Time passed, and minutes felt like hours; just when Mark was starting to think Saturn knew he was secretly using life return, Saturn abruptly stopped.
He casually took his hand back and turned towards Charles.
This made all the stress inside Mark's heart go away, letting him breathe a sigh of relief.
Saturn didn't look at Mark after that, and simply spoke to Charles.
"I don't know what is happening, but Mark Rose isn't sick."
"For some reason his body is changing; he needs a lot of food to let this transformation happen."
"This kind of thing happens once in a while; it's a rare phenomenon, but it's something natural."
Looking towards Luna, he sharpened his eyes and spoke further.
"The latest occurrence of such a phenomenon was with one of the pirate emperors, Charlotte Linlin, also called Big Mom."
"She was born normal but changed after turning a few years old."
"Although Mark's change isn't at the level of Charlotte Linlin, his body is also changing."
Pausing for a second to think of someone he could compare Mark to, someone that Luna might know, Saturn said.
"After his transformation is over, Mark's body will be comparable to the Marine Hero Garp's well-trained body."
"While Garp gained his strength bit by bit throughout the years, Mark, on the other hand, will reach his maximum potential naturally."
The Elder saw that both Luna and Charles understood what he was talking about, so he stopped explaining.
He then looked towards Mark with a smile.
"You are in no danger as long as you keep up your food intake."
"The constant hunger will go away when your transformation is over."
Tapping his cane on the floor, Saturn said gently but firmly.
"Visit me when you feel better; you are reaching your maximum potential without any time to adjust to your growing power."
"You won't be familiar with your strength, nor will you know how to use it efficiently."
"This can cause a lot of problems; we need to get this under control as soon as possible."
"I will help you with that."
Looking towards Mark's parents, Saturn said one last thing.
"It is the eternal pride of celestial dragons that Mark can undergo this transformation."
"You can come to Castle Pangaea and claim the symbol of glory for the Rose family."
Luna and Charles Rose puffed their chests with pride. Now that they knew Mark was going to be fine, they were happy that their Rose family would have one more honor added to them.
"That is all."
"Be sure to tell me when you're better."
"And remember, the process of controlling your strength might be painful."
A magic circle opened beneath him once more, and Saint Saturn vanished soon after; only his last words were still echoing in the room.
"But you must already know that; your drive for strength is clearly there."
As soon as Saturn left Mark's room and reappeared in his own room, his eyes sharpened.
'Mark's body transformation is pushing him to the peak of his potential.'
'He has a strong observation haki; and he was able to stay calm in my presence.'
'There is a high chance that Mark Rose is conqueror like us; he either has king's haki or he will gain it later.'
Saint Saturn had come to the Rose estate in hopes of visiting Mark; multiple doctors had visited the Rose family since Luna's scream this morning.
He had questioned those doctors and found out that Mark was feeling abnormally hungry.
The Elders had unanimously decided this was worth looking into; Mark was a God's Knight after all.
But Saturn didn't think he would find something so amazing after his visit.
'Just in case, we should tell Im sama about this.'
Saint Saturn thought while walking towards the rest of the Elders; they will hold a discussion, and if they feel the need to, they will let Im know about this.
A mutated body with possible King's Haki isn't something to take lightly, especially when Mark isn't as stupid as the rest of their descendants.
They needed to put Mark on the right path; he was a celestial dragon, and strong men like him were rare amongst his group.
_Step_
Walking through brilliantly lit hallways, Saturn made his way towards the Elder's room.
He had a slow and steady pace; only the tapping of his cane was sounding in the empty hallways.
It took him a minute to reach the room his fellow elders were sitting in.
_Knock_
_Knock_
"It's me."
Saint Saturn knocked on the door and opened it right after.
Closing the door behind him, Saturn made his way to his exclusive seat; his fellow Elders were already in their given positions.
"What happened?"
Saint Mars asked after Saturn took his seat.
"Mark Rose is undergoing a transformation; there is a possibility that he has King's Haki."
Because this was a talk between Elders, Saturn didn't have to explain what he meant by transformation or why he knew Mark had King's Haki.
The Elders were mentally connected and had worked with each other for such a long time, that they didn't need any explanations to understand each other.
"A transformation? How strong is he?"
Saint Peter questioned from the side; Saturn thought about it for a while before saying.
"Physical fitness is around Garp's level; if he learns Haki, he should be able to match him in his prime."
The Elders became silent and thought about this for a few minutes.
"A strong body, will of the king, and a desire for strength."
"He might be hard to control."
Said Saint Ethan while holding his sword tighter, but Saint Topman Valcurie had a different opinion.
"He is born and raised here; he will understand his position."
Ethan thought about this a while before nodding in agreement with Valcurie.
"Indeed, he has a positive attitude towards us and his status as a God's Knight."
"He should understand his position."
The Elders become silent once more; they mostly agreed with Valcurie and wanted to keep Mark on their side.
But Mark's situation was special, they couldn't make a direct decision without consulting their one and only overlord.
"Before we decide his position, we should tell the great Im about his situation."
Saint Mars said the thing that was on everyone's mind.
"Yes."
"Yes."
"Yes."
"Yes."
Every Elder agreed to this opinion one by one; they had unanimously decided to ask Im's opinion on the matter before making their decision.
After all, Im's decision was their command; it was up to Im to decide Mark's fate.