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Fortunately, just as Loa was getting nervous, Zephyr explained himself.
"Because you've been drawing too much attention lately." Zephyr clicked his tongue. "P9 finally had Rob Lucci, a prodigy who mastered the Six Powers in no time and went to sea at thirteen to complete several highly dangerous missions. They called him a once-in-eight-hundred-years genius. Then a Monster like you showed up. By their standards, what does that make you? Once in a thousand years? You've made them look ridiculous."
At that, Loa could only think, What was I supposed to do? I was helpless too.
Was it my fault I was so talented?
"But if it's Rob Lucci..." Loa rubbed his brow. "Is he the one the World Government's sending this time? What makes him think he can challenge me?"
Rob Lucci was undeniably strong and extraordinarily gifted. In the original story, Luffy had beaten him with Gum-Gum Gatling, even though the move had seemingly done nothing before. But two years later, in 1515, Lucci was already a member of P0.
P0 outranked P1 through P8. Its members were stronger than those of all eight other groups combined, and it answered directly to the Celestial Dragons.
In both rank and standing, it towered over every other P organization.
The fact that Lucci had joined it was proof enough of his strength and talent.
But judging by what he had shown in his fight against Luffy, which was still four years away, Loa didn't believe the current Lucci stood a chance against him. He could wipe the floor with him!
"That I don't know." Zephyr exhaled a puff of smoke.