The Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
This enormous city atop the Red Line was not only home to the Celestial Dragons, but also the center of power for the entire world.
Thanks to its unique location, it was no exaggeration to call it the highest city in the world, second only to Skypiea.
At that moment, in Panggu Castle at the heart of Mary Geoise, the Five Elders, who represented the World Government's highest authority, had gathered in the conference room.
A newly arrived intelligence report lay before them.
The Pirate King—Gol D. Roger—had been executed in Loguetown at noon that day.
It should have been good news: a blow against the pirates' arrogance and a show of the World Government's authority. But a few words Roger had spoken before his death had stirred up trouble across the world once again.
The Science and Defense Warrior God, Saint Jagarcia Saturn, spoke first.
"One Piece?"
"Heh. Does this remnant of the Clan of D really think he can shake the World Government's rule with a message like that?"
"How naive."
The Environment Warrior God, Saint Marcus Mars, standing nearby, nodded in agreement.
"Even so, once the news spreads, some foolish commoners will be unable to resist the temptation and set out to sea, causing us unnecessary trouble."
"Hmph!" Saint Saturn snorted, waving his cane. "Then kill them all."
"Saturn, you're too extreme."
The Warrior God of Justice, Saint Topman V. Nusjuro, interrupted the exchange between Saturn and Mars.
"They're just pirates, a bunch of insignificant ants who like to make a fuss. They're no cause for concern."
"Don't forget, Roger came into contact with the True History. Even though he's dead, we can't afford to let our guard down."
"So our top priority now is to hunt down every remaining member of Roger's crew."
"And continue investigating any attempt to uncover that history, anywhere in the world. The moment we find someone, eliminate them!"
The others nodded.
History that had disappeared should remain buried in the past forever. Yet there were always some ignorant fools who didn't know their place and wanted to uncover the so-called "True History."
And what if they did find it?
No matter what happened, as long as that person was there, the Celestial Dragons would keep the entire world firmly in their grasp...
Boom!
The floor of the conference room suddenly trembled.
What was that? An earthquake?
How could there be an earthquake in Mary Geoise!?
Saturn was about to use Observation Haki to investigate when Nusjuro stopped him.
"Don't disturb that person over such a minor matter."
"Have the Navy and CP0 handle it."
"Bulu, bulu, bulu!"
"Hello, this is Kong."
"What? Something like that happened?"
"I'll send someone over right away!"
The Den Den Mushi hung up, and Kong, the Fleet Admiral at the time, sighed.
A week before Roger's execution, Shiki the Golden Lion had attacked Marine Headquarters. Even now, more than half of Marineford was still in ruins.
Roger had just been executed, and now the Holy Land of Mary Geoise had apparently been infiltrated.
Garp and Sengoku were on their way back after completing an escort mission, while Zephyr had to remain at Headquarters...
Kong thought for a moment, then summoned a messenger.
"I can only send those three."
Deep beneath the Holy Land of Mary Geoise.
A colossal beast, as vast as a mountain, had its head buried deep inside a chimney-shaped structure in a somewhat peculiar pose, greedily absorbing something.
"There's such an abundant supply of nuclear energy deep beneath Mary Geoise. Could this be the 'secret' of the Holy Land that Donquixote Doflamingo mentioned?"
The abundant supply of nuclear energy made Leon's body grow visibly larger by the second.
The Celestial Dragons had mastered the technology to build nuclear reactors. Surely they could build nuclear bombs too?
Or was this area an ancient ruin, with its underlying principles yet to be deciphered?
What had happened during the "Void Century"...
Leon had stumbled upon the secret of the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. His keen instincts told him this place might be directly connected to the truth of the One Piece world.
But though he had lifted a corner of the veil, the mysteries beneath it had only grown deeper.
Even as a transmigrator, Leon had no more than the advantage of knowing the story. He knew nothing at all about the True History.
After all, the One Piece manga hadn't ended when he crossed over...
"Forget it. Why think so much? I'll eat my fill first."
With the steady influx of nuclear energy, Leon had successfully evolved from the Youth Version of Godzilla into full-grown Godzilla.
Height: 108.2 meters. Tail length: 167.75 meters. Weight: 90,000 tons.
And as an Atomic Monster, this wasn't even Godzilla's limit. As long as he had enough nuclear energy, Godzilla would continue to grow stronger.
But Leon had also discovered a problem: the strange symbiotic relationship between him and Godzilla, brought about by his transmigration. If he changed back into a human in his current state, his fragile human body would be instantly blown apart by the surging energy within him.
He probably wouldn't die, but he would certainly never be able to become human again.
Being a carefree Godzilla didn't seem so bad...
Leon shook his head hard, trying to fling the thought from his mind.
He wanted to stop absorbing nuclear energy, but he couldn't suppress his body's instincts. The endless nuclear energy surged wildly into him.
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