One Piece - Episode 1096

In the laboratory on Egghead Island, the crew holds an important discussion with Shaka about historical theories and discoveries. Lysop inquires about a kingdom from 900 years ago, to which Shaka reveals information about a missing century in world history, a theory based on the discoveries of the Ohara archaeologists. During this missing century, there was a war between an advanced kingdom and twenty kingdoms, and the victors established the World Government and erased all records of the kingdom to conceal its existence. This revelation shocks the Straw Hats, especially when Shaka hints that this knowledge poses a deadly danger to those who are aware of it, alluding to the destruction of Ohara and the peril the Straw Hats now face due to their newfound knowledge.

Shaka then recounts the story of Vegapunk's connection to Ohara, including his visit to Professor Clover, a renowned archaeologist obsessed with the lost century. The narrative also covers the tragic outcome of the Buster Call on Ohara and highlights the archaeologists' final act of defiance, sinking their research into a lake, which Vegapunk considers a victory for Ohara.

At a scrapyard, Luffy and Chopper end up disappointed in their attempt to pilot a robot when they find no cockpit. Their adventure takes an unexpected turn when a strong wind blows in an old man who claims to be the real Vegapunk, caught in a botched space-time experiment. Luffy rescues him, and Vegapunk recognizes Luffy as Dragon's son and meets Bonney. The episode takes a humorous turn as Vegapunk explains to them how their shoes work, allowing them to fly—though they get a bit too excited and fly too high.