The New World has now entered a brief period of peace. Of course, this kind of peace was created by Elior.
In the New World where Elior exists, even the great pirates and the most powerful underground forces dare not make even the slightest move—let alone attempt anything major.
There is no denying that they have all been completely shaken by Elior, especially after his recent series of overwhelming actions, which caused all evil forces to fear acting rashly.
As for this time, rumors spread that Elior, Big Mom, Kaido, and the two Yonko crews behind them had launched an expedition toward the legendary Laugh Tale.
Soon, news spread across the entire world that a new Pirate King was about to be born.
And the one the world believed would become the new Pirate King was Elior.
But Elior had no interest in becoming the Pirate King.
None at all.
After all, no matter what, a thief is still a thief!
What Elior wanted was to become the king who rules the entire world.
At the same time, Elior and the others were following the deep-sea demonic monster, whose massive body was only partially visible above the ocean, with just half its head and a small portion of its back exposed as it guided them forward.
Its size was utterly terrifying!
At this moment, Elior used the power of the Float-Float Fruit to control Paradise Island and the ships surrounding it, allowing them to follow closely behind.
The sea area ahead appeared relatively calm.
In truth, there was almost no truly calm region in this sea.
However, the route chosen by the deep-sea monster was comparatively stable.
What no one knew was that this was because the monster was deeply afraid of Elior's power, and deliberately chose the calmest possible waters to guide him through.
"Does it really know where Laugh Tale is?" Kaido and the others couldn't help but wonder.
"Indeed, I'm quite curious as well," said the Redfield nodding in agreement. It was impossible not to be curious.
Big Mom and the others had also begun to feel a growing anticipation for Laugh Tale.
Even as Yonko, Big Mom and Kaido had each possessed only one Road Poneglyph, all for the sake of one day reaching Laugh Tale.
Even Yonko couldn't resist the temptation of Laugh Tale!
What exactly made Laugh Tale so mysterious?
Everyone was eager to find out.
"It's lived here for hundreds of years," Elior said calmly with a shrug. "So knowing where Laugh Tale is shouldn't be a problem, right?"
Elior felt completely at ease about this sea creature.
After all, it wouldn't dare deceive him or play tricks.
Because Elior was stronger than it.
In the face of absolute power, even a tiger must crouch, and even a dragon must coil!
That was Elior's confidence.
Nearly an hour later, an island appeared in the distance.
From so far away, to the naked eye, it was nothing more than a black dot on the surface of the sea.
At the same time, the ocean monster stopped moving, halting dozens of kilometers away from the island.
"We've arrived?" Elior murmured.
He remembered what the creature had said earlier—that it feared the mysterious power surrounding Laugh Tale, and thus refused to go any closer.
Which meant—
The island ahead was Laugh Tale.
Laugh Tale!
Elior flew to the front of the sea monster, and at that moment, it finally spoke.
"Humans, we've arrived. The island ahead is what you humans call Laugh Tale. Among our Sea Beast clans, however, it is known as Devil's Island."
"Devil's Island?" Elior frowned.
Laugh Tale… called Devil's Island?
Why?
And what exactly was the mysterious power that made even this ocean monster fear advancing further?
Elior was extremely curious.
He attempted to sense the so-called mysterious power surrounding Laugh Tale, but felt nothing unusual.
However, he knew the sea monster had no reason to lie.
"Human, you must explore it yourself from here. I will leave. I don't wish to remain in these waters for long in the presence of that power."
"Alright," Elior replied calmly.
With his permission, the sea monster raised its head once, then plunged back into the depths.
The ocean churned violently for a moment—then the creature vanished completely.
"Laugh Tale? That island ahead?" Bullet asked as Elior flew back.
The others were just as curious, no, more accurately, they were starting to feel excited.
"That's right," Elior said. "That's Laugh Tale."
"Prepare to land on Laugh Tale!"