Holy shit! No wonder the structure of Enies Lobby looks so strange!
And that legend of it being undefeated for 800 years!
It turns out, it was actually blasted 800 years ago!
So, the current Enies Lobby is just a small remnant of the original island.
That massive circular waterfall is also an aftereffect of Dark King's bombardment, then?
"Do you understand now what level of power you are facing?"
The two were silent for a long time. Garp's brow was tightly furrowed, the wrinkles on his forehead forming deep ravines as he spoke in a low voice.
Taro was extremely shocked, even stuttering a little as he spoke.
"Old man, pluton... is also in their hands? This... this can't be, right?"
"Of course not. pluton disappeared after that!" When Garp said this, there was no relief; his brow remained tightly furrowed.
Taro breathed a sigh of relief. It's good that it's not!
He had really been scared just now. Some things were only possible for him to learn after joining the Marine.
Back then, during the crushing defeat of the Enies Lobby incident, the World Government's reaction was practically calm.
They didn't go all out to hunt down Robin as one would have imagined, which had caused a doubt to arise in Taro's mind.
That doubt was: "The destruction of the Pluton Blueprints was a result the World Government could accept!"
As for why it was an acceptable result, it was likely because they possessed the existing, ready-made Dark King that survived.
After the Pluton Blueprints were destroyed, the Dark King in their hands became the 'only one' in the world!
A second one would never be built again—what Franky called the 'weapon to counter Dark King'!
No new Dark King would ever be manufactured. This result was naturally acceptable to the World Government!
There was another reason for this doubt.
That is, although Taro knew that the Alabasta poneglyph recorded the location of Dark King,
just like how the Mermaid Princess, 'Poseidon', is on Fish-Man Island while the poneglyph recording her location is in the Golden City of Shandora,
the Alabasta poneglyph records the location of Dark King, but that doesn't mean Dark King is hidden in Alabasta.
Therefore, it was possible that the surviving Dark King had been acquired by the World Government!
If that were really the case, and both uranus and Dark King were in Imu's hands,
then Taro might consider following Old Man Kizaru's example.
Punching in for work every day, slacking off, and living out his life in peaceful mediocrity.
What talk of a dream to overthrow the World Government? There would be no dream!
Of course, current signs indicated that there were indeed countless ties between pluton and Alabasta.
As for where pluton actually was...?
It looked like he would have to find an opportunity to ask Robin about it!
"You brat, what are you thinking about now?" Garp asked in a low voice when he saw Taro remain silent for a long time.
Taro showed a smile, his expression much more relaxed. "Nothing, just a bit surprised!"
Garp looked at Taro's appearance and couldn't help but feel curious, raising an eyebrow.
"Just surprised?"
Taro understood Garp's meaning, nodded, and said with a smile,
"Yes, just surprised, not really afraid!"
"Even if they possess uranus, I'm still not afraid!"
"Regardless of what uranus actually is, it must be extremely powerful. I understand that now!"
"But I believe it's just a deterrent! It can't be launched easily or without a price!"
"Inferred from Dark King's power to destroy an island with one shot, uranus's power is certainly even higher."
"If a weapon of this power could be launched at will, they would have wiped out the four seas long ago. How could there still be a Great Pirate Era?"
"So, I guess uranus must have very strict conditions for use. At least for now, those 'conditions' are not something they can easily bear!"
"In other words, as long as they aren't pushed too far, they won't use uranus! So, everyone is still safe for the time being!"
Taro's analysis made Garp look at him with a surprised expression.
"You brat, when you actually start thinking seriously, you're quite terrifying!"
Taro smiled on the outside while panicking on the inside, his eyes darting around.
"Old man, what exactly is uranus?"
Garp stared into Taro's eyes and shook his head with regret. "I don't know either!"
Taro met Garp's gaze, his eyes burning with intensity. "Then what do you know? The kind that can be shared!"
Garp was silent for a moment before speaking softly, "'She' cannot leave."
"'She'?" Taro's expression froze.
In the common world language, the pronunciations for 'he','she', and 'it' were all different, so Taro easily picked up on the key information.
"Who is she?"
Garp shook his head again, his tone solemn.
"I don't know. I don't even know if'she' refers to a person or something else!"
Taro lowered his eyelids and began to ponder.
"'She' is clearly a feminine term."
Taro's first reaction was that Imu was a woman!
Or that uranus was an object with 'female' characteristics!
But Taro knew that in the pirate world,'she' didn't just represent humans.
Ships, trees, and even cats and dogs would be referred to as'she' by some people.
This was roughly equivalent to his previous life, where warships were called 'Sister Ships' and given feminine names, to the point where the concept of 'Ship Girls' appeared.
It was the same logic as people raising pets like children.
She cannot leave?
Did it mean Imu, uranus, or something else could not leave Marijoa?
"Old man, God Valley back then..."
Garp waved his hand to interrupt Taro.
"I know what you want to ask!"
After a moment of deliberation, he spoke again.
"It was because of the 'God Valley Incident' that I realized'she' cannot leave. Do you understand?"
Taro thought for a moment, nodded, and gave an affirmative grunt.
So, what Garp knew was also a conclusion he had inferred over a long time based on various signs.
However, this conclusion was quite reasonable!
If'she' could leave Marijoa at will, with 'her' astonishing strength,
the Rocks Pirates would be like ants in 'her' eyes, no different.
Why would Garp and Roger have needed to team up for an ambush?
"Then old man, why do you use'she' to refer to that existence?"
Taro was silent for a moment before looking up again.
Garp stared at Taro, his expression somewhat conflicted. He hesitated for a long time before responding,
"That bastard in my family told me!"
Taro's eyes widened in disbelief, and he cried out in surprise,
"Luffy? No! It's... Dragon?"
Holy shit! Dragon is involved in this too?
Garp didn't respond to Taro further, waving his hand somewhat impatiently.
"That's all I'm saying. Don't change the subject! Back to Shanks!"
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