The First Void King Attendant

"Testimony terminated?"

Buggy blurted out first, "It just terminates like that? I haven't even finished listening!"

Shanks didn't look at Buggy; he stared at the three Void King Attendant standing before the narrow white doorway. His hand, which had been gripping his sword, loosened its hilt before fastening it again. "Garling, name."

Garling coughed up blood, the chains binding him rattling as they were pulled by the Throne Mark. "You think I don't want to talk?"

Robin immediately said, "It's not that he doesn't want to talk, it's that talking would trigger the testimony termination rule."

Lin Qi stared at the backstage area. "The Throne has segmented his testimony authority; every testimony involving key figures in the Order Archive must be reviewed again."

Akainu said, "Then let's reopen the trial."

Long said, "Let's protect what he's saying right now, otherwise the preceding links will also be flagged as contaminated."

Makino looked at Garling, "He just mentioned God Valley; we can't let it erase that statement."

Black stripes unfolded in the Sky Screen.

[Testimony Termination Order]

[Reason: Garling has touched upon the highest protected element on the Throne; continued pronouncements will cause the world's stability to collapse]

Lin Qi pressed down on the keyboard, "Stable again."

Lumi looked at Garling, "The person you're talking about, is he the victim?"

Garling looked down at her, his face still wet with blood. "If I said yes, would you protect someone who has guarded the Throne for so many years?"

Without hesitation, Lumi, "Ask him if he's willing."

Xing added quietly, "Also, ask him if he has a name."

Garling paused for a moment.

Shanks said, "Did you hear that? Even a child knows more about censorship than you do."

Garling looked at Shanks, "Red-Hair, don't put me on the same page as you."

Shanks said, "Then finish what you have to say and get off the ship."

Lin Qi typed out the problem statement.

[Legality of the Testimony Termination Order]

[Question: When Garling, as a key witness, is testifying about the connection between the Void King Order Archive and the God Valley, does the Throne have the right to terminate his testimony on the grounds of world stability?]

[A. Has the right, stability is the priority]

[B. Those with the right, but whose highest level of protection cannot be disclosed]

[C. This can be terminated, and the recording can be handled internally by the Throne.]

[D. Unauthorized; testimony involves Evidence-Destruction Chain and the identity of potential victims, and should continue to undergo anonymization review under the witness of multiple parties.]

Akainu said, "Navy Seat, D."

Longdao: "Revolutionary Army Seat, D."

Makino said, "The Civilian Witness Seat, D."

Lumi said, "Victim Seat, D."

Buggy said, "Pirate Joint Seat D, don't try to use stability as earplugs."

Marco said, "D."

Jinbe said, "D."

[Answer: D]

[Testimony Termination Order Rejected]

[Garling's testimony regarding the connection between the Void King Order Archive and God Valley continues]

The Golden Light on Garling's throat shone again, and the black Throne Mark was forced back to his collarbone. He took a few breaths before looking at the narrow white door.

"The first-ranked Void King Attendant has no current name and his Order Archive number is zero."

Robin frowned, "Zero?"

Garling said, "The Throne forbids him from using his old name, nor does it allow him to have a new name, so his number is zero."

Mia quickly typed, "Is the old name still searchable?"

Garling said, "The old name was deleted from the Void King Order Archive after God Valley. It wasn't stored in the regular blood bank, and only a remnant remains in the Old Blood Bank."

Vegapunk asked, "The fragment number?"

Garling closed his eyes briefly. "In the deepest part of the Old Blood Bank you just sealed, there's more than one side branch blood sample. Next to the Red-Hair one, there's another unlabeled Black Seal Tube."

Shanks' hand stopped on the hilt of his sword. "You didn't say that earlier."

Garling looked at him, "Because you only asked about yours."

Buggy turned and glared at Shanks. "Did you hear that? There's another one, right next to yours!"

Shanks ignored Buggy's anger and simply asked Garling, "Whose team does that belong?"

Garling said, "It belongs to the first-ranked Void King Attendant."

The Sky Screen immediately opened to reveal the Old Blood Bank preservation scene. In the deepest evidence area, next to Shanks's blood sample, there was indeed a sample tube covered by a black seal. It had been blocked by multiple archiving lights and shadows and had not entered into a separate entry.

Vegapunk's expression tightened. "The Black Seal Tube doesn't have victim numbers, only the Throne Direct Seal."

Mia searched through the files. "The Medical Department doesn't have this format."

Robin said, "Because it never went through the Medical Department in the first place."

Lumi asked, "Then can he still have a name?"

Garling said, "Unless Order Archive admits he's human."

Lin Qi immediately posed a question.

[Identity Question Regarding Black Seal Tube]

[Question: Should the deepest Black Seal Tube in the Old Blood Bank be considered as a remnant of the identity of the Void King Attendant Zero and included in the victim's evidence preservation?]

[A. No, the Black Seal Tube should return to the Throne]

[B. No, the Void King Attendant has no status.]

[C. Not yet confirmed, kept by the Throne]

[D. The Black Seal Tube, being a potential victim's identification document, should not be disposed of unilaterally by the Throne.]

The votes fell quickly, and option D passed.

[Black Seal Tube included in evidence preservation]

[Identity verification of Void King Attendant Zero]

Before the narrow white door, the Void King Attendant standing in the center moved his wrist slightly, and the short blade in his palm fell to the ground, suppressed by Golden Light.

Xing looked at him. "He heard me."

Lumi said, "Ask him if he's willing."

Lin Qi opened the portal, only to find that the voice input field for the Void King Attendant Zero was black.

[The target's voice output function has been sealed by the Throne.]

[Personality Seal needs to be removed]

Bonney's face darkened. "It's Feng Ren speaking again."

The bear looked at Vegapunk, "Can you solve this?"

Vegapunk said, "Technically, it requires in-person contact; legally, it requires determining first that he has the right to refuse to seal the letter."

Sabo said, "I'll go to the Order Archive."

Kizaru glanced into the depths of the Holy Land. "The light path can reach the outer layer; the inner barrier is still intact."

Akainu said, "The Navy is sending someone."

Long said, "The Revolutionary Army has sent people."

Makino said, "The Civilian Witness Seat demands that the rescuers not be allowed to enter the Throne area alone."

Robin said, "Set the mission first, but don't disclose the coordinates."

Lin Qi pushed the question forward.

[The Question of Unsealing the Personality Seal the Void King Attendant]

[Question: When there are suspicions of identity deletion and mandatory service, does the Void King Attendant Zero have the right to refuse the Personality Seal and accept a protective release under the witness of multiple parties?]

[A. Without power, the Void King Attendant as a tool for the Throne]

[B. No authority, Order Archive security takes precedence]

[C. The decision to lift the ban can be made by the Throne.]

[D. The right to seal off should be considered a potential form of coercive control, requiring protective removal by multiple rescuers, and the precise location must not be disclosed.]

All five seats and the temporary Pirate Seat were filled with option D.

[Answer: D]

[The mission to Personality Seal Void King Attendant Zero has begun]

[Participating Parties: Revolutionary Army, Navy Independent Review Group, Future Island Technical Team, Red Hair Pirates Fact-Presentation Support]

Shanks looked at the last item, "I can only state?"

The Sky Screen indicator light illuminated.

[Shanks is involved in the connection between Figarland and God Valley, and still needs to avoid making decisions; factual clues can be provided.]

Buggy immediately pointed at him, "Don't even think about running in there and playing the hero."

Shanks looked at him. "You've been meddling quite a bit today."

Buggy yelled, "I'm the temporary Pirate Seat, here to supervise you, you problem child!"

Rayleigh coughed. "Judging from their age, that's not quite right."

Buggy said, "First mate, don't sabotage me!"

The tense atmosphere eased slightly with those few words, but the voice from behind the Black Gate quickly suppressed all the relaxation.

"Zero must not leave the warehouse."

Before the narrow white door, the black mark on the side of the neck of the Void King Attendant Zero began to glow. He was pulled back by the Throne Mark on the door, while the other two Void King Attendant blocked his way, as if they were forced to protect the door rather than him.

Vegapunk said, "The Throne binds Zero to the Order Archive; forcibly rescuing someone will trigger the Order Archive's self-destruction."

Garling chuckled. "You've finally found the real door."

Lin Qi looked at him. "Explain the solution."

Garling said, "The Void King Attendant cannot leave the Order Archive unless someone proves that he is not guarding the Throne's secrets, but rather evidence of a crime."

Robin continued, "In other words, we need to first define the Order Archive as an evidence repository, not the Throne's private property."

Lin Qi typed out the question.

[Question about the nature of the Void King Order Archive]

[Question: After it has been confirmed that the Void King Order Archive) is involved in Evidence-Destruction Chain, including deleting identity records and sealing the identities of potential victims, how should its nature be determined?]

[A. The Throne's Private Property]

[B. Top Secret of the Holy Land]

[C. Temporarily kept by the Throne]

[D. The criminal evidence repository and the victim identification repository should be sealed under the witness of multiple parties, Void King Attendant should not be forced to destroy them along with the repository.]

The voting had just begun when the voice from behind the Black Gate didn't silence Garling again; instead, it changed the target.

"Question setter, please withdraw this question."

Lin Qi looked at the screen, "Don't retreat."

The Throne Mark pierced through the Sky Screen and pressed directly onto the computer in the Foosha Village Tavern.

Makino reached out and pressed her hand against the edge of the computer, bracing the desktop together with Lin Qi.

She looked at the screen and said, enunciating each word clearly. "The Civilian Witness Seats, D."