Name Echoes

There are still people inside.

Vegapunk's warning had barely faded when Sabo had already placed the flames against the edge of the light path, but instead of burning the door directly, he raised his hand to stop Bonney, signaling her not to rush forward.

Bonney gritted her teeth, "That hand is grabbing him."

The bear placed its paw in front of her, "Let the Sky Screen make the judgment first; any contact that hasn't been judged will trigger a transfer."

Kizaru tilted his head to look at the narrow white door. "These gloves don't look like those worn by guards; they look more like those from the Ritual Hall."

Mia flipped through the notebook, the pages crumpled from her handling. "High-ranking transporters from the Medical Department also wear white gloves, but they don't enter the Void King Order Archive."

Garling spoke from inside the restraint circle, "That's not a transporter, he's the scribe of the Order Archive."

Robin immediately asked, "What is the scribe responsible for?"

Garling said, "Write the names of the living Blank, and write 'Throne Property' on the Blank."

Makino pulled her hand back from the edge of the computer, her fingertips dusted with sawdust. "Lin Qi, ask it what it is."

Lin Qi stared at the white glove inside the narrow white door, and then the screen suddenly rose above the Sky Screen.

[Question about the Order Archive]

[Question: Can the white-gloved scribe found in the Void King Order Archive be exempt from identity verification because he was executing the Throne Records?]

[A. Yes, the scribe is the Throne Scribe]

[B. Yes, Order Archive records cannot be made public.]

[C. Review can be postponed]

[D. No, if they are involved in deleting identities and rewriting evidence, they should be included in the Evidence-Destruction Chain review and prohibited from contacting potential victims.]

Akainu said, "Navy Seat, D."

Longdao: "Revolutionary Army Seat, D."

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

Lumi said, "Victim Seat, D."

Buggy looked at the glove. "D, the thing I hate most in my life is people who write in small print on the back."

Marco said, "D."

Jinbe said, "D."

[Answer: D]

[The author of the Order Archive was included in the investigation of the Evidence-Destruction Chain]

Inside the narrow white door, the white glove was pulled outward by the Golden Light, while the sound of papers turning could be heard from behind the door. A black book was pushed to the edge of the door, on which the two words "Luo Ya" were written in Blank ink, the writing gradually fading.

Mia's face turned pale. "It's wiping its name."

Sabo followed the path of light, "Lin Qi."

Lin Qi had already started typing, "Ask for name."

[Luo Ya's Name Preservation Question]

[Question: After the former name of Void King Attendant Zero was confirmed by a key witness and corroborated by the remaining evidence in the Black Seal Tube, did the scribe of the Order Archive have the right to erase the record of Luo Ya's name?]

[A. Has the right; his name is recorded on the Throne.]

[B. He has the right, Void King Attendant cannot restore his former name.]

[C. You can erase it first and then create a new number]

[D. Unauthorized use of a name as evidence of a potential victim's identity should be immediately preserved, and the victim should be allowed to confirm its use upon unsealing.]

Lumi pressed her hand down, "D."

Xing hugged the Name Card to her chest, "D, don't erase it."

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

Akainu said, "Navy Seat, D."

Longdao: "Revolutionary Army Seat, D."

Buggy stepped onto the edge of the seat. "D, Captain Roger said, don't let your child grow up to be a door."

[Answer: D]

[Luo Ya Name Preservation]

[My confirmation will be available after the seal is lifted.]

The name "Luo Ya" on the black book was surrounded by Golden Light, and the fingers of the white-gloved man were forced off the pages. Then, a whisper came from inside the door, and the black markings on the necks of the three Void King Attendant deepened simultaneously. The half-word in the Zero Voice column was pressed back into the black frame.

Vegapunk said, "The writer resorted to Personality Seal that backfired, and the door could not be opened from the outside."

Kizaru peered through the crack in the door. "I need to go in."

Sabo said, "The Throne Mark on the door is still there. Go straight in and pull the self-destructing Order Archive back up."

Robin looked at Garling, "What's after the second lock?"

Garling said, "The third lock isn't a door, it's acknowledgment."

Shanks frowned. "Explain yourself."

Garling said, "The Throne describes the Order Archive of the Holy Land as an artifact and the Void King Attendant as an accessory to that artifact. If no one, without the Throne's status, acknowledges that he was ever taken from the God Valley, Zero will forever remain just an accessory."

Rayleigh picked up his glass and put it down again. "I can testify that Roger saw the boy."

Buggy looked at Rayleigh, "First mate, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Rayleigh looked at him, "Because I wasn't sure if that crying was his, until Garling said the Black Seal Tube was next to the Red-Hair's blood sample."

Shanks asked, "Why beside?"

Garling said, "After the God Valley, the Throne recovered some remaining evidence. All samples related to Figarland are placed on the same layer for easy archiving and removal."

Shanks' fingers slid across the hilt of his sword, but he didn't draw it. "So Zero and I are in the same drawer."

Garling said, "You were taken away, and he was taken back inside."

Buggy's curse trailed off, and after a moment he whispered, "Red-Hair, don't give me that look, I'm still here."

Shanks looked at him. "I'm fine."

Buggy snapped, "Who cares if you're alright? I'm just worried you'll break the rules by storming the door later."

Makino looked at Lin Qi, "Should we vote on having Rayleigh testify?"

Robin said, "Yes, it's necessary. The witness's identity involves the Roger Pirates, so it must be confirmed that they will only witness the facts and will not participate in decision-making."

Lin Qi nodded and typed out the question.

[Questions for non- Throne witness qualifications]

[Question: Can Rayleigh and Buggy serve as witnesses, outside of the Throne lineage, to state the fact that those erased after God Valley were once human?]

[A. No, the pirate's testimony is invalid]

[B. No, the Roger Pirates are involved in taboo activities]

[C. Testimony can be selected by the Throne]

[D. Yes, but only as a statement of facts, subject to cross-verification by multiple parties, without participating in related decision-making.]

Akainu looked at the question. "Navy Seat, D, the testimony needs to be verified."

Longdao: "Revolutionary Army Seat, D."

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

Lumi said, "Victim Seat, D."

Buggy pointed at himself, "I got written on too? Well, I'll vote for the D then. Let me make it clear, I only remember what I'm supposed to remember, I won't take the blame for anyone."

Marco sighed, "D."

Jinbe said, "D."

[Answer: D]

[Eligibility for non- Throne witnessing established]

Rayleigh stood in the center of the frame, the wine rack behind him not specially illuminated by the Sky Screen, his hand resting on the rim of the glass, as if suppressing the waves that had surged from the bottom of the glass in the past year.

"After the God Valley, we briefly took in a child wrapped in a white cloth on our ship. The child's cries weren't loud. Roger held him, and later someone came to pick him up, saying he was a family heirloom."

Buggy chimed in, "I remember Red-Hair was there too, he was clutching a wooden spoon and wouldn't let go."

Shanks looked at Buggy, "Why are you memorizing this?"

Buggy glared at him, "Because you hit me on the head with a wooden spoon."

Rayleigh didn't laugh. "Roger didn't trust the people who came to pick him up, but the child had the Throne Tracking Mark on him. If the ship took him, the pursuers would follow him to every island. Roger only left one sentence: they had to at least give the child a name."

Robin asked, "Who came to pick me up?"

Rayleigh looked at Garling, "The person leading the team was wearing the emblem of Figarland."

Garling didn't flinch. "It's me."

Shanks took a half-step toward him, but was stopped by the golden thread that circumvented the rules.

Garling looked at Jin Xian and said, "If you're going to cut me, wait until the investigation is over."

Buggy cursed for Shanks, "You took him away, and turned him into Zero at the door?"

Garling said, "When I took him away, he was still alive and could cry. Later, the Throne said that the crying would expose the entrance to the Order Archive."

Lumi's expression changed, and she pulled Xing behind her. "So you're just going to stop him from crying?"

Garling did not answer.

Lin Qi pushed the cup away to avoid knocking it over again. "This testimony, preserve it."

[Preservation of the Factual Testimony of Rayleigh and Buggy]

[Question: Regarding the fact that Luo Ya was briefly witnessed by the Roger Pirates after God Valley and was taken away by the Figarland crew, should this be included in the Void King Order Archive's Evidence-Destruction Chain?]

[A. Not included; pirate memories are invalid]

[B. Not included; God Valley is off-limits to discussion]

[C. Temporarily stored inside the Throne]

[D. Incorporated as factual evidence of Luo Ya's non-artifact identity after multiple verifications]

After the vote passed, the narrow white door widened, and the dark figure at Zero's feet stepped back from the threshold. Sabo immediately seized the opportunity.

"Kizaru, clear the way."

A light shone from Kizaru's fingertips. "Don't rush me, even an old man needs to watch where he's going."

Guanglu peered through the crack in the door, Xiong raised his hand to shield Bonney behind him, Mia hugged the recording board tightly, Koby and Tashigi followed on either side.

The white-gloved writer was dragged to the door crack by the Golden Light, his face still hidden behind the black pages, only the pen in his hand still writing.

Vegapunk suddenly exclaimed, "He's writing a new entry!"

Robin read the words that appeared on the screen, "Luo Ya's name preservation failed. Reason: Witness contamination."

Akainu said in a deep voice, "It wants to smear the witness."

Lin Qi saw the options dialog box start generating on its own, Throne preemptively asked a question before he could.

[Throne question]

[Question: As former members of the Pirate King Roger Pirates, was their testimony regarding God Valley naturally contaminated?]

[A. Pollution, should be abolished]

[B. Contamination should be investigated by the Throne.]

[C. Partial pollution, temporarily suspended]

[D. To be selected]

Buggy looked at the first three options, his anger suddenly subsiding. He turned to Rayleigh and asked, "First Mate, what about D?"

Rayleigh looked at the blank option D, "Let the question setter fill it in."

Lin Qi stared at the empty space, while the voice from behind the Black Gate fell against the Sky Screen.

If the question setter adds D, it will be considered as protecting the remnants of the Pirate King faction.