The Man Who Left the Ship Did Not Betray Them

Who brought them here?

Brook remained bent over, his voice carried by the Den Den Mushi into the old pipe.

Yorki did not answer immediately.

"Take Mira away first; this wall won't hold for long."

I will not abandon you.

"I've been here for fifty years, how old is she?"

Mira, clutching the wooden sign, retreated to the conveyor belt.

I'm thirty years old.

"They're still younger than me, listen to the captain."

"You've already left the Rumbar Pirates."

Yorki tapped the wall with his heel.

"Why does this girl speak as awfully as a skeleton?"

"Because you always use your status as captain to kick people out."

Brook straightened up.

"You handed over the captaincy to me the day we disembarked; you cannot command me now."

"So, did you listen to the new captain?"

Brook did not respond.

Luffy reached for the microphone, but Nami slapped it away.

"This is Brook's own business."

The sound of water came from behind the wall; Yorki was probably retrieving something that had floated nearby.

"The records were delivered in three batches: the first batch contained twelve, the second batch twenty-one, and the last batch fifteen."

Robin asked, "The total is forty-eight."

There were originally forty-nine compartments in the wall, one of which was silent, only capable of playing the violin.

Brook held down the top hat.

That's my record.

"That slot was later removed; they said the target was still active and dead items couldn't be included."

When was it taken?

"More than thirty years ago, I can't remember the exact date."

Mo'er flipped through the transfer page of the At-Sea End-of-Life Project.

"If Brook's record is removed, the remaining forty-eight slots should correspond to the members who remained on the ship back then."

How did they get these words?

"Den Den Mushi" (a type of Den Den Mushi).

Yorki knocked on the wall three times.

Before the Rumbar Pirates entered the Florian Triangle, they encountered a hospital ship without a flag. The people on board said they could provide medicine in exchange for everyone leaving a record of their identity.

Brook asked, "Did the ship's doctor agree?"

"How long had you been off medication by then?"

"One year."

Of course he'll agree.

The Throne Page reveals the registration information for the old hospital ship.

[End-of-Life Voice Pre-Recording Project]

[Target group: High-risk maritime personnel]

[Purpose: Death confirmation and subsequent identity retrieval]

Nami's face darkened after reading the intended use.

"They were planning to silence you before you died."

"People die quickly at sea; the World Government always manages to prepare the coffins in advance."

Yorki coughed for a long time.

Chopper banged on the table.

"Don't let him talk so much, he needs oxygen."

Vegapunk adjusted the oxygen supply level in the delivery pipe to the center of the screen.

"The oxygen supply has been maintained by the old equipment at the back of Mira's room, and the two pumps have been shut down during the cleanup."

Can you restart it?

"Someone inside the wall needs to open the manual valve."

Yorki fumbled around on the other side for a moment.

"The valve is locked."

Mira asked, "Where is the key?"

The food delivery truck was brought in every seven days, but it was just taken away today.

Buggy peered out and looked for a long time.

"I've seen that kind of lock before. They use it in the Impel Down old warehouse. The key has three prongs."

Nami asked, "Can you drive it?"

"Of course I can open it, but I can't put my hand inside."

Your hands can fly.

How can you fly through a screen?

Lin Qi turned the structure of the transport track toward Buggy.

"Remember the location of the keyhole and give it to the people at Impel Down."

Akainu has already connected to Impel Down.

Magellan appears in the scene, his cloak not yet buttoned up, with Jailer behind him carrying a stack of underground facility diagrams.

"Impel Down has no witness pool and no End-of-Life Project."

"The track number belongs to you."

"The number belongs to the underwater Isolation Station used before the construction of Impel Down. After the old station was sealed off, some of the transport tracks were taken over by the prison."

Where's the entrance?

"It's not on the map."

Buggy yelled at the screen, "Tear down that old storage room on the north side of the sixth floor; there's an abandoned railway track behind it."

Magellan looked at him.

How did you know?

"I used to hide in there."

What did you hide?

"Why ask such detailed questions about a spoon used for prison breaks?"

Yorki chuckled twice from behind the wall.

"These pirates nowadays are pretty resourceful; they're escaping prison with spoons."

"Don't look down on me. I'm already a big shot."

While they were arguing, Robin found another record under Yorki's identity page.

[Departure Conduct Verification]

[Yorki voluntarily left the main ship]

[This resulted in the Rumbar Pirates losing command]

[Subsequent deaths of all members]

[Conclusion of Responsibility: Betrayal]

Brook placed the bone hand on the edge of the table.

"Remove it."

The Throne has given a reply.

[This conclusion has stood for fifty years]

"It's a lie to say how long it will be stored."

Yorki, however, called out to him.

Forget about the piece of paper, save the person first.

Have you seen it?

"Watch it once a year."

Why not appeal?

"The appeal page only has three options: admit to desertion, admit to causing the death of the crew, or admit that the disease was caused by pollution brought by the pirate crew."

You didn't choose any.

It doesn't matter which one you choose.

The page scrolls up to the three items Unanswered, leaving a blank fourth line.

Lin Qi did not fill it out immediately.

"Let Yorki write it himself this time."

Mira placed the wooden sign face down against the wall.

"He can't see."

Read it to him.

Lin Qi put the right to write the fourth item into the pipeline.

Mira read the problem word by word.

"Was Yorki's departure from the Rumbar Pirates an escape, a betrayal, spreading disease, or some other reason?"

Only the sound of flowing water could be heard from the other side of the wall.

After a moment, a piece of wet paper was pushed out from under the door, the writing on it crooked.

I'm afraid they might get sick too.

Brook stared at the six words.

Yorki added from behind the wall.

"Don't try to make it sound nice for me. I was afraid of dying too. I wanted to find a doctor. I wanted to come back alive."

"This doesn't count as betrayal."

"I handed the ship over to you, and in the end you all died."

Brook placed the wet paper in front of his Den Den Mushi.

"I took over as captain and will continue leading everyone on this journey; it was a decision we made together."

Did you ever regret it later?

"People complain every day."

"Really."

"But no one requested to return."

Brook took out his violin, placed the bow on it, and then stopped at the strings.

"After we lost our bearings, the ship's doctor said that if Captain Yorki returned, he would definitely scold the navigator first."

A low curse came from behind the wall.

"That bastard dares to even venture into the foggy area."

The Five-Party Seats were confirmed in turn.

[Voluntarily leaving the ship to seek medical treatment does not constitute desertion]

[The crew continued the voyage independently, and any subsequent deaths shall not be attributed to those who left the crew.]

Disease isolation should not be converted into imprisonment indefinitely.

The word "betrayal" fell off Yorki's identity page and landed in the evidence section.

The recording from the 48th cell next door simultaneously went off.

Someone banged on the table, someone clinked glasses, and someone whistled off-key.

Yorki had heard it for fifty years and could still call out each name.

"This is Mize; he got drunk and blew the wrong thing."

"The one who knocked twice was Achi; he always complained there wasn't enough food."

"The last one who refused to speak was probably the ship's doctor; he was afraid until his death that I would find out he had drunk that bottle of wine."

Brook put the bow away.

"Captain."

"What's wrong now?"

I did not go back to see Laboon.

Yorki didn't insult him.

The water level inside the wall had already risen above where the old man was sitting. As he moved, the iron chain dragged along the bottom of the water with a series of muffled sounds.

"Then why are you still alive?"

"The Revive-Revive Fruit brought me back, but it took me a year to find a body, the rudder broke, and then I lost my shadow. I was trapped in that sea for too long."

"Is it out yet?"

"They're out."

Have you found a partner yet?

"Found it."

"Then let's go back."

Brook straightened his top hat.

And you?

Yorki kicked the door.

"Open this broken door first, then ask me if I'm coming back."

At this moment, the conveyor rail delivers a new cleaning order.

[Yorki, who was in quarantine, has resumed his pirate identity]

[Unserved sentence from 50 years ago re-enacted]

[Disposal Location: Impel Down Undersea Incineration Chamber]