From Pirate to Revolutionary Mentor

Chapter 70 One week later

"This time it really is time."

Kevin dodged Sakazuki's attack, tossing his kunai up and down, its light flashing.

In just a few seconds, all the kunai that had fallen into the sea were collected.

"In fact, whether you believe it or not, there were no scholars on those two refugee ships."

Kevin looked down at Kuzan and said, "Is the Navy's justice on the side of the people, or on the rule of the World Government? I think you now have a clear understanding, right, Vice Admiral Kuzan?"

"Before his death, Roger completely ignited the pirate wave, sacrificing his own life and the chaos of the seas for the next twenty years. What does Vice Admiral Kuzan believe he did it for?"

At this point, Sakazuki also stopped attacking, because it was pointless.

Even Borsalino, the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit, couldn't stop the Celestial Dragons from being killed in the Sabaody Archipelago, so there was even less chance for him to do so.

Seeing that Kevin had stopped harassing them, they headed straight for the warship that was shelling them.

He needed to confirm Kevin's earlier guidance, although it seemed that no ships from Ohara were setting sail anymore.

"Kuzan! I will report the details of this operation to Fleet Admiral Sengoku! Mind your stance!"

Leaving behind a message, Sakazuki headed straight for Ohara.

Kuzan below didn't even glance at him; his mind was filled with what Kevin had just said about "why."

Why did he ignite the Great Pirate Era, at the cost of his own life and twenty years of chaos?

Having followed Garp for a long time, he had some understanding of Roger.

The Pirate King, however, is not a typical pirate. Because 99% of the pirates on this sea have no restrictions on plundering, let alone the restriction on plundering civilians.

But such a person would also turn on and destroy a country's army over a minor argument or insult to his partner.

On the ice, Kevin saw that Kuzan's emotions were becoming increasingly complicated, so he decided to add fuel to the fire.

After all, he didn't know that Roger's surrender was also due to his own impending death, so making it sound more noble would have a better effect.

In his memory, the Ohara incident itself marked the beginning of his inner questioning of the Navy's justice.

"If a big tree is just sick, then you just need to kill the insects. But if the roots of the tree are rotten, then no matter how much insecticide you use, the whole tree will eventually wither and die."

Kevin's figure appeared on the mast of the warship, and the sailors below immediately tensed up. A flintlock pistol was pointed at him, but no one pulled the trigger.

They didn't understand those words, but that didn't stop them from understanding the man's combat strength—he was capable of holding off Lieutenant General Sakazuki.

"take it easy."

Kevin waved to the marines and continued, "To ignite the Great Pirate Era, to unleash even more insects, until finally crushing the rotten roots of the Great Tree. To be reborn after destruction—that was Roger's goal."

"Oppression has lasted for eight hundred years. For eight hundred years, the people of Mary Geoise have oppressed the entire world. Heavenly gold, slavery, war, island destruction, covering up history..."

"Lieutenant General Kuzan, do you believe this world should be allowed to slowly perish in its pathological state, or should its rotten roots be severed to usher in a new life?"

For a moment, the scene fell silent, with only the sound of the marines below swallowing hard.

Facing such an enemy, they were under a lot of pressure, since it seemed that their top combat force was being persuaded!

After a long while, Kuzan shook his head slightly.

He then looked directly at Kevin and said, "I don't want to understand any of this. Because if Roger is right, then his actions are no different from Sakazuki's attempt to sink the refugee ship."

"Those people are unwilling to die for Sakazuki's justice, and the civilians who died after the Great Pirate Era are also unwilling to die for the so-called future."

Kuzan's voice grew firmer: "I can't judge who's right and who's wrong, but I understand myself!"

Has it failed?

No.

At this moment, the blank history of eight hundred years ago had already planted a seed in his heart.

The future will tell you the answer.

Kevin was still preparing to leave: "Roger's words determined the fate of too many people; his words influenced the world. Kuzan, I look forward to the day you truly find your own justice."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kevin disappeared from the mast.

In the distance, thick smoke billowed from Ohara, the entire island now a ruin.

Ohara...destruction.

……

A week later, the World Government's accusations arrived as expected at Marine Headquarters, where Sengoku was stationed.

Why didn't the Navy immediately execute the Buster Call's golden Den Den Mushi after it was pressed?

Didn't receive it?

Why did they launch another shelling attack after the refugee ships had left?

Kuzan, who already had a prior record in the South China Sea incident, has been brought up again.

Sengoku, who had just put down the Den Den Mushi, felt a headache coming on and threw the documents in his hand onto the table.

Kuzan's justice...

There was indeed no Buster Call issued; this was mentioned in the reports of all five lieutenant generals. In the end, it was Sakazuki's order that the Buster Call was initiated.

But from the moment the cloaked figure appeared, rescued the refugee ship, and held off Sakazuki, Kuzan's actions proved that his sense of justice had strayed from the World Government's.

Although in reality, whether it was Sengoku, Zephyr, or Garp, these older generation of top naval forces never shared the same sense of justice as the World Government.

But they will compromise...

Garp's decision not to promote to Grand Admiral was a compromise; his obedience was a compromise, and so was Zephyr's.

And the only thing Mary Geoise insisted on was refusing to use the escalator run by slaves.

……

Mary Geoise, Between Powers.

"Are all the scholars at Ohara confirmed to be dead?"

"That's the report from the CP side, but due to the Navy's delays, there may still be some who slipped through the net."

"CP can continue their investigation in the West Blue. If their target is still the Poneglyphs, then they will definitely reappear."

"Ohara Island..."

"It's all ruins now. The Tree of Omniscience was burned down, and nobody's there anymore."

"That kind of will...this is the best outcome."

"And that Imitation Fruit user, this time he appeared using Sakazuki's face."

"According to records, the power of that fruit requires contact to activate. Sakazuki's warship also went to Ohara this time, so we can investigate it."

"And then there's Kuzan."

"Having inherited Garp's sense of justice, there are already precedents on how to use such combat power."

"The navy's role is to contain pirates, which is fine. But we need Sengoku to issue a warning to the navy."

"Furthermore, Sakazuki fits the bill perfectly."

"Absolute justice?"

"Let's observe further..."

"Can."

……

The author, who failed miserably, is begging for more reading.

(End of this chapter)