Who Does the Name Belong To?
Don't cross the line!
When Vegapunk's shout came from the Sky Screen, Kuma's hand was already on the Name-Capture Order. Paw-Paw Fruit was not a red line, but an old file registered in the Holy Land.
The file unfolded in the air, Lumi's name was forcibly dragged to the end of a Blank field.
[Lumi, original number Refrigerated Adaptor 7, belongs to: Figarland Main Unit Loot (temporarily stored)]
Bonney's anger flared as she saw the words.
"Spoils of war? She's a person!"
Lumi was dragged forward by the red thread, the child in her arms was caught by the Little Bear, and she gripped the iron crack in the ground with both hands, her fingertips quickly bleeding.
"I don't belong to him, I don't belong to him!"
Garling stood on the pile of rubble, the red thread in his palm tightening more and more.
"A name cannot be revoked, but attribution can be corrected."
Sabo charged halfway before being stopped by two main members of the Holy Knights. Flames clashed with spears, and he gritted his teeth, shouting, "Bonney, switch ownership first!"
Bonney gripped the red thread, her palm burning from the heat, but she didn't let go.
How to cut it?
Robin's voice came from Sabaody, and he spoke faster than usual.
"The Name-Capture Order utilizes the old aristocratic property laws; it must find the illegality in the original registration."
Nami immediately retorted, "He wrote 'spoils of war,' isn't that illegal?"
As Robin traced the lines of the Straw Hat, he said, "For their law, the illegality isn't in the name, but perhaps in the process of acquiring it."
Ka Mi Er looked up from the side of the Holy Land's maintenance corridor, where Parker was bandaging him. He heard the words "belonging column" and immediately grabbed the edge of the Sky Screen projection.
"I've seen this kind of column before. The Old Archive property files have transfer procedures, and spoils of war must have the capture location, the capturer, and a witness seal."
Mia also spoke up on the Scrap Platform, holding a file box in her arms.
"The Medical Department's sample Transfer Order also requires three conditions; if any one condition is missing, it will be subject to a dispute and freeze."
Bonney turned to Lumi.
"Lumi, do you remember where we were taken to the front of the Cold Storage Room?"
Lumi gritted her teeth, her voice trembling as the red thread pulled at her.
"A white room, lights, gloves, someone calls me Number Seven."
Dr. Kaven immediately took over.
"She has no battlefield capture record; she came from the Medical Department's underground transport, not a Knights of the Order's spoils of war."
Dr. Eve flipped through the booklet she had snatched, her fingertips quickly scanning the stained pages.
"Here is her refrigerated storage registration form. The Receipt is the Medical Department, and the Knights only noted her temporary assignment, not a transfer of ownership."
Sky Screen Capture Testimony
[Ownership dispute detected]
[Urgent Question: Can Lumi be forcibly taken by Saint Garling as spoils of war?]
[A. Yes, the home team's coach has the right of first refusal.]
[B. Yes, but the formalities need to be completed.]
[C. No, because the victim is a minor and the original registration was illegal]
[D. No, and the loot ownership section itself constitutes evidence of enslavement.]
Akainu looked at the options and said coldly, "Choose D."
A staff officer whispered, "Fleet Admiral, Option D will legalize Holy Land property as evidence of enslavement."
Akainu looked at him.
"Are you looking for another name for slavery?"
The staff officer lowered his head.
"No, choose D."
During the Sengoku, the naval channel was pushed to full frequency.
"All bases follow, D."
Koby wiped the blood off his face at the exit of Sabaody and helped a laborer to his feet.
"I choose D. No one should be written as a trophy."
Tashigi gripped the scabbard tightly.
"Navy Independent Review Group, option D."
Luffy stared at the red line in the Sky Screen, his fists clenching tighter and tighter, until Zoro grabbed his shoulder.
"If you rush over now, Straw Hat's coordinates will be captured."
Luffy didn't turn around.
"I know."
Sanji stomped out the cigarette.
"You know that, yet you still put on that face?"
Luffy looked up at the Sky Screen and shouted, "Lumi isn't his, choose D!"
Lumi heard Luffy's voice, paused her grip on the ground, and then looked up.
"I choose D. I don't want to be a trophy."
The red line on Garling's palm remained unbroken.
The person being recorded has no right to deny the record.
Bonney yelled at him, "She is the person in question, of course she has the right!"
Garling looked at her, his tone carrying the coldness and hardness of an old aristocrat.
"I am the most unstable piece of evidence."
Upon hearing this, the bear raised its head.
Because the person in question would say they are unwilling.
Garling's blade veered towards the bear.
"You've learned to talk back."
The bear pressed its paw against the red line, letting its palm burn with charred marks.
"I always will."
Golden Light spread across the Sky Screen.
[Consistency in key testimonies]
[Answer: D]
[Loot Ownership Category: Evidence of Enslavement]
[The Name-Capture Order has been nerfed for the first time]
The red thread broke off, Lumi fell to the ground. The Little Bear immediately caught her, but the remaining red thread was still wrapped around the end of her name, connecting to Garling's palm.
Vegapunk frowned.
"It's not over yet. He's using Family Name-Capture, relying not only on the spoils of war but also on inheritance guarantees."
Shanks' face darkened upon hearing this.
"The Figarland family will include the homeless in their guarantor list, ostensibly for protection, but in reality for control."
Benn Beckman looked at him.
Can you provide a counter-guarantee?
Shanks remained silent, the side lines on the back of his hand still burning.
Yasopp couldn't help but ask, "Boss, you're not going to put her under the Red Hair Pirates, are you?"
Shanks looked down at Lumi in the Sky Screen. Lumi was helping the Little Bear to its feet, her lip bitten and bleeding, and she was still repeating, "I don't belong to him."
Shanks spoke.
"I can offer a counter-guarantee, but that would allow Garling to use family law to drag the Red Hair Pirates into the Holy Land for judgment."
Luffy immediately shouted, "Then take it under my name!"
Robin frowned.
"Luffy, the pirate crew has no legal standing to act as a guarantor."
Luffy, displeased, "Why?"
Nami slapped him on the back.
"Don't ask that kind of question now!"
Bonney gritted her teeth. "If she takes it under my name, she'll come with me."
Mia shook her head.
"You were also registered for the Holy Land trials, so they'll say you're not eligible to act as a guarantor."
The bear suddenly looked up.
"It should be registered under the name of the guarantor."
Vegapunk was stunned.
"Bear, your newly obtained protector registration is not yet secure. Forcing a counter-guarantee will drag your name into the Name-Capture Order."
The bear looked at Lumi, then at Bonney.
"Then let's drag it together."
Bonney panicked.
"Dad!"
The bear's tone wasn't harsh, but it made her stop speaking.
"I am not a weapon, nor a sample; I am a father, and a protector."
The Little Bear raised its mechanical hand.
"S-Bear, witness, bear, protector."
Lumi struggled to stand up straight.
"I agree to Mr. Xiong being my protector, but I don't want to harm him."
The bear looked at her.
"Those who are being protected do not need to apologize for asking for help."
Tears streamed down Lumi's face as she pressed her hand to the name tag on her chest.
"My name is Lumi. I voluntarily accept Bartholomew Bear as my temporary protector. I do not accept the allegiance of Figarland Garling."
The third question then popped up on the Sky Screen.
[Dispute over the final ownership of the Name-Capture Order]
[Can Lumi voluntarily choose a guardian to resist forced affiliation?]
[A. No, priority should be given to those who were originally registered as nobles]
[B. Yes, but requires Holy Land approval]
[C. Yes, subject to confirmation by the individual and witnesses]
[D. Yes, but the party forced to submit must undergo a enslavement review.]
Bonney didn't hesitate.
"D!"
The bear also spoke.
"D."
Shanks glanced at option D and whispered, "If this question is passed, Garling's Family Name-Capture will be investigated."
Benn Beckman asked, "The price?"
Shanks stared at the Main Unit Seal on the back of Garling's hand in the Sky Screen.
He will personally cut off the review process.
Before the votes were even finalized, Garling had already made his move. Without waiting for the Sky Screen's judgment, he slashed horizontally with his long sword, his target being the Golden Light connected to the Sky Screen's review.
Sabo leaped to intercept, but was blocked by the home team's Cavaliers.
Kizaru's light path was still focused on moving the children, leaving him no time to spare.
Bonney hugged Lumi, and Xiong stood in front of them, but the slash didn't cut their bodies; it severed the chain of evidence between the Name-Capture Order and the Sky Screen.
Shanks drew his sword on the outer ring.
"Benn Beckman, hold the ship steady."
The entire Red Hair Pirates lowered their center of gravity simultaneously. Shanks swung his sword across the Sky Screen, his Conqueror's Haki surging into the Golden Light along the old index lines, colliding with Garling's slash.
The Sky Screen tore open with large black cracks, Shanks' cuffs were soaked with blood, and Garling's Main Unit Seal was cracked even deeper.
[Answer: D]
[Forced subjugation into slavery review]
[Name-Capture Order lifted]
The red thread binding Lumi broke, and Bonney caught her, causing them both to fall to the ground.
The bear looked back at them, about to reach out, but Garling stepped over the gravel and rushed into the entrance of the Old Wing.
"Scrutinize me?"
Garling pointed his blade at the bear, and the last unused black emblem in the Main Unit Seal lit up.
"Then let the protector and the protected enter the family trial together."
Shanks' expression changed.
"That's Blood Adjudication, don't accept it!"
Garling's blade had already fallen, the black emblem splitting into two, one aimed at the bear, the other at Lumi.
Bonney lunged forward and grabbed Lumi, but Black Stripes switched targets as soon as he touched the back of Lumi's hand.
[Blood Adjudication Accidentally Triggered]
[New Associate: Jewelry Bonney]