On a dimly lit island.
Sleepy Town is shrouded in mist year-round, much like Kuraigana Island, where Hawkeye Mihawk resides.
The former site of the Shizukiar Kingdom was a dark island.
This island, which seals the Vampire Fruit, also seems to be a dark island.
"This is actually an ancient ruin."
The masked Angel Robin gleaned some information from ancient texts found in some ruins.
"This place is as uncomfortable as the shadowy environment of the Florian Triangle."
As soon as Reiju landed on the island, she sensed an atmosphere of oppression and Despair.
"Is this yet another ancient town destroyed by war?"
Yi Xiao sensed the ruins and spoke in a low voice.
"Your Majesty, are there really Devil Fruit here?"
"Why seal away a powerful Devil Fruit of eating it to increase your strength?"
Aramaki and the others simply couldn't understand why the Devil Fruit had to be sealed away.
What were the islanders thinking eight hundred years ago?
"Perhaps they consider this ability too evil."
Wang Shi also didn't understand; perhaps some kind of calamity had occurred, which was why this evil Devil Fruit was sealed away.
Just like the Seven-Star Sword, a cursed sword that was sealed away.
"Legend has it that among the giants of Elbaf, there is also a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit passed down through generations."
"Until Prince Loki of this era killed his father, King Harald, and ate that Devil Fruit."
"Back then, Prince Loki's bounty was already 2.6 billion Belly. It took the combined efforts of the entire Giant race and the Red Hair Pirates to defeat and capture him alive."
Wang Shi didn't know why the ancient islanders of Sleepy Town sealed away the Vampire Fruit, nor did he know why the giants would pass down a Mythical Zoan Fruit from generation to generation.
Is it fear of the Devil Fruit's power, or waiting for the true owner of the Devil Fruit to appear?
"The battle between Prince Loki, and the Red Hair Pirates was once known throughout the Underworld."
Red-Haired Shanks also solidified his position as one of the Four Emperors through this battle.
"I heard that Big Mom Pirates almost successfully married Prince Loki back then, forming a powerful alliance."
As a result, first, Big Mom's daughter ran away from her wedding, and then the Giants joined forces with the entire Red Hair Pirates to attack Loki and capture Loki.
This completely ruined the alliance plan between Big Mom and Loki.
The situation in the New World at that time was extremely chaotic.
Reiju spoke with great interest, explaining that after Loki's daughter, whom Big Mom had taken a liking to, escaped, Big Mom chose other daughters to marry Loki, determined to complete the marriage alliance.
As a result, Loki looked down on the others and was later defeated by the Red Hair Pirates.
As the Germa princess, she knew far more information than Robin and Laffitte, these 'newcomers from smaller factions'.
When Nico Robin met the Straw Hat Pirates, she had only been on the Grand Line for 5 years since leaving the West Blue, and had only Crocodile's command for about 4 years.
She became the vice president of Baroque Works around the same time Red-Haired Shanks became one of the Four Emperors.
"Chaos? It's about restoring balance!"
After listening to Reiju's words, Wang Shi suddenly fell into deep thought. The marriage between Big Mom and Loki was so close to the time when the Red Hair Pirates attacked Loki?
He felt a familiar scent emanating from it.
Why would the Red Hair Pirates help the giants capture Prince Loki for no apparent reason? Was it to become Four Emperors, or to gain the giants' friendship?
Or perhaps it was to disrupt the alliance between the Big Mom Pirates and Loki, in order to maintain the balance of the New World.
After all, if the Big Mom Pirates were to form an alliance with Loki, it would likely completely disrupt the balance of the New World, and a major war would be inevitable.
It seems that the Red Hair Pirates gained the recognition and friendship of the giants by defeating Loki, and were even designated as one of the Four Emperors by the World Government.
Wang Shi always felt that there was something fishy going on.
Back then, the World Government was about to execute the giants of the Giant Warrior Pirates when Sister Carmel suddenly appeared and saved them, gaining the trust of the giants.
Mother Carmel later successfully opened a 'Lamb House' in Elbaf.
Not only did they successfully persuade the giant race to send giant warriors to the navy, but they also adopted many orphans and secretly sold them to the Cipher Pol.
Friends of the Giants?
Red-Haired Shanks, a former Celestial Dragons, seems to have done the World Government a great favor, much like Mother Carmel.
Perhaps Red-Haired Shanks, did not consciously serve the Celestial Dragons.
However, in order to maintain world balance, he resolved a major crisis for the World Government involving the Big Mom Pirates and the Loki Alliance.
The World Government then bestowed the title of Four Emperors of the Sea) upon Figarland's son, making Red-Haired Shanks the youngest Four Emperors to ever be named.
Even if Red-Haired Shanks doesn't want to return to the Holy Land.
However, this child still carries the blood of Figarland, and at some point, influenced by this bloodline, he will lean towards the Celestial Dragons and the balance of the world.
So-called balance is nothing more than stability.
Stability means maintaining the status quo, which means upholding the Celestial Dragons' rule.
The Five Elders are also pleased to see Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, actively maintaining the balance of the world and restraining the other Four Emperors.
Anyway, the Red Hair Pirates don't cause trouble everywhere.
In summary, the Red Hair Pirates can be seen as a pawn in helping the World Government maintain world balance and peace.
But Red-Haired Shanks himself probably doesn't think that way.
He was simply waiting for Straw Hat Luffy, who had inherited Captain Roger's will, to grow up.
The only person capable of changing this world is Sun God Nika.
Before Straw Hat Luffy becomes the 'Drums of Liberation' in the prophecy.
Maintaining balance and stability in the world is the most important thing.
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"Hey, we were talking about the Sleepy Town Devil Fruit, how did we end up talking about Prince Loki and Red-Haired Shanks?"
"Your Majesty, could the Devil Fruit sealed away on this island compare to the Devil Fruit passed down through generations of giants?"
When Aramaki and Capone Bege heard Wang Shi bring up the giant's Devil Fruit, they assumed that the Devil Fruit they were looking for was just as powerful.
"It shouldn't be too bad."
Wang Shi temporarily set aside the complex relationships between Red-Haired Shanks, the World Government, and the Giants, urging everyone to quickly find clues so that Robin could decipher the mystery.
At Wang Shi's command, the group dispersed throughout Sleepy Town and began searching the surrounding area.
"Pato, give some Transformation Leaf to the Angel."
"Angel, summon some archaeology doctors you know."
Wang Shi gave instructions to the tanuki Pato and the Angel Robin. With Robin alone, the translation was a little slow.
"Yes" x2
Robin looked at the Wang Shi in surprise; this emperor was truly quick-witted.
Soon, Olvia, Professor Clover, and a whole bunch of Ohara scholars and doctors appeared, joining Robin in deciphering this ancient ruin.
'So this is what it felt like when everyone went on archaeological expeditions at sea back then?'
Robin's eyes gleamed, as if he could imagine the grand occasion of a group of archaeologists setting sail back then.
Unfortunately, everything in Ohara was destroyed with the Buster Call.
The dilapidated Sleepy Town began to liven up with the arrival of the people from the Goa Empire.
News of the Goa Empire's powerful warriors entering the New World also spread throughout the World Government and the New World...