Foosha Village's Tavern

"Boss, open the door." The plainclothes agent outside the door had his hand on his holster, maintaining the demeanor of a normal customer, while his other hand had already tucked the Den Den Mushi into his sleeve.

Lin Qi sat behind the counter, his computer screen black with a red warning sign still hanging in the center. He pushed his wine glass aside, as if he was genuinely considering whether or not to open for business.

We're closed for today.

The man outside changed his story. "Routine naval inspection."

Lin Qi glanced at the two shadows peeking through the crack in the door. "Since when did it become the domain of sailors with accents like you to raid Taverns in Foosha Village?"

There was a brief silence outside, then another person spoke, suppressing their anger. "Open the door, or we'll treat it as harboring dangerous goods."

Lin Qi sighed and tapped a key on the keyboard. The system interface did not recover; only the temporary permission setting remained lit up.

[Quizmaster Protection Protocol not activated]

[Public Location-Interference Question can be posted once]

Lin Qi looked at the line of text and said in a low voice, "Once? Your system is too stingy."

A soft click came from the latch; the agent clearly wasn't going to pretend anymore. A small metal tool reached in through the crack in the door, about to pry open the latch, when suddenly the Sky Screen above the Foosha Village became blindingly bright.

At the same time, in the outer ring of the Holy Land, the Chief Adjudication Platform was still struggling in the cracks left by the backlash. When Garling heard the Throne say to eliminate the question setter, he immediately looked up.

The question setter is in the East Blue.

Shanks' expression changed. "The person behind the Sky Screen has been found?"

Benn Beckman turned his gun towards the Holy Land pursuers, his speech quickening. "If he gets caught, will the questioning stop?"

Vegapunk's voice came from Future Island. "I don't know, but the Throne personally ordered its removal, which means that person just injured it."

Luffy looked up at the Sky Screen. "The one who set the questions? Is it that guy who keeps asking questions?"

Nami's face paled. "This isn't the time for curiosity. The Throne is looking for him, which means the Holy Land is looking for him too."

Robin looked at the newly lit question, his brow furrowed. "He's trying to save himself."

The Golden Light Sky Screen.

[Public Location-Interference Question]

[Question: Can the true location of the question setter in the Sky Screen be directly confirmed by the reverse lock of the Throne?]

[A. Yes, the Throne lock is guaranteed to be accurate]

[B. Yes, but it needs to be reviewed by the Holy Knights.]

[C. No, reverse locking might be misled by the Sky Screen]

[D. No, and arresting civilians based on reverse targeting constitutes illegal clearance.]

Lin Qi looked at the question and rubbed his temples. "Commoner, well said, I am a commoner."

The agents outside the door stopped what they were doing when they heard Sky Screen announce the arrest of civilians.

One of them lowered his voice. "Are we still going to fight?"

The command came through the Den Den Mushi: "Break down the door."

The agent gritted his teeth and kicked the door open.

Just as he lifted his foot, a lazy voice came from the village entrance. "Hey, this is Foosha Village, who are you looking for?"

The two agents turned around and saw Makino standing not far away, still holding the basket she hadn't put down, with no smile on her face.

"Villagers return to their houses." "Agent draws his gun." "Naval duty."

Makino looked at their guns. "You're not the navy here."

Another agent said coldly, "Obstructing official business is the same crime."

Hearing this from inside the room, Lin Qi's finger hovered over the confirmation button. He had originally intended to have the system randomly scramble the coordinates, but instead, he opened the additional options below the question.

"Equal guilt, huh?"

He typed in the additional conditions.

[Additional verification: If unarmed villagers are present at the arrest site, the Executor must disclose their identities and the source of their authorization.]

Outside the door, the disguised identification badges on the two agents were illuminated by Golden Light, and CP codes appeared on the edges of the badges.

Makino read the words, and a loaf of bread fell from her basket, but she didn't back down. "People from the World Government."

Several windows in Foosha Village opened one after another, and the villagers peeked out. They saw that the Sky Screen shone clearly on the entrance to the Tavern, and those who were about to hide stopped in their tracks.

What did Boss Lin Qi do wrong?

He usually sells alcohol.

They even let me buy on credit last month.

"On what grounds are you arresting people?"

The agent's face darkened as a harsher order came through the Den Den Mushi: "Clear the area. Take the target away."

Lin Qi, watching the screen inside the room, whispered, "No way, I've been pretending to be an ordinary person for so long."

Luffy Sabaody Archipelago, upon hearing the words "Foosha Village," he took a step forward. "Foosha Village?!"

Nami and Robin grabbed him at the same time.

Nami said urgently, "It's too late for you to get there now."

Luffy stared at the Tavern entrance in the Sky Screen. "That's my village."

Garp crushed the window frame in Marineford. "Foosha Village?"

Sengoku looked at him. "Garp, don't move."

Garp turned and walked out. "I'm returning to the East Blue."

Akainu said coldly, "If you leave now, the headquarters will be cut in two."

Garp stopped at the doorway and turned to look at him. "Then give the order."

Akainu paused for a moment, then picked up the Den Den Mushi. "East Blue 16th Marine Branch, all Marines near Foosha Village, immediately protect civilians and prevent any unauthorized arrests."

The staff officer's expression changed. "Fleet Admiral, the other party might be a CP (Police Clique)."

Akainu said, "I'm referring to arrests made without prior public authorization."

A voice from a branch in the East Blue quickly followed. "Received, setting sail."

At the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Long also looked up, and the words "Foosha Village" made his hand holding the map slowly tighten.

Emporio Ivankov looked at him. "A dragon?"

"Dragon speaks. East Blue liaison point, confirm the situation in Foosha Village, do not expose the villagers, prioritize blocking the CP's evacuation route."

On the Red-Hair ship, Shanks gazed at the Tavern against the Sky Screen, his eyes darkening. "Foosha Village."

Benn Beckman said in a low voice, "Luffy's hometown is also a place you once stopped."

Shanks gripped his sword hilt tightly. "Garling dragged the battlefield there."

Garling stood on the Chief Adjudication Platform, watching the world's attention on Foosha Village being forced to focus on a single question, without a trace of annoyance on his face. "Found it."

Sabo sensed something was wrong. "Isn't he afraid of positional interference?"

Vegapunk's voice tightened. "Because he doesn't need 100% confirmation, he just needs to clear all possible coordinates."

The red text on the Sky Screen immediately followed.

[WARNING: The Throne is expanding its cleanup area]

[Target Area: East Blue Foosha Village and surrounding waters]

This time, Luffy ignored Nami's advice. He pressed his Straw Hat down and took a step forward. "Anyone who dares to touch Foosha Village, I'll beat them to a pulp!"

Robin cried out urgently, "Luffy, our coordinates will be revealed!"

Luffy looked towards the Tavern entrance through the Sky Screen. "Then we'll be exposed."

When Lin Qi heard Luffy's words in the Tavern, his fingers paused on the keyboard, then he chuckled to himself.

"Straw Hat Kid, don't mess around, I'm not planning to reveal my identity yet."

Outside, the agents had already kicked open the latch, the wooden door slammed open, and their guns were pointed at Lin Qi behind the counter.

"Lin Qi, come with us."

Lin Qi looked up at the gun barrel, then at the D-option votes pouring in from the Sky Screen, and slowly raised his hands.

"Let me make this clear first, I'm just a Tavern owner."

But the computer screen lit up again behind him.

[Conditions for activating the Quizmaster Protection Protocol have been met]

[Conditions: World Witness, Civilian Status Dispute, Illegal Elimination Threat]

[Whether the identity of the Executor will be disclosed]

Lin Qi looked at the line of text, raised a hand, and pressed confirm.

Golden Light from the Sky Screen fell upon the two agents, and the Den Den Mushi hidden in their sleeves emitted a shrill sound as the hidden lists were pulled out page by page.

[Cipher Pol Erasure Squad's Identity Revealed]

[Authorized Source: Holy Land Temporary Silencing Chain]

[Current Mission: Apprehend or eliminate the suspected question setter]

At the entrance to the Foosha Village, Makino's face turned pale.

Luffy clenched his fist at the exit of Sabaody, his voice squeezed out through clenched teeth.

"They want to kill Lin Qi."

The next system notification then lights up.

[Countermeasure Q&A Begins]

[Question: Does the world recognize Lin Qi, the Tavern owner of Foosha Village, as Protected Civilian Witness?]

Garling raised his blade on the Chief Adjudication Platform, the black stripes already crossing the Sky Screen, pointing straight at the East Blue.

[Countdown begins]