One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

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A group of giant brats, only in their twenties or thirties, were gathered together, uttering some outrageous and blasphemous words.

The giants who heard the children speak were also in a daze, and then they stared at each other with wide eyes.

"It seems... joining the Straw Hat Pirates isn't so bad, is it?"

"That's true. It's all about the winner and the loser. Even children can accept and look forward to it, so it doesn't seem so bad."

"Perhaps with the help of the Straw Hat Pirates, our future lives will be better? After all, they are the kind of people who can even tame someone like Loki."

"Speaking of which... does this mean Loki will never return to Elbaf? That would be fantastic! I wholeheartedly support the Straw Hat Pirates' rule!!!"

The initially serious atmosphere instantly turned cheerful with the children's words.

The giants, who were never good at being serious, soon began to imagine what Elbaf would look like, just like the children.

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On the battlefield of the underworld.

With Shanks' defeat, this farcical tournament ended with the Straw Hat Pirates emerging victorious.

Following closely behind was the scene where, under the watchful eyes of the entire world, Elder Aruru, the representative of Elbaf, announced his submission to Moria, the representative of the Straw Hat Pirates.

Because she had already made up her mind, Aruru did not show any signs of embarrassment.

Aside from accidentally bumping into the large sword stuck in his head while bending over, which caused Aruru's head to ache for a while, the normal submission ceremony proceeded unexpectedly smoothly.

Soon after, news that Elbaf had joined the Straw Hat Pirates spread like wildfire, becoming common knowledge as various media outlets rushed to report it!

A few hours later, Red, who was in seclusion with the Straw Hat Pirates during his free time, received good news from Moria and made contact with him.

"Is that so? I didn't expect Law to have grown to this level? Even Shanks isn't a match for him?"

As Moria gave a detailed report on the battle, Crimson repeatedly expressed his admiration.

After all, compared to the Straw Hat crew, the resources and energy he devoted to the Straw Hat Grand Fleet and others were really limited.

The fact that we've reached this point is all thanks to the talent and hard work of the captains of the large fleet.

However, Crimson quickly put aside her feelings and asked Moria about something more important.

"How is it, Moria?"

"Is the last historical marker in Elbaf!?"

Chapter 524 Sunstone

"Lord Crimson is incredibly insightful!"

Moria, on the other end of the phone, used flattering language he seemed to have learned from somewhere. Even though the call wasn't video-enabled, he still smiled obsequiously.

"This last piece of the historical record is in the heavens of Elbaf."

"However, the situation there seems to be more complicated than we imagined, Lord Crimson."

"Complex?" Crimson raised an eyebrow with interest. "Tell me about it."

“Hmm…” Moria responded in a deep voice, then explained, “Lord Crimson, you should know that Elbaf possesses a special mineral called Sunstone.”

"This sunstone is very magical; it seems to have the power to turn people's imagination into reality."

"I know."

Before Moria could finish his introduction, Crimson interrupted him.

Regarding intelligence about Elbaf, he might not say he knew more than Moriah, who was in Elbaf, but he certainly didn't know nothing about it.

Furthermore, his understanding of Elbaf did not come from the comics he had read before.

It was information obtained during a casual conversation while conducting project research with Vegapunk.

Sunstone, a mineral resource unique to Elbaf, is most commonly used in Elbaf to build rainbow bridges, allowing ships on the sea to cross the underworld and directly enter the sunlit world, a place suitable for human habitation.

In addition, many of Elbaf's civilian technologies are based on the amazing energy resource of sunstone.

In fact, Crimson had seen the Sun Stone before, and the Straw Hat Pirates already possessed quite a few.

Vegapunk possessed a stockpile of ultra-high-quality sunstone.

One of the main materials for making the Mother Flame is this Sunstone, which possesses magical powers!

In addition, the artificial Devil Fruit project that Red has high hopes for also requires the use of Sunstone in many places.

It has a very similar relationship with the power of will, with an extremely perfect compatibility. In fact, in Vegapunk's research, the formation of this sunstone may very well have been influenced by the power of will of some kind of being.

When King Harald of Elbaf was still alive, he used the special energy of the Sunstone to trade with the outside world, bringing many items to the giants that did not exist in Elbaf.

The so-called limit of science is actually the limit of materials science.

It is because the world of One Piece has many magical materials like the Sun Stone that Vegapunk was able to create various powerful scientific research products.

"So... the special circumstances in the Celestial Realm are related to the Sunstone?" Crimson asked curiously.

Moria quickly replied, "That's right, Lord Crimson."

“Sunstone, as a special energy source in Elbaf, should be extremely precious.”

"But according to Yaru and the others, since three years ago, the sunstones in the heavens have been produced on a massive, gushing scale."

"At first, the giants of Elbaf celebrated this, believing it to be a harbinger of Elbaf's renewed glory after the death of their king."

"But they quickly realized something was wrong."

"With the large-scale appearance of sunstones, a bizarre space was formed in the entire celestial realm. After entering that space, people would fall into a special dream state. In that dream, people could fulfill all their wishes, and the dream world would become so enchanting that they would not want to wake up."

"Over time, it will immerse people in the dream forever until they die. Even if the person who entered the dream accidentally wakes up during this time, they will actively enter that space because they are so attached to the dream world."

"Infinite Tsukuyomi?"

Hearing this, Crimson couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly interrupted Moria again.

Moria was also taken aback: "Infinite Tsukuyomi? Lord Red, what is that?"

"No...it's nothing."

Crimson, his expression a strange and complicated mix of emotions from this inexplicable sense of déjà vu, shook his head and then said:

"So, it's because of this strange phenomenon that the entire area above the celestial realm has become a no-man's land? And naturally, the historical text of the road signs can no longer be seen?"

That's right.

Moria nodded in agreement, but inwardly he wondered, "Infinite Tsukuyomi," wondering what exactly it was that could make Lord Crimson show such a surprised expression.

"I understand." After learning about the historical text of the last road sign, a thoughtful look flashed in his crimson eyes.

The good news is that they no longer need to travel far and wide for the Poneglyphs. Once they obtain the last road sign, they can find the most mysterious island in the pirate world—Laugh Tale.

The bad news is that even Red doesn't know how to get through or deal with the strange area Moria mentioned.

"Let's leave this troublesome matter to Vegapunk."

"It can allow people to enter a dream space similar to the Infinite Tsukuyomi? I wonder if this is related to the unique power of will in the One Piece world."

After some thought, Crimson decided that it was best not to rush into matters concerning the Elbaf Celestial Realm.

With Vegapunk's abilities, he should be able to resolve the situation there.

Even if we can't solve the problem, at least we can find out why this phenomenon occurs.

With more intelligence, they can take targeted action.

However, just as Crimson was about to praise Moria's recent actions and hang up, Moria spoke again from the other end of the personal terminal:

“Lord Crimson, in addition to what Aruru and I have explained, Loki seems to know some other secrets as well.”

"But he's a crazy person, and his reputation among the giants has always been bad. Plus, he's committed patricide, so I'm not sure if what he said is true."

"Oh?" Crimson became interested. "What did he say?"

“Loki said…” Moria recalled his conversation with Loki that day, and then said, “This kind of situation in Elbaf is not the first time in history.”

"It seems that every thousand years, such a situation occurs in Elbaf, and these events are recorded in the royal archives of Elbaf. Only those with royal blood are qualified to know about them."

"But those treasures were all destroyed in the battle between Loki and his father, so I can't be sure if he's telling the truth."

"However, Loki said that his father, King Harald of Elbaf, was not as harmless as he appeared, nor was he a wise and benevolent ruler."

"According to Loki's account, Harald's large-scale trade was actually aimed at distributing the magical resource of the Sunstone to all parts of the world, thereby accumulating a large amount of resources and strengthening the power of Elbaf."

Harald's true aim was to restore the glory of Elbaf and expand the territory of the giants.

"And the special dream space formed by the sunstone that appears only once every thousand years in the literature is the first step he is preparing to achieve his rule!"

"He is suspected of possessing some means of controlling sunstones to create dreams, and is attempting to create various dream worlds by selling sunstone resources around the world, absorbing people into these dream worlds."

"But the dream world outside of Elbaf's celestial realm won't last long. Once people become enamored with the feeling of fulfilling their desires, the sunstone will become something that everyone will flock to."

"Harald can use this opportunity to control the people and power of the world!"

"........."

"........."

As Moria finished speaking, the entire communication channel fell silent.

It was only after a long while that Crimson responded with a hint of surprise:

"I never imagined that such interesting things were hidden in Elbaf!"

Red felt that Loki was not lying about what he said.

First, there is no need for it.

Even if Harald harbors ambitions, fabricating stories about a dead man doesn't diminish Loki's reputation for patricide, as he remains a king fighting for Elbaf's honor.

Secondly, Elbaf is an extremely important and crucial location in the One Piece anime. From the perspective of an anime work, I think there should be some hidden stories here.

If the dream space is indeed similar to the Infinite Tsukuyomi, Crimson believes that the Sunstone will definitely become something like the Tsukuyomi, something that people all over the world would go bankrupt to obtain.

If Harald hadn't been killed by his own son, his plan might have actually come to fruition.

However, if Loki wasn't lying, then there must be something in Elbaf that allows people to enter the Celestial Realm smoothly at this time, or even manipulate the dream space.