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Chapter 24 - Chapter 24 – The Man Who Would Not Take the Throne

Location: Laugh Tale → Sabaody Archipelago → Unknown

"A true king never sits on a throne he could burn."

— Silvers Rayleigh

🏴‍☠️ The End of the Voyage

The Oro Jackson drifted away from Laugh Tale beneath a silver dusk.

None of the crew spoke—not from grief, but reverence.

The greatest journey in history had ended not in conquest, but in laughter.

Roger stood at the bow, gazing back at the island that would soon become legend.

"The world will never understand what we saw."

"And that's why it must remain hidden."

Rayleigh turned to Toni.

"The blade's truth… is heavier than any crown."

Toni nodded, clutching the now fully-synced Mythblade. Its edge no longer shimmered with silver but pulsed with memory light—a blue-gold aura that sang with time itself.

🔥 The Final Decision

Roger gathered his core crew on the deck.

"This is it. We disband."

"The world needs a story. Let it be mine."

"But the world's future... that belongs to Toni."

The crew saluted their captain—none in sadness, but in unshakable loyalty.

Toni stepped forward.

"Captain. Let me go first."

"If they find me, they'll find Laugh Tale's echo."

Roger smiled, placing his hat gently on Toni's head—only for a moment.

"Then vanish, Mythblade. Let history forget you."

"Until the day it begs to remember."

🕊️ Toni's Disappearance

That night, a single small boat was lowered into the current.

No log pose.

No name.

Only Toni… and the Mythblade.

"System," he whispered, "Clean trace."

📜 System Protocol: Mythblade Cloak Activated

🧠 All public memory of Toni will be sealed until reactivation.

🔒 Title: Myth Erased

📍 Location Spoof: Deceased / Lost at Sea

Toni looked to the stars—eyes fierce, but calm.

"Joy Boy, Roger, Sky King… your truths will sleep. But not forever."

"The world will hear your memory again. Through me."

With a final gust of wind, Toni vanished into the mist.

⚓ Roger's Last Roar

Back at Sabaody Archipelago—

News exploded:

📰 "GOL D. ROGER SURRENDERS TO THE MARINES!"

📰 "THE PIRATE KING IS CAPTURED—EXECUTION SET IN LOGUETOWN!"

Civilians screamed. Marines cheered. Pirates despaired.

But Roger? He simply laughed.

As Garp walked beside him in chains, Roger whispered:

"They think I'm done."

"They don't know I left a ghost behind."

🗡️ System Panel – Chapter 24 Update

✅ Quest Path: "Heir to the Forgotten Age"

📜 Toni Status: Mythblade Bearer – Cloaked

🔓 Passive Skill Unlocked: Legacy Fade

→ While active, no government entity or Log Pose can detect Toni.

→ Observation Haki tracking is nullified.

🌑 Memory Chain Hidden: Temporarily sealed.

☠️ Roger Title: Officially "Pirate King"

→ Reward: The world's hatred

→ Cost: The world's ignorance

🕯️ A Quiet World, A Waiting Blade

Months passed.

Rumors of a boy with eyes of fire and blades of memory drifted through whispers—but no name ever stuck.

The Marines hunted ghosts. The Celestial Dragons whispered of a forgotten weapon. And the world watched Loguetown as the Pirate King walked to his death.

But Toni remained silent.

Until the fire of Marineford would one day awaken him.

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