"So that was why this guy appeared here now. Even the current World Government didn't know he was in this place."
Vegapunk knew very well that once the World Government learned of this—
He would undoubtedly die without a whole corpse.
After all, this guy posed an enormous threat to them.
They had deliberately erased this part of history as well.
Once they found out, the consequences would undoubtedly be terrifying.
Vegapunk understood that point perfectly.
But even so, he still chose to do this.
There was only one reason: he was a Scientist.
He had a curiosity about technology that didn't belong to this era, one that others couldn't understand.
If he truly managed to figure it out, it would absolutely be groundbreaking.
Vegapunk revealed this information in a remarkably casual tone.
"I really didn't expect this guy to have such an incredible origin."
"There were things like this nine hundred years ago? That's amazing. I wonder who created it. They were seriously powerful."
Even Luffy, who had always been uninterested in this sort of thing, was shocked.
It really did seem insanely impressive.
After all, even the World Government feared this thing.
They would rather destroy it immediately than study it.
That was enough to show just how terrifying it was.
That said, Luffy began studying the massive guy again.
But he was also extremely curious.
Just what was this guy's origin?
Why had he climbed up to the Holy Land?
What had he gone there for?
All these unknowns stirred Luffy's desire to uncover the truth of that time.
At this moment—
On the other side—
Shakya, one of Vegapunk's satellites, was telling Bai Luo and the others the same thing.
More importantly, when that giant robot appeared, Fish-man Island had been in the midst of unrest.