Scene 1: The Celebration Director's "Nightmare"
The World Representative Congress passed a resolution to hold a grand " Wings of Freedom " celebration in New Dawn Plaza to commemorate the first anniversary of the new era. However, the important task of directing the celebration fell to Sabo by a twist of fate.
So, the Intelligence Coordination Headquarters temporarily became the celebration planning center. Sabo's dark circles were even more pronounced than usual.
"The parade formations' order! The Fish-Man formation's bubble moisturizing system can't be too close to the Sky Island's Jet Wind Dial formation! Last rehearsal almost triggered an artificial typhoon!"
"The main stage's load-bearing capacity! Franky says he wants to install a SUPER—a giant rotating fireworks launcher! Where are the structural drawings? Give them to him! Make him calculate the weight!"
"Food safety in the food service area! Luffy near the food supply warehouse! Send a team to guard it 24 hours a day!"
"Performance program! Brook's Skull Rock and Roll Wano Country's traditional Noh theater need a buffer... Who put the Straw Hat Grand Fleet's acrobatic performance after the leader's speech?! Remove it!"
Koala followed in and out, carrying a thick folder. " Sabo- kun, this is a list of celebratory gifts from various delegations. I need your review... Ah, the Giants sent a whole roasted Poseidon, and now the icehouse can't hold it all..."
Sabo clutched his head. "Let them grill it right here! Consider it a specialty food stall! Next!"
"And... Mr. Garp said he's going to perform ' Fist Bone Meteor Shower' throwing donuts..."
Sabo: "... Rejected! Absolutely rejected! Tell him, don't even think about it!"
Scene 2: The Science Department's "Celebration Special" Invention
Ace received a huge number of "festival special" orders from Sabo:
"A long-lasting, eco-friendly firework?" ( Ace: Simulate it using the low-power mode of the Flame of World Purification? That seems possible...)
"Reusable pennants and decorative materials?" ( Sentomaru: Give them to the Chaos Slime? It's recently become obsessed with turning into various decorations... Too risky!)
"A portable refrigeration device to keep food fresh for a long time?" ( Fish-Man Engineer: It can use deep seawater circulation for cooling!)
"A super speaker that can make everyone hear you clearly?" ( Sky Island expert: Combining multiple Tone Dial Gentle Breeze detonators can do it! It just might blow away timid people...)
The Science Department was swamped. Ace himself was pulled away to test "eco-friendly fireworks," but accidentally turned the power up a little too high, nearly burning through the lab ceiling. Sentomaru sighed, looking at the charred roof, "Commander... let's just stick to making pancakes..."
Scene 3: The Freedom Ark's "Program Review"
When Luffy heard that a grand banquet (celebration) was going to be held, he was extremely excited and insisted that the Straw Hat Pirates put on a show.
"I'm going to perform ' Gum-Gum - 365 Pound Phoenix '!" Luffy shouted.
Zoro (drinking nearby): "That's my move! Idiot! And the name is wrong!"
Usopp: "I can perform 'Super Celebration Star'! It might just explode a bit..."
Chopper: "I... can I shapeshift? Or perform first aid?"
Sanji: "I can make a glowing dish! Just like the legendary All Blue!"
Nami: "I can instantly calculate all the festival expenses and precisely allocate them!"
Robin: "I can conjure up many hands to clap together."
Franky: "SUPER~! Fireworks burst from General Franky's chest!"
Brook: "Yohohoho~ I could hold a concert! I could sing for three days and three nights!"
Everyone was talking at once, arguing and making a mess of things. Before the program was decided, the deck was already in chaos. The final decision was: a group sing-along of " Binks' Sake " (the only song everyone knew), and free improvisation (which was basically a chaotic free-for-all).
Scene 4: Allen's "Time Guarantee" Mission and an Unexpected Interlude
Sabo gave Allen a crucial task: to ensure absolute time and space stability in New Dawn Plaza and its surrounding area on the day of the celebration, with no instances of time acceleration, deceleration, looping, or misalignment allowed!
Allen felt a great sense of responsibility and began three days in advance to carefully analyze the spatial and temporal context of the plaza area using the Power of Zhulong, as meticulously as a gardener trimming a lawn.
The day before the celebration, everything was ready. As Allen was conducting a final thorough check, he suddenly sensed an extremely tiny spacetime fold beneath the podium in the center of the square, seemingly a lingering threat from a past battle.
He immediately focused his mind, trying to smooth it out. However, the fold was unusually stubborn and still connected to some dissipated energy from the old era.
Pfft
With a soft sound, a semi-transparent ghost soldier, dressed in a military uniform from hundreds of years ago, suddenly emerged from the folds, looking completely bewildered! He stared blankly at the modern square around him and the lights and sound systems being tested.
Allen: "..."
Ghost Soldier: "??? (Looks at his own hands, then at Allen ) God... Long live the Celestial Dragons?"
Allen sighed, pointed, and said, " Time Repatriation." He gently sent the ghost who had wandered into the wrong movie set back to his own time, and then smoothed out the wrinkle completely.
(The next day, a tabloid headline read, "Ancient Soldier Ghosts Appear on the Eve of the Festival?! Is it a Time-Space Anomaly or a Historical Echo?" Sabo was so angry that he docked the reporter's bonus again.)
Scene 5: The morning of the celebration day
The festival day has finally arrived. New Dawn Plaza is packed with people, colorful flags are fluttering (made of biodegradable materials specially made by the Science Department ), the aroma of food is everywhere ( Sanji was dragged to the kitchen to supervise in the early morning), and the atmosphere is lively.
Early in the morning Luffy, dressed in a gaudy "festival limited edition" outfit he'd somehow acquired, dashed through the crowd, trying to sneak a taste of the decorative strawberries on the giant cake tower. Nami, however, shocked him with her Clima-Tact, making his hair stand on end.
With dark circles under his eyes, Sabo held the walkie-talkie, giving a final check. His voice was hoarse. "Final checks on all units! Sound system! Fireworks! Security!... Where is Vice Admiral Garp?! Keep an eye on him! Don't let him get near the donut-throwing machine!"
Ace stood ready at the Science Department's control console, prepared to respond to any technical malfunctions at any time.
Allen stood on high ground, closed his eyes, and sensed the spacetime as if it were a calm lake.
Although the preparation process was chaotic and full of unexpected events, when the sun shone on the square and people from all ethnic groups gathered together with smiles on their faces, all the busyness and fatigue seemed to be worthwhile.
This was destined to be a chaotic, lively, yet incredibly real celebration. A new world, amidst this slightly frantic yet passionate energy, celebrated its first birthday.