You and Me Beneath the Selfish Tree (34)

After hesitating for a few seconds, Ron slowly said,

"Because you've fallen into a misconception. You think that the answer you reached after seeing the world clearly must be correct, and you believe in it without question."

"You don't demand that others agree with you, nor do you force everyone to think the same way... I admit, that seems like an unobjectionable belief, but you're deeply conflicted right now."

"Do you know why?"

Aokiji fell silent. "Why?"

"Because you're only making it sound nice!"

Ron smiled faintly.

"Understanding others and making others understand you may both seem like understanding, but in truth, they're completely unrelated things."

"One is called tolerance—tolerance toward others. The other is called desire—the hope that others will agree with you."

"Let me give you the simplest example, Admiral Aokiji... Your beliefs and Admiral Akainu's are perhaps the starkest contrast within the Navy. If Admiral Akainu wanted to implement his vision of justice, would you stop him or stand by and watch?"

Akainu's "Absolute Justice" was something not only Aokiji could not tolerate; even many Hawk Faction Officers, especially officers below the general rank, could not accept it.

If the Navy became a Navy led by Akainu, changing from Sengoku's style of sacrificing some people to Akainu's style of tolerating not even a grain of sand in his eyes, what would he do?

"I would definitely stop him!"

Aokiji said firmly.

In fact, that was exactly what you did.

Ron recalled the battle of Punk Hazard from the original story and smiled. "Admiral Akainu thinks the same way!"

"If a butcher wants meat, should he slaughter the pig first or the donkey?"

Aokiji: "..."

"When others obstruct their justice, they absolutely won't let them go."

"This has nothing to do with what beliefs you hold. It's simply