The Mystery of the Ancient Weapons
"What? Captain, are you serious?" Crocodile the Sand took a deep breath, feeling his heart begin to pound. He had wasted too much time pursuing the Ancient Weapon, and even though he had now willingly submitted to Roy, the Ancient Weapon were still an obsession in his heart that was hard to shake off.
"What's the connection between the story of Eden and the Ancient Weapon?" Enel felt his brain wasn't quite working properly. After all, he was never the type to think things through; his usual approach was to attack first, no matter what.
"Wait a minute, could the Eve mentioned in the Eden be referring to the Sun Tree Eve?!" Robin suddenly realized, recalling the dazzling sunlight they had seen in the deep sea.
"If that's the case, then is Adam Treasure Tree?" Reiju covered her alluring little mouth, her face flushed, with an excitement of witnessing history.
"Could the Forbidden Fruit be the Devil Fruit?" Xia's expression was strange. So, she had already eaten the forbidden fruit?
"There's one more thing. I remember Dorry and Brogy saying that among the ancient Giants, there was a custom of calling the Red Line the Bloodstained Serpent. So, it seems that the serpent in the Eden might correspond to the Red Line," Roy said.
"We now know that the Sun Tree Eve is on Fish-Man Island, but what about the Adam Treasure Tree? Although there are often auction listings for branches of the Adam Treasure Tree on the high seas, almost no one knows its origins," Jin said, frowning.
"Legend has it that there was once an island where war raged. The entire island was ravaged by war, and the cities and people were almost completely destroyed. But a giant 'tree' remained standing, no matter what happened. After the war, people nestled against this tree and built new cities and countries. There are only a few such trees in the world... and the most powerful of them is called the Adam Treasure Tree." Crocodile the Sand recited the account of the Adam Treasure Tree, word by word.
"Do you... still remember the Poneglyph inscribed on that Poneglyph in Alabasta?"
This was naturally no problem for the knowledgeable Robin.
"... The Forbidden Fruit... The Kingdom of Gods is sinking... The Sinful Bloodline dwells at both ends... The Divine War Weapon will surely cleanse... drive out and suppress... The World-Destroying Serpent..." Robin pondered, "Now that you mention it, I realize that the information recorded in these two Poneglyph does indeed have many similarities. They both mention the Forbidden Fruit and the serpent that appeared in the Eden myth."
"That's not all. The Sinful Bloodline should refer to Adam and Eve, who brought original sin. In other words, Adam Treasure Tree and Sun Tree Eve reside at opposite ends of this world," Roy said with absolute certainty.
"Fish-Man Island is located in the deep sea 10,000 meters below. So, does that mean the Adam Treasure Tree exists 10,000 meters above the sky, which is Sky Island?" Enel's imagination ran wild as he nodded and said, "That's right, that must be it. There are also Giant Vine on Sky Island, which must be the Adam Treasure Tree you're talking about."
Enel put his hands on his hips and laughed loudly, "Yehahaha, my wisdom is indeed as vast as the sky!"
"Hey, hey, hey, what kind of looks are those? Are you coveting my wisdom?" Enel said, quite annoyed, seeing that everyone else looked speechless.
"Are you an idiot? Those are vines, not trees! Besides, with the strength of those vines, any decent Master Swordsman could cut them down. It doesn't fit the characteristics of the Adam Treasure Tree at all. Furthermore, Sky Island was completely destroyed by you and the captain once. If there were Ancient Weapon buried there, we should have discovered them long ago," Crocodile the Sand, as usual, nitpicking.
"Huh?" Enel squinted and said unhappily, "Isn't it normal that we can't find them? Those are just weapons of the gods. It's perfectly normal for them to be destroyed in the battle between gods."
Crocodile the Sand's lips twitched. He finally understood that unless he abandoned his sense of shame like the captain had two years ago, he shouldn't even dream of "defeating" Enel.
After all, only chuunibyou can defeat chuunibyou!
"In my opinion, the so-called two poles are not that simple." Roy knew that the creator god of this world, Otto, was a crazy symmetry enthusiast. "Since the Sun Tree Eve is a giant tree with a height of 10,000 meters at the midpoint of the Grand Line, below the Red Line, then the Adam Treasure Tree should be a towering ancient tree with a height of 10,000 meters at the end of the Grand Line, above the Red Line."
"Near the end of the Grand Line? That's quite a bold guess!" Crocodile the Sand took a deep drag on his cigar to calm his turmoil.
"And at the very edge of this world, I believe, lies the legendary Giant Kingdom Elbaf." Roy continued his speculation. "Dorry, if I remember correctly, you mentioned before that in the territory of Elbaf, there is a towering ancient tree that reaches into the clouds, so tall that even its canopy cannot be seen when you look up."
Dorry quickly understood Roy's meaning and said in a deep voice, "That's right. Although we don't know what humans outside call that giant tree, among us Giants, we do call it the War Tree. Endless battles accompany every giant throughout their lives. A true warrior cannot shirk battle. Because of this, every inch of Elbaf has been ravaged by war. Only that giant tree has stood firm throughout our Giants's constant warfare, which is why we call it the War Tree!"
"As for whether Elbaf is located near the end of the Grand Line, we have no idea. After all, we didn't even have a concept of the Grand Line before we left Elbaf," Brogy said with an embarrassed smile, scratching his head.
"What an amazing secret! I never imagined that the legendary Ancient Weapon were located on Fish-Man Island, Elbaf, and the Red Line. If this were to spread, the entire ocean would probably be shaken!" Jin exclaimed.
"I've always wondered why a man like you, Captain, would risk starting a war with the Whitebeard Pirates to take Fish-Man Island. You must have foreseen this," Crocodile the Sand said.
The others nodded in agreement, after all, their captain was a man who could see the future.
"Shouldn't we now discreetly investigate and seize control of those legendary Ancient Weapon?" Under Roy's influence, Robin is no longer as resistant to Ancient Weapon as she was two years ago. "They are terrifying powers capable of overturning the world!"
"Search? There's no need." Roy shook his head, smiling mysteriously. "Didn't you all see it with your own eyes?"
"How is that possible? When did we meet?" Everyone looked at each other in disbelief, their faces filled with disbelief.
"Poseidon known as Ancient Weapon, is the little girl you just saw, Shirahoshi!"