But if their lives were gone, what meaning was there in how many people they could kill?
The three of them suddenly fell into a daze. Thinking back on the years they had spent diligently training under Charlotte Linlin, living every day on edge—the kind of life where being alive felt worse than death—their hearts filled with uncertainty and confusion.
"Alliance Leader Ronglin is a great and magnanimous man. He can grant every one of you a full pardon," Hawkins said. "If you are unwilling to submit to the Star Alliance, the Alliance will also provide you with a new place to live, where other forces will be unable to disturb you. If you are willing to submit, the Alliance Leader will assign you suitable positions and put you to important use."
The expressions of the three changed. Ronglin was actually willing to pardon the BIGMOM Pirates for their repeated provocations against the Star Alliance? And those who wished to leave could even be given a safe place to live?
"If the past cannot be changed, then all we can do is accept it," Hawkins continued slowly. "But we can choose how we want to live in the future!"
Cracker raised his head and looked coldly at Hawkins. "No matter how you look at it, the Star Alliance stands to gain quite a lot from this, doesn't it?"
Hawkins shook his head. "I already said that if you surrender, I will lose an opportunity for revenge."
Katakuri, who had remained silent until then, finally spoke. "Then what do we gain?"
Hawkins said, "Your brothers and sisters will all have a chance to live. As long as they give up their identities as pirates, they will receive the Alliance's protection. If any of them are willing to serve the Alliance, the