"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 widened his eyes. 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, "The scale of what I've manufactured now is roughly one-fifth of the Pluton warship. So... one shot to destroy an island, two or three shots should be enough..."]
"But... there's a problem!" Franky said, rubbing his chin, looking puzzled.]
"What 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? Then 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..."
He rubbed his eyes with difficulty, looking at it for a long time.
[At this moment, Marine Admiral Borsalino walked in~~~]
[Marcus Marshen looked up: "Has he reached Egghead? Did you issue a surrender warning to Vegapunk???"]
"No..."
[He didn't answer Marcus Marshen's question. Kizaru spoke with a very bad expression, "Lord Marshen, things are bad...!!!"]
"Huh???"
[Suddenly hearing this, Marcus Marshen's brows furrowed instantly~~~]
[He was happily eating snacks and drinking tea~~~]
[He originally thought Borsalino came in to report good news. He never expected this guy to directly say "things are bad" as soon as he came in...]
[Who could be happy about that???]
[He put down the teacup in his hand and said with a displeased expression: "What's going on?"]
"Lord Marshen, please see for yourself~~~"
[Borsalino turned on an image Transponder Snail~~~]
[Instantly, the live broadcast screen from the warship in front appeared on the wall~~~]
[On the screen, a colossal steel giant, charging wildly from left to right in the fleet, was violently hacking and slashing!]
[Wherever he went, not a single warship could escape from his demonic claws...]
"Hmph...!!!"
[Suddenly seeing this, Marcus Marshen almost spat out everything in his mouth~~~]
[Borsalino reacted quickly. A beam of light shielded him, preventing him from being covered in tragedy by Marcus Marshen's spray...]
"This... isn't this that mechanical giant that attacked the Holy Land a long time ago???"
[Marcus Marshen's face changed. Finally, he slammed his thigh, his face showing a furious expression: "Damn scientists!!! It seems they all betrayed the World Government's orders! They actually kept this mechanical giant!!! Damn it... damn it!!!!"]
"Command!!! All units, advance towards Egghead Island, attack!!!!"
[Marcus Marshen could become one of the Five Elders, so his intelligence was naturally not low!!!]
[When he saw this steel giant, he subconsciously thought that Vegapunk had activated it~~~]
[In this situation, directly clashing with this steel giant is definitely an unwise act...]
[The smartest way is, of course, to directly break through Egghead and capture Vegapunk!!!]
[In that case, through Vegapunk, not only can this steel giant be stopped from attacking the warships, but this steel giant can also be controlled by the World Government...]
[It's simply killing two birds with one stone!]
[From any perspective, Marcus Marshen's order to directly attack Egghead Island was the most correct course of action.]
[Unfortunately~~~]
[Borsalino's face showed difficulty: "Lord Marshen, I'm afraid... it can't be done...!!!"]
"Huh??? What nonsense are you talking about?! I ordered you to bombard Egghead, why can't you?!!"
[Hearing Borsalino still pouring cold water, Marcus Marshen's heart burned with rage, and he immediately charged up to him~~~]
"No... Lord Marshen, look at this..."
[Borsalino placed another image Transponder Snail in front of Marcus Marshen~~~]
"Open...!"
[On the live screen, a super large pirate ship was sailing on the sea towards the northeast wind of Egghead Island~~~]
[And the flag on this pirate ship was...!!!]
"Nani!!!!?"
[When Marcus Marshen clearly saw the Straw Hat Pirates' flag, he jumped up from his chair in shock~~~]
[He rubbed his eyes forcefully, then carefully stared at the live broadcast screen~~~]
[Two seconds later, Marcus Marshen's face was covered in bulging veins: "Damn it! How could they be here...!!!!"]
"Then... Lord Marshen, should I order an attack now?" Borsalino asked softly at this moment...0]
"No!!!"
[Marcus Marshen raised a hand and immediately refused!!!]
[Then, he unhesitatingly ordered: "Quick, turn back!!!—"]
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