Ginny's Call

The sound from the Den Den Mushi carried the sound of wind, and in the background, there was the faint cry of a baby.

The young bear stood in a dilapidated house in the Sorbet Kingdom, the medicine packet in his hand falling to the ground.

Ginny?

The Den Den Mushi chuckled.

"Yes, it's me."

"Don't call me that sound like you're about to cry, I don't have the energy to comfort you right now."

The bear reached out and grabbed the edge of the table.

"Where are you."

Ginny coughed a few times, and after she finished, her breathing became very shallow.

"I don't know either."

"Seaside."

"It seems we're almost near Sorbet."

The bear immediately walked away.

"Wait for me."

I've come to pick you up.

Ginny said.

"Don't hang up."

The bear stopped by the door.

"I won't hang up."

Ginny heard a baby crying from her end, and she whispered a few words to soothe it.

"Be good."

"Mom is talking to a very reliable, big guy."

Bonney stood before the Sky Screen, covering her mouth with her hand, but small sobs still escaped her lips.

That's me.

The bear lowered its head and said.

It's you.

The bear in the picture runs out of the house, grabs its cloak, and rushes towards the shore.

The Den Den Mushi) never stopped running.

Ginny's voice came through intermittently.

"Bear, are you still there?"

The bear answered as it ran.

"Exist."

Ginny smiled.

"You're still so honest."

"I've said it before, if Den Den Mushi could see faces, you'd definitely nod as you run."

"That's what the bear said."

"I'm nodding."

Ginny let out a soft "ah".

"Very nice."

I have something else to say.

The bear moves faster.

"Let's talk about it when we meet."

Ginny was silent for a moment.

"It might be too late."

Bonney grabbed the bear's clothes.

"Don't want."

"Don't let her say things like that."

The bear didn't say anything, but simply pulled Bonney even closer.

In the scene, the sea breeze makes the sound of the Den Den Mushi) intermittent.

Ginny said.

"That child's name is Bonney."

"I just picked it randomly."

Don't laugh at me.

The bear immediately said.

"It sounds great."

Ginny seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"That's good."

She cries easily.

"But she eats very fiercely after crying."

"That's like me."

Bonney wiped away her tears, but couldn't help sniffling.

"I didn't."

Emporio Ivankov cried and shouted on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"You have!"

You must have had that when you were a kid!

Bonney, her eyes red, retorted with a string of insults.

"Shut up!"

The bear gently patted her back.

The Sky Screen never stopped.

Ginny continued.

"Bear, I'm not feeling well."

My skin hurts when the sun shines on it.

"That child is the same."

I wrapped her up very tightly so she wouldn't get any sun.

The young bear's voice was strained.

I will see a doctor.

Ginny said.

Of course you will.

"You're the kind of person who would carry all the doctors in the world home."

The bear didn't answer; it just ran along the shore.

Ginny's voice grew softer and softer.

"If I can't go back."

"Please take care of her for me."

The bear roared.

"No."

"Come back yourself."

Ginny laughed softly.

"So you can say no now?"

"That's really strange."

Bonney's shoulders heaved, and the bear reached out to cover the back of her hand.

She held on until the very end.

Bonney asked.

Have you seen her?

The bear's Adam's apple bobbed.

"I saw him."

Screen transition.

On the shore, a small boat is pushed ashore by the waves.

Ginny leaned against the ship's railing, holding a baby wrapped up tightly in her arms.

The young bear rushed over and knelt in the sand.

Ginny!

Ginny opened her eyes and handed the baby to him first.

"Hold her first."

The bear didn't take it.

Let me hug you first.

Ginny raised her hand and slapped him lightly, so lightly that his clothes didn't even make a sound.

"Obedient."

The bear carefully took the child.

The baby cried inside the cloak, its face covered with tiny blue scales.

Ginny couldn't help but laugh as she watched the way the baby was being hugged.

"You hugged me so ugly."

The bear looked down at the baby, then at her.

I will learn.

Ginny nodded.

"Um."

You're always a slow learner, but once you learn something, you won't forget it.

Bonney stared at the woman in the picture, her lips trembling violently.

"Mother."

In the video, Ginny reaches out and touches the baby's face with her fingertips.

Bonney.

"You'll need to eat a lot more from now on."

"You should yell at the person who bullied you."

"You have to be a little noisier than your mother."

She looked up at the bear.

"And don't let her become a silent, withdrawn person like you."

"That's what the bear said."

I agree.

Ginny stared at his face for a long time.

"Bear."

"I'm back."

The bear lowered its head.

"Um."

Ginny said.

But I can't stay.

The young bear finally lowered its head, resting its forehead against her hand.

"I can make your pain pop out."

Ginny shook her head.

"It's no use."

They tried a lot of things.

"It's all rotten inside."

Vegapunk closed his eyes briefly in front of the control panel on Future Island, pressing the back of his hand against the edge of the screen.

"The Sapphire Scales Trial alters tissue responses."

"In the final stages, the Paw-Paw Fruit can bounce away the pain, but it cannot bounce away the lesion itself."

Bonney turned her head.

You know?

"Vegapunk said in a low voice."

"Now I know."

"I'd only ever seen Bonney's edited medical record before."

"They erased the Experimental Mother records."

The video continued playing on the Sky Screen.

Ginny looked at the baby in the bear's arms.

She is not from the Holy Land.

"Not a test subject."

"Not anyone's appendage."

"Bear, remember this."

"It's a hoarse voice," Xiong said.

"I'll remember."

Ginny's breathing became slower and slower.

"If anyone later says that her illness is a crime."

"Just tell her."

"That was a bad thing done by bad people."

It wasn't her fault.

Bonney covered her mouth tightly and bent forward.

The bear crouched down and supported her from behind.

Did you hear that?

It's not your fault.

Bonney cried so hard she couldn't speak a complete sentence, she could only nod.

Beyond the Sky Screen, the Sabaody Archipelago.

Luffy sat on the deck of the Thousand Sunny, his fist pressed against his knee.

"I'm going to beat that old man to a pulp."

Nami wiped her eyes and raised her hand to press down on the brim of his hat.

Don't rush in now.

Sanji had a cigarette dangling from his mouth, but he couldn't light it.

What do they take people for?

Robin looked at the Sky Screen, his book half-closed.

"When materials."

Usopp sniffed.

"That's too much."

Chopper clutched the Medical Kit, tears streaming down his face.

"This is not the patient's fault."

"Never."

Marine Headquarters.

None of the marines in the square spoke.

Akainu stood in front of the Den Den Mushi, his face very somber.

"Medical trial."

"Hostage Agreement."

"Child monitoring."

"These things all bear the seal of the World Government."

Sengoku looked at the documents on the table.

"From this moment forward, the Navy Medical Division is to seal all special case files from the Holy Land."

The crane opened its mouth.

They'll say you overstepped your authority.

The Sengoku Period.

Let them talk.

Kuzan's voice came from Future Island.

"Fleet Admiral, what if similar cases are discovered?"

Sengoku looked at the Den Den Mushi.

"Protect the patient."

Akainu added.

"Protect them first."

"Investigate the responsibility again."

Kizaru chuckled softly upon hearing this on Future Island.

"Sakazuki's way of speaking today is really unusual."

Akainu's voice boomed over.

"Stop talking nonsense."

"Keep an eye on CP0."

Kizaru glanced at the White Mask who was tied to the ground.

"They're keeping an eye on it."

The White Mask suddenly looked up.

"You think this is the end?"

Sabo stepped on his shoulder.

What else do you know?

The White Mask looked at the Sky Screen and uttered words through clenched teeth.

Ginny is just one of them.

Vegapunk looked up.

"What's the meaning."

The White Mask chuckled twice, then coughed as he was forced to do so by the flames beneath Sabo's feet.

"Jade Scales Adaptability Trial."

Why is it called adaptability?

Bonney turned around, still holding the bear's hand.

"Explain."

The White Mask looked at her.

"Because they are looking for a body that can withstand something."

Your mother didn't make it.

You survived.

The bear's gaze darkened.

What is "something"?

The White Mask closed his mouth.

The Sky Screen took over the pause.

[Enforcement to hold those responsible accountable continues.]

[The purpose of the Jade Scales Adaptability Trial is to be disclosed.]

Holy Land.

Saint Saturn stared at the Sky Screen and uttered two words.

"Crossing the boundary."

The text on the Sky Screen didn't stop.

[Saint Saturn needs to provide a supplementary answer.]

[Is the true origin of Sapphire Scales related to the Forbidden Energy adaptation experiment in the Holy Land?]

The countdown started again.

[Ten.]

Bonney looked up.

Forbidden Energy?

Vegapunk's expression gradually changed.

"If I'm not mistaken, this is no ordinary potion."

The dragon looked at him.

"What do you know?"

Vegapunk stared at the line of text.

"World Governments have been searching for alternatives to Ancient Energy."

"I've also been researching legends related to the sun."

The bear's paws protected Bonney.

"They used this on Ginny."

Vegapunk remained silent.

The countdown on the Sky Screen has reached zero.

In the Holy Land, Saint Saturn finally spoke.

"Yes."