Of course, it was nothing strange for a weakling to kneel. But for a strong man to kneel, that was shocking! Moonlight Oden was a strong man, yet he was now kneeling before Ren!
Ren fell silent for a moment, then said, "I promise you, Momonosuke definitely won't die!"
Hearing that, Moonlight Oden smiled. "Thank you, Lord Ren!"
Moonlight Oden then raised his head, looked at Momonosuke, and said, "Lord Ren... Momonosuke was right. He is Pluton!"
Those calm words still shocked Ren. Although Momonosuke had already said it once, hearing it from Moonlight Oden carried entirely different weight!
Ryder was equally stunned. He asked, "Moonlight Oden... wasn't Pluton a warship? How did it become a person?"
Moonlight Oden gave a bitter smile. "Eight hundred years ago... the Moonlight Clan had been a clan of stonemasons for generations, processing stone. With our superb craftsmanship, we earned the praise of many people!
"But amid that praise, we received a mission—a mission from the D. Royal Family!
"The D. Royal Family's request was simple. They needed a material that could not be destroyed! A material that could not be damaged by taijutsu, Haki, Devil Fruit abilities... or anything else!"
Oden spoke quietly, but his tone carried both determination and pride!
Ren chuckled. "So... the material you created became today's Poneglyphs?"
Oden nodded proudly. "That's right... those materials became today's Poneglyphs! From the ancient records passed down through my family, I learned that creating this material was an extremely complicated process. It took countless experiments, yet it was still difficult to forge! After all, this world had taijutsu, swordsmanship, Haki, and all kinds of Devil Fruits! Creating a material that could not be destroyed was simply too difficult!"
After countless failures, we were ready to give up! But at that time, the invaders