Chapter 546 - 386

Chapter 387: The 800-Year Sin and a New Command!Luffy's earth-shattering declaration was like a giant rock crashing into a dead silent sea, its echo lingering for a long time…On the deck of the thousand sunny, everyone was bewildered by their Captain's sudden, outrageous move."Hey!!! Luffy!!!"Usopp was the first to snap out of his daze. He pointed at the giant elephant in the distance, which was like a mountain range, his voice trembling."Who… who are you talking to?! Can that big elephant really understand you?!?!""Yeah, Luffy!"Yamato also came closer, her face filled with uncontrollable curiosity."What did you hear? Are the retainers of the Kozukifamily calling to us?"Luffy didn't answer. He still kept his head tilted back, his dark eyes seemingly piercing through time and space, engaging in a silent gaze with an ancient soul.The crew members wanted to press further, but they were interrupted by a calm voice."Quiet, don't disturb him."It was Trafalgar Law who spoke. He was holding the famous sword kikoku and had walked to the bow of the ship at some unknown point, his gaze fixed on Luffy with a solemn expression."straw hat-ya… is listening.""straw hat-ya… is listening.""Listening?"Zoro frowned. He could feel a strange aura from Luffy, but he had no idea what was happening.Law took a deep breath and uttered a shocking word."'Voice of All Things'.""This is an extremely rare talent, belonging only to kings."Law's voice was low, yet it clearly reached everyone's ears."Those who possess this power can hear the voices of all things in the world, whether living or non-living."He paused, then added a sentence that was enough to make everyone gasp."The last person to possess this power and wield it to its fullest extent was the Pirate King, Gol D. Roger.""Boom!!!"That name exploded like a clap of thunder in everyone's minds on the deck.Usopp's mouth hung open, Franky's sunglasses slipped to the tip of his nose, and Yamato trembled with excitement.Law's explanation was like a master key, instantly untangling all the knots in everyone's minds.Only then did the crew members react, and when they looked at Luffy's back again, their gazes were completely different.If before, they merely thought their Captainsometimes did incredibly idiotic things.Then now, they finally realized what kind of monstrous thing was hidden behind those seemingly idiotic actions—it was the qualification of a king, directly inherited from the legendary Pirate King!This guy wasn't a lunatic at all, but a complete and utter monster! GOAT!Just as everyone was shocked by this astonishing truth, Luffy's body suddenly trembled again.The expression on his face began to change dramatically, now sad, now angry, now filled with endless remorse.A more vast, more fragmented, and heavier torrent of will was surging into his mind through that invisible link.It was a memory spanning eight hundred years, bound by sin and punishment."It…"Luffy finally spoke, his voice hoarse, as if relaying the story of another soul."It's telling me… about a promise…"He intermittently described the blurry images flashing through his mind.It was a vague figure wearing a straw hat, making an important promise with a young Zunesha on a bright, sunny day.The specific content was no longer clear, but the joy and anticipation were genuinely conveyed."Then… a mistake…"Luffy's voice suddenly became incredibly heavy, and his fists clenched unconsciously.The image shattered.The world was engulfed in a sea of fire, countless wails and cries echoing through the heavens and earth.Zunesha let out a heartbroken roar. It seemed that for some reason, it had failed to keep that promise, committing an irreversible mistake that led to a great tragedy.That bone-deep regret and self-reproach, even after eight hundred years, was still so heavy it was suffocating. o(╥﹏╥)oRobin's face instantly turned pale. She tightly covered her mouth, preventing herself from gasping aloud.The Void Century!That promise and mistake were definitely directly related to that lost history!"Finally… the punishment…"Luffy's voice carried a hint of weariness."It was commanded… 'to walk forever, until my successor, commands you again'…"Eight hundred years of solitude, eight hundred years of walking, eight hundred years of guilt.This epic tragedy, conveyed through Luffy's unadorned, even clumsy retelling, struck everyone's hearts with the most raw, most profound power.A dead silence fell upon the deck.Even Yamato, who was usually so eccentric, suppressed her excitement and quietly asked:"It… it's so pitiful…"Just as this heavy atmosphere was suffocating everyone, Luffy's aura suddenly changed.That ancient will from Zunesha, with a final sense of relief, transmitted its ultimate message to him.[Although you are not Joy Boy himself, his will, symbolizing 'freedom', flows within you.][Therefore, from now on, I shall obey your command.]This was not submission.It was the inheritance and choice of will made by an ancient life that had carried eight hundred years of sin, after witnessing new hope!It entrusted its future destiny to this young man who represented "future" & "freedom".This epic sense of gravitas reached its peak at this moment.However… the next second.Luffy's reaction made everyone's jaws drop.He let out a long sigh, as if he had just finished listening to a rather long story.He scratched his head, the sacred solemnity on his face instantly vanishing, replaced by his signature, air-headed, brilliant smile.He grinned, and in the most matter-of-fact way, loudly responded to the colossal creature:"Oh? Really? That's great!""Hey—! Old Elephant! Can you take us up? My nakama can't wait any longer!!!""…"The solemn, majestic, epic atmosphere was shattered by Luffy's shout, leaving not a trace.Law's brow twitched violently, almost making him choke.Joining a crew with such an idiot, his heart was bound to have problems sooner or later!However, Zunesha's response was more astonishing than any words.Boom—!!!Obeying Luffy's command, this giant beast that had walked for eight hundred years, for the first time, actively performed an action other than "walking"!The sea surface vibrated violently!That elephant trunk, which had been hanging in the sea like another leg, began to slowly rise from the depths of the ocean, like an awakening ancient mountain range!It stirred up monstrous waves, causing the small sunny to rock violently in the swells.The elephant trunk rose higher and higher, obscuring the sun and casting a huge shadow on the sea.Water cascaded down its massive trunk like a heavenly river pouring backwards, forming spectacular "Heaven-Ascending Waterfalls" in all directions!Finally, the tip of the elephant trunk, massive enough to easily destroy an island, stopped slowly and precisely in front of the thousand sunny with an incredibly gentle posture completely unsuited to its size.It was like a bridge, or a staircase, leading from the sea all the way to that unknown country above the clouds.On the deck, Usopp's jaw dislocated again.Franky struck a SUPER pose, but tears flowed uncontrollably.Zoro gripped his sword hilt tightly, his blood boiling.The crew members stared dumbfounded at this "Miracle Staircase" laid out for them by a living legend, unable to utter a single word.A brand new world, far beyond their imagination, was opening its doors to them.