The Choice I Made

The Sky Screen cast the bear's last memories over the Future Island and also onto the old wooden planks of the Sabaody Shipyard.

Luffy squatted on the ground, looking at the bear in the bubble.

Why didn't you tell us?

The bear in my memory can't hear.

He sat at the entrance to the Shipyard, his body bearing fresh wounds.

Someone is approaching from a distance.

He raised his hand and slapped it away.

Someone else fell from the roof.

He turned and stood in front of the Thousand Sunny.

There were no grand battle sounds on screen, only the sound of his footsteps and the low creaking of metal joints turning.

Franky looked down at the marks on the ground.

"These are all things he left behind."

Usopp looked up.

He's been guarding this place alone for two years.

Chopper rubbed his eyes.

He still remembers Bonney.

Robin looked at the words on the note.

"He was worried Bonney would take her anger out on us, so he left that statement for the future."

Nami looked at Luffy.

Luffy didn't say anything.

He pulled his Straw Hat down low.

Inside the maintenance cabin of Future Island.

Bonney looked up at the Sky Screen.

Don't blame them.

She repeated it.

The bear's fingers moved more noticeably.

After the Anchor Memory finishes playing, the console resumes the progress bar.

[Personality Recovery Progress: 34%]

Vegapunk shouted, "Anchor point valid!"

Sabo heard this from outside the door, and his fist clenched even faster.

The Black Mask was pushed back against the wall.

"So what if it's effective? There's not enough time."

"You're starting to talk more and more like you're trying to bolster your courage," Sabo said.

The Black Mask spat out a mouthful of blood.

Even if you find him, you can't save everyone.

Sabo said, "Save the person in front of you first."

Kizaru blocked the White Mask.

"I think that's very true."

The White Mask raised his cane.

"Borsalino, you've now sided with the government."

Kizaru said, "I'm standing in the mission authorization box."

The White Mask asked, "Sky Screen authorization?"

Kizaru said, "There's also an order from Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

The White Mask said, "Sengoku can't protect you."

Kizaru said, "Then write a report."

The White Mask looked at him.

What are you thinking?

Kizaru's finger lit up.

"I'm thinking, if the bear wakes up, you'll be in big trouble."

The White Mask said, "That's why you should stop it even more."

Kizaru said, "I don't want to stop this today."

Mary Geoise.

Saint Saturn watched the progress increase, his hand resting on the armrest.

"Cut off all external energy sources to Future Island."

One of the Five Elders looked at him.

"That would affect the Seraphim and the experimental facilities."

Saint Saturn said, "Cut it off."

The command was issued.

Future Island Main Control Room.

The assistant screamed.

"Doctor, the Holy Land has cut off the energy source."

Vegapunk stared at the screen.

"What about backup power?"

The assistant said, "Three minutes."

Vegapunk said, "Give them all to the maintenance bays."

The assistant said, "The other areas will be closed."

Vegapunk said, "Stop."

The assistant said, "The Seraphim's control will also drop."

Vegapunk looked at the surveillance camera in the observation area.

The mini- Dracule Mihawk and the mini -Empress have begun to break free of the ice.

The small bear stands inside the maintenance cabin, flames still burning behind it.

Vegapunk said, "Give it to the maintenance bay."

The lights on Future Island went out one by one.

Only the core slot remained lit inside the maintenance compartment.

The Sky Screen indicator light illuminated.

[Future Island Energy Decline]

[Personality recovery progress affected]

[Current progress: 46%]

Bonney looked at the broadcast.

"Didn't you say there was a 30% chance?"

"It's better than 30% now," Vegapunk said.

Bonney said, "Then let's continue."

Vegapunk said, "Not enough energy."

Bonney looked at the bear.

What kind of energy is needed?

Vegapunk said, "Personality reversion requires maintaining the stability of neural pathways; the bear's internal energy is locked, and external energy is cut off."

The dragon entered the maintenance bay.

"Can I use my wind turbine?"

Vegapunk said, "The wind cannot directly access the neural pathways."

Kizaru called from outside the door, "Where's Hikari?"

Vegapunk was taken aback.

Kizaru said, "The Pacifistas used lasers, and Kuma probably has a light energy conversion module inside his body."

Vegapunk said, "Yes."

Kizaru said, "Then I'll recharge him."

Vegapunk shouted, "Don't attack recklessly!"

Kizaru said, "I know there are wires behind the door, don't shout."

He dodged the White Mask's attack by sidestepping, and raised his hand to aim at the interface on the top of the maintenance cabin.

Which port?

Vegapunk said, "The third yellow interface at the top."

Kizaru glanced at the row of ports.

"The third one again."

Sabo shouted from the side, "Which side do we count from!"

Vegapunk paused for a moment.

"From the direction you came in."

Kizaru emitted a thin beam of light.

The optical cable is connected to the yellow connector.

The console's energy bar is rising.

[External solar power access]

[Personality Recovery Progress: 52%]

The man in the White Mask's expression changed.

"Stop him."

The Black Mask charged at Kizaru.

Sabo caught up from the side and punched Black Mask in the chest.

Your opponent is here.

The Black Mask was pushed back by the flames.

The White Mask raised his cane and stabbed at Kizaru.

The dragon raised its hand, and a gust of wind blocked its path.

"Don't disturb them."

The White Mask gritted his teeth.

"The Revolutionary Army, the Navy, pirates, and scientists have actually joined forces for a failed project."

Bonney turned to look at him.

Who are you calling a failure?

The White Mask looked at her.

"Bartholomew Xiong, he lost his country, his identity, his dignity; he lost from beginning to end."

Bonney's face turned pale.

The little bear turned around and stood in front of Bonney.

Sabo's flames rise.

Kizaru's beam also shifted slightly.

The dragon looked at the White Mask.

"Go on."

The White Mask did not disappear.

"He couldn't save his daughter, so he had to sell himself."

"He couldn't protect the Revolutionary Army; he could only be turned into a weapon."

"He guarded a ship for two years, and in the end, all you used was material to 'move the world to tears.'"

There was a moment of silence in the maintenance compartment.

Vegapunk whispered, "Don't listen to him."

Bonney looked at the bear.

She did not return the White Mask.

She said to the bear, "Daddy, he said you lost."

The bear's finger twitched again.

Bonney leaned closer to him.

Did you hear that?

The console progress is stuck at 60%.

The final memories played on the Sky Screen continue.

In my memory, the bear sat in front of the Thousand Sunny.

A kitten came up beside him.

The kitten lay at his feet.

The bear looked down at it for a long time.

He reached into his pocket, took out a piece of dry food, and placed it on the ground.

The kitten ran away after finishing its meal.

The bear watched it leave.

Bonney used to hide food too.

He said.

"They said they'd need it for future sea voyages."

The bear in the picture looks up at the Thousand Sunny.

"She will go out to sea."

She enjoys sunbathing.

She will meet many people.

"I'll just leave the road open until that day."

Bonney's tears fell onto the bear's paw.

You didn't lose.

The console progress bar continues to jump.

[Personality Recovery Progress: 68%]

The White Mask glanced at the progress, then turned and rushed toward the energy interface.

Kizaru's beam cannot be stopped.

Dragon was held back by several CP0 members.

Sabo was also held back by the Black Mask.

The small bear raised its paw and blocked the interface.

The White Mask man's cane pierced the small bear's shoulder.

Bonney shouted, "S-Bear!"

The miniature bear did not retreat.

He pressed down on the White Mask's cane with his other hand.

The White Mask said, "Even the replicas want to rebel against orders."

The text on the Sky Screen lit up.

[S-Bear protection mode abnormally extended]

[During cause analysis]

Vegapunk stared at the screen.

The assistant asked, "Doctor, why is he still protecting him?"

Vegapunk watched the small bear's back as it stood in front of Bonney.

"Because he doesn't just read commands."

The assistant asked, "What is that?"

"He learned to choose," Vegapunk said.

Bonney watched the little bear's retreating figure.

"Move aside, I'll do it."

The small bear did not give way.

The White Mask man's cane moved in another half inch.

The small bear raises its head.

When he spoke for the first time, his voice was low and mechanical.

"Protect, Bonney."

Bonney's eyes widened.

The Sky Screen text lit up at the same moment.

[Emotion recognition successful]

[S-Bear's self-protective behavior is established]

[Personality Recovery Progress: 75%]

Finally, a glimmer of light returned to the bear's eyes.