Phoenix Reborn In One Piece-Chapter 378: Heading to Dressrosa Kingdom
After staying in Zou for almost three days, the Dream Crew finally left the giant beast Zunesha.
However, Reina didnโt go with them. She was still young and knew she wasnโt much help on the ship. ๐๐ซ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ฏ๐๐จ๐ง๐๐.๐๐ ๐ฆ
So, with great reluctance, she waved goodbye to everyone.
The Dream Ship returned to the sea. As they looked up at the enormous body of Zunesha fading into the distance, a feeling of awe filled their hearts.
"Letโs go. Head for Dressrosa!" Ryuen gave the order without hesitation.
Right away, Hogg turned the shipโs wheel hard, and the Dream Ship shot forward like an arrow, heading straight for the Kingdom of Dressrosa!
Just then, three black messenger birds flew down and landed steadily on Ryuenโs shoulder.
"What happened?" After the birds flew off, Ryuenโs face showed a thoughtful look, which caught Namiโs curiosity.
Nojiko and Robin also turned to look at Ryuen, while the others kept doing their tasks.
"News just came in about the movements of the Beasts Pirates, the Big Mom Pirates, and the Red-Haired Pirates..." Before Ryuen even finished speaking, everyone else stopped what they were doing and turned to him all at once.
This was about the major powers in the New World, so of course they all wanted to know what was going on.
"Kaido has already sent King and Jack from the Beasts Pirates out to expand their territory. Right now, only Kaido and are still in Wano."
"But Luffy and his two allies learned Ryuo Haki from someone in the quarry and managed to escape from Wanoโs quarry."
"Now it looks like they want to take down Kaido first, so Wanoโs situation is a bit of a mess." Ryuen began by explaining what was happening in Wano.
"What else?" Nami asked eagerly.
"As for Big Momโs crew, Katakuri and Smoothie are taking over land that used to belong to the World Government. The rest are staying in Whole Cake Island. Big Mom herself is busy preparing for a tea party."
"As for the Red-Haired Pirates, theyโve already left Elbaf. Thereโs a Road Poneglyph in Elbaf, and theyโve taken it. Now, theyโre rushing straight toward Wano." Ryuen shared the news brought back by the three intel birds.
"Wait!"
"You said thereโs a Poneglyph in Elbaf, the land of giants?" Robin immediately caught the key point.
"Thatโs right!"
"Also, back then Rogerโs crew stole a Poneglyph from Big Mom. If Iโm not wrong, Big Mom still has one of the Road Poneglyphs."
"And donโt forget, Shanks used to be on Rogerโs shipโhe definitely knows where the four Road Poneglyphs are!"
"He already got the one from Elbaf and is now rushing to Wano. That probably means thereโs one in Wano too! So this time, heโs likely after the Road Poneglyph in Wano!" Ryuen laid out his thoughts all at once.
"This feels strange. Shanks has known how to get to Laugh Tale for a long time, so why is he only making his move now?" Hogg asked, clearly confused.
"I think itโs got something to do with us. Right now, the New Worldโ"
"No!"
"Itโs not just the New World. The whole sea is tense. Ryuen killed Saturn, one of the Five Elders, the top of the worldโs power."
"That made a lot of ambitious people start getting ideas," Nojiko said quietly.
"I feel like Shanks has just been waiting for the right moment. Now that the sea is in chaos, this is the chance heโs been waiting for," Daisy said firmly.
"Heโs a descendant of the Celestial Dragons, after all..."
"Ryuen, do you really think heโs trustworthy? Or can we really believe that what heโs showing is how he truly feels?" Nami couldnโt shake the feeling that Shanks was hiding something.
The others agreed with her.
Mainly because Shanks actually is a Celestial Dragon, and from the Figarland family too.
That made everyone feel uneasy.
Ryuen thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Itโs too early to say for sure. But even if heโs up to something, it doesnโt matterโIโm watching him 24/7."
After hearing that, everyone felt a bit more at ease.
"Ryuen, so that means the other three Road Poneglyphs are in Elbaf, Wano, and with Big Mom?" Robin asked seriously.
"Thatโs what I think. But now that Wano is starting to fall apart, I should go ahead and grab the one there first." Ryuen said it casually.
There are a lot of birds as smart as peopleโand plenty that can move like them too.
So he planned to leave this job to the birds!
After Ryuen finished, Robin finally felt a bit more at ease. After all, Laugh Tale is tied to the hundred years of lost history she cares about the most.
"But Ryuen, when are you planning to tell them about Shirahoshi? When the Sea Kings show up to help, theyโll definitely freak out," Nojiko asked, curious.
"Yeah, Ryuen, Shirahoshi is Poseidon. How are we supposed to explain that later?" Leah added.
"And what about Fish-Man Island? King Neptune said they want to live back on the surface. Why donโt we let them move to the Calm Belt?"
"The Calm Belt is ruled by the Sea Kingsโbasically, itโs their natural home," Anya said.
Ryuen felt a bit helpless. These guys werenโt trying to think things through at allโwhenever they didnโt understand something, they just kept asking questions.
"People will find out about Shirahoshi being Poseidon eventually. But we should hide it for as long as we can. Now isnโt the right time to reveal her identity."
"As for King Neptune saying they want to return to life on the surfaceโthat depends on how the Fish-Men themselves define that."
"But the way I see it, they donโt just want to live on the surface. They want to be part of human societyโor at least be treated as equals by humans."
"If they just wanted to live on the surface, thatโd be easy to fix. Like Anya said, the Calm Belt is basically made for them."
"But itโs clearly not that simple." Ryuen shared his thoughts with everyone.
"Hmm..."
"You make a good point. I wonder how long itโll take us to get to Dressrosa. Violet said theyโre planning a big welcome for us." Daisy remembered how excited Olivia was during their last call with Violet.
"I bet youโre thinking about the food in the Kingdom of Dressrosa!"
Kuina gave Daisy a sideways glance and bluntly exposed her true thoughts.
"Hahahaha..."
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