"Even the texts?"
"They're actually Poneglyphs?"
"How is this possible? So many Poneglyphs?"
At this moment, when everyone witnessed the more than ten Poneglyphs beneath the Devil Fruit Tree, very few people present could maintain their composure.
It was difficult even for the top figures to stay calm, let alone the subordinates.
"Could it be that Roger placed these Poneglyphs here?"
Redfield asked.
Redfield had been imprisoned in Impel Down before Roger became the Pirate King.
Elior replied calmly, "That's right. Roger was the one who brought them here."
Big Mom also spoke, "This is what Roger said. He left everything here, what people call the One Piece. It's not the endless treasure most imagine. In reality, it's the truth of the world. As for whether there are other treasures, I don't know."
The other major figures silently agreed with Big Mom's statement.
Of course, it now seemed clear that Laugh Tale held far more than just the Poneglyphs Roger brought here.
Roger and Whitebeard had never been interested in wealth. It was impossible to imagine Roger leaving behind mountains of gold, silver, and jewels on Laugh Tale.
After all, Roger's ship was nowhere near as massive as the Gran Tesoro.
In this world, the individual with the greatest wealth was Gild Tesoro.
Of course, on a broader scale, those with the greatest wealth were the Celestial Dragons.
Hearing Big Mom's words, the subordinates far behind were utterly shocked.
Wasn't the One Piece Roger spoke of supposed to be piles of gold and jewels?
For a time, different thoughts arose among them, but because of the terrifying figures standing ahead, none of them dared to speak out loud.
"These are the Poneglyphs that record the history of the Void Century,"
Elior said calmly.
"The Void Century!"
Everyone was shaken to the core, shock written clearly on their faces.
The Void Century!
This was the truth countless people across the world had sought for hundreds of years.
Yet it was also the greatest taboo of this world, a terrifying truth the Celestial Dragons would never allow anyone to uncover.
And yet, this horrifying truth only fueled humanity's desire to know it.
Now, that truth lay right before their eyes.
"Elior, only you can interpret this,"
Kaido said, visibly excited. He desperately wanted to know the truth.
"Isn't there someone else who can read it?"
Elior waved his hand slightly. Robin immediately understood and stepped forward.
"Robin, start deciphering this history and don't try anything funny."
"…Yes, sir."
Robin looked at Elior with a complicated expression.
In her heart, she both loved and hated this man who had violated her countless times.
Of course, the love outweighed the hatred.
Robin also understood that Elior only regarded her as a tool.
Even so, it did not stop her feelings toward him from growing more complex.
"Is there anyone else who can read them?"
Kaido asked curiously.
Elior replied, "Have you ever heard of Ohara?"
At the mention of Ohara, everyone suddenly understood.
It was the island where the world's greatest scholars had gathered historians who mastered the method of reading Poneglyphs, only to be annihilated for attempting to uncover the truth of the Void Century.
That had happened long ago.
At the same time, Robin began deciphering the Poneglyphs. Naturally, Elior was doing the same.
Unlike Robin, who directly understood the ancient script, Elior did not know the characters themselves. Instead, he used the Voice of All Things to listen to the voices carried within the stone.
There were nine Poneglyphs in total that recorded the truth of the Void Century.
Roger had clearly arranged them in order.
Together, they formed a single, complete account of history.
Everyone present fell silent, waiting with intense anticipation as Elior and Robin deciphered the truth.
Then Robin began to speak, reading the contents aloud.
"The kingdom ruled by the Clan of D. lasted for thousands of years. Is there anything in this world that cannot rot? Even a great empire must eventually collapse… This once-glorious nation could no longer endure… The young prince of the D. family struggles to turn the tide. Weak prince, can you save an empire on the brink of ruin?"
"Twenty kings formed an alliance. They were not members of the D. family, but rather the so-called heroes who overthrew the empire and were later enshrined as its royal families."
"Im manipulated his father, using him to command the other kings and those kings silently accepted it."
"War finally erupted! The war between the royal alliance and the Clan of D. had fully begun!"
"This war lasted for ten years. In the end, the empire was completely destroyed. The remaining members of the D. clan, still chasing their dreams, eventually withdrew to Laugh Tale."
"The Twenty Kings had not yet achieved total victory, and the war was not truly over. Would the Clan of D. be completely exterminated?"
"The Twenty Kings claimed to bring equality, peace, and prosperity to the world. However, aside from the royal family of Alabasta, who refused to ascend to the Holy Land out of guilt and become Celestial Dragons, the other nineteen kings embraced corruption and chose the path of decay becoming Celestial Dragons."
"Joy Boy appeared and led the Fish-Man Princess Poseidon, the sovereign of the seas of that era, into battle. At the same time, a super battleship was constructed in Water Seven, the world-destroying weapon known as Pluton. With Poseidon able to command all Sea Kings, and Pluton capable of erasing islands with a single shot, could they stand against the alliance of Twenty Kings who possessed the ancient weapon of the heavens, Uranus?"
"The war failed once more. The rise of the Celestial Dragons could no longer be stopped. Imu, who became the ruler of everything in the world, ascended to the top of the Red Line and seized absolute control. The pitiful young prince of the D. family ultimately became her test subject."
"She finally obtained that power… stepping into the realm of immortality. She sought to rule the world forever."
"The dreamers of the D. clan scattered across the corners of the world. The Celestial Dragons who commit inhumane massacres across the seas will one day face judgment!"
"For one hundred years, the Celestial Dragons, led by Imu, slaughtered the world to suppress all resistance. Tens of billions perished. They were too powerful. Their blood-soaked rule faced no opposition. Perhaps someone will rise in the future… but will I live to see it?"
"The head of the Kozuki Clan of that era accepted Joy Boy's writings and, risking his life, carved this history into stone."
Robin finally finished reading.
In summary, the empire ruled by the Clan of D. had become corrupt. The Twenty Kings rebelled, overthrew the empire, and then carried out brutal suppression and mass slaughter across the world, while also attempting to eradicate the D. clan entirely.
In the end, only the royal family of Alabasta refused to move to Mariejois out of guilt. The other nineteen kings settled atop the Red Line, calling themselves the "Creators," and their descendants became what the world now knows as the Celestial Dragons.