Fish-Man Island Upheaval! (14)

Completion meant that something needed to be completed.

If it had not been completed in 800 years, that meant it was still ongoing... Suddenly, Ron thought of a possibility.

"East Blue, the Kingdom of Bridges."

Few people might remember that name on its own. On the seas, it existed only in legend. Dense fog and iceberg-filled waters made it difficult for outsiders to enter, and since it was not an island but merely a bridge under construction, it could not be navigated to with a Log Pose.

But that was precisely where Nico Robin had arrived after Kuma sent her flying in the original story.

According to known history, the Government had ordered a bridge built 800 years ago, gathering slaves from all over the world to work on it without interruption for eight centuries.

In other words, the bridge-building plan came first, and the Kingdom of Bridges came later.

In the original story, the focus had been on Nico Robin and the Revolutionary Army exposing one corner of the Government's ruthless oppression of the people. Yet now, that bridge which had been under construction for centuries sprang into Ron's mind.

Everyone fell silent in thought. The Five Elders looked grave, as though they had thought of something ominous, while Ron considered what kind of upheaval would result if his line of reasoning was correct.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

At that moment, someone knocked on the office door.

The group was startled and looked up.

The Longbeard Five Elder straightened his attire and said flatly, "Come in!"

"Yes!"

The messenger entered trembling. Facing the Government's highest decision-making body, this was the reaction any normal person should have had.

Inside the spacious office, he dropped to one knee by the door, forcing down his fear. "Bad news, Five Elders! According to reliable