Mom Has Something to Say First
Bonney covered her mouth with her hand, tears streaming down her face through her fingers.
Xiong sat beside her, his arms not completely encircling her, but leaving a little space so she could watch it all by herself.
In the picture, Ginny pulls the baby closer to her chest.
Bonney.
"Mom doesn't know what you'll look like when you grow up."
"Will you love to eat like me? Will you speak slowly like a bear?"
"If you're like him, you'll be in trouble."
She coughed for a while, and the communicator screen shook.
Bonney said, her voice choked with emotion.
I'm not like my dad.
The bear replied softly.
"Um."
You resemble her.
Ginny recovered and continued speaking into the communicator.
I have a disease.
You might have it too.
If someone is afraid of you because of this, stay away from them.
"If someone insults you because of this, insult them back."
"If you can't win an argument, go find a bear."
He doesn't look fierce, but he's actually a very good fighter.
Emporio Ivankov laughed through his tears.
"Ginny, you really know how to plan things."
Ginny seemed deaf to the future, focusing solely on the child in her arms.
Don't think of yourself as a nuisance.
"Children are not a burden."
"The adults who make children suffer are the real problem."
When those words were spoken, no one on Future Island spoke.
Vegapunk removed his hands from the control panel and stood there with his head down for a long time.
Kizaru looked at him.
"PhD."
Vegapunk shook his head.
"Let me hear the rest."
Ginny looked up at the communicator from the Sky Screen.
"Bear."
"If you're watching."
"You're definitely taking the blame upon yourself."
"Don't do that."
The people who arrested me are the ones in the wrong.
"The ones who are wrong are the people who used people as test subjects."
"The ones who are wrong are the guys who call the kids 'samples'."
The bear answered in a low voice.
"I see."
Bonney looked at him.
"Dad, Mom is scolding you."
The bear nodded.
"Um."
Bonney wiped away her tears.
"Then you'll be good."
"That's what the bear said."
"Listen."
Ginny smiled in the picture.
"Also, don't keep her hidden in a dark room for too long."
I know you're worried about her getting sunburned.
"But you can tell her about the sun."
"Talking about the sea."
"Tell me how terrible the food outside is."
"It tells the story of how those bastards in the Revolutionary Army stole vegetables."
Emporio Ivankov shouted immediately.
"I don't!"
The dragon spoke from the side.
"You have."
Emporio Ivankov choked up.
"Long, why are you sabotaging me at a time like this?"
Sabo couldn't help but chuckle, then wiped his eyes.
Ginny, visible through the Sky Screen, looked down at Bonney.
"Mom can't take you."
But someone will take you there.
"If you don't bring the bear, then you'll make a scene."
"Make trouble until he surrenders."
Bonney grabbed the bear's sleeve.
Did you hear that?
The bear looked at her.
"I heard you."
Bonney said.
I want to go to many places.
The bear nodded.
I'll stay with you.
Ginny's voice grew softer and softer.
"You need to live a more noisy life."
Eat what you want.
Wear what you want to wear.
"If someone tells you you shouldn't live, tell them."
She paused, as if gathering her strength.
My mother did everything she could to get me out of here.
"Of course I want to live."
Bonney lowered her head, resting her forehead against the back of the bear paw.
"Of course I want to live."
The bear turned its paw over and gently took her in its grasp.
"Um."
Ginny looked at the communicator, her eyes still gleaming.
"Bear."
"If she asks who I am, just tell her."
"My mother's name is Ginny."
"My mother is Revolutionary Army."
"Mom is noisy."
"Mom loves her very much."
I love you too.
The bear closed its eyes, then quickly opened them again.
"I love you too."
Ginny on the communicator didn't hear it.
She simply bent down and kissed the baby.
Bonney.
"Happy birthday."
May you be happy every year.
The image starts to look messy here.
Ginny's hands were still gently patting the swaddling clothes, and she was humming an incomplete tune.
The Sky Screen did not correct the final noise.
It left that noise there.
It's as if someone is really far away, holding a child, walking along a road without light.
[Ginny's last text message has finished playing.]
[Image rights transferred to Joelle Bonney.]
[Backup, permanently saved.]
Bonney buried her face in the bear's arms and cried for a long time.
No one was pressuring her.
Sabo guarded the door, the flames reduced to a thin layer, yet still kept outside.
Dragon stood at the entrance of the corridor. On the other end of the Den Den Mushi, only hushed sobs could be heard from the Revolutionary Army Headquarters.
Kizaru sat down against the wall and rubbed his temples.
"I used to think that things about the Holy Land were far removed from me."
Kuzan looked at him.
"And now?"
Kizaru lowered his hand.
"The fare to Future Island is too expensive."
"Smoker said in a low voice."
"Regret has set in?"
Kizaru looked at the father and daughter embracing in the maintenance cabin.
"No."
"I regret being so late."
Upon hearing this, Vegapunk lowered his shoulders.
"Me too."
Sengoku's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.
"PhD."
Vegapunk looked up.
"Exist."
The Sengoku Period.
How much of the data related to the Sapphire Scales Trial can you keep?
Vegapunk looked at the main control panel.
"As long as the Sky Screen continues to suppress the Holy Land's authority, I can preserve all existing instances within the island."
Akainu opened his mouth.
What is the navy needed to do?
Vegapunk answered.
"Protect the outer layer of Future Island."
"Don't let CP0 take away any servers."
Kizaru looked towards the distant corridor.
"This is no easy task."
Kuzan said.
"It's already getting tough."
Smoker hoisted the Jitte onto his shoulder.
"Then let's continue."
The Sky Screen lit up again.
[The Sapphire Scales Incident phase has ended.]
[Ginny's name restored.]
[Joelie Bonney acquires permanent ownership of her mother's text messages.]
Bartholomew Bear receives a ruling granting him protection from his father and daughter.
[Bear and Bonney are exempt from the World Government's claim of lawful arrest for 72 hours.]
Upon hearing this, the White Mask's expression finally changed.
"Legitimate arrest declared invalid?"
Sabo looked down at him.
"I heard you."
"You're one card short."
The Sky Screen continues to fall.
[Vegapunk gains temporary access to the Sapphire Scales Trial data.]
[The Navy Independent Review Group has been granted access to the relevant medical records.]
[The Revolutionary Army obtains a protected copy of the victim list.]
The dragon raises its head.
"Take over."
They said it at the same time Sengoku.
"Take over."
Vegapunk pressed the confirm button.
"Transmission started."
On the console, large files are being copied rapidly.
The White Mask suddenly began to struggle.
You can't take it!
"That's Holy Land information!"
Sabo increased the pressure on his feet.
"That's the victim's life."
The White Mask was panting.
You have no idea what's inside.
"The Azure Jade Scales are only the outer layer."
"What Saint Saturn is truly looking for is neither in Ginny nor in Bonney."
Vegapunk turned his head.
"Where is that?"
The White Mask kept his mouth shut.
The Sky Screen, however, did not silence him.
[Concealed association detected.]
[The Sapphire Scales Trial has a data link to earlier, larger events.]
[Event codename: God Valley]
The wind on Future Island suddenly picked up.
The dragon raised its head.
Kizaru's hand rested on his knee.
Kuzan looked at the Den Den Mushi.
At Marine Headquarters, Garp, who had been sitting by the wall, slowly stood up upon hearing the name.
Sengoku turned to look at him.
"Garp."
Garp didn't look at Sengoku; he just stared at the Sky Screen.
Is it referring to that place?
Akainu asked.
What is the God Valley?
Crane's face also darkened.
"Places that many people shouldn't know."
Sabaody Archipelago.
The wine jug in Rayleigh's hand stopped in mid-air.
Luffy looked at him.
You knew that too?
Rayleigh put the wine jug down.
"Know."
Nami asked.
What place is that?
Rayleigh looked up at the Sky Screen.
"An island that the world has wiped off the map."
The pages of the book in Robin's hands fluttered in the wind.
"The erased island."
The text on the Sky Screen continues.
[Next phase preview.]
[The God Valley Incident.]
[Related entities: Celestial Dragons, Rocks Pirates, Roger Pirates, Hero of the Marines Garp, Buccaneer Tribe, Azure Jade Scales Pre-Test.]
Garp's fist hung at his side.
He didn't speak.
"Sengoku," he asked in a low voice.
"Garp, did you know the Buccaneer Tribe are there too?"
Garp's throat moved.
"I have no idea."
"At least we didn't know that back then."
The Sky Screen didn't give him any more time.
[Temporary Q&A session open.]
[Question: What is the core truth that the World Government most wants to cover up in the God Valley Incident?]
[A, The Celestial Dragons are hunting humans on the island.]
[B. The Buccaneer Tribe, along with other rare ethnic groups, were once used as prey and subjects of experimentation.]
[C. Roger and Garp teamed up to stop Rocks, but failed to prevent the World Government from erasing the victims.]
[D, All of the above.]
All eyes were on Garp in the Marine Headquarters plaza.
Garp stared at the Sky Screen, his lips moving for a long time before he finally uttered a single sentence.
Don't ask me.
Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.
[Monkey D. Garp is listed in the key audience section for this question.]
[Preparing for forced memory access.]