From then on, Imu became more brutal and suspicious. Relying on what little power over the laws it had left and the power of the void origin of the Ancient Weapon Uranus, it continued ruling the World Government, suppressing every resistance force, hunting down members of the D. Clan, and searching for traces of the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika and the Op-Op Fruit, seeking to regain control of all the world's laws and become this world's sole master.
The final sentence recorded on the stone slab was Imu's oath-it would rule this world forever, and anyone who tried to resist it would be utterly destroyed; it would find the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika and the Op-Op Fruit, regain control of all the laws, and make the entire world kneel at its feet.
After the scholars read the final sentence, the secret chamber remained deathly silent.
Everyone was stunned by this history. None of them had imagined that the lofty, mysterious Imu, who had ruled the world for eight hundred years, was not human at all, but the soul of the ancient Devil Fruit Tree; none of them had imagined that the origin of Devil Fruits was such a tragic, rage-filled story; none of them had imagined that the truth of the Void Century was that Imu had possessed Nefertari D. Lily's body and usurped dominion over the entire world for its own selfish desires. And the Will of D was actually the legacy of Joy Boy's will to resist.
Robin's voice came through the Den Den Mushi, slightly choked and filled with anger. "So that's it... so this is the truth of the Void Century... so the Will of D means resisting Imu's rule, pursuing freedom... Joy Boy, Nefertari D. Lily, and all those people Imu oppressed... they suffered so