Three Index Fragments

"Can't I answer casually?"

Luffy pressed his Straw Hat down, but his eyes shone brightly.

"Rayleigh, do you know what's on the Laugh Tale?"

Rayleigh held the wine glass to his lips for a moment, then finally put it back on the table.

"What I know, I may not be able to say here."

Nami immediately looked up at the Sky Screen.

"So how do we choose the answer to this question?"

Robin stared at the four options, his fingertips hovering over the edge of the notebook.

"If there's a piece inside the Straw Hat, and Mr. Red-Hair still has a piece, then there might also be a piece on the Laugh Tale."

Usopp swallowed hard.

"The World Government still has Error Index; that sounds incredibly dangerous."

Zoro leaned against the railing, his scabbard making a soft sound as it touched the wooden planks.

"Choose the option that's dangerous all the way."

Sanji looked at Luffy.

What do you think?

Luffy up.

Shanks definitely has it.

He then looked at Rayleigh.

"The Laugh Tale must also be there."

Finally, he pointed to option D.

"Those guys at the World Government must be hiding some weird stuff too."

Nami facepalmed.

"Although the reasoning process is messy, the conclusion is still usable."

Robin pressed the selection button.

"D."

In the New World, on the deck of the Red Hair Pirates, Benn Beckman did not rush to make a move.

"Boss, if the answer is D, what you have won't be able to hide anymore."

Shanks touched the old leather pouch at his side.

"I don't intend to keep it a secret until I die."

Yasopp asked.

"To make it public?"

Shanks looked up at the Sky Screen.

"Let's see how far it goes in terms of transparency."

Lucky Roux pushed the plate aside.

"I just have one question: Will they dig up all our past secrets inside?"

Benn Beckman said.

"From God Valley to now, how many of our past secrets haven't been uncovered?"

Shanks chuckled briefly.

Choose D.

At Marine Headquarters, Sengoku looked at the options but did not immediately issue an order.

Akainu said.

"The answer is D."

The Sengoku raised its eyes.

"You're quick."

Akainu looked at the Sky Screen.

"If it's true that the Error Index is in the hands of the World Government, then it means that the Holy Land was also misled by some information from the old era."

He closed the file folder.

"It's also possible that they altered it themselves, to the point that even later generations in power couldn't understand it."

Kuzan stood at the edge of the square, the frost receding from the soles of his boots.

History has been burned too many times; even the remaining ashes can be deceiving.

Kizaru answered the Den Den Mushi on Future Island, drawing out his words.

"Fleet Admiral, should we choose option D as well?"

The Sengoku Period.

"Select."

Inside the maintenance bay on Future Island, Bonney looked at the bear.

"Dad, what is the Gate of Old Days?"

The bear thought about it for a long time.

My father once said that the path left by the old era for future generations is not written for the king to see.

Vegapunk looked up.

"If an index segment exists in three places simultaneously, it indicates that the Ancient Kingdom was guarding against a single holder."

Sabo asked.

"To guard against the World Government?"

Vegapunk shook his head.

"Beware of anyone trying to monopolize the door."

The dragon gazed at the Sky Screen.

"Then it should be made public even more."

Countdown to zero.

[End of quiz.]

[Correct answer: D.]

[After the Index of the Gate of Old Days was split, apart from the Straw Hat fragment, the remaining segments are located in Red-Haired Shanks' personal belongings, the Laugh Tale's trace, and the Error Index held by the World Government.]

[The three states are different.]

[Red-Hair Segment, relatively complete.]

[The Laugh Tale segment requires arrival to be witnessed by the visitor.]

[The section on World Government has been edited and contains a directional error.]

Mary Geoise, the Five Elders' faces were even more grim than before.

Saint Saturn raised his hand and pressed it against the table.

"It even knows about Error Indexes?"

Saint Nusjuro gripped the hilt of his sword.

"That section is located deep within the Holy Land, and only those with Empty Throne access can view it."

"Saint Warcury" uttered a sentence.

Do not respond.

The sound of a chair leg shifting slightly came from behind the curtain.

Imu did not speak.

But the lights in the main hall of the Holy Land site were dimmer.

At the Foosha Village Tavern, Lin Qi popped a peanut into his mouth and tapped under the table with his finger.

On the computer screen, system prompts appeared one after another.

[Old Days Index Line Release Progress: 37%]

[The World Government's Error Index has been exposed, which will trigger an internal self-examination within the Holy Land.]

[Host concealment risk increased.]

Lin Qi glanced out the window.

Three men in plain clothes were still in the alley across the street, pretending to be picking out dried fish.

One of them was holding Den Den Mushi), and the small light on its shell turned on and off.

Lin Qi raised his voice.

"Makino, are the peanuts damp today?"

Makino peeked out from behind the counter.

You just ate a plate of that.

Lin Qi closed the laptop half a finger, then, pretending to be afraid of being spoiled by Sky Screen, patted the table.

"This question is too difficult; it's giving me a headache. I'd rather sell alcohol; it's less troublesome."

In the alley, the agent in the floral shirt looked at the record sheet.

"Emotional response was normal."

Another person asked.

"The rhythm of his tapping on the table overlapped with the timing of the appearance of the Sky Screen text."

The man in the floral shirt stared at the Tavern door.

"Continue taking notes."

The Golden Light Sky Screen.

[Public disclosure of Red-Hair Segment requires confirmation from the holder.]

[Holder: Red-Haired Shanks.]

[Whether to make portable index segments public.]

On the deck, all was quiet.

Yasopp of his hat up.

"Boss, this time it's your decision."

Benn Beckman said.

"Once this is made public, the World Government will immediately classify you as an even greater threat."

Shanks asked.

"Isn't it high enough yet?"

Benn Beckman didn't respond.

Lucky Roux whispered.

"Should we ask Luffy first?"

Shanks looked at the image of Sabaody in the Sky Screen.

Luffy is waving at him through the screen.

Shanks! You can go ahead and reveal it if you want!

Nami quickly covered Luffy's mouth.

Don't make decisions for others!

Shanks laughed for a longer time this time.

He's still the same.

Benn Beckman said.

"So?"

Shanks took a small metal piece from an old leather pouch at his waist.

The edges of the metal sheet are blackened, and there is a fine, worn-down mark in the middle.

"Public."

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen, leaving the metal sheet suspended in mid-air.

[Red-Hair Segment access.]

[Note: The publicly available information may involve restrictions on opening the Gate of Old Days, warnings from the Ancient Kingdoms, and forged permissions for the Empty Throne.]

Shanks looked at the metal plate.

"Continue."

Robin gripped the pen tightly.

The Sky Screen magnified the patterns on the metal sheet, gradually revealing the fragmented Ancient Script.

Robin read the first sentence.

"The gate recognizes those Bearer, not those who shed blood."

Inside the Holy Land temple, Saint Saturn looked up.

Sabaody, Luffy winks.

"What's the meaning?"

Rayleigh said.

"It means bloodline is useless."

Robin continued reading.

"He who holds the name of the Throne may forge fire, may forge bells, may forge the return of the sun."

Vegapunk stood up from his chair, the wire cap on his forehead swaying.

"A fake return of the sun?"

The bear placed its hand on Bonney's shoulder.

"They were afraid the real sun would return, so they decided to build a fake one."

Akainu spoke at Marine Headquarters.

"Seraphim, Azure Jade Scales, Ancient Energy experiments—they can all be connected."

"Sengoku," he said in a low voice.

"Record."

Tsuru had already pushed the Den Den Mushi in front of the archivist.

Record it word for word, without omission.

Sky Screen golden lettering continues.

[The following is the currently decipherable content for the Red-Hair Segment.]

[The gate recognizes those Bearer, not those who shed blood.]

[If the king were to bloom alone, the old flame would backfire.]

[The Laugher arrived, and the door opened halfway.]

[Everyone Has Arrived, the doors were fully opened.]

[You can deceive the Japanese with weapons, but you can't deceive them with your way of life.]

As Robin finished reading the last sentence, the sweat on the back of his hand slid onto the paper.

"This passage warns that the World Government may be attempting to create a fake sun to deceive some Ancient Weapon or gate mechanism."

Vegapunk immediately took over.

"Seraphim Project might be the outer layer technology of False Sun Project."

Sabo looked at the White Mask.

"Explain."

The White Mask gritted his teeth.

The dragon raised his hand, and the wind swept past his feet from the ground.

The man in the White Mask bowed his head.

"I've only ever heard of code names."

Sabo asked.

What code name?

The White Mask uttered three words.

"Corona Crown."

The Sky Screen immediately lit up.

[Additional entries included.]

[World Government Error Index Related Code, Corona Crown.]

[Prepare for the next question.]

The veins on the back of Mary Geoise's Saint Saturn's hand bulged.

"Execute the White Mask."

Saint Warcury said.

"He's on Future Island, within the protective area of Sky Screen."

Imu's voice finally rang out.

"Error Indexes cannot be published."

However, the Sky Screen has already presented a new problem.

[Question: What is the most fatal error in the World Government's Error Index?]

[A, misinterpreting the Bearer as having royal blood.]

[B, misinterpreting the Laugher as a manufactured Sun Vessel.]

[C, misinterpreting "the Everyone Has Arrived" as "the subjects offering sacrifices."]

[D, All of the above.]

Luffy looked at the options and his face darkened.

"Sacrifice?"

Robin's pen stopped on the paper.

They misread the conditions for opening the door as conditions for killing.

"The bear said in a low voice."

"So Buccaneer, Ginny, Bonney —they all became part of their experiment."

Bonney didn't cry.

She just gripped the bear's paws even tighter.

The answer is D.

The countdown on the Sky Screen canopy began to tick.

Deep within the Holy Land, the shadow behind the curtain raised its hand.

On the wall of the main hall, a Black Gate that had been closed for many years lit up with tiny Red Mark.