Seeing that they all looked like curious babies, Kaelin curled the corner of his mouth and replied slowly.
“I don’t know for now.”
That single sentence immediately made everyone in the group tense.
But Kaelin’s next sentence shocked them again.
Kaelin: “But don’t forget—this is an anime, and anime has protagonists.
Although I don’t think much of Dragon—this guy’s revolution over more than ten years hasn’t improved at all.
But you have to remember, even if Dragon isn’t impressive, his son definitely is.
His son, Luffy, is the protagonist of this anime!
Nothing is more powerful than a protagonist’s plot armor!”
I Am One Piece: “?!!”
Puppeteer: “?!!”
Historian: “?!!”
Lurker: “???”
Dragon Slayer: “!”
What the hell?
Dragon’s son is the protagonist?!?!
Dragon, on the other end of the chat group, was completely stunned.
He muttered, “My son is the protagonist?!”
This kind of explosive news—probably only someone like Namikaze Minato, another “protagonist’s father,” could truly understand.
He had spent more than ten years engaged in revolution, so why not just wait for his son to grow up and flip everything over?
For a moment, he didn’t know whether to laugh or feel speechless.
He couldn’t even clearly remember what his son looked like.
He had left Luffy with Garp when Luffy was still young, then joined the revolution alone.
Thinking about it now, he hadn’t even seen Luffy in years.
By the way… how old is Luffy now?
After thinking about it, Luffy was still far too young.
Looking at the flood of symbols in the group, Kaelin assumed they weren’t satisfied with his answer.
Kaelin: “What?
Do you really think that just relying on Dragon’s half-baked revolution can overthrow the World Government?
Honestly, even two more Dragons wouldn’t be enough.
You’re facing an 800-year foundation, and you think you can topple it in just over ten years?
Are you kidding me?
It’s absolutely impossible unless you cheat!”
Exactly.
Previously, Dragon had seen people suffering all over the world.
He believed that as long as he raised a banner and encouraged those oppressed by the World Government to resist, there would be a response.
But reality was harsh.
Over the past few years of revolution, he had only managed to overthrow a few affiliated kingdoms—barely scratching the World Government at all.
Worse, he had been hunted down and forced to run constantly, with no real strength to fight back.
But after hearing Kaelin’s analysis, he finally understood something—
People suffering wasn’t due to the World Government’s incompetence.
It was the result of deliberate design.
There was no “corruption” in the usual sense.
They simply didn’t treat civilians as human beings.
Their goal was complete control of the world—ensuring no one could ever threaten them.
Historian: “Then… what exactly is ‘plot armor’?”
Seeing that it was the Historian asking, Kaelin smiled knowingly.
Just as he thought—a girl who didn’t really understand anime tropes.
Kaelin: “Plot armor is the strongest thing in any story.
Simply put, it’s a kind of luck attached to the protagonist.
No matter how difficult something is, the protagonist will eventually succeed.
No matter how dangerous the situation, the protagonist will always turn things around.
Anyone who tries to harm the protagonist will ultimately suffer for it.
They are the children of destiny, heaven’s favorites, basically the author’s own kids.
So don’t try to become the protagonist’s enemy.
Look at Crocodile, Doflamingo, Big Mom, and Kaido—they all stand against the protagonist, and in the end, they basically become stepping stones.”
Puppeteer: “Doflamingo?!”
Lurker: “Kaido?!”
Dragon was also a bit stunned.
It was hard for him to imagine that his still-young son would one day punch a Shichibukai and kick a Yonko.
And Doflamingo was even more confused—he was going to become a stepping stone?
Seeing their reactions, Kaelin assumed they hadn’t kept up with the latest arcs.
Kaelin: “Yeah, Doflamingo is already locked up in Impel Down.
As for Kaido, that’s probably coming soon.
So don’t mess with the protagonist.
If you really have to provoke him, you’d better be decisive.
Otherwise, some godlike miracle will pop out of nowhere to save him, and then one day he’ll come back and beat the shit out of you.”
After suddenly learning that his future involved being imprisoned in Impel Down, Doflamingo couldn’t stay calm anymore.
Puppeteer: “Is there no way to break the protagonist’s plot armor?”
Kaelin: “Of course there is—but only if you’re the protagonist yourself.
If you’re thinking about killing him before he grows up, you’re overthinking it.
Forget about his insane luck—even if you manage to kill him, you’ll suffer backlash.
Think about it.
Luffy’s father is Dragon, leader of the Revolutionary Army.
His grandfather is Garp, the Marine hero.
His mentor is Shanks, one of the Four Emperors.
His brother is Ace, the son of the Pirate King Roger.
He inherited Roger’s straw hat and carries the Will of D.
He’s backed by top-tier forces from the Revolutionary Army, the Marines, and pirates.
What exactly are you planning to use to fight that?
And even if Luffy somehow dies, another protagonist might appear to take his place, because that’s how the world’s storyline works.
The best approach is to follow the flow of the times—become friends with the protagonist and hitch a ride to the peak of life.
Isn’t that better?”