Chapter 86: It’s the third day after returning home. It was him who made the great player angry…
The third day after returning home:
I don't know whether to say that the timing of Wendy's arrival was unlucky or just too coincidental.
Today was the day Tom was tried at Judicial Island. Tom had been convicted of building a ship for the Pirate King and sentenced to death. Later, because he planned to build a sea train for Water Seven, he was given a suspended sentence... Originally, today's trial was supposed to be a case of his guilt canceling out his crimes, and he should be acquitted...
But something happened today - Fram's warships docked in the port suddenly attacked the judicial ship today.
"That definitely wasn't done by Fram... Those people from CP5 came to Tom before and asked for some Pluto blueprints..." Kokoro looked worried, his tone tinged with anxiety. "They must have manipulated this and put the blame on Tom and Fram!"
Wendy's ears perked up. "What Pluto blueprint?"
"It's the blueprint for one of the three legendary ancient weapons, Pluto...that's all just legend," Kokoro emphasized, then reassured Wendy, "Wendy, this has nothing to do with you. Don't go there...CP is still investigating you, but they're from a different department. You should be careful next time, don't fall for similar traps. As for Tom...if he's convicted, he might be taken to Judicial Island for execution..."
Kokoro looked towards the center of the field, his face somewhat helpless, and his heart sank little by little - as for Tom, he was probably in great danger.
And what Kokoro said, to Wendy, was - blah blah, [Pluto] blueprint, blah blah, a hostile camp targeting players has appeared, blah blah, Tom is going to be taken to Judicial Island.
Wendy's expression gradually became serious.
Elsewhere, Tom, covered in blood and wounds, and his two disciples were escorted to the square. Fram and Bingshan looked no better, their faces dusty and in disarray.
Wendy ignored the government officials escorting them and ran over to Tom, blinking her big eyes. "Uncle Tom, you're hurt."
"Hey! Where are these irrelevant people coming from..." The escort member wanted to chase Wendy away, but Tom stopped him with a shout: "Before the verdict is announced, I still have the right to talk to others!"
After yelling, he looked at Wendy and said earnestly, "Wendy, this matter has nothing to do with you. Don't interfere, or you'll be implicated."
Fram couldn't control his emotions. "But the one who attacked wasn't Spandam at all!"
"What are you talking about? Commander Spandam clearly caught you red-handed!" the escort officer said with displeasure and a hint of contempt. "As government officials, how could we possibly attack a judicial ship that is also under the jurisdiction of the World Government?"
Fram gritted his teeth, with a heart full of anger that had nowhere to vent.
Meanwhile, Iceberg looked at Wendy with some hesitation. Wendy's identity was different, so could...
The thought had just occurred to him when he immediately dismissed it. No, Wendy was most likely expelled from the group, and CP0 was investigating her whereabouts... If she spoke up, she would definitely have to pay the price. And since they had caused this, there was no reason for her to bear the consequences.
Therefore, the mouth of the iceberg, which had just opened, closed silently again.
Wendy just blinked and ignored the others, still saying to Tom: "But Uncle Tom, you haven't helped me finish the clamp winch that I want."
"Why do you still care at this time..." Fram couldn't help shouting, but before he could finish, Tom shouted: "Fram!"
After Fram shut up, Tom looked at Wendy who was waiting for him to speak, his eyes still filled with the loving kindness he gave to a junior.
Although Wendy didn't learn much from him and just smashed ships and collected blueprints, he always treated Wendy as his third apprentice.
He had picked up the first two apprentices, but Wendy had come to him on her own. Although Wendy's behavior was a bit strange, and her past seemed complicated... in his heart, Wendy had always been a well-behaved child. Because he saw humans and merfolk in the same way.
Therefore, knowing that Wendy has a special personality, Tom did not think there was anything wrong with Wendy still caring about his winch at this time. This was Wendy's own way of expressing her reluctance.
He even let out a hearty laugh. "Hahahaha, I knew that wasn't quite up to your goal... But I don't know if I still have a chance to improve. If not, you can find Iceberg later to complete it. Right, Iceberg?"
Bingshan looked over with a heavy expression. He opened his mouth, then closed it and nodded slowly.
The conversation ended here because the "culprit" mentioned by Fram, a guy named Spandam, came over.
"Hey, hey! Why are you letting the criminals rest in the middle of the trial? It's time for trial now!" Spandam had a slicked-back hair, heavy eye circles, and a red nose. His smile had a sinister and cunning feeling.
When he saw Wendy on his way over, he pretended to straighten his clothes and smiled, "This lady looks like she has a close relationship with you. Could it be that you are an accomplice..."
"She is the daughter of Vice Admiral Garp and the fiancée of the Seven Warlords of the Sea Hawkeye." Iceberg said in a calm voice.
"..." Spandam's smile froze for a moment, and he glared at Bingshan fiercely. His smile seemed a little stiff, but he still managed to maintain his arrogant attitude, but his words were a little weak. "Since that's the case, since we are both government officials, I'll give you a moment to speak."
It was normal for Spandam to be feeling insecure at this point. He held the position of CP5 commander, not because he was particularly capable, but because his father was the commander of CP9, a position he had achieved through connections. Therefore, facing another tough, connected individual, especially one with considerable influence, he would naturally feel uneasy.
Because of his concession, Wendy temporarily had the opportunity to chat with Tom in the corner of his studio.
"Hmm...but I think only Uncle Tom can complete this." Wendy looked a little embarrassed. She tilted her body and looked over Tom's body at Spandam who was staring at them. She asked, "If I kill him, will you be able to continue helping me make things, Uncle Tom?"
Tom: "No!"
Iceberg: "Wait!"
Fram: "Calm down!"
Cold sweat rolled down the foreheads of the three men - if Wendy took action like this, the square trial might end up with four people kneeling in a row.
"No way?" Wendy looked away with some regret and continued, "Kokoro said you're being targeted because you have the Pluto blueprints. Uncle Tom, do you really have them?"
Tom was startled.
Facing Wendy's clear gaze of pure inquiry, Tom didn't want to lie for a moment - he did have it, and that was why he was targeted and Fram's warship was framed, just to force him to hand over the Pluto blueprints.
But... he would never hand over this ancient weapon to the World Government.
He actually had a bad premonition, so he gave the Pluto blueprint to his eldest disciple Bingshan for safekeeping a few days ago.
"Someone will tell you about this issue later." Tom looked at Wendy with a kind look, and then glanced at Iceberg.
Bingshan received his gaze and nodded.
"Okay, Wendy, I have to go now. I've entrusted the things you gave me earlier, along with that special backpack, to Bingshan. If you need anything later, you can contact him."
Seeing Wendy just standing there, Tom wanted to reach out and rub Wendy's head, but when he raised his hand, he found that his hand was still stained with blood, so he withdrew it midway - he couldn't let the little girl's beautiful hair get dirty.
Wendy stared at him for a moment, then nodded, "I understand."
After saying that, she ran away.
The three people from Tom's studio were taken to the square, and the judge who came on the judicial ship began to prepare the sentencing.
The judge, with his long white beard, looked at Tom and frowned, asking, "The Sea Train was a great achievement, and it could have wiped out your guilt... But why did you commit such a crime?" [Note 1]
Fram couldn't help shouting, "It wasn't the judicial ship we attacked! It was..."
He didn't shout out what Spandam was talking about, and the sound of continuous artillery fire was heard from the shore again.
It was not only the judicial ship that was affected this time, but also the warship docked at CP5.
The crowd suddenly became panicked.
"What's going on?"
"Another enemy attack?"
"That warship... is indeed the same as the previous one, but, but weren't Tom and the others captured?"
"Is it really not them who attacked?"
"Calm down!" Spandam shouted from the other side. "They must be accomplices!"
After all, who was behind the previous attack? Doesn’t he, the mastermind behind it, know it?
But just as he finished shouting, he felt like he'd been slapped and stumbled. He began to angrily search for the murderer, looking left and right but seeing no one. When he looked up, he saw a white ghost flying towards him...
...Wait! White Ghost?! The White Devil whose bounty was reportedly revoked due to some backstory!? — Spandam was the commander of CP5, after all, so he knew a thing or two about this… But he never expected the White Devil to appear here, even aiming for him.
While dodging the white ghost's slap that seemed to be aimed at him, he struggled to look at the approaching warship through the crowd of people fleeing in panic.
At the front of the battleship stood a blonde woman dressed in Celestial Dragon attire, wearing a mask beneath a glass visor. She held a megaphone and used a Den Den Mushi to arrogantly shout, "I'm the Great Player! I was responsible for the previous attack! If you want to blame someone, blame that ugly red-nosed guy! He's the one who pissed off the Great Player! Hurry up and pay tribute to the Great Player, or I'm going to blow up Judicial Island!"
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On the other hand, the Seven Warlords of the Sea Conference had not yet been held and had already fallen into chaos.
When Jinbei arrived, he was ready to apologize: "I'm sorry, I'm late... What's going on?"
Isn't this the Shichibukai meeting room? Why is it so shabby? Is this a show of force from the Navy? Wait a minute... are they fighting... Doflamingo and Hawkeye?
"Hey, Jinbe, you're finally here." Gekko Moriah came over to him and let out a typical villain laugh. There was a strange excitement in his low voice. "It seems Doflamingo also knows Hawkeye's fiancée. He knows her quite well. But it seems Hawkeye is the winner. Doflamingo couldn't argue with him and broke his defense, and then the two of them started fighting."
Crocodile Crocodile stood on the other side, cigar in hand, watching the fight, his face filled with disdain: "For a woman..."
Jinbei: "..." Huh? Wasn't he here for the Shichibukai meeting? A Shichibukai meeting... so this is what it's like?
He looked left and right, but couldn't find the administrator, so he asked, "Where is Marshal Zhan Guo?"
"I don't know why they left just now, otherwise they wouldn't have made such a fuss. The other navy couldn't stop them at all..." Moria stopped talking halfway - because other navy came in.
Vice Admiral Tsuru and Vice Admiral Garp stepped forward, the former to stop Doflamingo and the latter to stop Hawkeye.
The effect was remarkable—both men stopped.
Doflamingo still has some psychological trauma towards Vice Admiral Tsuru, who chased him everywhere before he became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, so he will give him some face.
As for the latter pair...
"Vice Admiral Garp." Hawkeye shouted.
Garp slammed the table angrily: "What are you yelling about? I haven't agreed to your marriage yet!"
Vice Admiral Tsuru couldn't help but roll his eyes and called out to the other party in a warning tone: "Garp."
Garp finally calmed down a bit, coughed heavily, put his hands behind his back, looked calmer, and glanced at the two of them: "Why did you start fighting?"
Hawkeye was the first to answer: "I was just fighting back."
Doflamingo scoffed, "I was just giving a warning."
"...Did you two have a grudge against each other?" Garp looked suspicious.
Crocodile, who wanted to watch the drama but not the emotional drama, had already lost interest. At this moment, he realized something was wrong: "Aren't they fighting over your daughter?"
"Ah? So you know Wendy too?!" Garp looked at Doflamingo in shock.
Hawkeye: “…”
Doflamingo: “…”
Onlookers: “…”
No one said anything, just watched calmly - well, the winner had been decided.
At the same time, Marshal Zhan Guo, who had been called away...
"What do you mean, that woman who calls herself a player has appeared again, and this time she's going to bomb Judicial Island? Doesn't she only target Celestial Dragons?!"
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The author has something to say: Players express responsibility for everything [dog head]
【Note 1】Adapted from the original lines
This chapter is pretty long! I originally covered the entire chapter with the player's declaration of war, but I figured everyone would also want to see the Shichibukai meeting, so I added a little more! Kudos to me!
PS: Deep Water has arrived and there will be an extra update tomorrow morning! See you all tomorrow morning!
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