Who told him to become the Pirate King!

Chapter 400: The Final Island "So Close"!

"Wow!"

Yamato was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed in surprise.

"So this is Oden... cough! The Red Poneglyph that Kozuki Oden described in his nautical log, pointing to the final island, Laugh Tale?"

As someone who has thoroughly read Kozuki Oden's nautical logs, Yamato's knowledge of world history far surpasses that of most people on the high seas.

Even her own father, Kaido of the Beasts, might not be as knowledgeable in this area as she is.

"benefactor!"

Yamato looked at Storm with excitement.

"Do you, like Kozuki Oden, possess the ability to read ancient scripts?"

Yamato remembers it very clearly.

Kozuki Oden was valued by the Pirate King Roger because of his ability to read ancient texts, which allowed him to switch from the Whitebeard Pirates to the Roger Pirates, following Roger all the way and dominating the Grand Line.

No, I won't.

Storm shook his head and offered a casual explanation.

"The Kozuki clan possesses the knowledge of ancient history, which is why they are able to decipher the ancient characters inscribed on the historical texts."

"I'm just an ordinary person; I don't possess such amazing abilities."

Strictly speaking...

The Kozuki clan possesses more than just "knowledge inheritance".

Eight hundred years ago, the Kozuki clan was responsible for creating the ancient historical texts!

This is something that no ordinary force could accomplish.

Perhaps that's why.

Only the Kozuki clan can "possess" this red road sign's historical text.

According to the information Storm knew.

The "original owner" of each red road sign's historical text is no ordinary person.

Four red stones.

A piece located on Fishman Island.

That dreamlike island hidden deep in the sea is the territory of the mermaid princess.

That is, the territory of Poseidon, one of the ancient weapons!

Next to the red Poneglyph on Fishman Island, there is also a black Poneglyph.

On that ordinary historical text, there was a special record of an apology letter written by Joey Boy to the Little Mermaid.

One located in Zou.

Zou is a country on the back of elephants, and its entire population consists of the Mink tribe.

Eight hundred years ago, Zulu was also an important partner of Joy Boy.

Judging from the elephant's size alone, this elephant, which has lived for over a thousand years, may not be inferior in strength to ancient weapons!

(Yes, Zunesha was born in the New World more than a thousand years ago, and only became Joy Boy's partner eight hundred years ago, when Zunesha was at least two hundred years old.)

A piece located in Wano Country.

Eight hundred years ago, the Kozuki clan was a "stonemason family" responsible for crafting the ancient historical texts.

It is precisely because of the special technology of the Kozuki clan that these indestructible historical texts have been passed down to this day, providing them to future generations and helping them understand the history of eight hundred years ago.

Fishman Island, Zunisha, Wano Country —

Every faction possessing the Red History Text has an extremely deep connection with Joey Boy.

Not only that.

Each ordinary historical text that records information about ancient weapons and their whereabouts is placed in a location and controlled by a powerful entity, and this location is closely related to Joey Boy.

The historical texts that record information about [Pluto, the god of the underworld] are located in Alabasta.

The historical text that records information about Poseidon, the Sea King, is located in the golden city of Shandora.

The whereabouts of the historical text that records information about Uranus, the Heavenly King, are currently unknown.

cough cough.

The only exception.

It probably lies in the red historical inscription on the Totto Land map.

This refers to the historical text of road signs that are collected by BIGMOM.

That is also the only piece among the many core historical texts that is owned by pirate forces.

Based on the information that Storm had previously gathered, this is possible.

Charlotte Linlin's red Poneglyph comes from the Rocks Pirates decades ago.

It was also because of this red Poneglyph that the God Valley Incident occurred, indirectly destroying the Rocks Pirates.

As for where the Rocks Pirates obtained this red Poneglyph...

As for Storm, that remains unknown.

According to Buckingham Stussy, the red Poneglyph possessed by the Rocks Pirates was Rocks D. Xebec's prized possession.

Because the Celestial Dragons stole the Red Poneglyph from Beehive Island, the Rocks Pirates pursued them all the way to God Valley in the West Blue, thus triggering the God Valley Incident.

During the God Valley incident, Charlotte Linlin stole the Red Poneglyph amidst the chaos.

And it was preserved until... before she was killed by Storm. Unfortunately, Charlotte Linlin herself could not read ancient texts, and none of her minions had such special talent.

Even though this piece of red historical text has been possessed for decades.

Charlotte Linlin was unaware of the information recorded on the historical text of this road sign.

BIGMOM does not produce Poneglyphs; it merely moves Poneglyphs around.

"Oh, right, Yamato."

Storm suppressed his somewhat chaotic thoughts and looked at Yamato beside him.

"Has Kaido of the Beasts ever explained anything about the Rocks Pirates to you?"

Storm was still somewhat interested in the origin of the Red Poneglyphs of the Rocks Pirates.

But Yamato just stared blankly at Storm.

"Which pirate crew is the Rocks Pirates? This is the first time I've heard of this pirate crew."

Yamato was born in the year 1496 of the Sea Calendar. (For more trivia, see the author's note)

That year.

Kaido of the Beasts has just settled in Wano Country.

It has been exactly ten years since the God Valley Incident.

Yamato indeed knew nothing about the Rocks Pirates.

"A pirate crew from the past has vanished into history."

Storm gave a brief explanation.

"Your dad was an apprentice in the Rocks Pirates back in the day."

intern?

Kaido of the Beasts?

Yamato's emotions were so strange that they were hard to describe.

How are these two words connected?

Storm naturally saw Yamato's expression and couldn't help but smile.

If he really wanted to ask this question, he could have asked Kaido of the Beasts.

The Rocks Pirates have indeed disappeared from history.

Even Lox D. Giebeck himself has been dead for decades.

However, the remnants of the Rocks Pirates are still active on the seas.

Storm did manage to eliminate several "remnants."

Wang Zhi of Beehive Island, Charlotte Linlin of Whole Cake Island, and Kaido of Wano Country.

The first two are already dead.

But Kaido of the Beasts is still alive.

however.

Storm ultimately did not release Kaido of the Beasts.

Because he actually had a vague guess about the question from earlier.

Fishman Island.

Elephant Lord.

The country of peace.

These three forces each possess a red road sign representing the main historical text.

The last faction to possess Road Poneglyphs must also be a powerful faction with close ties to Joey Boy.

Just think carefully about the forces connected to Joey Boy...

The answer to the question of where the last road sign's historical text should be placed is now basically clear.

"The Kingdom of Giants, Elbaf - ·

The name of the world's strongest nation flashed through Storm's mind.

In other parts of the sea, even if people worship the sun god Nika, they do so discreetly.

If you're not careful, the world government will come knocking on your door and force you to disappear.

Look at Elbaf.

Elbaf's faith in the sun god Nika is completely undisguised!

Elbaf even has a special festival called the "Winter Solstice Festival".

Every year at the end of the year, the entire city of Elbaf spends more than ten days holding the "Winter Solstice Festival" to express their gratitude to the sun.

Charlotte Linlin's destruction of the Lamb's House, her rampage in the Giants' Village, and her slaughter of the Giant Elder all occurred during the Winter Solstice Festival.

all in all.

The connection between Elbaf and Joey Boy is absolutely profound.

under these circumstances.

It makes perfect sense that Elbaf is responsible for protecting the last piece of historical information from the road sign.

Storm even suspects that the island where Elbaf is located is the same island where the great kingdom was located eight hundred years ago!

The Great Kingdom is very likely the predecessor of Elbaf!

However, these are all just speculations.

The Red Poneglyph, possessed by both the Rocks Pirates and Charlotte Linlin, but where did it actually come from?

Storm's desire to explore was not as strong as one might imagine.

Because this piece of red historical text is now in his hands!

Including the piece in front of us.

Storm has already collected two road sign history texts.

There are two pieces left.

Storm will then be able to find the exact coordinates of the final island, Laugh Tale!

And just so happens.

Storm was very clear about the location of the last two red Poneglyphs.

Fishman Island, Sea Forest.

Elephant Lord, Forest of Whales.

"Later, I'll find an opportunity to get my hands on those two pieces of red historical text!"

Storm thought to himself.

"Zucianism and the Kingdom of Zou are secondary; Fish-Man Island and the Mermaid Princess are indeed very important."

Even though Uranus and Pluto both possess terrifying power to destroy islands.

But on this vast and boundless sea, the power of Poseidon, the Sea King, is the most astonishing!

Humans are the masters of the land.

But in the ocean, sea monsters are still stronger.

If not.

The doldrums will not become a no-go zone for humans.

of course.

The strong can ignore the threat of the calm zone and forcibly cross it.

But what if an ordinary person tried it?

If we consider it from a holistic perspective...

Of the three ancient weapons, Storm still thinks that Poseidon is the most powerful.

Shirahoshi is also very powerful.

It's so powerful that just by showing its face, it can completely render a curly-browed "One Piece Wing" powerless.

Storm exhaled a breath of stale air, stretched out his right hand, and put the red road sign history text in front of him into his "King's Treasure".

"Yamato, you can leave now."

Yamato blinked. "Oh, okay."

Storm: "Come back to the Kingdom with me first. I'll find someone to show you around the ocean."

Yamato: "My benefactor! I am eternally grateful!"

"Don't call me 'benefactor,' call me 'Captain'!"

"Oh! No problem, Captain!"

"Also, I can introduce you to a partner—the kind of idiot who also has a very bad impression of his own father."

"? Do they also have fathers as scoundrels as Kaido of the Beasts?"

"In fact, there are far more scumbag fathers on the sea than you imagine. Kaido of the Beasts is actually quite good to you."

"How could this be! Kaido of the Beasts put an explosive slave badge on me! I will never forgive him!"

"Yes, I know someone who directly used his own children for human experiments, turning them into monsters without normal emotions."

"Forehead--"

"To add to that, he used his wife as a human experiment, meaning that his wife was an experimental subject from the time she was pregnant."

"Scum! Degenerate! Captain, that 'idiot' you just mentioned, is his father this awful too?"

"No, not at all—his father was just an ordinary pirate who abandoned his wife and children."

"That sounds rubbish too—..."

"Indeed. However, his father is far stronger than your father, Kaido of the Beasts."

"How is that possible! Is his father a white-bearded man?"

"—No, that's not it."

"Who is that?"

"Gol D. Roger, the Pirate King".

"Uh-huh!?"