Delta Island.
Donner Modirat stood on the stage and glanced down at the time on his watch, discovering that it was time for the grand finale of the celebration to begin.
He immediately spoke in an impassioned tone:
"Pirates, there's a reason why Delta Island was chosen as the venue for this Pirate Expo...
Legend has it that before the Great Pirate Era began, Pirate King Gol D. Roger discovered this island, buried a vast amount of treasure here, and left behind these words:
'Our answer lies buried in the depths of darkness!'
Go! Pirates, solve this riddle and claim the treasure!"
As his words fell, a massive whirlpool immediately appeared in the lake at the center of the island, sweeping in several ships that had been too close to the central lake, crushing them to pieces and dragging them to the bottom.
Immediately afterward, a rumbling tremor rose from deep beneath the lakebed, causing the entire island to shake. Amid the wild cheers of the pirates in the audience, a huge column of water suddenly surged out of the lake.
With a deafening BANG!, the water column shot into the sky, becoming a Knock-Up Stream that rose from below and pierced straight into the clouds.
At the same time, a small island rising from the lakebed was pushed high into the air, wrapped in bubbles.
Seeing this, Donner Modirat, holding a Den Den Mushi amplifier, promptly put on an excited expression and shouted:
"What is that!? Why is there an island up there!?
There's no mistake—Roger's treasure must be hidden there!
Contestants, hurry and find a way to reach that treasure island!"
Hmm!?... As for how Donner Modirat knew that Pirate King Roger's Great Treasure was hidden there...?
What a joke! He did not need to guess at all.