Kakarot keenly caught the complicated expressions on their faces and instantly realized they had gotten the wrong idea. He could not help chuckling as he explained:
"Don't overthink it. The main reason I want you to get stronger quickly is that I think you have good potential.
Meeting on this sea is a kind of fate, and I rather like you all.
I figure that when my organization attacks Mary Geoise and the World Government, you'll be strong enough to join in the fun!"
He spoke casually, as though attacking the World Government were merely an ordinary adventure. Yet the astonishing confidence his words conveyed sent a shock through everyone present.
Apart from Doflamingo, who knew something of the inside story, the others beside him were all deeply shocked, as though they had heard something out of a fantasy.
Mihawk, however, paid little attention to this. His deep eyes still shone with an unwavering dedication to swordsmanship.
What he was thinking about now was how many powerful Swordmasters and Great Swordmasters of the World Government he might see if they attacked Mary Geoise.
Crocodile and Moria sank deep into thought, their minds racing.
They desperately searched their memories for any vast force on the sea powerful enough to stand against the World Government head-on.
They knew how deep the World Government's foundations ran. It was a colossal power that had stood for centuries, and challenging it would be no easy feat.
"Big Brother Kakarot! Is your organization behind the Mobile Den Den Mushi and Camera Den Den Mushi?
You gave Captain Roger that kind of Den Den Mushi before, but he never used it!"
Shanks spoke after frowning in thought for a moment, his face once again filled with shock.
He remembered that, during his time with the Roger Pirates,