The Question Setter's Countermeasure

"Even cheat codes need to be included in the question bank." Lin Qi put his wine glass behind the counter, his fingers landing on the keyboard, the red light from the screen making his face flicker.

Outside the Tavern, two men in plain clothes, who were pretending to look at the sea, heard the sound of keyboards coming from inside. One of them turned his head to look at his companion.

The target is still inside.

"Don't get too close. As mentioned above, he might just be an ordinary person."

"Would an ordinary person play video games at a time like this?"

"Go ask."

Before the two could finish their discussion, Lin Qi in the Tavern had already opened the system's backend, and a notification he had never seen before popped up at the top of the screen.

[Question setter's permissions are restricted]

[The power of the Throne attempts to bypass the question-and-answer rules]

[Can initiate Mandatory Question Countermeasures ]

Lin Qi stared at the words "mandatory assignment," his lips twitching. "I knew it, this damn system would make me work overtime sooner or later."

He didn't look at the shadow outside the door, but simply dragged a new question card to the main interface and began typing rapidly on the keyboard.

"Since you want to forge the sun, then ask yourself, who does the sun really belong to?"

In the outer ring of the Holy Land, the black iron ring above the Chief Adjudication Platform was repaired. After the Imu authority was injected, the shattered gap was filled with black light, and even the Golden Light of the Sky Screen was suppressed.

Garling looked up, his face finally hardening with a confident air. "Bestowed by the Throne, the Gate will acknowledge it."

Shanks stood at the Red-Hair's ship, the old lines on the back of his hand cracking under the black light. Benn Beckman reached out and grabbed his shoulder. "Boss, back off."

Shanks didn't move. "If we retreat, Luffy's side can't hold on."

Luffy stared at the words bent under the black light Inner Compartment his Straw Hat, gritted his teeth, and pressed the hat down. "Robin, it's here again."

Robin's hand was still on the brim of his hat, his palm already burned red. "This time it's not the Chief Adjudication Platform that's forging things; it's the Throne that's inserting its authority into the false sun, trying to make the gate recognize the king as the sun."

Bonney, supporting the bear, immediately retorted upon hearing this, "Its attitude is unacceptable?"

Xiong looked up at the Sky Screen. "I won't recognize the door."

Vegapunk stared at the data, his face showing no relief. "Theoretically, it won't admit it, but it's using high-privilege force right now. If the door is even cracked open, the backlash will first fall on all the witnesses."

Nami immediately asked, "Can we get everyone out of the marked area?"

Vegapunk grimaced. "Marking it on the name won't help no matter where you move it."

Kizaru raised his hand, looking at his fading light. "I can still clear a small area of coordinates, but I can't clear names."

Sabo stood Chief Adjudication Platform, the flames pressed flat against the ground by the black iron rings. "Then we'll just have to keep it out of the way."

Garling's blade pointed towards the Sky Screen. "The Throne has arrived, the false sun has taken shape."

A deep, thumping sound emanated from the black iron ring, as if it were pounding up from the ground. Luffy's heart skipped a beat at the sound, and his movement to raise his fist suddenly slowed down.

Nami immediately grabbed his wrist. "Luffy?"

Luffy frowned. "It's copying me."

Zoro blocked his path with his sword. "Then don't listen."

Sanji kicked a metal plate near Luffy's feet. "Usopp, make some noise."

Usopp, clutching his slingshot, was so panicked he was almost in tears. "Now you want me to compete with the Throne in music?"

Brook placed her hands on the strings. "Leave this to me, though I no longer have a heart, yo ho ho."

He plucked the strings, and the clear tone traveled through the exit of Sabaody, temporarily drowning out the fake rousing.

Suddenly, the Sky Screen lit up, not with the red of the Chief Adjudication Platform, nor the black of the Throne, but with a familiar golden question, forcefully inserted into the center of the False Sun Verification.

[Mandatory Question Countermeasure Activated]

[Question: Can the name of the sun be unilaterally claimed by the authority of the Throne?]

[A. Yes, the Throne is the center of the world]

[B. Yes, if the Throne bears all the backlash]

[C. No, the sun needs to be confirmed by all those who are seeing it]

[D. No, and the Throne's self-proclaimed sun constitutes a usurpation of the symbol of liberation.]

Vegapunk nearly jumped out of his chair. "Who set this mandatory question?"

Hina looked at him. "Not you?"

"I don't have that authority!" Vegapunk scratched his head, but his eyes lit up. "That's the authority of a higher level within the Sky Screen to set the questions."

Lin Qi pushed his chair back in the East Blue Tavern, staring at the rapidly increasing number of people answering the questions on the screen, and muttered to himself, "Don't ask me, I just can't stand people rushing to answer."

Upon hearing this, the plainclothes agent outside the door was about to approach when a small screen on the Tavern wall suddenly projected Golden Light from the Sky Screen, casting the shadows of the two men flat against the ground.

One of them had a dry throat. "Did he just say he was grabbing the questions?"

Another person placed their hand on the Den Den Mushi. "Report, the target appears to have made contact with the Sky Screen Veil Core."

Inside the room, Lin Qi glanced through the crack in the door, his fingers still on the keyboard. "Oh no, trouble's here."

On the outer ring of the Holy Land, after the question was presented, Garling's expression turned grim for the first time. "Who changed the question?"

Shanks also looked up, a hint of doubt in his eyes. "Is someone behind the Sky Screen?"

Luffy, however, didn't think much of it and simply shouted, "D!"

Nami raised her hand in response. "D, the sun will not belong to the Throne."

Robin looked at option D, his voice steadying. "D, the name of liberation cannot be claimed by the oppressors."

Zoro said, "D."

Sanji kicked away the charging guard. "D, don't call that disgusting thing the sun."

Usopp, clutching his slingshot, shouted, "D! I don't know who came up with the question, but it's a good one!"

Marineford, Akainu stared at the words "mandatory question." "Marine Headquarters, choose D."

Sengoku looked at him. "This question is tantamount to denying the symbolic right to the Empty Throne."

Akainu pressed the confirmation stamp. "Today it denies people's names, lists, choices, heartbeats, and now it wants to deny the sun. If the Navy continues to remain silent for it, the word 'justice' can be burned."

The crane's pen fell. "Record: The Navy acknowledges that the sun symbol cannot be possessed by a single power."

Garp chuckled. "Well written."

At the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Long looked at the question, his hand pressing down on the edge of the map. "Revolutionary Army, choose D."

Emporio Ivankov's eyes were red. "Ginny, Bear, Bonney, and all the other children should be seen. Choose D."

On the Scrap Platform, Lumi raised her hand. "D, the sun needs to shine here."

The Little Bear raised its hand. "S-Bear, D, see."

Bonney, supporting the bear, looked up at the Sky Screen. "D, my dad doesn't shine for the Throne."

The bear whispered, "D."

Dan shouted at the exit of Sabaody, "Damn it, I've been underground for decades and I've never seen the Throne shine on me even once."

Ka Mi Er holds up the badge. "D, Gatekeeper's Testimony, the Throne will only extinguish the lights."

Countless choices converged into the Sky Screen, Golden Light rose from all corners of the world, pressing down on the black iron ring.

[Answer: D]

[The Throne, claiming to be the sun, symbolizes liberation and usurpation.]

[Failed to build the third layer of the False Sun]

The black iron ring was torn in half by the Golden Light, and Garling was forced back by the backlash, the tip of his knife leaving a long mark on the Chief Adjudication Platform.

But the next moment, another voice came from the cracked iron ring, bypassing the Sky Screen and sounding as if it were speaking close to the ears of all the screens.

[Then eliminate the question setter.]

The computer screen in front of Lin Qi went black at the same time, with only a line of blood-red notification appearing.

[Warning: The question setter's location has been reversed]

Outside the door, two plainclothes agents' Den Den Mushi suddenly opened their eyes, and unfamiliar, cold commands came through.

"Confirm the Foosha Village Tavern; arrest them immediately."

Lin Qi looked at the pistol raised outside the door and slowly placed the empty wine glass face down on the table.

"You can't even handle this?"