One Piece's latest spoilers all but confirm the World Government's connection to Elbaph
One Piece chapter 1134 is set to be released on December 23, 2024, but the spoilers for the chapter have already been unveiled. The spoilers saw the Holy Knights' arrival on Elbaph Island through a magic circle, teasing their confrontation with the Straw Hat Pirates in the future. Their arrival might have also teased a pact with the island's official, given the presence of the magic circles.
These magic circles could be considered similar to the ones Saint Saturn created on Egghead Island. However, given his status as a Gorosei, he might be able to summon them anywhere. The Holy Knights, on the other hand, might have arrived through an already available gateway, which might have been used in the past for numerous purposes by the island.
Disclaimer: This article contains potential spoilers from the One Piece manga series and has the author's opinion.
One Piece: Exploring the relationship between the Holy Knights and World Government
The One Piece chapter 1134 spoilers climaxed with a focus on the Heaven Realm, present at the top of the Yggdrasil Tree, where a magic circle appeared in the throne room of the giant's village. From this magic circle emerged two characters wearing black hoods.
One of these characters looked just like Shanks and the other had her (as the character looked like a female character) face covered with cloth. As the fans have already speculated, the Shanks lookalike might be his twin and the the characters that infiltrated the island might be the Holy Knights.
The Holy Knights (also referred to as the God's Knights) were mentioned for the first time in One Piece chapter 1054. This group of soldiers was led by Saint Figarland Garling who was later promoted to the next Gorosei, as a replacement for Saint Saturn (who was killed by Imud during the Egghead Incident).
As fans speculated, after Garling Figarland, the leader of this group could be Figarland's son, who might be the Shanks' lookalike that appeared in chapter 1134 spoilers. However, the arrival of these knights might also tease a pact between these two parties given their appearance through a magic circle.
The magic circles on Elbaph Island might be similar to the ones Saint Saturn created. However, given the Gorosei's authority, as one of the strongest entities in the world, he might have the ability to make these magic circles anywhere. On the other hand, the Holy Knights might need an already available gateway to get teleported.
So, the Heaven Ream of Elbaph might have some secret gateways that were used in the past by the World Government, which the Holy Knights triggered for their arrival. In the past, this gateway might have been used to infiltrate World Government officials under the reign of Elbaph's King, King Herald. So, these two parties might have a dark history together.
Final thoughts
The gateway might be more than just a teleportation device given how easily the Holy Knights used it to infiltrate an island closest to the One Piece. It might be related to how the World Government is refraining pirates from reaching Laugh Tale (as they sent their soldiers to avoid this result).
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