The Final Kick! Debate Over Justice

Let's go back?

For what seemed like the umpteenth time, this thought had crossed Ochoku's mind.

Why didn't you tell me sooner that Whitebeard was the one causing him trouble, that you brat Roa?

Even among the Rocks Pirates teeming with monsters, Whitebeard was one of the most monstrous of them all.

To some extent, Ochoku felt that the Whitebeard was even more terrifying than the Golden Lion.

While Golden Lion can be quite shameless, they are also relatively flexible in their dealings with others.

If Whitebeard were to truly anger him, quelling his rage would not be so easy.

But the words have already been spoken; how can I back out now? Where would I put my face?

Thinking this, Ochoku couldn't help but turn around and look at Roa, who was slowly swinging his fist on the platform on the snail's back, with a look that could be described as resentful.

Roa is practicing asceticism.

After learning a new Haki technique from Ochoku, Roa has been diligently trying it out.

Roa had already been training in controlling his willpower in order to forge the Black Blade.

But this is indeed the first time that willpower and Haki presence have been combined.

That's a bit difficult.

Armament Haki is essentially a manifestation of physical energy; fusing it with mental power and willpower is not a simple matter.

"So, what exactly did you do to offend Newgate?"

Ochoku crossed his arms and looked at Roa with some curiosity, then spoke.

Compared to Golden Lion, Whitebeard could be described as someone who was indifferent to worldly affairs.

As long as no one bothers him, he's too lazy to initiate any conflict. Even if a naval warship comes after him, unless things go too far, Whitebeard will choose to run away.

So, what exactly did Roa do?

"In truth, it was an undeserved disaster,"

Roa adopted a victim-like demeanor, saying, "Wasn't there a rebellion in his hometown? My people wanted to help, so they provided the rebels with some weapons because they couldn't repay their loans; in fact, it was my people who provided the loans."

"The Whitebeard man looked quite angry."

Ochoku's lips twitched.

It's certainly Roa's style to thrive on chaos.

However, what surprised Ochoku the most was...

"You mean Newgate's hometown?"

Whitebeard's hometown?

I've never heard that guy mention it before.

Moreover, why was he so concerned about the rebellion that occurred in his hometown?

Uncle Ochoku, don't you know?

Roa slowly threw a punch. "That's a poor little country called Sphinx. The Whitebeard uncle secretly sends money back there every now and then."

"Such a thing actually happened?"

Ochoku exclaimed with great interest, "I've never heard of that before!"

If the pirates on the high seas find out about this, then the country called Sphinx is doomed!

It's not important that it's Whitebeard's hometown, but it's very important that Whitebeard cared about his hometown!

But.

Ochoku narrowed his eyes.

Is Roa's information overly accurate?

They even knew about Whitebeard's secrets.

Moreover, it seems his weapons sales network covers a fairly wide area!

"Anyway, I'll have to leave the rest to you, Uncle Ochoku,"

Roa chuckled and said, "I'm not confident I can face Whitebeard alone."

Ochoku felt a pang of melancholy, but said calmly, "Newgate? It's been a long time since I've seen him. It would be good to go and see him."

"Oh! That's really reliable!"

Roa provides a lot of emotional value.

Perhaps because he was in a good mood, when he casually threw another punch, Haki suddenly surged forth.

"Oh? You're getting into it!"

Roa's eyes lit up, and his mind focused.

The surging, invisible Haki suddenly condensed into a form, and a jet-black arm extended out, gently grabbing at the void in front of it before vanishing into nothingness.

"That's amazing!"

Roa's eyes lit up. "It feels like another arm has extended out!"

It wouldn't be accurate to say that the Haki became incredibly strong in that instant, but it was more vivid and agile, far surpassing the vibrancy of flowing Armament Haki.

Moreover, once the Haki is gathered together, it becomes very hard.

Um?

Isn't this just a detached version of Armament Haki Hardening?

It's just that the control has become stronger, so it's become stiffer.

You little rascal!

Ochoku was speechless.

And it hasn't even been a day yet!

This is his secret technique!

How long did it take him to master it in the past?

It must have taken them a year just to master the method of controlling their willpower, right?

I knew long ago that Roa was an unprecedented monster, but to be this strange makes it hard to call him something that should have been born into this world.

"I already had some basic knowledge."

Roa smiled broadly, revealing his gums.

He had previously practiced forging Black Blade, which laid a solid foundation for his control over willpower.

In addition, he does possess extraordinary talent, which is why he was able to master this move so quickly.

Roa opened his right hand and tried to reach in the direction where the flash of inspiration had just occurred. Just a few seconds later, black energy emerged from his palm and smoothly condensed into a sphere in his hand.

"Call--"

Ochoku let out a sigh of relief.

You can't compare to him.

Didn't we already know that?

This little devil was born abnormal.

It's hard to say whether what's beneath the skin is actually human.

"Uncle Ochoku,"

The joy on Roa's face faded slightly, and his handsome brows furrowed a little. "If I use this technique on Conqueror's Haki, will I have completed the Conqueror's Haki entanglement?"

"Conqueror's Haki is inherently violent, so achieving this level of skill is no less difficult than directly binding Conqueror's Haki."

Ochoku couldn't help but ask, "So, Roa, you've already started training in Conqueror's Haki's Entanglement technique?"

Even he only gradually mastered the technique of applying Conqueror's Haki in the years following the destruction of the Rocks Pirates!

How old is this little brat?!

Are you kidding me?!

"It feels very close!"

Roa suddenly clenched his fist, "It's like, just one step away from the goal!"

When it comes to being entangled in Conqueror's Haki, Roa is only lacking a little control over it.

After a series of battles with Ochoku Red, his control over Haki has improved further, and he was already very close to mastering it.

Now, we have a clear method for cultivating willpower.

Roa was almost certain that it was just one step away from succeeding!

"..."

Ochoku remained silent.

Just one step away from victory?

Roa, or tell me you were actually joking.

Your unreasonable behavior is making me feel very frustrated.

Even without mastering Conqueror's Haki Entanglement, he was already a cut above me; if he had mastered Conqueror's Coating, wouldn't the gap widen instantly?

And.

Ochoku didn't want to look at Roa, so he turned his head and saw the burly young man sitting cross-legged in meditation, and the black-winged young man silently wielding his sword beside him.

Mercury Barrett and Abel, the Devil's Descendant.

It's one thing for Roa to be strong on his own, but the two men under him are also incredibly powerful monsters at such a young age!

But is this kid named Bullet training his willpower?

Not everyone is suited to that secret technique. Without enough overwhelming Haki, using that move is tantamount to suicide.

Unfortunately, Ochoku didn't know much about Bullet.

While Ochoku was looking around, Roa was full of confidence!

One more opportunity is needed!

Whitebeard uncle, we're counting on you!

While they were rushing towards Feld's stronghold, in the North Blue...

A deserted, isolated island.

A ship slowly approached the island.

Dragon stood at the bow of the ship, observing the island's scenery through binoculars while simultaneously unleashing his Observation Haki to probe further.

"This is the agreed-upon place."

Beside him, Doctor Trafalgar wiped the sweat from his brow. "It's hard to imagine that extremists would contact us."

"We cannot let our guard down; something unexpected might happen."

Dragon lowered his binoculars, his cold face expressionless. "Don't let the ship dock. I'll go alone. If anything goes wrong, turn around and leave immediately!"

I'll go too!

Doctor Trafalgar exclaimed urgently, "How can they believe you if you go alone! You're not even from Flevance!"

"Use Den Den Mushi to contact us."

"Safety first, huh?" Dragon said.

He was suddenly stunned.

A ship slowly sails out into a bay on the island.

Then.

Two dark figures shot towards the ship.

Dragon's expression changed drastically.

"Oh no! Turn around immediately! Leave right now!"

How could this be? How did they get here?

But it was too late!

How could a ship possibly match the speed of the monsters?

Dragon's eyes were bloodshot, as if they were about to be torn apart.

He could certainly run away, but was he going to abandon his companions on the ship?

Dragon can't do it.

Then.

"I've been looking for you everywhere, Dragon!"

A dark shadow crashed heavily onto the deck, accompanied by a cold, icy voice, "Are you still going to hide?"

"Mr. Zephyr..."

As the son of the Garp the Hero, Dragon was naturally familiar with the man before him.

Like the Sengoku, he was of his uncle's generation, and he even held him when he was a child.

"Zephyr?"

Doctor Trafalgar's expression also changed drastically. "The former Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Black Arm, no, Black Leg Zephyr?"

Oh no!

With the Marine Headquarters' strongest forces arriving here, doesn't that mean everything has already come to an end?

Although Dragon is very strong, it's impossible for him to defeat this former Admiral!

It's not just Mr. Zephyr!

Dragon watched as the man who followed closely behind Zefa crashed onto the deck as well.

Answer me, Dragon!

Sakazuki's arms had turned into lava, and intense heat emanated from them. "Have you truly betrayed justice?"

"Betray?"

Dragon paused for a moment, glancing at his former colleague Sakazuki, then at the expressionless Zephyr.

"I simply chose my own path of justice."

"Your sense of justice?"

Sakazuki sneered, "So you're associating with those lunatics! The guy who brought us here to find you, do you know how many people he and his accomplices had killed by the time we caught him?"

"A portion of the Flevance have indeed gone mad,"

Dragon said in a deep voice, "But the vast majority of Flevance are simply innocent victims persecuted by the World Government!"

"Innocent?"

Sakazuki's words grew even colder, "No one forced them to wreak havoc in the North Blue. Whatever they went through is not a reason for them to wantonly harm truly innocent people!"

We did nothing!

Doctor Trafalgar, standing behind Dragon, couldn't hold back his anger any longer and said, "In the end, isn't the root of everything the World Government?"

"Who concealed the dangers of Amber Lead? Who caused us to contract this incurable disease? And who, in order to cover up the truth, is trying to wipe us out!"

"We're not even like extreme revenge-seekers; we just wanted to live peacefully, but you still won't let us go, you still want to wipe us out completely!"

Doctor Trafalgar roared out all the anger that had been simmering within him.

He originally wanted to spend the rest of his life peacefully with his wife, but he couldn't.

"Why do extremists become so insane? Isn't it all because of you who drove them to this point!"

Sakazuki paused for a moment.

Then.

"Indeed, even those who pride themselves on being moderates harbor a madness within them."

The man, possessing the most fiery power yet harboring the coldest heart, spoke indifferently, "Flevance, the existence of your race has become a threat to justice."

"Sakazuki, you bastard!"

A look of anger finally appeared on Dragon's face.

How can there be such an unreasonable person!

"Let's get started, Professor Zephyr,"

Sakazuki spoke coldly, "Whether it's the people of Dragon or the remnants of Flevance, they all deserve to die!"

Dragon took a deep breath.

It seems things won't end well today.

Sakazuki is a madman, Zephyr has also become extreme after his battle with Roa!

What to do?

The young Dragon felt completely confused and couldn't think of any solution.

But.

"Tell me everything that happened in Flevance, exactly as it happened."

Zephyr opened his mouth.

"Professor Zephyr?"

Sakazuki turned around in surprise.

What's the point of asking these questions now?

Dragon was also somewhat bewildered.

However, Doctor Trafalgar, as if grasping at a straw, poured out everything in detail.

He was found by an unknown force who revealed the existence of Platinum Lead Disease to him, and he spread the news throughout the country, which incited riots.

Finally, the Flevance scattered and split into moderates and extremists, which caused unrest throughout the North Blue.

"Everything is true!"

Doctor Trafalgar proclaimed, "Whichever Flevance you ask, you'll get the same answer as me!"

"What's the point of saying this now?"

Sakazuki remained unmoved. "Even if you're moderates now, who can guarantee you won't turn to extremes when your lifespans truly come to an end?"

He was the kind of ruthless guy who blew up the entire refugee ship with a single shot simply because he suspected a scholar had boarded.

Sacrificing one tribe to save the entire North Blue — Sakazuki thought it was a worthwhile trade.

"Utterly foolish!"

Dragon gritted his teeth.

Stupidity is not scary; what's truly terrifying is when such a person wields immense military power!

Can you only see the surface of things? Sakazuki!

Or is it that you're unwilling to look deeper?

"Will everything end once we kill all the Flevance?"

Zephyr opened his mouth.

Sakazuki was taken aback again.

"In another corner of the world, could there be another highly toxic mineral that the government and local royalty are using their citizens to mine?"

Zephyr said.

"Professor Zephyr, what's the point of this assumption?"

Sakazuki was puzzled, wondering what had suddenly happened to the teacher.

"I already said it was just a hypothetical scenario,"

Zephyr looked at his protégé, "But Sakazuki, do you think the government would do that?"

Sakazuki was speechless for a moment.

Even he, after learning the inside story of the Flevance incident, could no longer exonerate the World Government.

Yes, of course, if it's the World Government.

"We visited so many countries recently, haven't you noticed? Sakazuki."

Zephyr asked, "Where do all those countless pirates on the high seas come from?"

"The Flevance became extreme because they couldn't survive. How many more people on the high seas are struggling to survive?"

Sakazuki's eyes were gradually changing.

"Countless Flevance exist in this world, but those places lack the deadly Amber Lead, and their people are free from incurable diseases."

"But,"

Zephyr took a deep breath. "Poverty, hunger, pirates, and even the Celestial Dragons' triennial massacre—these are all incurable diseases that can drive them to extremes."

"As long as the root problem remains unresolved, the Flevance will never be eradicated, and pirates will continue to emerge."

"Mr. Zephyr!"

Dragon was greatly shocked.

After the initial shock came overwhelming joy.

How could Mr. Zephyr say such a thing!

Could it be that...?

How could such a thing happen!

Sakazuki reacted even more violently; he seemed completely bewildered, staring blankly at his mentor.

"Sakazuki, answer me, do you want to eliminate the pirates on the high seas now, or completely erase the profession of pirate from history?"

Sakazuki's pupils gradually contracted, while his eyes continued to widen.