Upon hearing this, Robin fell silent, lowering his head slightly, but then raised it again, his eyes resolute, and said:
"I understand that!"
"But--"
True history should not be buried!
Even if it costs me my life, I am not afraid at all!
Robin's gaze was intense and resolute.
That's what the people of Ohara did; if they were truly afraid of death, they wouldn't have bothered with matters concerning the history of the Great Kingdom in the first place.
"Um..."
Vegapunk pondered for a moment, stared at Robin for a while, and finally said softly:
"It would have been dangerous for you to have this thought in the past!"
"But there aren't any major problems now! One of the reasons is that your ship has a combatant like Xia Chen!"
"To be honest, I've never seen anyone with this kind of ability in all my years of life, it's truly outrageous!"
Vegapunk couldn't help but exclaim in amazement once again.
Upon hearing this, Xia Chen simply smiled and said nothing.
What could he say?
He himself finds it unbelievable that someone his age has such talent!
But the problem is--
If it's not outrageous, wouldn't the system lose face?
After Vegapunk finished speaking, he paused, and then continued:
"Another reason is that the World Government has already begun its final actions and no longer cares whether the matter of the Great Kingdom is exposed or not!"
"The final move?"
"What's the meaning?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at them, their faces filled with curiosity.
"That was a prophecy that existed even when the Great Kingdom still existed!"
Vegapunk tilted his head slightly and said in a low voice.
" The Great Kingdom is a kingdom that existed nine hundred years ago!"
"And the place they were at that time is now the Holy Land Mary Geoise!"
"As for their king, I don't know if you've ever heard of that name..."
" Joy Boy!!"
Before Vegapunk could speak, Sanji first, his voice calm.
"Um?!"
"Um!!!"
Vegapunk was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened instantly as he stared at Sanji in disbelief, saying as if he had seen a ghost:
Why do you know this name?
This couldn't help but surprise Vegapunk, after all, he had gone to great lengths to find out this name that had been erased by the World Government.
" Xia Chen told us! He also said that Luffy's current Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika is the same Devil Fruit that Joy Boy once possessed!"
"Huh?! Xia Chen, you even know this?"
Vegapunk was surprised once again.
"I know a little bit! Not much!"
Xia Chen gave a faint smile.
Vegapunk gave Xia Chen a deep look, then continued:
"That's right! Joy Boy!"
"That is, the leader of the Great Kingdom, who has always been dedicated to liberating the people of the world and filling the world with the spirit of freedom!"
"And his actions also infringed upon the interests of certain people!"
Vegapunk paused for a moment, then continued:
"These people are the twenty kingdoms from eight hundred years ago!"
"These kingdoms united and waged war against the Great Kingdom, and in the end they were victorious!"
"They became the so-called creators! The ancestors of today's Celestial Dragons!"
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, everyone was extremely surprised.
After all, this was the first time they had heard these secrets, and they were only now learning that the Celestial Dragons originated in this way.
"After defeating the Great Kingdom, they erased the history of the past hundred years, from eight hundred to nine hundred years ago!"
"This is the origin of the so-called 'Void Century '!"
"As for the final moments I mentioned earlier, that was..."
"A prophecy that has been passed down for a very, very long time!"
"This world--"
"It will eventually sink to the bottom of the sea!!"
"!!!"
"What... what do you mean by this?"
Nami asked in horror.
"Literal meaning!"
Vegapunk said something indifferently.
"That means all the islands in the world we live on will sink to the bottom of the sea in the near future!"
"From now on, the world will only have oceans, and no land!"
"At the top of the Red Line, the Holy Land Mary Geoise is the highest point in the world, and it will also be the last place to fall!"
"That's why the World Government chose to build itself on it!"
"!!"
Xia Chen narrowed his eyes after hearing this, as he only had a superficial understanding of these matters.
After all, the story hadn't reached this stage when he arrived.
Vegapunk's words have now answered many of his questions and taught him some things he didn't know before.
"Hey! Old man! You're not kidding, are you?"
Zoro's expression turned somewhat grim.
"I have no reason to lie to you about this!"
Vegapunk shrugged.
"Didn't you mention this prophecy? Aren't prophecies usually inaccurate?"
Sanji asked curiously as well.
Brook, on the other hand, turned his gaze to Jinbe beside him and said:
"If the world really does sink to the bottom of the sea one day, then will Jinbe return to your home turf?"
"If that day ever comes, I want to become Fish-Man too!"
"Yohohoho~"
"While what you said certainly makes a lot of sense, I also think these predictions aren't very accurate!"
Jinbe spoke first.
After all, they had Madame Shyarly on their Fish-Man Island, who was skilled in prophecy. In the past, he could have placed a great deal of trust in prophecy.
But ever since Madame Shyarly's prediction went wrong last time, he's actually stopped believing in prophecies.
Therefore, people naturally don't have much faith in a prophecy that has been circulating for who knows how many years.
At this moment, everyone turned their attention to Vegapunk, waiting for him to continue.
Vegapunk, however, asked unhurriedly:
"Who said this prophecy is just a prophecy?"
"Um?!"
"What do you mean, sir? I don't understand what you're saying!"
Luffy looked puzzled; he felt a slight itch on his head, which meant his brain was probably starting to grow.
"What I mean is..."
This is not a prophecy! It's something that will definitely happen soon!
It is a certain event, not a possible event!
"Moreover... this speed can be artificially increased!"
Vegapunk once again made a shocking statement, plunging everyone into stunned silence.
"Human-driven?"
Xia Chen murmured something to himself, then seemed to realize something, a look of surprise appearing on his face. His gaze was fixed on Vegapunk, and he asked, word by word:
"Are you referring to the World Government's massacre of pirates around the world?"