Everyone's Choice

Mia was practically sticking to him, Mosen had long noticed that Mia was well-endowed, Mosen forcibly pulled Mia off him, then put on a poker face and said, "Mia, calm down and just listen to me. Stop touching me."

"I'm just excited!"

"Even if you're excited, don't touch me."

Mia let out a soft "Oh" and sat back down.

"What I'm about to tell you is a secret of mine. I'm not just a Marine."

"Not just a Marine? What do you mean? Mosen, do you have a Pirate background?" Ian asked, frowning.

"No, I'm not a Pirate either. I'm a member of a secret organization. Our organization is dedicated to overthrowing the World Government, defeating the Celestial Dragons, and bringing dawn to this world."

"Overthrow the World Government? Can such a thing really be done?" Michael asked, stunned.

"I don't know, but someone has to do these things. Paddy, the reason you became a Pirate is because your country couldn't afford to pay the Celestial Gold, so you couldn't receive the protection of the World Government and the Navy, and had to seek protection from other Great Pirates.

Mia, your Pirate crew robbing corrupt nobles and helping the poor is a good deed, but have you ever thought about why there are so many poor people who can't even afford to eat?

Ian, you were originally a bounty hunter, and you became a Pirate just for killing Pirates who colluded with nobles.

Michael, I don't even need to mention you. The Celestial Dragons who slaughter ordinary people deserve to die, and you did nothing wrong by stopping them.

But you are all imprisoned in Impel Down now. Have you ever considered why?"

After Mosen finished speaking, all four of them fell silent.

After a long while, Mia spoke first, "Warden, you want us to join your organization, right?"

"Yes, but I won't force you if you don't want to. I'll still find a way to get you out of Impel Down. This is not a transaction, and you don't need to join out of gratitude for me saving you from Impel Down."

"Mosen, is your organization already fighting the World Government?" Ian asked.

"Not yet. Our organization is still secretly accumulating strength."

"Will your organization attack the Navy?" Michael asked.

"No, I can guarantee that. Michael, our organization's leader has a deep connection with the Navy, just like you. He won't target the Navy."

Hearing this, Michael imagined the leader Mosen mentioned as someone with similar experiences to him.

"Then why did you join this organization, Mosen? With your talent, you should be heavily cultivated within the Navy, right?" Michael continued to ask.

"Because my parents were killed by Celestial Dragons, and I was almost captured by Celestial Dragons to become a slave."

Everyone was stunned. They never expected Mosen to have such an experience.

Upon hearing Mosen's words, Michael became completely at ease about the organization behind Mosen. He immediately said, "Mosen, I choose to join."

"I'm joining too. I've long disliked the Celestial Dragons and those nobles. If the World Government is gone, those disgusting nobles will be gone too. It's killing two birds with one stone!" Ian added.

"Count me in! Overthrowing the World Government sounds very interesting, and I also really dislike the Celestial Dragons. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't be locked up in this place. What about you, Paddy?" Mia asked, turning to Paddy.

"If Mia joins, I'll join," Paddy said without hesitation.

"No! Paddy, don't just follow me on something like this! Fighting the World Government is very dangerous. I don't want any accidents to happen to you because of me."

Hearing Mia's words, Paddy scratched her head and fell into thought.

A moment later, Paddy said, "My own thought is to join, because I dislike the World Government.

I remember my father told me before I set sail that our country was too poor, and many civilians couldn't even get enough to eat. If we forcibly joined the World Government and paid the Celestial Gold every year, more than half of the civilians would starve to death.

As royalty, we have a responsibility to ensure our country's civilians are well-fed and clothed, and even more so to protect our country. Therefore, it was best for me, who has the most combat talent in the family, to go out to sea as a Pirate and find a powerful backer.

My father said at the time that he was sorry to me. I wasn't very smart, so I didn't think being a Pirate was bad. Moreover, I ate a lot, so if I went out to sea, it would save a lot of food, and more could be distributed to the civilians, so I went out to sea.

I went back a few times during that period, and each time my father said he had wronged me. I didn't understand what my father meant, so I went to ask Lord Shiki.

Lord Shiki told me that neither my father nor I were wrong, but the World Government was. He said that if he became the King of the World, my country wouldn't have to pay Celestial Gold and would still receive protection.

At that time, I decided to follow Lord Shiki and let him become the King of the World, so my country wouldn't have to pay Celestial Gold, and my father wouldn't say he had wronged me.

But Lord Shiki failed, and I was captured too. However, I don't think Lord Shiki was wrong. The World Government should not continue to exist, so I want to join."

This was the first time Mosen had heard Paddy speak so much since he met her, but these words also gave Mosen a deeper understanding of Paddy.

Undoubtedly, Paddy and her father were good people. As royalty of a country, they could have chosen to ignore the lives of ordinary people and forcibly join the World Government, exchanging human lives for Celestial Gold, as it wouldn't affect them anyway.

But they didn't do that; instead, they chose to stand with the common people. Such royalty deserved respect.

After reaching a consensus with the four of them, Mosen let out a long sigh of relief. It seemed he hadn't misjudged them!

In the following days, Mosen trained while contemplating how he would specifically act during Golden Lion's escape.

However, Mosen didn't expect that before Golden Lion's escape, another batch of prisoners would arrive.

One day, as Mosen was practicing drawing and sheathing his sword as usual, the gates of Extreme Cold Hell suddenly opened. Mosen hurried over; there were new prisoners arriving.

This group consisted of seven men and one woman, personally escorted by Magellan.

Seeing Magellan, Mosen was surprised. He hadn't expected Magellan to personally escort prisoners.

"Lord Magellan, why are you personally bringing prisoners?" Mosen asked as he approached.

"There is a rather special individual among this group of prisoners. I was afraid of any unforeseen circumstances, so I escorted them myself," Magellan replied with a serious tone.

The next chapter will feature a very interesting Devil Fruit.