"Pi... Pirate..."
"My God... This can't be real!"
"Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King."
The whole world cried out in disbelief, staring at the figure who had turned to face them.
"How could the Pirate King still be alive?"
An uproar swept across the world. Countless people stared at the image, unable to reconcile what they saw with everything they knew.
A man who had died stood before them, alive—and he was the man who had ushered in the Great Pirate Era.
The whole world had watched his execution. How could he still be alive?
"I'm sure many of you are wondering why I'm still alive, and why I'm here."
His voice was a little hoarse, but it carried far and wide.
Roger had asked the questions the whole world wanted answered.
"But before that, to save the peoples of the world, I will expose the crimes of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons, who call themselves descendants of the creators. I will also reveal the history of the Void Century!"
Roger's words sent a storm through the world, turning everything upside down.
The crimes of the Celestial Dragons? The history of the Void Century? Saving the peoples of the world?
"Nine hundred years ago, the Four Seas, the Grand Line, and the New World were one whole, connected by a continent. On that continent stood a nation that cherished peace, where everyone was equal and free.
Many other nations were drawn to it. Peoples and nations joined together to form an entirely new country: One Piece.
One Piece was a united whole. There were no divisions of race, rank, or status. Everyone was equal, free, and happy.
That should have lasted forever. But everything changed when the Moon People appeared.
Our world is a round planet, and it