Joy Boy and Imu

The location is Mary Geoise, deep within Pangaea Castle, in a room called the Flower Room.

Imu stood under the canopy of the large tree inside the room, quietly stroking its rough bark.

There was a knock on the door behind him.

Although there was no response, the door was soon pushed open, and five old men filed in.

The Five Elders, who were considered by the world to hold the highest power, all knelt down behind Imu.

"Imu-sama, if you wish to begin your operation, please give us your orders."

Imu slowly turned around.

"I miss that time eight hundred years ago; it's the most unforgettable memory of my life."

The Five Elders simply lowered their heads and remained silent.

They didn't need to think about anything; they just needed to obey this person's orders.

"I thought that past was a time I could never go back to, but I never imagined that there would be a Black Wolf in the world."

"They should have reached the place Joy Boy left behind by now."

Imu suddenly turned around and ripped off the black robe he had been wearing to cover his appearance.

But still no one could see what he looked like, because the Five Elders all had their heads bowed deeply, their eyes seemingly nailed to the ground.

"Begin preparations; the final battle is about to begin!"

"Will we remain rulers of the world, or will we be swept away and crushed into dust? It's truly intriguing."

"Joy Boy, will that kid do a better job than you?"

Without any hesitation, the Five Elders declared in unison, "Under your leadership, we will surely be invincible!"

It has been like this for eight hundred years.

The Final Island, Laugh Tale.

"So, Brother King really is a descendant of the Birkans?" Jack asked.

Jhin is a member of the Lunarian Tribe.

"So, Sirius, what exactly happened next?"

Kaido asked, "Why did the powerful Birka Kingdom vanish into thin air? Why are the Lunarian Tribe being hunted by the World Government?"

He was curious too.

Sirius rolled his eyes. "If you hadn't interrupted me, I would have continued already, okay?"

"In the beginning, Birka had no contact with the countries on the high seas."

"But the spirit of adventure is not a modern invention. Eventually, some people set foot on the Red Line and came to the land of the gods that were said to live on the high seas."

As mentioned earlier, the Birkans are friendly; they do not wish to rule the world, nor do they wish to enslave the people of this sea.

They were forced to migrate here simply because their homeland's resources were exhausted.

The Blue Sea People who first found Birka were welcomed by the Birkans.

History changed right here.

For the first time, the Blue Sea People came into contact with something called science and technology.

Initially, it was just that someone brought Birka's technological products back to the sea, which naturally caused a sensation.

It wasn't just the sensation caused by incomprehensible technological products, but also the discovery that something high in the clouds wasn't as unreachable as people had imagined.

As a result, more people began to travel to Birka.

Then, naturally, someone finally made a request to study at Birka.

The Birkans hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed.

They felt that making the world a better place wasn't a bad thing; it was their way of thanking others for occupying this land.

Since then, the world has experienced rapid development, and various technologies have begun to flow out of Birka.

Communication technology, Transportation Technology, and medicine have all experienced explosive growth, connecting the entire world like never before.

Decades passed, and the once backward world ushered in tremendous prosperity.

"That sounds wonderful!"

Bepo said with some longing, "That must have been a really, really good era!"

"And then?" Kid listened intently. "Then the war broke out?"

No.

Sirius shook his head. "The prosperity lasted a long time. The Birkans had no intention of invading the world, and the people on the sea were well aware of the Birka's power and had no intention of provoking them."

"Aside from the fact that many people have joined the Birka Nationality and built a huge kingdom at the top of the Red Line, the whole world is very peaceful."

"Until that day," a strange smile crept across Sirius's lips, "Two men came to Birka."

"Two people?" Luo raised an eyebrow. "It can't be—"

"Let's leave their real names out of the way and just call them Joy Boy and Imu."

"It all started with those two," Sirius.

Decades after Birka's arrival in the Blue Sea, this huge town at the top of the Red Line welcomed a new group of students.

The two, later known as Joy Boy and calling themselves Imu, arrived in Birka.

Both of them displayed extraordinary talent, and it seemed that no problem could stop them. They absorbed all of Birka's techniques like sponges.

Even the scientists of Birka could no longer ignore them.

So, naturally, the two became members of the Birka Technology team.

We absorb more technologies while exploring new fields.

They are both the most vehement competitors and the most devoted partners.

"Huh? So those two were in that kind of relationship before?"

Yamato was astonished. "If they were such good friends before, how did they end up fighting?"

"Well..."

Sirius's smile widened. "Because of a woman, because of love."

"Ha?"

Kaido was stunned, then said incredulously, "Just for such a trivial reason?"

"That's why Roger said it's a funny story."

Sirius smiled and said, "That key woman is Fish-Man Princess from the deep sea who wants to seek help from Birka to relocate her people to the surface."

So, they both fell in love with the Fish-Man Princess?

Maria said with great interest, "A woman who can make two trendsetting men fall in love at the same time must be incredibly charming."

"Wrong."

Sirius shook his head.

"Something's not right?" Maria asked curiously. "What's wrong?"

Sirius smiled broadly. "It's not two men who fell in love with one woman, but two women who fell in love with one man."

Everyone was stunned.

"Eh!!!"

Then an incredulous scream echoed through the room.

"So, so," Yamato exclaimed, dumbfounded, "That Imu is actually a woman?!"

"Well, although it's hard to believe and hard to accept, the starting point of all that magnificent history did indeed stem from a moment of jealousy."