New World, on the Red Force ship, the Red Hair Pirates were silent as they listened to Ryuen's words from the Den Den Mushi.
Ryuen really knew about Imu's existence.
But what surprised them even more was that, despite this, the Dream Exploration Team was still determined to join forces with the Marines, the Revolutionary Army, and the Sea King Poseidon to launch an attack on Mary Geoise.
What did this mean?
Did they have enough confidence and strength to fight that legendary being?
Or had they found some way to deal with... or even completely destroy Imu?
Many guesses rushed through the minds of everyone on deck, but no one could give a definite answer.
Just then, Shanks could no longer hold back his doubts, and he interrupted Rayleigh's conversation on the Den Den Mushi, saying, "Mr. Ryuen, if we're not wrong, the Sea King Poseidon is now under the control of your Dream Exploration Team, right...?".
Ryuen's affirmative reply quickly came from the other end of the line:
"That's right! Shanks, I didn't expect you to return from Laugh Tale so soon. But for now, I can't let you leave the New World so easily! After all, we've discovered someone else who looks exactly like you. With your intelligence, you should be able to understand why, right?". Ryuen told the truth without holding back.
Because the sudden appearance of those super-giant sea kings, and their success in stopping the Red Hair Pirates, could not be hidden.
This ability to command sea kings, in the entire world, could only be done by the legendary Ancient Weapon - the Sea King Poseidon!
Whether it was the famous Roger Pirates or the Red Hair Pirates who had just returned from the mysterious land of Laugh Tale, their understanding of the sea and its secrets would make it easy for them to guess the key.
However,
What was most surprising was that when Ryuen mentioned someone who looked exactly like Shanks, none of the other members of the Red Hair Pirates, including Mr. Rayleigh, showed even the slightest surprise on their faces.
This situation was too strange, and it clearly showed that they already knew about this matter, and perhaps there were major secrets hidden behind it.
…
After a brief but heavy silence, Shanks' low and magnetic voice finally broke the suffocating stillness:
"Ryuen, I think you might be misunderstanding something. It's true that I and that person both have Celestial Dragon blood, but I've never truly agreed with Imu's so-called ideas. In my opinion, only Joy Boy's great ideals can bring long-awaited lasting peace to this vast sea. Only when the grand kingdom he imagined is built can all the different races living in this world completely eliminate their prejudices and discrimination, and live together in harmony and prosperity!".
Hearing Shanks' naive words, a sneer appeared on Ryuen's face.
He replied:
"Heh heh heh~ Shanks, if it was eight hundred years ago, Joy Boy's ideals might have solved the problems of the sea, as you said. Because we don't know what the sea was like eight hundred years ago. But now it's been eight hundred years! Shanks, how can you be so naive and think that the people and ideas of eight hundred years ago are suitable for the sea today? Okay, I won't talk to you anymore for now. Before we take down Imu, you can't leave that place."
"As for what you do after this is over, I don't care. But, Shanks, I think I should give you a piece of advice. Joy Boy may not be as simple as you think. Because those Poneglyphs were created by him. You only learned about the history of eight hundred years ago through the Poneglyphs. But how do you know that what's written on the Poneglyphs is correct? I hope you can think about it during this time...".
"Click~".
After Ryuen finished speaking, he hung up the Den Den Mushi without giving Shanks and the others any chance to respond.
On the New World side, looking at the Den Den Mushi that had closed its eyes, all the members of the Red Hair Pirates, and Rayleigh, were shocked.
Because, about what was written on the Poneglyphs, the Roger Pirates and the Red Hair Pirates didn't seem to have ever doubted it!
But…
As Ryuen said, the Poneglyphs on the sea were created by the people of Wano Country at Joy Boy's request.
But who can be sure that what Joy Boy said is the complete truth of the history of more than eight hundred years ago?
Before this moment, they had never thought about this question.
But Ryuen's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's hearts, causing them to deeply question the truth of the Poneglyphs, which they had believed in for so long, for the first time.
Robin was the same as them.
She was also shocked by Ryuen's guess at this moment.
Since the Ohara incident, she had been dedicated to finding the missing 100 years of history.
But now, suddenly hearing Ryuen's different point of view, that the history recorded on the Poneglyphs might be one-sided and wrong?
This made it difficult for Robin to accept.
If the history recorded on the Poneglyphs was wrong, then what was the price that Ohara paid for it?
Seeming to notice Robin's strangeness, Ryuen said softly to Robin:
"Sister Robin, don't think too much about random things. After all, this is just my guess. And, most importantly, does it matter if the history recorded on the Poneglyphs is wrong?"
"You just want to find those Poneglyphs, or rather, you want to find the missing 100 years of history recorded on the Poneglyphs. As for whether the recorded history is true or false, it's impossible to investigate now, and we can't do anything about it. Because it's been eight hundred years, that's something that can't be changed. It doesn't matter whether it's true or false. History is always written by the victors. Like the Celestial Dragons today, aren't there still people in the sea who believe that they are the creators? In my opinion, the most important thing about history is that it records the real time. Only time is real".
"Only time is real...". Robin murmured in a daze.
A few seconds later, she slowly came back to her senses, smiled at the mirror and said:
"I understand, thank you, Ryuen~".
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