One Piece Chapter 272: Play

Robin stands before a massive, ancient stepped pyramid covered in vines and roots. She approaches a stone wall inscribed with Poneglyph text. "Poneglyphs here..." she says, looking up at the ancient writing. "There would be completely untouched..." She stares at the ruins in awe. "I never would have thought that"

Robin reads the Poneglyph text, translating it as she traces the carved symbols with her fingers. "...!!" "The creators of those writings were the only ones who could use them..." "'Truth in the heart and the mouth sealed'..." "'We are those who record history'..." "'Together with the sound of the great belfry'..." She thinks back to Mont Blanc Noland's journal. "That's right. Norland's diary said... There should be a huge golden bell somewhere around here." She looks around the crumbling stone archways. "..." "All the books in the city were burned... Its entire history was lost...!!" She touches the stone wall, feeling the weight of the past. "This city once had to fight... An enemy...!!!" She turns, looking determined. "Some Poneglyphs were taken to this city!! I'm sure of it!!!"

A wide shot reveals the massive pyramid ruins of Shandora, overgrown with trees and vines. Robin's voice narrates: "The golden city, Shandora... Was destroyed after fighting to protect the Poneglyphs." She stands before the ruins, looking up at the structure. "... Isn't here..." She recalls the text she just read: "'The belfry positioned in the center of the four altars...'" "..."

Robin continues walking through the ruins. "A once prosperous city" "That tried to protect history..." "What happened to this world back then...!?" She stops and looks at the ground. "... If the Poneglyphs were here with the belfry... then there's no hope of finding them here." She notices something on the ground. "...!!" "!?" "Cart rails...!?" She examines the metal tracks winding through the stone ruins. "It is a sign that something big was moved. They look quite new!!" Suddenly, a voice laughs from above. "YAHAHAHA!"

Enel sits casually on a high ruin, tossing an apple in his hand. "Amazing, isn't it?" he says. "The city has kept its splendor even after being blasted into the sky... The magnificent Shandora..." Robin looks up at him. "..." Enel continues, "The poor city was hidden in the clouds, with no one to admire it. I was the one who discovered it. My foolish predecessors had no idea of its existence." Robin stares at him calmly. "... And you are?" Enel smiles confidently. "God."

Enel takes a bite of his apple. "I'm impressed... You are an archeologist from the blue sea, right? It took us several months to find these ruins... Was the process simplified by your ability to read those writings?" Robin remains silent. "..." Enel smirks. "Unfortunately, the gold you seek is gone. You are a few years too late." Robin replies, "... The gold... now that you mention it, I didn't see it anywhere. You are the one who took it, aren't you?" Enel grins, holding his apple. "Yes, I am. That shining material quite suits me." Robin asks, "So, you took the golden bell, too!?"

Enel looks confused. "Golden bell...?" Robin is surprised by his reaction. "He doesn't know...!?" "!" Enel leans forward, intrigued. "Very interesting...! What did you learn" "By reading those runes...?" Robin quickly tries to cover her tracks. "Nothing new, unfortunately. If it wasn't here when you arrived, then the bell probably didn't reach the sky." Enel thinks for a moment. "The Shandorians were really proud of their golden bell and the belfry it was in...... But I was rather interested in the belfry..." He suddenly realizes something. "Wait. It is!!!" Robin looks at him. "...?" Enel points down. "...!!" Robin realizes her mistake. "It's here. It did get to the sky!!"

Enel pieces it together. "400 years ago, when Upper Yard was born... That is when this island was blown into the sky, a ringing sound of bell was heard throughout the country. The old men here call it 'The Song of the Island'..." He touches his chin. "... So this bell was made of gold!!" He smiles wickedly. "Fascinating!! As soon as the game is over... That is, in eight minutes, I'll just look around this place!! YAHAHAHA...!!" Robin thinks, "...!! So the golden bell did reach the sky...!?" "Then the Poneglyphs must also...!!" Enel suddenly looks away, sensing something. "Oh! It seems that a bug" "Has reached the edge of the island..." Robin is startled. "Huh...!?" "!" "!"

At the edge of the island, Conis and Pagaya are on their waver ship. The cloud fox, Suu, runs frantically towards them along the shore. "HAA..." "FRASH" "HAA..." "FRASH" "HAA..." "FRASH" "SUUU-!!!" "SUUU-!!!" Conis looks down from the ship. "Eh? What is it, Sue? Is it time for your supper!?" Suu barks urgently. "SUU!!" Conis kneels down. "Sue! What's wrong? Are you hurt?" Pagaya notices something approaching from the forest. "Huh?" "!"

A heavily wounded man crawls towards them from the forest. "HAA... HAA...!!" Conis asks, "A... Are you from the Holy Guard...!?" "Were you held prisoner by God Enel!?" The man pants heavily. "HAA..." "Yes. For six years... we've been held captive...!!" Conis is shocked. "... What happened...!? Conis-san, get some bandages." "Yes, father!!" The man reaches out desperately. "Wai...!!!" "... Wait...!!" "HAA... HAA..." "My wife... and son... are on Angel Island...!!" Conis is confused. "...!?" Pagaya says, "... Yes, we are all worried about the militia!!" "...!!" The man grabs Pagaya's leg. "Tell them...!!" "Enel plans... to reset everything..." Pagaya is stunned. "Huh!?"

The wounded man continues his desperate warning. "He's going to make Skypiea fall back to the blue sea!!" "The entire country... will vanish!!" Pagaya is horrified. "!!?" "But... that's impo..." The man insists. "HAA." "There is... no time...!!! Tell everyone!!" "Enel is crazy..." He shouts, "He wants to wipe out" "All the citizens of the sky!!!" Conis is terrified. "!!?" "Wait! If God Enel does that, he'll have nowhere to go, too..." "...!!" The man reveals the truth. "He has an 'Ark'!!!" "The Ark 'Maxim'!!!"

The man finishes his sentence. "He's been" "Making us build a flying ship for the last six years!" Suddenly, a massive pillar of lightning strikes down from the sky directly onto the man and Pagaya. Conis is blown back by the blast. "Kyaah!!!" She screams in horror. "FATHER--!!" A huge explosion of lightning obliterates the area where the man and Pagaya were standing, leaving a massive crater. "!!!"

Back in the ruins, Zoro stands victorious, holding his swords. He is panting heavily, surrounded by rubble and smoke. "HAA..." "HAA..." Ohm lies defeated on the ground behind him, unconscious.

Suddenly, Ohm's giant dog, Holy, lunges at Zoro with its jaws wide open. "WOOF!" Zoro turns, startled. "S... SHIT...!!" "W... WAIT...!!!" Miraculously, Holy stops mid-attack and sits down obediently. "Wait" "WOOF" Zoro stares at the dog in disbelief. "Does he listen to anyone's commands!!?" "..." He decides to test it. "Hit yourself in the head and make yourself faint!" Holy immediately punches himself in the head. "Hit head and make self faint" The giant dog collapses unconscious. Zoro smirks. "Now, it's the snake and the bazooka guy's turn." Behind him, the giant snake Nola rears up, hissing loudly. "TSU LALA LAAA!!!"

Zoro turns to face the giant snake, drawing his swords. Suddenly, a massive burst of lightning strikes the ruins nearby. "SANGO" "!!!" Zoro looks up in shock. "!!?" "...!!" "..." "What the...?" Enel is shown standing on a higher level, his fingers crackling with electricity, smiling down at the destruction.

The ground beneath the ruins begins to crumble and collapse. "What was that!?" "YAHAHAHAHA!!!" Robin looks around as the stone structures fall apart. "He has 'Logia' powers...!!!" Enel's voice echoes. "I invited your friends to join us down here...!!!" "In Shandora!!!" Zoro struggles to keep his balance as the ground gives way. "The ground is collapsing!!!" "It's Enel! Only he can do something like this!" "The ruins are falling!" The giant snake thrashes as it falls into the abyss. "TSU LALA LAAA!!!" Zoro plummets into the darkness. "Damn it!!" "What!? Another hole?" "...!!"

A wide shot shows the giant beanstalk and the ruins collapsing into a massive sinkhole. "WAAAAH~~!!!" "TSULALALAAA..." "IYAAH!!!" Conis is shown running through the forest, tears streaming down her face. "I'm leaving them to you, Sue!!" "SUU!" She wipes her tears, looking determined. "This isn't the time to cry!!" "...!!" "I have to warn" "Everyone on the island!!" "HAA..." "HAA..." Enel throws his head back and laughs maniacally. "YAHAHAHAHAHA!!" "Let's orchestrate the final act together!!!"

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