Become a revolutionary mentor from a pirate

West Sea, Rasgapu Town, the office of the head of the 80th Navy Branch.

"You are still in the mood to hang out here at this time?"

Colonel Nomi looked at Kuzan: "The headquarters received an order from the World Government before, asking us to block the entrance to the Upside-Down Mountain. It seems that your previous actions were wrong."

"And from the gossip that came out, it seems that you are taking the blame again? Why has your luck been so bad in the past two years?"

Kuzan, standing by the window, looked at the navy of the branch below, and seemed not to hear his friend's words at all.

After a while, he spoke: "The navy of the 80th branch seems to be a little different."

"Of course it is different."

Nomi replied casually: "Compared with the elites of the Navy Headquarters, they are too far behind. After all, most of the pirates that the headquarters will face when they sail will be the vicious pirates in the second half. How can my branch in the West Sea compare?"

Kuzan said in a deep voice: "No, I'm talking about the mentality. The mentality and vision of the navy of the 80th branch are fundamentally different from those of the headquarters."

For a while, the office was silent for a long time.

Nomi stood up and came to Kuzan's side, also looking out the window.

"Marinford... is too close to the Sabaody Archipelago. The ugliness and inability to change in that place will change the mentality of an ordinary navy, right?"

"In the lawless area from Area 1 to Area 29, tragic things happen every day. If you are too close, you will always know something, and ordinary navy soldiers are ordinary people who can empathize."

Colonel Nomi sighed: "Being able to empathize but unable to change, the original idea of ​​joining the navy was shattered. After all... those slaves captured by the slave arrest team may also be their past."

After the voice fell, Kuzan was silent for a long time.

"It's different here."

Nomi nodded slightly: "Lasgapu Town is different, because the navy here knows that pirates are enemies. They hunt pirates to protect the people and their hometowns."

Kuzan turned his head and looked at Nomi: "I heard that after Kevin came, the exchange funds for the pirate bounty of the 80th branch increased a lot. On the surface, they are all pirate hunters, but in fact, all this money is used for compensation?"

Uh...

Is it really okay to ask about such things openly?

Although it is already the unspoken rule of the 80th branch, the Navy Headquarters has explicitly stipulated that it is not allowed.

Pirate hunters can get bounties for capturing pirates, but the navy only accumulates merits and no bounties for capturing pirates.

Seeing that his friend didn't speak, Kuzan continued: "In addition, the entrance to the Upside-Down Mountain has been a good show these days."

Uh...

The entrance to the Upside-Down Mountain is the only illegal passage to the Grand Line. Since the order from above was issued, the 80th branch has sent more people to guard there.

But these days...

Those guys will do their best to stop any pirate ship they see. But if it is an illegal merchant ship or other ship, they will just fire a few shots and pretend to be defeated and let it go.

Even the previous process of collecting tolls is gone, it is simply blatantly disobeying the order.

There are also people from O'Hara or who have been to O'Hara in the navy of the West Sea. In fact, Nomi had expected this approach, but did not stop it.

"That...after all, the naval combat power of the branches of the Four Seas is generally low, so they can only fire guns and cannons. There is nothing they can do if they can't win, right?"

Nomi spread his hands helplessly: "Now these caravans sometimes have stronger firepower than pirates. In addition, the speed of the water flow of the Upside Down Mountain makes it impossible to catch up."

Speaking of this, Nomi tried to make a move.

"Now that Kevin, the pervert, has left, I want to seal the entrance to the Upside-Down Mountain. This way, the pirates from the West Sea can't get through. If they force their way through the barrier, the ship will be destroyed and people will die. But the notice from above doesn't allow it. Do you know why?"

Why?

Kuzan didn't reply.

After coming out of the youth training camp as a monster, he saw a lot of things in a few years.

During the Battle of Etwal, he was puzzled that Mr. Garp once again rejected the promotion of the admiral. It was not until he became a candidate for admiral that he knew that the admiral had the obligation to protect the Celestial Dragons.

And the Celestial Dragons...

In the South China Sea incident, although he did not leak the information, he was deeply touched when he knew it later.

The entrance from the West Sea to the Grand Line of the Upside-Down Mountain is very narrow. Every time a ship crosses the barrier, there is a risk of shipwreck and death. It is not difficult to make such a passage a barrier, but the above is unwilling to do so.

Why... Of course, the above does not want the pirates to disappear completely.

The Grand Line is much smaller than the Four Seas, and countless pirates from the Four Seas pour into the Grand Line every year. They burn, kill, and plunder along the way, which makes the navy necessary to exist.

At the same time, it also makes the Sky Gold necessary.

If you don't pay, there will be no protection from the navy, and non-member countries will become targets of neighboring countries and pirates.

So... is this pointing at yourself? Nomi.

"You're still the same..."

Kuzan smiled: "Kevin's promotion order is coming. He was promoted twice after coming out of the youth training camp and became the youngest colonel in the Navy Headquarters. After the O'Hara incident, he will become the youngest major general in the Navy Headquarters."

Nomi was stunned: "Isn't this too fast?"

Kuzan: "Someone above pulled him up, so he didn't take the blame with me this time. He arrived ahead of time with the CP9 ship and assisted in the capture of all the scholars. This time, the credit is enough."

Speaking of this, Kuzan stared at Nomi's face, but saw nothing.

This friend has changed a lot. He didn't put so much thought into it when he was in the youth training camp.

But the lack of change is the biggest anomaly.

"Actually, you should act angry."

"Um?"

"Xambodi Islands, the guy who stepped on you at that time was from CP. I still remember your anger, and now..."

"Uh-huh."

Kuzan's arm stabbed sharply, but Nomi sidestepped and avoided it.

"Your dominance has become much stronger, but here in Xihai I can't find a reason why you can regain your strength. After all, you have only come to me for one thing in these years."

Nomi scratched his head: "You guys, don't keep saying incomprehensible things. Out of sight, out of mind. Here I found the reason why I became a navy in the first place, so I naturally cheered up."

Is that so?

There was doubt in Kuzan's eyes, but everything was his guess, based on the character of his friend he knew in the past.

And Kevin... is now even more despised by the middle-level navy of the headquarters. How can such a person inherit Nomi's will?

"I am leaving."

"Huh? Are you leaving now? Don't you want to stay for two more days?"

Kuzan turned around and left, turning his back to Nomi and waving his hand: "I've been dragging it on for so long. If I go back early and get reprimanded, it can be over sooner."

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