The Queen Who Never Returned to the Desert

After Robin uttered that sentence, Cobra's body swayed slightly in the study of the Alabasta Royal Palace.

Chaka had already left, and the communications officer tried to help him up, but Cobra raised his hand to stop him.

Long stood by the window, the wind rushing out from beside him, pressing down on the sinking ground of the East District.

He didn't turn around.

"Sit down."

"Cobra said."

I can stand firm.

"Dragon said."

You have to listen to the rest.

Cobra, holding onto the edge of the table, slowly sat back down in his chair.

The Broadcast Den Den Mushi was still on, and the sound of the Sky Screen can be heard throughout the country.

Robin continued her analysis.

"Before leaving the Holy Land, I confirmed that the Nineteen Kings had reserved the Empty Throne as vacant."

They told the world that no one was sitting there.

But I saw the person sitting on the Throne.

Inside the cabin in Sabaody, Nami loosened her grip on the curtains.

Usopp said.

"It's written out directly."

"Zoro said in a low voice."

"Imu."

Luffy looked up at the Sky Screen.

"That guy sitting in the chair."

Robin looked at the text, speaking a little slower than before.

I asked his name.

He told me to call it the world.

"I refuse."

Room of Authority of the Holy Land.

The Five Elders prostrated themselves on the ground.

The shadow behind the door remained still.

The woman in the portrait was blurred by the Golden Light.

Saint Peter's forehead was touching the ground.

He heard the words from the Sky Screen and lowered his shoulders even further.

Robin continued reading.

"Imu told me that history will be written by the victors, and the losers don't deserve to leave their names."

He said, "As long as the stones remain, the war is not over."

He said the letter D shouldn't even exist.

"It was then that I realized that what the Great Kingdoms truly left behind was neither weapons nor cities."

"It's a name that makes people unwilling to kneel down."

Marine Headquarters Plaza.

Upon hearing this, Kuzan spoke in a low voice.

A name that makes one unwilling to kneel down.

A young marine stood beside him.

"Admiral Aokiji, what exactly is D?"

Kuzan looked up at the Sky Screen.

"I'm listening too."

Garp walked over to Sengoku's side.

Did you hear that?

The Sengoku Period.

"I heard you."

Garp said.

"They're afraid of names."

The Sengoku did not answer.

The crane looked at the marines in the square.

Many people had already lowered their guns.

They are not rebelling.

Nobody knew where to point the gun.

Outport.

The Zero Seven Den Den Mushi) lit up again in 2007.

He heard one sentence and raised his hand.

"Action."

Four CP0s crossed the pier line.

Kizaru transformed into light and reappeared before them.

He raised his finger, and the light focused at his fingertip.

"Formalities."

Zero Seven said.

"Get out of the way."

Kizaru looked at him.

"This word has been bothering me all day."

"But you haven't taken it."

The woman appeared from the side, her short blade aimed at Kizaru's ribs.

The light refracted, and she pierced empty air.

Kizaru's foot had already landed behind her.

"Operating with a knife in an outer harbor carries serious legal charges."

Zero Seven veered to the other side.

His target is not Kizaru.

This is the headquarters plaza.

Just as Kizaru was about to give chase, the other three pressed forward simultaneously.

The marines on the pier raised their guns, but none of them dared to fire.

A figure emerged from the mist.

Akainu, wearing Admiral's cloak, stood on a wooden plank that began to turn black.

"Who gave you permission to take action at Marine Headquarters?"

Stop at Zero Seven.

Kizaru turns around.

"Hey, Sakazuki, you're not late."

Akainu looked at Zero Seven.

"Answer."

Zero Seven said.

"Supreme Order of the World Government."

Akainu's right arm turned into magma.

"This is Marine Headquarters."

"The World Government's orders take precedence over the Navy's."

Akainu took a step forward.

"Then let the Five Elders come and talk to me in person."

Zero Seven's mask was facing him.

"Akainu Admiral, your mental state has been classified as unstable."

Akainu's lava dripped onto the pier.

Say it again.

Kizaru put his hands in his pockets.

"This topic isn't really suitable to continue."

But Zero Seven spoke up.

"You are experiencing auditory hallucinations due to the punishment from the Sky Screen Curtain, your will to carry out your mission is shaken by the truth about Ohara, and you question the World Government's orders Imu's exposure."

"As instructed by the Five Elders, your movements may be restricted if necessary."

Akainu looked at him, his facial features hardening further.

"Restrict me."

The temperature on the pier rose the next moment.

The marines retreated.

Kizaru sighed.

"This is really troublesome."

Old waterway.

Sabo used the pipe to prop up the stone beam, sweat mixed with blood flowing down his chin.

Vivi stood inside the light screen, listening to Robin read Queen Lily's message.

Pell's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"The load-bearing canal on the east side has cracked, and I'm holding it up here."

Sabo shouted.

"What are you holding up for? Get out of here."

Pell's voice was breathless.

"Her Highness is still inside."

Vivi picked up the Den Den Mushi.

"Pell, on orders, evacuate."

Pell paused for a moment.

"Your Highness, the guardian deity of Alabasta cannot leave first."

Vivi bit her lip.

Sabo said.

"I'll go."

Zero Zero One appeared from the other side of the passage, blocking Sabo.

You can't go anywhere.

Sabo looked at him.

"You really think you've won just because you've collapsed the old waterways?"

Zero Zero One said.

I will only perform the Final Purge.

Sabo lifted the pipe.

"Then I'll only do one thing."

"Protect her."

The two clashed again.

This time, Sabo did not back down.

The flames surged forward along the passage, Zero Zero One's Rankyaku sliced through the fire line, but failed to stop Sabo's pipe.

The tube struck the edge of the Zero Zero One mask.

A crack appeared in the white mask.

Zero Zero One took a step back.

Sabo's shoulder wound started bleeding again.

"Blood can flow behind the mask too."

Zero Zero One did not answer.

He raised his hand, Shigan directly at Sabo's chest.

Vivi watched from inside the light screen, her hand resting on the stone tablet.

A new notification suddenly appeared in the Sky Screen.

[Node Protection Protocol detected deliberate sabotage of historical evidence]

[Temporary extension of protection scope]

Golden Light pushed outwards from the edge of the light curtain, passed through Sabo, through the entrance to the stone chamber, and spread out along the cracks in the old waterway.

Zero Zero One was pushed backward by the Golden Light.

Sabo looked at the Golden Light emanating from his body.

"The protected area has been expanded this time."

Vivi looked down at the stone tablet.

"This is a turning point for Queen Lily."

The Golden Light continued to extend outwards, covering the load-bearing canal on the east side.

Pell was pushed by the light from the edge of the landslide and landed on a dry stone platform.

He looked at the crack being supported by the Golden Light and said softly.

Your Highness.

Royal Palace Study.

The dragon sensed that the rate of subsidence in the eastern part of the city had slowed down.

"Sky Screen Curtain has taken over."

Cobra looked out the window.

"Vivi did it."

"Dragon said."

"She held on together with the stone tablet."

Robin's interpretation continues.

"I took the stone not so that future generations could seek revenge."

"I took the stone because anyone who sits on top of everyone else is afraid of being seen."

"If any descendants of Ferutali read this, they need not be proud of my choices, nor should they flee from my sins."

"We participated in the destruction of a kingdom."

"There were also times when, after a victory, one chose not to strive for greater heights."

Remember these two things.

Streets of Alabasta.

Someone lowered their head and cried.

Someone looked up at the Royal Palace.

An old man knelt on the ground, bowing to the Sky Screen.

The child next to me asked.

"Grandpa, are we, the royal family, good or bad people?"

The old man wiped his face.

"It's a person."

People make mistakes.

"It can be changed."

A judgment indicator begins to appear below the Sky Screen.

[Additional question analysis completed]

[Nefertari D. Lily refused to become Celestial Dragons, transferred the Poneglyphs, and retained the Will of D., thus being regarded by Imu as the first traitor.]

[Additional Evidence: Queen Lily failed to return to Alabasta]

[His death or disappearance is directly linked to Imu.]

Within the Holy Land's Room of Authority, all Five Elders raised their heads.

The shadow behind the door stood before the portrait.

The edge of the portrait of Lily, which had been torn up and pieced back together, was held down by a hand.

New text continued to appear in the Sky Screen.

[Targets of this round of punishment: World Government, Five Elders, CP0 Execution System]

On the outer harbor pier, Zero Seven's Den Den Mushi emitted a piercing alarm.

He looked up at the sky.

Akainu also raised his head.

Kizaru said.

"Looks like we don't need to wait for the formalities."

Golden Light descended from the Sky Screen.

[Punishment 1: Publicly release the complete list of members of the Twenty Kingdoms Alliance]

[Punishment Two: Publicly release records of nearly eight hundred years of secret surveillance and purges targeting the Nefertari Family]

[Punishment 3: Mark CP0 members currently carrying out historical evidence destruction missions]

A red mark appeared on Zero Zero One's body.

In the old waterway, Sabo saw a mark appear on the other person's chest.

"Now the whole world sees you."

Zero Zero One did not respond immediately for the first time.

On the outer harbor pier, Zero Seven and four other CP0 members also had red markings on their chests.

The marines all looked at them.

Kizaru pulled his sunglasses down a little.

Akainu stared at the red light on Zero Seven's chest.

"Mission to destroy historical evidence."

Zero Seven said.

"The Navy has no right to interrogate agencies directly under the World Government."

Akainu walked towards him.

Lava flowed from the right arm onto the pier.

"Then I won't interrogate you."

Kizaru turned his head to look at him.

"Sakazuki."

Akainu didn't stop.

"I only arrest suspicious individuals who are carrying out illegal armed operations in the harbor Marine Headquarters."

Zero Seven raised his hand.

"Let's do it."

The list of twenty countries on the Sky Screen lit up line by line at this moment.