Lin Qi, the Question Setter

"Was Lin Qi the one who set the questions?"

When Luffy shouted those words, the evacuation team at the Sabaody exit stopped. Nami grabbed him by the back of his collar, intending to drag him back to the original route, but after hearing Sky Screen reveal his identity, she stopped what she was doing.

Usopp, clutching the evacuation list, opened and closed his mouth several times before finally managing to squeeze out, "That Lin Qi boss from Foosha Village, the Lin Qi boss who always says he's only good at accounting?"

Sanji stomped the guard he'd kicked out under his foot, bent down to light a cigarette, but failed twice to get it to light. "He's been hiding it well enough."

Zoro looked at the Tavern in the Sky Screen. "The one who's been hiding well almost got pricked by a needle just now."

Robin's gaze shifted from Lin Qi's name to the permission description. "The current holder of question-setting permissions—this statement has room for interpretation."

Nami immediately grasped the key point. "So, he might not be the Sky Screen Curtain itself?"

Robin nodded. "Yes, at least the system left half a door open for him."

Luffy ignored all of that and shouted up at the Sky Screen, "Lin Qi, you should have said so earlier!"

In the Foosha Village Tavern, Lin Qi heard this and was completely dumbfounded. "If only I had said so earlier! Would I have been hunted down by the whole world if I had?"

Makino, who was still standing in front of him, turned to look at him only after hearing this. "So, all the problems in the sky lately are your doing?"

Lin Qi looked at the broken bottle in her hand, then at the circle of villagers at the door, and finally hugged the computer tighter. "Would you believe me if I said I initially thought it was a game?"

The Village Chief, leaning on his cane, shifted between shock and a desire to punch someone. "A game?"

Lin Qi coughed. "Now I know it's not."

Makino put down the broken bottle, didn't ask any further questions, and simply turned to Major East Blue, saying, "Arrest those two CPs first."

The major, recovering from his shock, immediately led his men to restrain the special forces captain. "Disarm him and handcuff him!"

The special agent captain was pinned to the ground, yet he stared up at Lin Qi with a crazed expression. "You've confessed. The Throne will eliminate you, the Navy will fall, and the Revolutionary Army will fall too."

Lin Qi looked down at him. "You guys didn't manage to save yourselves either."

Before the special agent captain could speak, Golden Light from the Sky Screen sealed his mouth shut.

[Executors of the Silencing Chain have been placed in mandatory quarantine]

[Close-range threat eliminated]

[Once the minimum-level privileges are disclosed, the protection level for the question setter is increased.]

On the outer ring of the Holy Land, on the Chief Adjudication Platform, Garling looked at the publicly displayed identities, and his expression calmed down.

"They're finally out."

Shanks tightened his grip on his sword. "You were pushing him to go public from the very beginning."

Garling said, "The most troublesome question setter is the one who hides; once the question is revealed, he becomes the coordinate."

Sabo attacked the Chief Adjudication Platform from the side, suppressing the flames at the tip of the water pipe, preventing the Chief Adjudication Platform from stealing the resonance. "That's only if you can touch him."

Garling parried Sabo's attack with his sword, black light surging from the cracks in the Chief Adjudication Platform behind him. "The Throne already knows the name, the location, and the authority; the next step is simply elimination."

Vegapunk's urgent voice came through. "Lin Qi, can you hear me? Don't actively confirm high-privilege questions anymore, your signal will continue to be exposed."

Lin Qi looked at the screen in the Tavern and scratched his head. "You're too late. I'm already on the list."

Vegapunk nearly choked. "You're still in the mood for jokes?"

"I'm not kidding, I can't beat Garling either." Lin Qi put the computer back on the counter and looked up at the Sky Screen. "So I'll be in charge of setting the questions, and you guys will be in charge of beating people up. It's a division of labor."

Luffy's eyes lit up. "Alright, I'll take care of beating him up!"

Nami slapped Luffy on the back of Luffy head. "Don't get dragged away by the door!"

Akainu, after observing the public disclosure of his identity at Marineford, remained silent for a moment before turning to his advisor. "Update the protection order. Lin Qi has been upgraded from Protected Civilian Witness to a key witness; no force may detain him without authorization."

The staff officer hesitated. "Fleet Admiral, he's the one who set the questions for the Sky Screen."

Akainu looked at him. "That's why we absolutely cannot hand it over to the Holy Land."

Sengoku chimed in, "The Navy Independent Review Group requests joint protection to prevent any single party from monopolizing it."

He wrote down the terms, "One more clause: the authority to set questions is not equivalent to the facts of a crime; each item must be reviewed individually."

Garp stared at Lin Qi on the screen and suddenly snorted. "That kid dared to charge me for drinks when he was running a shop in Foosha Village."

Sengoku looked at him. "You're focusing on this now?"

"That shows he's always been quite bold," Garp said.

At the Revolutionary Army Headquarters, Emporio Ivankov looked at the dragon. "This man saved the bear, saved Bonney, saved so many children."

The dragon's hand rested on the map, "Pushing the world to the opposite side of the Throne."

Emporio Ivankov asked, "Shall we protect him?"

The dragon nodded. "Protect, but don't take over."

On the Red-Hair ship, Shanks looked at Lin Qi, his tone anything but relaxed. "You really do run into all sorts of people in Foosha Village."

Benn Beckman whispered, "Boss, once he's exposed, Garling will draw all firepower to the East Blue."

Shanks looked up at the Chief Adjudication Platform. "Then let Garling stay here."

Upon hearing this, Garling turned his blade, and a new black screen appeared on the Chief Adjudication Platform, this time without the system's Golden Light.

[Throne cut directly]

[Question: Does the holder of the authority to set questions pose the greatest threat to world order?]

[A. This substance should be removed immediately.]

[B. This constitutes a crime and should be investigated and publicly executed.]

[C. This constitutes a violation, and the user's privileges should be revoked.]

[D. Not guilty; public review of his actions and evidence against the Throne is required]

As soon as the Sky Screen appeared, Lin Qi's computer immediately displayed a red warning.

[The Throne attempts to use a global vote to define the question setter in reverse]

[If A or B passes, the Protection Protocol will be overridden]

Lin Qi looked at the options and tapped his finger on the table. "This question is shameless."

Makino asked, "Can you change it?"

Lin Qi shook his head. "It's a direct judgment from the Throne; I can only add to the questions, not delete them."

The Village Chief said urgently, "Then fix it!"

Lin Qi looked at a line of small print at the bottom of the screen.

[Additional Fact Verification is possible]

[Cost: Disclosing a fragment of the source of the question-setting authority]

His fingers remained on the keyboard, without pressing any keys immediately.

Luffy shouted from the Sky Screen, "Lin Qi, don't be afraid, choose D!"

Lin Qi looked up. "I'm not afraid of choosing D, I'm afraid the next step will be even more troublesome."

Robin began, "Mr. Lin Qi, the danger of the Throne question lies in binding you and the authority to a threat. You need to separate the source of the authority from the consequences of the action."

Vegapunk immediately chimed in, "Yes, add further checks. Verify whether the question-setting authority has already exposed evidence of the Throne's crimes and compromised victim protection. Don't let it become just a matter of a threat to the order."

Akainu said, "The Navy will choose D, but you need to give the people a reason to choose D."

Long Dao said, "The world needs to know that your setting of the questions is not a reason for the Throne to purge the commoners."

Lin Qi watched as these people spoke one after another, his finger slowly falling. "Alright, then let's lay out the accounts."

He pressed the add button.

The Golden Light of the Sky Screen, above the black Throne, squeezed out a second layer of questions below.

[Fact Check]

[Question: Since Lin Qi acquired the authority to set exam questions, what are the publicly confirmed direct results?]

[A. Exposing the Throne's Evidence-Destruction Chain]

[B. Protect the evacuation of the witnesses from the Holy Land]

[C. Preventing the False Sun Verification of the Corona Crown

[D. All of the above, and the consequences of the actions must be included in the review]

Voices from all over the world rose up almost simultaneously.

"D."

"D."

"D."

Bonney, supporting the bear, had red eyes but didn't cry. "D, he caused a lot of nasty problems, but he did manage to get my dad back from them."

The bear whispered, "D, the protection result is valid."

Lumi raised her hand. "D. Mr. Lin Qi, let us have names."

Dan shouted from the exit of Sabaody, "D, without him, I'd still be a number underground."

Ka Mi Er held up his badge. "D, there's no Sky Screen. I've been silenced."

Akainu stamped the seal. "Marine Headquarters, D."

Dragon confirms. "Revolutionary Army, D."

Shanks looked at Lin Qi and said softly, "The Red Hair Pirates, D."

Luffy a punch. "Straw Hat Pirates, D!"

Golden Light converged in the Sky Screen.

[Fact verification result: D]

[Results of question-setting authority actions are subject to review]

[Direct judgment from the Throne cannot skip the chain of facts]

Garling's black-painted seal was forced to a halt, and fine cracks appeared on the Throne Mark.

Just as Lin Qi breathed a sigh of relief, an even more glaring notification suddenly popped up at the bottom of the computer screen.

[The source of the question-setting authority will be revealed soon]

[Excerpt: Transmigrator Anomaly Record]

Lin Qi's smile completely vanished.

"Wait, this can't be broadcast."