"There are new rumors on the sea. Pirates want to find the Goddess of Rabbit sealed at Laugh Tale to fulfill their wishes..."
"The World Government seems to also need to find the Grand Treasure of Laugh Tale to prove that this piece of history is falsely fabricated..."
"Those who want to overthrow the World Government and the rule of the Heavenly Celestial Dragons will also believe that if they unseal the Goddess of Rabbit at Laugh Tale, they can overthrow the rule of the Celestial Dragons..."
"The sea is definitely going to get chaotic..."
Ben Beckman lay beside a big tree, looking up at the azure sky, and sighed softly, "Our opponents are going to increase as well... Shanks..."
"..."
Red-haired Shanks fell silent.
The youngest Sea Emperor closed his eyes, and when he reopened them, a gleam appeared, "If no one finds the Grand Treasure of Laugh Tale soon, this sea will never calm down, right?"
"Exactly."
Ben Beckman answered Shanks, calmly continuing, "Someone wants to use false history to overthrow this world. It's probably those new pirates in the newspapers claiming they've found the Alabasta Golden Palace. They're the most likely to do it..."
"To be honest..."
"Their strength is quite formidable..."
Ben Beckman picked up the newspaper again, looking at the gleaming gold in the Golden Palace under which stood Senju Hashirama and Uchiha Madara.
"If it were up to me, a forged history could upset the peaceful balance of the world, plunging the entire world into chaotic turmoil. In such a case, they could take the opportunity to reassign control over this sea..."
"These newcomers..."
Ben Beckman's gaze fixed on the sharp-eyed two men of the Konoha Pirates in the newspaper, "The methods really are terrifying..."
It's not just the methods...
Their power is even more terrifying than others'.
At the very least, Ben Beckman felt somewhat inferior. While assisting Red-haired Shanks in contending for the position of the Four Emperors, he was no match for these newcomers' methods...
Likewise...
He was also no match for their power!
At the very least, Ben Beckman didn't think the Red Hair Pirates could emerge unscathed from battles surrounded by forces like Sengoku, Garp, Kizaru, and Aokiji!
"I need to make a trip to the first half of Paradise!"
Red-haired Shanks' expression was grave as he reached for his Western sword, "I'll probe their intentions and mediate potential wars; at the very least, we cannot allow the sea to fall into chaos at this time..."
"Are you trying to let everyone know that this piece of historical reportage is fake, that there's no such thing as the Goddess of Rabbit?"
Ben Beckman directly proposed his solution, even stating that what Shanks wanted to do might be futile: "Unless we find out the Grand Treasure of Laugh Tale, otherwise, we can't change the situation..."
"After all..."
Ben Beckman slowly pointed to a name, taking the initiative to speak, "There was once a pirate who claimed to have been to Laugh Tale, who personally confirmed that all contents of this fictional history are true history, that Laugh Tale indeed seals the true creator, the Goddess of Rabbit..."
"To be honest..."
"Whether it's one of the Twenty Kings, the King of Alabasta..."
"Or the former crew member of the Roger Pirates..."
"They all provided annotations for this fictional history."
Ben Beckman's gaze turned to Red-haired Shanks, exhaling a smoke ring and sighing, "Shanks, I'm almost compelled to believe this news report is true, that the Grand Treasure of Laugh Tale truly is the seal of the Goddess of Rabbit?"
"..."
Shanks looked at his newspaper with a headache.
That pirate claiming to have been to Laugh Tale was his closest companion in his youth.
Buggy.
This former little partner, after so many years, unexpectedly rose to fame, even becoming the focus of the world!
A single word from Buggy could change the world!
Shanks felt a headache growing, and couldn't help but ask, "Beckman, if I stand up now and explain the truth, that neither I nor Buggy arrived at the Final Island, Laugh Tale, due to his illness back then, that everything Buggy said is fake, and this news history is fictional too, what do you think?"
"The title of the Four Emperors does scare people..."
Ben Beckman looked at his captain, slowly shaking his head, "It will only convince a part of those who already believe you... The World Government's words aren't believed by many, let alone us pirates..."
"The real problem now remains..."
"If we don't present the real history, how can you prove this history is fictional..."
"Even if we have the real history, how do we prove we are telling the truth while the news history is false..."
Ben Beckman extinguished his cigarette butt with a heavy sound, his voice gradually turning heavy, "Shanks, this is a storm affecting the entire sea..."
"I know."
Shanks stretched out his palm, feeling the moisture in the air, "I've already felt it; this sea is about to go completely berserk, isn't it?"
"Hawkeye's here!"
A terrified pirate on lookout rushed over, looking panic-stricken at his captain, stuttering, "Captain! The World's Number One Sword Master, Hawkeye Mihawk, is here! He… he… he..."
"Relax... relax..."
Shanks' seriousness faded, jokingly picking up a bowl of wine and placing it in front of his companion, "Come, have a drink first and take your time. Mihawk is here, so what..."
"No… it's not..."
The lookout pirate, still in shock, quickly spoke, "Captain... That Hawkeye... he walked over stepping on the sea!"
Outside the small island.
The World's Number One Sword Master, Hawkeye Mihawk, stepped on the sea as he walked over.
A group of pirates looked at Mihawk's actions in shock and vigilance. They would rather see Mihawk fly over using Moonwalk than believe they saw him walk over on the sea!
One might say...
As expected of the World's Number One Sword Master?
Even his way of entering was beyond their understanding!