Grand Line, Water Seven Island, Galley-La company, Leader's Room.
Iceburg is currently in his office alone without his trusted secretary, Kalifa. Kalifa is currently being assigned by Iceburg to complete the task of taking care of the problem of recruiting new ship construction workers. Because currently the Galley-La Company is getting a lot of ship orders, this is also related to the basic materials they use are of very good quality. The work at the Galley-La Company could not be handled by the large number of workers currently owned by the company. Iceburg must immediately start recruiting new workers to be able to fulfill all existing orders.
Iceburg sighed as his gaze fell on the newspaper he had just gotten from Kalifa earlier when Kalifa came over to hand him some documents, "This is really unexpected… I didn't expect that the World Government actually possessed one of the three ancient weapons. that. The world is more chaotic than before…"
Simultaneously, the den-den mushi on the table rang. Iceburg immediately lifted the den-den mushi.
"Hello, Iceburg is here"
"It's me, Iceburg-san. Ars"
"King Fortis?!" Iceburg was very surprised by who contacted him. Because of the many estimates he had, Iceburg did not expect that it was Ars who contacted him.
"Are you currently alone?" Ars' voice became very deep and also filled with seriousness.
Iceburg also felt that there was something important that Ars wanted to talk about. Especially through the live broadcast that Iceburg saw at the first Octagon encounter. Ars will usually only talk seriously when there are very important topics.
"I'm really alone right now" Iceburg nodded and asked, "Is there something important you want to talk about?"
"What about your secretary? Is he by your side right now?" Ars asked again.
"Secretary?" Muttered Iceburg in confusion, "Kalifa is currently not with me. He is currently elsewhere. I have asked him to take care of something" Iceburg paused and continued, "What is it that you want to talk about Kalifa?"
"...You must have read today's information, right?' Ars asked seriously.
"I did just read it." Iceburg nodded, "The news itself was quite a shock to me. Especially the news content regarding the Dressrosa Kingdom which has just developed a lethal weapon and the World Government which has an ancient weapon."
"The news about the Dressrosa Kingdom developing that deadly weapon is a lie"
"What?!" Iceburg's gaze immediately widened upon hearing this.
"The news that the Dressrosa Kingdom is developing a lethal weapon is a hoax that was deliberately orchestrated by the World Government to set up an excuse that they could use their ancient weapons to destroy the Dressrosa Kingdom. The real reason the World Government attacked and destroyed the Dressrosa Kingdom was because they were afraid that the Dressrosa Kingdom would establish a cooperative relationship with our kingdom. This will increase the influence of our kingdom or in other words the alliance of the Octagon that we make and lower their percentage in the eyes of the world."
"This…" Iceburg fell silent hearing this.
"My Kingdom and the Dressrosa Kingdom itself have almost reached an agreement for cooperation. In just some time our kingdom will establish a cooperative relationship. However, I'm not sure how. Or maybe it was because of the arrogance of the King Dressrosa at that time Doflamingo, he actually told this to the World Government which caused the World Government to actually attack and even destroy him."
"If that's the case…" Iceburg paused and continued, "Are you guys going to strike back?" Iceburg swallowed his saliva.
"Not. We will not strike back" Ars said calmly, "Even though we are close to reaching a cooperative relationship. However, it's just almost and there has been no official word of agreement. This is also used by the World Government. They know that we will not move as long as a kingdom has not fully agreed with our kingdom." Ars paused for a moment and continued, "The news regarding the development of a lethal weapon that the World Government said is just an excuse to give them an excuse to use the ancient weapon they have and also claim ownership of that weapon. Another reason, because they want to show the world that even if they were attacked by us, they are still them."
Ars paused for a moment and continued, "Iceburg-san, you are a disciple of Tom. You must know about Pluton's ancient weapons, right?"
Iceburg's eyes immediately widened at those words.
"If-"
"Don't dodge" Ars immediately cut him off, "I already know and also I know who holds the design of the ship" Ars immediately said seriously.
"...." Iceburg fell silent for a moment hearing this.
"Please don't think bad things about me. I have no desire with such things. If I wish, I can get it easily without telling you." Ars said calmly and continued, "I just wanted to tell you. Quickly burn that Pluton design!"
"Burn?!" This shocked Iceburg again, "How could we burn it?! It's something that Mr. Tom has left to us just in case—"
"You don't have to worry about that" Ars interrupted him again, "If you have any thoughts about Nico Robin. You are wrong"
"Wrong?" Iceburg was silenced again.
"Nico Robin's own goal was not to destroy the world. The news that contains about Nico Robin is news deliberately arranged by the World Government. It's the same with the news about Robin, who when he was little had destroyed 5 warships belonging to the Navy. That's completely wrong. Robin himself has no goal to destroy the world. Robin only has a goal to find out information about the age of emptiness. He has no desire whatsoever to destroy this world."
"How did you find out?" Iceburg asked seriously.
"Nico Robin is now a citizen of our kingdom. I have picked him up and now he has a new purpose in life to live a quiet life in our kingdom." Ars said casually, "Therefore, it is better for you to destroy the pluton design. Because right now, the World Government will definitely not be standing still like before and will immediately start targeting you."
"Aiming at me? How could it be? I do not hold the pluton design" Iceburg said firmly.
"Even though. They will still be after you. They know Tom has previously held designs from Pluton and now the public knows that Tom has two students. The first is you and another named Cutty Flam who has now turned into Franky. The World Government had known that Cutty Flam had died while they did not know that Franky was Tom's student. They only know that the disciple of Tom who is still alive today is you. That means only you have the chance to inherit the design of the Pluto ship." Ars paused and continued, "Right now, without you knowing it, the World Government has sent spies to keep an eye on you. Your secretary, Kalifa, the Foreman who works for the Galley-La Company, Rob Luccy, and Kaku. And there is a Caffee in the center of the Water Seven named Caffee Blueno, the owner of that Caffe is also a spy sent by the World Government to investigate you and has been watching you right now."
Iceburg who heard the names of the spies immediately his gaze became very blank. Because the people mentioned 3 of the 4 people are his confidants.
"They enter your company to gain your trust then wait for you to inherit the design of pluto or maybe show them when they get your trust then kill you to get it" Ars paused, "I got this information myself through the attack that Hashirama carried out on the CP headquarters- 9 a while ago"
"Attack?" Iceburg's patience was unstoppable due to the large amount of information he had obtained.
"Yes. At the first time doing recruitment on Water Seven Island. At night we got an attack from the CP-9. Organization led by Spadaim. I'm sure you know this person very well..."
"Spandaim…" Iceburg muttered with a look of hatred.
"Rob Luccy, Kalifa, Blueno, and Kaku. The four of them are from this organization and their job is to track the design of the warship Pluto. That night, Hashirama had killed Spadaim because of his attack order and at that time Hashirama got a large amount of information about CP-9. With Spadaim's death, by now the World Government must have appointed Rob Luccy as the leader of the CP-9 organization. Unlike Spadaim, Rob Luccy is a smart person and it's easy to get what he wants. His strength is also very strong. He would definitely start the movement immediately if he found anything related to Pluton's ship design. Please, don't take that person lightly, Iceburg-san. Even though you have known him for a long time, he is a killing machine created by the World Government. He only had one thing he knew and that was completing missions. He will definitely complete the mission the World Government gave him even if he has to kill anyone."
"...." Iceburg's pupils trembled at this.
"This is my suggestion" Ars said calmly, "You destroy that Pluton ship design before the World Government gets it. I'm sure you also know the consequences if the World Government gets the Pluton ship design. The world will be ruled by them. All the freedoms and things we should have been able to get will be taken away by them. Right now, they only had Uranus' ancient weapons, they already considered themselves better than anyone and treated other humans as trash. What if they got Pluto's ancient weapon designs? They will never think of another human again."
Ars paused for a moment, "Besides that, right now. I'm sure it's not just the World Government that's eyeing a pluton ship design. Rather the Revolutionary Army, the Emperors of the Seas as well as other power groups who knew about this weapon as well as the weapon's past would be eyeing its design. They would definitely send their troops to sneak into Water Seven Island to track down the weapon. This is my advice, if you want Water Seven Island to stay safe. Immediately destroy the design of the pluton ship! Because if there is one group that gets it especially if the World Government group or pirates get it. You will know that you have made a very big mistake by still maintaining the design of the ship."
Ars stopped back and said, "Besides, wasn't the design of the pluton ship maintained due to dealing with the threat from Nico Robin? By now you already know that Robin is no longer a threat to the world. You should be able to destroy the ship's design, shouldn't you?"
Iceburg fell silent and started to process all the things Ars said in his mind. It didn't last long, Iceburg also felt that what Ars said was true. Because if he kept the ancient weapon design, Water Seven Island would likely become a war zone and it would be dangerous for the civilians living on Water Seven Island.
In addition, as Ars said, the purpose of the Pluton warship design is to fight Nico Robin if at any time, Robin wants to destroy the world using the Pluton warship that has existed from time immemorial.
"Can Your Majesty keep your word that Nico Robin will not destroy the world?" asked Iceburg seriously.
"I can keep my word" Ars nodded and continued, "I have plans to do pick ups at the end of the month for the family members of the workers who have got the house. I'm going to ask Robin to join me in this activity and you can talk to her right away. How about that?"
"If that's the case, I'll keep the battleship design Pluton until I'm sure that Nico Robin isn't a threat to the world" Iceburg said again.
"If that's your decision, well, I have no problem. After all, I'm only giving you advice. You accept it or not, it's your choice." Ars paused and continued, "However, I want you to ask Franky to temporarily leave Water Seven Island. If my guess is correct, many parties will send their confidants to sneak into Water Seven Island and every one of them knows about the ability of Observation Haki."
"Observation Haki?" Iceburg asked in confusion.
Ars briefly explained Observation Haki to Iceburg.
"If that's the case… This will be very dangerous for Franky" Iceburg muttered.
"Right now you're lucky" Ars said calmly, "The CP-9 members assigned to monitor you don't know how to use Observation Haki. If the World Government sent Agent CP-0 to be a spy. Franky was probably dead by their hands by now. Every CP-0 Agent has good command of Observation Haki"
"..." Iceburg fell silent again hearing this.
"Well, that's all. Whatever your decision. It is up to you. I am giving this advice because you are my very valuable business partners. If your shipyard is destroyed, it will cause our kingdom's income to decrease. It will also have an impact on the Amazon Lily Kingdom who want to make business with you their main source of income."
Iceburg chuckled, "I don't know what to do. However, I think we were quite lucky…"
"Maybe" Ars nodded, "Ok. I will hang up the call. I still have a lot of work to do right now."
"Wait" Iceburg immediately stopped the call and said, "If in any case, the World Government actually gets the Pluton warship design. What will your Kingdom do?"
Iceburg is quite interested in this answer.
"If the World Government gets it? Well, this is an interesting question. Well, one could say as long as they don't interfere with our kingdom's affairs as well as the kingdom that establishes a cooperative relationship with our kingdom. I have no problem whether they have the weapon or not" Ars paused, "Because even if they have it. They still won't be able to destroy our kingdom."
Ars' voice at the end of the sentence was a voice full of optimism and high trust in his kingdom.
"Because before they will attack us… We ourselves will probably attack them first" Ars then added calmly.
"Attacking the first time?" mumbled Iceburg.
"Okay. I'm done with this conversation. I still have to do my job."
The communication line was suddenly cut off with Iceburg having quite a few questions regarding this. Iceburg immediately shook his head and stared at the window, "If what King Fortis says is true… Pluton's Ship Design really needs to be destroyed immediately."
Iceburg's gaze then became sad, "Kalifa… Luccy… Rigid… You three… Damn! How could the three of them be spies?!" Muttered Iceburg while tightly clenching his fists.
The current Iceburg can be said to be very hurt because it is almost like being betrayed by his trusted person in front of him directly.