After lunch at the palace, Vivi acted as a guide and took everyone on a tour of the capital. The Straw Hat group was very happy, but there were also people who didn't participate. Zoro, Bartolomeo, and Robin stayed behind.
After the others left happily.
"Luffy, why did you suddenly become a Shichibukai?" Zoro asked curiously at the table. "It doesn't seem like something you would do, considering your personality."
Hmm, this green-haired guy is pretty smart, Luffy thought to himself.
Bartolomeo had an admiring expression on his face. "Indeed, Luffy-sama, being a Shichibukai is nothing worth mentioning!"
Robin chuckled lightly. "Is it because of Ace?"
The others didn't know, but she had been there at the scene and had her suspicions.
"Sort of. The situation here is complicated, and you guys wouldn't be able to handle it. You'll know in the future."
Luffy smiled and said, "Guys, since you came to Alabasta, why don't you go for a walk together?"
Upon hearing this, Zoro smiled and said: as long as there is alcohol, that's enough.
Few of them were not interested.
"Luffy-sama, how should we deal with these prisoners?" Bartolomeo asked. "Should we send them to the Navy in exchange for a reward?"
"Now that things have calmed down, we need to take care of these prisoners. You bring them out first. Robin, I'll leave this to you."
"Yes, Luffy."
Immediately, the three stood up and left the banquet hall.
Luffy turned to look at King Cobra.
Now he had truly become a father-in-law.
"Snake King..."
"Luffy, there's no need to be polite," King Cobra smiled.
As king, he couldn't help but know what was happening in the palace.
On the matter of Luffy and Vivi, he wouldn't stop or interfere. Everything should go with the flow.
After all, it was his daughter's choice, and he respected Vivi's personal wishes.
After reflecting for a moment, Luffy asked directly:
"The Nefertari family is descended from one of the 20 royal families that established the World Government 800 years ago."
King Cobra was surprised.
"Not many people know this."
Considering that Luffy came from a prestigious family, it didn't seem too strange that he would know this.
He calmly waited for Luffy to continue.
Luffy nodded and said, "What I'm about to tell you may surprise you, and if it spreads to the outside world, it could cause a serious crisis."
"Please continue." Cobra's expression turned serious.
"Among the 20 kings of the past, there was a person called 'Imu.' It might be him, or it might not be," Luffy said with a tone of uncertainty. "This person has been alive for 800 years and is still the true ruler of the World Government."
Although Cobra was somewhat mentally prepared, he still showed a shocked expression.
For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
"At the headquarters of the World Government, there is a vacant throne that symbolizes the unattainable."
"It represents 'equality' among the 20 kings internally, but that's just a facade."
"In reality, Imu, the king of the Celestial Dragons, has always been the owner of the throne, and the Five Elders obey his commands."
"800 years ago, there was indeed a king named Imu..." Cobra took a deep breath, surprised by what Luffy said.
If this information were leaked to the outside world, it would certainly cause a global shock.
"Luffy, how did you find out about these things? Was it Garp?"
"My father is Monkey D. Dragon."
Luffy revealed another shocking fact.
Snake: He was perplexed.
Monkey D. Dragon?
Is that the Dragon?
The leader of the Revolutionary Army, listed by the World Government as the "most dangerous criminal in the world"?
What's up with this family?
The grandfather is a Navy hero, the son is the leader of the Revolutionary Army, and the grandson is a pirate.
Is it really okay to be related to this family?
"What I said before was just basic information, just preparation."
Luffy reassured his father-in-law and said, "Actually, what I mean is that your Nefertari family was once part of the D clan, right?"
The D clan, also known as the natural enemies of the gods. And the so-called gods refer to the group of nobles in the world—the Celestial Dragons.
Of course, including Imu.
Cobra remained silent for a moment and nodded.
"That's something Vivi doesn't know either. Luffy, what exactly do you want to ask?"
"I want to ask..."
Luffy wanted to ask if he could take a look at the letter left by Queen Nefertari Vivi.
Nefertari D. Vivi, one of the 20 kings 800 years ago.
At that time, she chose not to go to Mariejois and become a Celestial Dragon.
Instead, she returned to her native Alabasta.
But the strangest thing is that the person who later inherited the throne was her younger brother.
And she herself, as if during the "Void Century," disappeared.
She only left behind a letter.
Luffy was quite curious about the contents of this letter.
But after careful consideration, it didn't seem appropriate to ask Cobra directly now.
That could cause his father-in-law to overthink things.
After all, only Cobra himself knew about the letter. Besides him, there was no one else.
"No, there's nothing I want to ask."
Luffy shook his head, stood up, and smiled. "Cobra, if you ever have the chance to meet the Five Elders, don't ask anything about the Void Century. It will bring disaster to you."
Saying this, he left the banquet hall.
When he reached the door, he stopped for a moment.
"As for the story—I will know everything when I reach Raftel. At that time, I'll tell you myself."
Cobra watched Luffy leave, dazed, lost in thought.
So that was a warning. Was it for me?
Cobra furrowed his brows deeply.
He had, in fact, been seeking the truth about his ancestor, Queen Nefertari.
If it weren't for Luffy's words, he really would have gone to ask the Five Elders…
"Karoo."
After leaving the banquet hall, Luffy saw Karoo outside.
This big duck was drinking water through a straw. It was really amazing that a duck could use a straw.
"Quack! Quack!" Karoo saw Luffy approaching and immediately called out to him.
Luffy smiled and touched his feathers. "Are you offering me a drink? Who wants to drink what you already drank? Karoo, do you want to come with me on an adventure?"
"Quack?"
"Your owner really wants to go on an adventure, but she also loves this country too much to leave it. I'll take her away—do you want to come with me?"
"Quack?!"
Karoo was scared.
(End of Chapter)
Give me some power stones there you go~😉
I finally managed to solve that problem almost completely and I possibly did one of the most idiotic and cretinous things of my life🌚
You remember what I was being accused of, right? Homophobia.
This was relatively easy to resolve since the other party had no proof that they had not actually been hired because of their gender.
We literally did one of the easiest things to do, we just showed the resume of the accuser and those who were hired... I practically heard the sound of a slap in the face.
After that everything went exactly as expected from a false accusation, lots of lies.
It was an easy victory.
Now let's talk a little about what exactly was the cretinous thing I did.
I hired a gay lawyer to defend me against an accusation of homophobia, I don't know what came into my head to do this, much less what came into the lawyer's head to make him accept it, s I just know it was amazing and this will possibly be one of the stories I'll tell my future children.
The time I hired a gay lawyer to defend me against a homophobia charge.😂😂
And the best part of all, with the money I'll earn from this process, I'll finally be able to buy my RTX 4090. I only see advantages.