Before humans ruled the world, all kinds of powerful ancient creatures were the overlords of the world - although they withdrew from the stage of history for various reasons, when they appeared, the power they brought could still awaken the awe of mankind in the primeval era.

The huge and numerous Millennium Dragons hovered over the sea, and they did not attack the warship, nor did they make any superfluous movements, but just kept roaring—just that, the sailors in the fleet brought by Vice Admiral Nelson trembled and did not dare to make any move.

"Once in a thousand years, is this time really coming?"

Nami's eyes widened as she looked at the dragons flying in the sky, and muttered that in the eastern part of Gunkanjima, where the map on the circular patio in the Temple of the Lost Isle was indicated, where the millennial dragons gathered.

"Sanji! Chopper! ”

Luffy, who had completed the destruction, suddenly shouted with a serious expression, "I don't feel right!" Let's retreat first! ”

Whether it's Chopper or Sanji, it's hard to imagine that the word "retreat" will come out of Luffy's mouth - but at the same time, they do absolutely trust Luffy's unreasonable feeling.

"Got it!"

"Understood! Luffy! ”

Chopper, who was at the end, used the last slash from the last slash of Sauron, which was stored in the shell, to break the last of the chains, and only after watching it fall into the sea with a loud bang did he leave the warship.

"Frankie, Chopper will set sail as soon as he gets back on the ship!"

"He's here!"

Chopper, who kept stepping on the air from the warship and took advantage of the "moon step", landed on the deck of the Golden Merry.

"Abyss is on board, Nami!"

Sanji, who left the warship first, also brought Ablis back to the Merry.

"Very well, then prepare—"

"Wait, Nami!"

"Huh? Wait......"

Nami, the captain who was about to "teach" the situation subconsciously, reacted instantly after seeing Luffy's expression, and said helplessly: "I really can't stand you...... Hurry up! ”

The friends also understood Luffy's thoughts - the anger in this guy's heart has not subsided!

"Give me ten seconds!"

Luffy jumped high with a serious face, and then looked at the biggest target on the battlefield - the huge ghost-faced battleship.

Hands up:

"Eight-foot Qiong Hook Jade!"

Stored in the "Dark Cave Tunnel" space created by Luffy's Dark Fruit, the killing move from Polusalino that he collected when he was in Marin Fando - countless light bullets instantly exploded from the black hole behind Luffy, like a rain of light and a torrent of light, completely covering the ghost-faced battleship!

BIUBIUBIUBIUBIU！

Boom Boom Boom!!

As if to shatter people's eardrums, and as if to stab people's eyes—the continuous explosion of golden light lasted for half a minute!

Half a minute later, like a cannonball, Luffy excitedly landed on the deck of the Golden Melly. And the huge ghost-faced battleship that he attacked was completely gone—even the slightest debris left on the surface of the sea.

"Hee-hee! That's it, let's go! ”

"Go ghost! Can you be lighter when landing? Don't just think about being handsome! ”

"That's right! Luffy! You have to cherish the Merry! ”

"I, as a shipwright, want to punish you for cleaning the deck of the Merry for a week, Luffy!"

"It's as headless and brainless as that green algae head......"

Obviously, he showed his might and destroyed the powerful warship, but in the blink of an eye, Luffy restored his younger position on the ship - looking at this scene, the sadness in Abyss's heart was diluted a lot.

……

After everyone was in place, the Golden Merry was in full swing, and the naval fleet, which had broken its chain of formations and was almost 50 percent damaged, also hurriedly wanted to leave this sea area.

But—

"Wow! That's amazing! What is this! ”

Luffy's eyes lit up with excitement.

Knock knock, knock knock!

The water gradually returned to its original clear color, and from time to time, huge columns of water appeared under the surface of the sea, impacting the fleeing naval fleet, and shock waves like earthquakes continued to come up from the bottom of the sea. And the thousand-year-old dragons flying freely in the sky also seemed to have received some instructions, looking at the sea surface that was once a battlefield, and the trajectory of their flight became regular.

That mysterious and amazing gesture is simply dancing - the dance of the dragon!

Such a strange change caused the naval fleet to collapse and completely fall into a panic. The warships began to search for their own way to escape, and at this time, the unbroken chains that connected them began to play a role, pulling the fleeing ships around crookedly, adding to the chaos.

"Grandpa Dragon!"

Abith, who was on the back deck, came to Grandpa Long's side, tears welling up in her eyes.

Grandpa Long left one last word for her - thank you!

"What an unwillingness! Abisi, in the end, still failed to fulfill the agreement to let Grandpa Long go home......"

Chopper buried his head in a complicated mood, Luffy patted Ablis on the shoulder, but Sanji smoked a cigarette and thoughtfully said, "You say, could this be Grandpa Dragon's hometown?" ”

"What?"

Nami also touched her chin, watched the glass-colored wings in the sky spread, revealing a group of dragons flying in bright colors, and analyzed carefully:

"If this is the Dragon's Nest, Grandpa Dragon's hometown, then the map on the patio of that temple on the Lost Isle depicts - maybe that's what it looks like now! The millennium dragons ushered in the once in a thousand moments, they sang and danced......"

To the east of Gunkanjima, the circular patio indicates the place where the thousand-year-old dragons gather, the dragon's nest.

"Millennial Dragons, do you meet once in a thousand years in this place?"

Abyss's heart was filled with indescribable throbbing, and she wanted to hold the fragment of the dragon's claw tightly with her hand, but all that was left was the rope of the pendant hanging from her neck.

But she was not moved—for the mysterious female voice, which she could only hear, was whispering in her ear in an aria-like tone:

"Once in a thousand years, the time has come!"

"Behold, these elves, who come from a land farther than the infinite earth, sing joyful carols and dance in celebration—in the place where they first landed, millennial dragons, the next millennium is to be waited for!"

"Abyss—cheer for them!"

Infinity of the earth, an ode...... There were many things that Ablis didn't understand about the mysterious female voice who claimed to be Lily's sister, but there was no doubt that the sea began to change as if in response to these words.

"Seawater...... The sea is starting to fall! ”

"Once in a thousand years, the Dragon's Nest emerges from the bottom of the sea, right in the strait east of this warship island!"

“……！”

Beyond all the knowledge of human nature that Nami, a fine navigator, could understand.

What does the great ebb and flow mean once in a thousand years?

Water, wind, moon, sun...... The great power of nature, and the miracles of the thriving civilization that once lived on the lost islands, on this sea, the legend becomes a reality!

Luffy looked at his companions and pushed his sunglasses in a way that he thought was handsome: "Little ones! Go on an adventure in the Dragon's Lair! ”

……

The rocks that emerge from the bottom of the sea take on a variety of colors when illuminated by the sun.

Between the rocks, dense seagrass grows. A wide variety of marine life thrives and grows freely here. Some clinging to the rocks of the seabed, while others stretch their bodies into the air.

In the puddles between the rocks, a variety of fish jump.

If Polusalino was here, he would have given a long sigh - "The realm of vitality, the competition of all things!" ”

Luffy and his party wander among the rocks of the Dragon's Lair.

This huge island is dotted with the wreckage of warships - yes, this is the bottom of the sea, the so-called dragon's nest, which is part of a rather large island that once sank into the sea.

"It's really the size of Alabastan...... The thriving civilization that appears in such a place ......"

Nami frowned.

"Hey, that coral mountain...... Do you think it's very similar to the Millennium Dragon! ”

Sanji pointed ahead. In front is a huge coral reef.

"Could this be the remains of a thousand-year-old dragon?"

Chopper notices this - this is exactly the skeleton of a millennium dragon covered in coral.

"Is it such a big piece? In other words, this is a thousand-year-old keel that can make super-drugs for immortality? ”

"That sea thief Brooke of the Seven Martial Seas is also a bone - will he become like this under the seabed?"

Frankie and Luffy's very personal remarks did not affect Nami's rational judgment - "I think this is more like a cemetery than a dragon's nest, a thousand-year-old dragon's graveyard. ”

As Nami said, there is not only one coral reef like a thousand-year-old dragon, but scattered here and there.

"Elephants also have a habit of hiding their graveyards when they die. Probably the Dragon's Nest is just a name given by humans...... This place is likely to be the place where the millennial dragons gathered when they died. ”

"The place of the time of death! That's why Grandpa Long said before he died that he must return to the Dragon's Lair! ”

Chopper nodded approvingly at Nami's words.

"This is not a cemetery!"

"Abith?" Nami looked at Abis in surprise, "But if it's not a cemetery, then why are there so many remnants of thousand-year-old dragons here?" ”

"This is the place where the thousand-year-old dragons are tired from flying and rest and regain their strength, where they tidy up their feathers, and then recuperate here!"

Ablis relayed what the female voice named Lily's sister had told her to her companions.

"What about these round rocks......"

Chopper reacted suddenly, looking at the round rocks.

"These rocks are the eggs of thousand-year-old dragons!"

Abyss continued.

"Huh?"

"In other words, this is the egg laid here by the thousand-year-old dragons a thousand years ago!"

Crackle, crackle—

No sooner had Athan finished speaking, a round rock vibrated - and then cracked open under the gaze of the crowd, and a young dragon emerged from it, making its first cry in the world.

"Hmm-"

"This is the young Millennium Dragon!"

"Stop! Luffy! ”

Luffy, who wanted to help the little millennium dragon break out of the shell, was stopped by Ablis and Chopper at the same time.

"Why?"

"It's okay! They're going to crawl out on their own! ”

"Animals have to learn to face the natural environment on their own from an early age, and breaking their shells is their first step!"

Ablis and Chopper left with the crowd from the egg.

The thousand-year-old dragons who heard the sound rushed over, surrounded the newly hatched little millennium dragon, and gently stroked the little millennium dragon.

"Millennial dragons come to this place once every millennium to breed and live, and at the same time, they die in this place - this is the place where life is given and life is continued. That's why this place is called the Dragon's Nest. I see! ”

"And when the thousand-year-old dragons return here, they will be able to recover their strength and recuperate and rest here - it turns out that this is what Grandpa Long really meant!"

"It's not like you'll be able to rejuvenate as soon as you come back here, but a thousand years of breeding is really super cool!"

Hearing the sound of the little millennium dragon starting to come from all over the place, Sanji extinguished the smoke.

"I finally understand why my ancestors built the temple to commemorate the millennial dragons! It turns out that this is such an important place! ”

Sad, but happy—Ablis smiled.

But—

"It's not just for memorial, Ablis."

The mysterious female voice who calls herself Lily's sister and Nami coincidentally said this to Ablis in unison.

(End of chapter)