Chapter 383: Rocks's Choice, the Key!
When Rocks informed Roy of the truly complete history of this world.
The doubts that had always existed in Roy's mind previously naturally had their answers.
For example, the birth time of the three Great Ancient Weapons was clearly earlier than eight hundred years ago in much of the sea's history, earlier than when the "Abyss" was born.
And now the answer is very clear.
They indeed existed before the Abyss was born, and the purpose of their creation at that time was to fight against the gods who ruled the world before the "Abyss"—the "Lunarian Race".
And the ancient technology Imu displayed not long ago, as well as that falling Rainbow Light of Judgment, Roy naturally knew their origin—those were probably all technological creations belonging to the "People of the Moon".
It's just that after the People of the Moon completely withdrew from the stage of history due to the destruction of the First World, Imu, as the new power holder, inherited a part of these technologies.
The so-called "Ancient Coffin" and "Ancient Wall" are probably all similar creations.
And while revealing the history, Rocks didn't hide anything about another matter Roy was very concerned about.
That was, Imu's condition.
"The founder of Alabasta, Nefertari Lily... she is the original 'hero'."
"After my ancestor, Davy Jones, was betrayed by the twenty Kings who created the World Government, only Queen Lily actively sought him out afterwards."
"She told Davy Jones that the 'Abyss' entrusted His power to the twenty of them."
"He promised to give the twenty Kings and their descendants eternal power, and would rotate every year, descending into the body of one of the twenty Kings, to rule this sea together with him... So superficially, the Empty Throne has no owner, and there is no hierarchy among the twenty Kings—the King of the World is only the King the Abyss descends upon each year."
What Rocks said somewhat exceeded Roy's expectations.
But after pondering for a moment, he understood.
Isn't that right—Imu initially chose Davy Jones as a collaborator, giving almost all of His power to Davy to help him unify the entire world.
But that was merely an expedient measure to break free from the "Pillar of Creation".
Imu's ambition destined that He would sooner or later betray Davy and rule the world Himself, and after betraying Davy, He naturally couldn't give the new collaborators such good terms.
So, although He also gave the twenty Kings powerful strength, He wouldn't let one family dominate.
On the contrary... He superficially made the races of the twenty Kings completely equal, claiming the Empty Throne "has no owner".
But in reality, He would descend among the twenty Kings in rotation every year, dominating the sea together with the other party.
That is to say...
"The King of the World cycles back and forth, only God is eternal."
If Imu's plan went smoothly, then He naturally could turn the world into His possession as He wished.
However, His plan encountered a problem right at the first step of execution.
That was the first "Reverie".
"The body the Abyss descended into at that time was one of the initial twenty Kings—Saint Nerona Imu."
"But the moment He descended into Saint Imu's body, Queen Lily activated her ability."
Speaking up to here, Rocks also raised his hand.
An invisible field slowly formed in his hand, that was the Room.
"The ability the holder of the Op-Op Fruit can only use once in their life—the 'Perennial Youth Operation'."
[Fruit Awakening · Unique · Immortality Operation]
[The fruit user who is proficient in medical skills can sacrifice their soul after the fruit awakens to perform an "Immortality Operation" on themselves or any other living creature]
[After performing the operation, the soul of the fruit ability user will turn into fragments]
[In exchange, the current state of life and soul of the "patient" operated on will be fixed, their flesh will not age nor can they be killed, and their soul cannot leave the body through death]
Just as Roy guessed before—Queen Lily was indeed the Op-Op Fruit ability user of the generation before Rocks.
And it was exactly her who used this ability to complete the restriction on Imu.
"She activated this ability and eternally fixed the 'Abyss' on the body of 'Saint Nerona Imu'."
"That body cannot be killed by normal means—the Abyss can kill him, but restricted by the contract between the Abyss and the initial twenty Kings, He cannot do so either."
"The power He can use is only the part within Saint Nerona Imu's body, and His authority is weakened like never before."
"I have confirmed it, Queen Lily's power is still on Him."
Speaking up to here, Rocks could hardly conceal his excitement.
This was exactly the reason why he broke into the Room of Flowers back then—as the Davy and the Op-Op Fruit ability user of this generation, he had to confirm with his own eyes whether the restriction on Imu still existed.
As long as the restriction left by Queen Lily back then still existed, then Imu wouldn't have enough power to destroy Joy Boy and Davy Jones's plan.
"Next, we just need to find the last seed of the Pillar of Creation that the ancestor brought out of Mary Geoise."
"Combined with the 'Seed of the Sea' of the Fish-Man race, the 'Seed of the Sky' of the Giant race, devour the power of the three seeds through the 'Nidhogg Fruit', then absorb the wishes of all the resisters through the 'Dark-Dark Fruit', and finally obtain the power of freedom relying on the 'Nika Fruit', we can surpass the limits of 'mortals' and possess power sufficient to threaten the Abyss."
"And under the circumstances that the Abyss is restricted by Queen Lily, combined with the three Great Ancient Weapons, we have the certainty of completely defeating the Abyss."
This is the full picture of Joy Boy and Davy Jones's plan.
This also coincided with Roy's previous guess—he had already guessed in Elbaf that Davy Jones and Joy Boy likely wanted to obtain the power that mastered the Source Energy of Lineage Factor and wishes, qualifying them to compete with Imu for the position of God, through the three special fruits: the "Dark-Dark Fruit", the "Nika Fruit", and the "Nidhogg Fruit".
And Roy had to admit...
"This plan... is indeed feasible."
Confirming that Imu is restricted, according to Davy Jones and Joy Boy's plan, it is indeed very possible to overthrow Imu's rule in the next era.
But...
"No! I think it's no good!"
At this time, Rocks grinned.
"In the end, no matter how you think about it, that kind of thing is completely baseless, right?"
His eyes burning, he looked at Roy: "Think about it, eight hundred years."
His fingers trembled from excessive force.
"For example, us, for example, 'Davy', we have already lost the 'Dark-Dark Fruit' that should have been kept by us in the past..."
"The Government's pursuit has never ceased, and the world's malice grows day by day."
"We cannot have real names, cannot reveal our true thoughts, and even our life or death must be considered for the so-called 'future'."
His words gradually became low, carrying obvious impatience.
Yes.
In the process of growing up, Rocks learned the secret of Davy and saw the countless sacrifices the Davys made for it.
"Everyone has to endure and wait for the arrival of that so-called 'destiny'... How boring!"
"What kind of guy is the next Joy Boy? What kind of guy is the next Davy? Can the Dark-Dark Fruit be recovered? Has the Abyss broken free from the restriction?"
"Hey hey, that's eight hundred years—a time when anything could happen, when any plan could deviate."
"Betting everything in the world, betting one's own past and future, life and freedom entirely on a 'plan' made by two losers eight hundred years ago... I don't want to do that kind of thing!"
That was also the reason why he chose to give up the name of "Davy" and become a pirate.
He couldn't completely trust the past, nor could he fulfill that so-called "duty" like the Davys of the past.
"I want to surpass the ancestors and use my own way to change and save this world."
"I want to become—the King of the World."
That was his resolve.
Of course, the ultimate facts proved that he failed.
In God's Valley, he saw the D Clan wiped out completely in front of him.
He was also almost killed by the God's Knights—the power he was so proud of was indeed still unable to shake the Abyss in the slightest.
But interestingly...
At the end of that failed battle, he met this person in front of him.
Clearly not Joy Boy, not Davy, nor anyone from the so-called "era of prophecy".
But he possessed the ability to kill God's Knights, and even devour the power of the Abyss.
He is an "anomaly", an "unknown".
How...
"Intoxicating!"
Rocks smiled like this.
"Hey, Star Lord."
He looked at Roy: "As you said... if I had to place a bet, I would bet on you!"
Just like his judgment of Teach before.
The choice he made at this time had nothing to do with the situation of the sea thirty years later that Roy told him—the choice he made at this time purely came from his own heart at this moment.
"I will do as you said and prepare those things you need for you."
"After gathering them all, I will probably also truly add another layer of 'restriction' to the Abyss as you said."
He grinned, detailing his plan to Roy.
"I will put everything in a place absolutely no one will know—I will ensure that even after thirty years, no matter how the World Government searches, it will not be discovered."
His words were filled with absolute confidence.
Hearing this, Roy also raised an eyebrow.
But before he could ask, Roy noticed his body seemed to begin slowly fading.
That invisible, yet unrestrainable torrent of time seemed to engulf his body again.
"...Time is up!"
Only at this moment did Roy realize—from saving Rocks in God's Valley to talking with him.
Unknowingly, the five-hour "travel duration" was about to end.
"Where is this place you said absolutely no one will know?"
Thus, Roy hurriedly asked the crux.
"I don't know either."
Rocks grinned.
Then, he pointed to his head: "Don't forget, Star Lord—I am 'Davy', and I have the power of the Abyss in my soul."
"My memory, my soul, nothing is reliable... when I die, the Abyss is highly likely to know everything from my mind."
In other words...
The place he stored the treasure couldn't be known by anyone—including himself.
"But... I will give you a 'key'."
"..."
"...Key?"
"Yes—a key... only by holding it can you find the 'treasure' I left behind."
☆☆☆
-> 30 Advanced chapters Now Available on Patreon!!
-> https://www.pat-reon.co-m/c/Hollowborn
(Just remove the hyphen (-) to access patreon normally)
If you like this novel please consider leaving a review that's help the story a lot Thank you