There were eight names on the Tea Party list, but "Five Elders" represented five people, bringing the total to twelve.
With Loa invited as well, there should have been only thirteen people here.
But there were clearly more people present than that unlucky number, thirteen. For one thing, the "Navy Hero," "Iron Fist" Garp, was here despite not being among them.
"Hey, you! Why are you here?"
Others might not know, but Garp, who had briefly fought Loa before, knew exactly how overwhelming the man's power was.
Being strong was one thing. As long as Loa did nothing to threaten the peace, Garp could not be bothered with him. Whitebeard, the "World's Strongest," spent his days aboard the Moby Dick with his children, enjoying family life. He posed little threat to them.
But Loa was different from Whitebeard!
What he had said when he left the Navy remained taboo within the World Government. Even Garp and Sengoku dared not discuss it without permission!
Everything Loa had done since showed that he held no affection for the World Government. Letting him in was like locking themselves in a cage with a tiger!
What were those fools in the World Government thinking?!
"Vice Admiral Garp, long time no see." Seeing him reminded Loa of the Iron Fist Garp had sent straight at him that day, and a smile touched his lips. He spread his hands and took a gold-trimmed Invitation Letter from his coat. "As for why I'm here, don't you already know?"
It was an Invitation Letter to the Tea Party!
Only the original twelve people on the Tea Party list could invite anyone. Someone had clearly given Loa his letter.
In the crowd, a middle-aged man with fluffy hair and Antonio Xin Luo, who wore an owl mask, both glanced