The monarchs and subjects of those kingdoms were profoundly grateful to the Star Alliance. The name "Benevolent Ruler," praised throughout the New World, could not truly convey Ronglin's contributions to all the nations under the Star Alliance.
Fujitora was stunned. He had come into contact with a side of the Star Alliance that was far more real than the one he had believed he understood.
Laying the Groundwork!
All Fujitora sought was a chance to fulfill his ambitions. His ambitions were not particularly grand—he merely wanted to lend a hand to ordinary people suffering in misery and pull them out of the abyss.
When Fujitora had faced the World Military Draft, he had joined the Marines with that very purpose in mind. The Marines had soon given him the opportunity to realize his ambitions, placing him in a high-ranking position and allowing him to sweep through the pirates of the New World, establishing a formidable reputation. For a time, piracy throughout the New World had been greatly suppressed.
Yet Fujitora still watched countless people inch toward destruction, watched nation after nation gradually fall apart. He realized that although he was working hard, it had no effect at all. He could only helplessly watch the people he wished to protect despair amid endless suffering.
But just when he was in despair, the force he had chosen to fulfill his ambitions cast him out and swept him out the door. If there was anything more tragic in life, it was that Fujitora had ultimately been forced to choose his former enemy in order to uphold the ideals he had always believed in.
No one could understand the despair in Fujitora's heart when he joined the Star Alliance. Even though Momousagi had rebelled against the Marines alongside him, her thoughts were entirely different