Liar Noland

King of Liars, Norland (うそつきノーランド) is a picture book from the North Blue about Montblanc Norland. The tale is a child's fairy tale about one of the biggest liars in the world and is over 400 years old.

This is a book that Sanji read as a child and is well known throughout the North Blue. The events that take place within the book are based on the person of the same name and also on real events connecting to him. Parents use the book to teach their children that if they lie they will end up like Norland.

According to the book, Norland was an explorer who would usually come home with ridiculous stories of his expeditions that everyone would find hard to believe. One day, he would tell a story about a city of gold, and got the King of Lyneel excited. The King then ordered 2000 soldiers to follow them back to the city, and bravely fought against the terrors of the sea. When they reached the island, there was a mere jungle, and the King sentenced Norland to death for his lies. Norland stuck to his story to the end, and was forever recorded as a liar.

In truth, however, the book itself is a lie, and a false representation of what truly happened. While the book depicted the King as a hero and Norland as a liar, in reality the king was nothing more than a greedy person who caused more harm than benefits due to his foolish decisions on the crew selection, while Norland was willing to risk life and limb to protect the monarch at all cost. In the end, when Jaya was sent up to the skies by a Knock Up Stream and the city of gold was not where Norland said, the king was furious and ordered the explorer's execution without listening to him or his crew. The book was crafted as a final insult to Norland and his descendants.

Script
"A story over 400 years ago... In a certain country in the northern seas, there was a man named Montblanc Norland. Norland the Explorer's stories were always grand adventures that sounded like lies. ''But the people of the village could never tell if they were true or not.

''One time, Norland went on an expedition, ''and came back to report to the king. ''"I saw a mountain of gold on an island across the great seas." To see for himself, the brave king took 2,000 warriors ''and crossed the great seas in his ship. ''He fought powerful storms and huge sea monsters.

''Finally, the king, Norland, and 100 soldiers landed on the island. ''But what they found there was nothing but jungle. ''Norland was sentenced to death for his lies. ''These were his last words. ''"That's it! The mountain of gold sunk into the ocean!!!" The king and the others were shocked. Nobody believed Norland anymore, but he never stopped lying until he was dead.

Trivia

 * All of the characters depicted in the storybook version of Norland were also present in his real life scene when he tells everyone stories of his adventures - Pandaman included.
 * The irony of the book is that it accuses Norland of being a liar and everything he had said about his adventures a lie; in reality, the King's portrayal in the book and the adventure as told within the storyline are the real lies.