This article contains spoilers for One Piece’s Elbaf Arc.
Summary
- The Ancient Mural in One Piece is sparking new theories.
- “Binks’ Sake” song may shed light on the Void Century.
- Harley Texts, Ancient Mural, and song connections explored.
The Ancient Mural has become one of the most heavily discussed topics in the One Piece community. Featuring a massive amount of details and lore, this drawing has inspired countless new theories and ideas for where One Piece will go in the near future, despite the mural itself depicting the past. From the information being discussed so far, the newest chapters of One Piece have the potential to reveal some of the most important and coolest information fans have seen in the entire Elbaf Arc so far.
However, a One Piece theory specifically sets out to connect the Ancient Mural to another piece of media from One Piece’s ancient past; “Binks’ Sake.” This song has been a quintessential part of the series, acting as the basis for countless fan theories about what the world may have been like during the Void Century of One Piece. However, with little information to explain the origin of “Binks’ Sake,” fans have been left to fill in the blanks themselves. Luckily, the Ancient Mural may provide some important answers.
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“Binks’ Sake” is a song that has been around One Piece for a while now, being heavily connected to the Straw Hat musician, Brook. This song, which is supposedly from well before the time of Roger, details the journey of a pirate sailing the seas. Although a simple and jaunty tune, the song itself carries some deeper messages about saying goodbye to friends at the end of journeys and letting the moon rise to replace the sun.
For tomorrow night the moon will also rise.
At the same time, in One Piece Chapter 1138, Robin and Franky have discovered important information about the history of the world. Firstly, Franky has found an Ancient Mural in the Adam Tree that depicts certain events that occurred in the Void Century. Meanwhile, Robin was given a book by the One Piece giant, Saul, that details the myths and legends of Elbaf. Through both of these sources, most notably Robin’s book, the Harley Texts, fans have learned of the existence of the Three Worlds, each detailing a specific period of history in the world of One Piece. In the Second World, based on past information and Robin’s book, seems to cover the defeat of Joy Boy and the rise of the World Government as the world’s superpower.
This Theory Explores How “Binks’ Sake” The Harley Texts And The Ancient Mural Are Connected
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- “Binks’ Sake” and The Harley Texts Share Similar Lines
- The Song And The Ancient Mural May Tell The Same Story
However, as explained in a theory posted to Reddit by dexter30, the stories of the First and Second World of One Piece’s Harley Texts and the Ancient Mural seem to line up surprisingly well with the lyrics of “Binks’ Sake.” Firstly, the First World details a landscape full of pain and fire where the enslaved prayed to the Sun God, who appeared before them. This lines up surprisingly well with the line, “…but if you just hold on, The morning sun will rise,” in “Binks’ Sake,” which shares the story of troubling times that were saved by the rising of the sun, in this case, the Sun God Nika.
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From here, heading into the Second World in One Piece, or the era leading into the Void Century, The Harley Texts details how “those of the Moon dreamed,” as well as how “man killed the sun and became god.” This echoes a sentiment shared by “Binks’ Sake,” from the line, “for tomorrow night the moon will also rise.” In both texts and as it is depicted in One Piece’s Ancient Mural, these three sources all detail the same defeat that Joy Boy faced against the future World Government.
The Three Artifacts Line Up Surprisingly Well
Together They May Tell A Larger Story
Throughout The Harley Texts, the line “and they will never meet,” is repeated as the final line of both One Piece’s First World and the Second World. While on its own this isn’t too interesting, the line also appears briefly in “Binks’ Sake,” albeit slightly differently. The favorite song of Brook includes the line, “waving our goodbyes, we’ll never meet again,” which carries the same sentiment as the line in the texts.
Waving our goodbyes, we’ll never meet again.
Overall, this may mean that The Harley Texts in One Piece and the song, “Binks’ Sake,” are actually explaining the story depicted by the Ancient Mural. Many of the lines in both the text and the song line up very well, and the drawings of the mural tie the theory together. However, though this idea seems likely, it is still just a theory. Fans will have to wait for more evidence before anything is truly confirmed in One Piece.
