On the deck of the colossal floating ship soaring through the sky, Roa began to tell stories of the past.
"As I said before, Imu's full name is Nerona Imu,"
Roa sat cross-legged on the deck leisurely, speaking softly, "He's a very remarkable fellow."
"Eight hundred years ago, this very person, along with nineteen other kings, established the World Government."
"What?"
Golden Lion, who was puffing on a cigar nearby, immediately frowned. "Being an old fossil from eight hundred years ago is one thing, but he was one of the Twenty Founding Kings?"
"It's not just a matter of being one of the twenty kings,"
Roa said with a light chuckle. "That fellow was one of the two main leaders of that Great War eight hundred years ago."
"The Great War?"
Charlotte Linlin's brow was deeply furrowed. "What do you mean? What exactly happened eight hundred years ago?"
"Nothing much,"
Roa said casually. "It was just Imu and a guy named Joy Boy vying for global supremacy."
"The final result was Imu's victory, and thus the Celestial Dragons came to rule this world."
"Joy Boy, you say?"
Kaido's eyes lit up slightly. "That guy who only exists in legends, was he defeated by Imu?"
"Yes, for some inexplicable reason,"
Roa shrugged helplessly. "But regardless of how he won, Imu is indeed the final victor."
"So, you're saying,"
Redfield said solemnly, "That guy has been alive for eight hundred years? And throughout these eight hundred years, he has been secretly manipulating the world?"
"Unbelievable. One person living for eight hundred years is already exaggerated enough, but during those eight hundred years, that person was also secretly pulling the strings of this world?"
"So, the World Government's so-called Empty Throne that no one is supposed to sit on has actually always had an owner, right?"
The Golden Lion scoffed. "They truly have been making a fool of this world all along."
"But how did that guy achieve it? Is it also because of Pure Gold?"
Charlotte Linlin couldn't help but ask curiously.
Although with Pure Gold, the passage of eight hundred years would also be an easily traversable obstacle for them, they hadn't genuinely experienced such a prolonged period. So, it was natural for them to be curious about a true immortal.
"It's probably because of some Devil Fruit ability."
Roa thought for a moment before answering, "I'm not exactly sure about the specifics."
Was it because of Imu's own ability, or the power of the Op-Op Fruit?
To be honest, Roa hadn't completely figured that out either.
After all, the information left by Joy Boy was from over eight hundred years ago, and much of it was outdated.
"Then, Roa,"
The Golden Lion asked, "Did only Imu survive? Did the rest of the twenty kings obediently die off?"
Hearing this, the others' expressions also turned serious.
Indeed, one Imu was already so strong that even Roa had to choose to flee in panic. If there were a few more monsters of that caliber, why even fight? They might as well surrender.
"There only needs to be one king. The world doesn't need more rulers, and I think Imu must have thought the same."
Roa said with a smile, "If there were truly more powerhouses on his level, they would have made an appearance by now, after all, Mary Geoise has been reduced to ruins by us."
The world doesn't need more rulers?
The Golden Lion gave a cold grunt.
"So, Imu is our final enemy, then?"
Kaido grinned. "Is that guy the World Government's last card? Uorororororo! I thought they were hiding some more astonishing power!"
"Kaido, you really have a nerve."
Charlotte Linlin couldn't help but sneer upon hearing that. "Is the power that guy possesses not enough? Could you withstand even a single move from him, you bastard!"
"That guy's strength is indeed frighteningly powerful!"
The Golden Lion's tone also carried a degree of seriousness. He looked at Roa. "Roa, will we win?"
All of them combined could never defeat a monster like Imu.
It had to be Roa; only a monster could fight a monster!
"We will win."
Roa said with a light chuckle. "But we might have to wait a few more years."
"A few years?"
The Golden Lion paused slightly, then, "Gehahahaha! Only a few years? You're certainly confident, kid!"
"Shouldn't I be confident?"
Roa asked curiously in return.
"Gehahahaha! Of course, you should! You are indeed an unprecedented monster!"
The Golden Lion's laughter grew louder.
It took Imu eight hundred years to attain his current strength, and Roa is not even seventeen years old yet.
The future is clear as day.
Roa is a monster destined to surpass all strong figures in history and stand at the very peak!
"However, don't let your guard down because of this,"
Roa said. "The World Government still holds two Ancient Weapons in their hands. That's a power rumored to be able to destroy the world."
"Ancient Weapons?" X4
The Golden Lion, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Redfield all exclaimed simultaneously.
"Wait! Roa! Are you saying that guy Imu holds Ancient Weapons, and two of them!"
Charlotte Linlin asked with a look of astonishment.
"I've never heard of such a thing!"
Kaido was similarly shocked. "If he had Ancient Weapons, why didn't he use them just now?"
"Who knows about that. Maybe something went wrong,"
Roa shrugged. "But the fact that Imu has two Ancient Weapons is indisputable."
"Ancient Weapons, huh?"
The Golden Lion's brow was deeply furrowed. "Are they truly as powerful as the legends claim?"
"There's no need to question it,"
Roa said. "In fact, the world was nearly destroyed eight hundred years ago! In that era, the world still had large landmasses."
"But because of the chaotic fighting with the Ancient Weapons, the sea level rose drastically, and most of the world was submerged. The world we live in now is merely the wreckage of what was!"
"..."
Everyone was completely stunned.
No matter how powerful they were, destroying a single island with their full effort was their limit. Compared to the entire world, they were too insignificant.
Did the Ancient Weapons truly possess such power?
It was no wonder the Celestial Dragons could rule the world for eight hundred years; they had not only monsters like Imu but also invincible weapons!
"Well,"
Seeing the astonished expressions on his comrades' faces, Roa flashed a brilliant smile. "There's no need to worry. We have Ancient Weapons too."
"We do?"
Charlotte Linlin's voice became sharp, filled with shock and disbelief.
"You never told me about this!"
Kaido also quickly demanded, "Roa, what's going on!"
"That's classified for now."
Roa grinned. "In any case, there's no need to fear the Ancient Weapons. We are equal to the World Government in this regard."
"..."
The Golden Lion gave Roa a deep look.
So, it's not just extraordinary strength?
"So, Roa,"
Kaido, however, couldn't contain his curiosity. He raised his voice and loudly asked, "How did you find out so much information?"
"Hmm?"
Roa looked at him with surprise. "Didn't I mention it? I've been to the Final Island."
"..."
The entire place fell silent.
Only the executives of the Calamity Company and the Katakuri siblings, who had heard it from Roa before, had no major reaction.
Everyone else, including the Golden Lion, was utterly dumbfounded.
"You never said that!!!" X N
Katakuri couldn't help but chuckle.
Roa truly has a wicked sense of humor.
"Roa, what is the meaning of this? Is the Great Treasure already in your hands!!"
Charlotte Linlin's voice was now truly screeching, her expression incredibly urgent.
"Yeah, I got it twenty-five or twenty-six years ago."
Roa said, "Otherwise, how do you think this Sky City and all those weapons and artificial humans were created?"
"Twenty-six years ago?"
Redfield was shocked again. "Doesn't that mean you got the Great Treasure before Roger's execution, and that the Great Pirate Era was a scam from the very beginning?"
"That's right,"
Roa lightly chuckled. "Roger and I agreed on it."
The Golden Lion was momentarily stunned, then his pupils contracted.
Roa had said back then that the world was changing because of him!
And the changed world would make him even stronger!
So, the Great Pirate Era was created for this very purpose?
Was the reason Roa could become so terrifyingly strong in such a short time because he had essentially fast-forwarded twenty-five years and arrived directly at this era?
"..."
Kaido was completely frozen, and after a long while, he spat out indignantly, "You bastard! You made a fool of the entire world!"
"Wait! Roa,"
Charlotte Linlin suddenly realized something. "You said the Great Pirate Era was something you and Roger agreed upon? What was your relationship with Roger!"
"Well, forgive me, Aunt Linlin, Uncle Shiki,"
Roa said nonchalantly. "I did find the Final Island with the Roger Pirates, but you wouldn't have passed up that opportunity either, would you?"
"At that time, we were just one step away from the Final Island."
"You rotten little brat!!"
Charlotte Linlin was instantly furious. "That means when we were chasing that bastard Roger back then, you were definitely holding back, right!"
"Don't be angry, Aunt Linlin,"
Roa said with a grin, "As compensation,"
He looked back. "Dylan, do we have any treasure left?"
"There's too much."
Dylan answered with a smile. "Treasure is the one thing we don't lack."
"Then share some with Aunt Linlin."
Roa said with a smile, "That settles it, right?"
The anger instantly vanished from Charlotte Linlin's face. In the blink of an eye, she was all smiles. "That's more like it!"
After all, she hadn't suffered any real losses back then.
Then, the woman's eyes rolled, and she looked at the expressionless Golden Lion. "Mama mama! Shiki, if I remember correctly, you were the one who suffered heavy losses in that battle. Your original executives were all killed! Don't you have anything to say?"
The Golden Lion gave Roa a deep look, then snorted coldly. "What is there for me to say? A loss is a loss. That guy Roger defeated me fair and square! Am I supposed to deny that failure just because this kid had something hidden up his sleeve? What do you take me for!"
"Wow, worthy of Uncle Shiki!"
Roa applauded repeatedly. That breadth of mind was truly extraordinary.
Now, everything was out in the open.
Everyone was happy, so to speak.
Of course, even if they hadn't been happy, it wouldn't have mattered anyway, right?
"In any case,"
Roa clapped his hands forcefully, his smile deepening. "Continue the offensive toward the West Blue and North Blue. This time, we will officially begin the occupation."
"The World Government will never sit idly by,"
Katakuri asked. "The God's Knights will likely still obstruct us. Unless you personally mobilize, it will be hard to take down those guys."
"If I mobilize personally, Imu might not be able to sit still either."
Roa said with a smile, "Besides, isn't a prolonged tug-of-war with the God's Knights a good thing? The more chaotic this world is, the stronger we become!"
He's not even pretending anymore, is he?
Katakuri's eye twitched.
What exactly is going on with this kid? Is he really human?
Are the suffering and pain of the world truly the nourishment for his evolution?
"Let's go all out and raise some hell!"
Roa looked back, surveying everyone around him. "Just like back then, this time, let's concentrate all our power once again!"
"It's hard to say for the whole world, but half of the world is within reach!"
And so, everyone lifted the corners of their mouths.
At this point, there was no turning back.
The war had begun. Apart from victory, there was only destruction!
There was no other choice.
Since that was the case.
"Gehahahaha!"
"Mama mama ma!"
"Uorororororo!"
"Jie-jie-jie-jie-jie!"
Let's fight!
However, despite declaring war, Roa didn't plan to return to the New World with the Golden Lion and the others.
"Fish-Man Island?"
The Golden Lion blew a smoke ring. "At this point, what are you going there for? You can't possibly still expect the Fish-Man Island logistics company to help you sell weapons, can you?"
"That,"
Roa replied, "I want a Fish-Man Legion. We already have a sky fleet. Wouldn't it be cool to have a deep-sea legion too?"
"Now that you mention it, that's true."
Katakuri nodded in agreement. "In the war against the World Government, a Fish-Man Legion would certainly play a crucial role!"
"But the question is,"
Redfield said with interest, "Roa, will Fish-Man Island submit?"
"Huh?"
Roa asked back with a hint of surprise. "Submission or destruction, that's an easy choice, isn't it?"
"Gehahahaha! What else is there to say!"
The Golden Lion burst into laughter. "Then let's split up!"
The main force returned to the New World to officially begin the expansion toward the West Blue and North Blue.
Roa, meanwhile, took a submarine specially made by Judge to Fish-Man Island.
In this way, the first Ancient Weapon could finally be acquired.
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