Traces Left in the Straw Hat

The Straw Hat was lifted up by Golden Light and hung in front of Luffy.

Luffy reached out and followed it half a step.

"Hey, don't break it."

The Sky Screen offered no reply.

Golden Light seeped in from the edge of the Straw Hat, revealing the fine lines within the old straw Inner Compartment.

Nami frowned as she looked at it.

"This hat has been soaked in the sea and beaten up over the years, and it still has something hidden inside?"

Usopp stretched his neck.

"The quality is outrageous."

Franky raised his hand to adjust his sunglasses.

"This is a legendary Inner Compartment!"

Sanji said.

"Now is not the time to admire the hat."

Robin looked at the emerging patterns and took out a pen to record them.

This isn't a complete text; it's more like a coordinate sentence.

Luffy asked.

Can you read it?

Robin shook his head.

"We have to wait for the Sky Screen to expand."

The Sky Screen projected the residual image of the Straw Hat Inner Compartment.

The scene returns to Roger's ship.

Young Shanks sat on the side of the ship, holding a piece of metal that had been torn into thin pieces.

Rayleigh stood in front of him.

The captain is letting you decide for yourself.

Shanks asked.

"Once it's taken apart, it can't be put back together?"

Rayleigh said.

"We can try, but we need to get all the clues."

Shanks looked down at the thin sheet.

"If it were me, the Holy Land would hunt me down."

Rayleigh said.

"They're already in pursuit."

Shanks looked up.

"If they separate, they won't know where the door is."

Rayleigh did not deny it.

Buggy peeked out from the side.

"You've been hiding treasure behind my back again?"

Shanks awkwardly tucked a small piece of metal into the Inner Compartment his Straw Hat, the stitching crooked in the process.

Buggy stared.

"You sewed the treasure into the hat?"

Shanks said.

"This is not a treasure."

Buggy yelled.

"You still say it's not a treasure? Every time you say it's not a treasure, it turns out to be valuable!"

Roger walked over from the other end of the deck.

He glanced at the Straw Hat but didn't stop him.

Have you thought it through?

Shanks nodded.

"I will give it to someone I trust later."

Roger asked.

How can it be recognized?

Shanks thought for a moment.

He's even more of a troublemaker than I am.

Roger laughed out loud.

"That's not difficult."

In reality, Luffy grins.

Shanks said I'm being silly.

Nami facepalmed.

You seem quite happy.

Rayleigh glanced at the Straw Hat, and the smile on his lips quickly vanished.

"So he had already demolished it back then."

Robin asked.

"You do not know?"

Rayleigh said.

"I knew he took part of it apart, but I didn't know he put it inside the Straw Hat."

The video continued playing on the Sky Screen.

The scene shifts to a small Port town in the East Blue.

Young Luffy stood in front of the Red Hair Pirates, with a band-aid on his face.

Shanks put the Straw Hat on his head.

"This hat is for your safekeeping."

Luffy gripped the brim of his hat.

"I'll return it to you when I become a great pirate!"

Shanks raised his hand and pressed down on the top of his hat.

"It's agreed."

The camera pauses on the moment Shanks' hand leaves his hat.

The Golden Light magnifies the Inner Compartment of the Straw Hat.

A small piece of text appeared.

Robin read aloud.

"When the sun casts its shadow upon the old king, the door will not open to him."

The world fell silent.

The question from the Sengoku.

What is the shadow of the old king?

Vegapunk said.

"It may refer to a symbol left over from the old era, Straw Hat."

Garp stared at Luffy on the screen, his face contorted in a grimace.

"That brat brought this thing with him when he set off from the East Blue."

Akainu asked.

Does Red-Hair know about Luffy's Devil Fruit?

Garp looked at him.

"You're asking me?"

Akainu said.

"He gave Luffy the Straw Hat and the clue, and then Luffy eat the Devil Fruit; these two things are hard to separate."

"Sabaody! "Luffy immediately retorted.

"I ate the fruit myself."

Nami said.

"Nobody said you didn't eat it yourself."

Usopp wiped the sweat from his brow.

"The problem is that Shanks gave you something so dangerous."

Luffy looked at his tiny reflection in the Sky Screen.

"Shanks, trust me."

Robin said softly.

Perhaps he believes in the future.

In the New World, on the Red-Hair deck, Benn Beckman looked at Shanks.

The world will now ask you if you did it on purpose.

Shanks said.

I did give him the hat on purpose.

Yasopp asked.

"Where's the fruit?"

Shanks did not answer immediately.

The Sky Screen lit up first.

[Dispute detected.]

[Additional Questions and Answers.]

Did Red-Haired Shanks know that Old Days Index remained hidden in the Straw Hat's Straw Hat Inner Compartment he handed it to Monkey D. Luffy?

[A, I have absolutely no idea.]

[B knows there's a clue in the Straw Hat, but doesn't know its full meaning.]

[C, fully aware of the connection between the Gate of Old Days and the Sun Will. ]

[D, knowing and following Roger's dying wish, arranged everything.]

Luffy looked at the options.

Shanks isn't the kind of person who plans things out for me.

Nami asked.

Are you sure?

Luffy nodded.

He just laughs at me.

"Zoro said."

I also think it's not D.

Robin said.

"C is too much; the person in front of the Sky Screen said that even Roger didn't understand everything."

Sanji exhaled smoke.

"That's B."

Rayleigh nodded.

"B."

In the New World, Shanks looked at B and smiled.

Benn Beckman pressed the button for him.

"B."

Shanks looked at him.

I haven't said anything yet.

Benn Beckman said.

You'll choose this one.

The countdown on the Sky Screen canopy has ended.

[Correct answer: B.]

[Red-Haired Shanks knows there are clues from the past in the Straw Hat, but he doesn't know its full meaning.]

Roger did not leave a will requiring him to control the future.

Roger left behind the words, "Whoever wants it can take it; whoever wants to open the door can go to the door themselves."

The footage cuts to Roger's memories before his death.

Roger sat in his cell, his handcuffs hanging down in front of his knees.

Young Shanks stood outside the fence, his eyes red.

"Captain, what exactly is that piece of debris, that door?"

Roger looked at him.

"I didn't understand it all either."

Shanks asked.

"Then why are you still laughing?"

Roger said.

"Because someone will understand it."

Shanks gritted his teeth.

Who is it?

Roger looked up at the sky outside the small window.

"Maybe it's you, or maybe it's someone you meet."

Shanks asked.

What am I supposed to do?

Roger said.

Don't decide for him.

In real life Luffy remained silent.

Rayleigh closed his eyes and placed the cup back on the table.

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.

[The charge of Red-Haired Shanks manipulating the future is unfounded.]

[However, the fact that he concealed Old Days Index clues is established.]

[Reward: Complete backup of residual information from the Straw Hat's Inner Compartment.]

[As punishment, Red-Haired Shanks will be obligated to make a public statement once.]

On the deck of the New World, Shanks looked up.

Benn Beckman said.

"They've arrived."

The Sky Screen shone on Shanks.

[Red-Haired Shanks, will you explain to the world why you chose Monkey D. Luffy back then?]

Shanks holding his Straw Hat Luffy the screen and placed the drink in his glass on the deck.

"Connected."

Golden Light shone forth.

Shanks' voice resonated throughout the world.

I chose Luffy, not because he's obedient.

Luffy immediately shouted.

"I won't listen!"

Shanks laughed on another sea.

"See, that's it."

He looked up at the Sky Screen.

"I gave him the hat because he dared to say he wanted to become the Pirate King, and he even dared to fight bandits for his friends."

"Back then, I didn't know anything about the Gate of Old Days, nor did I know where he would end up."

All I know is that he repeated what my captain had said.

The Sky Screen paused for a moment.

[Please specify whether the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika chose him as its holder.]

Shanks' laughter subsided.

Benn Beckman placed his hand on the butt of the rifle.

At Sabaody, Luffy looked up.

"Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika?"

Robin looked at her companions.

This question will lead to the discovery of that Gum-Gum Fruit.

The Golden Light in the Sky Screen did not dissipate.

[Red-Haired Shanks, I must answer.]