How strong is the World Government exactly?
It's difficult to say, but it certainly isn't weak.
By the time of the Elbaf arc, almost the entire sea except for Hachinosu Island where Teach resides consisted of Luffy's allies.
Even the Blackbeard Pirates shared a similar stance with Luffy when it came to opposing the World Government.
If you think about it, the people fighting the World Government in the final battle would at least include the Straw Hat Grand Fleet, the Elbaf Giant Race, the Red Hair Pirates, Cross Guild, the Revolutionary Army, the Marine dove faction, a group of Supernovas... and perhaps even the Blackbeard Pirates, the Whitebeard remnants, the Roger remnants, and the Wano Country remnants.
It can be said that, apart from the Marine hawk faction led by Akainu and Aramaki, almost everyone in the final circle would become an enemy of the World Government.
So another question arises.
Excavator... scratch that!
How powerful must the World Government be to withstand such an ordeal?
Imu could even execute a member of the Gorosei on a whim under such circumstances.
Of course, the final combat power of the protagonist's side will inevitably surpass that of the World Government.
At the very least, the main characters cannot die, and not too many of the allies who come to assist can die either.
Otherwise, "One Piece" would turn into a tragic healing manga like "Akame ga Kill!"
Most likely, it will follow the usual pattern of battles one-on-one duels.
Or perhaps Imu, like Teacher Kaido, will take on everyone alone.
In any case, the hard power between both sides will not differ too greatly.
The Ohara incident plays an extremely important role in the developments that follow.
The agreement between Dragon and Vegapunk was formed during this period.
Later characters such as Kuma and Kizaru were also connected to that meeting.
If Black interfered too much and destroyed that meeting, it would weaken the future strength of the Revolutionary Army.
An even more serious problem lies with Elbaf.
Originally, the agreement between King Harald and the World Government was to train Elbaf warriors to serve as mercenaries for the Government.
The Giant Race Marine Vice Admirals originated from this arrangement.
However, the God's Knights later arrived in Elbaf and kidnapped more than a dozen children, including Jabra's son, Corone.
Somaz broadcast the message to all of Elbaf.
Not only did he demand that the Giant Race swear eternal allegiance to the World Government, he also demanded the destruction of all schools and libraries in Elbaf.
Because these actions violated the agreement once made between Harald and the World Government.
You should be training warriors! Mercenaries! You should be diligently cultivating your strength!
Stop wasting time researching strange knowledge.
This became one of the core conflicts between Elbaf and the World Government.
And where did those schools and libraries originate?
A large portion of them came from Ohara.
If Black became too active during the Ohara incident, it could greatly influence Elbaf's later stance.
If the God's Knights had not clashed with the Giant Race at that time, and without such a powerful ally as Elbaf, Luffy might have been worn down by endless waves of God's Knights before even reaching Imu.
Receiving the Kaido treatment, Luffy might end up asking Imu, "What kind of world is your dream?"
For Black, who intends to ascend the throne himself, he must carefully balance the strength of both sides, doing his best to ensure that the battle ends with both sides suffering heavy losses.
Ideally, no one would be left standing just like in "Akame ga Kill."
It wasn't until the afternoon that Koala finally found her balance point of strength.
The water skin slightly deformed within her hands.
Ripples spread across the surface of the water, but it did not spill.
Perona, sitting beside her, had already collapsed onto the ground, exhausted, with her tongue hanging out.
Robin tried to maintain her usual elegance, but the large drops of sweat on her forehead completely ruined the effect.
Stella watched everyone with gentle, doting eyes.
Mandy remained expressionless, standing beside them like a stone statue.
Black stood up and walked toward Koala.
"Remember this feeling. This is control."
"Yes, Captain!"
Koala nodded vigorously.
Bang!
The water skin burst open, nearly splashing Black.
Black's face darkened.
"Continue tomorrow."
With that, he turned and walked away.
Koala scratched her head awkwardly and whispered:
"Um... I didn't mean to..."
Compared with her previous habit of kneeling down to wipe the floor at the slightest mistake, this was already a huge improvement.
Stella quickly stepped forward to comfort her.
"It's alright. Keep practicing tomorrow. I believe you'll soon be able to control your strength."
Encouraged by Stella's gentle smile, Koala also smiled.
This time it was no longer the forced expression Black once called a "survival smile," but a genuine smile that came from the bottom of her heart.
Meanwhile, on Covenias Island.
Aramaki had quietly followed another group investigating the archaeological team.
Just like Black, Aramaki chose to observe the other party using Observation Haki.
However, Aramaki did not possess Black's extremely long-range Observation Haki.
Therefore, whenever he observed the other side, his presence would occasionally appear within their own Observation Haki.
Aramaki had no choice but to pretend to be a genuine pirate captain, acting domineering and arrogant.
To be honest, his acting skills were not very good.
But even though CP was an intelligence organization, they were like most people in this world not particularly perceptive and they failed to notice anything unusual about Aramaki.
When those people gathered together, Aramaki found a spot on the street at a moderate distance and continued observing them with Observation Haki.
Six people had already gathered inside the room where the CP agents were meeting.
"How's the situation? Have you found it?"
The sentence was not spoken, but sung.
Not only sung, but also accompanied by the sound of an accordion.
The others were already accustomed to this behavior.
"Ackerman, can you stop playing that broken accordion? It sounds terrible!"
Rasky complained before pulling out a sea chart.
"According to the island residents, the target moved in this direction."
He drew a line across the chart.
"This direction... is it Ranna Island?"
Newman glanced at the sea chart before pulling out his pocket watch.
"It will take at least 1 day, 14 hours, 46 minutes, and 42.79 seconds to reach Ranna Island from here, with an error margin not exceeding 0.3 seconds."
Everyone ignored Newman, the obvious lunatic.
Rasky concluded:
"In that case, we'll prepare to depart."
Suddenly, the ground beneath their feet began to tremble.
A vine burst out of the soil.
The CP agents quickly dodged, only to discover that the vine did not attack.
Instead, it simply blossomed into a flower with a smiling face at the top.
The CP agents looked at each other in confusion, unsure what had just happened.
After accomplishing this, Aramaki his achievements and reputation carefully hidden had already disappeared without a trace.
Back on the ship, Aramaki ordered the crew to set sail toward Ranna Island.
He needed to arrive before the CP agents.
However, he had used a bit too much force when seizing the ship earlier, leaving it in less than ideal condition.
Aramaki was not confident he could outrun the CP.
Therefore, he chose to cause them a little trouble.
As long as they remained suspicious for a few hours, there was no way they could catch up.
The plan was progressing smoothly.