Just then, in the once-dead square in front of the library, the crowd parted to both sides like a tide.
A giant elder, with a huge sword on his head and a beard that cascaded down like a waterfall, walked out from the crowd with steady steps.
It was Yaruru, an elder of the Giant Kingdom.
Yaruru slowly walked up to Akira, stopped, and said unhurriedly, "To subjugate the entire Elbaf without shedding a drop of blood, you truly deserve to be the current Navy Marshal, who is at the height of your power on the high seas."
"Now that Elbaf is under your control, I can't change anything, but I want to know, where will you lead the people of the Giant Kingdom?"
"Is it to become a new weapon of war under the World Government?"
"Or..." Yaruru paused, a hint of inquiry in his voice, "To lead Elbaf, like those Affiliated Nation on the Grand Line undergoing reforms, towards a new society I've never heard of before?"
After a slight pause, Yaruru continued, "With the Navy as your massive war machine, you certainly don't need the Titans to embellish your strength. But the World Government probably won't think that way, especially the one residing in the Flower Chamber. The Grand Line is about to fall to your feet. When news of Elbaf reaches the Holy Land, the one in the Flower Chamber Realm will definitely be uneasy. Because she originally wanted the Giant Kingdom's support to fight against the Sun God Nika! Now that you've become the Sun God of Elbaf, do you think she'll continue to live peacefully with you?"
At this point, Yaruru sat down cross-legged on the spot, smiling as she looked at Akira, "It's undeniable that you are very powerful, but you haven't witnessed the methods of that person from the Flower Chamber, have you? Most importantly, what makes you think that everything you're doing now won't benefit someone else?"
As Yaruru finished speaking, everyone present, including Rayleigh, Gaban, Sauron, and Lipri, turned their gazes toward Akira.
They also wanted to know where Akira would lead the people of the Giant Kingdom Giant Kingdom he changed their mindset with his rare Observation Haki, making all the giants mistakenly believe that Akira was the Sun God in their hearts.
Similarly, all the giants looked at Akira at this moment, their eyes filled with fervor and reverence.
Upon hearing this, Akira did not answer immediately, but instead sat down cross-legged. Although his size was as small as an ant in front of the giant elder Yaruru, his kingly aura, which held the power of life and death in this world, made people ignore his small size. In fact, people felt that he was far more majestic and imposing than the giant elder Yaruru at this moment.
Akira, sitting cross-legged, calmly observed Yaruru for a moment, then smiled and said unhurriedly, " Elder Yaruru, you don't need to keep referring to her as 'that one from the Flower Chamber ' in front of me. Her name is Imu, you can say it without hesitation."
"Of course, that's not important."
"The important question is, what makes you think that everything I'm doing now will only benefit Imu?"
"I don't care what methods Imu has, because I always do things my own way, so you can do whatever you want!"
Yaruru's eyes flickered slightly, then he turned his head to look at Prince Loki, who stood not far from Akira, as imposing as a mountain. His expression was serious as he spoke, "Since the powerful Navy Marshal isn't worried about betrayal, you must also have a way to deal with the Giant Kingdom's problems. For example, the cursed Prince Loki —he's now a patricide. You brought him out of the Underworld; aren't you afraid that after you leave, he'll lose control again and commit heinous crimes in Elbaf?"
Akira narrowed his eyes slightly.
He slowly turned his head to look at the enormous Loki, his playful smile returning to his face, " Loki, did you really kill your father?"
Loki was taken aback by the question.
What kind of question is this?
He murdered his father to seize the fruit and was imprisoned in the underworld; who in all of Elbaf doesn't know this?
Though surprised, Loki grinned, revealing a bloodthirsty smile, and decisively ordered, "Kill them!"
Akira's smile vanished abruptly, and he asked seriously, "Are you sure you killed your father?"
Upon hearing this, Loki's enormous pupils suddenly contracted.
Yaruru was caught off guard and slightly raised her eyes.
"What's the meaning?!"
The two spoke almost simultaneously.
Akira ignored their reactions and instead slowly swept his gaze over Gaban, Rayleigh, and Shakky beside him, before abruptly asking, "The three of you should still remember the God Valley Incident from back then, right?"
Shakky's body stiffened abruptly.
The cigarette between her fingers fell silently to the ground.
God Valley!
That place is a mark of shame that she can never erase for the rest of her life!
If many people present still remember the God Valley Incident, then she remembers it the most clearly. Because during the God Valley Incident, she, who was the most beautiful woman in the world at the time, was not only one of the parties involved, but was also captured by the Celestial Dragons and became a prize in the God Valley Hunting Tournament.
Even after more than twenty years, the memory of being treated as a trophy by the Celestial Dragons still haunts her in the middle of the night.
Akira observed Shakky's reaction but felt no remorse. He simply continued calmly, "Ms. Shakky, you've already let go of what's already happened. In this matter alone, I don't think it's a bad thing for you. At least, it was because of this experience that you and Rayleigh officially got together."
Shakky subconsciously turned her head to look at Rayleigh beside her. The image of Rayleigh saving her and carrying her out of God Valley during the God Valley Incident flashed before her eyes.
Although the experience was painful, as Akira said, the outcome was indeed good for both her and Rayleigh.
Thinking of this, Shakky relaxed completely, and a tenderness flashed across her face that she herself did not even realize.
"Of course." Akira immediately changed the subject, "I brought this up not to put an end to your past."
"The reason I brought up God Valley is because of someone else."
" Rocks was defeated by Garp and Roger working together!"
Akira paused slightly, then turned his gaze back to Yaruru and Loki, "Do you think that what Garp and Roger killed back then was really Rocks?"
Before the two could react, Akira's voice suddenly rose, his gaze fixed intently on Yaruru: "You already knew! Loki didn't kill his father Harald! He killed Rocks, who, like Rocks during the God Valley Incident, was ' Black Turn Domination,' and became Harald monster!"
"But for the sake of the Giant Kingdom, you have no choice but to make Loki a patricide! After all, from the moment he was born, he already bore the sin of being the 'cursed prince'!"
"In my opinion, Loki is not the one who murdered his father!"
He is a true hero of Elbaf!
"A heroic prince should not be trapped in that dark and sunless underworld!"
Upon hearing this, the entire room fell into a deathly silence!
Yaruru's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't expected Akira to know so much about the secrets of Elbaf!
Loki, with his massive body exceeding sixty meters in length, froze in place.
hero?
He was burdened with the sin of being cursed from a young age, feared by his people and despised by his father. In the end, in order to stop his father from turning into a monster, he personally ended his life, thus bearing the infamy of patricide and being imprisoned in the underworld.
But now, this man standing at the top of the world is telling everyone that he is a hero!
Loki stared blankly at Akira, the bloodthirsty smile on his face long gone.
Through eyes wrapped in thick bandages, resentment and unwillingness transformed into scalding mist, silently surging forth.
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