The Answer Fell on the Five Elders First

[The actual flight path calibration has begun]

The miniature pointer spun half a circle in Luo's hand, its tip passing over the ship's wall before finally stopping in the direction of the underground ward where Dragon was located.

Lami saw it too.

Does it refer to a person?

It's not certain yet.

"They were clearly pointing towards the sea."

"The White Swallow's location has changed."

Kelong didn't move.

Luo placed the pointer back into the Button case; the seventeen engravings were still lit, but only twenty seconds remained on the Throne Page to answer the question.

Doflamingo did not disconnect from the communication.

"You still have time to examine a Button?"

"You also have time to watch."

I'm waiting for an answer.

"Then answer it yourself."

Doflamingo leaned back in his seat, the fake nautical chart in his hand already showing several creases from being folded.

"Of the four options, there's Garp, Wa Tie'er Dragon, whom you just awakened, plus someone whose name has never been revealed. The fifth option, however, wants to include everyone. Don't you think that's too convenient?"

Who benefits?

"The Five Elders."

They let the world choose the top four.

"Therefore, the fifth item is the problem, and they are the most likely to be suspected."

"Are you speaking up for them?"

"I just don't like answers that are too easy to get."

Lami stared at the screen.

So who do you choose?

Doflamingo tossed the sea chart aside.

"What do you think, little girl?"

I was asking you.

"Didn't your brother teach you not to trust pirates?"

"My brother is a pirate too."

Luo reached out and helped her oxygen tube back into its mounting slot.

Don't talk to him.

He's stalling for time.

"I know."

"Then why don't you turn it off?"

"Let's see who he's waiting for."

Ten seconds remain to answer the question.

Vegapunk's communications were finally restored, and messages submitted from various locations kept popping up on the screen.

"There are too many answers for the fifth question. The Throne is verifying the names, and the World Government is still deleting records. Both sides are stuck."

Luo asked, "Can you see who's deleting?"

"Access is granted by Mary Geoise, but the specific seat is not displayed."

"Show the number of deletions on the screen."

"The numbers are constantly changing."

"Then let everyone watch it change."

An additional count line appears on the right side of the global screen.

[Unregistered list of God Valley: 3,721 people]

The number had barely appeared when it dropped to 3,690.

It then rose to 3,824.

As more and more people submit their names, the World Government deletes one record, and a new one is sent in from elsewhere.

The Five Elders' announcement covered up the counter.

[Option 5 contains invalid data and cannot be considered a valid answer]

Luo looked up at the line of text.

Who determined it to be illegal?

There was no response to the announcement.

"You demanded answers from the whole world, and now that there are many answers, you're not accepting them?"

The God Valley Incident has been officially concluded.

"Take it out."

[The relevant files involve global security]

"Then how do you know that the fifth option is wrong?"

The announcement has been updated again.

[Please answer from the first four options.]

Countdown to zero.

The lights inside the White Swallow dimmed twice, and the tiny pointer inside the Button stopped spinning.

Five options were simultaneously pushed to the center of the global screen.

[First item: Monkey D. Garp]

[Second item: Trafalgar D. Wa Tie'er]

[Third item: Monkey D. Dragon]

[Fourth item: The Last Royal Family of God Valley]

[Fifth item: All those wiped out by God Valley]

The system did not immediately release the results.

The Medical Department's landing craft approached the White Swallow again. Drake had returned to the captain's cabin, and the sound of the steering mechanism jamming could be heard over the comms.

"The right-side thruster is broken; we can only go left."

Vegapunk asked, "What's on the left?"

"The volcanic zone where Doflamingo just emerged."

"Then we might as well stay here."

The bear accessed the communication.

"My boat can be towed."

"The Medical Department is behind you," Luo said.

"I know."

"Connect the line to the bow of the White Swallow first, but don't touch the Stern line."

"Clear."

Doflamingo chuckled after hearing this.

"You really trust the Revolutionary Army with the entire ship?"

"At least he won't sell hospital beds."

How did you know?

"Because when he came to pick up Lami, he let her choose for herself."

The judgment finally appeared in the center of the screen.

[Partially correct in the first option]

Below Garp's name, an old record has appeared.

Monkey D. Garp took eleven children with him; seven of them were unregistered, and four were registered as shipwrecked deaths.

Immediately afterwards, the second item also lit up.

[Partially correct in the second item]

Trafalgar D. Wa Tie'er was registered as dead on the day of the God Valley Incident, and his identity record was transferred to the Trafalgar Family.

The third item then unfolds.

[Part Three is correct]

[Monkey D. Dragon was removed from the birth record and preserved as Patient Seventeen]

The only sound coming from the life support system was the communication from the Dragon.

Luo asked, "You knew all along?"

"I know part of it."

Which part?

"After Garp sent me away, he forbade anyone to call me by my name again."

How old were you then?

"Remember he hit me."

Lami asked, "Why did he hit you?"

"I want to go back."

"God Valley?"

"Find the people who haven't come out."

Wa Tie'er's voice came from another line.

"His return will only add another corpse to the pile."

Dragon asked, "Do you still think so now?"

"Going back now is the same."

"Then why did you leave the Navigation Beacon on Lami?"

Wa Tie'er did not respond.

The fourth item on the screen was judged to be incorrect, and the name of the last royal family member of God Valley disappeared.

The fifth item, however, has remained unchanged for a long time.

The Five Elders' announcement once again covered the page.

[Garp's unauthorized transfer of God Valley personnel resulted in missing files; he should bear full responsibility.]

Marine Headquarters' wiring connection.

Sengoku sat in the conference room, an old Den Den Mushi on the table.

"Garp isn't here."

The Five Elders responded.

Former Marine Vice Admiral Monkey D. Garp must be investigated.

He has accepted it three times.

[Incomplete investigation record]

"Because you took the duty badge."

[Sengoku, be mindful of your status]

Sengoku turned the Den Den Mushi) towards the camera.

"I'm just a retired marine now; my status doesn't matter."

The Den Den Mushi has half a rusty iron plate embedded in its back.

Luo recognized the number on it; it belonged to the same batch as the duty badge next to the skeleton of the White Swallow.

The Sengoku is described by pressing the play button.

Garp's voice echoed across all the screens.

"Evacuation orders for God Valley have been received on the night of August 10th. The Navy will only accept members of the royal family, not the sick. Survivors must not be registered, and any individuals found not dead will be treated as missing. The duty officer is Monkey D. Garp."

The recording paused for a moment, and the sound of pages turning could be heard from it.

"I didn't comply."

The Five Elders' announcement was forcibly moved to the bottom of the page by the system.

Garp continued, "Take as many as you can. If you don't have time to remember their names, write them on your clothes. If you lose your clothes, write them on your hands. If anyone asks, just say they're all dead."

Sengoku Den Den Mushi) was turned off.

This is the original duty log.

Private recordings cannot be used as evidence.

"Then produce your orders."

[Command destroyed]

Who destroyed it?

The Five Elders did not reply.

In footage from Marine Headquarters, an officer in charge of medical evacuation removes his badge and places it on a table.

The other person didn't take it, but simply turned the Medical Department's lockdown order over.

Aokiji's communication was connected even later.

The ice wall behind him had been half-collapsed, and the Medical Department personnel were separated on the other side.

"The temporary lockdown authority for the God Valley Medical Department was issued by the Marine Headquarters."

Sengoku looked at him.

Who signed it?

"I."

"You are not Fleet Admiral yet."

"So I can leave too."

Aokiji took out the frozen order and tore it in half.

"From this moment forward, the Medical Department is prohibited from boarding ships under the guise of the Navy. Those already on board will be handled by the White Swallow itself."

The Medical Department team leader immediately took over.

"Kuzan, you have no right to revoke the actions of an agency directly under the World Government."

"I withdrew from the naval escort."

"We can still recover evidence even without escorts."

"Then you can go yourselves."

Aokiji turned and made way for him.

The naval vessels that had been positioned on either side of the Medical Department's landing craft began to retreat, and Xiong's submarine seized the opportunity to attach a tow cable to the bow of the White Swallow.

The ship slowly turned.

The fifth item in the center of the screen finally lit up.

[The fifth option is the most valid answer]

What truly disappeared from God Valley were all the unregistered survivors and the truth they witnessed.

[The results will be published in tiers]

The first tier of the list appeared before everyone.

The children taken away by Garp, the doctors whose deaths were recorded, the patients sent to laboratories in various places, and a group of Navy personnel who later changed their names were all included in the list.

Someone in the Tavern recognized my grandfather's name.

Someone also found a retirement application that had never been stamped in the Navy Archives.

Mary Geoise's announcements repeatedly demanded a halt to public disclosure, yet the Throne page remained open.

Lami stared at the list for a long time.

"No father or mother."

"They left the God Valley," Luo said.

So it doesn't count as disappearing?

"It's possible that it hasn't been made public to that level yet."

The system issued a new prompt.

[Highest weighted answer submitter: Trafalgar Rowe]

[Reward: Three-minute global broadcast privileges]

[Use immediately?]

Vegapunk cautioned, "The permissions granted by the Throne leave a tracking mark."

"It's already been left behind."

What are you going to say?

Luo placed Lami's Button on the medical record table, letting the micro-pointer project a direction that covered the global nautical chart.

The Medical Department leader shouted, "Stop broadcasting! That's World Government- controlled waters!"

Luo pressed confirm.

"This Navigation Beacon belongs to Lami."

There was no background noise on the screens around the world; only his voice could be heard.

"If you're looking for the God Valley, you can come."

Doflamingo sat up straight again.

"Luo, you've made the coordinates public?"

"These are not complete coordinates."

What is that?

First paragraph.

The nautical chart only showed a patch of sea without any islands.

Luo continued, "The Medical Department has already taken action, and the Five Elders will also seal off the area. To find out where those people on the list went, just keep an eye on the ships they send out."

There are two minutes left on the broadcast.

Fleets from all over the world began recording the sea area, news agencies launched Den Den Mushi communication devices) one after another, and the Revolutionary Army marked nearby supply points one by one.

The Medical Department can no longer quietly close down the system.

Doflamingo looked at the coordinates.

"If you lead everyone there, the First Patient will die."

He's not in the sea.

Are you sure?

The Button points to Dragon.

The sound of bed frames moving could be heard coming from the underground ward.

Dragon reached for his chest, but Wa Tie'er grabbed his wrist.

"Don't touch it."

"You know what's inside."

Even if you know, you can't take it.

Luo turned to their screen.

Where is the old chest wound located?

Dragon opened her hospital gown, revealing a surgical scar from many years ago near her heart.

The tiny pointer deflected, pointing directly at the old wound.

"The flight path is inside his body," Lami said.

The global broadcast has only ten seconds left.

The next question already covers the nautical chart.

Why did Trafalgar D. Wa Tie'er have to die in Flevance?

Before any of the four answers appeared, Wa Tie'er pulled the IV tube from the back of his hand.

Blood flowed from the needle hole onto the sheet.

Luo turned off the radio and watched him through the screen.

You know the answer.

Wa Tie'er threw the tubing under the bed.

This question does not include a disease name.