Vegapunk turned around, fell silent for a few seconds, then said seriously to Bonney:
"Before you go in, promise me, Bonney, that no matter what you see, you won't do anything rash."
"Quit yapping, you bastard!"
Bonney, who had stayed quiet and disguised herself all the way here, finally snapped and lashed out with her long leg!
"Pwah—!"
Bang!!
Vegapunk slammed heavily into the nearby wall and reached out toward Bonney in panic.
"No, Bonney, stop!"
"What kind of joke is that?! How could I possibly stay unmoved by something Kuma left behind?!"
Bonney grabbed the doorknob and activated her power. The keypad lock rapidly corroded and aged. With a hard push from her, the heavy metal door slowly opened.
"Vegapunk!"
"Are you okay, old man?!"
Luffy and the others finally reacted and hurriedly cried out in concern, completely caught off guard by Bonney's sudden outburst.
Yet Vegapunk did not care about himself at all. Instead, he hoarsely shouted at Luffy with difficulty:
"Stop her, Straw Hat Boy! What's inside is pain Kuma never wanted Bonney to bear, no matter what!"
"This...!"
"Please! Trust me!"
Vegapunk shouted urgently.
Seeing the determination in his eyes, Luffy clenched his fists. In the end, he chose to trust him, turned around, and rushed inside in long strides.
"Got it!"
"Luffy!"
Uta and the others immediately charged in after him.
The room was somewhat dim, with intricate, crisscrossing wires and conduits covering the walls and floor, all connected to a mechanical circular platform in the center.
Resting quietly atop the platform was a several-meter-tall, orange, translucent energy bubble shaped like a bear paw.
Bonney stood frozen beneath the machine, blankly staring at the bear-paw bubble before her.
"This is..."
"Father's memories."
Scalding tears unconsciously slid from the corners of her eyes. Bonney's tightly pressed