Not Property

Soma pointed her spear at the child in front, the tip gleaming coldly.

"Go back."

The child clung to Chopper's fur, snuggling into Chopper's arms.

Chopper was so angry his fur stood on end.

He's shaking, didn't you see?

Soma didn't look at Chopper.

"Unregistered individuals will be recycled."

Luffy took a step forward, his Straw Hat covering his forehead.

"I said, they are not property."

Soma twirled his spear.

"Straw Hat Luffy, the one who accidentally ate the Human-Human Fruit, Model: Nika, the carrier of the Old Days Index, Throne Wanted priority increased."

Nami cursed.

Are you addicted to labeling people?

Usopp led the laborers backward.

"Stop arguing, run first, then you can yell after you get out of the passage."

Robin stood in front of an elderly laborer, his arms crossed.

"Soma, what is your command number?"

Soma looked at her.

"Ohara scholars have no right to question."

Robin said.

"No number; the Sky Screen will record it."

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.

[Soma, Executor the Holy Knights.]

[Current action: Preventing witnesses and victims from leaving.]

[Order number not disclosed.]

Soma raised his gun.

"The Holy Knights are exempt from the judgment of the Sky Screen."

Rayleigh emerged from the shadows of the passage, his sword tip touching the ground.

"Even those lunatics like Rocks didn't dare to say something this bold back then."

Soma stared at Rayleigh.

"Dark King Rayleigh."

Rayleigh said.

"Give Way."

Soma raised his spear horizontally.

"Beneath the Holy Land, there is no road."

Luffy suddenly looked up.

"Then let's make one."

Nami grabbed his clothes.

"Don't collapse the passage!"

Luffy nodded.

"I'll be gentle."

Zoro draws his sword.

I don't believe that.

Sanji pushes a laborer toward Usopp.

"Take the men and leave; I'll cover the retreat."

Usopp shouted.

"You all say you'll cover the rear, but who will lead the way?"

Nami held up the sea chart.

"I'll bring it!"

Inside the passage, the fleeing crowd began moving towards Sabaody.

The iron rings dragged on the ground, their sounds echoing throughout.

Soma thrust out his spear, and Rayleigh met it with his sword; the metallic clang shook the walls, causing dust to fall.

Luffy bypassed Rayleigh and charged in from the side.

"Gum-Gum."

Nami shouted urgently.

Don't use your ultimate move!

Luffy reduced the size of his fist and aimed only at Soma's wrist.

"Pistol."

Soma took a half step back, and swung the Luffy's shoulder.

Zoro pressed down on the gun handle with his sword.

"You seem quite confident with guns."

Soma said coldly.

"Pirates who obstruct the Holy Land's law enforcement should be treated as traitors."

Sanji kicked him in the knee.

"Your laws have long been torn apart by the Sky Screen."

On the other side of the Sky Screen, in the Medical Department's waste stairwell, Sabo and Ge Lan had already clashed.

Ge Lan's swordsmanship was unpretentious; each strike aimed directly at the file in Mia's arms.

Sabo used a water pipe to brace the sword.

"You're not here to kill people, you're here to destroy files."

Ge Lan said.

"People and files are the same."

Bonney's face flushed with anger.

Try calling a person an object again!

The bear stood in front of Mia, its palms outstretched.

"Mia, get to the files."

Mia nodded, crying.

"I'm holding on, I won't let go."

Ge Lan looked at the bear.

"Bartholomew Bear, the Throne Order can still re-cover your body."

The bear answered.

The old order has been lifted.

Ge Lan said.

"Things that have been declassified can be rewritten."

Bonney rushed forward, her fist slamming towards Ge Lan with a power twisted by her age.

"You've written enough!"

Ge Lan stepped aside, turning his sword towards Bonney.

The bear slapped out with its paw, deflecting the sword's edge.

Sabo seized the opportunity and kicked Ge Lan away.

"Walk!"

Mia was pulled by Bonney as they rushed down the scrap stairs.

The bear lagged behind, its paws aimed at the entrance to the passage.

"Pressure Cannon."

Ge Lan was forced back, and a tear appeared in his white cloak.

He picked up the Den Den Mushi, but heard no response.

[Red-Hair Segment coordinate pattern interference remaining, nine minutes.]

In the New World, Shanks stood on the deck, his palm pressed against a metal plate.

The coordinate pattern on the Red-Hair Segment glowed continuously.

Benn Beckman stared at the back of his hand.

You're bleeding.

Shanks didn't even glance at it.

"It can still hold on."

Yasopp asked.

"Will that guy from the Figarland branch of the family recognize you?"

Shanks said.

"It's good that they recognized me."

Lucky Roux chewed on his meat, his tone less relaxed than usual.

"Boss, what if they say you're on the Celestial Dragons' side?"

Shanks watched Mia and Bonney running through the Sky Screen.

"Captain Roger already told me who I am."

Benn Beckman then spoke.

"The found treasure."

Shanks chuckled.

"Right."

In the Underground Transport Line of the Holy Land, Soma was dragged to the spot by Rayleigh and the Straw Hat Pirates.

But deeper into the passage, more footsteps could be heard.

Usopp's face turned green.

"There are others?"

Robin looked up at the Sky Screen.

[The Holy Land Guard Squad has been detected approaching the Underground Transport Line exit.]

[Number of people: 32.]

Nami gritted her teeth.

"The exits are also blocked."

Just as Luffy was about to turn around, Rayleigh shouted.

"Don't look back, leave Soma to me."

Luffy said.

"But what about exports?"

Suddenly, the Sky Screen issued a new notification.

[The exit of the old transport line can be opened from the outside.]

[Nearby assistance available: the Sabaody Coating Workers, Shakky, Koby, and Tashigi, Smoker's subordinate.]

Usopp's eyes lit up.

There are people outside!

On the grounds of Sabaody, Shakky stood at the warehouse entrance, holding Den Den Mushi in her hand.

"Did you hear me? Open the exit."

A group of Coating Workers exchanged glances.

"That's the passage to the Holy Land; something bad will happen if we hold a meeting there."

Shakky stubbed out her cigarette.

"If we don't open it, the people inside will die."

Koby came running from the street corner, followed by several marines.

"We're here to help!"

Tashigi, leaning on her sword, was panting.

"Captain Smoker has ordered us to assist the evacuees."

The Coating Worker gritted his teeth.

"Fine, break in!"

Several men lifted the iron hook and inserted it into the lock at the exit of the old transport line.

Nami's shouts came from inside.

"Hurry up!"

Koby placed his hand on the iron gate.

Is Mr. Luffy inside?

Luffy's voice came from the passageway.

"Koby?"

Koby's eyes lit up.

I'll meet you outside!

Tashigi shouted.

"Stop chatting, open the door!"

The iron gate opened slowly.

The first group of workers rushed out of the passageway, sunlight falling on their faces.

An elderly laborer raised his hand to shield his eyes.

"They're out."

Shakky helped him up.

"Come this way, don't stop."

Koby took the child.

"Doctor, where is Dr. Chopper?"

Chopper ran out from behind.

"I am a doctor!"

Koby paused for a moment.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Chopper picked up the first-aid kit.

"Don't apologize, treat the burn first."

Inside the underground passage, Soma watched the crowd leave, and her face turned cold.

"Everyone who lets the Holy Land's property escape is equally guilty."

Luffy punched him in the barrel of his gun.

If you mention property again, I'll beat you to a pulp.

Soma stepped back, her spear tip aimed at Luffy's chest.

Rayleigh's sword blocked it.

"Young man, don't just focus on getting angry when you're fighting."

Luffy nodded.

"Knew."

Zoro and Sanji attacked simultaneously, forcing Soma to the fork in the road.

Soma raised her hand and pressed it against the black token at her waist.

Robin saw the patterns on the token.

That's a backup of the Throne Communications.

Sky Screen warning.

Soma attempts to restore the Throne Communications.

[If communication is restored, the Underground Evacuation Route will be exposed to the Holy Knights.]

Nami shouted.

Usopp!

Usopp had already raised his slingshot.

"Kill him, Smoke Star!"

Smoke filled the side road.

The token in Soma's hand was taken from behind by a hand with a flowery appearance.

Robin tossed the token to Nami.

Nami caught it and threw it directly into the seawater ditch at Rayleigh's feet.

"Goodbye."

Soma's expression changed.

Sanji kicked him in the shoulder, sending him flying back against the wall.

You can shut up now.

At the Medical Department's scrap stairs, Sabo led Mia out through the side door, while Xiong slapped Ge Lan, who was chasing after them, into the wall.

Bonney pulled Mia along and ran towards the outer platform.

How much further?

Mia was so breathless she couldn't speak a complete sentence.

"The Archives are down there; there are two doctors and a child."

Bonney stopped.

The bear stopped too.

Sabo looked up at the Sky Screen.

"Does the Medical Department still have unmarked witnesses?"

The golden lettering on the Sky Screen shimmered.

[Hidden witness detected.]

[Due to the lack of publicly available records, it was not included in the initial Protection List.]

[Location: Cold Storage Room, basement Medical Department.]

Ge Lan stood up from the wall and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

Those don't need saving.

Bonney turned around.

"What's the meaning?"

Ge Lan said.

"They are Living Preservation Specimens."

Mia cried out.

"No, they're still breathing, and the child can talk!"

The bear's face darkened.

"Sky Screen, additional mission."

[Additional rescue mission generated.]

[Three hidden witnesses await rescue in the underground Cold Storage Room of the Medical Department.]

[WARNING: Cold Storage Room self-destruct countdown has started.]

[Time remaining, five minutes.]

Sabo looked at the bear.

"I'll go."

Bonney said.

I'll go too.

"That's what the bear said."

"I'll go, you guys take Mia away."

Bonney shook her head.

"No."

The bear looked at her.

Bonney lifted her chin, but no tears fell.

"Dad, we agreed to go together."

The bear nodded.

"Good."

Ge Lan raised his sword and stood in front of the entrance to the Cold Storage Room.

"None of you can get through this."

Shanks' voice suddenly came from the other side of the Sky Screen.

"Ge Lan."

Ge Lan looked up, his expression changing for the first time.

Shanks pressed the glowing metal plate, his gaze fixed on him.

"When did the Figarland family start killing children to silence witnesses for the Throne?"

Ge Lan tightened his grip on his sword.

"Red-Hair, you have no right to mention that surname."

Shanks looked at him calmly.

"Then let Sky Screen ask me if I have it."

The Golden Light from the Sky Screen immediately descended.

[New question and answer triggered.]

[Question: Is Red-Haired Shanks' connection to the Figarland Family sufficient to interfere with the Holy Knights's Throne?]

[A, No connection.]

[B, Only blood relation, no authority to influence.]

[C, There exists a destroyed Collateral Branch Inheritance Record, which can briefly interfere with the Collateral Branch Executor.]

[D, Possesses full inheritance rights and can take over the Holy Knights.]

Ge Lan's face turned ugly.

Shanks looked at the options and said in a low voice.

"So there's such a thing as a debt."