Whatever else happened, the secret weapon Loa had talked about for so long was finally complete. That was a fact. Fortunately, the explosion had not reached Ice Cream Town, Caesar's Laboratory, or the Ice Cavern Base. Aside from a few spies from various factions wandering aimlessly across the Ice Domain and some pirates still trying to sneak in, there had been virtually no casualties. Everyone was in good spirits as they came over, one after another, to examine the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword.
"Tsk, tsk. Looks like you can only use this weapon after your Dragon Transformation," Aokiji said. He knew Loa well enough not to ask whether he could swing it.
Loa might not have looked particularly muscular, but Aokiji knew that before Loa had developed his ice powers to a certain level, he had been a pure close-combat fighter!
Aokiji could still picture Loa's first battle with Zephyr after his Pseudo-Dragon Transformation at Marine Headquarters. That overwhelming strength had been terrifying!
"Now that everyone's here, I'd like to say a few words."
Loa glanced at Aokiji but did not answer him yet. He infused his voice with Magic Power, and his calm words carried far across the ice. The others exchanged looks and gathered before him.
The commander of the Marines, a Yonko pirate, the Turtle Island executives—any one of them could make the whole sea tremble with a stamp of their foot! Yet today, a promise and a crisis that had not even been confirmed had brought them together.
"First, thank you all for answering my call and coming here!"
Loa stepped to the front without hesitation and bowed to the crowd. They smiled but said nothing. His next words wiped the smiles from their faces.
"The battle against Poseidon is almost upon us. To give more people a