One Piece Episode 396

[Archangel]

Where did all this "world nobles know the secret history" stuff come from, anyway? I doubt they have any leverage against the government except for preferential treatment as figureheads.

They're direct descendants of the ones who created it are they not?
If they don't know about it then who will?

Either way, it was just a theory as to why they hold so much power over the government

[Assertn]

They're direct descendants of the ones who created it are they not?
If they don't know about it then who will?

Either way, it was just a theory as to why they hold so much power over the government

If by direct you mean by like, 500 years or so then yeah.

[DarthEnderX]

So? You don't think there's people who know there families history from 500 years ago?

Especially if every generation the father sits the son down and goes, "Okay, I'm about to tell you some Illuminati type shit my grandfather did and you better pay attention because the entire world is built on this stuff."