Kuma Took Lami Away

"Bear?"

Luo stared at the single word on the back of the photo, his finger pressing down on the corner of the paper.

The old doctor did not answer; he closed the medical record folder and pushed it back onto the table.

"I only saw this name."

Sengoku asked, "Do you know Bartholomew Kuma?"

He wasn't Shichibukai back then.

"He's been to Flevance?"

"They didn't go into the city."

"Then how can you be sure it was him?"

The old man raised his hand and pointed to the Revolutionary Army cloak in the photo.

"I'm not sure who he is, I only know about the cloak."

Luo picked up the photo and looked at it closely.

In the snow, the box in Rosinante's arms was wrapped in thick cloth, with the marks of the Op-Op Fruit showing at the corners.

The person ten meters away was only shown in half a profile shot; their hand was pressed against the brim of their hat, and their cloak covered their shoulders.

The photographer was standing far away.

The man neither approached Rosinante nor left.

"You said he was going to take Lami away."

He said he was acting on behalf of Rosinante.

"Has he met Lami?"

"I have seen it."

What did he say?

Ask her if she wants to leave.

Luo looked at his sister on the hospital bed.

Lami still had her eyes closed, her fingers clutching his sleeve, as if afraid he would leave while she was asleep.

She refused.

She said her brother hadn't found her yet.

"He didn't try to persuade me again?"

"I advised against it."

The old man placed a piece of paper that had been folded many times on the table; the paper had watermarks and bloodstains on it.

He said, "It might take many years for you to find her."

Luo looked up.

How did Lami answer?

She said her brother would find her.

"Then what?"

"The person placed a Den Den Mushi) by her bedside and told her to knock three times if she changed her mind."

Luo picked up the paper.

There was no complete record above, only a few hastily written words.

[The patient refused to be transferred, and the original observation bed was retained while awaiting the arrival of his brother.]

Below that line of text was a mark that had been erased.

Luo wiped the dust off the paper with his fingertips.

What was originally written here?

"Relocate."

Who wiped it?

"I."

Drake looked at the old man.

Why did you wipe it off?

The old man didn't look at him.

"Because that place is off-limits."

"Where?"

"The Revolutionary Army's safe point."

The Transfer Station was quiet for a moment.

Sengoku asked, "Has Kuma already joined the Revolutionary Army at that time?"

He calls himself a bear.

"Self-proclaimed?"

"He didn't give any identification or leave his official name. He only said that Rosinante had rescued two children, one of whom had already left, and the other was still waiting for someone."

Luo put the photo back on the desktop.

He knows Drake.

Drake looked at the photo but didn't say anything.

The old man continued, "He also said that if the boy with the goggles came back, give him the coat; and if Trafalgar came back, give him this photograph."

Did he know I would come back?

He knew Rosinante would wait.

Drake's hand rested on the hilt of his knife, then relaxed after a moment.

What else did he leave behind?

"One question."

What's the problem?

What should the doctor do if neither child wants to leave?

Luo did not look up.

Take them all with you.

He said there was no way.

"Then let's think of a way."

The old doctor stared at him for a while.

"I said that back then too."

Chopper walked away from Lami and picked up a piece of paper.

"Her temperature has stabilized, and her breathing is easier than before. We must not stimulate her further."

I need to know where my parents went.

"You can know that we can check again after her body has adjusted."

How long will it take?

"At least one day."

Luo looked up at him.

Chopper tapped his pen on the table.

"If you wake her up now and ask her parents and the hospital again, she might experience breathing difficulties due to her emotional state."

"She's already awake."

Being awake doesn't mean you can handle it.

She waited sixteen years.

That's why we need to let her live a few more days.

Luo remained silent.

Lami's hand slid down from his sleeve and landed on the edge of the bed.

Luo helped her put her hand back under the covers.

"Give me the medical records."

The old doctor handed over the medical record folder.

"If you want to investigate, start here."

"Does this contain my parents' last records?"

There are three pages.

Have you seen it?

"I've seen it."

Why didn't you tell me?

The old man looked down at his wooden leg.

You haven't asked yet.

Luo opened the medical record folder.

The first page is the medication record, the second page is the handover form for the pediatric ward, and only half of the third page remains.

A location is written on it.

[Temporary docking point for the White Swallow]

The date below is the twelfth day after the Flevance fire.

Luo stared at the date, his chest heaving slightly.

"Hasn't the White Swallow already sunk?"

Vegapunk took the paper and quickly pulled up the ship's records.

"The White Swallow disappeared on the thirteenth day; the official report states it was a maritime disaster."

Where did it sink?

"No coordinates."

What's on the ship?

"Seventeen Hospital Beds, three doctors, and a batch of hypothermia inhibitors."

Chopper looked up.

Lami wasn't the only one put on the ship.

"Sixteen children are dead."

I was referring to after the fire.

Luo closed the medical record folder.

"There are still people alive."

The old doctor raised his hand and pressed down on the clamp.

"Don't rush to look for it."

"You know the stop."

"Know."

"Where?"

The old man looked out at the mine tunnel outside the Transfer Station.

"Right beneath our feet."

Bepo was stunned.

"The White Swallow hasn't left Minion Island?"

It did not go to sea.

"Where did it go?"

He was sent to an old mine.

The old man took out a thin Iron Plate and placed it on the medical record folder.

There is a swallow symbol in the center of the Iron Plate, and a series of numbers are engraved on the edge.

The ship didn't sink, and not everyone on board died.

Luo looked at the string of numbers.

Why did you only take it out now?

"Because the person in the photo said that the second door cannot be opened unless Trafalgar Law returns in person."

What's behind the second door?

The old man flipped the Iron Plate over.

There's only one sentence on the back.

[The patient has been transferred, and the doctor has not completed the handover process.]

Chopper walked to the bedside.

Lami opened his eyes at some point.

She looked at the Iron Plate, her voice still very soft.

"White Swallow..."

Luo immediately turned around.

You know?

"Mom said so."

What did she say?

Lami grabbed his hand; his fingertips were trembling with cold.

There's one person on board; we can't let him off.

"Who?"

Lami looked at the old doctor.

The Iron Plate in the old man's hand fell to the ground.

Don't let him off the ship.

"Who can't get off the ship?" Luo pressed.

Lami's respirator emitted short, sharp breaths.

"Brother, Captain..."

She didn't finish her sentence.

A dull thud came from above the Transfer Station.

The external communicator lit up.

Doflamingo's voice came from inside.

"Luo, have you finished looking at the photos?"

Luo looked up.

"You know about the White Swallow."

I know where your parents last went.

"Explain."

"Trade it for Lami."

Luo pulled the Kikoku wailing out an inch.

You can give it a try.

"Don't rush to use the knife; there are still people your sister wants to see on the ship."

The communication screen was connected.

After the snowflakes subsided, an Old Ship moored in a dark mine tunnel appeared on the screen.

The sign for the ship, "White Swallow," was hanging at the bow.

A person in a white coat was standing on the deck.

The man raised his head, revealing a face that bore a striking resemblance to Luo's father.

"Trafalgar Law, it's time to change shifts."