Truth

This was why, when Roger had seized treasure in the Valley of Gods, he had found Shanks inside a treasure chest.

Yet, as if by fate's clever design, these two like-minded men had met by chance.

At the mention of Roger's past, Shanks's emotions visibly stirred, but he quickly reined them in.

After Roger's death, his companions had gone their separate ways. Red-Haired had resolutely carried on Roger's will, sailing across the vast, boundless sea. By chance, he had encountered a Celestial Dragon from the Figarland Family, and that sharp-eyed Celestial Dragon had immediately seen through Red-Haired as an outcast of the family.

Thus began a tense and fierce pursuit, one that only ceased after Red-Haired ascended to the throne of the Four Emperors.

During his arduous investigation into his own origins, he had unexpectedly discovered Imu's existence.

Combined with his past journey to Sky Island and his unique experience as an apprentice pirate aboard Roger's pirate ship, he had successfully deciphered the deeper meaning contained within two Poneglyphs.

What had shocked him most, and what later drove him to begin carefully laying out his plans, was the final sentence: "Once, a mysterious and powerful weapon unleashed a world-shaking tsunami that swept across the world, causing the global sea level to rise rapidly by five meters. The land vanished without a trace... The relationship between Fish-Men and humans will undergo an unprecedented transformation... The evil moon brought endless darkness to this world..."

Swain's body trembled involuntarily upon hearing those words, as though struck by an invisible force. All his previous speculations suddenly surfaced in his mind, and the vague doubts that had lingered there became clearer than ever.

His gaze was urgent and sharp as he stared fixedly at Red-Haired and hurriedly asked, "Does the moon refer to Imu?" There