"Ahem, esteemed Sir Roy, my name is Lola."
"These shadows belong to all of us. Please show us some kindness and return them!"
The speaker was a short, middle-aged woman.
She was actually one of the Four Emperors Big Mom's children... Lola.
At that moment, she mustered her courage and tried to make Roy change his mind.
"After all, we've spent years hiding in the darkness, never seeing the light."
"You wouldn't understand what that life is like, sir."
"So I beg you, Sir Roy, to return our shadows. In exchange, we're willing to work for you!"
Seeing this, the others fought back their fear and shouted together, trying to move Roy.
"Sir Roy, please return our shadows! We're willing to serve under you!"
To many people, such a scene might have seemed touching and inspiring.
But in Roy's eyes, it was nothing more than a cheap trick.
"Gyeh heh heh, now I've seen the biggest joke in the world."
"Moria took your shadows years ago, yet you never dared resist. You kept saying you were waiting for some opportunity."
"As far as I'm concerned, you were simply cowardly, incompetent, and afraid to lay a hand on Moria."
Seeing their expressions change, Roy mocked them without mercy. "But today, I defeated Moria, and you saw hope."
"You want to get your shadows back without lifting a finger? Isn't that hilarious?"
"Get this straight. Who the hell do you think you are?"
At these words, the people whose shadows had been stolen looked upset, but none dared argue.
Because Roy had voiced exactly what was in their hearts.
When Moria was still around, they had not dared resist.
Now that it was Roy, they had assumed he would be easy to talk to.
They had never expected Roy to see through