Sun-Triggered Suppression Protocol

The air in the maintenance compartment suddenly became very heavy.

Bonney grabbed the bear's paw.

"What is Sun-Triggered Suppression Protocol?"

Vegapunk stared at the control panel, his fingers flying across the keyboard.

"I've never seen this name before."

This is not a program I wrote.

The bear looked down at its hands.

"I don't know either."

The White Mask agent was lifted up by Sabo, his smile now impossible to hide.

"Of course you don't know."

"This is a secret order personally issued by Saint Saturn."

Sabo's flames clung to the edge of his mask.

Explain yourself.

The man in the White Mask coughed.

"Once the bear regains its personality, once it comes into contact with keywords related to the sun, and once it attempts to transmit forbidden memories to Bonney, its body will forcibly enter suppression mode."

Bonney's face turned pale.

"Suppress whom?"

The White Mask looked at her.

"The most recent forbidden Receiver."

No one spoke in the maintenance bay.

Vegapunk looked down at the data, his forehead covered in sweat.

"You bastard."

"He turned his father into an insurance policy for killing his daughter."

The bear stood up.

Bonney.

"Dad."

The bear looked at Vegapunk.

Can it be disassembled?

Vegapunk said.

"If it has already been detected by the Sky Screen, there will be traces."

But I need time.

The Q&A session on the Sky Screen continued.

[Answer to the previous question revealed.]

[Correct answer: D, all of the above.]

[Additional Publication: Record of letter seizure, approved by Saint Saturn.]

[Next item to be revealed: Sun-Triggered Suppression Protocol.]

In the Holy Land, Saint Saturn's face finally darkened.

"It even found this."

One of the Five Elders spoke.

"If this agreement were made public, it would have irreparable consequences."

Saint Saturn gazed at the Sky Screen.

The damage has already been done.

"Now we'll see if it can be cracked."

Imu's voice came from the shadows.

"The sun must not be allowed to return to their hands."

Saint Saturn bowed his head.

"Yes."

On Future Island, the red lines on the control panel began to light up.

Vegapunk shouted.

"Don't let the bear get near Bonney."

Bonney turned around.

"What did you say?"

Vegapunk gritted his teeth.

"The protocol is trying to identify the recording from just now."

It deemed the story of the sun a taboo subject.

The bear immediately took a step back.

Bonney reached out to grab it.

"Don't back out."

The bear shook its head.

"Let's listen to the professor first."

Bonney's tears fell.

"You just got back."

The bear looked at her.

I won't leave.

The White Mask laughed.

Whether he leaves or not is not up to him.

Sabo pinned him against the wall.

"Shut up."

Rules emerge from the Sky Screen.

[Public Q&A session open.]

[Question: What is the true purpose of the Sun-Triggered Suppression Protocol?]

[A, Prevent the bear from transmitting the Buccaneer Tribe memories to Bonney.]

[B, Prevent the story of the sun from continuing through bloodlines.]

[C, After Xiong regains her personality, she creates a second breakdown through the father-daughter relationship.]

[D, All of the above.]

The world no longer needs to guess.

On countless screens, the answers lit up almost simultaneously.

[D.]

[D.]

[D.]

At Marine Headquarters, Akainu looked at the four options.

"I used to think that Absolute Justice meant eliminating danger."

"I only realized now that some people portray a father protecting his daughter as dangerous."

Kuzan looked at him.

Do you still believe that commands are inherently correct?

Akainu didn't look at him.

"I only accept orders that should be executed."

The Sengoku began.

"From this day forward, the Navy must learn to discern."

"The crane said."

"Discernment comes at a price."

Akainu said.

"The price is better than being an executioner."

Kizaru raised an eyebrow upon hearing this on Future Island.

"For Sakazuki to say something like that, my trip today wasn't in vain."

Vegapunk shouted.

"Stop chatting."

"The protocol has begun to lock onto the bear's motor nerves."

Xiong stood on the other side of the maintenance cabin, his arm raised halfway before being pressed down by his other hand.

Bonney shouted.

"Dad!"

The bear gritted its teeth.

"Don't come any closer."

S-Bear stood in front of Bonney.

"Protect, Bonney."

Vegapunk looked at S-Bear.

"If the protocol controls the bear's physical form, S-Bear's Lineage Factors may be affected as well."

Bonney immediately hugged the Little Bear.

"No."

S-Bear looks up.

Bonney, don't be afraid.

The countdown on the Sky Screen canopy has ended.

[Correct answer: D, all of the above.]

[Agreement details are public.]

The scene returns to the Holy Land laboratory.

The bear lay on the modification platform, its body connected to countless wires.

Vegapunk stood to the side, looking exhausted.

Saint Saturn walked in.

"What is the progress of the personality erasure?"

Vegapunk said.

"It's not yet in the final stage."

He retains his core self.

Saint Saturn looked at the bear.

"That's the problem."

"As long as his core self remains, he may disobey orders."

Vegapunk said.

"I have set up the compliance procedure as you requested."

Saint Saturn placed a black chip on the table.

"Add this."

Vegapunk glanced at it.

"What's this."

Saint Saturn said.

"Insurance."

Vegapunk picked up the chip, his expression changing.

This is not a typical restriction.

"This is triggered repression."

Saint Saturn said.

"The memories of the Buccaneer Tribe are passed down through stories."

"The father tells the story to the child, and the child tells the story to the child."

"We cut the files, we cut the genealogy, we cut the names."

"But as long as there is one father who can speak, the story lives on."

Vegapunk stared at him.

"So you want your father to end the story himself?"

Saint Saturn looked at the bear on the modification platform.

"If he wants to speak, let his body shut up."

"Let his hand be a warning if he tries to come closer."

"If the child hates him because of this, that's even better."

Outside the Sky Screen, Bonney was trembling all over.

He wants me to hate you.

The bear looked at her.

You don't.

Bonney shook her head, crying.

"I almost hated it."

I thought you didn't want me.

"I thought you really had become the Tyrant they were talking about."

"It's a bear," the bear said softly.

You did nothing wrong.

Bonney shouted.

They're the ones in the wrong!

Vegapunk looked at himself in the image.

He put the chip back on the table.

"No."

Saint Saturn looked at him.

"You refuse?"

Vegapunk said.

"This will cause the bear to attack Bonney while it's recovering."

Saint Saturn said.

He won't recover.

"Vegapunk said in a deep voice."

"You yourself said that we need to be prepared for any eventuality."

Saint Saturn nodded.

That's why we need to add it.

Vegapunk looked at him.

"I'm not pretending."

Saint Saturn placed another document on the table.

"Then let's change into different clothes."

"At the same time, Bonney's medical team will be replaced."

Vegapunk stopped.

Saint Saturn said.

You are very smart.

"Smart people know how much resistance is effective."

Outside the Sky Screen, Vegapunk's shoulders slumped slightly.

"I pretended."

Bonney looked at him.

Vegapunk did not dodge.

"I pretended."

"But I changed the route."

"I buried the protocol in a location that could be covered externally."

"I thought the protocol would never activate unless the bear recovered."

"I thought if he recovered, I could dismantle it myself."

"But later, they took over more and more of the island's authority."

The bear looked at him.

"PhD."

Vegapunk said.

Don't comfort me.

I'll take the blame for this.

The dragon opened its mouth.

"Demolish now."

Vegapunk nodded.

Three conditions are required.

"The bear itself remains conscious."

Bonney grants emotional access.

"S-Bear and the backup Control Body share the impact of the protocol."

Sabo frowned.

"The backup Control Body is still in the database."

Kizaru's Den Den Mushi rang.

"I'm still here."

Kuzan said.

It did not attack again.

Smoker added.

"But it doesn't listen to us."

Vegapunk looked at Bonney.

"Who does it listen to?"

Bonney looked at S-Bear.

S-Bear looks up.

"My kind, I'm afraid."

Bonney crouched down.

"Can you call it over?"

S-Bear nodded.

"Try."

It raised its little hand, and the fleshy ball in its palm lit up.

In the distance, in the old data repository, the backup Control Body looked down at its palm.

Kizaru stood in front of it.

"Can you hear me, little one?"

The backup Control Body remained silent.

But it took a step.

Another step.

Kizaru made way.

"Good boy."

The Sky Screen also provided a hint.

[Demolition mission initiated.]

[Countdown: Six minutes.]

[Upon failure, the bear will enter a forced suppression mode.]

The bear stood still, its arms beginning to rise uncontrollably.

Bonney tried to rush over, but S-Bear stopped her.

"Danger."

Bonney said, crying.

That's my dad.

S-Bear looked at her.

"Protect, Dad."

This made Bonney stop.

She wiped away her tears and placed her hand on the control panel.

"Then let's protect them together."

Sabo stood at the door.

"Leave the CP0 people to me."

The dragon looked out into the shadows of the corridor.

"They've arrived."

The White Mask agent raised his head, his eyes filled with madness.

You can't demolish it.

"The order personally written by Saint Saturn cannot be changed by something like a father and daughter."

The bear's paw finally aimed at Bonney.

Bonney did not back down.

"Dad."

You just promised me you wouldn't have to shoulder everything alone anymore.

The bear's paws trembled in the air.

His voice was very low.

Bonney.

Vegapunk shouted.

"Backup Control Body has 20 seconds remaining!"

Bonney looked at the bear and took a step forward.

S-Bear stood in front of her.

The bear's paws began to glow.

The red countdown on the Sky Screen jumped to the last thirty seconds.