An Ancient Weapon, huh…
Both the Revolutionary Army and the Marines had considered this possibility. Among the three known Ancient Weapons, the Marines only knew that the Celestial Dragons held Uranus.
As for Pluton and Poseidon, they had vanished without a trace.
"If the Dream Exploration Team really has one of the Ancient Weapons, then things will be much easier. With that kind of power, they could definitely help us bring peace to the seas quickly," Vice Admiral Tsuru said seriously.
"It's still too early to talk about that," Sabo replied. "Vice Admiral Tsuru, why don't you first tell us the situation on the World Government's side?"
The only thing on his mind was getting rid of the Celestial Dragons as soon as possible.
After exchanging a look with Akainu, Tsuru took a stack of documents from her aide and began to speak.
"All the information we have on the Celestial Dragons is in here. Go through it first, and we'll talk more after."
Dragon took the documents with a serious look, then split them into three parts—one for Sabo, one for Ivankov, and one for himself.
The place went quiet, and the only sound left was the soft rustling of pages, as if time itself was turning with each flip.
As the three of them neared the end, their faces changed—they looked completely shocked. The contents were beyond anything they had expected.
"Vice Admiral Tsuru, have the Marines really confirmed this?"
"All five Elders are Mythical Zoan-type Devil Fruit users, and they have powerful healing abilities?" Sabo stared at Tsuru, his voice low but filled with disbelief.
"It's been confirmed. During Ryuen's operation in Mary Geoise, Saint Mars clearly showed insane regeneration abilities," Tsuru replied with a heavy tone, nodding.
"Figarland Garling... He actually took over the seat left behind after Saturn died and became one of the Five Elders. Does that mean he also has this crazy healing power?" Dragon asked, feeling a chill down his spine.
This World Government, which had ruled the seas for 800 years, was clearly hiding things far beyond what it showed on the surface.
Tsuru nodded slightly.
"Based on what we know so far, that seems to be the case. It might be some kind of special power granted only to the Five Elders. And if Garling has become one of them, he probably has that ability too."
"We've spoken with Ryuen. He believes the Five Elders' insane healing ability most likely comes from that mysterious figure among the Celestial Dragons—Imu."
"But even now, no one has ever seen Imu's true form, and we don't know what kind of powers or abilities he has."
"Still, judging from what we do know, Imu clearly has the strength to completely overpower the Five Elders. Otherwise, how could people that strong stay under him for 800 years?"
After hearing all this, Dragon and the others didn't respond right away. They were stunned by just how strong the Celestial Dragons really were.
Tsuru didn't say anything else either.
...
After a moment, Dragon finally pushed down his shock.
"I didn't expect the Celestial Dragons to have one of the Ancient Weapons—Uranus. No wonder they've ruled the seas for 800 years. But... the Saint Flame mentioned in the documents—has it really ended up in the Dream Exploration Team's hands?"
Tsuru nodded.
"That's right."
"Not long ago, Saint Saturn left Mary Geoise to retrieve the Saint Flame. But no one expected Ryuen to actually kill him!"
Dragon's face turned even more serious.
"At this point, I have reason to believe that the Dream Exploration Team may really have one of the Ancient Weapons in their hands."
"If the Holy Flame can truly activate Uranus, then it's very likely it can also activate Poseidon or Pluton. In other words, they have the ability to use the Ancient Weapons!"
"Maybe that's why they're so confident when they say they can calm the chaos of the seas!"
Sabo spoke up then. He looked around and said:
"In that case, we can start making a plan. But the most important thing is—we'll need Mr. Ryuen's help!"
"From what we know so far, only Mr. Ryuen's flames can stop or even destroy the Gorosei's ability to regenerate. We'll need to talk to him about this!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru nodded. "Ryuen already knows. He'll take care of that when the time comes…"
Then, the group began discussing their plan.
~~~~~~~
Dressrosa Kingdom.
Ryuen never expected such a huge crowd to come and welcome them.
The port was packed, shoulder to shoulder, with people everywhere. The scene was so grand and overwhelming, it looked like a giant wave—and the whole Dream Team stood there, stunned.
With waves of thunderous cheers, the Dream Ship slowly docked at the port.
As the members of the Dream Team stepped off the ship one by one, the crowd on the dock shouted as loud as they could, trying to make sure their voices reached the sky, afraid the Dream Team wouldn't hear how happy they were.
Once everyone from the Dream Team had stepped onto Dressrosa's land, the Riku royal family—led by Rebecca—walked gracefully toward them to welcome them.
"Welcome, honored members of the Dream Team, to the Kingdom of Dressrosa!"
"Here, on behalf of all the people of this kingdom, I sincerely thank you for exposing the evil plot of the Donquixote family. Because of you, we've been able to reunite with the family we thought we lost forever." Her face was filled with emotion, like a fire burning brightly in her heart.
She wanted to act more reserved, like a real queen.
But she just couldn't help it!
Because if the Dream Team hadn't revealed Doflamingo's scheme, she might never have had a chance to be with her family again, to live with her father in peace.
And the whole country would still be suffering under Doflamingo's control!
"Hehehe~"
"You're Rebecca, right?"
"No need to thank us! We didn't really do that much, so don't give us all the credit." Nami smiled brightly and walked lightly up to Rebecca.
The rest of the Dream Team looked at the girl in front of them, who was about the same age as Angela, and suddenly felt the two girls were like threads woven from the same fate.
Angela was thirteen, and Rebecca had just turned fourteen.
What stood out even more was how much they'd both been through—so many hardships as children, and in the end, both became rulers of their own nations, thanks to the Dream Team.
After exchanging a few friendly words with King Riku III, Violet, and the others, Ryuen followed the Riku family away from the port and headed toward the palace—Rebecca and her people had already prepared a grand banquet.
---
You can read 10 Chapters ahead on my
pat reon.com/GMadman