"The truth?"
Uta murmured, her gaze fixed intently on Xia Chen, and asked:
What do you mean?
"Of course, it's the truth about Elegia's destruction!"
Do you really think Elegia was destroyed by that Red Hair guy?
Xia Chen looked at Uta and asked calmly.
"Who else could it be but him? When I woke up, the entire Elegia was engulfed in flames, and..."
"And Gordon told you that the Red Hair Pirates destroyed Elegia, right?"
Before Uta could finish speaking, Xia Chen interrupted her, then continued speaking despite Uta's horrified expression:
"Back then, you and Gordon were the only survivors in all of Elegia. Wasn't the truth all based on Gordon's word?"
" Gordon happens to be around here right now. Why don't we let him tell you the truth of the matter!"
Having said that, the Flying Nimbus instantly appeared beneath Xia Chen's feet, and then his figure vanished from the spot.
Two seconds later, Xia Chen appeared not far in front of Uta, carrying a middle-aged man in his hand.
" Gordon!!"
"Uta exclaimed in surprise."
Gordon, the king of Elegia, is also Uta's adoptive father, raising Uta to adulthood.
Gordon slowly stood up, his legs still trembling, and fear lingering in his eyes.
He had been watching Uta's movements from a distance when Xia Chen appeared before him and brought him over the next second.
Before he could even figure out what was happening, the person had already appeared in front of Uta.
"Is this the World's Strongest? It's probably far inferior to even Shanks, isn't it?"
Gordon looked at Xia Chen, who seemed completely unfazed, and this thought couldn't help but pop into his head.
"Alright, Gordon, it's your turn to explain to Uta what exactly happened to Elegia back then!"
"It would be more credible for you, as the adoptive father, to say this!"
Xia Chen said calmly.
Gordon glanced around at the crowd in the stands, sighed softly, and then said:
"Good!"
He didn't ask Xia Chen why he knew his name, or why he knew about what had happened in Elegia.
This is not something he should be considering.
All he needed to do was tell Uta the truth. In fact, even if Xia Chen hadn't told him, he didn't intend to keep it from Uta for much longer.
Hiding it all isn't a solution, and besides, things have come to the point where we have no choice but to tell the truth.
After a moment of silence, Gordon looked at Uta and said:
" Uta, actually..."
"The one who destroyed the Elegia Kingdom wasn't Shanks and his crew, it was you!"
"What?!!"
Upon hearing this, Uta's face immediately showed an extremely horrified expression, and he looked at Gordon incredulously, saying:
" Gordon, are you kidding me? I destroyed Elegia?"
"I'm not kidding! It really was you Uta, who destroyed Elegia!"
" Uta, you probably already knew that Tot Musica is sealed beneath Elegia!"
"Back then, when you were young, you were bewitched and controlled by him, and used the power of the Sing-Sing Fruit to release him!"
"After that, he wreaked havoc in Elegia, destroying the kingdom, and the Red Hair Pirates were the ones who stopped him!"
"Fortunately, you were still young at the time and couldn't withstand too much power, so Shanks and the others were able to suppress Tot Musica in the end, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!"
"But even so, Elegia was ultimately destroyed!"
"Afterwards Shanks felt that the truth was too cruel for you, so he decided to hide it from you and announce to the outside world that the Red Hair Pirates destroyed the kingdom!"
"This... is the truth behind Elegia's destruction!"
After saying this, Gordon couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief. He had kept this secret for so many years and was finally revealing it.
Gordon looked ahead at Uta but didn't say anything more.
He knew he needed to give Uta time to calm down; learning such a cruel truth was indeed unbearable for her.
And that is indeed the case.
Upon hearing this truth, Uta was filled with disbelief, even disbelief, and kept muttering to herself:
"It was me? It was actually me? I destroyed Elegia?"
"So it turns out I caused all of this, not Shanks and the others' fault!"
As she spoke, tears welled up in Uta's eyes.
" Uta!"
Upon seeing Uta's appearance, Gordon couldn't help but shout out, then quickly ran towards her.
Having raised Uta for so many years, he had long regarded Uta as his own daughter.
Seeing Uta in this state, they naturally felt extremely distressed.
But he also knew that he had to tell the truth today, otherwise Uta might do something foolish.
Given Uta's current situation, the only thing he could do was go to Uta, comfort her, and help her gradually accept the reality.
That's what Gordon thought, however...
"Bang!"
Gordon had barely gotten close when he was instantly blasted away, flying backwards.
"Um?!"
"This aura?"
Xia Chen narrowed his eyes, a glint of light flashing within them, and immediately turned his gaze toward Uta.
At this moment, Uta's pupils turned completely blood red, and black and red flames emanated from his body.
Just like the legendary demonic flames, it enveloped her entire body.
Its aura was incredibly evil!
"This is?"
Xia Chen was stunned by what he saw; he didn't recall such a situation ever occurring in the original story!
Before Xia Chen could figure out what was going on, the demonic flames on Uta's body suddenly surged and spread outwards.
A moment later, a huge demonic figure slowly emerged from Uta's body, accompanied by a laugh that sounded incredibly evil.
Hehehehehehe...
"What... what is this? It looks terrifying!"
Chopper, standing in the stands, trembled slightly as he gazed at the demonic figure appearing above him.
It wasn't because of the terrifying aura emanating from the other party, but because of their terrifying appearance.
For a timid reindeer like him, the things he fears most are those that look terrifying.
It had a pudding-like lower body, two pairs of arms, and a pair of feather-like wings. It had a mouth full of sharp teeth and wore a crown-shaped hat adorned with red gems and golden crocodiles.
A huge figure with an angry expression appeared before everyone.
Almost everyone who saw this terrifying figure couldn't help but show a look of horror on their face.
Xia Chen was also extremely surprised when he saw this so-called demon god.
The demon god that appeared before him was somewhat different from the one in the original story that he remembered.
Its appearance hasn't changed much, but its overall color has turned black and red, and it's also wreathed in black and red flames, which wasn't in the original work.
The current appearance is even more terrifying.
Another difference is that Tot Musica in the original story was silent, but this one makes such a sinister laugh.
Everything looks so different from before...