After sending people to take over Big Mom's territory, King immediately headed back to Wano.
When he returned to Onigashima, he hadn't even caught his breath before hearing shocking news: Nami and Kuina from the Dream Exploration Team had appeared in Wano Country!
This sudden turn of events made King's heart tighten.
"Queen, are you sure they came here for the high-purity seastone?" King asked suspiciously, a bad feeling rising in his chest.
Queen nodded and then explained:
"That's right, but this whole thing seems strange. From my instincts, they definitely have another reason for coming here. If it was just for high-purity seastone, why go to such lengths to stay hidden?"
King agreed and said:
"This is really suspicious! First, the Red-Haired Pirates sneaked in while we were busy putting down the rebellion. And now even the Dream Exploration Team has shown up. Could there be some kind of connection between them?"
As he spoke, King's eyes grew sharper, as if trying to see through layers of fog to the truth.
Then Queen suddenly looked like he had remembered something important. His face turned serious as he said to King:
"There's one more thing. According to the latest intel from our agents, a few days ago the Red-Haired Pirates launched a sudden attack on Big Mom's crew. Their real target was actually a mysterious Poneglyph!"
Those words hit King like a thunderclap.
His brows knitted tightly as he fell into deep thought.
Could all these events that seem unrelated actually be part of a huge conspiracy? And what does the appearance of the Dream Exploration Team and the Red-Haired Pirates really mean...
Questions tangled in King's mind like a mess of threads, leaving him unable to find any answers.
"Poneglyph..." King muttered, when suddenly a flash of insight struck him, and an astonishing thought came to mind.
He took a deep breath, turned his head with a grim look, and fixed his gaze on Queen again.
"Queen, I just thought of a possibility."
"Do you think it's possible that this Poneglyph is connected to the legendary final island—Raftel?"
"What!?" Queen's eyes widened like he'd been struck by lightning. His eyeballs almost popped out, and his face was full of shock. He stared hard at King, mouth wide open, but couldn't get a word out.
King gave a slight nod and continued firmly:
"That's right. If it was just an ordinary Poneglyph, with the Red-Haired Pirates' usual style, they wouldn't choose to attack Big Mom's crew now, when the seas are in such a tense state."
"But if that Poneglyph holds special meaning—like pointing the way to Raftel—then everything makes sense."
King paused for a moment, as if organizing his thoughts.
Then he spoke again:
"And don't forget the mysterious Dream Exploration Team. Their goal has always been to create a complete world map."
"To finish such a grand task, they would also need to reach Raftel."
"So for them, the Poneglyph would be priceless—something they must obtain."
"With both the Red-Haired Pirates and the Dream Exploration Team showing up one after the other, all signs point to one thing: it's very likely that somewhere in Wano Country, a crucial Poneglyph is hidden!"
"Looks like... even though we've occupied Wano Country for such a long time, there are still so many things we don't know about this land! Who would have thought such a huge secret was hidden here..." Queen slowly stood up, his face full of disbelief.
He took a deep breath, already deciding to send someone to search for Wano Country's mysterious Poneglyph.
"Queen, wait!"
"From the information we have, the Red-Haired Pirates were seen near the Flower Capital, and that well-known Dream Exploration Team is also there now."
"So I believe that Poneglyph is most likely hidden somewhere around the Flower Capital!" King stopped Queen and shared his guess.
Hearing this, Queen nodded slightly in agreement:
"Hmm, makes sense! In that case, we'll focus all our strength on searching around the Flower Capital. I'm sure that precious Poneglyph is there!"
With that, Queen turned around without hesitation and quickly began arranging everything.
Not long after, Queen gave a series of orders to his men.
A huge number of people surged toward the Flower Capital, starting a large-scale search. They left no corner unchecked, no clue ignored, determined to find the legendary Poneglyph.
In an instant, the Flower Capital, which had just calmed down, was thrown into chaos again.
People panicked, running in every direction, while the streets were filled with tension and confusion.
But Queen and the others didn't care at all. All they wanted was to find the key that could unlock Wano Country's many secrets—the Poneglyph.
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Deep under the mysterious, dark Wano Country.
This was once a thriving, glorious ancient kingdom, but over the long years it was swallowed by surging seawater, buried for eight hundred years.
The size of this ancient kingdom was beyond imagination, far bigger than today's Wano Country.
Now, Wano's land area is not even half of what it was eight hundred years ago, making people wonder and imagine what that lost era was like.
After searching all day, Nami and Kuina finally found the legendary ancient weapon: the battleship Pluton!
From a distance, the massive warship looked like an ancient beast sleeping in the deep sea.
Its huge body was like a towering mountain, giving off a crushing sense of pressure; its surface was covered with thick rust and seaweed, as if telling stories of time and history.
When weak light shone on the warship, in the mix of shadow and faint glow, it gave off a chilling aura of majesty.
This feeling was like a curse from ancient times, yet it also held endless power and secrets, making people want to explore it but also filling them with fear and awe.
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