I guarded Impel Down for a hundred years in the pirate world.

No, that's not right. Figo recalled the space pirates Enel encountered on the moon who were plundering lunar ruins, and based on this, he concluded that the ancestors of the Skypiea people, the Moon people, likely had some contact with other planets in the universe.

So, ancient writing was cosmic writing?

There's something wrong.

Figo felt like he had stumbled upon a corner of history again: a civilization on the moon with space travel technology landed in Qinghai to collect gold, but couldn't get back. Isn't that ridiculous?

Just then, a group of scholars who had gone to study ancient writing came running over boastfully: "We've deciphered it! The coordinates recorded in this rubbing are those of Jaya Island, the legendary land of gold!"

Dr. Clark was taken aback.

Figo smiled slightly.

Other scholars were not to be outdone: "The coordinates have long been deciphered, but it seems there's something else recorded here. The coordinates of our rubbing are in the land of giants, Elbaf!"

"This... should be Wano Country!"

"Huh? How could it be Fishman Island? Fishman Island is clearly underwater..."

Figo immediately unfolded a detailed nautical chart from the Navy Headquarters' collection on the table, and used his fingernail to draw lines connecting Jaya and Elbaf, as well as Fishman Island and Wano Country.

A central intersection point is obtained.

After thinking for a moment, he shook his head again: "No, it may not be here. Fishman Island is 10,000 meters underwater, and Wano Country is at a certain altitude. It may be a three-dimensional connection. Maps are not accurate, but the approximate range should be... here. Even the final island may not be at sea."

He drew a circle on the map.

That was a blank sea area located in the relatively late part of the New World, with not many islands. Figo searched around and barely found a relatively large inhabited island - Water Star Island.

"Let's go here first."

Looking at the nautical chart, Dr. Clark's expression became excited again. He said, "Your Majesty, if you want history to repeat itself, I think you need an archaeologist. Could you... could you let me go on your ship?"

Figo shook his head: "Let's find a younger person. You're too old. Even I can't guarantee your safety in that unknown sea. Don't get sick before you even get there."

Dr. Clark was somewhat disappointed, but understandable, and turned to search among the archaeologists.

Lingling gently poked Olivia's cheek: "Are you taking her? She's so cute."

Figo chuckled: "Stop fooling around, Lingling."

“Let Kuroha go,” Dr. Clark said in a deep voice. “Kuroha, the task of unraveling the mysteries of history is entrusted to you!”

“…Yes, Doctor!” Kurohya answered excitedly, while the others looked on with envy.

Chapter 113 The Ward Pirates

Instead of leaving Ohara, Figo spent some time reading in the Tree of Omniscience, then treated Lingling to a special dinner there before declining Dr. Clark's offer to stay (this is questionable), and set sail again under the cover of night.

Compared to the journey, their boat now carries Kuroha, the hope of the entire village, and also some documents and materials about ancient writing.

The voyage began calmly under the cover of night, but became even more sultry once it turned into the doldrums.

The four girls got together to play a card game. Figo, having nothing else to do, asked Kuroha to teach him some ancient scripts using historical documents.

Teaching the legendary King of the World was a huge challenge for Kuroha, since Figo didn't look like a scholar at all, and learning a language was an extremely tedious and boring process.

He said somewhat reluctantly, "This should be a travelogue, recording the experiences of some of the lunar people who came to Qinghai from the moon and traded gold. Its authenticity is questionable, and it may have been embellished to tell their children stories."

Look here, it says, 'Two enormous, strange fish escorted the ship as it rose into the sky, even the tiny soldiers were amazed. In this magical land, we met three very hospitable men, and tasted fine wine and…'"

Kuroha read a passage, then pointed to a few characters and said, "Look, this is two, this is three, this is ten. In ancient writing, these are the only numbers that are somewhat similar to the characters we use now, so they are relatively easy to distinguish..."

He explained things carefully, and regardless of whether Figo could learn them or not, he would definitely do his best to teach him.

Then, half an hour later, after he had just finished lecturing on the second text, he stared in disbelief as Figo translated the third ancient text bit by bit, and asked him, "Is the meaning correct?"

"Uh, probably...that's all right, you..."

"It's just a rough estimate, yeah, there are still quite a few words here that I don't recognize." Figo pointed to the document: "What does it mean?"

Kuroha opened his mouth in confusion and continued explaining.

Two hours later, Kuroha was very worried that Figo would order the warship to turn around and send him back.

What's happening here? !

In just over two hours, Figo mastered the complex ancient script to a level comparable to that of an average scholar in Ohara? With just a little more research and a dictionary, he could independently translate the historical texts. What am I supposed to do?!

Is this... the King of the World?

Figo then flipped through the documents again, nodded, and said, "Alright, that's all for now. Thank you for your hard work, Kuroha. Get some rest."

"Uh, I'm actually not tired yet..." Kurohya replied subconsciously, then added, "Alright, you're learning too fast. I need to organize my materials and see if there's anything else I can tell you. Let's continue tomorrow during the day?"

“No, what I mean is that I’ll stop learning the ancient script here for now. If I continue to study it in depth, the speed will probably be slow. I’ll still leave the translation mission to the final island to you. I’ll learn it slowly when I have time later.” Figo smiled and walked out, saying, “This journey probably won’t be over in a month or two. Once we get to the new world, things won’t be so peaceful. You should rest well, Kuroha.”

The door closed, and Kurohya stood there stunned for a long time.

Slow? How could it be slow? At this rate of learning, it wouldn't be surprising if you mastered ancient characters and surpassed me in another day or two!

Thinking about this, he suddenly understood.

'The King of the World doesn't need a scholar from Ohara to translate the texts; rather, he needs a scholar to be a witness to history, to testify to the authenticity of that blank period in history. For this, he might even voluntarily refrain from mastering more ancient texts, so that he can rely on my translation?'

"What a convincing man! No wonder he's called the King of the World!" Kuroha was filled with admiration, and his anxiety about the voyage completely vanished.

……

The next two days of sailing were very peaceful.

With no wind, they caught and ate some Sea Kings, played cards with Lingling and a few other girls, and time passed quickly. When the warship re-entered the Grand Line, they finally encountered something new.

Lingling stood at the bow of the ship, her face beaming with surprise: "It looks like there are pirates? Grandpa Figo! Are there pirates? We've actually encountered pirates!"

She possesses an immense amount of Observation Haki, so powerful that it can even penetrate walls and hear thoughts, possibly second only to Figo in the Marine Headquarters.

Figo came over and gave her a positive answer.

"Helmsman! Hard to starboard!"

Lingling's warship, which is deeply loved by Figomia, is equipped with top-of-the-line features in every aspect. Even the ordinary marines on board are mostly from the Steelbone Air Force ship. They have participated in many voyages to chase Figomia and have first-class ship handling skills. The warship made a smooth turn and ignited some of the cola fuel to accelerate.

Soon, the outline of a pirate ship appeared on the horizon.

Tenzuki, Emma, ​​Bakkin, Croha, and others also came over to look, their expressions showing no concern whatsoever. Not to mention Figo on the ship, even if it were just Linlin, no pirate crew in the entire Grand Line could pose a threat to this warship.

Conversely, encountering a pirate ship is quite rare under the current circumstances.

In just three years after the collapse of the World Government, the Navy, which had been recruiting soldiers on a large scale, nearly doubled in size, and naval branches were set up in most corners of the sea, with the strength of the branches in all four seas greatly enhanced!

Before entering the Grand Line, there is a hurdle: any pirate with even a little fame will be intercepted by a Rear Admiral or even a Vice Admiral, captured, and sent to Impel Down for reformation. Those who want to enter the New World from the Grand Line will face attacks from Rocks, the only overlord of the New World. With the two sides joining forces, the number of pirates at sea today is only about one-fifth of what it used to be.

Lingling can only encounter it once out of three voyages.

Having not done anything for a while, her little face showed some excitement as she whispered, "Captain, something terrible has happened! There's a warship behind us!"

Figo played along, repeating, "What? We've been so discreet, and we're still being watched? Or was it just a coincidence? This is really troublesome."

Lingling: "What should we do, Captain?"

Figo: "Can't shake them off? Kururu (laughs strangely). Oh well, I didn't want to reveal my strength too early. The current navy is like a mad dog. It wouldn't be good if a vice admiral were to be recruited."

But since we've encountered it... let's not waste time, let's sink this warship.

Lingling switched to a masculine voice: "Shall we come with you, Captain?"

Figo said sinisterly, "No, as for the warships, I'll handle it myself. I'll take care of them in 30 seconds, and try not to make too much of a commotion. It's not time for us to make a name for ourselves yet!"

The two of them were singing and dancing together. Amatsuki covered her mouth and laughed so hard she was shaking. Kuroha was dumbfounded and witnessed another side of the King of the World... How should I put it, it was quite endearing.

Big shots are always right.

In the relaxed atmosphere, only Emma was a little serious. She looked through her binoculars and said, "It's the Ward Pirates. Their captain is Bondi Wald, a small pirate with a bounty of only 13 million. But judging from the conversation... he must have been hiding some of his strength and fooling the bounty department."

Bondi Wald? Oh, that guy, he's got potential.

Figo said, "Lingling, stretch your muscles. This opponent is barely manageable; he shouldn't be able to kill you in one or two hits. Be careful."

Lingling exclaimed excitedly, "Mmm!"

Chapter 114 Freedom and Dreams

Bondi Wald of the Ward Pirates is a Paramecia-type Momo-Momo Fruit user. In the original work, he is known as the Destroyer of the World and is a great pirate on par with Roger, Whitebeard, and others!

He'd probably need to be around Raul's level.

But he's only 24 or 5 years old now.

From afar, Figo saw him walk to the stern and maneuver a cannon to aim at the warship.

"Momo - 100x Cannonball!"

Figo continued to practice in a low voice.

With a loud bang.

A cannonball was fired from the cannon on the opposite pirate ship. As it flew, the cannonball, which was originally a few centimeters in diameter, quickly turned into a huge black sphere with a diameter of several meters. Its speed also increased many times over, as if it could sink the warship in an instant!

The Momo-Momo Fruit is an extremely powerful Paramecia-type Devil Fruit that can magnify the size and speed of any object it touches by a hundredfold!

This attack was indeed very powerful. If it were an ordinary warship, it would probably be unable to cope with it. However, on Lingling's warship, only the newcomer, Kuroha, was so frightened that he took half a step back.

Everyone else was just watching the show.

The tall Lingling nimbly leaped into the air, heading straight for the cannonball, and then...

"Lingling Flying Kick!"

With a muffled thud, a kick imbued with flowing Armament Haki sent the massive cannonball flying back head-on, but it didn't explode.

Bondi Wald's expression changed slightly, and he quickly pulled the fuse again, firing a 100x shell!

The second cannonball collided with the first one midway as it grew larger, exploding with a deafening roar! The powerful blast spread outwards, creating huge splashes and waves on the sea below, causing the pirate ship to shake violently and the pirates on board to scream in alarm!

"Oh no! Captain, this girl looks like the youngest monster vice admiral in the navy, Charlotte Linlin! We've encountered four flower warships!"

"Stop talking nonsense, I saw it!" Bondi Wald steadied himself, staring at the tall girl who was walking through the air behind the explosion smoke, and reached out to take off the scythe-shaped weapon on his back.

"Momo - 100x Slash!"

Enveloped in jet-black Armament Haki, his scythe weapon instantly expanded a hundredfold, reaching a terrifying length of tens of meters. With a swing, it emitted a sharp whistling sound as it slashed towards Lingling!

Lingling's eyes lit up, and she used a flying kick to collide with the slash. With the force of the collision, her body flipped backward and fell into the sea with a splash.

Bondi Wald took two steps back, feeling a slight soreness and numbness in his arm. He thought to himself, "What immense strength!" He shrank his scythe again and stood at the bow of the ship, warily watching the seemingly calm sea.

So what if you're a monster general? So what if you have four flowers? You're unlucky to have met me today!