Rolan's calm voice continued to echo across the seas.
"The history of that era was completely erased from the river of time by the World Government."
"It is the period that the world now calls the Void Century."
"For the past eight hundred years, the World Government has continuously proclaimed its own righteousness."
"As the people who remembered that history gradually died, and written records were deliberately destroyed by the World Government, the truth slowly vanished."
"In the end, no one in the world knew what truly happened during the Void Century."
Rolan paused briefly before continuing.
"Joy Boy was also known as the first pirate in the world."
"In the story created by the World Government, pirates represent evil."
"And the Marines and the World Government represent justice."
The moment his words spread across the world, it felt as though a massive boulder had been thrown into a peaceful lake.
The entire world exploded with shock.
Voices of disbelief erupted everywhere.
The balance of everything people believed in had suddenly been shaken.
---
Upon hearing those words, Donquixote Doflamingo burst into loud laughter.
"Fufufufu... Pirates are evil and Marines are righteous?"
His grin widened as he leaned back in amusement.
"That concept has been rewritten countless times throughout history."
He raised his head slightly, his sunglasses reflecting the light.
"People who have never experienced war and suffering have no understanding of peace."
"They cannot possibly understand what true justice or evil really means."
His voice carried a mocking tone.
"Only those standing at the top of the world get to decide what is righteous and what is evil."
As he spoke, he slowly spread his arms.
"Hmph hmph hmph... The World Government is righteous?"
"Of course they are."
"Because the winners are always the ones who write history."
Doflamingo did not actually know how the World Government had been established.
Nor did he know the true origin of the world.
However, as someone who once ruled part of the underworld, he understood human nature extremely well.
As the eldest son of the Donquixote Family, he had once enjoyed the highest privileges in the world.
His family had been Celestial Dragons.
They once lived in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise, where ordinary people were treated as insects.
However, his father, Donquixote Homing, believed that Celestial Dragons and ordinary people were both human beings.
He believed that they should live equally.
Because of this belief, Homing made a decision that shocked the entire world.
He willingly gave up his status as a Celestial Dragon.
He left Mary Geoise with his wife and two sons.
He believed they could live normal lives among ordinary people.
Reality proved him wrong.
The moment they left the protection of Mary Geoise, the world revealed its cruelty.
The ordinary people who had suffered under the rule of the Celestial Dragons hated them with absolute fury.
The Donquixote family was despised, beaten, and tortured by angry crowds.
Even when Homing later tried to return to Mary Geoise, the Celestial Dragons rejected him completely.
They refused to accept him back.
Doflamingo never forgave his father for that decision.
In the end, he personally killed him.
Then he brought his father's severed head to Mary Geoise, hoping to regain the Celestial Dragons' acceptance.
But the Celestial Dragons still rejected him.
To them, the Donquixote family had already become traitors.
From that moment onward, Doflamingo swore that one day he would destroy the world ruled by the Celestial Dragons.
Now, hearing Rolan reveal that the World Government itself had been born from betrayal, Doflamingo felt an uncontrollable urge to laugh.
He understood what would happen next.
Once Rolan's words spread across the world and the mask of the World Government was torn away, countless voices would rise in anger.
The so called noble Celestial Dragons would no longer remain untouchable.
And one day, those arrogant nobles who had rejected the Donquixote family would fall from their thrones.
---
"So that is the truth..."
Even Whitebeard showed a rare look of surprise.
Although he was one of the Four Emperors, his understanding of the World Government was limited.
When he was young, he came from a poor island.
That island could not afford to pay the Heavenly Tribute required by the World Government.
Because of that, it was not recognized as an allied nation.
Eventually, the island was destroyed.
Most of the children who survived became orphans.
Whitebeard had been one of them.
After becoming a pirate, he often sent money and supplies back to that ruined village.
Those childhood experiences shaped his life.
They created within him a powerful desire for family.
Over the years, even though many believed he stood closest to the throne of the Pirate King, he never pursued it.
He had no interest in ruling the seas.
Nor did he dream of overthrowing the World Government.
His dream was simple.
He wanted a family.
He wanted to give a home to people who had been abandoned by the world, just like he had been.
So when he heard Rolan reveal the hidden truth of the world, even Whitebeard could not hide his surprise.
"Gurararara..."
Whitebeard laughed loudly as he looked toward Sengoku.
"Sengoku, I never expected the World Government you serve to have such a history."
"I'm afraid even you didn't know about this, did you?"
Despite being enemies, Whitebeard respected Sengoku.
Sengoku's dedication to justice, his care for his soldiers, and his concern for the people had always earned Whitebeard's respect.
If Sengoku had truly known the hidden nature of the World Government, Whitebeard doubted he would have chosen to become Fleet Admiral.
---
Sengoku looked toward Whitebeard but did not respond.
However, the expression on his face revealed his inner turmoil.
When he first joined the Marines, he had done so with a clear purpose.
He wanted to maintain peace in the world.
He wanted to protect ordinary people.
He wanted to become a Marine who truly served justice.
But as the years passed and his rank continued to rise, he began to notice a troubling truth.
The Marines were not entirely an organization for protecting the people.
In many ways, they existed to serve the World Government.
They were the force used to suppress anyone who tried to uncover the truth of the world.
They were the escort for the Celestial Dragons when those nobles traveled across the seas.
They were the military power used to maintain the image of justice created by the World Government.
Sengoku had never known the full truth of the Void Century.
But he had always suspected that the reality was far more complicated than what the world had been told.
That was one of the reasons he accepted the position of Fleet Admiral.
He believed that from that position, he could slowly reform the Marines.
He wanted to create a Marine organization that truly protected the people.
A Marine force that defended peace and stability.
Reality proved far more difficult.
The power of the World Government was far beyond what a single Fleet Admiral could challenge.
Even to protect the Marines themselves, Sengoku often had to follow orders that came from above.
Orders that contradicted the ideals he once believed in.
More than once, he had considered resigning.
But the people who truly cared about justice either lacked the strength required to become Fleet Admiral or refused to take the position.
Because of that, Sengoku remained in his role for many years.
And just when Aokiji, the man who perfectly matched Sengoku's hopes for the future of the Marines, had finally appeared...
Rolan chose this moment to expose the truth of the World Government to the entire world.
Sengoku slowly looked around the battlefield.
The Marines who had come to fight the Whitebeard Pirates were the elite forces gathered from branches all across the seas.
But after the fierce battle, less than two thirds of them remained.
The Marines had suffered tremendous losses.
Sengoku sighed heavily.
Then he silently made a decision in his heart.
---
Although Garp stood far away, he had worked alongside Sengoku for decades.
He understood his old friend's thoughts almost immediately.
Even though Garp usually appeared carefree and unreliable, he possessed sharp insight.
At this moment, however, even he had no words to comfort Sengoku.
---
Meanwhile, Rolan observed everything calmly.
With the power of the Electromagnetic Fruit combined with his powerful Observation Haki, he could clearly sense the emotions of those around him.
Shock.
Anger.
Confusion.
Fear.
Rolan understood very well what would happen after the truth was revealed.
The world might descend into chaos.
But none of that mattered to him.
This truth needed to be exposed.
He slowly spoke again.
"This great war..."
"In truth, it has never ended."
"Nani!!??"
Shocked voices erupted across the battlefield.
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