As the words spoken by the Ancient King on Retooth Island spread like wildfire—
The entire sea fell into an uproar!
The impact—
Was far greater than when Gol D. Roger had been executed!
Those secrets of the sea—
Like sothing out of a myth—
Were now laid bare before the world.
Before countless people across the oceans!
No one could truly comprehend—
The majesty of the Ancient King…
Or the grandeur of the war from four thousand years ago!
Everything—
Was even harder to believe than the revelation of the Void Century!
Because—
The farthest point in history most people could even imagine—
Was eight hundred years ago.
The Void Century.
But four thousand years?
That was beyond comprehension!
"Tch… even if all of this is true, so what?"
"It just ans more powerful people ruling over us… we're already at the bottom anyway…"
"No matter what happens… life can't get any worse!"
In the East Blue—
Inside the storage hold of a pirate ship—
Nami, with her golden short hair and delicate features, hid quietly among the crates.
After hearing the pirates outside discussing the news in shock—
She was briefly stunned…
Before letting out a soft sigh, murmuring indifferently.
To her—
No matter how many powerful beings existed—
It had nothing to do with her.
After years of oppression under Arlong…
After witnessing the tragedy of Cocoyasi Village—
She simply couldn't imagine—
Anything worse than what she had already endured.
"In fact… if those so-called 'Divine Race' really existed…"
"If they killed Arlong…"
"Maybe Cocoyasi Village could finally be free…"
A faint mist gathered in her eyes.
Unlike the countless others who feared the arrival of these powerful beings—
She felt a trace of anticipation.
Hoping—
That soone would finally eliminate that monster.
—
Marine Headquarters.
The highest conference room.
All high-ranking Marine officers were present.
Sengoku sat at the head of the table.
This eting—
Even involved direct participation from the Five Elders!
"...That's the situation as it stands."
"We did not personally hear the Ancient King say those things."
Sakazuki (Akainu), his arm wrapped in bandages, bowed slightly as he reported toward the screen at the center of the table.
On the screen—
Was a dimly lit chamber.
Five elderly figures sat in a row.
Each wore a formal black suit.
Each exuded a different aura—
Yet shared one thing in common:
Overwhelming authority.
These five—
Were none other than the supre rulers of the World Governnt—
Five Elders.
After hearing Akainu's report—
One of them frowned deeply.
"You didn't hear it yourselves?"
Another Elder spoke calmly:
"In that case, these rumors may simply be fabrications."
"There's no need to pay them too much attention."
"After all… in over eight hundred years, the World Governnt has never discovered any trace of a so-called Divine Race."
"Nor any other ancient races."
From the very start—
He dismissed the widespread rumors.
As he said—
The World Governnt had ruled the seas for eight centuries.
If such beings truly existed—
There was no way they would have remained entirely undetected.
And more importantly—
The Admirals had not heard the statents firsthand.
So it was entirely possible—
That the survivors of Retooth Island had exaggerated or fabricated the story.
Even if—
The Ancient King really had said those things—
That didn't an they were true.
Because—
That man…
Was not the real Ancient King.
From the very beginning—
When they learned of his appearance and his defeat of Crocodile—
They had already concluded:
At most—
He was just a lucky inheritor.
Or a remnant of the Uruk Empire.
How much truth could his words possibly hold?
"Mm… that makes sense. These rumors are irrelevant."
Another Elder nodded.
"What truly matters…"
"Is this so-called Ancient King."
"Even Whitebeard at his peak could not have forced the three of you to retreat alone."
"The fact that he did…"
"Proves his strength."
"This 'Ancient King's inheritance'…"
"Must not be allowed to fall into the hands of others!"
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