【One Piece】Dawn in the Darkness

"What is that? Lucci." Luffy jumped down from the tree and asked confusedly, "Why did it suddenly get scared by you and run away? Just like Shanks."

"This is Conqueror's Haki," Lucci explained, then upon hearing Luffy's words, he repeated in confusion, "Shanks?"

"Yeah!" Luffy grinned, he reached up and took off his hat, looking at it fondly "I wonder how he and those guys are doing?"

"He should be fine. Ace visited him two years ago." Lucci said with a smile.

"Really?" Luffy shouted happily, and then said firmly, "I will meet Shanks too, after I become a great pirate!"

"There must be a lot of stories here." Lucci chuckled.

"Well, Shanks saved my life. He and I agreed that I would return the straw hat to him after I became an excellent pirate." Luffy said seriously.

Lucci looked at the straw hat in Luffy's hand thoughtfully. Maybe he should find an opportunity to visit Red Hair.

"So, where is Zoro?" Luffy looked behind Lucci in confusion. Why did Zoro, who had been following them just now, disappear?

"Mr. Swordsman doesn't seem to have come back..." Robin said hesitantly. She hadn't seen Mr. Swordsman since they each avoided the giant python. When she came back here again, she focused more on the conversation between Luffy and Lucci. After all, they were talking about Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors, which was hard not to care about.

"There's really nothing we can do about him. Zoro must have lost his way again!" Luffy sighed and said with understanding.

"Let's go to the ruins and wait for him. If we go straight south, we'll have to go somewhere warmer!" Luffy said as he called out to Lucci and Robin and walked in the opposite direction of the south without hesitation.

Lucci and Robin looked at each other, looking at Luffy's back in disbelief as he was about to leave. Lucci was the first to react, and shouted helplessly, "Luffy, go this way, this is the south!"

"Huh? Shouldn't we go somewhere warmer?" Luffy asked in confusion.

"Of course not!" Lucci said helplessly. He felt that if they really let Luffy lead the way, they would not be able to reach the ruins in a whole day. He glanced at Luffy behind him, who was teasing a little bird that suddenly circled around him behind them.

Lucci turned his attention to the woman next to him who seemed to be thinking. Thinking of what the former god said yesterday, he couldn't help but ask, "Did you learn about the Golden Country from Nolando's diary?"

"That's right." Robin nodded and explained, "The diary was given to us by Nolando's descendants, the uncle Luffy mentioned. He has been looking for the Golden Country under the sea of ​​Gaia. His family has always believed that the Golden Country exists. It seems that they know that Nolando did not die with a smile as described in the picture book, but died with tears and hatred."

"Does that log mention Shandia? Or the name of the Golden Country or something like that?" Lucci asked.

Robin recalled what was written in Nolando's diary, and then said, "Shandora, this is the name of the Golden Country. I am a little concerned about the Shandora Lamp mentioned in Nolando's diary."

"The old man also said yesterday that this God's Island was snatched from the native Shandia people who lived on this island by their ancestors 400 years ago. This means that the current Shandia people may be the group that lived in Shandora 400 years ago."

Lucci analyzed, "Like you said, Rolando was in tears but he kept emphasizing the existence of the Golden Country. Does this mean that Nolando also had no idea that the Golden Country was washed up on Sky Island by the ocean current?"

"The Shandia people fought a 400-year war with the Sky Islanders to retake the island. Even now, their descendants are still working hard to retake their homeland..."

"If it was just because this island is land, they would have had a chance to coexist peacefully during these four hundred years, which would be another solution. But they didn't. Their behavior seems more like they want to eliminate all foreigners on this island of gods."

Lucci mused, "From what Sanji and the others have described, the Shandia people are more like a tribal group."

"Your idea is that Nolando and the ancestors of the Shandian people might know each other?" Robin asked with some surprise. She really didn't expect this, but this could also explain why Nolando was in tears. He must be worried.

"They might even be friends." Lucci explained, "The Shandians are obviously xenophobic. Usually, such ethnic groups are closed. And the fact that Nolando is able to know so much information about the Golden Country shows that he is friends with the Shandians who guard the Golden Country to a certain extent."

"At that time, it was difficult for the islands to communicate with each other. If even he denied it, then Shandora would forever become a legend. No one would want to know what happened to the former Gaya Island, and no one would know that there was a place called Golden City. It would be as if his friends had never existed, and the real death is oblivion."

After hearing Lucci's analysis, Robin couldn't help but speculate, "So, maybe the Shandians are trying so hard to regain their homeland for the same reason as Nolando, to tell people about the existence of Shandora?"

"Yes, there is another point that I am concerned about. Why are the Shandians so xenophobic? In addition to the residents of Sky Island, they also want to eliminate the people from Qinghai. Although ethnic groups are generally more united, refusing anyone to approach them is more like guarding something." Lucci said with a smile.

After hearing Lucci's guess, Robin suddenly thought of Cobra, the king of Alabasta, who has been firmly guarding the historical text for generations.

"If the golden bell we are looking for is what they have been guarding for generations, then we will be in trouble." Lucci said jokingly, "There may be a big war."

"The Lamp of Shandora!" Robin looked up at Lucci and said seriously, "This must be what they are guarding. Although I don't know what it means, I can feel that it must be related to the historical text."

"Who knows?" Lucci said with a relaxed smile, "Everything will be clear when we reach the ruins. If the information in Nolando's log is correct, the place we are heading to, 'The Right Eye of the Skull', is the civilization center of the former Golden City. Only there can we get the answer and put an end to this 400-year-long war."

"You want to resolve the grudge between them?" Robin asked curiously.

“No, I’m just curious about how this hatred that has lasted for 400 years will end.” Lucci grinned and said softly, “Just like Fishman Island…”

Robin looked at Lucci in confusion, not understanding what he was saying.