Tom Didn't Acknowledge the Ship

"He knew all along."

The Iceburg flipped through the records, then flipped them back again.

There are no other words on the back.

Franky's hand was still resting on the broken table.

"What do you know?"

"We know Spandam will pin the blame on us for the warships."

He saw it that day.

"I mean, he knew that people would bring this up again later."

Iceburg retrieved Tom's last public statement from the trial files.

The original record contained only one sentence.

[The warship was built by Tom's Workers, and Tom is responsible for its construction.]

Franky remembered that sentence.

After the judicial ship was attacked, Tom did not defend himself, but only asked the judge not to pursue his two disciples.

When he heard this, he was convinced that his master had taken the blame for him.

For twenty-two years, this sentence has weighed on his mind.

Robin separated the ambient sounds from the original footage.

After Tom finished saying he would take responsibility, there was a background noise in the background.

After the cleanup, everyone heard the judge ask the second question.

"Do you admit that the attack on the judicial ship was a joint decision made by Tom's Workers?"

Tom replied, "I don't admit it."

The recorder did not write it down.

The judge continued, "The warship was built by your disciple Flam; do you agree that he should also be tried?"

"I don't agree."

This sentence was also deleted.

The third question comes from Spandam.

"So you admit that you trained a shipbuilding criminal who would attack the government?"

Tom's laughter rang out.

"I only admit that the kid's boat was ugly."

Franky raised his mechanical hand, covering half of his face.

The Iceburg leaned against the table.

"The warships you built are indeed ugly."

"Shut up."

"The proportions of the bow are completely wrong."

"You're talking about this now?"

"That's what Master said."

"He was complaining about my boat during his trial?"

He's right.

Franky lowered the robotic arm.

"The things you made when you were a kid weren't much better."

"At least they didn't install that many cannons."

"A man with many cannons is a man of great talent."

Yorki asked, "Who was sailing that ship?"

Franky didn't answer.

Iceburg said for him, "Agents controlled by Spandam."

Did the shipbuilders agree?

"No."

"Tom didn't agree either?"

"No."

"Did the judge know?"

The original video continues to play.

The judge witnessed the agents boarding the warship and heard Franky deny it on the spot.

However, the trial still placed the blame for the attack on Tom's Workers.

The reason is written in the internal notes.

[If the seizure of the vessel is acknowledged, the judicial authorities will be held liable for negligence in protecting it.]

[By holding the shipbuilder liable, judicial authority can be maintained]

After reading the annotations, Akainu immediately requested to retrieve the list of judges from that year.

Five of the seven people involved in the trial have died.

The remaining two retired and joined advisory bodies to the World Government, where they continue to receive judicial stipends.

"Stop issuing it for now."

The Throne refused to comply.

[The old case has been closed; the judges should not be held accountable.]

"The old case verdict was based on falsified records."

The defendant has accepted responsibility.

Franky then displayed Tom's actual answer on the page.

"He only took responsibility for the management of the shipbuilding workshop; he did not admit to the attack, nor did he ask me to plead guilty."

Tom requests to take the punishment in place of Flam.

Which sentence?

The page scrolls to the end of the court proceedings.

Tom was being held to the ground by soldiers.

He saw Franky lunge at the judicial ship, and then he saw the Sea Train approaching from afar.

The original records state that he was willing to take all the blame for his disciple.

The actual words spoken in the video were. "That kid is innocent; he just wanted to get his ship back."

The judge asked, "Are you willing to take responsibility for his actions?"

Tom did not answer yes.

He simply said, "I will teach my disciples."

The recorder changed the sentence to "confessed."

The Unanswered column resurfaced and the deleted rejections were retrieved.

Sentences that Tom hadn't delivered began to appear on the Black Lines.

"If a ship is stolen, the shipbuilder has the right to get it back."

"The person who fired the cannon is responsible, and the person who gave the order to fire is responsible."

"Flam Shipbuilding was correct."

"The Iceburg was unaware."

"The achievements of the Sea Train should not be exchanged for anyone's life."

When the last sentence appeared, Iceburg turned away to tidy up the already neatly arranged documents.

Franky, meanwhile, stared at the blueprints for his warship.

Why didn't Master tell us all this back then?

Yorki asked, "Did anyone remember what he said?"

No one answered.

Tom said that.

However, not a single sentence reached the public archives.

Lin Qi included the complete court transcript in the live broadcast for verification.

People around the world who were watching quickly gave their feedback.

The old boatman from Water 7 pulled out an old newspaper; the front page only read, "Tom confesses."

The first passengers on the Sea Train found their preserved tickets, the back of which was printed with Tom's atonement for his sins.

Enies Lobby portrays him as a typical example of someone who accepted the World Government's forgiveness but then committed crimes again.

The narrative, which had been established for twenty-two years, was gradually dismantled page by page from the original records.

Lin Qi did not allow the crowd to vote directly on Tom's innocence.

"Separate first."

He wrote down four facts on the verification page.

[Building a ship for Roger]

[Building Sea Train]

[Disciples build warships]

Spandam seizes warships and attacks the justice ship.

Whoever does something should take responsibility for it.

Akainu wrote down the conclusion regarding the Navy Seat.

"Building Pirate Ship itself does not constitute an attack on a judicial authority, and Roger's subsequent actions cannot be automatically traced back to the shipbuilder."

The dragon confirmed the second item.

"The Sea Train is a public construction project and should not be used as a bargaining chip for a delayed death sentence."

Makino confirmed the third item.

"The fact that minors build boats does not mean they are allowed to seize and use them."

Buggy pressed the fourth option.

"Whoever seizes the ship is responsible; whoever fires the cannons is responsible. Don't try to pin the blame on those who weren't even on board."

Finally, it was Franky's turn.

Lin Qi asked, "Are you confirming your identity as a disciple of Tom's Workers?"

Franky looked at the old warships.

"Confirm."

"Anything else to add?"

"Have."

He added a line to the page.

[If a ship is used to injure someone, the shipbuilder can regret it, try to take it back, or even smash his own ship, but he cannot be written as the attacker for that.]

The five records were merged.

The joint plea agreement in Tom's case was immediately broken.

Another padlock fell out of the Shipyard.

Chopper immediately inquired about the situation.

"Mr. Tom, how many rings are left on your belt lock?"

Two times.

Are you injured?

One time.

"Where?"

The tapping doesn't give a specific location.

Yorki taught him to use the hull section code reporting method.

One tap on the left, two taps on the right, three taps on top, and four taps on the bottom.

Tom knocked twice, then knocked four times.

Right leg.

Chopper told him to keep confirming.

The wound, caused by friction from the iron chain, has persisted for many years and has recently become infected.

The medicine was only delivered outside the Shipyard, and Tom had to turn the water gate each time to get a dose.

Did you deliver it today?

Two times.

What about yesterday?

Two times.

"Haven't received your medicine in three days?"

One time.

Vegapunk deployed the last transport ship that Tom had blocked.

Enies Lobby confiscated his medication and demanded that he reopen the water gate.

After Tom refused, all supplies to the Shipyard were cut off.

Iceburg asked, "How much water is left in the Shipyard?"

Tom tapped out the position representing the knee.

The water level was knee-deep.

"Where's the oxygen?"

Enough for a day.

Franky opened the navigation chart for the Thousand Sunny.

"It won't be possible to get there in two and a half days."

Jinbe said, "I can go underwater first and bring the medicine over."

"Too far."

Boa Hancock connects to the Kuja route.

"My ship is located north of the Calm Belt; it can take Jinbe to the waters Enies Lobby."

Marco also revealed the location of Whitebeard's hospital ship.

"We're much closer; it only takes half a day to reach the Kuja route."

All parties began piecing together the route.

At this moment, the Throne sealed off the underwater entrance to Enies Lobby.

Tom's case has not yet been retried.

Detainees are not permitted to receive external medical treatment.

Akainu submitted a request for naval medical assistance, which was rejected.

Dragon's offer of victim protection was also rejected.

Lin Qi looked at the rule.

It's waiting for the last charge to be dropped.

Robin turned to the last page of the case.

There is still one responsibility that has not been separated.

[Tom himself built the Sea Train to Enies Lobby, resulting in more prisoners being sent to execution; therefore, he is guilty.]

This statement bears Tom's signature.

Franky recognized the handwriting.

It's true.

A knock came from below the Shipyard.

Tom admitted that the self-blame did indeed come from him.

Then he played another piece.

Yorki's expression changed after hearing this.

He said he could take back what he said.

"Then withdraw."

There's one more sentence.

Yorki looked at Franky.

He's asking you to answer first whether the Sea Train was built incorrectly or not.