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Robin looked over the crowd with a bit of frustration in her gaze.
She had accepted Dragon's request, but that didn't mean she was 100% comfortable with imparting the knowledge of Poneglyphs and the Ancient Script to so many people.
She had guarded it for a long time out of fear. After all, only in poneglyphs would one be able to find the location of the Ancient Weapons.
If those were to fall into the wrong hands, then the world would suffer greatly. And she felt responsible for that...
But meeting Enel gave her a bit more perspective.
'Just like Enel, others should've been able to research the Poneglyphs covertly as well...'
Suddenly, the load off her shoulders was taken off.
Even if it was only one person that she knew about, now the situation became a possibility in her mind.
Now she wasn't the only person that could read Poneglyphs, she wasn't truly alone in that fight. And if Enel saw no issue with teaching that many people the language, then neither would she.
It was rather the opposite, she enjoyed seeing his enthusiasm as he spoke on the subject of Poneglyphs, revealing information that even the residents of Ohara weren't privy to.
It was somewhat ironic, Enel was a much greater threat to the World Government than the entire island of Ohara, yet they couldn't do anything about him either.
It was likely that they didn't even know about his research on Poneglyphs and the world's history, which was quite impressive as that was his main profession, an archaeologist.
The thought made Robin quite pleased, seeing the World Government fumbling about while Enel pulled the strings and prepared the stage in order to bring them down was extremely enjoyable.
"Ancient Weapons... Now, this is actually my expertise..."
Robin raised an eyebrow at that phrase.
'His 'expertise' he says... Almost like he didn't bring a lot of newfound knowledge to the table in every other field as well...'
Even her part of the lesson had plenty of additions from Enel.
Enel didn't have a lot of exact knowledge yet, he didn't know quite how history had played out.
But he seemed to have a pretty good understanding of all the parties involved, which was beyond impressive, as not even Ohara had gotten that far...
Robin could see that quite a few people in the room were excited when hearing about that.
Ancient Weapons were something that plenty of people knew about, but not many knew a lot of details about those weapons.
"We'll start with the first one, Pluton!" Enel's smile seemed to be contagious, as he scanned the room with his eyes.
"Pluton is a warship powerful enough to be considered an Ancient Weapon. It's also considered the only ancient weapon that can be replicated.
It's said to be able to wipe out entire islands with a single canon shot. With good reason as I've recently found out that the Warship uses Dyna Stones as ammunition."
Enel could see quite a few confused gazes in the crowd, few people besides Dragon seemed to have any idea what Enel was talking about.
"Dyna Stones are objects capable of mass destruction, they are currently in the possession of the World Government and the marines.
Each one is capable of almost destroying an island, and many of them together could even erase any trace of an island ever being there..."
Dragon explained in a calm tone, although he seemed to be rather surprised by Enel's words as well.
Quite a few people in the room looked at their leader with a thankful gaze, and then attention was directed back to Enel, who continued.
"Thanks for that, Dragon... It's true that they are objects of mass destruction, but they are also the ammunition, and possibly the fuel source to that ancient weapon."
"Recently, whereabouts of the blueprints for Pluton had been discovered by some Chiper Pol agents, but the one safeguarding them managed to rip them apart before they got in the wrong hands..."
This time, Robin looked at Enel with wide eyes. A bit of panic ran through her mind as she clearly remembered that the blueprints for Pluton were with Franky during the Enies Lobby incident.
She did calm down after a few seconds. 'I guess he found reports regarding the incident...'
"Currently, said keeper should be the only one that should believably have knowledge on how to construct Pluton, thankfully, he is out of the reach of the World Government..."
Robin also gulped a bit at the conclusion Enel had reached.
She could only find solace in the fact that Enel didn't seem to be a danger to the world and would likely not misuse an Ancient Weapon of all things...
"I'm guessing you all have plenty of questions, but I will keep that person's identity secret for now.
I know plenty about the incident as I've been paying attention to the World Government's movements for a while, even while infiltrated in the marines."
Enel decided to use that as an explanation, not expanding further on the problem and simply continuing with the next weapon.
"Next weapon we'll talk about is Poseidon! Now, little is actually known about it on the World Govenrment's side, so I'm about to give you some basic information about it..."
The people in the auditorium seemed to be getting more and more interested in the lecture as the time went on, even Robin was immersed in Enel's words.
"Poseidon is not an object. It is merely an ability that seems to manifest in an individual. It allows one to communicate with and command Sea Kings.
The wilder of Poseidon seems to have command even over the strongest Sea Kings living at the depths of the seas..."
Enel blinked a few times, there weren't any questions at this point, as most people in the archaeology team seemed to be a bit too busy taking notes.
"This ability of Poseidon is tied to a prophecy, one that is definitely also tied to the Great Kingdom from the Void Century and even the One Piece, but I won't get into details about that..."
Enel at that point could see everyone's gazes snapping at him as if he had just said something outrageous.
He simply shrugged, ignoring any raised hand and continued.
"Poseidon already exists and has manifested in someone. A person whose identity I will once again keep secret, for their own safety, of course..."
At this point, even Dragon seemed to have plenty of questions.
"How do you know any of this? If what you say is correct, this is information that even the World Government doesn't seem to know about."
Larthy looked at Enel with a sceptical gaze, she had stopped writing at some point, being too immersed in listening to Enel's words.
"I understand your scepticism... But these are things that I've discovered over entire decades of looking into this matter covertly and travelling the world.
This isn't something I've theorized over a lunch break, this is the result of years of hard work and searching..."
Larthy seemed to be satisfied with the answer, nodding a bit and blinking a few times before coughing in embarrassment and apologizing for interrupting the lecture.
"I can tell you all now, that my discoveries certainly had a lot of Luck involved in the mix. As the last Ancient Weapon on our list still remains a mystery to me..."
Everyone seemed disappointed to hear that, some people seemed to have expected that though.
'At least he's not all-knowing...' Dragon sighed to himself as he digested all of the information he had received.
Enel had exact knowledge of two of the ancient weapons, even knowing the exact location of one. He was already a lot farther than the World Government when it came to that aspect, which could only be a good thing.
"Uranus, I know absolutely nothing about it besides the fact that it's also an Ancient Weapon and that it was named after a god."
Enel shrugged as he looked over the disappointed audience with an amused smile.
"Now, a few things I feel I should add here..."
Instantly, everyone's attention seemed to return to the stage, their disappointment momentarily forgotten.
"All three of the Ancient Weapons were likely belonging to the Great Kingdom in some way or another. Poseidon is the only exception."
While this news took plenty by surprise once more, there were also plenty that had expected to hear that.
After all, the World Government didn't have their hands on any of the Ancient Weapons, which meant they likely never belonged to them in the first place.
"And another thing, the World Government has parts of the Ancient Weapon Pluton... More specifically, they have its cannon. I can confirm this as it was used against me a while back."
This news was the one to get the most gasps, but once again, there were still plenty of people that expected the World Government to have something like that up their sleeves.
"That's about it for the Ancient Weapons! There is also not much else to add regarding the Great Kingdom..."
"Actually, I think one thing should be mentioned... The Great Kingdom was likely a kingdom of slaves, one ruled and guided by the God of Liberation, a figure everyone called Nika.
This is more of a working theory, but it deserves a thought or two, as Nika is a prevalent figure in the Void Century. Still, take it with a grain of salt."
Enel didn't wait for any questions as he moved on almost instantly. Giving the stage to Robin.
"Well, I'm glad we got over that!
Now that you have a brief overview of what poneglyphs are, their origins, and a bit of context on the Great Kingdom, I think it's time we get into the actual Ancient Script.
This will be told by my companion, Robin, who is best qualified to teach you all regarding that..."
Enel then proceeded to walk away from the podium, standing to the side and smiling at Robin as she gulped a bit and proceeded to continue the lesson.
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Hehe, hope you liked the chapter!
Nope, didn't skip the lecture ;) At least not the part where the MC's teaching stuff.
I tried to make it a bit natural, but the Exposition is still the same, even if in a classroom :))
Still, a pretty good way to bring everyone up to speed on the things the MC knows to this point, tho he didn't mention everything.
If u want to support me look up VeganMaster(VeganCult) on Patre_on, you'd also get 10 chapters in advance (or 5 depending on tier)
__________ POV Narration__________
Robin looked over the crowd with a bit of frustration in her gaze.
She had accepted Dragon's request, but that didn't mean she was 100% comfortable with imparting the knowledge of Poneglyphs and the Ancient Script to so many people.
She had guarded it for a long time out of fear. After all, only in poneglyphs would one be able to find the location of the Ancient Weapons.
If those were to fall into the wrong hands, then the world would suffer greatly. And she felt responsible for that...
But meeting Enel gave her a bit more perspective.
'Just like Enel, others should've been able to research the Poneglyphs covertly as well...'
Suddenly, the load off her shoulders was taken off.
Even if it was only one person that she knew about, now the situation became a possibility in her mind.
Now she wasn't the only person that could read Poneglyphs, she wasn't truly alone in that fight. And if Enel saw no issue with teaching that many people the language, then neither would she.
It was rather the opposite, she enjoyed seeing his enthusiasm as he spoke on the subject of Poneglyphs, revealing information that even the residents of Ohara weren't privy to.
It was somewhat ironic, Enel was a much greater threat to the World Government than the entire island of Ohara, yet they couldn't do anything about him either.
It was likely that they didn't even know about his research on Poneglyphs and the world's history, which was quite impressive as that was his main profession, an archaeologist.
The thought made Robin quite pleased, seeing the World Government fumbling about while Enel pulled the strings and prepared the stage in order to bring them down was extremely enjoyable.
"Ancient Weapons... Now, this is actually my expertise..."
Robin raised an eyebrow at that phrase.
'His 'expertise' he says... Almost like he didn't bring a lot of newfound knowledge to the table in every other field as well...'
Even her part of the lesson had plenty of additions from Enel.
Enel didn't have a lot of exact knowledge yet, he didn't know quite how history had played out.
But he seemed to have a pretty good understanding of all the parties involved, which was beyond impressive, as not even Ohara had gotten that far...
Robin could see that quite a few people in the room were excited when hearing about that.
Ancient Weapons were something that plenty of people knew about, but not many knew a lot of details about those weapons.
"We'll start with the first one, Pluton!" Enel's smile seemed to be contagious, as he scanned the room with his eyes.
"Pluton is a warship powerful enough to be considered an Ancient Weapon. It's also considered the only ancient weapon that can be replicated.
It's said to be able to wipe out entire islands with a single canon shot. With good reason as I've recently found out that the Warship uses Dyna Stones as ammunition."
Enel could see quite a few confused gazes in the crowd, few people besides Dragon seemed to have any idea what Enel was talking about.
"Dyna Stones are objects capable of mass destruction, they are currently in the possession of the World Government and the marines.
Each one is capable of almost destroying an island, and many of them together could even erase any trace of an island ever being there..."
Dragon explained in a calm tone, although he seemed to be rather surprised by Enel's words as well.
Quite a few people in the room looked at their leader with a thankful gaze, and then attention was directed back to Enel, who continued.
"Thanks for that, Dragon... It's true that they are objects of mass destruction, but they are also the ammunition, and possibly the fuel source to that ancient weapon."
"Recently, whereabouts of the blueprints for Pluton had been discovered by some Chiper Pol agents, but the one safeguarding them managed to rip them apart before they got in the wrong hands..."
This time, Robin looked at Enel with wide eyes. A bit of panic ran through her mind as she clearly remembered that the blueprints for Pluton were with Franky during the Enies Lobby incident.
She did calm down after a few seconds. 'I guess he found reports regarding the incident...'
"Currently, said keeper should be the only one that should believably have knowledge on how to construct Pluton, thankfully, he is out of the reach of the World Government..."
Robin also gulped a bit at the conclusion Enel had reached.
She could only find solace in the fact that Enel didn't seem to be a danger to the world and would likely not misuse an Ancient Weapon of all things...
"I'm guessing you all have plenty of questions, but I will keep that person's identity secret for now.
I know plenty about the incident as I've been paying attention to the World Government's movements for a while, even while infiltrated in the marines."
Enel decided to use that as an explanation, not expanding further on the problem and simply continuing with the next weapon.
"Next weapon we'll talk about is Poseidon! Now, little is actually known about it on the World Govenrment's side, so I'm about to give you some basic information about it..."
The people in the auditorium seemed to be getting more and more interested in the lecture as the time went on, even Robin was immersed in Enel's words.
"Poseidon is not an object. It is merely an ability that seems to manifest in an individual. It allows one to communicate with and command Sea Kings.
The wilder of Poseidon seems to have command even over the strongest Sea Kings living at the depths of the seas..."
Enel blinked a few times, there weren't any questions at this point, as most people in the archaeology team seemed to be a bit too busy taking notes.
"This ability of Poseidon is tied to a prophecy, one that is definitely also tied to the Great Kingdom from the Void Century and even the One Piece, but I won't get into details about that..."
Enel at that point could see everyone's gazes snapping at him as if he had just said something outrageous.
He simply shrugged, ignoring any raised hand and continued.
"Poseidon already exists and has manifested in someone. A person whose identity I will once again keep secret, for their own safety, of course..."
At this point, even Dragon seemed to have plenty of questions.
"How do you know any of this? If what you say is correct, this is information that even the World Government doesn't seem to know about."
Larthy looked at Enel with a sceptical gaze, she had stopped writing at some point, being too immersed in listening to Enel's words.
"I understand your scepticism... But these are things that I've discovered over entire decades of looking into this matter covertly and travelling the world.
This isn't something I've theorized over a lunch break, this is the result of years of hard work and searching..."
Larthy seemed to be satisfied with the answer, nodding a bit and blinking a few times before coughing in embarrassment and apologizing for interrupting the lecture.
"I can tell you all now, that my discoveries certainly had a lot of Luck involved in the mix. As the last Ancient Weapon on our list still remains a mystery to me..."
Everyone seemed disappointed to hear that, some people seemed to have expected that though.
'At least he's not all-knowing...' Dragon sighed to himself as he digested all of the information he had received.
Enel had exact knowledge of two of the ancient weapons, even knowing the exact location of one. He was already a lot farther than the World Government when it came to that aspect, which could only be a good thing.
"Uranus, I know absolutely nothing about it besides the fact that it's also an Ancient Weapon and that it was named after a god."
Enel shrugged as he looked over the disappointed audience with an amused smile.
"Now, a few things I feel I should add here..."
Instantly, everyone's attention seemed to return to the stage, their disappointment momentarily forgotten.
"All three of the Ancient Weapons were likely belonging to the Great Kingdom in some way or another. Poseidon is the only exception."
While this news took plenty by surprise once more, there were also plenty that had expected to hear that.
After all, the World Government didn't have their hands on any of the Ancient Weapons, which meant they likely never belonged to them in the first place.
"And another thing, the World Government has parts of the Ancient Weapon Pluton... More specifically, they have its cannon. I can confirm this as it was used against me a while back."
This news was the one to get the most gasps, but once again, there were still plenty of people that expected the World Government to have something like that up their sleeves.
"That's about it for the Ancient Weapons! There is also not much else to add regarding the Great Kingdom..."
"Actually, I think one thing should be mentioned... The Great Kingdom was likely a kingdom of slaves, one ruled and guided by the God of Liberation, a figure everyone called Nika.
This is more of a working theory, but it deserves a thought or two, as Nika is a prevalent figure in the Void Century. Still, take it with a grain of salt."
Enel didn't wait for any questions as he moved on almost instantly. Giving the stage to Robin.
"Well, I'm glad we got over that!
Now that you have a brief overview of what poneglyphs are, their origins, and a bit of context on the Great Kingdom, I think it's time we get into the actual Ancient Script.
This will be told by my companion, Robin, who is best qualified to teach you all regarding that..."
Enel then proceeded to walk away from the podium, standing to the side and smiling at Robin as she gulped a bit and proceeded to continue the lesson.
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Hehe, hope you liked the chapter!
Nope, didn't skip the lecture ;) At least not the part where the MC's teaching stuff.
I tried to make it a bit natural, but the Exposition is still the same, even if in a classroom :))
Still, a pretty good way to bring everyone up to speed on the things the MC knows to this point, tho he didn't mention everything.
If u want to support me look up VeganMaster(VeganCult) on Patre_on, you'd also get 10 chapters in advance (or 5 depending on tier)
