Chapter 553 I Want to Know (Ch 553)

Half a day later.

When the Red Hair Pirates appeared in front of Sorata again, Uta, who was following Shanks, still looked depressed. It was unknown whether it was because Shanks and his family appeared at the first moment of her collapse, or because of something else, that prevented her from really collapsing.

Kota could see that although Uta’s condition did not have the morning sunshine, it had not really fallen into darkness.

But the shadow deep in my heart can only be healed in the future with the tenderness of my family.

There was no further discussion about Uta. The moment the Red Hair Pirates appeared, the dilapidated ruins became lively.

Banquet, bonfire, barbecue, different from yesterday, but more interesting live broadcast, which also dispelled a lot of the haze in Uta’s eyes.

Only when facing the camera and hearing the cheers of her fans, will she briefly forget the truth that she was just shrouded in haze and almost dragged into darkness!

Next to the fire, Shanks was holding a bottle of wine in his hand, with a blush on his cheeks, and he was smiling at Uta who was singing and dancing loudly in front of the camera.

The little girl has grown up and is about to achieve her ideals and goals. As a family member, he is sincerely happy for her.

Of course, it would have been even more perfect if there hadn’t been that disaster nine years ago.

But he also knew that there were no ifs in this world, especially when it came to time and years, no one could reverse established history.

He concealed the truth and took all the blame for the destruction of Elegia on himself and his crew members, just to let Uta live in peace and happiness without being affected.

But when he saw Uta again, he found that he had underestimated his importance in Uta’s heart. He felt Uta’s deep disgust for pirates because of him the first time they met.

And the hatred towards him was particularly strong.

Uta, who grew up with hatred and resentment, obviously did not grow up happily as he imagined.

If it weren’t for this sudden incident, he didn’t know what would happen when Uta found the Den Den Mushi by himself and learned the truth.

I think it must be completely different from the current situation!

“Thank you~”

Raising the bottle, Shanks clinked it against Kota’s wine gourd next to him, then tilted his head back and gulped down a few big gulps.

It is always better to initiate it actively and in a controlled manner than to endure it passively alone.

At least with him and the crew around, Uta wouldn’t really collapse.

In response to Shanks’ thanks, Kota just smiled and didn’t care much.

Facing the firelight, Kota raised the wine gourd, took a sip, and then said, “Let Uta release the demon king tomorrow. You can talk to her about this matter in the evening. The main purpose of my coming here this time is the demon king who has not yet taken shape.”

“Not formed?”

Shanks paused while drinking, then put the bottle down and looked at Kota in surprise, “That guy is so strong, and he hasn’t formed yet??”

“Yeah!” Kota nodded, looking at the fire in front of him. There was a flash of inexplicable color. The corners of his mouth turned up, and a hint of coldness appeared on his handsome face. He spoke softly.

“This world is not as simple as what you see with your eyes or imagine. You have traveled around the world for so many years and must have seen many incredible things that exist only in legends.”

“And these incomprehensible things, like the Demon King, come from the fantasies, desires, and beliefs of creatures and humans. The most representative of these is the Devil Fruit.”

“Devil Fruit??”

Shanks became more confused after hearing what Kōta said.

“Want to understand the world?”

“Want to know more about the world?”

“Want to know more about this starry sky?”

Putting down the wine gourd, Kota suddenly turned his head, stared at Shanks with his pale blue pupils, and asked three questions in a row.

The only person in this world who can tell him the truth is the person in front of him.

He had never seen Roger, so he didn’t know how Roger could become the strongest person in the world just by relying on his domineering power in this world full of various magical powers.

He had seen Garp and fought with him. Although Garp was powerful, his Armament Haki had surpassed the peak he thought it had reached, reaching a critical point that was about to break the shackles of this world.

But if Karp wants to break this critical point, given his age, if he were ten years younger, he might be able to break it, but now, it is absolutely impossible for him.

But the person in front of him was different. Shanks was at the peak of his life, and although they had not fought, Sorata could still see that his domineering power had already reached a peak that could not be improved, especially the “domineering domineering power” of his will. He was the most powerful person Sorata had ever seen.

Sorata didn’t know whether this was a natural quality of Shanks or something this guy acquired through training, but he was the one Sorata had seen, and he was the one in the world most likely to break that layer of bondage.

Of course, this does not include Kuina.

As for Kuina, Kota had already made arrangements.

When she has nowhere to go, Kota will step in and help her break free from the restraints.

This bondage in this world may be a barrier that humans will never be able to break through.

But after all, Kota is not from this world. When the time comes, he will take Kuina to other planets. He doesn’t believe that Kuina cannot break through.

By the same token, if there was no Kota, if Shanks wanted to break free of this shackles, he would be like Roger and countless other top powerful people in this world, with no path and no goals, and would be trapped at this level.

Having no goals and having goals are two completely different states.

When one learns the truth about the world, when one learns about the higher power above the peak, when one has stronger desires and goals, the pursuit deep in the human nature will force him to try every possible means to break this bondage.

Because…human desires are endless.

Everything has its two sides.

Desire is the source of all evil, but it is also the driving force of human progress.

“The truth about the world??”

Shanks hadn’t figured out the last question yet, and now Kota asked more questions, making Shanks a little overwhelmed at the moment.

Shaking his head, he could certainly tell the boy wasn’t joking.

From the boy’s tone, he knew that what he was going to say to him next might be very important, not only to the world, but also to him.

This was his intuitive judgment.

Therefore, Shanks’ confused eyes, which were obscured by the smell of alcohol, suddenly became clear.

He sat up straight, looked at the boy seriously, and nodded.

“I want to know.”