Nah; even if ya try ta do things yer own way, you'll have ta follow fate's plans sooner or later. Worked better than I could've hope fer, though! I wound up killin' Pops much sooner than I would've if I had tried resistin' fate an' stickin' ta my old plan!

...Zehahahahahahahaha! Sounds like the perfect sorta way ta start my era! Kinda figured somethin' like that'd happen, though; all those silver medalists thinkin' they've got a chance now, people like you an' Straw Hat who've been growin' stronger at a decent rate, plus a buncha rookies inspired by Pops' last words... it'd be chaos even if the Marines weren't so full o' themselves!