"So violent. You guys all look like monsters, not human at all," Roy said, raising his hand with a grin.
"As if you're human yourself," Kong retorted.
Roy looked at him and smiled, "I didn't expect you to become one of the Five Elders too. It seems the requirement for being an Elder is still being an old man. You must be nearing a hundred by now, right? I'm quite curious how are you still alive? It seems like Imu gave you that power as well, a servant of a demon."
"You actually know about the Servants?" Kong said with some surprise.
"I've looked into the abilities of demons a little. Demons can survive without eating or drinking and won't die. Demons can also grant their followers the same ability. As long as the demon doesn't die, they won't die either."
"Clearly, you aren't beneficiaries of the Ope Ope no Mi's perennial youth operation. It's true the Ope Ope no Mi can perform an immortality operation, but successful cases so far are limited. Unlike you guys. I also initially wondered what exactly led to Imu's existence."
"Until I discovered the existence of faith and demons. She is a demon herself, a demon that doesn't belong to this era," Roy said lightly to the Five Elders.
The Five Elders naturally knew how Imu came to be. Hearing Roy's words, they understood that information about Imu wasn't part of the Great Treasure. So how did this ancient knowledge come to light?
"You erased the Void Century from history, so what? Older civilizations carried their records forward. Fragments of that history remain."
"Take, for example, over nine hundred years ago: the Impoverished Kingdom of Harahetania.
"A cursed nation, impoverished for over a thousand years. It's hard to imagine a country remaining so poor for so long yet continuing to exist. The people there don't believe in gods, but in demons. Interesting, isn't it?"
Faced with the name of the country Roy mentioned, the Five Elders were completely speechless. They closed their mouths because they knew Roy was speaking of Imu's greatest secret.
The power of faith.
Devil Fruits were born from desire. But Imu, the true demon, came from another world.
Whether she can't return or simply likes this world, Imu remained in this world.
The energy that sustains her in this world is faith in the demon.
The impoverished kingdom,Harahetania, has survived for over a thousand years. Despite their poverty, they pray to the demon Satan every day. When did their prayers begin?
Roy looked into it a bit and found that the prayer rituals can be traced back to year 1 of the Sea Circle Calendar. That is to say, since the new order began, they have been performing these rituals.
How could such a wretchedly poor country survive a thousand years?
Later, it was discovered that those people aren't truly poor; rather, someone keeps them impoverished while allowing them to survive. A group of people who seem to have nothing to do all day except pray. They eat, pray, eat again after praying, then sleep, and pray again the next day.
A group completely kept like livestock, who know only that praying brings food. How could such a country not be 'rich' in that sense?
Anyone who stops believing in Satan is killed. So people continue to believe in Satan's existence. In fact, Brook's appearance made them believe even more.
The World Government had been secretly raising the world's poorest nation, preserving their devotion to Satan. That faith was the key to Imu's existence.
By now, the Five Elders understood, Roy had fully grasped Imu's existence. The birth of Devil Fruits was perhaps tied to her. Because of her, more demons had entered this world.
The difference was, unlike her, those demons could not appear as themselves. They could only manifest by dwelling in fruits.
The only true counter to her was the Nika Fruit. Even Luffy admitted he didn't understand why he transformed.
That proved the Nika Fruit had its own strong will, knowing its task and purpose.
Why does the Sun God take the form of Nika? Shouldn't the Sun God be the sun itself? How did it become a Devil Fruit user resembling it's user?
Here, the Sun God refers to a god capable of dealing with the demon Imu/Satan. The Forest God, responding to people's desires, summoned a demon capable of dealing with Satan, this is Nika.
So Nika is Nika. The title 'Sun God' simply comes from people knowing Nika can become the god in their hearts who destroys Satan.
"You know far too much," Saint Warcury said.
"Yeah, well, I don't have many hobbies; I just like reading. Since I began understanding this world, I've been reading books, reading everywhere, reading many, many books. Even if the World Government hides certain truths, the world is, after all, too big, and there are too many historical ruins. There are always places your darkness cannot reach."
"Why was Roger able to find the Poneglyphs all over the world and gather the truth of history? His abilities were too exceptional; he was born able to hear the voice of the world."
"A person like that cannot truly change the world, but he was a guide for the world."
"What's the point of secrets if they're hidden? Secrets only show their value when revealed."
"Roger's Great Pirate Era was a spark to this world, leading to what it is now. That guy knew he was dying; doing something like this was quite fitting for him," Roy said with a laugh.
"Even if you know, so what?. The world's order should be this way. How can little ants like you change it? Fifteen hundred years have passed; this order has persisted, meaning it can continue for another fifteen hundred years. At worst, we can experience another rebirth, destroy the world, and as long as some humans remain, the world will become prosperous again after some years."
"Humans never truly perish. As long as seeds remain, they spread again and again," said Saint Nusjuro.
His lower half turned to skeletal horse bones as he flashed to Roy's side, drawing the First Generation Kitetsu. Even after nine centuries, the cursed blade remained razor sharp, gleaming with deadly light.
Clang!
Roy raised his hand, seizing the void. Black clouds coalesced into a long blade, its surface etched with dark patterns, exuding a sinister aura.
Slash!
Black flames burst from the back of the blade, its eerie energy clashing against the cursed sword Kitetsu. Fire and Haki erupted together in a violent collision.
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