had in the original story, with Zephyr becoming an extremist and trying to detonate the END PIN, his death might not have caused much of a stir. But now Zephyr had died at the hands of Gecko Moria, one of the Shichibukai. The Marines' coming retaliation would be a wave fierce enough to shake the world!
Given the Shichibukai's special status, even the Young Master's business would suffer.
And all of it stemmed from Moria's confidence that acquiring Jones would give him a strong enough trump card. How could Pica not be furious?
But Pica had no time to deal with Moria. One of Zephyr's students, Ice Dragon Loa, stood before the two of them. If Pica couldn't give him a satisfactory answer, they were likely finished.
After weighing his options, Pica sent his voice through the earth and out into the air.
"Vice Admiral Loa, Moria alone was responsible for what happened to Mr. Zephyr. My Young Master had nothing