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Chapter 134 Luo Yi: Did I get caught up in the drama myself?

A young sailor who set sail to rescue his mother returns from the Grand Line.

But that was not the end of the story, but only the beginning.

Soon, a new maritime legend began to circulate within the Grand Line.

That's a legend about 'Neverland'.

It is said to be an incredible island, like a fairy tale wonderland.

It is not fixed in one place, but roams freely within the Grand Line.

On that island dwell countless legendary creatures—sphinxes, griffins, chimeras, fiery fairies, and dancing trees.

Legend has it that when people sailing on the high seas land on that island, fairies will appear, guide them to the island, and grant their wishes to the island's deity.

Whether they wish for gold and silver treasures, food and ships, or healing and health, their wishes will be fulfilled.

Of course, there are also rumors that the island's gods do not like mercenary people who crave gold and silver—so gold and silver treasures brought from the island will quickly dissipate into the air.

But in any case, people yearn for it.

As events unfolded, some of the island's rules gradually spread.

It is said that those who make a wish need to bring enough precious items—gold, silver, treasures, gemstones, and jade are all acceptable.

In addition, they need to sacrifice their lives and a portion of their lifespan in exchange for those truly precious rewards.

Of all the rewards, the most precious is the island's unique 'treasure'.

Its name is the Fountain of Youth.

These three words alone are enough to drive countless people crazy.

Especially after a certain businessman paid over three billion Berries and the lifespans of fifty followers for a drop of the Fountain of Youth, and actually regained his youth for a period of time as a result.

Throughout the Grand Line, countless people have begun to track down the whereabouts of Neverland.

Nobles from various kingdoms, greedy pirates, and merchants with money in their hearts—countless ambitious people flocked here, and many even regarded 'Fantasy Island' as their greatest hope for getting rich in the future.

The sheer magnitude of the potential profits from finding Neverland, draining the Fountain of Youth, and capturing those mythical beasts was enough to make their heads spin just imagining it.

However, it was soon discovered by someone.

That fairytale-like island was not as fragile as one might imagine.

It is said that a pirate who is extremely famous in the Grand Line has landed on the island with weapons in hand.

And then they were never able to leave.

Over time, even more legends emerged.

For example, some people claim that they learned from the fairy ladies on the island that all the legendary mythical creatures on the island have the duty of guarding the island—among which the most powerful mythical beasts are called 'Mythical Beast Masters', who are servants of the island's gods.

Anyone who sets foot on the island with malice and evil intentions will ultimately perish in their mouths.

Only those who arrive on the island with good intentions and follow the island spirit's rules have the possibility of having their wishes fulfilled.

Even throughout the Grand Line, nursery rhymes based on this sea legend began to appear.

"Dream Island, a place where wishes come true."

"The moon's sails sway, the starlight serves as oars."

"The fairy carries a lantern and sings in the mist."

"Lost travelers, dream chasers, sincerely wish to visit the island and pray to its spirit, then return home laden with blessings."

"The greedy will resort to arms, using vines and rainbows as nooses, and their corpses will fall into the vast ocean."

"To be honest, something about this nursery rhyme sounds off, doesn't it? Where did this kid come from?"

Marineford, castle tower, main conference room.

Luo Yi, who had just listened to the nursery rhyme, offered this sharp comment.

"really."

Beside him, the person speaking to him at this moment was an acquaintance—the giant general, 'Greatsword' Hammer.

Yes, he's the one who was defeated by Roy during the military exercises and who also learned Elbaf martial arts from him.

"This nursery rhyme is so boring."

However, at this moment, the giant general who had become acquainted with Roy through a fight seemed quite cheerful.

The warriors of Elbaf never hold grudges—quite the opposite, in fact, the strength Roy had displayed last time had earned the respect of this giant warrior who revered power. So, at this moment, he laughed heartily, "The nursery rhyme I sang as a child is still the most powerful—Decapitation, shattered bones, blood, battle banners fluttering, blood splattering."

"That's enough, that's enough."

Roy quickly waved his hand to indicate that there was no need to say anything more: "You giant children are indeed educated to be strong."

"Yes, it's a pity that His Majesty Harald forbade the dissemination of these nursery rhymes in the past."

Lieutenant General Hammer smacked his lips and looked at Roy: "Speaking of which, Black Xie—why are you sitting next to me?"

He looked at Roy with some curiosity: "This is a temporary meeting of the headquarters' generals. According to rank, you should be sitting over there, right?"

As he spoke, he was saying exactly why Roy and he were sitting there at that moment.

In fact, the conference room was already packed with people.

The military insignia on their uniforms and their imposing presence clearly indicated that, without exception, they were all officers of naval rank of commodore or higher.

Seated at the very front were 'Akainu' Sakazuki and 'Kizaru' Borsalino.

At this moment, Kizaru was much the same as before, with a nonchalant and carefree demeanor.

Akainu sat there silently, exuding an aura that kept strangers at bay.

The last general, 'Aokiji', was not present.

This general is currently in charge of guarding Mary Geoise and will not leave easily.

Behind the two admirals sat Gion, known as "Momosausa," while the other admiral, "Chaton" Kake, was away on a mission and not at Marine Headquarters.

This is also the unspoken rule when generals hold meetings—the general sits at the very front, followed by the alternate generals, and then the other lieutenant generals and brigadier generals.

Therefore, logically speaking, Roy, the 'Black Xie', should naturally sit in that position as well.

Of course, this is just a default rule, and it doesn't mean that you have to sit in this position.

For example, this is the case with Roy right now.

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He paused for a moment, then decided to tell the truth: "This is my first time attending a meeting like this. I'm a little worried that if I fall asleep in the front row during the meeting, Marshal Zhan Guo will give me trouble."

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"boom."

Just then, the door to the silent meeting room of the giant general opened.

Then, the figure of the Warring States period walked in.

Beside him, closely following, was the 'Chief of Staff' Tsuru.

But to Roy's surprise...

At this moment, there was a clear fist mark on Sengoku's face, and his nose was even wrapped in bandages, clearly bleeding.

For reference, almost all the admirals and above who remained at the Navy Headquarters were present at this moment, except for one.

That is Garp, the Iron Fist.

Therefore, the origin of the fist mark on Sengoku's face is self-evident.

This surprised Roy somewhat.

He had heard Zephyr mention that although Garp was always carefree in front of Sengoku, often joking around and even fighting with him.

However, even after Sengoku was promoted to marshal, he would still try to save face for Sengoku, and would generally not contradict him even when discussing physics.

So Roy became genuinely curious—what had happened between these two?
He even regretted it a little; if he had known the meeting would start so explosively, he should have stayed in the front row and just watched the show.

"Gentlemen, let's prepare for the meeting."

But at this moment, Sengoku, with fist marks on his face, remained calm.

"The topic of today's meeting is the 'Twelve Zodiac Signs'."

He got straight to the point, and what he said made Roy pause for a moment before becoming serious.

Good grief, I've gotten myself into this mess while I was just watching the drama unfold?
　The nursery rhymes were written by myself, and they might sound a bit strange, but as long as the meaning is there, that's fine.

　　The setup for the sheep storyline ends here.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)