Dragon set Sabo down and asked Rubick, "What do you mean by that?"
Rubick said, "Luffy is your son. Just tell him, and he'll be even more loyal to you."
Dragon replied calmly, "I don't need his loyalty to me. Our great cause needs it."
"Second, there's Ace's identity."
"Luffy and Sabo's sworn brother?"
Rubick shook his head. "No, no. Looks like Garp kept you in the dark too. Ace is actually Pirate King Roger's son."
"What did you say?"
Dragon was stunned. He had met Ace, of course, but he had always thought the boy was an orphan Garp had picked up somewhere. He had never imagined Ace was Roger's son.
Rubick said, "Roger probably knew the truth about the hundred years of lost history, but he never revealed it. Instead, he led everyone toward Laugh Tale. Once Luffy gets there, whatever he sees, we can spin it however we like."
Dragon's eyes lit up. "Robin can read the writing on the Poneglyphs, and with Pirate King Roger's son to back her up, public opinion will be entirely on our side."
Dragon smiled. "Rubick, I had no idea you planned this far ahead. First you won Robin over, then you used Luffy's bond with Ace. You're a frightening man."
Rubick nearly laughed, but he let Dragon run with the idea.
He pulled a suitcase from his pocket dimension and pushed it over.
Dragon looked puzzled. "What's this?"
Rubick said, "Rather than meeting Liu Zhuozhi, you'd be better off reading every book in there and forming your own set of ideas. Put it this way: these books describe the Dragon Kingdom's fundamental policies, the very tools that allowed it to stand proudly among the nations of the world."
Dragon could hardly believe it. "You're giving me something like this so