Seeing Issho's expression, Cyrus knew the swordsman hadn't understood his metaphor.
"Let's go, I'll explain while we train somewhere. Robin, bring Baby 5 along." Cyrus stood up as he spoke, then called out toward the hallway.
Robin quickly peeked in, nodded at Cyrus, then withdrew her head.
Hearing this, Issho also stood up and followed Cyrus outside.
When they went out, Robin was already waiting with Baby 5, who was now dressed in her maid outfit.
"Let's go. Training under gravity's influence will greatly improve your strength too," Cyrus waved at Baby 5 as he spoke.
Dressrosa was quite prosperous.
This had been true both during King Riku's rule and after Doflamingo violently seized power.
After all, it was the first island along one route after entering the New World, famously known as the Country of Love and Passion.
Simply put, it had massive passenger flow.
Thus, this massive island was basically fully developed. But if one insisted on finding a quiet place, it was still possible.
The four... or rather six of them arrived at the dense forest on the western side of the island.
Cyrus turned and waved toward the rear.
Violet emerged with her niece, looking somewhat embarrassed to be caught trailing them.
"Since you're here, you might as well join us." Violet's ability, when used well, could be considered strategic-level.
Even if he hadn't planned to have Violet board his ship, Cyrus intended for her to join the Hunter Guild.
Hum!
Several gravity fields of varying intensity appeared under Issho's precise control.
Rebecca, with her much weaker physique, was immediately pressed flat against the ground by the gravity.
"Make it stronger!"
Feeling the gravity acting on him, Cyrus said to Issho.
"Unless I use my full power, my ability has limited effect on you. And..." Issho faced Cyrus, observing him carefully with his Observation Haki. "I'm wondering—have you become stronger again?"
When Issho asked this, he had already confirmed the truth in his heart.
"Yes, just a little bit stronger." Hearing this, Cyrus didn't hide the truth.
His physique had broken through its limits again, though now every point increase brought massive, exponential improvements.
It seemed that as the numerical value grew higher, each additional point became significantly stronger than the previous point increases.
"You really are strange..." Issho didn't complete his thought about calling Cyrus a freak, but the meaning came across clearly.
Even when getting stronger, one needs to progress step by step, with at least some discernible pattern. No one suddenly becomes that much stronger so obviously.
Moreover, at Cyrus's level of power, how could his strength still be increasing so rapidly?
Simply put, it defies all logic.
"Guess this will have to do!" Feeling the gravity pressing on his body, Cyrus began his training.
Among the other four people, three were clearly struggling to adapt, with only Robin appearing noticeably more at ease in the field.
"Now can you tell us how you plan to deal with the World Government?"
Sitting on a rock not far from Cyrus, Issho rolled his blind eyes in his direction.
"You should understand very well that once conflict erupts between you and the World Government, it could bring enormous disaster to the entire world." Issho's expression was serious, as he clearly recognized the global significance of this matter.
"You're absolutely right, which is why I said we need to boil the frog slowly." Knowledge from his previous life often made Cyrus's tactical thinking more dynamic in most situations.
"So what does that actually mean?"
"The World Government fears my abilities, worried that I might assault Mary Geoise again," Cyrus adjusted his breathing while explaining to Issho during his kata.
"Correct," Issho acknowledged this point.
He also believed that if Cyrus truly wanted to, he could probably strike again and completely destroy Mary Geoise.
"But doing so would immediately escalate the conflict to its peak. The confrontation might then spread across all seas, bringing complete disaster to the entire world, just as you said. However, precisely because they fear I might do this, they've learned to carefully follow certain rules. You saw that conscription newspaper, right?"
"You mean...?" Issho fell into deep thought.
Robin, who was training nearby, pricked up her ears while continuing her physical exercises, turning her full attention toward Cyrus.
As for the other three, they currently had absolutely no mental capacity to listen to Cyrus and Issho's conversation.
"Exactly. As long as I don't launch direct, massive assaults against Mary Geoise or the World Government, they don't dare provoke me directly either. Even with their weakened forces, they have to maintain this delicate stance. Right now, I serve as a strategic deterrent that prevents the World Government from acting recklessly."
Hearing Cyrus's words, Issho lowered his head in contemplation, seemingly digesting the explanation. Robin, however, appeared highly thoughtful.
"So, the Hunter Guild?"
After pondering for a moment and fully processing Cyrus's explanation, Issho finally understood what the Guild Master planned to do next.
"Yes, the Hunter Guild, though it's not just about the Hunter Guild itself. After my recent actions, the Celestial Dragons are no longer untouchable gods. More people will begin actively considering resistance against the World Government." Cyrus straightened up while speaking, adjusting his breathing under the intense gravitational pressure before slowly beginning his martial arts practice.
His body produced continuous cracking sounds like popping beans.
"The World Government is powerful, especially in its control over Paradise and the Four Seas, but it's already on the decline. As time passes, the World Government will grow progressively weaker, even with their massive conscription efforts. By the time the World Government realizes they must fundamentally change or face destruction, they'll have already lost the capacity to resist."
Cyrus looked at Issho's whitened eyes and continued, "Of course, this is the most ideal scenario. What actually happens next will require us to wait and see. The World Government might wake up prematurely and directly provoke a war. But there's no need to worry in the short term—we have plenty of time."
For Cyrus, the longer this world remained stable, the more advantageous it was.
On one hand, his rate of growth was his greatest asset; on the other, it allowed the Hunter Guild to quietly develop further.
As for the World Government, as long as they believed there were alternative solutions, they wouldn't dare overturn the table.
Much like the superpowers from his previous life. Mutual deterrence.
Cyrus didn't want to see a war that would engulf the entire world, while the World Government—or more precisely, the Celestial Dragons—didn't want to provoke Cyrus into storming Mary Geoise again.
Thus, the upcoming conflict wouldn't be directly between Cyrus and the Celestial Dragons, but rather proxy disputes between the World Government and the Marines against the Hunter Guild, the Revolutionary Army, and other unaligned factions.
But that was sufficient.
Both his personal growth and the Hunter Guild's development now had the time they desperately needed.
"I understand!" Issho pondered deeply before finally nodding slightly and speaking.
Indeed, based on his reflections, the political situation Cyrus described was currently the best possible outcome.