The Baby Who Shouldn't Have Been There

Sengoku's gaze never left Garp.

"Do you know who that baby is?"

Garp put his hat back on, but didn't let go of the brim.

I'm not sure.

The crane took a step closer.

"Garp, we've come this far, stop trying to fool us with uncertainty."

Garp looked at option C.

I only glanced at it.

Akainu asked.

"Where."

Garp said.

"Near the evacuation ship after the battle."

Kizaru's voice came from the Den Den Mushi on Future Island.

"I sense trouble."

Kuzan then spoke.

"It must be something significant that allowed Mr. Garp to avoid it for so many years."

At Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh's relaxed expression faded.

Shakky asked.

"Is it him?"

Rayleigh did not answer.

Luffy immediately looked at him.

"Who?"

Rayleigh straightened the wine jug.

"Wait for the Sky Screen."

Nami frowned.

"You're all like that."

Robin looked at options A and B.

"This question puts the core of the experiment, National Treasure records, and an infant together."

"This indicates that the baby was involved in the transfer of God Valley."

Sanji asked.

"Celestial Dragons's child?"

Rayleigh looked up.

"It could also be a child who was put into a treasure chest."

Luffy is even more confused.

"Treasure chest?"

Rayleigh said.

"On the day of the God Valley, many things were packed into boxes."

"Treasure."

"Document."

"People."

On Future Island, Bonney looked at the bear.

"Dad, is that baby related to the Buccaneer Tribe?"

The bear shook its head.

"I've never heard of it."

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

"There's a section covered by a black bar in the GV transfer list."

Sabo asked.

"Can it be solved?"

Vegapunk said.

The Sky Screen is being lifted.

The White Mask raised his head.

Don't touch that part.

Sabo looked at him.

"The more you say that, the more I want to see."

The White Mask gritted his teeth.

"That matter involves more than just Saint Saturn."

The dragon gazed at the Sky Screen.

"Is it related to Imu?"

The White Mask kept his mouth shut.

Text appeared on the Sky Screen.

[Keyword avoidance detected.]

[The highest level of authority in the Holy Land is attempting to overwrite.]

In the Holy Land's main hall, Saint Saturn stood at the foot of the steps, veins bulging on his forehead.

"Lord Imu, this question cannot be made public."

The person behind the curtain did not speak immediately.

Another of the Five Elders spoke up.

"If the clues about the baby are released, it will also affect Red-Hair' side."

Saint Saturn said coldly.

"Shut up."

The Sky Screen captured it instantly.

[The person in charge's statement has been recorded.]

[Keywords: Red-Hair]

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku turned to look at Garp.

"Red-Hair?"

Garp remained silent.

Akainu said.

Shanks?

Kizaru blew a breath on Future Island.

"This is really going further and further astray."

Kuzan asked.

"Is the Red-Hair connected to God Valley?"

Garp finally spoke.

"I don't know if he is."

The Sengoku pressed for answers.

"The baby you saw had red hair?"

Garp closed his eyes briefly.

"Yes."

Sabaody, Luffy's eyes widened.

Shanks?

Rayleigh picked up the flask and took a sip.

Luffy up to him.

"Rayleigh, Shanks came from God Valley?"

Rayleigh looked at him.

"After that day, we had another child on board."

Nami was stunned.

"Found by the Roger Pirates?"

Rayleigh said.

The word "pick up" doesn't sound very nice.

"But about the same."

Luffy looked down at his Straw Hat.

"Shanks never said that."

Rayleigh said.

"Because he may not know everything either."

The countdown to the Sky Screen is coming to an end.

Choices around the world are rapidly shifting.

The Marine Headquarters chose option D.

The Revolutionary Army chose option D.

After a moment of silence from Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates also chose D.

When Luffy pressed confirm, he only said one sentence.

I need to know.

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.

[End of quiz.]

[Correct answer: D.]

[Following the God Valley Incident, the World Government secretly moved the Ancient Energy Experiment Core, records related to the Celestial Dragons' National Treasures, and an infant who should not have been present at God Valley from the site.]

[But the baby was not successfully taken away by the World Government.]

In Sabaody, Rayleigh looked up.

"They've arrived."

The video begins to play.

After the Battle of God Valley, the Port was in chaos.

The Holy Land Recovery Team loaded the crates onto the black ship.

One of the boxes had no number on the outside, only a circular mark painted in red.

A young recycling officer asked in a low voice.

Where should this box be sent?

The superior responded.

"Holy Land."

"It contains a copy of National Treasure record and fragments of an experimental core."

The young recycling officer asked again.

"And there was crying."

His superior glared at him.

"Didn't you hear me?"

The sound of a baby crying came from inside the box.

In reality, Luffy gripped his Straw Hat tightly.

"Is Shanks inside?"

Rayleigh said.

"We heard it too."

In the footage, the Roger Pirates are preparing to evacuate.

Buggy was holding a small box and making noises.

"Captain, there's definitely a gem in this!"

Shanks has not yet appeared.

Young Buggy dragged the suitcase to the side of the boat, but then heard a noise coming from inside, which startled him so much that he jumped back.

"A ghost!"

Roger walked over and kicked the lid of the box open.

The sound of crying could be heard.

A Red-Hair baby lay between the cloth and documents, next to a piece of charred metal.

Roger looked down at it for a long time.

Rayleigh said from the side.

"Captain, this is not treasure."

Roger picked up the baby.

"Who says otherwise?"

Young Buggy shouted from behind.

"What about my gems?"

Roger turned around.

"You won't die if you steal one less box."

In real life Luffy's eyes were red, but he still smiled.

"It really is Shanks."

Nami asked in a low voice.

"Is Shanks Celestial Dragons?"

Rayleigh looked up at the Sky Screen.

"We don't know."

Robin glanced at the corner of the document.

"Those papers nearby might know."

The image on the Sky Screen stopped at the documents at the bottom of the box.

[Document fragments have been identified.]

[God Valley Transfer Item, No. RF]

[The infant's identity field was proactively destroyed by the Holy Land.]

[Bloodline marking, top secret.]

At Marine Headquarters, Akainu looked at Sengoku.

"If Red-Hair is related to the Celestial Dragons, why hasn't the World Government made it public for so many years?"

The Sengoku Period.

"Because making it public would implicate God Valley."

Crane added.

"It might also lead to the discovery of National Treasure."

Garp looked at the baby in the picture, his voice heavy.

"Roger taking him away actually prevented the Holy Land from reclaiming that connection."

Kizaru asked.

"Does the Red-Hair know?"

Rayleigh answered on behalf of the many people before the Sky Screen in Sabaody.

"I know part of it."

The captain didn't hide the fact that he was found.

"But we didn't let him see what else was in God Valley's box at the time."

Luffy asked immediately.

"Why."

Rayleigh said.

He's still a child.

Robin said softly.

Children have no obligation to bear the sins of adults.

The Sky Screen continues to fall.

The scene then cuts to another black ship from the Holy Land.

The recovery team handed over the actual experimental core and a copy of a National Treasure record to the young Saint Saturn.

Saint Saturn opened the box; inside was a fragment of energy that gleamed with a dim light, and a few incomplete pages of blueprints.

A doctor knelt on the ground to report.

"GV Adaptation Trial failed."

"The Buccaneer Tribe specimen can withstand pain, but cannot sustain stable pain."

"Our next step is to focus on pedigree selection and Experimental Mother adaptation."

On Future Island, Bonney's body swayed slightly.

The bear helped her up.

Bonney.

Bonney looked at the screen.

"This is Mom's line."

Vegapunk's voice was hoarse.

"After the failure of God Valley, they broke the experiment into several parts."

"Buccaneer Tribe physical experiments."

"The Azure Jade Scales Experimental Mother has adapted."

"Seraphim Lineage Factor."

Sabo looked at the White Mask.

"You've turned a hunt into a decades-long experiment."

The White Mask finally stopped smiling.

"I'm just Executor."

"Dragon said."

That won't save you.

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.

[The God Valley related experimental chain has been confirmed.]

[The Sapphire Scales Trial is a subsequent branch of the GV Adaptation Trial.]

[The Buccaneer Tribe modification project is a follow-up branch to the GV tolerance data.]

[Seraphim Project inherits some parameters from the GV bloodline selection results.]

Vegapunk closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his fingers were back on the keyboard.

"I will extract all the inheritance parameters."

Kizaru asked.

"Is it possible?"

Vegapunk said.

"Do it even if you can't."

Kuzan's voice came through.

"Received by the Navy Review Team."

The Sengoku Period.

"Take over."

Akainu added.

"Any order for destruction from the Holy Land will be considered an obstruction of the investigation."

The crane glanced at him.

Your words will be recorded.

Akainu said.

"Let it remember."

Text appeared in the Sky Screen.

[Punishment executed.]

[Fragment of the God Valley transfer list has been released.]

[The GV Adaptation Trial and subsequent project timeline are publicly available.]

[The Red-Hair baby's identity cannot be fully determined at this time, as the original lineage information was destroyed by the highest-level administrator.]

[However, it has been confirmed that he was taken away from God Valley by the Roger Pirates.]

In Sabaody, Luffy stood in front of the screen and spoke after a moment.

Will Shanks see this?

Rayleigh said.

"Meeting."

In a sea somewhere in the New World, Red-Haired Shanks, sat on the deck, his wine glass untouched.

Ben Benn Beckman stood beside him.

"Boss."

Shanks looked at the baby in the Sky Screen.

"The box was so small."

Raki Lu stopped chewing on his meat.

Yasopp asked.

Are you alright?

Shanks smiled, but the smile didn't last long.

"Fine."

Benn Beckman said.

The Sky Screen hasn't fallen yet.

Shanks nodded.

"I know."

The Sky Screen shifts back to Marine Headquarters.

Garp was bathed in Golden Light.

[Monkey D. Garp has been granted the right to testify publicly in God Valley.]

[Should additional testimony be provided to the world?]

Sengoku looked at him.

You don't have to say it.

Garp looked at the Sky Screen, then at the marines in the square.

I haven't said it for too long.

"The crane said softly."

"Think it over."

Garp took off his hat and held it to his chest.

"Sky Screen, connect."

A flash of Golden Light.

Garp's voice resonated throughout the world.

"I am Monkey D. Garp."

"On that day at God Valley, I failed to protect the Celestial Dragons' hunt."

"I protected those I could save."

"It wasn't enough to save everyone."

He paused for a moment.

No one was urging them on in the square.

Garp continued.

"The Roger Pirates participated in the rescue."

"The Holy Land fleet fired upon the evacuation ship."

"The Navy later accepted the altered hero files."

I also fell silent.

Akainu looked at Garp.

Sengoku: His hand rested on the edge of the table, his fingertips tracing the wood grain.

Garp looked up at the Sky Screen one last time.

"If the word 'hero' is used to cover up the names of those people..."

"Then I don't want it."

The Sky Screen remained silent for a few moments.

Then the Golden Light descended.

[Testimony included.]

[Updated content regarding the review process for the title of Hero of the Marines]

[The release of the list of victims of God Valley has progressed faster.]

[The Roger Pirates' rescue log has been officially restored.]

In Sabaody, Luffy stared at the screen.

"Grandfather."

Rayleigh raised his glass and gestured towards the Sky Screen.

"That's more reasonable, Garp."

In the New World, Shanks also raised his glass.

"Captain, you really dared to pick up anything back then."

Benn Beckman asked.

"What's next?"

Shanks looked up at the Sky Screen.

"Wait until it finishes asking."

The Sky Screen didn't keep the world waiting long.

[Preparation for the final question in God Valley stage.]

[Question: The ancient secret that Rocks truly sought to seize in God Valley, ultimately ended up in the hands of whom?]

[A, World Government.]

[B, Roger Pirates.]

[C, Rocks Remnants.]

[D, was unintentionally taken away from the scene by an infant.]

Garp did not suddenly raise his head.

He simply gripped his hat tighter and whispered.

"This is the real problem."