Aokiji skated across the sea to Maurice Island. When he saw that Maurice Island had already become ruins, he turned to look at Dragon standing atop a half-submerged Warship and could not help sighing softly. However, Aokiji did not attack immediately. Instead, he spoke first.
"I never expected us to meet under these circumstances. You've changed a lot lately."
"You haven't changed little yourself."
"Why are you doing this? Don't you know that this will make the entire sea even more chaotic?" For this sea, if it lost the Marines' suppression, pirates would undoubtedly become even more rampant. The reason the Revolutionary Army under Dragon's command had not attacked the Marines before was largely because of this concern.
Otherwise, given Dragon's position in the Marines back then and his knowledge of so many Marine secrets, he could have used them against the Marines long ago.
"Even more chaotic?" When Dragon spoke those words, his face was filled with a mocking smile.
"Kuzan, tell me, when has this sea ever not been chaotic? When has this sea ever known peace? What difference is there between the current state of the sea and that of twenty or forty years ago?"
Dragon paused here. His gaze no longer rested on Aokiji, instead lifting toward the sky. Then, without waiting for Aokiji to answer, he continued, "There is no difference. Rocks, Roger, Golden Lion, Baloric Redfield, Bondi Vald, Douglas Barrett, Whitebeard, Red Hair, Kaido, Big Mom—powerful pirates have emerged on the sea one batch after another. Kuzan, tell me, when has this sea ever not been chaotic? Can the Marines—or more precisely, the World Government—truly bring peace to this sea?"
Aokiji opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he said nothing. In the original work, Aokiji had eventually begun questioning