"He's not coming personally, huh."
Rosse clicked his tongue, then became even more unconcerned.
If Whitebeard were coming in person, he would still take things a bit more seriously.
But if Whitebeard wasn't coming in person, it's no exaggeration to say that even if the entire Whitebeard Pirates came together, on Fish-Man Island they would still be no match for him.
However, thinking of the intelligence Saint Saturn had mentioned as a premise, Rosse suddenly had an idea, "You say, letting Rosward come with me to Fish-Man Island, how about that idea?"
Rosse still remembered, back when he first subdued Zephyr, Rosward had even competed with him in bidding.
Although he ultimately won by casually bidding a high price, it still left a small annoyance.
And now, the CP0 from Rosward's family had gone to Fish-Man Island, this made him care even more.
Fish-Man Island was his private territory; he didn't want other families interfering.
"Whitebeard won't go in person," Saint Saturn reminded.
His meaning was clear.
If Whitebeard went in person, then others would believe that Rosward had truly died by accident.
But if even Whitebeard didn't go, then given Rosse's strength, no one would believe Rosward died by accident.
"I'm not his nanny. If he dies accidentally in Fish-Man District while I'm in the Ryugu Kingdom, how could that fall on me?", Rosse shrugged.
"Then, can you accept Fish-Man Island being hit with a Buster Call?", Saint Saturn sneered.
Rosse had even brought Otohime into the family. With her personality, how could she possibly stand by while Fish-Man Island was Buster Called?
"That's great. Just send Kuzan, Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp. I'm just an ordinary Celestial Dragon, I can't stop the World Government's decision," Rosse wasn't concerned at all, even wore a smile.
Fish-Man Island receiving a Buster Call, what did that have to do with him?
Sure, it was his private territory, but now it was full of rebels.
Before the Buster Call cleared them out, he could just send Borsalino and Sakazuki for secret support, and extract any useful people in advance.
Besides, he didn't care one bit about the lives of fish-men.
As long as Otohime and those mermaids were unharmed, that was enough.
"You sure have your calculations figured out. Fine, do as you please. If it happens, I'll raise it at the Five Elders meeting according to your proposal. Just so happens Kuzan and Garp have been dissatisfied with us lately," Saint Saturn didn't object either. In fact, this matter was beneficial on multiple fronts.
It allowed Rosse to control both fish-men and mermaids, struck at other families, and even suppressed some unruly members of the navy.
The only cost they had to bear was the fallout from Rosward's death.
After all, a Celestial Dragon being killed would cause a huge global uproar.
But if no other Celestial Dragons died, their plan could still go forward.
Having been one of the Five Elders for so many years, he was all too aware of the foundations of the other families.
Even if some families looked like they had declined, they still had several anchors of power.
With the strength Rosse had accumulated now, even adding the entire navy, they still weren't qualified to challenge the other Five Elders.
If they dared make a move, they would be swarmed by the families of other Celestial Dragons.
Not to mention, the one on the throne possessed means to instantly kill him.
Thinking of this, Saint Saturn trembled all over and looked at Rosse with a warning, "Without strength that surpasses the current limits, don't even think about taking reckless action."
"Got it," Rosse raised an eyebrow slightly, and seeing how serious Saint Saturn was, his gaze also became more solemn.
He understood what Saint Saturn was referring to.
Saint Saturn definitely understood the strength of the one on the throne better than he did.
Just this sentence alone was enough to prove that the one on the throne had already surpassed into a new realm.
That realm, as far as Rosse knew, had only been reached by Joy Boy and the ancient sun god.
And it had already been 800 years, who knew how far that person had gone in that realm?
Even having just stepped into that realm's strength made Rosse feel insecure.
By the power scaling of this world, during S-rank battles, A-ranks were completely irrelevant, they could be taken down in a single move.
By extension, in SS-rank battles, even S-ranks might be totally useless.
His current base stat power was still not quite 21 million, and recently he hadn't gained much, as killing small fries gave too few points.
To reach a level above S-rank, he would need a full 50 million power points.
To collect that, he'd have to kill at least five S-ranks.
Kaido, Blackbeard, Golden Lion, Rayleigh, Gaban…
Thinking of each of these strong men waiting to be slaughtered, a flicker of anticipation passed through Rosse's eyes.
The road ahead was long.
After chatting with Saint Saturn for a while, Rosse left with a relaxed expression.
With Saint Saturn backing him, it saved him a lot of effort.
At least with Saint Saturn stationed in the Holy Land, he could boldly move about and make plans.
Leaving Saint Saturn's study, Rosse followed the directions given by his Observation Haki and found Otohime and Rouge at a side palace near the lake.
This was where Rouge had been arranged to live, and where Ace was currently staying.
"Lord Rosse!", Seeing Rosse appear here, Rouge's face lit up with surprise.
"How have you been these days?", Rosse smiled, gave Rouge a hug, and applied a bit of pressure with his hand.
"Very well. I'm truly grateful you took in me and my son," Rouge lowered her head slightly. Feeling the ache in her lower back, her face flushed faintly.
She spoke from the heart.
These past few months had been incredibly peaceful for her.
No need to worry about sudden danger, just quietly watching Ace grow up every day.
Whatever she needed, someone would immediately bring it to her, she didn't have to worry about anything.
Except for Rosse not being around, there was nothing bad about this place.
Unfortunately, Rosse often had to go out to sea and couldn't stay with her all the time.
But Rouge was a content woman. She only hoped that after Rosse returned, he would visit and spend time with her occasionally.
After all, her identity was special, she wasn't qualified.
"Ah!", Rouge suddenly felt herself lift off the ground, Rosse had already picked her up.
Sensing the direction Rosse was heading, Rouge struggled a little, "Lord Rosse, Sister Otohime is still with Ace!"
"No worries. She's a patient person, she can definitely play with Ace nicely."
Rosse laughed and walked into the palace without pausing.
Now that he was back, of course it was time to share the love equally.
He never thought there was anything wrong with Rouge's identity. In his eyes, Roger's "problem" was actually a bonus stat.
"Mm…", Rouge showed a helpless expression on her face.
That wasn't what she was worried about.
Otohime was indeed patient, though she hadn't been around long, Rouge could already see that.
But Rosse always took too long.
It would be at least an hour, how could the others not notice?
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