The bloody hand Mary of the pirate

Suddenly the clouds over Mary Qiaoya turned dark in the blink of an eye.

Then, a terrifying lavender aura spread out with Pangu City as the center.

Wulaoxing, who was originally talking in the meeting hall, suddenly changed his expression, and everyone stood up and looked at the source of the momentum.

Among the flowers, Attila, who was standing silently on one side, almost without hesitation waved the spear in his hand, strode up to the Void Throne, and stabbed Im in the throat.

"..."

Im opened her eyes.

The tip of the spear rested on his Adam's apple.

"Who are you?"

Attila asked expressionlessly.

"Victoria Im."

"Okay, it seems you're not crazy yet."

Attila said, taking back the spear, swinging it around a few times, then turned around and walked off the throne.

"I thought you couldn't bear it anymore after eight hundred years."

"If I want to destroy everything, you have to kill me, right?"

"Of course, this is the agreement we made from the beginning."

Attila said, once again standing on the side of the road, like a sculpture.

"There is no way a madman can resurrect my daughter."

"If you really have a mental breakdown, then I will personally execute you, the tyrant who has ruled for eight hundred years."

"Hehehe... you are a tyrant."

Im let out a nasty sneer, then shook his head.

"It's really sad to say that. You are the only old friend of mine left."

"Over the years, apart from Justus, you are the only one who can talk to me as a contemporary. Unfortunately, that guy Justus doesn't like me."

"If you are my enemy, then I will really be alone."

"I'm the same as you on this, Victoria."

Attila closed his eyes and whispered:

"I am just a ghost who is unwilling to accept the death of my daughter and is lingering in this world."

"Therefore, as long as you are not lost, I will always help you. You can rest assured about this."

"Haha, of course I believe General Attila."

Im smiled and shook his head, then asked:

"General Attila, how is Rob Lucci's training going now?"

"He is a talent that can be created, and he deserves to be called the strongest player in CP9 in 800 years."

"It's a pity that those idiots used such a rough jade as a spy, wasting several years of his life in vain. This was his best period of growth."

Attila shook his head regretfully as he spoke, and then said firmly.

"But this talented newcomer is worthy of my efforts to train. He will probably become the second Justus."

"In that case, you should go and check out his training status. I still don't feel comfortable leaving it to a few other brats to teach him."

Im said with closed eyes.

"..."

Attila suddenly looked at Im in silence for a long time.

Im didn't react at all to this, and just lay on the throne in a sleepy state, as if he was resting.

"……I see."

Attila nodded and walked out of the flowers with heavy steps.

The thick black armor on his body made every step he took make an extremely dull sound.

"Click."

The door between the flowers closed, and Im opened her eyes at the same time.

Looking at the empty flowers, he stood up from the throne silently.

Then, he stretched out his hand in front of himself.

"..."

"Attila, I am different from you."

"A loner is different from a lone ranger."

…

"I knew you would be standing here."

On the edge of Wano Country, on a cliff somewhere, a muscular figure stood with his arms folded, facing the sea.

Behind him, a boy wearing a robe inappropriate for his age walked toward the muscular man while smiling and talking.

"If there are enemies, this direction can be noticed immediately. I am a devil fruit user and am not suitable for patrolling the sea. Therefore, the place with poor terrain on the other side is left to the man named Enkidu.

"

"On the other hand, I will be responsible for this side."

The man turned around, his tough Chinese face expressionless.

"Why are you free to wander around today, Elio Hiiragisawa?"

"I've basically finished my official duties. Now I just come to have a chat with you."

After Elliot nodded gently to show respect, he slowly walked to the man's side.

Then he looked towards the sea.

"I also want to know about Admiral Akainu Sakaski, one of the strongest men in the navy today and one of the pinnacles in the world."

"Absolute praise."

After Operation Red Sea began, at the decision of Marshal Sengoku, Akainu came to Wano to garrison.

Mary knew this and acquiesced.

Sakaski looked down at Elio Hiiragisawa, "I would also like to chat with you, after all..."

"I'm curious why Mary knows so many people."

"The woman who can compete with Aokiji, Enkidu who can make me feel dangerous, and you..."

"This is just like Mary, a monster covered in a child's skin."

"Haha, calling me a monster is so rude."

Elio Hiiragisawa chuckled.

"Can a forest grow with a single movement of a hand, and shocking pollution disappear into nothingness with a wave of the hand? Shouldn't such a person still be called a monster?"

"In my opinion, your ability is even more terrifying than Mary's."

After Akainu finished speaking, Elio Hiiragisawa shrugged his shoulders and did not respond.

Seeing that Elio Hiiragisawa didn't answer, Akainu didn't want to continue talking, but turned back to look at the sea.

"What do you want to know about me? My information should be easy to investigate, and it should have been reported in newspapers."

"Whether it's personality, ability, or living habits..."

"They should all be there."

"Well, it's not the superficial things I want to understand."

Elio Hiiragisawa shook his head: "What I want to know is you [person]."

"I want to know your experience and why you are such a [person]."

"Huh? That's interesting."

Sakaski raised his eyebrows.

"You are a tough, cold-blooded and even ruthless person who can be called dogmatic to a certain extent, right?"

"Pirates don't mind inflicting the greatest malice on them, and they can even hurt people for this, right?"

"Absolute justice."

Elliot Hiiragisawa turned to look at Sakaski.

"I want to know what supports your belief."

"It's simple, because of the sins of pirates."

Sakaski said without hesitation.

"Really?" Elio Hiiragisawa narrowed his eyes, "The evil of pirates? But as far as I know, in some islands in the New World, people there now hate the navy far more than pirates.

"

"Who decides the crime?"

"...Is this the kind of question you want to ask?"

Sakaski's tone suddenly turned cold.

Elio Hiiragisawa slowly shook his head.

"No, General Sakaski, I didn't mean to offend you. This was just a discussion, and I'm just slowly learning about the world."

"In my opinion, justice in the Navy is a very interesting concept. I would like to know what Mr. Sakaski, who is famous for his absolute justice in the Navy, thinks of so-called [justice]."

"Through this, I may be able to get a glimpse of something deeper. As a scholar, I am very interested in these."

"A scholar..."

After Sakaski murmured a few times, he snorted coldly, and then asked:

"Then let me ask you, what is morality?"

"Morality...is the bottom line of why people are human."

Elio Hiiragisawa replied calmly.

"A person without moral concepts cannot be called a human being. It doesn't matter whether this person abides by morality or not."

"So what's the bottom line?"

A sea breeze blew by.

"...What a good question."

"Then how do you understand it?"

"The bottom line is the consensus of the majority of people."

Sakaski looked at Elio Hiiragisawa.

"When everyone believes that violence is justified and looting and wanton behavior are the norm, the bottom line is this."

"And order and peace will become [a rare treasure] rather than the norm."

"And the navy's justice is to protect this [rare treasure]."

"And I want to change the bottom line."

"Order? Peace?"

Elio Hiiragisawa suddenly showed a chilling smile.

"Do you mean the Celestial Dragons, the World Government?"

"This is the navy's last resort." Rarely, Sakaski did not get angry when this topic was touched upon by others, but explained in a gentle tone:

"As a general, there are only two choices. Either stand with the world government, or... remain silent. I want to speak out, so I cannot remain silent."

"So you know what the World Government is doing, what the Celestial Dragons are doing, and you know their rights and wrongs, right?"

Elio Hiiragisawa asked bluntly.

After a moment of silence, Sakaski sighed softly.

"Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together and people flock together."

"You are just like that guy Mary, you speak so sharply and aggressively."

"Yes I know."

Elio Hiiragisawa smiled, closed his eyes, and then said:

"Then what you are doing now, it is not too much to be called an 'accomplice'. With such a status, can what you do really change the bottom line?"

"Pirate hunter, adventurer, revolutionary army, navy, pirate."

"You have chosen the most inappropriate identity position."

"No, the navy is the only status position I can choose."

Sakaski said decisively.

Hearing this, Elio Hiiragisawa's closed eyes opened slightly.

A bright light flashed in his eyes.

"oh?"

"The army represents order and law."

"Elliot, do you still remember what the bottom line is that I hope to change?"

"..."

Elio Hiiragisawa was silent for a while, and then he laughed.

"Hahahaha, that's it, I understand."

"According to this logic, compared to the revolutionary army, the navy is indeed the only choice."

"General Sakaski, have you had a hard time over the past few years?"

"Maybe. But I believe that everything I do will make the future possible. And everything that has happened recently shows that what I have done is not in vain."

"The pirates are slowly collapsing, and the revolutionary army has been silent recently."

Sakaski shook his head, "Maybe the justice of order and law will really come."

"Oh? Then did you forget something?"

Elio Hiiragisawa's tone suddenly dropped, "Who else is a stumbling block to order and law?"

"..."

"It seems that you still don't want to say it. Or maybe you don't fully trust me."

"Or is it that, having fought in the navy for thirty years, you have subconsciously felt that it is hopeless to overthrow the world government in this era with the power of the navy?"

At this moment, Sakaski suddenly clenched his hand.

Elio Hiiragisawa looked at Sakaski who didn't answer him, shook his head gently, and then asked:

"Mr. Sakaski, are you interested in joining Desert United?"

"!"

When Sakaski heard this, his expression changed slightly and his pupils dilated slightly.

Elio Hiiragisawa then asked:

"In your opinion, the Desert United, which is at the same level as the World Government, can represent order and law?"

"..."

Sakaski looked at Elio Hiiragisawa.

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally merged into one sentence:

"Is it related to Mary?"

"No, this is just my personal suggestion. In fact, Mary and I don't have much interaction."

Elio Hiiragisawa shrugged, and this was indeed the truth.

"I am willing to stay here to help her manage Wano Country simply because I recognize her."

"When I first met her, her sense of justice was still very vague."

"But it should be mature now, right?"

"General Sakaski, with all due respect, you can think about what the war on the top would be like without Mary's appearance."

"In this case, your [justice], the final outcome, will be very different from the future you can see now."

"You should clearly understand how likely it is that you will achieve your goal in a lifetime of fighting under the original world structure."

The sea under the setting sun was brilliant, and the seawater splashed on the sea cliff, sprinkling a piece of gold. The sky was still burning with a rose-red sunset glow, and the clothes of Elio Hiiragisawa and Sakaski were also dyed gold by this glow.

yellow.

The glow reflected on the wave peaks was like pieces of burning flames, flickering and rolling.

"Well, I know."

"Thirty years have passed. There was a time when even I started to feel a little numb."

"'Does the justice I seek actually exist? Is a world government reasonable?' I have also asked myself this question."

"I've been doing this kind of thing for most of my life. When will I reach the end?"

Sakaski said with emotion.

Then he took off the hat he had been wearing and patted it gently.

Elio Hiiragisawa looked at the sunset slowly sinking on the sea level in the distance, and said with a joking smile:

"Before today's conversation, I asked many people about their impression of you as a ruthless killing machine."

"Now it seems that this is not the case at all. Your emotions are no less than those of normal people."

"To maintain order, an iron face is necessary."

Sakaski shook his head and put his military cap back on his head.

"Sorry, I refuse to join the Desert United. I am a Marine, and the Navy belongs to the World Government."

"But, I think the Desert Alliance is different from the Revolutionary Army, that's all."

"It doesn't matter. I'm not from the Desert Alliance anyway. I just asked casually when I got interested."

Elio Hiiragisawa said casually.

"Huh, just asking?"

Sakaski snorted coldly and regained his seriousness.

Sakaski's reaction was also expected by Elio Hiiragisawa. He held up his wizard hat and turned to leave.

What he wanted to do has been done, and there is not much point in staying here.

"Oh, by the way, Mr. Sakaski."

Halfway through, he suddenly turned around and shouted to Sakaski as if he remembered something.

"Um?"

Sakaski didn't look back.

"Although the world has not changed fundamentally yet, one day in the future, there will be a world where you can truly realize your dreams."

"You don't have to do anything, just wait for the moment."

"You symbolize order and law."

"So... don't give up hope."