Lancelot and the others took far less time to consolidate their strength than Pande Lia had expected. As soon as they had grown accustomed to their surging power, brought it under control, and mastered the Knights of the Round Table Empowerment transformation, they volunteered to go pick a fight with the Marines.
In Lancelot's words, actual combat was the best way to consolidate their strength. The twelve of them had gained less from over ten days of training after their awakening than from a single match during a trip back to Oran Island in that time.
Thus, Lancelot and the others planned to enter actual combat as soon as possible and improve rapidly through battle. The East Blue Marines were only so strong anyway, so whether they consolidated their strength made little difference.
Only if the Beasts Pirates joined forces with the East Blue Marines against the Revolutionaries would Lancelot and the others feel any pressure.
With Sakazuki having just arrived in the East Blue as well, Lancelot and the others had more reason to worry about whether the Marines would have enough opponents for them to fight.
Even if Pande Li did not intervene, once Sakazuki picked one opponent, the Marines' two remaining Admiral-level fighters would not be nearly enough for them. Quite a few of them would probably have to fight other people.
Fortunately, by coincidence, the Marines had recently planned to send a large wave of reinforcements to the East Blue. Although they lacked quality, their sheer numbers should give Lancelot and the others ample room to let loose.
Three days later, when Sakazuki, Lancelot, and the others had largely finished preparing to fight the Marines, what Pande Lia had been waiting for finally arrived.
The Knight King, the flagship the Oran Empire had specially built for