Tyrant Kuma
Inside the Alabasta Royal Palace, the dragon's hand was still resting on the table.
Sabo looked at him.
"Mr. Long, what exactly happened to Mr. Xiong?"
The dragon did not answer immediately.
The options on the Sky Screen are still there.
[A, Bartholomew Bear]
[B, Jinbe]
[C, Gecko Moria]
[D, Dracule Mihawk]
Vivi looked at the dragon.
"Bartholomew Kuma is one of the Shichibukai?"
Cobra said, "I've heard that name before, Tyrant Kuma."
Pell stood by the door, his wounds still not fully treated.
"Rumor has it that he is the most obedient of the Shichibukai to the World Government."
Sabo looked at the dragon.
"But he's one of ours too."
After those words were spoken, everyone in the Royal Palace fell silent.
Vivi looked at Sabo.
"People from the Revolutionary Army?"
Sabo said, "Yes."
The dragon finally spoke.
"It used to be."
Sabo lowered his brow.
"Mr. Long."
The dragon said, "Answer A."
Sabo looked up at the Sky Screen.
I answered A.
Inside a cabin in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Luffy looked at the options.
"The bear is the guy who swatted us away."
Zoro said, "He didn't kill us then."
Sanji's hand, which was about to light a cigarette, froze in mid-air.
"If he really wanted to kill, none of us would have escaped from Sabaody."
Nami said, "He filmed us in different places. Was he trying to rescue us, or to capture us?"
Robin looked at option A.
"What I'm more concerned about is why the World Government would turn a Shichibukai into a weapon prototype."
Usopp held his head in his hands.
"Aren't Pacifista already terrifying enough?"
Chopper said, "If the bear is the prototype, is he still human?"
Luffy didn't say anything.
He stared at the Sky Screen.
Answer A.
Franky said, "I also answered A."
Brook said, "Even though I don't have eyes, this answer seems heavy, yo ho ho ho."
Robin didn't laugh.
She looked up.
"If the answer is bear, then this time it won't just be the Seven Warlords of the Sea system that's being judged."
Marine Headquarters.
Sengoku stood in front of the square, the marines behind him still not dispersed.
Akainu looked at the Sky Screen.
Bartholomew Bear.
Kizaru stroked his chin.
"How terrifying, Vegapunk's project has been released too."
Kuzan looked at Sengoku.
"Fleet Admiral, how much do you know?"
The Sengoku did not shy away from this issue.
"I know part of it."
Garp said, "Which part?"
The Sengoku period states. "The bear underwent modification and became the prototype of the Pacifista."
The crane asked, "Voluntary?"
Sengoku looked very unwell.
"The document states it's voluntary."
Akainu said, "What's written in the documents isn't worth much these days."
Kizaru glanced at Akainu.
If your words get back to the Holy Land, someone will be having trouble sleeping again.
Akainu said, "They were bound to have trouble sleeping anyway."
Outport.
Locked in by the Seastone, Zero Seven looked up at the Sky Screen.
Kizaru's subordinates stood guard beside him.
Zero Seven said, "The Pacifista Project is World Government secret."
The marine said, "That's not the case anymore."
Zero Seven looked at the marine.
Do you know what the consequences would be if the Vegapunk project were leaked?
The marine said, "All I know is that the Sky Screen is about to start."
Zero Seven shut up.
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
The Five Elders stared intently at option A.
Saint Saturn said, "The bear story cannot be broadcast."
Saint Nusjuro said, "He's involved with the Revolutionary Army."
"Vegapunk is also involved," said Saint Warcury.
Saint Mars said, "And that race too."
Saint Peter said, "That's the problem."
Deep within the Room of Authority, no footsteps echoed from the direction of the Empty Throne.
The Five Elders bowed their heads simultaneously.
An order had already been given to them.
Saint Saturn looked up.
"If it plays a story about the bear's past, Bonney will be dragged into it too."
Saint Nusjuro said, "She's at sea; her capture has become a priority."
"Notify the navy," said Saint Warcury.
Saint Peter said, "The navy may not listen now."
The air in the room felt oppressive.
The countdown on the Sky Screen canopy has ended.
[Correct answer: A, Bartholomew Bear]
Bartholomew Kuma, Shichibukai, former King of the Sorbet Kingdom, Revolutionary Army officer, and the prototype of the Pacifista Project.
The voices of the entire world were drowned out by this line of text.
On the Marine Headquarters plaza, a marine asked, "Revolutionary Army cadre?"
Another said, "Are there Revolutionary Army officers among the Shichibukai?"
The third person looked at the Sengoku.
"Does the World Government know about this?"
The Sengoku did not answer.
Akainu looked at the Sky Screen.
"The Seven Warlords of the Sea system recruited pirates, which resulted in the Revolutionary Army officers being recruited as well."
Kizaru said, "Perhaps they do know."
Kuzan said, "They just thought it would work."
Alabasta Royal Palace.
Sabo gripped the hose tightly.
"Mr. Xiong stayed because of us."
The dragon said, "Keep watching."
Vivi looked at the dragon.
Did you know he would become the prototype of the Pacifista?
Sabo also looked at the dragon.
The dragon's gaze never left the Sky Screen.
"Know."
Sabo's expression changed.
"You agree?"
The dragon said, "No."
Sabo asked, "Then why?"
The dragon said, "Because the bear has its own choices."
The Sky Screen display lights up.
It's not a laboratory.
It's not Marine Base.
It was a very poor kingdom.
The Sorbet Kingdom.
A tall man stood in the street, surrounded by children.
He was wearing a hat and holding a book.
Some people call him king.
Some people call him Mr. Bear.
He handed the medicine to the old man and put the bread in the child's hand.
The words appeared in the image.
Bartholomew Bear, King of the Sorbet Kingdom
[Because of his resistance against oppressive rule and the Heavenly Tribute, he was branded Tyrant by the World Government.]
Foosha Village Tavern.
Lin Qi looked at the Sky Screen, his cup resting on the table.
A prompt appeared on the computer screen.
[Emotional peak rises]
[Bear section data is being automatically completed]
Lin Qi glanced out the window.
The man in the floral shirt was still buying a newspaper on the street.
Another agent was squatting across from them, repairing shoes.
Lin Qi put the cup on the table.
"Tyrant? This doesn't look like Tyrant."
One of the customers in the bar said, "What do you know, boss? That's what the newspapers are saying."
Lin Qi said, "Those newspapers wrote a lot of nonsense too."
The man in the floral shirt outside whispered, "The record... he's starting to question the World Government's propaganda."
His companion said, "Now the whole world is questioning it."
The floral shirt overlooks the Tavern.
"He questioned it too easily."
Inside the Tavern, a system notification popped up.
[Suspicion level for monitored individuals increases]
Lin Qi scratched his head and called out to the patrons.
"But that's how pirates are. They may have intimidating names, but they don't necessarily do the same things. Take that Straw Hat guy, for example; he doesn't look like a wanted criminal."
The floral shirt remained silent for a moment.
"The probability for ordinary residents is 65%."
Lin Qi picked up the peanuts.
"Almost."
The Sky Screen view continues.
On a poor street in the Sorbet Kingdom, a bear placed the crown on a table.
Opposite them were envoys from the World Government.
The messenger said, "The Heavenly Tribute must be delivered on time."
The bear said, "There isn't enough food this year."
The messenger said, "Then reduce the population."
The bear did not move.
The messenger smiled.
"Your Majesty, the World Government only recognizes countries that can pay."
Screen transition.
The Sorbet Kingdom was divided into two parts, north and south.
The poor were driven out of the city walls.
The bear stood in front of the city gate, blocking the soldiers.
The soldier said, "This is a new policy approved by the World Government."
The bear said, "People can't divide things like that."
The soldier raises his rifle.
The bear put the book down.
The footage did not show the details of his actions, but only showed the city walls collapsing and the poor people flooding back into the city.
The Sky Screen text falls.
[Origin of the title "Tyrant"]
The World Government newspaper characterized Bartholomew Kuma's actions in protecting the poor as a violent coup and the massacre of nobles.
Marine Headquarters.
Kuzan said, "It's just more stigma."
Akainu watched the screen.
"If he truly acted to protect the common people, the title of Tyrant should be revoked."
The Sengoku said, "The archives need to be verified."
Garp said, "What's the point of checking?"
The crane said, "The Sky Screen has already provided the original record."
Akainu said, "The Marine Headquarters has the authority to re-annotate the Shichibukai files."
The Sengoku period nodded.
"Make a note of it."
The Outer Harbour's Zero Seven is rising.
"You do not have the authority to change the characterization of the World Government."
Akainu looked at him.
"I now have the authority to arrest you."
Shut up, Zero Seven.
The Sky Screen shifts from the backdrop to the Revolutionary Army.
The younger dragons stood on the ruins.
The bear walked up to him.
The dragon said, "You no longer have a kingdom."
The bear said, "There are still people."
The dragon asked, "What do you want?"
The bear said, "Let those who have been abandoned by the world have a place to live."
Sabo looked at the screen.
That was when Mr. Xiong joined.
The dragon said, "Hmm."
In the scene, Emporio Ivankov appears next to the bear.
Emporio Ivankov patted the bear's arm and laughed.
"You're such a big guy, but you have the softest heart than anyone else."
The bear lowered its head and turned the pages of a book.
"I'm just doing what I'm supposed to do."
"That's exactly what you call a bear cub," Emporio Ivankov said.
Inside the cottage in Sabaody.
Luffy asked, "Does the Okama King know him too?"
Robin said, "The relationships between the Revolutionary Army officers are deeper than we think."
Sanji said, "Was it the Revolutionary Army's doing that that bear swatted us away in Sabaody?"
Luffy said, "Whoever did it, he saved us."
Zoro said, "Put this debt on my tab for saving my life."
The Sky Screen never stopped.
The scene cuts to a girl wearing a small hat.
She laughed and grabbed the bear's trouser leg.
"Dad."
The bear crouched down, its enormous hand carefully resting on the girl's head.
[Joelie Bonney]
Bartholomew's Daughter
A sea area in the New World.
On a Pirate Ship, a pink-haired woman looked up at the Sky Screen, dropping the pizza she was holding onto the deck.
The crew looked at her.
"Captain."
Bonney stood there.
She looked at the bear in the Sky Screen.
"Don't broadcast it."
No one dared to speak.
Bonney looked up.
"Don't broadcast it."
The text on the Sky Screen continues.
[Follow-up question: What was the direct reason Bartholomew Kuma accepted the World Government's modification?]
[A, To obtain the status of Shichibukai]
[B, To protect the Revolutionary Army's intelligence]
[C, in exchange for the treatment and safety of her daughter, Joelle Bonney]
[D, All of the above]
Bonney's face turned pale.
"Don't answer."
Her crew said, "Captain, the whole world will answer."
Bonney looked at option C.
Tears streamed down her face.
"Dad."
Alabasta Royal Palace.
Sabo looked at the dragon.
Bonney?
The dragon closed its eyes, then opened them again.
"The Bear's Daughter."
Vivi said, "The World Government is using her to threaten the bear?"
The dragon said, "Keep watching."
Sabo asked, "Mr. Dragon, you knew all along?"
The dragon said, "You found out too late."
The countdown to the Sky Screen has begun.
Most of the world's light points fall on D.
Bonney raised her hand, intending to smash it against the Sky Screen.
She couldn't hit it.
[Correct answer: D, all of the above]
Bartholomew Kuma accepted the Pacifista reformation in order to gain the World Government's trust, protect the Revolutionary Army, obtain treatment for his daughter, and delay the World Government's purge of the remaining Sorbet citizens.
The scene transitions from the Sky Screen backdrop to the laboratory.
Vegapunk's figure was obscured by light and shadow, making his face impossible to see.
The bear sat beside the enormous operating table.
A government official pushed the documents in front of him.
"Phase One: Body Modification."
"Phase Two: Memory Removal."
"The third stage: personality erasure."
"Once completed, you will become a government weapon."
The bear opened the file.
"In exchange, Bonney's illness will be treated," the official said.
The bear asked, "Will she be free?"
"Within the scope approved by the government," the official said.
The bear looks up.
"Write it into the terms and conditions."
The official smiled.
You have no right to bargain.
The bear said, "Then I won't sign."
The screen froze.
The whole world saw that the man known as the Tyrant sat there, without shouting or threatening, simply pushing the documents back.
Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Saint Saturn's face darkened.
"Is this part also included?"
"Vegapunk kept the record," said Saint Warcury.
Saint Nusjuro said, "He is indeed untrustworthy."
Saint Peter said, "Never mind him for now."
Saint Mars looked up at the Sky Screen.
"If this continues, the Pacifista Project will lose its legitimacy."
A very light footstep echoed from the Room of Authority.
The Five Elders bowed their heads simultaneously.
The Sky Screen view continues.
Government officials produced the documents again.
The terms and conditions have been changed.
Bartholomew Bear must not be executed before Jewelry Bonney's treatment is complete.
[After the treatment is completed, Jewelry Bonney must not be detained by the laboratory.]
[The remaining poor of the Sorbet Kingdom must not be implicated because of Bartholomew Bear's identity.]
The bear picked up the pen.
Vegapunk spoke up from the side.
"Are you sure."
The bear said, "She should live."
Vegapunk asked, "And you?"
The bear said, "I have already lived."
Bonney knelt on the deck, gripping the planks.
"Fraud."
She said, crying.
You said you would come back.
The Sky Screen text falls.
[First Truth Confirmed for the Pacifista Prototype Project]
Bartholomew Kuma was not simply recruited and modified, but was coerced by the World Government into exchanging his own personality for the safety of others.
Sabaody Archipelago.
Luffy stood up.
"I'm going to beat the World Government to a pulp."
Nami said, "Luffy."
Luffy said, "They turned a father into a machine."
Robin looked up at the Sky Screen.
This episode isn't over yet.
New problems are emerging in the Sky Screen.
[Follow-up question: What was the last autonomous action Bartholomew Kum took before losing his personality?]
[A, Protect the Thousand Sunny]
[B, Attack the Straw Hat Pirates]
[C, Return to the Sorbet Kingdom]
[D, Pledge allegiance to the World Government]
Luffy looked at option A.
"Sunny?"
Franky stood up.
"Hey, bear."