Listening to Randall, Zephyr fell into a long silence.
He seemed calm on the surface, but inside, towering waves were crashing through his heart.
One person could sweep across the entire sea?
And that included an existence as absurdly overpowered as Randall?
That assessment was truly terrifying.
If it was true, didn't that mean the World Government had merely been playing games with them all along?
Heh...
Zephyr thought of the lofty Pirate Emperors, their high-spirited Three Admirals, and Fleet Admiral Sengoku, who worked so tirelessly to set things right...
So in the end, everything was nothing but an illusion?
Randall said nothing, simply keeping Zephyr company in his silence.
He had a rough idea of how Zephyr felt right now.
After all, he had felt much the same when he first learned of Imu's strength.
Only after a long while did Zephyr move his body, stiffly, like a puppet.
He seemed to have aged several years in an instant, a trace of weariness settling over his face.
"Randall, how did you find out about this?"
Zephyr asked in a low voice.
Since there were no rumors of this anywhere on the seas, the World Government must have been keeping it hidden.
Randall gave a bitter smile.
"Teacher, it's because he has his eye on me.
He's the reason the Five Elders have been so tolerant of me.
And years ago, that person specifically had me visit the Holy Land..."
A flicker of panic flashed through Zephyr's eyes.
He had his eye on him?!
Someone that terrifying had set his sights on his student?!
"You... then... you really can't beat him?"
Randall's expression grew grave.
"This isn't a question of whether I can beat him.
The main issue is that he has too many Devil Fruit powers.
The upper limit