Heaven Meteor Pavilion, Conference Room.
"Joy Boy returned to his hometown, defeated the royal and noble rulers, and liberated the Sun Kingdom."
"He wanted to spread his ideology to the world, to awaken the people and rulers of other kingdoms."
"But in the end, he failed."
"Outside of the Sun Kingdom, the twenty most powerful nations united and defeated Joy Boy and his followers."
"The Sun Kingdom was also partitioned by the twenty nations and disappeared into history."
"And the masters of the twenty nations were the Twenty Kings at the founding of the World Government."
"Their descendants became the Celestial Dragons."
"..."
Roger's subsequent narration was not much different from Luo Chen's speculation.
The Void Century was the process of struggle where Joy Boy attempted to spread his ideology to the world and was then defeated by the alliance of twenty kingdoms.
History is written by the victors.
After Joy Boy's defeat and death, his deeds and his ideology were erased from the world by the twenty kingdoms.
Joy Boy himself was also smeared by the twenty kingdoms, transforming from a man who went to sea to propagate ideas into a pirate.
In history, the first pirate.
By using the title of "pirate" to smear Joy Boy, they prevented later generations from following in Joy Boy's footsteps.
Of course, before Joy Boy died, he also guessed the possibility of defeat.
So he hid his ideology and the history of his struggle on Laugh Tale, leaving it for later generations to discover.
Ideology is like a spark.
As long as a breath remains, there is always a chance for it to ignite again.
After Roger finished recounting the history of Joy Boy, he stared fixedly at Luo Chen, his face slightly grave.
"In the records left by Joy Boy, eight hundred years ago, Imu was not the main culprit leading to the destruction of the Sun Kingdom."
"At that time, Imu was merely one king among the twenty nations."
"He was far from being able to pose a threat to Joy Boy."
"Hidden behind the scenes of the twenty nations was a massive shadow."
"Joy Boy called it... the God of Darkness."
"It was the God of Darkness who ultimately killed Joy Boy."
As these words were spoken, the people in the conference room looked astonished.
Luo Chen frowned and asked, "God of Darkness? What kind of existence is that?"
He had thought Imu was the final enemy.
Roger suddenly revealed that behind Imu, there was a mysterious God of Darkness.
Eight hundred years ago, Imu was one of the Twenty Kings.
Thinking about it carefully, things were indeed strange.
Joy Boy had already been confirmed to be a user of the Mythical Zoan: Sun God Nika Form.
The Sun God Nika Form should be one of the top-tier abilities among numerous Devil Fruits. It wouldn't even be surprising to call it the strongest Devil Fruit.
An ordinary Devil Fruit user could not possibly defeat Joy Boy.
For Imu, as a king eight hundred years ago, to defeat Joy Boy and survive until now was truly incredible.
If it was by his own power, Luo Chen didn't believe it.
But if there was another powerful and mysterious existence supporting Imu from behind, it would make sense.
Especially with the title "God of Darkness" bestowed by Joy Boy.
Sun God.
God of Darkness.
One light and one dark, existences of the same level.
Roger's expression was solemn as he slowly said, "Joy Boy speculated that the God of Darkness should be an existence that has lived from the ancient times to the present world, circulating within mythological stories."
"In the ancient myths and legends recorded by the Sun Kingdom nine hundred years ago, traces of the God of Darkness could be found."
"Its history of existence is incredibly long; it is an old monster that has remained undying and imperishable for thousands of years."
Nico Robin's face turned slightly pale.
Ancient times could be traced back to five thousand years ago.
In her hometown, the "Tree of Knowledge" of Ohara had just begun to sprout five thousand years ago.
Was there an old monster surviving from that distant era hidden behind Imu?
The light behind Kalifa's glasses flickered as she inadvertently looked at Luo Chen.
She wanted to see what expression Luo Chen would have after knowing this devastating news.
The God of Darkness had lived for more than five thousand years.
It had annihilated Joy Boy.
Facing such a terrifyingly strong enemy, could Luo Chen still remain calm and composed?
Monkey D. Garp, Sengoku, and Tsuru also looked over solemnly.
A terrifying existence from myths and legends of thousands of years ago had become an enemy.
It really made one's scalp tingle and fear arise spontaneously from the bottom of one's heart.
Luo Chen took in all their expressions.
He organized his thoughts and said calmly, "The God of Darkness indeed exceeds expectations."
"But there is no need to worry too much."
"Since it hasn't taken action yet, it must be subject to some kind of restriction."
Luo Chen revealed a gentle smile to comfort everyone. "Do what you need to do and improve your own strength."
"Leave Imu and the God of Darkness to me."
"In addition, do not leak the news about the God of Darkness, so as not to cause panic."
Sengoku and the others nodded silently.
They had experienced many storms and waves, so they quickly adjusted their emotions.
Currently, worrying was useless.
Strengthening themselves was the best and most feasible way to respond.
Luo Chen stood up and smiled. "That's it for the meeting. Everyone, go back."
"Perform your respective duties; there is no need to worry too much."
After saying this, he was the first to leave.
Kalifa and Nico Robin followed him out of the conference room.
Once out the door, Kalifa spoke up. "Luo Chen, I have something to report."
Her expression was hesitant, and her eyes were somewhat evasive.
Luo Chen guessed what Kalifa wanted to say.
So he went to the office with her.
...
Luo Chen sat on the soft leather sofa.
Kalifa, wearing her black OL uniform, bent down to pour tea. Her beautiful body was tense, clearly in a state of nervousness.
Luo Chen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and smiled. "Report what?"
Kalifa placed her hands in front of her, clenching them tightly until green veins showed on the back of her fair hands.
She kept her long legs wrapped in black stockings together, took a deep breath, and confessed:
"Actually, I am an agent of the World Government's CP9 organization."
"I have been lurking by your side all along to transmit intelligence to the Five Elders."
After speaking, Kalifa became even more nervous, her palms sweating.
She didn't dare to look at Luo Chen.
Yet she was very apprehensive about what expression the other party would have.
Rage? Indifference? Killing intent? Or disappointment?
"Oh." Luo Chen chuckled lightly and put down the teacup.
"I knew about this a long time ago."
Kalifa bit her red lip tightly and looked at him.
"Did Admirals Aokiji and Kizaru tell you?"
"Why didn't you put me in prison?"
Luo Chen smiled. "This spy of yours didn't cause me any losses; instead, you helped Robin handle a lot of official business. Why would I imprison you?"
"What's more, the World Government is about to disappear."
"I actually want to ask, what are your plans for the future?"
There was absolutely no anger of being deceived in his words.
Kalifa was a little confused.
Was Luo Chen's heart so magnanimous?
Logically speaking, being deceived, anger should be human nature, right?
She looked at the gentle smile on Luo Chen's face that didn't seem fake, and her hanging heart slowly settled.
Kalifa didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Luo Chen's attitude completely exceeded her expectations.
She hadn't thought about what to do in the future either.
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