Looking at the documents beside him, Akainu slowly clenched his fist at Ron's words.
"Tell me... Ron, if I were like Mr. Garp and would rather keep waiting than step forward, would you kill me too?"
The glowing tip of his burning cigar paused for a moment before continuing onward.
Puff...
Ron exhaled a long stream of smoke and nodded firmly.
"I would!"
"The moment I decided to do this, I was already prepared to make an enemy of the world."
"No matter who or what stands before me, as long as they block my path, I'll wipe them all out!"
"You can call me stubborn, or say I'm consumed by ambition, but this is what I've decided, and this is what I'll do."
That was Ron's resolve!
He could bring himself to kill not only enemies, but companions and benefactors alike, without distinction.
The only thing he could hold to was doing his utmost to keep them from standing against him. Killing enemies would not even make him frown, but the blood of companions was too heavy, heavy enough to leave him struggling for breath.
Yet even if he had to bear that burden, he would not turn back. He would remain unwavering.
"I see..."
Akainu clenched and unclenched his fist. A moment later, he gave a mocking laugh. "So my extreme attitude actually saved my life?"
The same choice had been placed before Akainu, but his answer would have been completely different from Garp's.
Because he believed in "Absolute Justice." There was no room for even a grain of sand in his eyes, while life and death mattered somewhat less to him.
Akainu could not say whether he should feel fortunate or disappointed. With Ron standing before him like this, he felt pressure for the first time.
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