Hearing Roger’s words, Rouge—though surprised—smiled and nodded.
“I believe you, but how do you know it’s a boy?
It might be a girl.”
They had already discussed that if it were a boy, they would name him Ace, and if it were a girl, they would name her Ann.
Roger smiled and didn’t say much, simply nodding.
“Yeah.”
After comforting Rouge, Roger replied in the chat group.
I am One Piece: “Thank you for your explanation.
I understand.”
Understood?
What exactly did he understand?
Roger’s words left Kaelin puzzled.
Qiao Mulinsen: “Oh, alright then.
I still have class to attend—we’ll talk later.
I’m heading out.”
He immediately put down his phone.
On the podium, the teacher for this class had already arrived and started calling the roll.
…
The amount of information Kaelin brought them yesterday was already massive.
No one expected today’s to be even bigger.
This guy was basically a walking treasure trove!
Every time he spoke, it was like dropping a priceless classic.
He was not only familiar with the Pirate World’s information,
but also had his own unique insights—ones that went far beyond their current understanding.
People like him were probably the real value of this chat group.
The two fathers, Roger and Dragon, had complicated thoughts after learning about their sons.
Especially after realizing that each of them was the father of the other’s son’s brother, the distance between them somehow shrank.
Roger felt he had to say something.
So, after temporarily blocking Kaelin to avoid exposing his identity, he spoke in the group.
I am One Piece: “I’m sorry, everyone.
My recklessness brought great disaster to this world.
If any of you have suffered because of me, I sincerely apologize.
If there’s anything I can do, just say the word.
I’ve already given up the idea of surrendering to the Marines.
I’m preparing to take my wife to sea, reunite with my crew, and find a way to continue my life.
I’m truly sorry.”
Roger’s words shocked everyone in the group.
No one expected the legendary Pirate King to show such a side.
However, very few of them had actually been harmed by Roger’s actions, so there was no resentment.
Still, this sparked another thought—if Roger in the past hadn’t turned himself in and started the Great Pirate Era, would their current world change?
East Blue, a certain deserted island.
Dragon suddenly looked at the documents on his desk, about to verify whether anything related to Roger had changed.
At that moment, his office door was pushed open.
A person with a huge head, heavy makeup, and flamboyant clothing walked in.
This person was none other than the “Queen” of the Kamabakka Kingdom, Emporio Ivankov.
Dragon didn’t feel awkward at all about Ivankov’s unique appearance.
Instead, he asked quickly:
“Eva, do you remember Gol D.
Roger?”
Ivankov pressed a finger to his lips and thought for a moment.
“Wasn’t he publicly executed by the Marines in Loguetown?
You told me you were there at the time.”
“What’s wrong?
Did something new happen?”
Dragon continued, “What about the Great Pirate Era?
Did Roger say, ‘Do you want my treasure?'”
“He did.
You’re acting a little strange today, Dragon.
What’s going on?”
“It’s nothing.
I understand now.”
After hearing Ivankov’s answer, Dragon realized something important—he and Roger from the chat group were not only from different eras, but Roger’s changes had no effect on his own timeline.
In other words, they existed in parallel worlds—parallel timelines.
Dragon let out a sigh of relief.
They had deliberately avoided revealing their identities earlier to prevent altering history.
Now it was clear—Roger had changed, but history had not.
And Dragon believed that the Roger who had been “enlightened” by Kaelin wouldn’t foolishly repeat the words that started the Great Pirate Era.
Similar confirmations were happening among the other group members.
After verifying everything, Dragon spoke in the group.
Dragon Tulong: “Alright, I’ll come clean.
I’m Dragon—the Commander-in-Chief of the Revolutionary Army.”
I am One Piece: “…”
Puppeteer: “…”
Historian: “…”
Lurker: “…”
The string of ellipses left Dragon confused.
Dragon Tulong: “What’s wrong?”
I am One Piece: “No need to reveal it.
We already figured it out.”
Puppeteer: “You made it way too obvious with how much you care about Dragon and the revolution.”
Historian: “Yeah.”
Lurker: “Wait… I’m the only one who didn’t know?!
What even is the Revolutionary Army?”