So, the Third Round-This Is the Current Advancement Mission for the [Scholar] (Continued)

But most people ultimately lost their way on the boundless sea where the magnetic pull had vanished.

A lucky few reached the true end of the New World—at the foot of Reverse Mountain!

The starting point of Paradise, the endpoint of the New World—

Reverse Mountain!

That was why, for centuries, people had believed Lodestar Island was the final island.

But where was Laugh Tale really?

It was in—

"The Florian Triangle... where the fog hasn't lifted in a hundred years!"

For a moment, Adrian could hardly believe it. Yet it also felt as though it should have been obvious.

He thought of countless clues from the original story, of the terrifying dark silhouette that had appeared in the Florian Triangle—possibly the Poison Dragon Nidhogg—and of the Roger Pirates' voyage...

And even...

Why the Oro Jackson had returned to Water 7!

Years ago, in Water 7, Adrian had seen the Roger Pirates' ship, the Oro Jackson, through the legendary shipwright Mr. Tom. From the wreck of that abandoned vessel, he had called forth its dying Ship Spirit, Lumi.

At the time, Adrian hadn't looked too deeply into Mr. Tom's account of how the Oro Jackson had met its end.

He only knew that after Roger disembarked, Marine Headquarters discovered the remaining Roger Pirates, led by Rayleigh.

After a staggering battle, Sengoku the Buddha defeated them and half-destroyed the Oro Jackson.

When the battle ended, the Oro Jackson, bereft of every crew member, sailed back to Water 7 alone, guided by the dying Lumi.

If the remaining Roger Pirates had encountered the Marines in the New World, how could the Oro Jackson, built primarily from Treasure Tree Adam, have crossed the Red Line?

Only one possibility remained: the Roger Pirates had encountered the Marines in Paradise!

And the place where Roger