Scrap Island.
Bang—
The door was violently kicked open by Iceburg.
Tom, the fish-man who was eating breakfast and getting ready to head to the judicial ship, and the mermaid Kokoro both turned to look at him.
Iceburg was drenched in sweat:
"Bad news, Tom-san!"
"Franky's ship has attacked the judicial ship!!!"
Tom the fish-man suddenly stood up:
"What!"
Kokoro was shocked too:
"Franky went into town to buy supplies."
"There's no way he did this."
Iceburg gritted his teeth:
"Of course it wasn't him."
"But that's exactly why this is even more troublesome!"
Without stopping, Tom the fish-man rushed out:
"Come with me to stop them, Iceburg!!!"
For such a large body, he moved with surprising agility. Pirate or... government?
...
Judicial Ship.
By now, the ship had already become ruins.
A raging fire consumed the entire vessel. The chief judge, his whole body blackened by smoke and blood streaming from his head,
was only able to escape under the protection of countless soldiers.
"Who was it!!!"
"Do they want to declare war on the World Government?!"
"Please leave the harbor, Chief Judge!"
"No! Go save the people first!"
"There are still many civilians aboard the ship!"
"This..."
"Go, quickly!!!"
"Yes!"
"First squad! Second squad! Follow me!!!"
...
On the fleet attacking the judicial ship.
The cloaked, masked commander spoke into the Den Den Mushi:
"The operation to attack the judicial ship was a success."
Spandam's voice came from the other end:
"Excellent. Proceed quickly to phase two."
"All in the name of justice, hahahahaha!!!"
The masked agent replied:
"Yes!"
He commanded the fleet to retreat rapidly, heading straight for Scrap Island...
Standing atop a building on the island,
Spandam watched with a sinister smile:
"Next comes the judgment."
"Tom's Workers..."
...
The assault fleet turned and headed for Scrap Island.
As they approached, the CP agents steering the ship looked through the telescope at the two figures running toward them and said to the commander:
"Two people are coming toward us."
The commander took the telescope for a look:
"That's Tom the fish-man. He's one of our targets."
"Everyone disembark from the rear. Don't let them see you."
The CP agents steering the ship all replied in unison:
"Yes!"
They then slipped into the sea from the back of the ship, disappearing without a trace...
The uncontrolled ship slowed down more and more. By the time Tom and Iceburg reached it and leaped aboard, they found it completely deserted...
"A setup..."
"But why is there no one here?"
"We clearly saw the ship sail up."
"What is going on?"
Two more ships approached from afar.
Iceburg frowned tightly:
"Those are also Franky's ships."
Tom's eyes widened in alarm as he shouted:
"Iceburg! Watch out!!!"
Boom boom boom—
The two most powerful but slowest Franky Battle Frankies unleashed a furious bombardment on the first ship that had arrived.
The ships chained together erupted into a sea of flames on the water, as if to bury the two men alive.
...
Franky, sprinting back from the city following the direction of his ships, arrived only to see a sea of fire...
"Damn it, the Battle Frankies are completely wrecked."
"Who the hell did this!!!"
Suddenly, he spotted two figures on the shore, covered in blood and water, lying unconscious.
"That's!!!"
He rushed to the shore, shaking them:
"Iceburg!"
"Tom-san!!!"
Thanks to Tom's protection, Iceburg was less seriously injured:
"Cough cough..."
He regained consciousness, dizzy and weak:
"Damn it..."
Staggering to his feet, his face dark, he walked toward Franky.
Franky was confused:
"Hey... are you okay?"
Bang!
Iceburg punched Franky to the ground.
With a face full of anger and grief, he grabbed Franky's collar, shouting:
"You idiot!!!"
"I told you before—countless times!"
"Why didn't you listen!!!"
"Why did you leave dozens of these killing machines on the island!!!"
"Why!!!!"
His strength seemed to drain away as he collapsed to the ground...
"Those government agents before..."
"Used your ships..."
"Everything's over now..."
Franky's pupils shrank to the limit, his whole body trembling:
"You... you were hurt by my ships..."
"Tom-san..."
Iceburg looked at Franky, tears falling, and said:
"Our technology creates weapons of slaughter."
"Even if that wasn't your intention."
"Weapons don't distinguish between friend or foe. Even the people closest to you... will be hurt."
"We were all set up by the government."
"They'll brand us as the culprits who attacked the judicial ship."
"Because they want the blueprints, they'll take Tom-san away as the scapegoat for interrogation."
"Now tell me, do you still think creating weapons doesn't matter!!!"
"If they take Tom-san away..."
"I will never forgive you for the rest of my life, Franky!!!"
Franky clutched his head, breaking down:
"Ahhhhhh!!!!"
The fish-man Tom, who had been unconscious, woke up at some point and shouted:
"Stop talking!!! Iceburg!!!"
Panting heavily:
"Don't blame him. Franky isn't at fault."
"This..."
Suddenly, a mocking voice interrupted:
"My, my, excuse me."
"Sorry to intrude, no—sorry, criminals."
"Please come with us."
Franky roared in rage, ready to charge:
"Spanda, you bastard!!!"
Spandam said lazily:
"It's Spandam, dear criminal."
"Take them away!!!"
Several CP agents behind him rushed forward...
...
Water 7, Central Street.
Because the judicial ship was destroyed, the trial was changed to take place on the spot.
Spandam dragged the captives to Central Street, reassuring the gathered crowd:
"These are the attackers. Everyone, don't worry."
"They've already been arrested by our brave CP5."
He approached the chief judge, extending his hand:
"Hello, nice to meet you."
"I'm Spandam, commander of CP5."
The chief judge shook his hand:
"Just in time. You've been a great help."
Spandam smiled:
"Not at all, we're all one family."
"This is what we should do. Why not hand them over to us for trial afterward? We'll see the mission through perfectly."
The chief judge nodded in agreement.
After all, he was old, wounded by the bombardment, and lacked the strength to continue.
Soon, a makeshift courtroom was set up.
The chief judge struck the gavel and began speaking:
"First of all, about the Sea Train—you did a wonderful job."
"In the future, it will surely contribute greatly to the development of Water 7."
"Originally, this would have pardoned the crime of building a ship for the Pirate King."
"Why add crime upon crime now?"
His voice carried regret, disappointment.
Franky stood up in fury:
"Don't be ridiculous!!!"
"We weren't the culprits who attacked the judicial ship!"
"It was that Spandam next to you!!!"
Spandam, taken aback, pointed at himself:
"Me?"
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