"This can't be a coincidence!"
The King of Song, or something like that.
Having not watched the "Red-Haired Diva" movie, which had just been released, before he transmigrated, he had no idea about the existence of a King of Song.
However, he did know about the musical island "Elegy."
He had seen this place before.
In his previous life, he'd seen it on forums, and in this life, he'd seen it in old newspapers.
"It seems we need to change our sailing route."
Kōta put down the book, looked at Robin, and said in a deep voice.
His original plan was to spend a few days in Elbaf and then go find Teach, who didn't yet have the epithet "Blackbeard," in the Whitebeard Pirates.
He wanted to ask him if he had hidden the Road Poneglyph for Fish-Man Island.
But now, it seemed they had to change their plan and go to this musical island, Elegy, first, before going to find Teach.
"Mmm! We should indeed go and see," Robin nodded.
This was also why she had shown the story to Kōta after seeing it.
In the past, she might have treated stories about demons like these as mere legends, but after learning that there were true gods and demons in this world, she no longer thought that way.
"You're going to Elegy?"
Just then, Sauro looked down at the book in Kōta's hand and said curiously, "It used to be beautiful there, but after being destroyed by the Red-Haired Pirates, it has become a complete ruin, with nothing left to see."
"As for the story in this book, it's just a story. No one in this world has ever seen that musical score, nor that 'King of Song.'"
He had read the book; it was a collection of niche stories.
He hadn't expected that Kōta and the others, just by seeing a legendary story, would change their plans to visit this island, which was now a ruin and no longer visited by anyone.
He was afraid they would be disappointed if they went, so he couldn't help but remind them.
"It's alright, Sauro."
Robin took the book Kōta handed her, turned, and smiled up at Sauro, "Even though the island is broken, the history carved onto it will not disappear!"
"Look at me, I almost forgot."
Looking at Robin, Sauro tapped his head with a duster made from some unknown feather and chuckled, "I almost forgot. Little Robin's obsession with history. There's not much to see there, but there are indeed some things in the ruins."
Looking at the laughing Sauro, Robin's lips curved upwards, and a smile appeared on her face as well.
She didn't tell Sauro that they were not going there to see history, but to see if the musical score that could summon the Demon of Song truly existed there.
Some things were better left unknown.
Gods and demons were too distant for Sauro; knowing about them would bring no benefit.
Turning her head, she met Kōta's smiling, pale blue eyes and smiled lightly, then turned to put the book back on the shelf.
"Oh, right."
Just then, Kōta's voice rang out, "Robin."
"What?"
Robin turned around, looking at Kōta with a puzzled expression.
"Last night, I went to a very interesting place and met a very interesting person. He promised me that today we could go to the highest point of this island and explore the ancient history of this kingdom."
"The highest point, the ancient history of the kingdom."
Upon hearing this, Robin seemed to recall something, and her eyes suddenly lit up.
Last night, they had learned from Sauro that the royal city of the Giant Kingdom was at the top of the World Tree Adam in the center of the island.
The highest point and ancient history of the kingdom that Kōta mentioned were precisely the ancient history of the Giant Kingdom!
"That would be wonderful."
Suppressing the eagerness in her heart, Robin trembled slightly with excitement, pushed up her glasses, and then smiled at Kōta, "It's not early. Let's go have breakfast first, and then we'll go up!"
If it weren't for the fact that it took a lot of time to reach the Sky Island and that Kōta's help was needed, she would have set off immediately upon hearing this good news, without even having breakfast.
Kōta had not kept his speculation about the protagonists of the war eight hundred years ago from anyone on the ship. Before coming to Elbaf, he had told them his guess, so Robin had been coveting the history of the Giant race, one of the protagonists of eight hundred years ago, for a long time before arriving at Elbaf.
As for whether Kōta's guess was accurate, Robin never doubted it.
Since she had joined the ship, nothing Kōta had said had been wrong.
"Right, let's eat."
Upon hearing the mention of food, Sauro quickly put down the duster made of unknown feathers and eagerly walked outside.
Although Ahua was not the world's top chef, after a year of honing his skills with all sorts of ingredients, his culinary prowess was no longer comparable to when he first set sail.
While he couldn't be called the most top-tier chef, he could certainly be considered to be among the top.
So, after tasting Ahua's cooking last night, Sauro had completely abandoned the idea of cooking for Kōta and the others himself.
Coupled with the good wine that Kōta had brought down from the Freedom, Sauro was greatly looking forward to breakfast.
As soon as he heard it was time to eat, Sauro led the way out of the room without hesitation.
The three exchanged glances, seeing the smiles in each other's eyes, then shook their heads and walked out together.
...
Elegy.
Once renowned throughout the world, a holy land for countless musicians, an island with titles such as the City of Music and the Island of Music.
However, that was in the past.
Now, Elegy was a ruin.
The morning sun shone on the mottled, moss-covered ruins of buildings, making them appear even more dilapidated.
Even the warmth of the sun couldn't bring back the warmth to this wasteland; instead, the sea breeze made it feel even colder.
Yet, at this moment.
A clear, elastic piano melody, like a bell, leisurely and melodious, drifted from the center of the island.
Within the melody, there seemed to be hope, like a newborn infant yearning for the sunlight.
This hopeful sound, like a gust of wind, instantly dispelled the chill of the island and the desolation within the ruined buildings.
Following this was a beautiful and melodious singing voice.
The song was bright and melodious, like the midday sun, gradually dispelling the faint haze surrounding the island.
It was also like the siren's chant, piercing the entire sea, as if imbued with magic, causing the birds flying around the island to involuntarily dance around the island at that moment, becoming the best and most fitting dance partners for the song.
Following the direction of the singing, one could see a relatively well-preserved church. Through the church's doors and windows, one could see a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old sitting in the center of the church, intently playing the continuously moving keys of the piano before her.