Luffy's group goes deeper into Aurust Castle until they find a magic circle on the floor of the throne room. Luffy is sure he has seen something similar recently, but before he draws any conclusions someone throws an axe at them. Road identifies that person as “Ya-san”, the former pirate who was Ripley's couple and thus Collon's father. Luffy tells him that they are looking for Loki's key, to which Ya-san warns them that only Shanks was able to stop him. He agrees to help them anyway and asks Road to move the throne to reveal a secret passageway. In town, Oimo tells the crew group that stayed at the party about a former member of Roger Pirates who resides in Elbaph. It's said that when Roger was at a hospital in the mountain, that man protected him from hundreds of enemies using only his two axes. When the battle was over, there were no enemies left and all the trees had been cut down, earning him the nickname of “Mountain-Earter”. Meanwhile, Luffy's group arrives at a room full of empty treasure chests where only one key remains. Ya-san tells them that this is because even thieves wouldn't want it, as he prepares to confront them for the key. At the same time, Oimo continues with the story explaining that the man was the left hand of the Pirate King, Scopper Gaban.
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