"West Blue, Ohara, the sacred land of archaeology—a place countless archaeologists dreamed of.
"You should be familiar with it, shouldn't you? If we remembered correctly, both you and Vegapunk knew Clover."
"Some of the scientific materials being researched were left behind from before. Though they are different fields, there are points where they overlap."
"Then there is no problem. That is not the key issue. The important thing is that Ohara's research has already violated the World Government's laws. That is something we cannot permit.
"In the end, we decided to eliminate this behavior at its root—that is, to launch a Buster Call on Ohara."
Wororochy explained the decision he and the others had made to Oran, then continued, "We know very well what they have been doing these past years.
"However, the World Government is merciful. We have decided to give them one final chance.
"You are somewhat acquainted with Clover, and you participated in the Buster Call against Douglas Bullet. Therefore, we hope you will go persuade him once more.
"If Clover and the others are willing to stop here and cease their research into history, it is not impossible for us to show leniency and alter their punishment.
"These scholars are also assets of the World Government. It would be somewhat regrettable to simply eliminate them."
Wororochy's words were logical and well-founded, making it seem as though he truly had Ohara's interests at heart.
But in truth, they had set their sights on Ohara long ago. Whenever they discovered a vessel attempting to explore the blank history, the World Government would seek out its connections to Ohara.
Under the World Government's pursuit of procedural justice, even destruction required a process.
"Let the deadline be before Spandine finds their final evidence of guilt. Do you have any other