Sakazuki's interest was piqued.
"Did you bring her in?"
The extensive investigation into past dealings with the Four Emperors had only been meant to fill gaps in their intelligence. He had never expected it to yield such an unexpected prize.
Carol nodded.
"We brought her in. Fortunately, we discovered her in time."
"The secrets and power hidden within Red-Hair's daughter are alarming..."
"I captured her personally. Her adoptive father, Gordon, was also converted into a robot."
"He then gave a full account of the incident in which Red-Hair destroyed that kingdom."
Sakazuki flipped through the records. The information had been arranged chronologically, with long gaps between most entries.
Only the records from Foosha Village were extensive, offering detailed accounts from several perspectives...
"Foosha Village..."
"That's Garp's hometown, isn't it?"
Carol said,
"Yes."
"It's Vice Admiral Garp's hometown."
"That's also where we obtained information about Uta."
"The Red Hair Pirates stayed there for quite a long time."
"Some of the residents refused to cooperate with the investigation, but there are always a few greedy ones."
Sakazuki snorted coldly. Harboring pirates...
He continued leafing through the records. What remained was the testimony of Gordon, king of the Elegia Kingdom, describing in detail how Red-Hair had destroyed the kingdom.
The more he read, the deeper his frown became. She could draw everyone who heard her voice into the Sing-Sing Fruit's world, create endless soldiers of song, and summon the Demon King of Song, which was exceedingly difficult to defeat...
None of those posed the greatest danger. That was the Den Den Mushi newly developed by the Navy Research Team, which would connect automatically and allow people to hear Uta's singing.
If left unchecked, nearly half the world's population might fall under the control of the Sing-Sing Fruit user, trapped forever...
Sakazuki narrowed his