"So Rōmu was telling the truth… Roger really did join forces with the Navy?!"
"How could something like that be possible?"
"Who would've thought that in that buried history, the Navy and pirates—who are supposed to be mortal enemies—actually united because of the Rocks Pirates!"
"Damn it! I always thought Roger was a real man… I even idolized him!"
"So that's how Roger managed to reach Laugh Tale and become the Pirate King!"
"I'm starting to suspect the Navy deliberately went easy on him…"
Among the pirates, especially those who had once witnessed Roger's execution or grown up hearing his legend, the reaction was intense.
The man who once stood at the very peak of the pirate world—
the Pirate King himself—
had suddenly been pulled down from the pedestal in people's hearts because of Rōmu's words.
In their eyes, Roger was supposed to represent pirates—their pride and spirit.
Yet now they had learned that in his youth, he had actually cooperated with the Navy to suppress another pirate crew.
To many pirates, that was unacceptable.
Even those who suspected Rōmu might be exaggerating could see something obvious:
the expressions on the faces of the Marine high command—
and their inability to refute Rōmu's words—
proved that the story was real.
"Hmph! Even if Roger cooperated with the Navy, so what?!"
"The Rocks Pirates were infamous throughout the world!"
"Eliminating you was simply following the will of the world!"
Sengoku's voice boomed across the battlefield like thunder.
He knew he could no longer allow Rōmu to expose history so smoothly.
He had to redirect public opinion toward the World Government's side.
But the moment he said those words—
everyone was stunned.
Not only the Marines—
even pirates like Whitebeard, Golden Lion, and Kaido were momentarily taken aback.
They hadn't expected Sengoku to admit it so directly.
But at this point, they also understood—
the truth could no longer be hidden.
On the execution platform, Ace suddenly burst into laughter.
Even he didn't know what he was feeling.
He had always disliked the so-called father he had never met—Gol D. Roger.
Yet hearing this truth now made his emotions complicated.
"So Rōmu really was telling the truth…"
"Unbelievable… the Rocks Pirates were so powerful that it took Roger and the Navy working together to defeat them!"
"Wait—that's not right!"
"If Rōmu is still alive, then technically the Rocks Pirates weren't even defeated!"
"The Navy's version was just one-sided propaganda!"
"Just what kind of existence is Rōmu…?"
Viewers around the world were stunned after hearing Sengoku confirm it personally.
There was both disdain for the Navy and admiration for Rōmu.
Regardless of strength, anyone willing to reveal the true history to the world deserved respect.
Sengoku ignored the reactions around him.
After a brief pause, he continued speaking.
"The Rocks Pirates were the most dangerous pirate crew in history!"
"Among today's Four Emperors, three were once members of that crew!"
"Whitebeard, Charlotte Linlin, and Kaido!"
"And also Golden Lion Shiki, Captain John, Wang Zhi, and Silver Axe!"
"All of them were members of the Rocks Pirates!"
"Even Rōmu!"
"With such terrifying strength, if we hadn't allied with Roger's crew…"
"Allowing the Rocks Pirates to dominate the seas would have been a disaster for the entire world!"
As Sengoku spoke, he adjusted his glasses.
His expression grew darker and darker—
as if the shadows of that pirate crew had returned to haunt him.
"And that's your excuse for abandoning justice?"
Rōmu replied calmly.
He had no interest in arguing with Sengoku.
Simply revealing the truth was enough.
Let the world judge the rest.
After a brief silence, Rōmu continued telling the rest of the story.
He revealed everything that happened after the battle of God Valley.
Without holding anything back.
At last—
the entire truth of the God Valley Incident was laid bare before the world.
The Celestial Dragons sacrificing young girls as offerings.
The Navy secretly cooperating with pirates.
The World Government treating ordinary people like disposable insects.
And finally—
Rōmu alone confronting the Thirteen Purple-Gold Kings.
In that devastating battle, both sides vanished in the explosion.
Yet Rōmu alone had survived.
Only now did the world finally understand the true history of God Valley.
Everything Sengoku had said earlier—
had been carefully selected fragments of the story.
The truth had been deliberately distorted.
"So we've been deceived by the World Government for forty years!"
"No wonder they sealed that history away!"
"I thought they were protecting us, but they were just covering up their crimes!"
"So this is the World Government? So this is the Navy?"
"Were we really just fools to them all this time?!"
"What nonsense about nine Marine powerhouses defeating Rōmu!"
"It was clearly a lie!"
"Those terrifying Thirteen Purple-Gold Kings were defeated by Rōmu!"
"How strong must he actually be?!"
"If Rōmu hadn't exposed the truth today…"
"How long would the World Government have kept lying to us?!"
"He's the one who revealed their true face!"
"I'm done idolizing Roger!"
"From now on, Rōmu is the man who deserves to be Pirate King!"
"Exactly! Rōmu should have been the Pirate King!"
Both pirates on the battlefield and viewers across the world erupted into discussion.
Even the Marines stationed at Marineford were completely shaken.
Sengoku's earlier words still echoed in their ears.
Now, comparing them with Rōmu's explanation—
it was obvious.
Sengoku had lied.
Some of the younger Marines began to waver.
The justice they had believed in suddenly seemed far less absolute.
Seeing morale beginning to crumble, Akainu stepped forward.
"You are Marines!"
"Do not let the words of pirates shake your beliefs!"
His furious roar echoed across Marineford.
The Marines' eyes regained some determination—
but the atmosphere was very different from the start of the war.
At that very moment—
a sharp tearing sound suddenly echoed through the air.
The Five Elders, who had been trapped until now…
finally broke free from Rōmu's restraints.
A series of explosive sounds rang out—
as their figures blurred into afterimages.
The real battle—
was about to begin.
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