Brainwashing had to start from childhood, so Robin would understand the law of the jungle from a young age.
Justice, evil?
Who defined the boundary between them?
Victor believed Robin would develop her own thoughts. However, the ideas he passed on to her would also influence her.
Sure enough, Robin began to have doubts.
Her values from the past were completely different from those she had accepted recently.
She desperately wanted to know the answer.
"Are pirates evil?"
Victor asked Robin.
Robin nodded. "They've done many bad things."
"What sort of bad things?" Victor asked.
"Murdering people, burning down towns, and stealing money and food."
Robin thought for a moment before answering.
"The Celestial Dragons have destroyed many cities. They can kill anyone they want and take whatever they want. So, are they evil?"
Victor spoke patiently.
Robin nodded.
"But the Marines have to protect them. And the Marines' duty is to uphold justice."
Victor continued.
Robin looked up at Victor, confusion showing in her clear black-and-white eyes.
She had experienced too few people and events to understand the adult world.
"There is no absolute justice or evil in this world. Remember that."
Victor rubbed Robin's cheeks. He found that it was rather fun.
"If the Celestial Dragons weren't World Nobles and weren't protected by the World King, then given the crimes they've committed, they would have been executed long ago."
"The existence of the Celestial Dragons is itself a trampling of justice."
Victor spoke without the slightest hesitation.
At the same time, he introduced the concept of the World King.
Robin thought for a while before saying, "Lord Victor, according to what you mean, my mother actually wasn't wrong. She merely angered the World King, right?"
"Yes. It's like how your aunt forbids you from eating too much jam