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Chapter 265 Queen Lily, the Tomb of Sinners!
And the facts are just as Brooke said.

Just as the Straw Hat crew was overjoyed at the addition of their new friend...

The capital of Alabasta, 'Arubana', is the tomb of the former royal king.

King Kobra of Alabasta is leading the way.

Weiwei followed closely behind him, looking around with some curiosity.

Even though she was a princess of Alabasta, she had never come here with her father.

While she was curious, she also looked with some doubt at the figure following behind them.

That familiar dragon head mask was certainly not unfamiliar to the people of Alabasta.

The twelve constellations, the Dragon.

However, this is also where Vivi's doubts lie.

She knew very well that Chenlong had recently returned to Alabasta and found her father.

Vivi was naturally happy about Chenlong's arrival—she would never forget his kindness in bringing rain to Alabasta and in eliminating Crocodile.

But despite her happiness, Weiwei also understood that things were different now.

The current highest-ranking official of the Twelve Constellations, 'Chenlong,' is completely different from the mysterious 'Chenlong' who appeared in Alabasta back then.

He is a member of the world's most dangerous organization and a powerful figure who overthrew the Four Emperors and was capable of destroying a country single-handedly.

The very fact that Chenlong came here is dangerous.

If the World Government were to discover that Alabasta has connections with the highest-ranking officials of the Twelve Constellations, then Alabasta's position on the 'World Wheel' would be in grave danger.

Therefore, based on Weiwei's understanding of her father, she was certain that her father would not meet with Chenlong.

But the fact is just the opposite.

Cobra not only met with Chenlong alone, but after only a brief confirmation, he chose to bring Chenlong here.

The tombs of Alabasta's past kings are the most sacred and mysterious places in the entire country.

As far as Vivi knew, even the royal guards were not allowed to set foot here.

"This is the 'tomb' where the Poneglyphs are kept—it records the location of the ancient weapon 'Pluto.' Would you like to go in and take a look?"

Now, we have arrived at a certain tomb.

Kobra turned around and spoke to Chenlong in this way.

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Vivi's eyes widened: "The Poneglyphs? Ancient weapons!?"

The historical text that records the location of ancient weapons is in Arubana.
She had never known such a thing.

But what surprised Vivi even more was...
"No need, we already know the location of 'Pluto'."

At this moment, Chenlong actually answered in this way.

Vivi almost doubted whether she had misheard.

Who exactly is the princess of Alabasta? Even she doesn't know the secrets of this place, so how do you know?
And why doesn't her father ask her about it?
She also wanted to go and see.

"Right."

However, Cobra nodded after hearing this: "Given your understanding of the 'world,' I should have guessed it long ago."

He didn't seem surprised by Chenlong's words.

"Then, let's go—"

As he said this, he stepped to a pillar and gently pushed it.

"Click!"

The sound of the mechanism being activated rang out, and a passage leading to a lower level appeared out of thin air in front of the three of them, accompanied by a tremor.

"Go to the 'lowest' level of the tomb."

As he finished speaking...

Chenlong and Weiwei also saw the patterns carved above the newly appeared passage.

It was a lily, and above the lily was a pattern of people surrounding the sun and trees.

"That is."

At that moment, Weiwei's eyes widened. She recognized the pattern, but she wasn't entirely sure.

But before she could ask any more questions...

Kobra took the lead and went down first.

Chenlong and Weiwei followed closely behind, and the three of them soon arrived at the bottom of the passage.

What appeared before them was a tomb.

But something unexpected happened.

Although it was intended as the tomb of the former king of Alabasta, the tomb itself was extremely small, so small that the three of them could hardly even stand up.

Inside the tomb, there were no gold or silver artifacts as burial goods. Instead, countless sculptures of human figures with falcon heads and human figures with dog heads were carved throughout the tomb.

In the center of the tomb is a platform resembling a balance scale, engraved with ancient patterns, upon which sits a coffin.

The coffin itself was dilapidated, and one could even see inside through it.

It was a magnificent long dress, a sword, a crown, and a lily.

Yes, there was no body in this coffin, but only a cenotaph.

The name of its owner was written on the coffin.

Neferutari Lily

Yes.

This tomb, which exists among the tombs of past kings, belongs to none other than Queen Lily, one of the twenty founding kings and the founder of Alabasta!
“Ancestor Lily.”

At that moment, Weiwei covered her mouth, her face full of disbelief.

But then, anger flashed in her eyes.

"How vicious this is!"

She looked at the furnishings around the tomb and said incredulously.

Without her needing to explain further, Chenlong understood the source of Weiwei's anger.

In Alabasta, falcons and dogs are sacred symbols, and together with scales, they represent death, sin, and redemption.

In this country's tradition, after a person dies, their soul is sent to the underworld by a falcon, weighed on scales, and watched over by a dog.

If it were the soul of a normal person, it would leave the scales quickly, and the falcon and the dog would allow it to enter the coffin to rest in peace.

If it is the soul of a sinner, the scales will sink, allowing the soul to be torn apart by dogs and pierced by falcons, until the sins of the soul are 'washed' light enough, and the scales will naturally rise again.

But what about the furnishings of this tomb now?
The tomb was so cramped and narrow, with dog and falcon head statues hanging upside down. The coffin was placed in the center of a scale, and even the coffin itself was broken and incomplete.

It was an extremely vicious curse—meaning that the being in the coffin would suffer eternal torment, and that their sins would be unforgivable for eternity.

But now, Weiwei already knows.

The owner of that coffin was Queen Lily, one of the first and greatest queens recognized by all of Alabasta and even the whole world!

Even Vivi regards this ancestor as her idol.

Therefore, this made even the usually mild-mannered Weiwei somewhat angry.

"Those who built this tomb should all be, well, expelled!"

She said angrily.

But at this moment.
"Weiwei."

Vivi, however, heard Cobra's voice.

Upon hearing this, she subconsciously raised her head and looked at her father.

At that moment, Cobra looked seriously at his beloved daughter.

"The builder of this tomb was Lily herself."

He spoke softly, revealing the incredible truth.

"This is the tomb she secretly built for herself before heading to Mary Geoise to convene the first 'World Conference'."

"She left her crown, sword, and robes here, which she called the 'Tomb of the Sinner'—she decreed that only the kings of Alabasta throughout history could know of the existence of this tomb."

"This is also the last thing she did in the recorded 'history' of this world."

(End of this chapter)