Yes! That's right!
Vegapunk's eyes flickered, and he said in a low voice.
Let me tell you a story!
"Besides the mother who gave us birth, we have another mother in this world!"
"And this mother is the mother of all living things in the world!"
"This mother is the world we live in!"
"And humanity occupies the most important position in this mother world!"
"Only--"
"With more children, some will become disobedient and end up hurting their 'mother'!"
"And for these kinds of children, the 'mother' is somewhat dissatisfied."
"The 'mother' wants to discipline these children, so she will choose the eldest son from among her children to help her discipline them!"
"But while it's important to teach a lesson to the eldest brother, there's a limit. So, the eldest brother needs to maintain a balance!"
"To balance the conflicts between one's children, so that the 'mother' doesn't have to worry about her children!"
"However..."
"One day, when the eldest brother no longer wanted to be restricted by 'Mother' and wanted to exist beyond her..."
"My older brother would do things that angered Mother, such as..."
"First, deal with the disobedient children, putting the mother in a state of imbalance. Then, deal with the obedient children, allowing the mother to regain a delicate balance!"
"But the balance at this point will no longer be the same as before; this balance is the balance the mother had before she collapsed from losing so many children!"
"Ultimately, the balance will crumble, Mother will completely collapse, and if the eldest brother possesses enough power at that moment, he can transcend Mother's limitations!"
"Leaving its mother's embrace, it soars into a wider sky!!"
At this point, Vegapunk finally stopped speaking, looked at everyone, scanned them, and asked:
What do you all think of this story?
After listening, everyone fell silent, even though they didn't quite understand the story Vegapunk was telling.
But they had a vague feeling that something very serious was about to happen.
Xia Chen fell silent at this moment. As someone who had transmigrated, his understanding of this world was not extensive, but it was certainly not insignificant either.
So now, after hearing Vegapunk's story and combining it with the information he already knew, it's easy to make the connection:
"So..."
"Is this 'big brother' referring to the World Government, and the 'disobedient child' referring to the pirates around the world?"
"Yes and no!"
"Vegapunk said softly."
Strictly speaking, this "big brother" refers to the one behind the World Government who has been alive since 800 years ago!
"The 'disobedient children' refers to pirates, but not all pirates! It refers to those pirates who indiscriminately slaughter civilians and kill countless people!"
"However, it's unrealistic for the World Government to actually ask pirates if they're notorious before killing them!"
That's why the decision was made to massacre all the pirates!
"..."
Hearing this, Xia Chen remained silent for a moment before continuing to ask:
"And who refers to the obedient child?"
"Simple and honest common people!"
Vegapunk spoke slowly, but what he said startled everyone present.
According to the information Vegapunk just gave them, the disobedient children correspond to the pirates who are being slaughtered now.
And obedient children... it seems they're also destined to be slaughtered, right?
"!!!"
A Inazuma through everyone's minds, except for Luffy, of course.
At this Luffy was still looking around in confusion, his face full of bewilderment.
What obedient child, what disobedient child, what elder brother, and what mother.
Break free from your mother's embrace? Escape her constraints?
Hmm! That's quite normal!
Luffy nodded in agreement, after all, he also really didn't want to be controlled by Dadan and Garp when he was a child.
It seems this older brother is just like him—a disobedient... free-spirited kid!
"You mean the World Government's next plan is to massacre civilians?"
Robin looked at Vegapunk with a grim expression and asked.
"It should be true, barring any unforeseen circumstances!"
Vegapunk nodded.
"How is this possible??"
Vegapunk's words immediately drew Jinbe rebuttal from Jinbe.
"Hasn't the World Government always advocated for a balance? How could they possibly do something like this?"
"Moreover, the common people are the very reason they enjoy such a high status. If they kill even the common people, how can they demonstrate the nobility of their bloodline?"
Jinbe once served as Shichibukai, has some understanding of these kinds of things, so he doesn't really believe that the World Government would do something so self-destructive.
Do you think the balance of the world was still intact when they slaughtered the pirates?
Vegapunk countered with a question.
Jinbe:...
Upon hearing this, Jinbe fell silent. Vegapunk was right; the so-called balance wasn't simply about eliminating pirates.
Instead, it aims to prevent any single power in the world from becoming dominant, including their subordinate navies.
But now--
Jinbe more, but his expression gradually turned ugly.
After a period of silence, Xia Chen finally spoke up and asked:
"Do you know when they will carry out their plan to massacre civilians?"
"And... how does Imu intend to transcend this world?"
"Furthermore, where did you obtain this information?"
"Um?!"
Hearing Xia Chen's words, Vegapunk was shocked instead, staring at Xia Chen curiously and saying:
"I didn't expect you to know the name of that Celestial Dragons king. You really do know a lot!"
"I know a little! Not as much as you! After all, there are things you're talking about that I don't know!"
Xia Chen replied calmly.
"..."
Vegapunk remained silent for a moment, not dwelling on why Xia Chen knew so much, but instead said:
Of your three questions, I only have one last one to answer!
"The other two aren't that I don't want to tell you, it's just that I don't know either!"
"I only know that there's such a story, but I don't know any of the details!"
As for why I know about this...
At this point, Vegapunk paused, then gave a mysterious smile, remained silent for a while, and finally said:
"Because I've met Joy Boy before!"
"!!!"