Lott's words shocked everyone even more than what he had said before.
"What? One Piece is on Laugh Tale?"
"Road Poneglyphs? I have to find them!"
"What damn good would finding them do you? Can you read the writing on them?"
"Is this the truth about this world?"
"So that's what this world is really like. That explains everything that didn't make sense."
"This turns everything I believed upside down!"
At those words, Luffy almost stopped breathing. "One... One Piece?"
His eyes went wide. "Once I reach Laugh Tale and find One Piece, I'll be the Pirate King."
He had set out to sea to become the Pirate King, and he was always saying, "I'm the man who's going to become the Pirate King."
He knew he had to find the great treasure, One Piece, to become the Pirate King.
He had never imagined that this treasure had such an extraordinary history, stretching back hundreds of years.
And this great treasure did not seem to be riches, but more like a legacy or information Joy Boy had left behind.
Luffy clasped his hands before his chest, looking utterly determined.
"No matter what, I'm going to find that great treasure and become the Pirate King!"
Garp turned toward Luffy. "Hey! Luffy, you're still thinking about becoming the Pirate King? Do you even know what the Pirate King is?"
Luffy chuckled. "The Pirate King is the freest person in the world!"
Veins bulged all over Garp's forehead. "Idiot! Pirates are the most evil people in the world, and the Pirate King is the worst of them all!"
"Didn't you hear what Lott said? Joy Boy, the king of the Great Kingdom that brought laughter to the world, was also the world's first pirate. Was he evil too?"
Garp did not know