The Red Earth Plan
The highest conference room of the Ryugu Kingdom on Land Fish Island.
Land Fish Island, like a bright emerald pearl, floats quietly on the azure sea.
This miraculous island of the Fish-Man kingdom is completely free from the constraints of the sea, presenting a natural landscape no different from that of ordinary Islands.
Sunlight streamed freely around the Council Chamber, and the air was filled with the fresh scent of sea breeze and flowers.
Giant spiral corals coil upwards from the ground, supporting a wide dome; these corals retain their magnificent colors even in the arid environment.
The bioluminescent jellyfish were held aloft by a mysterious force, floating slowly like stars, casting soft and ever-changing light and shadow within the Council Chamber.
An atmosphere of tension and solemnity permeated the air.
Neptune sat on his Throne, his Trident standing firmly beside him, but his expression was so grave it was almost palpable.
He looked at the young man before him—the man who had changed the world order and ended eight centuries of tyranny.
"Roy..." he began in a low voice, deep and resonant like the roar of the ocean floor.
"Is this really the only way? Destroy the Red Line... that's the cornerstone that supports the entire world."
Roy stood quietly in the center of the hall, his cloak swaying gently, his gaze as calm as the sea.
"Yes."
He nodded slowly, his tone absolutely firm.
"The Red Line is no longer the pillar of the world, but a prison—it locks up the ocean currents, suppresses the ley lines, and brings the world to the brink of collapse."
"If we don't act, the sea will destroy it itself."
"At that time, it wasn't just the continent that sank, but the entire world."
One sentence plunged the entire hall into a deathly silence.
Roy turned his head, his gaze softening as he looked at Shirahoshi standing beside Neptune.
"Shirahoshi, I need your power."
Shirahoshi paused for a moment, her long eyelashes trembling slightly.
A flicker of panic crossed her eyes at first, but then that panic was replaced by an unprecedented determination.
"Brother Roy, I can do it!!"
She stood upright, her delicate body folded in front of her chest, her expression almost sacred.
At that moment, she was no longer the timid, easily crying Fish-Man princess, but the true inheritor of the title of "King of the Sea".
"I know what this means, and I know how difficult it will be."
But... this is my responsibility.
Neptune's fingers trembled slightly, a father's instinctive reaction.
"Shirahoshi, this is no small matter... Ordering all the Sea Kings to mobilize would shake the entire underwater ecosystem!"
"Your body probably can't handle it!"
Shirahoshi gently raised her hand, interrupting her father's words for the first time before the Throne in the Dragon Palace.
"Father."
That call was no longer weak.
Her gaze was calm, and her tone was so firm that Neptune was momentarily stunned.
"This is for the whole world, for the hard-won peace."
She turned to look at Roy, a firm and bright smile on her face.
"And..."
"I believe in Brother Roy."
At that moment, even the light seemed to soften.
Neptune stared blankly at his daughter.
In that youthful face, one could almost see the shadow of himself when he was young and guarding the kingdom.
After a long while, he slowly stood up, his huge figure casting a deep shadow in the light.
Roy.
He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The fact that Fish-Man Island can now coexist peacefully with humans and bask in the sunlight openly is all thanks to you."
"It was you who freed the Fish-Man Race from hatred and fear, and taught us what true 'equality' really means."
Neptune raised his hand, Trident slammed heavily into the ground, shaking the entire hall.
"Now that you wish to bring the world back to life, we, the Fish-Man Island, will never back down!"
"Roy, the Ryugu Kingdom will fully support your plan!"
The sound was like thunder, echoing throughout the entire conference hall.
Shirahoshi smiled and nodded, clasping her hands together. A faint light gathered in her palms, like a flowing sea of stars.
Her voice was clear and firm. "Leave it to me, I will make all the Sea Kings heed the call—to protect this sea together."
Roy's eyes flickered slightly, then he revealed that reassuring smile.
He bowed slightly. "Thank you, Your Majesty Neptune."
"Thank you too, Shirahoshi."
"The world will remember Fish-Man Island after this battle."
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A few days later, the news struck like a thunderbolt, shaking the entire world.
[World-shaking announcement! Roy announces: He will destroy the Red Line and reshape the world's ocean currents!]
[The Revolutionary Army, Navy, Fish-Man Island, Giant Race, Sabaody Archipelago, Alabasta, Dressrosa, and other nations jointly signed the "Red Earth Action Declaration"!]
The "Red Earth Plan" has officially launched – New Era is about to begin!
The world was in an unprecedented uproar.
In the Harbor of the New World, ships were moored at the docks, and people gathered around newspaper stands, their eyes gleaming with a mixture of unease and excitement.
"They're going to... destroy the Red Line?!"
"That's a 'barrier' that spans the entire world!!"
"Madmen! Roy and the others are all madmen!!"
"But—if we could really connect the four seas...wouldn't 'ALL BLUE' then appear?!"
At the end of the Grand Line, in bars, markets, and harbors, people were talking about it.
Some waved their fists excitedly, while others prayed for divine protection with faces full of fear.
Every corner of the world awaits the answer, awaits the dawn of New Era.
At the heart of this storm, the Den Den Mushi) radio kept flashing.
"This is the World United News Channel —According to Marine Headquarters, Red Earth Plan will be personally commanded by Admiral Roy."
"Revolutionary Army Commander-in-Chief Dragon, Fleet Admiral Sakazuki, Science Commander Vegapunk, Fish-Man Princess Shirahoshi, King of the Giants Loki... are all on the execution list."
"The goal of this operation is not destruction—but rebirth of the world!"
Then, the Den Den Mushi's voice became solemn, broadcasting the joint statement signed by countries around the world:
"The Red Line will no longer be a high wall separating humanity, but will become the cornerstone connecting the world."
"The routes of the New Era will be rewritten on the same sea."
"This is not destruction, but rebirth!"
That statement, like a ray of light, pierced through the deepest darkness in people's hearts.
The panic began to subside.
Instead, an unstoppable surge of heat emerged.
A yearning for "rebirth," a vision of a "New World."
And at the very top of the world, where storms gather, lies the "Red Line" that stretches across the blue seas of the east and west, North Blue.
Majestic and ancient, like a scar left by a god, it stands silently at the junction of the sky and the sea.
For eight hundred years, it has isolated ethnic groups, divided civilizations, and restricted freedom.
Now--
Under the watchful eyes of the world, it is finally facing its inevitable end.
The wind is howling.
The waves are surging.
Between the sea and the sky, there seems to be an invisible force gradually awakening.
The tide of New Era is surging forth.