At this point, Rayleigh shrugged at Gawain and asked softly.
"Little Gawain, do you know who this Imu-Guel is?"
Gawain certainly knew the answer to Rayleigh's question; how could he not know who Imu was?
But as always, what he needs to do is to know what he should know and not know what he shouldn't know.
So he smiled, shook his head, and replied.
"Although I don't know who that is, he must be related to me, otherwise why would you ask me this?"
So, could she be one of my ancestors?
"Indeed!"
Rayleigh nodded heavily.
"This Imu-Guel is the culprit behind the failure of the Joy Boy plan."
Her other identity is that of one of the twenty Celestial Dragon who established the World Government!
She was even the strongest one among them!
As soon as he finished speaking, Rayleigh beckoned to Gawain.
"I just threw you a bottle of wine, now I'm out of alcohol. You have to share some with me, to soothe my throat!"
"Although Run, the old man's story is well told."
Gawain casually pulled a wine flask from his back and tossed it toward Rayleigh.
Catching the wine jug, old man Rayleigh took a hearty gulp of wine, then looked around at the utterly shocked crowd.
The shock in everyone's eyes filled him with immense satisfaction, but one thing remained peculiar...
Jinbe, Gion, and Shirahoshi's shock was different from the others!
While everyone else was shocked, they were all looking at Rayleigh himself, but Jinbe and the other two were shocked, and they were looking at Gawain!
This phenomenon puzzled Rayleigh for a moment, and he asked Jinbe in Jinbe voice.
"Jinbe, I'm here telling a story, what are you all doing looking at Gawain?"
Haha, am I really so old that even if I reveal the secret of Great Treasure, it's not worth a second glance from you?
"No!"
Jinbe gasped.
"Old Mr. Rayleigh, I was naturally shocked that you told me all that history."
However, some things here... seem to be repeated!
"Duplicated?"
Rayleigh was taken aback, and he quickly looked nervously at Gawain.
"Hey, Captain Gawain, you didn't also know Laugh Tale's secret and then told Jinbe about it, did you?"
Thinking about it, that makes sense. After all, those are things that you Celestial Dragon experienced firsthand. You really could have heard about these things from the Five Elders ..."
"Don't think like that, it's simply impossible."
Gawain Teuchi Rayleigh.
The reason he interrupted was because Rayleigh's words were a bit dangerous. What he had been talking about was the reason why the twenty Celestial Dragon families had been in the World Government's territory back then.
Especially since his ancestor played the villain in this story.
Gawain didn't mind that his ancestors' history had been exposed, but Gawain needed to make sure his subordinates clearly understood the difference between themselves and the Celestial Dragon.
In short, what he needed was to cultivate an image of separation between himself and Mary Geoise in the eyes of his subordinates.
But Rayleigh speculated that he knew a lot from the Five Elders, which easily led people to vaguely associate him with the Five Elders' government.
Perhaps now, such a small matter is not worth mentioning, but in the future, such a small problem could lead to the collapse of a great dike!
Gawain, maintaining a gentle smile, shook his head slightly at Rayleigh and asked.
"Grandpa Rayleigh, think about it, in the eyes of the Five Elders, I should be considered an outstanding junior, right?"
"Of course, if you can't be called outstanding, how many young people in this vast ocean would dare to call themselves outstanding, haha!"
Rayleigh responded with a loud laugh.
Upon hearing Rayleigh's reply, Gawain nodded slightly.
"Perhaps. In any case, in the eyes of the Five Elders, I should be considered a young person worth nurturing. So, would they really tell a promising young person about the darkness and so-called truth hidden behind the World Government?"
Unless I grow older and more cunning, or even become one of the Five Elders, they might not be able to tell me those bloody truths.
And now, haha!
To be honest, old man, in my conversations with the Five Elders, the World Government is portrayed as an incredibly virtuous and righteous government, a great government with long-standing ideals and goals.
After all, it's instinctive for everyone to glorify themselves, let alone for a country's politics. Glorifying the country's history and various actions is a necessary political tactic and an essential element for those in power.
At this point, Gawain gently spread out his hands.
"So I've never heard the Five Elders mention the reasons for the establishment of the World Government, and I've never even heard of the name Imu-Guel that you mentioned."
Moreover, as far as the Celestial Dragon are concerned, we don't even remember the names of the twenty kings who founded the country!
Of course, among the nineteen Celestial Dragon, I'm probably the only one who knows my ancestor's full name; he must also have been called Gawain.
As for the other families, they probably only know their ancestors' surnames!
At this point, Gawain sighed softly.
Gion nearby, also explained softly to Rayleigh.
"Old Mr. Rayleigh, you're overthinking it. Gawain never told us any of those things you're talking about."
However, when we left Fish-Man Island four months ago, looking at the Fish-Man Island enveloped by Eve's roots, the adults played a joke on us.
His joke was exactly the same as the one you just mentioned: launching Fish-Man Island out of the island with a rubber band!
When we heard your story, we were immediately stunned. Wasn't this the same joke the adults had imagined?
"Ha?"
Upon hearing Gion's explanation, Rayleigh was completely dumbfounded, and he looked at Gawain in disbelief.
"You think the same way as Joy Boy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Grandpa Rayleigh's face lit up with surprise.
"Could you be Joy Boy's successor? Haha, it would be truly ridiculous if Joy Boy's successor appeared among the Celestial Dragon!"
However, if it were you, you probably didn't eat the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
"How about we switch to a Devil Fruit? I have some clues!"
"What are you saying, old man?"
Gawain rubbed his forehead helplessly.
Do you think I could become someone's role model? No one is worthy of my dreams of becoming them!
Because in the future, I firmly believe that future generations will only dream of becoming me!
So, sir, please continue telling the story!
After Gawain finished speaking, Rayleigh nodded heavily.
"Yes, although you also dream of connecting the whole world, your approach is completely different from Joy Boy's, and you're not as happy as him, haha."
As for what happens next, there are probably only a few sentences left to tell.
At this point, Rayleigh let out a long sigh.
"The Laugh Tale is the place where Joy Boy held a banquet before he invited all the major races and kingdoms in the world to participate in the project."
But Imu-Guel pretended to accept his invitation, while secretly contacting the other nineteen human kingdoms and using various pre-prepared traps and warriors to turn the banquet into a complete disaster!
The stone tablet says that the twenty kings, including Imu-Guel, did not want Joy Boy to liberate the slaves of the world; they wanted to be the ones in power, and they wanted to make all life in the world their slaves.
And now, they have clearly done it.
After they killed Joy Boy and all the leaders of the tribes at Laugh Tale, the world quickly descended into chaos, and two versions of events emerged among the people.
One version of the truth, as widely believed, is that the only twenty surviving kings killed everyone else.
Another interpretation is that it was the message proclaimed by the twenty kings.
They said Joy Boy wanted to destroy the world, but Joy Boy's ambition was ultimately destroyed by them.
These twenty were the only twenty people who survived after defeating the great demon Joy Boy.
This view was accepted by some humans, after all, Joy Boy was a giant, and humans preferred to believe in themselves rather than believe in other races.
Thus, on this basis, the twenty kings declared themselves to be gods who had saved the world, and joined forces to form World Government, overthrowing the Great Kingdom established by Joy Boy in one fell swoop.
But the truth of history cannot be buried. There are still many people around the world who believe in Joy Boy, including not only the Mink Tribe, the Giants, and humans, but even many humans do not believe that a happy person like Joy Boy would destroy the world.
In an instant, the World Government and the entire world went to war, causing countless casualties.
As the war intensified, the tyranny of the World Government eventually became unbearable even for humanity itself.
And so, humanity was divided once again!
There is a group of people who have even greater faith in Joy Boy. They regard Joy Boy's radiant smile as their banner and consider Joy Boy a god and spiritual leader.
At the location of the God Valley, they established Kingdom of Joy called the Kingdom of God!
Thus, the war intensified, lasting for a full century, during which the World Government maintained the upper hand.
However, although they had always been in the upper hand, during those hundred years, six generations had had enough of separation and death, and even more so of a life of uncertainty.
Both the World Government and the anti-government alliance are finding it increasingly difficult to cope.
Meanwhile, the original twenty kings of the World Government died one by one as time went by.
So, in the last decade or so of this century, the World Government proposed a new policy.
They transformed the World Government into the World Alliance, allowing all non-human races and human nations to join Affiliated Nation World Government order to share the power to rule the world.
This proposal was quickly accepted by most countries and ethnic groups, thus beginning a decade-long era of great negotiations.
In the end, the World Government and all races and nations of the world got what they wanted.
During the negotiations, the World Government promised that no one would become king and sit on the Empty Throne.
At the same time, the World Government will hold Conference of the Fifty Allied Nations every four years, inviting all kings to participate in political discussions.
Furthermore, while allowing the major allied nations to freely train soldiers and develop weapons technology, they can also receive mediation and protection from the World Government when their countries face attacks from enemy nations.
In response, the World Government demanded that the Allied Nations recognize the identities of the twenty Kings and refer to them and their descendants as Celestial Dragon and World Nobles.
At the same time, the World Government demanded that the Allied nations pay the Heavenly Tribute.
Next, the World Government requested the implementation of the Five Elders Policy, selecting five outstanding individuals from among the Celestial Dragon to manage the World Government.
Finally, the World Government demanded that the Allied Powers dissolve the Kingdom of God.
Although these conditions are harsh, the World Government has always been the winner in wars.
Therefore, the Allied Powers ultimately accepted the World Government's conditions.
And so, the Kingdom of Joy suffered another betrayal, being destroyed by the Celestial Dragon and the Allied Nations.
The surviving cadres of the Kingdom of Joy added "D" to their middle names and called themselves the Clan of D.
Because D is the letter that most resembles Joy Boy's smile.
Even so, the World Government subsequently sealed off all documents and records related to the past hundred years, causing information about Joy Boy and the Clan of D to completely disappear during that century.
And this is the Void Century, and this is also the Laugh Tale recorded on the Laugh Tale (a laughable legend).
Because our entire world today is actually built on lies and deception!
We live in a world of lies!
At this point, Rayleigh finished the entire jug of wine once again, then crushed the jug into powder.
"This is everything recorded in the Poneglyph. Those texts were carved on the Poneglyph by Joy Boy's close friends, the Mink Tribe and the Kozuki Clan of Wano Country."
At the end of those stone tablets in Laugh Tale, the Kozuki Clan left behind their expectations.
The inscription on the stone tablet concludes with the words: Joy Boy's strength and ideals will not perish.
Sooner or later, someone will arrive at the Laugh Tale with a free spirit, like Joy Boy, inherited from Nika.
He will inherit Nika's ideal of ending slavery and join Joy Boy in their plan to unite the world and create world peace.
He will bear the weight of centuries of history, lead a tide powerful enough to overturn the entire ocean, and wage a final war against the World Government!
After his victory, he will use Nika's power, using himself as a bowstring to shatter the Red Line and usher in a true new era for the world!
After saying this, Grandpa Rayleigh let out a long sigh.
"It's incredible, isn't it? There are actually prerequisites for bearing this history."
That is, one must possess the same power as Nika and Joy Boy... Zoan Human-Human Fruit, Mythical Zoan, Sun God Nika form...
But we... haha, none of us on this ship have a Nika Fruit!
After Oden finished translating these stories for us, Roger immediately burst into a thunderous laugh.
Roger at that time was like me meeting you, Gawain— deeply attracted by Joy Boy's goals and courage!
Then he laughed and said that he was not the one the Laugh Tale was waiting for, but his life had been fulfilling enough.
Even if it wasn't Joy Boy, Roger was still the first pirate in eight hundred years to set foot on the Laugh Tale!
But he had one regret, which was...
Roger really wished he could have been born in the same era as Joy Boy!
I look at you now as Roger looks at Joy Boy.
We all long to see a unified and peaceful world.
After saying this, Rayleigh let out a long sigh, then stood up and sat down next to Gawain.
Rayleigh put his right arm around Gawain's shoulder and said softly.
"You can definitely do it, right, Gawain? You can definitely fulfill our dreams, can't you?"
"It's us!"
Gawain also put his arm around Rayleigh's shoulder, and then he emphasized with a smile.
"Grandpa, we will definitely achieve our dream!"
"Haha, you're right, it's us!"
We will definitely see that day!
What Celestial Dragon, what World Nobles, you're just you, Gawain!
People like you and Joy Boy, regardless of your status, whether you're giants or Celestial Dragon!
You all possess the power to inspire belief!
After Rayleigh finished speaking, he suddenly began to sing his favorite One Pirate King song, which is also Song of Roger.
The next moment, Gawain and his apprentice lay on the golden bed, humming a cheerful song together.
Beside her, Uta, after recovering from her shock, also began humming along.
Gradually, the Temple of God was filled with the sound of music.
Outside the Temple of God...
With the sound of the Temple of God appearing, four God's Priest knelt outside, along with all the members of the God's Army who slowly gathered.
Their expressions grew increasingly tense!
What are those Blue Sea deities doing? Is it some incredibly evil ritual?
What will they do with us next? Will we be used as sacrificial offerings?!
That's how people are; the more they think wildly, the more outrageous their ideas become. Before Gawain and his group could even finish singing, two members of the God's Army actually used Flame Dial to set themselves on fire.
As their wails faded, the singing in the Temple of God gradually ceased. Gawain and his group listened helplessly to the distant cries, the song ending as if in remembrance, or perhaps as encouragement to themselves.
Gawain glanced around, then released Mr. Rayleigh's shoulder and said...
"The old man told a great story; it almost satisfied all my curiosity about this sea, haha."
However, those secrets end there!
As he spoke, Gawain's eyes grew increasingly confident, and he glanced around at his surroundings.
After exchanging glances with everyone, Gawain spoke solemnly.
"I admire Joy Boy's ideals, whether it's liberating slaves or unifying the entire ocean, those are things I want to do."
But I don't like his approach!
Can simply gathering leaders from various races satisfy all life in the world?
How could that be!
If we want to unify the world, what we should do most is to satisfy all the common people!
I will continue to use my methods, starting with the Sea Train, beginning with satisfying and improving the living standards of ordinary people, and gradually building up a momentum of aggression and transformation of the world!
What do you think?
Gawain looked solemnly at everyone in the Temple of God, and they immediately gave their answers.
Rayleigh was the first to speak.
"Of course I have no objection. After all, even if we wanted to do Joy Boy's plan, we wouldn't have the chance, haha!"
That thing requires the Nika Fruit!
Even Roger could only use his death to ignite the waves of the sea, paving the way for the future appearance of Joy Boy.
So, we can't be Joy Boy!
We'll just have to wait until Pirate King Piece is finished, and some of those half-dead guesses will eventually become prophecies!