Caesar Gave Lami a Blood Transfusion

"Bring Caesar in."

Luo turned to Lin Qi's title page, Caesar's name had been listed as a person in charge of the Science Unit.

Lin Qi asked, "Public access?"

"Public."

Vegapunk cautioned, "He might destroy the data he has."

"Then lock his lab access first."

His privileges have been revoked.

He also has personal equipment.

As Caesar answered the call, the sound of metal utensils falling to the ground could be heard in the background.

"Whoosh, what do you want with this genius? I'm busy researching a world-saving invention."

Luo placed the recording of Lami's ninth awakening in front of him.

Why does she remember you?

Caesar's laughter paused for a beat.

"Who?"

Trafalgar Lami.

Never heard of it.

Vegapunk unfolded all the records of the fourteen modifications made to the Medical Kit.

The seventh to twelfth modifications used the designations Caesar had during his time in the Science Unit.

You've never seen these before?

"Serial numbers can be forged."

"Your signature can be forged?"

"Vegapunk, don't dump all the mess of the Science Unit on me. Back then, equipment debugging was handled by just a few dozen people."

Luo asked, "How many times have you seen her?"

"Never seen it before."

Why give her a blood transfusion?

"I don't."

Chopper flipped to the blood circulation log in the Medical Kit.

Ten years ago, a third of her blood was removed and replaced with processed new blood.

"It's a routine experiment; who knows what's inside the box?"

Where did the transfused blood come from?

"Forgot."

The batch number is here.

Chopper handed the number to Vegapunk.

Vegapunk did not immediately release the results.

"The source records for this batch of blood were split into two parts: one registered as Amber Lead Tolerance Test, and the other as Op-Op Fruit Ability Residue Test."

Luo grasped the Kikoku.

Explain yourself.

"The blood came from the Minion Island, collected the day after Rosinante's death."

The Sengoku asked, "Who is the target of our collection?"

Vegapunk looked at Law.

"You."

Bepo stood up from beside the refrigeration machine.

How did the captain's blood end up in their hands?

Luo remembers that day.

He was stuffed into a treasure chest by Corazon and escaped the trading post with the Op-Op Fruit. His body had already been modified by his powers before he left.

"I was spotted by the Navy."

Sengoku said, "A naval soldier gave you some basic treatment at the time."

Who ordered the samples to be kept?

"Normally, this much blood wouldn't be collected for treatment."

Caesar interjected, "Don't make it sound like they're stealing. The Op-Op Fruit has just completed its power transfer; it's perfectly normal for researchers to keep some samples."

Luo turned his face away.

You admit to taking my blood.

"I'm only responsible for analysis."

"Who gave you permission to inject Lami into your body?"

"This is to verify the response of related patients to residual abilities."

Chopper asked, "And then?"

Caesar did not respond.

"I asked about the results!"

"She survived, doesn't that prove it worked?"

Chopper gripped the edge of the table, his breathing erratic.

"Do you know that blood transfusions can cause rejection? Do you know that she can't even function normally when she has a fever in a low-temperature environment? You didn't even ask her name before transfusing someone else's blood?"

"Bloodline matching carries risks that can be controlled."

Did she have a doctor with her at the time?

"The observer will record this."

"Observers are not doctors!"

Caesar moved the communication screen to the side.

"Anyway, she didn't die, and this genius even extended her observation period."

Luo asked, "Why did you keep her?"

"Research value."

Which study?

"Amber Lead toxicity, low-temperature dormancy, residue from Op-Op Fruits, and life exchange between blood relatives."

What is life exchange?

Caesar refused to continue.

Vegapunk found a hidden conduit at the bottom of the Medical Kit.

This pipeline is not connected to the refrigeration equipment; it goes directly to Lami's blood circulation device.

"Each time a blood sample from Luo is transfused, the concentration of Amber Lead in Lami's body decreases."

Chopper approaches the data.

"The Amber Lead did not disappear; it was transferred to an external storage bottle."

"Is this the power of the Op-Op Fruit?"

"The residual capacity cannot be completely transferred."

Luo checked his ability records.

"Someone is using my blood as a coordinate."

Vegapunk thought for a moment.

"Ten years ago, the Science Unit conducted an Op-Op Fruit Simulation Experiment, attempting to apply the ability to individuals with blood ties."

Sengoku asked, "Did you succeed?"

The lab report says it failed.

"The real result?"

"Approximately 12 percent of the Amber Lead in Lami's body was removed."

Chopper immediately pressed, "Where did it go?"

There is no storage bottle at the end of the concealed pipeline.

The pipeline passes through the floor of the Transfer Station and connects to sixteen sets of underground equipment.

Luo lifted the outer casing of the first set of equipment.

The organ samples preserved inside were covered with white deposits.

The second set is the same.

Sixteen sets of equipment were used to transfer the Amber Lead.

Chopper crouched beside the turned-on device.

"These children were even used as shields from poison in experiments after they died."

Caesar argued, "Dead samples are no longer harmed, so what's wrong with using them?"

Did they agree?

How did the deceased consent?

That means you didn't agree.

"Tanuki, don't apply your medical knowledge to scientific research."

"I am a reindeer!"

Chopper grabbed an empty medicine bottle and smashed it against the screen. The bottle passed through the image and hit the wall of the Transfer Station.

Luo moved the screen back in front of Caesar.

What are the names of the sixteen children?

"I have no idea."

What should we call them during the experiment?

Numbers one through sixteen.

Where's Lami?

"Number seventeen."

"Who gave you permission to change their names?"

"The files only had numbers."

Luo photographed all the names engraved on the sixteen hospital beds and included them in the public announcement.

"Now we have it."

Caesar stared at the names, about to say something, when Vegapunk remotely locked the lab's access.

All data is uploaded automatically.

One of the images from ten years ago has been restored.

In the footage, Caesar stands in front of the Medical Kit, instructing the observer to increase the blood transfusion rate.

The observer reminded him that the patient had already experienced rejection.

"Continue, she and the ability user are siblings. The stronger the blood relation, the clearer the identification."

What if the patient wakes up?

"Anaesthetization."

"Insufficient anesthetic."

"Then let her listen."

Lami wakes up during a blood transfusion.

She didn't see Caesar clearly, but she heard him announce the name of the experiment.

Trafalgar Bloodline Tracking Plan

The plan did not specify the treatment of Lami.

The target field states "Searching for the Devil Fruit User."

Luo finally understood that Caesar's preservation of Lami for sixteen years was not solely for observing Amber Lead Syndrome.

They kept using Lami's blood to find him.

After reviewing the tracking records, Drake asked, "Was the reopening of this Transfer Station also to locate you?"

Vegapunk checks the latest signals.

"Tracking complete."

"Who did you send the location to?"

A receipt sent three minutes ago popped up on the data page.

[Recipient: Donquixote Doflamingo]