Chapter 1584 The Truth (Part )
Hearing this, Luffy looked at Rayleigh.
"You have been asking me about Shanks these days. I have never told you before, but today, I decided to tell you about Shanks."
Reilly said.
Hearing Rayleigh's words, Luffy didn't think too much. A surprised expression immediately appeared on his face. He looked at Rayleigh with joy and said, "Uncle, are you finally willing to tell me?"
Luffy's joy was beyond words, as if he couldn't wait to know the news about Shanks.
However, Luffy's joy gave Ace a bad feeling.
He looked at Rayleigh's serious face, and suddenly a terrible idea flashed through his mind.
In an instant, Ace's face turned as pale as paper.
At this moment, Rayleigh's voice sounded again, like a bolt from the blue, exploding in Luffy's ears: "Shanks, he died four years ago."
Rayleigh's words were like a heavy hammer, hitting Luffy's heart hard.
Luffy, who was originally immersed in joy, suddenly had his smile froze on his face. He widened his eyes and looked at Rayleigh in disbelief, as if he could not accept this cruel fact.
"Dead...dead!"
Luffy's voice seemed to have been drained of all its strength, his pupils had completely lost their luster, and he just stared at Rayleigh blankly, his face full of disbelief.
"Shanks is dead?"
Luffy's brain seemed to be hit by a bolt from the blue, buzzing, as if he was completely unable to accept this cruel fact.
Rayleigh nodded heavily, his voice also carrying a hint of sadness: "Yes, he died, died at Charlotte's hands!"
After hearing this, Ace could no longer sit idly by.
He stood up suddenly and asked anxiously, "Mr. Rayleigh, what is going on? Why did Mr. Charlotte kill Mr. Shanks?"
In fact, Ace already knew about Shanks' death.
As early as three years ago, he had met the Red Hair Pirates, and at that time he had already learned of Shanks' death.
However, he had no idea of the specific reasons.
In the first half of the Grand Line, getting this news was harder than climbing to the sky, and the World Government was naturally involved.
The reason is actually very simple. Shanks is a Celestial Dragon and has the blood of the Fegaland family flowing in his veins.
Even though Shanks betrayed his clan, his bloodline is an indelible fact.
Shanks and his father, Seiji Garin, both died tragically at the hands of Charlotte. This shocking fact was deliberately concealed and erased by the World Government!
The World Government obviously does not want this news to spread in the New World, as this could trigger a series of chain reactions and turmoil.
Time flies, four years have passed in a flash. Most of the people who once knew about it have forgotten about this past, and the name Red-Haired Shanks has also been gradually forgotten by people.
Then, Rayleigh slowly began to narrate the thrilling battle that took place in the New World four years ago.
When he mentioned that the New World four years ago was not dominated by the Rockefeller Empire alone, both of them listened with special attentively, as if they could witness the fierce battle scene at that time through Rayleigh's narration.
As Rayleigh spoke, a clear situation at sea gradually emerged before their eyes.
The World Government, the Navy, the Whitebeard Pirates, the BIGMOM Pirates, the Red Hair Pirates and the Seven Warlords of the Sea, almost all the top forces on the ocean were involved in this unprecedented war.
The Rockefeller Kingdom is one against six.
What is incredible is that facing the siege of six powerful forces, the Rockefeller Kingdom actually demonstrated amazing strength and successfully counterattacked and killed the six forces in a miraculous way!
The severity and outcome of this battle undoubtedly exceeded everyone's expectations, and also gave people a new understanding of the true strength of the Rockefeller Kingdom.
This thrilling battle dealt a heavy blow to the Whitebeard Pirates and the BIGMOM Pirates, who were at the peak of their power, and they fled the New World in panic.
This tragic battle has become a shadow that can never be erased in the hearts of the two major pirate groups. Four years have passed, and they still never mention it, as if it was a taboo topic.
And Ace, although he was a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, he only knew a few things about the details of this war.
After all, this is a piece of history that has been forgotten, and no one is willing to uncover the painful scar.
However, as Rayleigh told the story, the truth of the war gradually surfaced.
It turned out that the Rockefeller Kingdom showed unparalleled strength in that fierce battle. They defeated the Whitebeard Pirates and the BINGMOM Pirates with a thunderous force, almost making these two powerful pirate groups unable to recover.
Not only that, the Rockefeller Kingdom killed the leader of the Red Hair Pirates and many crew members including Jesus Bu, which undoubtedly brought huge losses to the Red Hair Pirates.
What is even more shocking is that they even spared no effort to kill the Celestial Dragon masters sent by the World Government.
Even the former Navy Admiral Steel Corps Sora died, which was undoubtedly a serious provocation to the authority of the World Government.
However, this is not the scariest thing.
The powerful strength of the Rockefeller Kingdom forced the Five Elders of the World Government to take action personally, but even so, they were unable to do anything to this powerful kingdom.
The navy hero Garp was not spared in this battle. One of his arms was chopped off, and he became a cripple from then on.
When Luffy heard this, the scene when his grandfather returned to Windmill Island three years ago suddenly flashed through his mind.
At that time, he noticed that his grandfather was missing an arm and his mind was full of questions.
He once asked his grandfather what was wrong with his arm, but Cap remained silent.
Now, Luffy finally understood everything.
He stared at Rayleigh with wide eyes in disbelief, a complex emotion surging in his heart.
As Rayleigh continued to speak, Ace and Luffy fell silent.
Rayleigh stared at Luffy in front of him, his eyes particularly fixed on the iconic straw hat on his head.
He noticed that Luffy was unusually silent at the moment, as if he had a thousand words to say but didn't know where to start.
Rayleigh couldn't help but sigh, breaking the suffocating silence: "Luffy, the Rockefeller Kingdom is not something you can easily provoke now. What happened back then was just that Shanks was not as skilled as others."
His words revealed his fear and helplessness towards that powerful kingdom.
Luffy remained silent, as if he was struggling with something deep in his heart.
