Momousagi's eyelids trembled slightly, and when he opened his eyes, he saw the lush forest.
The afternoon sun shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, leaving mottled shadows in the forest.
Later, she found herself sitting with her back against a tree and tied to the trunk.
Momousagi did not yell. As an outstanding naval admiral, she observed the surroundings calmly. Observation Haki did not detect the aura of others.
"Judging from the hunger in my stomach, at least six hours have passed since I was knocked unconscious..."
Momousagi murmured in his heart, frowning and trying to break free.
At this time, a voice came from above the head.
"Good quality, very accurate judgment, the exact number is 5 hours and 35 minutes."
"?!"
Momousagi's movements froze, and he raised his head and saw the devil toy on the tree trunk.
The toy held an apple in its hand, opened its mouth and took a bite.
"What? You want to eat too?"
"What is your purpose of catching me?" Momousagi bit her lip, she knew that the other party would not let her go easily.
"Guess what?" Dimon teased with a half-smile.
Momousagi Silence.
She guessed that the other party wanted to exchange her with the navy for the Revolutionary Army prisoners.
But unfortunately, it is impossible for the navy to agree. Justice will not bow to evil.
She did not say her guess out loud, but the other party's Observation Haki seemed to have reached the level of being able to read other people's hearts and listen to her inner voice.
"Childish."
Dimon was eating an apple and complained speechlessly, "How old are you, and you still have such childish ideas?"
This is not the first time the two have met. Momousagi's appearance has not changed in any way from the past. It is obvious that he has also drank Elixir of Immortality.
He looks to be in his twenties, but his actual age should be over thirty.
Facing Dimon's sarcasm, Momousagi smiled slightly:
"If you want to take me as a hostage and exchange prisoners with the navy, you are wrong!"
"I am ready to sacrifice at any time. If you want to kill me, you can just raise the knife!"
"If you Revolutionary Army are just like this, there's nothing to be afraid of."
I said this, but deep down I was still a little scared.
Dimon shook his head and swallowed the core of the apple he picked randomly in the orchard.
"Do you know how the first nation was born?"
"What?"
Momousagi was stunned, not understanding the meaning of what the other party suddenly said.
Dimon chuckled and said, "What was the world like before the birth of the country as a political system?"
Without waiting for the other party to answer, he answered on his own:
"It is a powerful slave owner who rules a group of weak slaves."
"There is a natural contradiction between slave owners and slaves. When this contradiction is irreconcilable and finally breaks out, the country is born."
"The state is the product of irreconcilable class contradictions."
Momousagi had some doubts in her eyes. It was the first time she had heard such words, and it seemed to make some sense.
"After the birth of the country, there are only two classes in this world." Dimon jumped down from the tree, stretched out his hand and pulled away the rope that bound Momousagi.
"The food-tax class and the tax-paying class."
"What do you want to say?" Momousagi did not dare to act rashly. The opponent's strength was extremely terrifying, and it was impossible to run away.
"Follow me."
Dimon turned around and walked towards the town, and at the same time said slowly, "Then let me ask you, who pays the food tax and who pays the tax? What determines this?"
Momousagi was silent for a moment, choosing to keep up the pace, but she did not dare to run.
She thought about World Government. World Government was obviously a party to the food tax. Through Tenjōkin, he grabbed all Affiliated Nation's money in the world.
And the kings of the major Affiliated Nation taxed their own countries to satisfy World Government's appetite.
Looking at the real world, the answer is obvious.
"Power?"
"That's right, power determines the direction of tax flow." Dimon nodded:
"The military expenditures of your navy come from the Tenjōkin donated by Affiliated Nation. Without the annual military expenditure allocation from World Government, how many days can your navy be able to sustain it? It can be disbanded in a month."
"What do you want to say?"
"I thought what I said was very clear." Dimon glanced at her speechlessly, "Your navy has no position to shout the word 'justice'."
After a pause, he said sarcastically:
"Justice can be objective moral truth."
"Can be the product of a social contract."
"It can be a tool for the ruling class to beautify its rule."
"It can also be about maximizing group interests."
"But it seems ridiculous to say it from the mouth of your navy and regard it as the truth."
Justice in the Navy has both "class attributes" and "tool attributes".
It is a kind of "labeled justice".
It is far different from the justice in Dimon's simple understanding.
After hearing these words, Momousagi's face turned red from holding back. He wanted to refute, but he didn't know where to start.
Abominable toy, is this guy the devil?
Said a devil's whisper!
"Hmph, compared to you Revolutionary Army, our navy is already very righteous!"
"Then Charlotte Linlin's [Whole Cake Chateau] is more righteous than your navy."
Dimon appreciated the woman's unconvinced expression and joked, "The country established by BIG·MOM is the ideal country. Have you been to that country? Do you know how the people in that country live?"
This is of course his sophistry.
But in the face of his sophistry, as Marine Vice Admiral, she couldn't refute, which shows that Momousagi couldn't do it either, and her belief in justice in her heart was shaken.
Momousagi clenched his fists tightly and opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
In the end, she chose to escape.
"I'm not interested in discussing this topic with you! What on earth do you want to do by bringing me here?"
"What... place is this?"
The two walked out of the woods and stood in front of a cliff. In the distance was a quiet small village.
Outside the village, the fields are crisscrossed and filled with ears of wheat.
Winding country roads lead to the village, and there are several windmills near the village entrance.
Driven by the breeze, the windmill slowly rotates.
"Here are Kingdom of Goa, Foosha Village of East Blue."
Dimon answered calmly.
Mr. Garp's hometown?
Momousagi was slightly startled, suddenly remembered something, and asked tentatively:
"More than a year ago, you attacked Reverie, and then Vice Admiral Garp, Zephyr Admiral, Sengoku Admiral, and Commander Omar disappeared mysteriously. Where are they?"
"How does a prisoner like you get the status to ask me questions?" Dimon curled his lips, "It's really better to tie him up."
As soon as he finished speaking, he manifested the puppet Roxanne, and with the help of Age-Age Fruit's power, he imitated the rope fruit and tied Momousagi tightly.
Momousagi didn't dare to resist.
After doing this, Dimon nodded with satisfaction. "Since you are so knowledgeable, it doesn't hurt to tell you."
"Those four people were sent to the future by me. Counting the time, they should have appeared long ago."
At the same time.
Holy Land, Mary Geoise.
The chaos that broke out more than a year ago caused most of the place to be destroyed. Now, thanks to the repairs made by slaves, it has been restored to its former glory.
suddenly.
A blue light erupted outside Pangea Castle, and four figures appeared together.