"All right, I didn't come here to discuss whether the world is going to be submerged!" Gray didn't want to keep debating the issue with Vegapunk, so he decided to get straight to the point.
"Then, President Gray, please speak plainly!"
Gray said, "I've learned a little about your past."
"The scientific organization you founded with your friends when you were young was wiped out by the World Government. Then you were forced to join them and use their resources for your research."
"But the World Government is the enemy of everyone in the world. I can't let you keep doing research for them."
"The knowledge in your head is too dangerous!"
Vegapunk understood what Gray meant, and it made him feel a little better. After all, it was an acknowledgment of his knowledge.
Besides, he'd wanted to leave the World Government for a long time. It was only because they threatened his hometown that he couldn't leave.
He and the World Government had never seen eye to eye. He was researching the forbidden history of the world under the World Government's command, after all.
"I can leave, but the World Government is threatening me with my hometown. I'd like to ask you to help me deal with that."
Gray said, "Don't worry about that. I already sent Issho to handle it before I came here. His Press-Press Fruit lets him move islands."
"Once Baldimore is moved from its current location, it won't be affected by the magnetic fields anymore. It won't be a winter island, and after the snow melts, people will be able to grow crops."
"At least you won't have to worry about going hungry."
Vegapunk brightened, a broad smile on his face. "That's wonderful! Thank you!"
"You two, come with me. You'll still be able to