So Typhon did not place much hope in the Monster Association.
He knew it was not under his control and did not belong entirely to him.
He could not fully control the Monster Association through the Hundred-Eyed Monster-Man alone.
All he could do was use it to cause the World Government some trouble.
He could steer Monster-Men and ordinary people into conflict with the World Government.
At the same time, he could appeal to the Monster-Men's need for a place to live, proclaiming that freeing him would usher in their era and give them a homeland of their own.
In a sense, calling Typhon the ancestor of the Monster-Men was not wrong.
He had not created Monster Cells, but he was their origin.
Typhon did not care who was behind the Monster Cells.
Even if he wanted to find them, he could not.
They did him no harm anyway.
As the Monster-Men grew in number, the gulf between them and ordinary people would widen.
The wider that gulf became, the more they would need him.
That was the purpose of the Monster Association: a home for all Monster-Men.
Still, Typhon did not expect the Monster Association to throw its full strength into rescuing him from Mary Geoise.
Ultimately, he could not control it. The only force he could rely on was the Big Mom Pirates.
Besides, while the Monster-Men were growing in number, they were not particularly strong.
Big Snake, who now sat on the throne of "King of the Monster-Men," was not especially clever. He was strong, but he had not yet grown terrifyingly powerful.
No matter how strong he became, he could only serve as a figurehead and a formidable enforcer.
Still, everything was moving in the right direction.
Typhon had patience to spare.
He could survive for