Kuma's Memories

The moment Bonney's hand touched the Memory Bubble, all the lights in the entire Personality Backup Room turned on.

[Jeally Bonney has contacted Bartholomew Bear's personality backup]

[Memory Synchronization Begins]

[WARNING: The synchronization process must not be interrupted by external forces]

Sabo took a half step forward.

Bonney.

Long raised his hand to stop him.

Don't touch her.

Sabo watched Bonney's retreating figure.

"Can she hold on?"

The dragon stared at the ball of light.

"This was left for her by the bear."

Bonney stood in the light, her body not falling down.

Her palm sank into that Memory Bubble.

The next moment, the scene on the Sky Screen changed.

The Sorbet Kingdom.

Young Bonney sat on the bed, the curtains drawn tightly shut.

The bear crouched beside the bed, holding a small wooden boat.

Bonney asked, "Daddy, is there a sea outside?"

The bear said, "Yes."

Bonney asked, "Does the sea get sun?"

The bear said, "The sea is sunny every day."

Bonney pouted.

"That sea is really amazing."

The bear put the small boat into the basin of water.

"When you're all better, I'll take you on a real boat ride."

Bonney said, "I want a really big boat."

The bear nodded.

"A very big ship."

Bonney added, "And lots more meat."

The bear said, "Lots of meat."

Inside the hut in Sabaody, Luffy looked up at the Sky Screen.

She likes meat too.

Nami glanced at him.

"This is not the time to talk about this."

Chopper rubbed his eyes.

She was never allowed to go out when she was a child.

Robin looked at the curtains in the picture.

"Mr. Bear has blocked all the light."

Sanji said, "He locked himself inside too."

The Sky Screen continues to fall.

The doctor left the cabin.

The bear stood at the door.

The doctor said, "The sun will cause the lesions to spread; don't let her go outside."

The bear asked, "The treatment method?"

The doctor shook his head.

"I've never seen this disease before."

The bear looked down at its hands.

What if we need a blood transfusion?

The doctor said, "It's no use."

The bear asked, "What if we could eject the pain?"

The doctor looked at him.

"Your abilities can expel fatigue and pain, but the lesion itself is not the pain."

The bear didn't ask any more questions.

Bonney's coughing could be heard from inside the house.

The bear turned and went inside.

Bonney asked, "Did the doctor say I can go out?"

The bear sat down on the edge of the bed.

He said you should wait a little longer.

Bonney asked, "How long?"

The bear opened the book.

"Wait until you finish listening to this book."

Bonney said, "Then read it slowly."

The bear said, "Okay."

On a Marine Headquarters, Kuzan looked up at the Sky Screen.

"He's been looking for a solution from the very beginning."

"That's what the government has got in on," Smoker said.

Hina said, "Hina hates this kind of deal."

Kizaru's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"I'm already engaged with CP0. How much longer do you have?"

Kuzan picked up the Den Den Mushi.

Half an hour.

Kizaru said, "Half an hour is a bit long."

Kuzan said, "You can handle it."

Kizaru said, "I can hold on, but the door can't."

Future Island.

Kizaru stood in front of the alloy door, a point of light hovering at his fingertips.

Behind the White Mask CP0, a second cutting device had been set up.

Kizaru said, "If you keep cutting, Vegapunk will get really angry."

The White Mask said, "Get out of the way."

Kizaru said, "It's not very convenient."

The White Mask holds up the Five Elders document.

"The World Government's orders supersede those of the Marine Headquarters."

Kizaru said, "I've heard that line too many times today."

The White Mask said, "You will betray the Holy Land for Vegapunk."

Kizaru said, "I'm just here to confirm whether Mr. Kuma has been illegally moved."

The White Mask said, "The transfer was approved by the Five Elders; it wasn't illegal."

Kizaru said, "Then we need to investigate even more."

The agent behind the White Mask raises a gun.

Kizaru raised his finger.

"Don't fire, Sky Screen is watching."

The red text on the Sky Screen lit up.

[The risk of conflict at the outer transport ports of the Future Island is increasing]

[During the rescue mission, parties who initiate attacks will be publicly flagged.]

The White Mask remained still.

He turned to look at the side door.

"Third group, proceed through the Maintenance Well."

Kizaru looked into the distance.

"You have quite a few people."

The White Mask said, "You're the only one in the Navy."

Kizaru said, "It's too early to say that."

Personality Backup Room.

Footsteps echoed from the end of the corridor.

Sabo turned around.

"They're here."

The dragon said, "Guard the gate."

Sabo raised his hand, and flames swirled in his palm.

I will guard it.

Inside the door, Bonney's breathing became rapid.

The imagery on the Sky Screen changes again.

A Church.

Young Bonney sat on a bench.

The bear stood at the doorway, its body bearing wounds.

Several villagers hid outside.

Bonney asked, "Daddy, you've been fighting again."

The bear said, "No."

Bonney pointed to his arm.

"That's a lie."

The bear glanced at the wound.

Someone fell down, and I helped them up.

Bonney said, "Would they hit you like this if they fell down?"

The bear did not answer.

Bonney lowered her head.

Are they afraid of me?

The bear walked over and squatted down in front of her.

They are afraid of disease.

Bonney said, "So you're still afraid of me."

The bear said, "You're not sick."

Bonney looked up.

The bear said, "You are Bonney."

Bonney looked at him.

"Then don't be afraid of me."

The bear reached out and gently patted her head.

"I've never been afraid."

On Bonney's ship, several crew members looked up at the Sky Screen.

Someone whispered, "The captain never told us these things when we were kids."

Another person said, "She won't say."

The crew members looked at the little girl in the picture.

She used to cry too.

No one answered from the captain's cabin.

Bonney herself is in the light of Future Island, with her back to the whole world.

Text appeared in the Sky Screen.

[Memory Fragment 1: Father's Room]

[Memory Fragment Two: The Sealed Sun]

[Memory Fragment Three: Sorbet Before the Deal]

Sabo looked up.

"The Sky Screen is playing in segments on the screen."

The dragon said, "It is protecting her."

Sabo asked, "How do we protect it?"

Dragon watched Bonney's unyielding back.

"Let the whole world see, and share a part of the burden."

Sabo whispered, "Would Mr. Bear be willing?"

Dragon said, "He didn't want Bonney to see it alone."

The Sky Screen view continues.

The World Government's ship arrived at Sorbet.

The official went back into the cabin.

The bear stood in the doorway, blocking Bonney from entering the house.

The official said, "Vegapunk can treat her."

The bear said, "Conditions."

The official placed the documents on the table.

You will become Shichibukai.

The bear looked at the documents.

The official said, "You will accept the Pacifista Project."

The bear did not move.

The official continued, "You will hand over your physical data, ability data, and combat data."

Xiong asked, "When will she receive treatment?"

The official said, "After signing."

The bear asked, "Where did she go after she was cured?"

The official said, "It's arranged by the World Government."

The bear looks up.

"Write it into the terms and conditions."

The official frowned.

You are not qualified.

Xiong pushed the file back.

"Then you didn't make a deal."

Bonney's voice came from inside the house.

"Dad, who's here?"

The bear did not turn around.

The person who delivered the books.

Bonney said, "I don't want books, I want meat."

The bear said, "I'll bring you some next time."

The official looked at him.

You're wasting her time.

The bear's hand stopped on the document.

"Let someone who can draft the terms do it."

Holy Land Mary Geoise.

Saint Saturn watched the screen.

"Why are the negotiation records from back then still there?"

Saint Nusjuro said, "Vegapunk kept a copy."

"It's also in the personality backup," said Saint Warcury.

Saint Mars said, "We can't let her finish reading it."

Saint Peter said, "CP0 is already on Future Island."

Saint Saturn looked at the Den Den Mushi.

"Order them to go to the backup room and take Bonney with them first."

Future Island Corridor.

The Den Den Mushi behind the White Mask rang.

He turned around after listening.

"Change the target."

The agent next to him asked, "Where is the bear itself?"

The White Mask said, "Second target."

The agent asked, "First target?"

The White Mask looked towards the route leading underground.

"Joelie Bonney."

Kizaru stood atop the lighthouse, watching them split up.

"Oh dear, this is troublesome."

He raised his hand, and the light shone towards the side door.

A black mark was punched into the ground.

The White Mask looked up.

"Kizaru, you must protect the pirates."

Kizaru said, "Mission participant."

The White Mask said, "She is a wanted fugitive by the World Government."

Kizaru said, "Let's line up first today."

Personality Backup Room.

Sabo heard the distant alarm change frequency.

"They're coming this way."

The dragon raised its hand, and a gust of wind swept through the corridor.

"I'll block the first wave."

Sabo said, "I'll stay."

The dragon said, "You will guard the gate."

Sabo looked at him.

"Mr. Long."

The dragon did not turn its head.

"The bear handed the door over to us."

Inside the door, Bonney suddenly let out a suppressed sob.

In the Sky Screen display, Xiong picks up a pen and signs his name at the end of the document.

The official said, "From today onwards, you belong to the World Government."

The bear said, "She belongs to herself."

The official did not respond.

The bear then said, "Write it down."

The official looked at him.

The bear put the pen back on the table.

"If you don't write it, I'll tear it up."

The screen lingered on that document.

The Sky Screen text falls.

[Hidden Terms Revealed]

[Once Joelle Bonney's treatment is completed, she must not be detained on the grounds of illness.]

[During Bartholomew Kuma's transformation, the World Government must not harm the Sorbet survivors.]

[The aforementioned clauses have been circumvented multiple times by World Governments since then.]

Bonney's hand is still trapped in the Memory Bubble.

Her voice came from inside the door.

"You agreed."

She looked up at the Sky Screen.

"You promised him."