"Ha!"
[As the Pluton Cannon activated, Franky's entire body glowed with colorful light, as if some high-tech facility had started up...]
"This thing... can it really destroy an island with one shot...?"
[Buggy's eyes widened. He exclaimed in disbelief~~~]
[Recalling back then, when Buggy was still in Orange Town, he relied on the prestige of "Buggy D. Clown" to make the civilians of that area tremble in fear~~~]
[However, compared to the Pluton Cannon before him, Buggy could no longer recall his own "Buggy Cannon." He couldn't help but feel self-deprecating.]
"What Buggy Cannon..."
[In front of the Pluton Cannon, it could only be considered a small cannon.]
"I don't know..."
[Franky shook his head and said, his face filled with doubt.]
"What's the problem?" Vegapunk asked suspiciously.
[Franky replied: "Just now, when activating the Pluton Cannon, I completely understood the Pluton Cannon. Its firing mechanism not only requires a powerful energy source like the 'Mother Flame,' but also—you might not believe it—if this Pluton Cannon wants to fire... it actually requires biological authentication!!!"]
"Biological authentication? What does that mean?"
[Luffy rubbed his head. Many question marks appeared on his face~~~]
[No need for Franky to explain, Vegapunk immediately explained: "It means what it says! It requires a specific creature to perform authentication to activate it. Since this is an ancient weapon, this biological authentication should belong to a certain person, or a certain bloodline..."]
[Franky opened his mouth and said, "The Pluton Cannon's biological authentication is the bloodline of a family called Nefertari, and it must be a princess's bloodline~~~"]
"What!!! Is that our family's bloodline? Princess? Isn't that Vivi?"
[Upon hearing what Franky said in the video, Cobra immediately couldn't sit still!]
If a princess of the Nefertari family had such an important bloodline, they would definitely be targeted by the World Government!
Monkey D. Luffy: "Pluton needs Vivi to fire it?"
Nami: "Damn it!! Just now in the white-framed video, Princess Vivi was captured by CP0! I'm afraid that's why!"
Chloe: "Yes! Later, Princess Vivi was taken away by Walpole, but Judge specifically gave an order to the Five Elders regarding Vivi... When I was watching the video at that time, I thought Judge was doing it because of the 800-year-old Nefertari Queen's matter, wanting to vent his anger on Vivi. I never expected it was for this reason!!!"
Edward Weevil: "A guy who can read the Five Elders' minds? How could he be a person of no consequence? Who he catches and who he kills, they must all have a clear intention!"
Shishibukai: "Indeed...! Even if it was with a weapon suspected to be an Admiral's, the destruction of Lulusia Kingdom probably wasn't because of the 'proximity' reason. It must have another unspeakable secret!!"
Nefertari Cobra: "Bastard Im! I absolutely will not let you taint Vivi!"
Nefertari Vivi: "Even if I die, I will never fall into the hands of the World Government!"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Vivi, you wait!!! When the top war is over, I'll go pick you up! No one can take you away!!"
Vinsmoke Judge: "Little Vivi! We will definitely pick you up!"
Nami: "Yes, Vivi, don't be afraid. We couldn't protect you before, but now... we can!"
Nefertari Vivi: "Hmm... I'll wait for you to pick me up, my companions!"
[Zoro immediately frowned: "Nefertari? How is this name so familiar??"]
"You idiot... That's Little Vivi's family name!"
[Upon hearing Zoro actually forgot that, Sanji immediately flared up like thunder~~~]
"Princess Vivi's bloodline is actually so special?"
[Hearing this, Luffy gently stroked his chin.]
[He looked at Vegapunk and Franky: "In other words, if we find Vivi now, we can fire the Pluton Cannon???"]
[Franky nodded and said, "Theoretically, yes. But there's another problem with the Pluton Cannon. The Pluton Cannon's firing not only requires energy, but also consumes the shooter's soul power!!! And... lifespan!"]
"Nani?"
[Upon hearing Franky say this, everyone's faces all showed blank expressions...]
[Usopp gaped: "Still needs lifespan?? How many years per shot?"]
[Franky shook his head: "The specifics are unclear, but it's conservatively estimated to be no less than 20 years of lifespan..."]
"That much!!!"
[Everyone's mouths gaped in shock~~~]
[And this is a conservative estimate...]
[It might actually require more!]
[In other words...]
[A delicate girl like Princess Vivi, after firing one Pluton Cannon, will she turn into an old woman of at least forty or fifty years old?]
[It's even possible she'll be an old hag of sixty or seventy...]
[This side effect is too terrifying, isn't it!]
Kaido: "Wait! The Pluton warship not only needs Nefertari family princess bloodline authentication to fire, but also consumes lifespan?! What's the point of that?! Just find a public official, and he can fire two or three shots!"
Charlotte Linlin: "Foolish Kaido! Do you have some misunderstanding about the Pluton warship's two or three shots!!!? One shot can destroy an island, just like the scene where Lulusia Kingdom was destroyed!!! This thing, if held in your hand, even one shot is enough to terrify everyone!!!"
Kaido: "Hmm??? Hey! Old hag, you really enlightened me!!! Hahahaha!!!"
Vegapunk: "Since the Pluton warship requires biological authentication and consumes lifespan, then—"
"As an ancient weapon, the Heavenly King... it might also need it!!!"
Monkey D. Dragon: "Very possible!!! Im wanting Princess Vivi, I estimate it's because of Princess Vivi's bloodline!!! And Im should be the Heavenly King. Although I don't know why Im wants Princess Vivi, from her desperate desire to obtain Princess Vivi, the Heavenly King probably also needs the Nefertari family's bloodline authentication!"
Marshall D. Teach: "Bold speculation, but that wouldn't make Im the Lily Princess from the Alabasta Kingdom 800 years ago, would it?? Hehehe..."
"This is just my guess! Who knows what Devil Fruit ability Im has? Perhaps her fruit ability can also devour lives? As for lifespan, if she really is from 800 years ago, perhaps she accepted eternal life surgery?"
Chloe: "The analysis is very reasonable! Moreover... just now we all saw in the video that Im was wearing a black robe. Logically speaking, only the Five Elders know her identity. And when she meets the Five Elders, she shouldn't conceal anything..."
[Charlotte D. Orléans: "That's right! The reason for doing so can only be... even for the Five Elders, she has things she wants to hide!!!"]
Chloe: "That's right... From the intelligence analysis we have now, the probability is that her appearance has changed greatly. She doesn't want the Five Elders to see it. So can we boldly assume that... her body changed greatly from 800 years ago, or she started to rot??"
Ben.Beckman: "Then... the reason Im wants Vivi is..."
Chloe: "Yes, the truth is very likely that... she wants to use Princess Vivi's body to replace her current body!!!"
"Hmm..."
During these people's analysis, the chat room was incomparably quiet~~~]
Everyone silently acted as spectators...
When the result of this final hypothesis was analyzed... everyone actually didn't find this conclusion absurd.
From what was seen in the white-framed video, plus the intelligence from the red-framed video...
When the two combined, everything seemed to be true!!!
Gol D. Roger: "So... the body of a princess from 800 years ago was used by Im for 800 years?"
Edward Weevil: "Very possible!!!"
Empty: "Nonsense!!! In these 800 years, countless princesses of the Alabasta Kingdom have existed. Why didn't Lord Im go and catch them??"
Shiryu: "Hmm~~~ You truly are a loyal dog of the World Government! Knowing who your master is, you immediately start licking, right?!"
Empty: "Get lost!!! This old man is just stating facts!! If you can refute me, I won't say anything!!!"
Chloe: "The viewing system has been on for so long. Actually, many things are already clear. Princess Shirahoshi from 800 years ago corresponds to today's Shirahoshi. Im from 800 years ago corresponds to today's Im. Then... what about the princess from 800 years ago corresponding to Vivi...?!"
"Hmm!!!—"
As Chloe said this, everyone gasped in unison~~~]
[Instantly, their hair stood on end!!!]
...Please give fresh flowers...
This answer... was obvious!!!
Ben.Beckman: "This guy Chloe, his IQ is not below mine!!! He hit the nail on the head!!! Perhaps..."
Chloe: "Franky on the other side of the red-framed video was mistaken. The one who activates the Pluton and the Heavenly King is not an ordinary Nefertari family princess's bloodline, but a special princess bloodline that appears once every 800 years, just like the Sea King bloodline and the Joiboy bloodline!!!"
Sengoku: "Wait! Why do all those special bloodlines appear concentrated in this era? How can it be such a coincidence???"
Gol D. Roger: "No, Sengoku, you're wrong! It's not those special bloodlines that..."
They all appear concentrated in this era because... 'Royal Bloodlines' will awaken each other!!! Don't doubt U... this is the intelligence I got from Lavdrew!!!"]
Shiryu: "Understood!!! I'm afraid Im's body under that black robe is already a decaying corpse, right? But she doesn't want to give up the privilege of activating the Heavenly King, so she has been painstakingly supporting this crippled body. Now she found that Princess Vivi has the same physique as the Lily Princess from back then, which is why she wants to usurp Princess Vivi's body, right?"
Emporio Ivankov: "It seems so!!! It's just... the only thing that cannot be confirmed is whether this Im is a person who has lived for over 800 years..."
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufufu...!!! I can tell you very clearly, Im is a person from 800 years ago! And..."
...The Holy Land indeed has a 'national treasure' that requires lifespan to activate!!!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Clearly? Even if you were a Celestial Dragon when you were little, you didn't stay in Mary Geoise for a few years, did you? How can you be so certain about this?"
...
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Fufufu...!!! Because when I was three or four years old, I happened to see that 'national treasure' being activated~~~"
Jewelry Bonney: "Doflamingo, you're playing with fire!!!"
Donquixote Doflamingo: "Now the whole world wants my life! What else do I have to be afraid of? Playing with fire, playing with water... whoever it is, no one can control my thoughts~~~ Fufufufu...!!!"
Emporio Ivankov: "Wait!!!"
When I was three or four years old... wasn't that... when the God Valley incident happened????"
Gol D. Roger: "Hmph, hmph, hmph! Now everything lines up!!! After the God Valley incident, God Valley directly disappeared! Now that I think about it, isn't it like the situation where Lulusia Kingdom disappeared in the red-framed video???"
Shiryu: "Hahahaha!!! Old dog? Get out!!! Now this old man can refute you! Come on, let's fight!!!"
Empty: "You talk to your mom!!!"
Rocks D. Xebec: "Oh~~ Old dog is angry~~"
Gol D. Roger: "Oh~~ Old dog is angry~~"
Shiryu: "Oh~~~ Old dog is angry."
...
"It seems... the Pluton Cannon won't be usable..."
[Luffy slightly sighed~~~]
[If it only needs Princess Vivi's bloodline, then he certainly wouldn't mind asking Princess Vivi for help. But if it means Princess Vivi has to consume a huge amount of lifespan, Luffy would directly pass on that idea~~~]
[After all... it's not like they're in a situation where they absolutely need Pluton to save the world...]
[As long as this thing doesn't fall into the hands of "bad guys," everything is fine!!!]
"Oh, right, haven't you also fused with that ancient robot soldier? Can that be used...?" Luffy recalled the robot soldier and asked again.
"Let me try!!!"
[Upon hearing this, Franky's tongue showed the function of a spring. He flicked the Mother Flame out, then turned back into human form~~~]
[Next moment, he began his robot soldier form transformation again~~~]
[Clanking, clanking...]
[After a series of clanking sounds, a large robot soldier appeared before everyone...]
[Chopper's eyes lit up: "Wow!!! This robot form is too perfect!!!"]
[Usopp gaped: "This is exactly like that ancient robot soldier!"]
"Indeed, it is..."
[Even Zoro couldn't help but sigh.]
"Put the Mother Flame into the energy warehouse at my mouth." Franky, controlling himself in robot form, opened his mouth.
"It's not that perverted after all..."
[Luffy muttered, then his arm stretched out, and he put the Mother Flame inside~~~]
"Bang!!!"
[The robot soldier form was successfully activated!]
[Next moment, Franky was overjoyed: "It can move!!!"]
[But at this moment, Vegapunk's No. 2 clone, Lilith, loudly said: "The World Government's fleet is here!!! The mechanical sea beasts are under attack!"]
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