"Isn't he just a pirate? What's so scary about that? Our Alabasta has an army of six hundred thousand. Are we supposed to be afraid of one pirate?"
Vivi looked at the two of them and said disdainfully.
"The strength of pirates can sometimes far exceed your imagination, especially the Four Emperors in the New World. Which one of them isn't capable of destroying a country alone? No matter how numerous an army is, it can't make up for the gap in quality.
"Whitebeard possesses the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. A single punch from him can alter the terrain itself. An army of hundreds of thousands is no more than ants before him. As for the candidates for Shichibukai, they may not be quite so overwhelmingly powerful, but there is no doubt that every one of them possesses formidable strength."
Nova said this without even raising his head.
After speaking, he set down his chopsticks in satisfaction, picked up a napkin from the table, and wiped his mouth. Looking at Princess Vivi, he continued, "Do you know just how powerful someone at the peak of this world can be?"
Vivi shook her head. She was only a child and had never even left Alabasta, so how could she possibly know what true strength looked like?
Still, she was quite interested in hearing what this young man, only a few years older than herself, could say that might surprise her.
Cobra was equally curious. He set down his chopsticks, picked up a napkin, wiped his mouth, and looked at Nova before him.
"There are only so many truly powerful people at present, and most of their abilities come from Devil Fruits. Some Devil Fruits can destroy an entire country in an instant from the very beginning, like Whitebeard's.
"He is called the strongest