Charlotte Linlin's Call from the Land of Giants
"Is this... a Poneglyph?!"
Tesoro was so astonished that his voice had turned shrill, which was rather unbecoming for a professional singer.
But he could hardly be blamed, because the thing before them was anything but ordinary.
The Poneglyphs were things the World Government had expressly forbidden anyone from investigating. Once discovered, it was an unforgivable crime.
"Hey, hey, hey, this isn't something you can just show people, is it?" Tesoro was utterly stunned.
"And this isn't an ordinary Poneglyph, either."
Bright played dumb. "It's one of the four Road Poneglyphs that point the way to Laugh Tale."
Tesoro shuddered again.
It was even more valuable than he had imagined?
"Wahahaha! It's not something that needs to be hidden!"
Nekomamushi laughed heartily. "There's no need to keep secrets from friends!"
What forthright people.
Bright sighed inwardly.
That meant he had now gathered the inscriptions from two stones.
No, it should be three.
After all, Fish-Man Island had once possessed a Road Poneglyph as well. Although no one had managed to decipher what was written on it over the long years, rubbings still existed.
That meant only the stone in Charlotte Linlin's possession remained.
Once he obtained that stone and went to the West Blue to find Nico Robin, he could head straight to Laugh Tale and become the Pirate King.
"This is what our people have guarded for generations."
Duke Inuarashi said calmly, "One day, the words recorded here will be put to use by someone and become a force that ushers in the New Genesis."
"Is that so?"
Tesoro laughed. "Do you think we're the ones who will bring about change?"
"No one knows when such a thing will truly arrive, or what kind of people will set it in motion!"