"Protect the world?"
At those words, everyone else's mouths twitched. They looked as though they wanted to say, I may not have read much, but don't try to fool me.
Yet they couldn't find a reason to argue.
Because everything fit!
The Antonio Family's decline, the Five Elders' appearance, Loa's origins, everything he had done—it all fit. So there was a monster in their world that wanted to destroy it?
If Loa hadn't awakened in this era, did that mean the world would soon have been destroyed?
"If the truth is as Loa says, then I shall devote myself to this cause until my dying breath!" The first to declare his position was Admiral Fujitora, a man overflowing with a sense of justice and the embodiment of Benevolence and Righteousness.
This wasn't merely about protecting the people. It was about protecting the world. Fujitora could barely contain his excitement!
So should they believe him or not?
Thinking back on everything Loa had done, Aokiji smiled. "Then let's believe him!"
"Wait a minute!"
Garp suddenly shouted, "If he needs help, why didn't I get an invitation? He looks down on me, doesn't he? Hah, now I'm mad!"
The solemn mood collapsed in an instant. Aokiji watched him, speechless, his expression darkening.
But what was he supposed to do? Tell Garp it was true?
Loa had made it clear in his letter: even without strength equal to his, anyone who joined them had to have reached a certain limit. Garp had suffered several serious injuries and was growing old. After what happened with Ace, his spirits had sunk and his emotions had been put through the wringer. He was no longer at his peak. In fact, he wasn't much better off than a layabout like Rayleigh.
What would be the point of