Beneath the crumbling ruins of Mariejois, the Straw Hat Pirates gathered, their eyes focused on a monumental discovery.
They had found The Uranus.
Im's last act before his demise had been to destroy its control center, which lay hidden just beneath the surface. But the main body of The Uranus was concealed deep below the ground of Mariejois, a fortress of unimaginable power resting in the shadows of history.
"Found it!" Robin's voice crackled through the intercom.
The crew quickly converged at her location, entering a secluded room.
It was an unusual chamber, devoid of any visible machinery or electrical equipment, its design simple and unadorned—just four towering stone walls enclosing them.
Logan stepped forward, examining the walls. The material was immediately familiar: the same indestructible stone used in the creation of the Poneglyphs.
"So, even The Uranus was inscribed on the same material as the Poneglyphs," he murmured.
Nami touched the wall, tracing her fingers along its ancient surface. "Thank goodness the creator of The Uranus decided to use this material for the instructions. If it had been anything else, Im would've obliterated it by now."
Sanji nodded, "Looks like whoever built this was cautious enough to plan for that possibility."
Franky's eyes sparkled with excitement as he glanced at Robin, his anticipation almost tangible. As a mechanic and inventor, he couldn't wait to dive into the knowledge encoded on these walls. If he could decipher even a portion of The Uranus' technology, it would mean a significant upgrade in his abilities.
Half a day passed as Robin painstakingly translated the inscriptions, deciphering the ancient characters with an intense focus. Finally, she looked up, an astonished expression on her face.
"The Uranus… it's not simply a weapon that can unleash a 'nuclear' level explosion, as we thought." Robin's voice was laced with amazement. "It's actually a Devil Fruit power amplifier."
The crew exchanged looks of surprise and confusion.
"Wait… so any Devil Fruit ability could be amplified through The Uranus?" Franky asked, his mind racing with the implications.
Robin nodded. "Exactly. It's not just a simple power boost, either. The Uranus allows for precise control, amplifying any ability on an unprecedented scale."
They all absorbed this revelation in silence. The concept was terrifying—a device capable of transforming any Devil Fruit power into something world-shattering.
"So that attack Im used against the Terra Robots near Pangea Castle… it wasn't actually The Uranus itself, but rather an amplified Devil Fruit power?" Usopp asked, wide-eyed.
"Yes. Im wasn't a Devil Fruit user himself," Robin explained. "But the ability he used was a single-use weapon, developed by Vegapunk, that harnessed Devil Fruit power—similar to the laser technology used in Pacifistas."
"Vegapunk must have found a way to synthesize Devil Fruit abilities into a weaponized form," Logan added. "When amplified through The Uranus, even a temporary ability could rival the power to destroy entire islands."
Reiju's eyes brightened with understanding, a look of revelation crossing her face.
"What's up, Reiju?" Sanji asked, noticing her expression.
"My father once said that the Red Line and Calm Belt had signs of artificial alteration. I thought it was another one of his delusions, but…" Reiju paused, looking around at everyone. "It seems like he might've been right."
"Now that you mention it," Franky added thoughtfully, "the whole setup of this world is suspiciously orderly, isn't it?"
"Yes, exactly," Reiju replied. "The Red Line and the Calm Belt split the world into four perfectly divided seas. And why would Mariejois sit precisely above Fishman Island?"
Listening to her theory, everyone began to realize the magnitude of the revelation. The geographical structure of the world suddenly felt deliberate, each region segmented like pieces on a chessboard.
Robin pondered aloud, "Could it really have been planned? Dividing the world this way… doesn't it seem like it was done to control it?"
Logan nodded thoughtfully. "If I'm not mistaken, after overthrowing the Great Kingdom, the Twenty Nations would have feared facing a similar revolt. This world structure is strategically designed to keep the seas separate, making it much harder for any united rebellion to occur."
Usopp clapped his hands. "It's like a firewall! They divided the world on purpose to stop the rise of something like the Great Kingdom again!"
"Now I get it!" Sanji's eyes widened as the pieces finally clicked. "The All Blue… so that's why it disappeared!"
The crew turned to him, taken aback by his sudden outburst.
Sanji, filled with excitement and realization, continued, "All my life, I've been searching for the All Blue. A place where all the seas meet. But with the world divided like this, it couldn't exist anymore! It was destroyed when they created the Red Line and the Calm Belt!"
He clenched his fists, his heart pounding with the revelation. The All Blue wasn't a mere legend—it was a victim of the world government's design.
Robin put a reassuring hand on his shoulder. "So that means… if the Red Line is broken and the world is unified, then the All Blue would return."
Sanji's eyes sparkled, a fierce determination flaring within him. "Yes! That means I know where it is now!"
A grin spread across his face, his childhood dream rekindled with a newfound hope.