Their Names Cannot Be Erased

"Say the name out loud, don't stop!"

Bonney pushed Lumi into the middle of the children, then stood between Garling and the others, the dagger in her hand chipped but still held across her chest.

Lumi immediately hugged the youngest child beside her, her voice trembling in the well corridor.

"My name is Lumi, and I won't accept having my name cut off!"

The children were so frightened that they cried out. Dr. Kaven and Dr. Eve patted each of them on the back, forcing themselves to remain calm.

"Aino, look at me and tell me your name is Aino."

"My name is Aino, and I don't accept having my name cut off."

"Toran, don't bite your tongue, speak slowly."

"My name is Toran, and I do not accept having my name cut off."

As Garling's third command Red Mark out of the blade, the names registered in the Sky Screen began to flash wherever it passed, and the golden mark above Lumi's head flickered.

Sabo stood in front of Bonney, and the flames were forced back by the Red Mark.

"This thing isn't an attack; it can't be burned."

Kizaru maintained the path of light, sweat trickling down the edge of his sunglasses from his forehead.

"I can send three batches away; the rest we'll have to hold on for."

Bonney turned around and yelled, "Give the youngest one first!"

Lumi shook her head.

"No, if I leave, they'll be scared."

Xiong raised his paw, intending to push Lumi onto the path of light, but Bonney pressed his arm down.

"Dad, promise me you won't move around."

The bear looked at her, and finally withdrew its hand.

"Good."

As Garling listened to their argument, he touched the ground with the tip of his knife, and the second layer of Red Mark on the Identity-Erasure Order pierced into the projection of the Sky Screen.

[Name registration contaminated]

[Tracing the origin of the name]

[Lumi's name origin: My own choice, Bonney's witness, and Sky Screen registration]

[Attackable Items: Selected by myself]

The Golden Light on Lumi's name began to peel away; she covered her throat, opened her mouth but could not utter a complete sound.

Bonney rushed over and helped her up.

"Lumi, tell me your name is Lumi."

Lumi's lips moved, her voice coming out haltingly.

"My name is Lu..."

Garling opened his mouth.

"The naming rights of the underage sample are invalid."

The Sky Screen above Shanks's location shook as he drew his sword to block another round of artillery fire from the outer ring, still keeping his eyes fixed on Garling.

"Garling, the Identity-Erasure Order requires the family to witness it; you alone are not enough."

Garling looked at him.

"The coach of Figarland Main Unit is the witness."

Shanks sheathed his sword in the deck and placed his hand on the old index mark on his chest.

"The Collateral Branch Inheritance Record still exists, and I am raising a family objection."

Benn Beckman's expression changed.

"Boss, if you tamper with that record again, the Holy Land will lock your coordinates."

Shanks did not stop.

"Let it lock."

The Sky Screen immediately added a notification.

[A dissent from the Figarland branch was detected]

[Identity-Erasure Order enters family review]

[Review Question: Can a name Zixuan by a minor victim be unilaterally revoked by the family or the Throne?]

[A. Revocable]

[B. Can be postponed]

[C. Irrevocable]

[D. Irreversible, and the Identity-Erasure Order constitutes secondary harm]

Upon hearing the question, Luffy immediately jumped onto the roof of the Sabaody exit.

"D!"

Robin raised her hand and pressed it against his lower back, the old patterns on the Inner Compartment of his Straw Hat lighting up. She whispered a reminder: "Don't completely reveal the coordinates. Shouting is fine, but don't Sky Screen."

Luffy gritted his teeth and pulled his fist back.

"I choose D, the name is my own."

Nami, protecting the evacuees, turned back and yelled, "Do you even need to think about this kind of question? Choose D!"

Usopp carried the injured laborer on his back, shouting until his voice was hoarse.

"Everyone choose D! Hurry, save the child's name!"

At Marineford, Akainu gave the order without waiting for his advisors' report.

"Open channel for the entire navy, select D. No base may abstain based on the Holy Land's orders."

A Vice Admiral hesitated and said, "Fleet Admiral, this is tantamount to publicly denying the right to name the Throne."

Akainu turned to look at him.

"You want to change the child's number back for the Throne?"

The lieutenant Vice Admiral immediately lowered his head.

Choose D.

As Sengoku watched Lumi unable to utter a sound on the screen, he snapped the pen in his hand.

"Include this in the Navy's legal files, so that it can serve as a precedent for all future victims who have been assigned Holy Land designation and apply to have their names restored."

He added.

"Please clearly state that a minor's Zixuan name is irrevocable."

Garp stood behind and whispered, "Write it bigger."

On Future Island, Vegapunk typed rapidly on his keyboard.

"I reverse-mapped all the sample numbers from the Medical Department to the Blank name fields. Once the Sky Screen passes through D, it can be locked in batches."

Hina asked, "How much can it be covered?"

"Preserve the Old Wing batch, and incidentally leave some room for the children in the database."

Bonney helped Lumi up and whispered almost in her ear, "You're not a sample, you're Lumi. You chose that name yourself, and nobody can take it away."

Lumi held Bonney's hand and traced words on the back of her hand with her fingertips.

Bonney looked down to see, and her eyes immediately reddened.

"She's writing, Lumi."

The Sky Screen captured the movement.

[Non-voice name confirmation detected]

[Lumi herself is still confirming her name]

For the first time, Garling frowned, and the blade gained weight for the third time. Several sections of the Old Wing wall were torn open by the Red Mark, and Kizaru's light path was dimmed.

"Objection invalid."

Shanks's side markings had burned down to the back of his hand, Benn Beckman grabbed his wrist.

"That's enough. If you keep burning [the fire], you'll be dragged into the name-removal review process too."

Shanks didn't look at him.

"Then let the world see if the babies they wanted to erase back then will help them erase their own children."

Golden Light streamed through the Sky Screen.

[Most key answers are consistent]

[Answer: D]

[The name Zixuan by the underage victim is irrevocable]

[Identity-Erasure Order: Secondary Damage]

[Identity-Erasure Order temporarily suspended]

Lumi's choked voice resumed abruptly; she bent over and coughed a few times before looking up and calling out her full name.

My name is Lumi!

Nine Children joined in the shouting, their voices chaotic and tearful, yet they drowned out the Red Mark at the entrance of the Old Wing.

My name is Aino!

My name is Toran!

My name is Miiru!

My name is Nairu!

Bonney listened to those names, tears falling onto the back of her dagger. She wiped them away and turned to look at Garling.

"Did you hear that, old man? They have names."

Garling's third command was pressed back to the Main Unit Seal by the Sky Screen, and the back of his hand was cracked, with blood flowing down his glove.

Sabo seized the opportunity and unleashed a Fire Fist at Garling.

Here you go!

At the same time, the bear raised its paw, and the ball of flesh slammed into Sabo's flames, but Garling blocked it with his sword, and was forced out of the Old Wing threshold.

Kizaru took the opportunity to light up the light path.

"The first batch to leave."

Dr. Kaven rushed into the path of light carrying the two children, followed closely by Eve and three others. Little Bear protected Lumi and the remaining children. Bonney wanted to follow, but found that Bear was still standing by the entrance.

"Dad!"

The bear looked in the direction where Garling had been knocked back.

He hasn't retired yet.

Garling stood on the pile of rubble outside the Old Wing. Although the Main Unit Seal had lost one layer of power, his sword aura was even heavier. He did not continue to approach the Old Wing, but instead raised his hand and pressed it against the commander's badge on his chest.

Shanks' expression changed.

"Don't let him contact the home team."

Sabo charged forward, flames spreading beneath his feet.

"I'll stop them."

Garling only said one sentence.

"Name deletion failed, use name capture."

The red light in the Sky Screen leaped out again. Before Bonney could even see it clearly, a thin red line flew from Lumi's head toward Garling's palm.

[WARNING: Name-Capture Order detected]

[Target Name: Lumi]

[Effect: Do not revoke the name; instead, force the user to be assigned a new name]

Bonney was trembling with rage.

"You're even trying to steal my name, you son of a bitch?"

Garling wrapped a red thread around Lumi's name mark in his palm. Lumi was protected behind the Little Bear, but was still dragged forward and stumbled.

The bear stepped forward and slapped its paw towards the red line.

The red thread didn't break; instead, a strand broke off and wrapped around the bear's protector registration.

[Name-Capture Order expanded]

[Related Target: Bartholomew Bear]