One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 216 Davy Jones's Last Words!

For Robin, everything she has seen since arriving on the Abyss has been beyond her expectations.

The mere fact that the twelve constellations have a headquarters was already unbelievable enough.

And now.
"Rocks Gibbek."

Looking at the mirage 'Lox' created by the Abyss, and the actions and words of the former world overlord that it reproduced.

Robin was so shocked that she couldn't speak.

She's not stupid.

It can be inferred from Rocks's few words that he seems to be the owner of the Abyss, a descendant of 'Davy Jones'.

Moreover, this world hegemon clearly knows a lot about the 'truths of the world'.

But more importantly
"Sky Island."

Robin naturally remembered the sky island she and Rooster had visited a few months ago.

She also remembered the historical inscription she saw on that sky island, and the message that belonged to Gol D. Roger next to it.

At that time, Youji told her that the message mentioned Lox.

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So, Robin's mind started to wander almost instinctively.

"The King of the World, Rocks; the Pirate King, Roger; and the Star Lord—did they all know each other, or even have some kind of plan or tacit understanding?"

"Rocks and Roger were both 'kings' of their era, while the Star Lord existed simultaneously in their era, and even in this present era?"

Thinking of this, Robin felt an overwhelming sense of awe and respect.

Even though she already knew that the organization she belonged to was mysterious and powerful.

But only now does she seem to realize that she has finally glimpsed a tiny fraction of its power.

An ancient ark from eight hundred years ago, the truth of the world, the kings of two generations of worlds—that star lord has been hidden behind the sea for countless years.

"arrive."

At this moment, Chenlong naturally had no idea what kind of nonsense was going through Robin's little head.

He simply led Robin all the way to their destination.

That is, the lowest level of the central temple of the Abyss.

"That's the 'mural'—it's still an illusion, don't try to touch it."

He pointed to the mural that still stood before him and said softly, "Can you read the writing on it?"

"can."

At that moment, Robin nodded as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Yes.

This mural was exactly what she originally came here for.

She also heard from Chenlong that the scholar within the Twelve Constellations who could decipher ancient texts seemed to be trapped somewhere due to some reason.

This is also what Robin cares about most.

While she was very curious about the scholar's identity, she couldn't help but feel a sense of competition towards this colleague she had never met before.

She now fully considers herself a member of the twelve constellations and naturally hopes to take on the role of being in charge of deciphering ancient texts within the organization.

In the field of historical research, as the sole survivor of Ohara, she doesn't think she's any less capable than anyone else.

"A Dazzling Array of Flowers - Eyes!"

She took a deep breath, crossed her arms, and closed her eyes.

A moment later, her eyes reappeared above the illusory mural, and she began to carefully interpret it.

Why is this girl suddenly so serious?

Looking at Robin, who suddenly seemed full of fighting spirit, Chenlong felt even more puzzled.

However, it was also thanks to Robin's fighting spirit that he was able to achieve this.

Soon, Robin was able to decipher the limited text on the mural.

Each of the five sections of the mural seems to have a corresponding ancient text—that text appears to be explaining the content of the mural.

In the beginning of the world, the Pillars of Creation gave birth to all things from the prayers of all living beings.

This is the first mural, the one depicting countless people kneeling beneath a giant tree.

The first cursed one awakened the abyss, and the abyss made a pact with him, granting him power and a seed, making him the 'first king'.

This is the second mural, the one depicting the small figure resembling Davy Jones bowing to the giant tree and receiving a crown and a black sphere.

The first king unified the world and established a kingdom where all races coexisted in the realm of gods. He bestowed upon each race the gifts of their merits, and the two races with the greatest merits received the 'wishes' granted by the king.

This is the third mural, the one depicting all races bowing to the first king, and the giants and merfolk receiving the two small trees.

Twenty oath-breakers secretly made a pact with the abyss, betraying the king and his people.

This is the fourth mural, the one depicting the twenty men, suspected to be the founding kings of the world government, quietly praying to the giant tree.

War destroyed the kingdom, the sun of freedom fell, and the dying king removed his crown, fleeing into the fog with a seed of guilt and hope.

This is the last mural, depicting Davy Jones fleeing into the fog after the great kingdom collapsed in the First World War.

As he listened to Robin's explanation, Chenlong's expression grew increasingly solemn.

The texts that Robin deciphered allowed him to discover many things he had never realized before.

such as
"That tree is called the 'Pillar of Creation'."

Undoubtedly, this title almost perfectly corresponds to Vegapunk's assessment of it as the 'blueprint of life.' Furthermore, regarding Chenlong...

The more crucial point is that he finally understood what the 'black sphere' that Davy Jones obtained in the mural, and what he ultimately carried away with him to escape, was.

"It's a seed."

What kind of seed?
Chenlong didn't know, but he had a bold guess.

"Perhaps it's a tree seed. The seed of that 'Pillar of Creation'?"

He was almost certain.

The thing that Rocks took away, which was originally stored here, is very likely that seed!
Furthermore.

In the mural, the part about the giants and fish-men was unexpected; it didn't directly refer to the two small trees as 'Adam the Precious Tree' and 'Eve the Sun Tree'.

Quite the opposite.

The murals refer to them as follows.
"The 'wish' bestowed by the king?"

Chenlong looked at the mural, his mind filled with many thoughts.

But this is still not the whole story of the murals.

"Lord Chenlong, there's a part of the mural that was carved last."

At that moment, Robin's trembling voice came through.

no doubt.

Although Robin knew far less information than Chenlong.

Even so, as an interpreter of the murals.

Although Robin could not fully understand everything, she could still recognize that what was depicted on the mural was, as Chenlong had said before, the 'truth from eight hundred years ago'.

She also knew that the last part she was saying was the 'last words' carved by Davy Jones after he was seriously injured and fled.

I was the first cursed one, and I committed an unforgivable sin.

I have been defeated in the abyss and am about to perish. This is nothing to regret. I can only leave everything here and entrust it to those who come after me.

[Those who come after, if you also fight against the abyss and the cursed, remember this]

Only those who are unbound can stand against the abyss.

A free spirit can dispel the protection of the deep sea.

A free body can shatter a soul that has not yet reached the abyss.

The desire for freedom can make even the most ardent soul vanish.

Joy Boy and I are ready—when the appointed time arrives, the newborn sun will gather all that is in the world and destroy the abyss.

The last words contained no trace of melancholy or sorrow; rather, they seemed like the earnest instructions of a dying soldier to his comrades.

The contents recorded therein were what truly made Luo Yi, who was hiding behind the Chenlong mask, change color the most.

There's not much to say about the first half—after all, according to what Chenlong knows so far, the being that is now known as 'Im' but should actually be called 'Abyss' was most likely awakened by Davy Jones in the past.

This original cursed being, whatever its original intentions, did indeed commit an unforgivable sin against the entire world.

But the key part is what follows.

"A free spirit, Conqueror's Haki?"

Roy murmured softly.

He recalled what he had heard in Joy Boy's memories when he had awakened his Conqueror's Haki.

Joy Boy explicitly stated at the time that the so-called Conqueror's Haki is 'the freedom of the soul'.

"The phrase 'removing the protection of the deep sea' refers to the fact that Conqueror's Haki can break the invulnerability effect of the 'Deep Sea Contract'?"

And clearly, this aligns with the last words Davy Jones left behind at that moment.

Therefore, Roy can naturally make inferences.

"A free body can shatter a soul that hasn't reached the Abyss—meaning that obtaining a 'free body' allows one to completely kill the holder of the Deep Sea Contract?"

"The desire for freedom can cause the soul of the Abyss to dissipate. Does this refer to a method to kill the holder of the 'Abyss Contract'?"

"As for the last sentence, it should refer to the final method of killing Im?"

Loy guessed that.

Of course, let's leave the last sentence aside for now.

But Roy had some guesses about 'a free body' and 'a free will'.

Especially the former.

"A free body? That would be—the Nika Fruit!"

Roy remembers it very clearly.

In the original work, Kaido's assessment of Luffy's Nikka form after his Devil Fruit awakened was—an absolutely free state.

"A user of the Nika Fruit, with the added power of Conqueror's Haki, can kill a God Knight who possesses the 'Deep Sea Contract'!?"

In fact, this speculation had already been made when Roy fought Pierre Saint.

The World Government's fear of the Nika Fruit is not solely due to its connection to Joy Boy from eight hundred years ago.

Rather, it is because this fruit itself is an essential part of defeating the World Government!

With this thought in mind, Roy immediately made up his mind.

"If that's the case—we need to quickly ascertain the whereabouts of that contemporary Nika!"

(End of this chapter)