"Xie Wen! What's the deal with that story in the paper?!"
Shanks had yet to arrive, but his call came first.
Still, Xie Wen had expected this. After all, Morgans would never pass up a sensational scoop like "an ancient sealed demon," so by the day after Xie Wen and the others defeated Tot Musica, reports, photographs from the scene, and even footage of the battle in the real world had spread everywhere.
In fact, after resolving her inner turmoil, Uta had wanted to reveal the truth about what happened back then as well, and intended to step forward and tell everyone that she wanted to atone for her sins.
Although Uta's actions in the movie were rather bizarre, she was still a kind person at heart. Otherwise, she would never have wanted to carry out some "Moon Eye Plan" just because her fans poured out their troubles to her.
However, Xie Wen had stopped her from carrying out this open and honest plan.
It was not that Xie Wen disapproved of doing so, but if the truth about that year came out, the fact that Uta was Shanks's daughter would most likely become impossible to hide too. Otherwise, there would be no way to explain why the Red Hair Pirates had willingly taken the blame. That would put Uta, who was currently determined to make Elegia great again, in considerable danger.
And those who wanted to use her to threaten Shanks certainly would not care about Elegia's safety either. The place would most likely end up being destroyed all over again.
So even if Uta wanted to reveal the truth of what happened back then to the world, it would be best to wait until she had settled things with Shanks and discussed everything properly with the Red Hair