“F**k, ruthless!”
Even though everyone present was far from ordinary, after hearing about Luffy’s background, they all felt their scalps tingle.
Was this the Son of Destiny—the chosen one of heaven?
The moment he was born, he was already standing at the finish line others could never reach.
Terrifying.
Doflamingo, who had originally planned to find this kid named Luffy and suppress the threat in advance, immediately gave up the idea.
He finally understood what it meant to suffer backlash from fate.
Who could possibly withstand pressure from all those forces at once?
Meanwhile, Gol D.
Roger in the group had his eyes light up—Ace!
That was his son!
Dragon, on the other hand, was thinking about something else.
If his son Luffy was the protagonist—the one destined to overthrow the World Government—then did that mean he didn’t need to struggle anymore?
Could he just quietly raise Luffy and wait for him to grow up?
After all, revolution was no simple matter.
It required bloodshed.
Since it was already known that success was impossible until Luffy matured, should he suspend his efforts to avoid unnecessary sacrifice?
Dragon Slayer: “@Kaelin, since Luffy will overthrow the World Government in the future, doesn’t that mean Dragon doesn’t need to keep struggling and can just wait for Luffy to grow up?”
The others in the group started to feel something was off.
The member named “Dragon Slayer” seemed unusually concerned about Dragon, constantly asking related questions.
They began to think more deeply, vaguely piecing together his identity.
It seemed this group was full of heavyweights—one Pirate King, one Revolutionary Army leader… who else was hiding here?
Seeing the question, Kaelin twitched at the corner of his mouth.
Was this guy serious?
As far as Luffy was concerned, even overthrowing the World Government wouldn’t solve everything.
Kaelin: “Conquering the world and governing the world are two completely different things.
Luffy’s brain is basically a copy of Roger’s—reckless and naive.
Are you seriously going to pin all your hopes on him?”
Dragon’s eye twitched, and Roger felt like he’d just taken a hit to the knee.
Kaelin: “Before that, you need to figure out what Dragon actually wants.
Does he just want to overthrow the World Government?
If that’s all, then sure—Luffy might be able to do it.
But what happens after it’s over?
Just leave everything as it is?
If the Revolutionary Army’s goal is only that shallow, then it deserves to fail.
If you really want to make the world better, then overthrowing the World Government is only the beginning.
Rebuilding the world is the real priority.
You have to remember—the Celestial Dragons were originally just nineteen royal families.
Who can guarantee that new ‘Celestial Dragons’ won’t appear after the current World Government is overthrown?
If that happens, then what’s the difference between overthrowing it and not overthrowing it at all?”
Dragon, who had just been feeling a bit guilty for abandoning his son and failing to raise him properly, was suddenly shaken to his core.
He even felt ashamed of his earlier thoughts—but at the same time, everything clicked into place.
After years of battling the World Government, he had unknowingly fallen into a blind spot, gradually reducing his dream of making the world better into simply overthrowing the World Government.
Only now did he truly understand the weight of the choice he had made back then—and the burden he carried.
Dragon Slayer: “I was short-sighted.
Thank you for your guidance.”
Kaelin: “It’s nothing.
Honestly, it’s only natural that Dragon would fail.”
That immediately piqued Dragon’s curiosity.
At this point, he was completely convinced by Kaelin.
In fact, he was starting to regret that Kaelin wasn’t from his world—otherwise, he would’ve recruited him as his chief of staff.
With someone like this, how could the revolution have ended up in such a state?
What he didn’t know was that Kaelin had been studying this kind of stuff from high school all the way through university.
“Dragon-slaying” theory was practically a required subject—it’d be strange if he didn’t understand it.
Dragon Slayer: “Why?”
Kaelin: “Because he doesn’t know how to run a revolution at all!
Honestly, I’m impressed in a bad way.
After more than ten years, there’s barely any progress.
He doesn’t have many people under him, and after years of effort, he’s basically just trained a single apprentice.
He doesn’t know how to mobilize the masses, analyze the balance of forces between enemies and allies, cultivate core members, or establish a proper strategic direction.
Even his propaganda work is a mess—it’s weak as hell.
No wonder after more than ten years, he’s only managed to overthrow a dozen or so kingdoms, when there are hundreds of member states!
Not to mention the World Government itself!”
After being roasted like this by Kaelin, Dragon couldn’t help but blush.
The others in the group couldn’t hold back their laughter at seeing the dignified leader of the Revolutionary Army getting called out like this.
Only Roger, who had already been roasted earlier, felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
Finally, someone else was getting the same treatment.
Nice.
Very nice.
Dragon Slayer: “Then I want to ask—how exactly do you overthrow the World Government, and how do you make this world a better place?”
Kaelin had been speaking smoothly up until now, but when faced with these two questions, he suddenly paused.
“Are you trying to mess with me here, Fat Tiger?”