From the Wandenreich's escape to One Piece

Chapter 105 Reunion with Dragon, A Discussion of the World Government and the Navy

Thinking about it that way, he really is quite busy.

That's why he felt he might not have enough time and would ultimately have to rely on Shiki.

Since we're already cooperating with them, wouldn't it be a waste not to use such a huge boost?

As he flew through the sky, he perfected his Word of Power combat system.

The Azure Dragon is a mythical beast, and indeed it has a lot of hidden potential that has not yet been discovered.

For example, learning ability. Dragons have a very strong learning ability. Kaido has a technique called "drunken theft," which allows him to steal his opponent's skills during a battle.

If he can unlock this ability, it might be able to improve his talent weakness.

To be honest, he was indeed a little envious.

Rukia's talent isn't even top-tier among Shinigami, but her progress in the last two years has been enormous. I only reached my current level thanks to the Azure Dragon Fruit and the Holy Symbol, while Rukia feels that if she trains for a few more years and masters Bankai, she'll be about the same level as me now.

If Rukia catches up with me, that would be incredibly embarrassing.

He is now using the abilities of a psychologist to hypnotize himself and strengthen his willpower, which is indeed beneficial to the increase of his domineering aura, but he cannot continue to hypnotize himself like this indefinitely.

"Indra, Indra, I'm starting to understand you a little."

Beltz thought of the old emperor in a comic he had read before. This guy was like that. He had been practicing for a thousand years, but in the end, everyone who came out was superior to him.

There's no way around it; the "others" in the saying "a day's hard work by those geniuses is equivalent to three years of cultivation by others" actually refers to people like them.

At least for now, he can only rely on the Azure Dragon Fruit to defy fate.

Since he was already in the New World, he went to the Kingdom of Lulucia first.

The Kingdom of Lulucia is located in the New World of the Grand Line, which is actually a place that has suffered many disasters.

The later king was inhuman, and the people revolted and drove him out. Then they were attacked by the Blackbeard Pirates. Finally, Im even used the power of the Heavenly King to blast the entire country into a huge crater!

The timing is a bit better now, but Lox and his wife Alice have an agreement to go to the Kingdom of Lulusia, so he needs to look for Blackbeard here.

Compared to Wano Country, Lulucia has its own unique charm. He didn't have such an eager desire for gain, so he wandered around while searching.

Finding the black beard would be a pleasant surprise, but if not—

Just treat this as a tourist trip.

To be honest, it doesn't matter if it's just a day or two.

Now, three years have passed since God Valley, and a lot can happen in three years.

Three years after Rocks' death, Alice and her son may not still be here waiting for him.

But this is his only clue at the moment.

Otherwise, searching for a person in the vast ocean would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

However, before he spotted the black-bearded man, he actually saw a familiar face first.

In the world of One Piece, the people you can call "acquaintances" are actually those you met in God Valley.

This person is a dragon!

That's right, dragons are also in the Kingdom of Lulusia?!

Has Dragon already left the Navy by now?

It's strange, because he's in the Valley of the Gods, so you could say he's helped the dragon do all the things he couldn't do.

Attacking the Celestial Dragons and taking away their two children were things that Dragon originally did, so now that the blame should have been shifted to him, why did Dragon still leave the Navy?

However, there's really no need to think too much about it. It's a very simple matter. Dragon joined the Navy for justice, but the Navy is not a just organization. Dragon sees no hope and naturally leaves.

Moreover, although he did not attack the Celestial Dragons, he disobeyed the Navy's orders to rescue civilians. After witnessing the Navy's actions at God Valley, he was utterly disappointed with the organization and naturally saw no need to stay there.

Dragon hasn't formed his own army yet; he's probably still observing the world. Once he has a fundamental understanding of the world, he'll realize that only by violently overthrowing the aristocratic rule of the World Government can he bring a better future to the world.

"Long time no see, young marine."

Beltz took the initiative to walk over and greet him.

Upon hearing the voice behind him, Long tensed up immediately. When he turned around, he saw it was Beltz O.

He still had a deep impression of this man.

After all, back in God Valley, he rebelled against the Celestial Dragons and rescued a large number of civilians.

In Long's heart, Beltz was already the kindest person in the world.

He was somewhat agitated, but then smiled wryly and said, "I'm no longer a Marine. I left the Marines shortly after God Valley."

Beltz said in a tone that suggested he wasn't surprised, "Based on your previous courage, the Navy doesn't deserve you."

"Someone like you really shouldn't stay in the navy. Let's go somewhere quiet so we can have a proper talk."

"Um, that's—my name is Dragon, Monkey D. Dragon, and yours?"

"Beltz".

Beltz said, "You don't need to worry about those two children. I've entrusted them to trustworthy people, and they will grow up healthy."

Long breathed a sigh of relief. He had promised the red-haired woman that he would save her two children, but after being taken away by Beltz, he felt uneasy.

Now that I finally know from Beltz that the two children are alright, I can't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The two of them found a bar, which was almost empty at that time, so they sat in a secluded spot.

"I don't drink alcohol."

Dragon said, "Just some juice will do."

Beltz was somewhat surprised that there were people in the world of One Piece who didn't like drinking?

This guy is really disciplined.

Long isn't actually averse to alcohol; it's just that he's been contemplating his future lately, and alcohol would numb his brain, making it impossible for him to think, so he hasn't been drinking.

"Where are you going next?" Beltz asked, sitting face-to-face with Dragon. "You're not leaving the Navy, are you going to become a pirate at sea?"

"—No." Dragon shook his head and said, "I will not become a pirate, but it is precisely because I do not know what to do that I am traveling all over the world. I want to see the true nature of this world with my own eyes."

"That's a very good idea." Beltz picked up his glass, took a small sip, and found the taste to be quite good.

He held his wine glass and said softly, "I've heard of the surname Monchi before. Could it be that you are—"

"Garp is my father." At this point, Dragon clearly hadn't yet hidden his kinship, since he hadn't yet formed the Self-Defense Force, let alone the Revolutionary Army.

Furthermore, since he had already decided in his heart that Beltz was a trustworthy and kind person, he did not hide anything from him.

"So that's how it is. The strongest man is actually your father." Beltz also feigned surprise.

Because at this stage, the World Government keeps publicizing that Garp defeated Rocks and wiped out the Rocks Pirates, so people regard Garp as the strongest person.

Long smiled wryly, "Others may not know what's going on with God Valley, but do you think you don't? Back then on the island, it wasn't just him who was involved."

"To be honest, I look down on him now. He's a member of the Navy, and I hate the World Government, so—I don't even know how to face him now."

Beltz thought for a moment, then asked, "What's your opinion of the Navy as an organization?"

"You say you hate the World Government, why don't you say you hate the Navy?"

"This—" Long Yi choked, and after a while said, "The Navy is different from the World Government. There are still some kind people in it. During my time serving in the Navy, I also met many people with a sense of justice."

Although he said he looked down on Garp, it was just a momentary outburst, and he knew that Garp was different from the people in the World Government.

"After witnessing the scene at God Valley, can you still say such things?" Beltz shook his head: "What's the difference between the Navy and the Celestial Dragons? I don't think there are any fewer civilians who die under the Navy's cannons than those who die under the Celestial Dragons' guns."

When the pirates arrived, God Valley was thrown into chaos. The civilians, who had hoped to escape, were quite excited upon discovering the Marines. However, the Marines opened fire, killing all the civilians who could possibly escape.

Of the 100,000 people in God Valley, how many did he and Kuma rescue?

When I read the comics before, these were all very pale descriptions, but after actually coming to this world and seeing that scene, I could clearly realize how evil the Navy is.

In Beltz's view, the navy was far more evil than pirates.

"The Navy is a very large organization, and it's inevitable that there will be some bad people within it—"

Dragon still wanted to defend the Navy, but he knew that such an explanation was weak.

The God Valley incident made it impossible for any person with a conscience to believe this statement.

If the World Government is the most evil organization, then how can its affiliated organizations be righteous?

But what Beltz said was far more extreme and terrifying than the dragon had imagined.

"I believe there are righteous people in the Navy, but in my opinion, they are a far greater evil, more deserving of death than those who fired shots in God Valley."

Beltz's words made the dragon's eyes widen in disbelief as he stared at Beltz.

But Beltz remained calm and continued, "Do you want to know why I said that?"

"Hmm—why? The righteous Navy is also protecting civilians. Although you didn't see it in God Valley, they are sacrificing their lives in many places around the world—"

"They're sacrificing their lives to maintain the World Government's rule," Beltz retorted directly. "No, they're protecting civilians! They're carrying out their own justice!" Dragon was getting a little annoyed.

He is now utterly disappointed with the Navy, but that disappointment is mainly with those at the top; there are still many people in the lower ranks of the Navy whom he respects.

But Beltz's words shattered his worldview once again.

"So it's precisely because of their existence that people feel there's still hope for the world government, isn't it?"

"————??" Dragon was so shocked by this sentence that he couldn't speak. He stared blankly at Beltz, finding it hard to imagine how this man could say such a thing.

"The righteous navy and the incorruptible officers are not wrong in themselves, but they are in the wrong organization, so their righteousness, incorruptibility and kindness are a greater mistake than the mistake itself."

"Because their existence makes ordinary people think, 'Ah, there are good people in this evil organization too. Good people will change this organization. We can still trust them. Things will get better once the good people come to power. The original intention of those above is good, but it has been ruined by those below. The emperor is wise, but he has been deceived by treacherous officials. Not all nobles are bad. There are also kind nobles who are helping ordinary people. So we shouldn't condemn them all."

Beltz rattled off these words in one breath, then added coldly, "So, you think there's any hope for the World Government?"

"This, I—"

Long was speechless for a moment; he had never thought about the problem this way before.

He had never heard similar views from Beltz before.

This is simply—

Outrageous!

Are the kind-hearted navy officers guilty?

But he wasn't stupid; he could indeed understand what Beltz meant.

If the world government can be saved, then kind and righteous people can rise to high positions and reform the government's system.

However, if there is no hope, kindness and justice become an anesthetic to numb the masses, making people feel that the world government is not hopeless and giving the world government completely unnecessary expectations. This will instead make the process of overthrowing the world government full of resistance.

If the World Government is full of villains, it will indeed cause immense suffering to the civilians in the short term, but it will also make the whole world realize the true nature of the World Government, which will then turn into a massive torrent of violence in the future and dismantle the World Government.

Dragon left the Navy because he felt the World Government was beyond saving.

However, while I understand it, accepting it is very difficult.

So he could only give a wry smile: "Mr. Beltz, your thinking is still too extreme."

"That's hardly extreme," Beltz chuckled. "If it were up to me, I would even use the power of pirates to overthrow the World Government. After all, using evil to defeat evil, I don't consider that to be evil."

"While the pirates are evil, they are not as great as the World Government. Moreover, by first contacting a small group of evil forces and then defeating the greater evil, the evil forces will weaken each other. Once justice prevails, dealing with the remaining minor evils will be much easier."

He took another sip of his drink and chuckled, "Hey, I was just saying it casually, don't take it to heart."

He looked towards the bar entrance, where a little boy, about five or six years old, timidly approached the counter and was talking to the owner.

Beltz narrowed his eyes slightly.

This guy—

It's a black beard, isn't it?