113 World Government

"So much knowledge and information. My head is spinning." Luffy said as he had swirly eyes hearing all of what Ken just spoke. He didn't expect that just because they slid down a quicksand they would get to uncover such a thing.

Ace became irritated and hit his brother in the head, causing Luffy to fall face first into the sand and become unconscious. The crew weren't really surprised by this. It didn't matter what the story was, he only cared for his own decisions. Of course, when the situation demanded they would advise Luffy and he almost always agreed with his crewmates.

Even Ken didn't mind that Luffy had fallen asleep, but Ace's head butt was enough to put him to sleep.

"Ace, didn't Whitebeard speak of Poneglyphs?"

"I heard Marco speak of it once but nobody paid any attention to it."

Ken nodded his head. It was probably because Whitebeard knew the secret of D and didn't bother to poke his nose on Poneglyphs. Plus, taking down Kaido and Big Mom was another matter altogether.

"The Government has banned any kind of studies and research on these texts and now only a selected few can read this and those who can read are either hidden or on the run. Like Miss Nico Robin here. In the bounty she has been termed as Demon Child from a very young age. It wasn't because she did anything heinous, but because she was able to read the texts."

When everyone had heard the real reason why Nico Robin was hiding from the Government and had such a high bounty, they only felt pity for her. Just because someone could read something had caused that person to flee.

"Robin-chan... Is that true?" Sanji asked in a serious tone. Robin gave a slight nod of her head. But she was confused of why Ken knew of this.

"How do you even know of my past?"

"My Devil fruit is a little special. It allows me to look into both the past and future sometimes."

"What? You have a Devil Fruit related to time?"

"No, that I don't but my devil fruit has other uses. You will know soon."

"Isn't your devil fruit related to lightning?"

"If only it was that simple." Zoro murmured from the side while leaning against a pillar. Robin was confused but allowed Ken to continue since this guy knew some interesting facts.

"Now, the reason why Miss Robin and Crocodile are after your country is not to control your country. It is because in the deepest vaults, there is a Poneglyph."

"What?"

"Are you serious?"

"A kingdom keeping something illegal in their vault. What a cliche plot!!"

Everyone was taken aback by this. When they came across the current Poneglyph, they already understood that this thing was rare but now another had popped up and that too in the personal vault of Vivi's father. Vivi was flabbergasted by this and looked at Robin to see if Ken was speaking was truth.

Robin's eyes revealed that Ken was telling the truth. She wasn't sure where the Poneglyph was but now she knew.

"Just for Poneglyph he want to take down the whole country? Why?"

"No, taking down the country is just a distraction. The government must not be aware of Crocodile's ideas, and thus the whole charade of taking over the country is being carried out in the name of Crocodile establishing an utopia."

Vivi almost broke down when she heard that. All this time, she thought everything was being done to hurt the citizens but now all of this meant for cheap distraction. Was there no cost for a human life? Was human life so cheap?

Robin was getting convinced by the power of Ken. It seemed like he really knew many things.

"Even if Crocodile did not attack your kingdom, your country is doomed."

"Oye, what does that mean?"

"How is Vivi-chan in danger? After Crocodile, this should end. Nobody knows of the Poneglyphs." Sanji said.

"You are naïve if you think the Government doesn't know what the kingdom is hiding. They'd known for a long time. Do you think it is that easy to take over a kingdom by a pirate? The Government did nothing to stop the incursion and just let Crocodile do his deeds."

"Ken-san.. You mean... you mean... our kingdom is already doomed?"

"Yes. Your father is already a target of the government."

Vivi collapsed on her knees and began sobbing. She had no idea that her family had been in danger for a long time simply because they had some texts that they couldn't read.

"Can.. Can we give it back to the Government and ask for forgiveness?" Vivi was shaking in fear not only for her family but also for the citizens who would suffer the wrath of the Government. She had gone to Reverie once and she remembered seeing the power of the World Government. So she had a good idea of the power of the World Government.

"You have grown up Vivi and have seen the world too. What do you think will happen if you confess?"

Vivi just hung her head. Tears fell down on the ground wetting the sand under. She felt lost, not knowing what to do. After a few moments she looked at her friends who were looking intently. The crewmates were waiting for her to say. Say the words that everyone has been waiting to hear.

"Please.. Please.. Please help me." Those words made Vivi bawl out her eyes. She didn't want anyone to get involved in this but with these friends she felt courage and strength. She felt like if anyone could help her, it was these friends which she had made.

"There. You should have spoken that much earlier, Vivi-chan."

"We are always with you Vivi."

"I will kill your enemies with the arrows."

"I will punch them."

Luffy, who had been sleeping, woke up and shouted.

"Crocodile. I will beat the shit out of you."

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