In Roa's ears, the distant giant elephant was roaring continuously. Although it seemed to be just walking forward, raising one giant wave after another on the sea, without even raising its head or opening its mouth, it was indeed making a huge sound. However, it was incomprehensible. To Roa, it was just a meaningless roar.
Beside him, the members of the Roger Pirates had complex expressions. They had to admit that although Roa was a rotten seed whom no one could like, in terms of talent, no one in the long history of pirates could compare to him, could they? His attributes in all aspects were maxed out. He even had the ability to "hear the voice of all things"!
"I can't hear clearly," Roger shook his head. "I can only hear a very loud sound."
"I see." Roa nodded. "Same here."
From this, it seemed that what he possessed was indeed the ability to hear the voice of all things. And Roger didn't seem to be that great at it either. It was normal not to understand. In the original story, both Roger and Luffy couldn't understand what Zunesha was saying. Only Momonosuke could communicate with Zunesha. The ancestors of the Kozuki family indeed had a close relationship with this giant elephant and the country on its back. The strange thing was that although Kozuki Oden also had the ability to hear the voice of all things, he couldn't communicate with Zunesha.
Roa knew that the only people who could communicate with this giant elephant seemed to be Joy Boy and Momonosuke. One might even think Momonosuke was the new Nika. But that brat had disappeared from this world from the root, so for now, he couldn't find anyone who could communicate with this giant elephant.
"Never mind," Roa shrugged. "Let's go get the stone first."
No matter what nonsense Zunesha was spouting, as long as they reached the final island, all the mysteries would be revealed.
"Alright! Quickly get the ship closer!" Roger's face was flushed with excitement. It was so close! He was so very close to his dream of many years! It could be said that after getting this stone, he would be just one step away from the final island!
So, the large ship moved forward quickly and soon came to the bottom of the giant elephant.
"This is too big!!" Buggy looked up at the monstrous object that covered the sky, his voice and body trembling. "How can there be something this big in the world!"
"The ship is close, but captain," the ship's helmsman, Doflamingo, swallowed his saliva. "How do we get on? Our ship can't dock on its back!"
"There's no need for all that trouble," Roa smiled. "Let's go, Roger. Let's get the stone."
Dark fur immediately grew out of his body, and wide wings unfolded on his back. With a gentle flap of his wings, Roa shot up into the sky.
"That's right! If it's just a stone, there's no need to dock!" Roger's eyes lit up. He hurried back to the cabin to get the tracing tools, then said to his companions, "You guys stay here on the sea for now. We'll come back as soon as we get the text!" With that, he used Sky Walk and shot up into the sky. The Sky Walk that Roa had taught him earlier was now also playing a huge role!
"Keep up." Roa led the way with a smile, soaring into the sky.
Roger's speed wasn't slow, and he followed closely behind Roa. "The Minks live on the back of this giant elephant, right? I heard they built a country of their own here."
"Don't worry about it," Roa said casually. "There's no one in this country who can stop us."
"That may be so, but Roa, don't do anything reckless!" Roger cautioned him with a serious expression. "Our goal is just the stone. Don't do anything that causes unnecessary trouble!" He was afraid that Roa would, on a whim, bring disaster to this country. It was already bad enough to steal someone else's property. If he let Roa act recklessly, it would be too much.
"Seriously, what kind of person do you think I am, Roger?" Roa said with a sigh. "I'm not a demon."
You'd better not be.
In any case, the two flew upward at an incredible speed, and soon, they were above the giant elephant. What appeared before them was a lush forest. Roa raised his hand and pointed to a very special large tree in the center of the forest. It had an unusually dense canopy, and below it was a trunk shaped like a whale.
"That's the place."
"What are we waiting for!" Roger couldn't wait and used Sky Walk to shoot forward. Roa naturally flapped his wings and chased after him.
The speed of the two was astonishingly fast, like two meteors soaring above the forest. In less than two minutes, they had passed through the outer parts of the forest.
"Oh! Is this the Minks' country?" Roger looked down with great interest. Below was a town built in the center of the forest. The architectural style was not much different from the mainstream styles on the sea. However, walking on the streets were groups of fluffy Minks who combined human physiques with animal features. This was the Mokomo Dukedom, the country of the Minks.
Roa nodded slightly. Furry is a good culture. I'll have to have a taste sometime.Ah, puberty. Ah, hormones.
At that moment, someone, or rather, some Minks, finally noticed the two people flying over in the sky.
"Is that a bird?"
"It must be a meteor!"
"No! It looks like two people!"
"Oh no, they seem to be heading toward the Whale Forest!"
"Hurry and report to the Duke! They're invaders!"
In the sky, Roa said with a smile, "Looks like we've been found."
"Then let's hurry up!" Roger accelerated again, and Roa couldn't even hear his voice clearly.
You're so kind, Roger. He knew that the longer they delayed, the higher the chance of a fight breaking out. But it didn't matter. Roa didn't plan to do anything to the Minks this time. Yeah, this time. The Snail Fleet was on its way, and they would handle this country. The Minks' strength was decent, especially with their trump card, the Sulong form. In the original story, this form didn't even need a full moon; it could be activated with drugs. Besides, weren't the Minks and the Kozuki family very close? Sigh, it's time for Kozuki Sukiyaki to shine.
Soon, the two arrived in front of the giant whale-shaped tree.
"Where's the entrance?" Roger already sensed a space inside the tree. He was looking around for an entrance when...
"Why bother with all that?" Roa had already smashed down like a meteor.
"Hey! Roa!" Roger didn't have time to stop him and just exclaimed in surprise. Roa had already kicked the surface of the large tree. The internal destruction-level Armament Haki that surged out silently annihilated the wood in front of him. Roa kicked out a wide path. When he stopped, he was already in a spacious area.
In front of him was a huge red Road Poneglyph. And on the wall above this Poneglyph, the Kozuki family crest was carved.
"You're too reckless, you brat!" Roger followed behind Roa, jumping into the hole. He couldn't help but complain. It was always his companions complaining about his reckless style of doing things, but in front of Roa, Roger suddenly felt that he was actually quite well-behaved.
"Just tell me, isn't this fast? Don't you want to see this stone sooner?" Roa just smiled.
"You're right!" Roger's face instantly lit up with a joyous smile. He ran to the large stone in two steps, his eyes filled with delight. The third one! He was only one away!
While thinking this with excitement, Roger began to trace the text on the Poneglyph. At that moment, from the side of the space, outside the closed door on the wall, hurried footsteps were heard.
"They're fast." Roa raised an eyebrow. "Roger, you can't blame me for this, can you?"
Roger, who was busy tracing the text, briefly looked up. "Leave it to me!"
Buzz!
The air suddenly trembled violently! Bolts of dark lightning shot out from his body, instantly penetrating the closed door and spreading outward.
Then. Silence.
"You're so gentle." Roa sighed from the bottom of his heart. Even his Conqueror's Haki was only released to the extent that it would just knock out the people who came from outside the door. The Roger who would angrily destroy a country's army because his companion was offended was, under normal circumstances, a kind man.
"There's no need to make things too complicated!" Roger didn't even turn his head, concentrating on tracing the Poneglyph.
A little while later.
"All right! I'm done!" Roger carefully peeled the traced paper from the stone and folded it. "Only one more left!" He turned around, looking at Roa with a hopeful expression. "Where's the last one?"
"We'll talk about it when we get back." Roa raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the door. "They're coming again."
"How annoying!" Roger cursed in frustration. "Forget it, let's go back first." With that, he shot up and flew back the way they came. Roa naturally followed with ease.
"Who are you people!"
"Invaders! Don't run!"
When they flew up from the tree hole, a group of Minks who had urgently gathered on the ground were stamping their feet in anger. Someone had actually broken into their sacred ground that they had guarded for generations! Among all the Minks, a particularly strong black bear Mink suddenly roared and leaped up, jumping hundreds of meters high and pouncing toward Roa and Roger.
"Invaders! Don't even think about running!!" The jumping power of the Minks was truly astonishing.
"It's Big Brother Bill!"
"That's great! Everything will be alright with the strongest army commander, Big Brother Bill!" The Minks below cheered.
"The strongest?" Roa raised an eyebrow. "Then I'll spare your life." He would still be useful later. Roa gently snapped his fingers, and the air around the pouncing black bear suddenly condensed into a wind sword. With just a single pass around his body, it instantly tore open several large gashes on the body of the raging bear.
"Whoa!" The bear, who didn't even realize what was happening, could only scream as blood splattered across the sky, and he fell down dejectedly.
"Hm?" Roger was a little surprised by this. "You brat, you're actually showing mercy?"
"I told you, I'm not a demon." Roa answered with a smile. Then he paused, quoting a famous person's quote, "Besides, this guy has some strength. It would be a shame for him to die here. Everyone has their time to shine, and the world might be waiting for him to make his appearance."
"Hm?" Roger paused slightly. Hiss. Why did those words sound so strange? They were right, but it just didn't feel like something that should come out of Roa's mouth.
In any case, after taking down the strongest warrior of the Mokomo Dukedom, the two proceeded without any obstacles. They soon passed through the forest, crossed the back of the giant elephant, and descended straight toward the ship on the sea below.
"Ooh!" During the descent, the giant elephant started making noise again.
"Whoa! That's a loud sound!" Roger clutched his ears in discomfort. "What's going on? Is it saying goodbye to us?"
Roa's heart stirred. It was very likely. Zunesha was indeed waiting for someone to inherit Joy Boy's will and find the great treasure! So, the previous sound was a welcome?
But—
"So, Roger, did you understand?" Roa shouted. "Does this ability to hear the voice of all things have any other special uses?" Were there any other hidden mechanisms he didn't know about?
"How would I know! I was just guessing!" Roger shouted back. "I've only triggered it a few times! The most useful thing is being able to roughly hear what a Poneglyph says!"
Roa nodded slowly. That made sense. If he could truly understand, he would have understood in the original story and wouldn't have needed Momonosuke to command Zunesha.
In any case, the two landed safely on the deck of the large ship. As soon as they touched down, everyone immediately gathered around them.
"How was it, Roger!" Olvia, who was holding Robin, asked with an excited expression. "Did you get it?"
"Of course! It was very smooth!" Roger proudly took out the stack of rubbings from his arms and waved them. "The third Road Poneglyph is now in our hands. Now—"
He turned around and looked at Roa.
Olvia also looked at Roa, completely forgetting the disaster Roa had brought to the scholars of Ohara at this moment. Everyone was looking at Roa.
"This is just," Roa's face turned slightly red. "A little embarrassing."
"Don't beat around the bush, Roa!" Roger was impatient. "Where is the last Road Poneglyph? On Hachinosu or in Golden Lion's hands? It can't be with the World Government, can it?"
"Why," Roa smiled, reached into his arms, and took out a stack of papers. "Can't it be in my hands? Surprise!"
The entire ship fell silent.
Roger was stunned, Olvia was dumbfounded, and Rayleigh and Gaban looked bewildered.
And then.
"EHHHHHH!!"
The shriek almost broke the ship.
"It was in your hands all this time?" Roger shouted, clutching his head. The sudden shock was too much for his brain to handle.
"I am one of the Seven Monarchs of the New World. Auntie Linlin has one, why can't I?" Roa looked at everyone's shock with ease and said with a smile.
"You should have it! Roa! You should have it!!" Roger finally reacted, his face flushed with excitement. "So, all four Road Poneglyphs are here now!"
"That's great!" Buggy also cheered, no longer caring about his hostility toward Roa. He jumped up with a smile. "We can go to the final island now!"
"Come on," Roa handed the rubbings to Olvia. "Let's see where that legendary island is."
"Okay." Olvia's hands trembled as she handed her daughter to Roger, then carefully took the rubbings from Roa and the one she just received from Roger. She had memorized the locations recorded on the other two rubbings. Now, she just needed to decipher these two rubbings to get the two locations. The intersection of the four locations was the location of the final island!
She simply spread the two rubbings on the ground and crouched down on the deck to decipher them. Her face was flushed with excitement. The long-cherished wish of Ohara and the answer that everyone had been dreaming of were right in front of her! Although she was very excited, Olvia didn't rush. She carefully deciphered every word and sentence.
Then, she finally looked up, and under everyone's expectant gaze, she said, "A sea chart."
"Here it comes!" Rayleigh, who was already prepared, took out a world map and spread it on the ground, then handed a pen to Olvia. On this map, two red circles had already been drawn in the East Blue and West Blue. Olvia's gaze scanned the map. For a long time, she had memorized the name of every single famous island on this map, and even the names they had used over the past eight hundred years.
So.
After a brief search, Olvia had already drawn a circle in the North Blue.
Finally, there was a circle in the South Blue.
And by connecting the four islands recorded on the four Road Poneglyphs, the intersection of the lines would be the location of the final island!
Wait!
Roa suddenly found a blind spot. Wouldn't this connection be a little too inaccurate? This planet wasn't a flat map; it was a sphere. There should be many ways to connect them, right? Joy Boy, did you mess up this time?
But Olvia didn't care about that. Based on the principle of proximity, she directly connected all four points. And at this moment, the place where the two diagonal lines intersected was—
"How can it be here!" Gaban was dumbfounded.
"No way! That guy Joy Boy is too malicious!" Rayleigh couldn't help but push up his glasses.
"This is the place," Olvia licked her lips. "Besides a location, each Poneglyph also has some meaningless characters. Now that all four stones have been gathered, the meaningless characters also form a sentence, telling us how to get in."
"Get into this, Reverse Mountain!" The place where the two lines intersected was the starting point of the Grand Line, Reverse Mountain!
"I've lived there for so many years, but I didn't find any great treasure!" Crocus, the former lighthouse keeper of the Twin Capes, said with emotion. "For all this time, the great treasure has been right under my nose?"
"No one who set sail from Reverse Mountain would have thought that the final island they were pursuing was right under their feet." Roa raised the corner of his mouth. "The starting point is the ending point, and the beginning is the end. It's quite romantic, isn't it?"
"I don't care if it's romantic or not!" Roger laughed out loud. "Men! Let's go! This time, it's the real final island!"
"OHH!!"
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