The Ejected Death Command

The red data core was ejected from the bear's chest, like a twisted ball of command light, struggling incessantly in front of the small bear's paw.

Vegapunk shouted, "Don't touch it!"

Bonney's hand stopped above the core slot.

"Then what should we do?"

Vegapunk said, "Let the S-Bear bounce into the isolation zone."

Sabo looked towards the door.

"Where is the quarantine zone?"

Vegapunk said, "There are abandoned energy wells behind the maintenance module."

Sabo asked, "Is the door open?"

Vegapunk said, "No."

Sabo suppressed his anger.

"None of the doors on your Future Island are easy to open."

"Safety standards are important," Vegapunk said.

Bonney yelled, "Is now a safe time?!"

The little bear's paws began to tremble.

A notification popped up on the Sky Screen.

[S-Bear Protection Mode Remaining Time: 46 seconds]

[Termination Program core external state is unstable]

The dragon stared at the red light.

"It's flowing back."

"Yes, if it can't be transferred, it will be reattached to the bear's body," Vegapunk said.

Sabo said, "I'll go open the door."

The Black Mask reappeared at the end of the corridor, followed by four CP0 members.

"You don't have time."

Sabo looked at him.

"You've got plenty of time to die."

The Black Mask said, "Just holding you off is enough."

The dragon took a step forward.

"Sabo, open the door."

Sabo said, "Then they."

The dragon raised its hand, and the wind subsided in the corridor.

"Leave it to me."

Four CP0s rushed forward simultaneously.

The dragon did not retreat.

The first person swung his sword, and as soon as the blade entered the wall of wind, his wrist was pulled off course by the wind pressure.

The second person rushed forward along the ground but was pulled back against the wall.

The Black Mask gritted his teeth and thrust his short blade toward the dragon's side.

The dragon looked at him.

"Your mission has been changed three times."

The Black Mask said, "The mission outcome remains unchanged."

The dragon said, "The World Government always writes people as an outcome."

The wind pressure pushed the short blade away.

The Black Mask's feet left long marks on the ground.

The dragon continued, "That's why you keep losing to the living."

Sabo rushed to the rear of the maintenance bay.

"Vegapunk, which door?"

Vegapunk said, "The third round valve from the right."

Sabo saw three rows of identical valves.

"You call this the third one from the right?"

"Counting from the direction of the maintenance platform," Vegapunk said.

Sabo glanced back.

Why didn't you say so sooner?

Bonney shouted, "Hurry up!"

Sabo pressed down on the valve.

"Can't open it."

Vegapunk said, "Doctoral clearance is required."

Sabo said, "You give it to me."

Vegapunk said, "Remote access has been suppressed by the Five Elders."

Sabo slammed his fist against the doorframe.

"I'm being suppressed again."

Bonney looked at the red light in the small bear's paw.

He can't hold on much longer.

The small bear's arm began to sag.

Bonney walked over to him.

"Hang in there a little longer."

The small bear is looking at the main bear.

There was no response.

The text on the Sky Screen lit up.

[Insufficient S-Bear permissions detected]

[Temporary privileges detected for Jewelry Bonney]

[Weak response detected regarding Bartholomew Bear's main body permissions]

Vegapunk suddenly said, "Triple verification."

Sabo turns his head.

Speak like a human being.

Vegapunk said, "Bonney, a miniature bear, the bear's true form, confirmed by all three parties, can bypass the Five Elders' authority."

Bonney said, "The bear can't speak right now."

"He just opened the door," Vegapunk said.

Bonney looked at the bear.

The bear sat in the chair, its eyes still vacant.

Bonney went over and took his hand.

"Dad."

The console is not responding.

Bonney placed the bear's paws near her face.

You can hear me, right?

There was no response.

The red light began to penetrate into the small bear's paw.

The little bear swayed its shoulder.

Vegapunk said urgently, "He can't hold on."

Sabo stood in front of the energy well, raised his hand, and then lowered it.

"Can't be penetrated?"

Vegapunk said, "It will detonate waste energy."

Sabo cursed.

Dragon pressed down with his palm outside the door, and the wind slammed the Black Mask against the wall.

Bonney.

Bonney didn't turn around.

The dragon said, "The bear didn't bring you here so you could beg for a machine."

Bonney paused for a moment.

The dragon looked at the bear.

He is not a machine.

Bonney looked at her father's hand.

"I know."

The dragon said, "Then use what you've always wanted to say to him."

Bonney lowered her head.

She grasped Xiong's large, thick hand.

I've been very angry.

The console remains unchanged.

Bonney continued, "I'm angry that you don't come back, angry that you always ask if I've eaten, angry that you lied to me and said it would be soon."

The Memory Bubble is held on the Sky Screen.

In the picture, the bear is writing letters one by one.

Have you got a meal yet.

Did you sunbathe?

Don't wander off.

If you see the sea, please watch it for me a little longer.

Bonney's voice began to tremble.

I always tell you you're long-winded.

"I watch it all the way through every time."

I always put them away.

The bear's finger twitched.

Vegapunk shouted, "There's a response!"

Bonney placed his hand on the central platform.

"Dad, I've eaten."

A small green light illuminated on the console.

"I'm sunbathing."

The green light expands.

I see the sea.

The bear's finger twitched again.

Bonney bit her lip.

I didn't go with a stranger.

She looked into Xiong Wuguang's eyes.

I've come to take you home.

A message appears in the console.

[Bartholomew Bear's Main Body Permission Response]

[Triple verification successful]

[Abandoned Energy Well Activated]

The round door behind Sabo opened.

"It's open!"

Vegapunk shouted, "S-Bear, eject the Termination Core!"

The small bear raised its paw.

The red data core was enveloped by the fleshy ball's power and flew towards the energy well.

Seeing this, the Black Mask broke free from the wind pressure and threw out a black syringe.

The dragon's wind swept past, but the syringe split into several pieces in mid-air.

One of the bullets bypassed the wind wall and struck the small bear on the back of its neck.

Sabo turned around.

"Too late."

Yellow light streamed in from the end of the corridor.

The needle was deflected by the light and became embedded in the wall.

Kizaru's voice came through.

"I made it in time?"

Sabo looked down the corridor.

Kizaru stood in the distance, his clothes torn and his face covered in dust.

The White Mask was blocked further behind by an ice wall.

Kizaru raised his hand.

"Don't look down on me, continue."

The miniature bear slapped its paws into a ball of flesh.

The red data core flew into the abandoned energy well.

The round door closed.

A dull tremor emanated from within the energy well.

The red text on the Sky Screen disappeared.

[The core of the Termination Program has been isolated]

[Bartholomew Bear's internal Termination Program removed]

Bonney's body swayed slightly.

Sabo reached out to support her.

This time, she didn't push him away.

Vegapunk's voice lowered.

"Bonney, you can now access the personality backup."

Bonney looked up at the Sky Screen.

The Memory Bubble is still being held in the Golden Light.

[The temporary evidence custody status is stable]

[Should the personality backup be returned?]

Bonney said, "Give it back."

Golden Light descended.

The Memory Bubble returned to the maintenance bay.

Bonney reached out and caught it.

She turned and walked toward the core slot.

Kizaru stood outside the door, watching her.

"Doctor, what is the success rate?"

Vegapunk said, "Thirty percent."

Bonney stopped.

Sabo turned his head.

"Thirty percent?"

Vegapunk said, "This is about restoring a personality, not reconnecting."

Kizaru said, "Your words are very unsettling."

Vegapunk said, "I never said I was at ease."

The dragon looked at the bear.

"There are other risks as well."

Vegapunk said, "Once the memories return, the bear might not wake up."

Bonney asked, "Maybe he'll wake up."

Vegapunk said, "Yes."

Bonney held the Memory Bubble up to the core slot.

"Let's begin."

Vegapunk said, "Bonney, if you fail, the memories will return to his body, but he might not respond to you."

Bonney looked at the bear.

He responded to me.

She pressed the Memory Bubble into the core slot.

Light enters the bear's body.

All screens in the maintenance bay light up.

Text appeared in the Sky Screen.

[Personality Backup Access]

[Recovery Progress: 1%]

The bear's finger twitched.

Bonney stared at the hand.

"Dad."

The next moment, a new red warning light appeared on the console.

[Memory chain missing detected]

[Missing item: Last autonomous action record]

[Recovery progress locked: 27%]

Vegapunk stared at the screen.

"Wrong."

Sabo asked, "What is it now?"

Vegapunk said, "The bear's last memory isn't in the backup."

Bonney turned her head.

Where?

At this moment, new text illuminates the Sky Screen.

[Detected missing memories were intentionally separated by Bartholomew Kuma]

[Location of missing memories: Unknown]

Mary Geoise.

Saint Saturn raised his eyes.

Inside the maintenance cabin of Future Island.

A single tear rolled down Xiong Wuguang's cheek.