"The one in the shadows has finally shown himself."
"But that condescending tone is unpleasant."
Roy did not respond. Instead, he held the Black Blade Shusui, looking eager to fight.
Though Imu was not in his true form, that presence undoubtedly belonged to a King Level fighter.
"Roy, it seems you know who that is."
Red quickly came to Roy's side, holding the Red Umbrella, utterly vigilant.
The one who had worried him all this time had finally appeared.
And the moment he appeared, he displayed terrifying strength.
Powerful fighters such as Kuma, Doflamingo, and even Zephyr had been taken down instantly.
He had to admit that the monster before him was stronger than he was, and even stronger than Roy.
"Oh, I once heard Red-Hair say that besides the Five Elders, the World Government had someone he addressed as 'lord.'"
"Thinking about it now, that must be him."
Hawkeye murmured to himself as well, a brilliant gleam bursting from his eyes.
That was his unerring awareness of a powerful opponent.
Meanwhile, Imu's arrival in Area 68 drew the attention of the World Government's four remaining Five Elders.
"Alas, Red-Hair and Sengoku's plan failed in the end."
"It is clear that Roy already has the imposing might Rocks possessed back then."
Saint Warcury, with his upturned mustache, paced with a sighing expression.
"Even Saint Saturn and Shamrock were defeated, and Sengoku died on the spot. Roy has already become unstoppable."
Holding his cursed blade, Saint Nusjuro fell silent for a moment before saying coldly, "Roy may be strong, perhaps even comparable to Rocks."
"But however grand Rocks's ambitions were back then, was he not crushed by Lord Imu in the end?"
"With Lord Imu taking action, he can still crush Roy, even without his true body."
The others did not