Attack

At Marine Headquarters, Aokiji, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, Steel Bone... sat there, each with an increasingly grim expression.

They have received definite information.

The Moke Pirates are about to make their move.

They exchanged glances, their hearts sinking. The situation was truly dire.

Not only in terms of strength, but we have been completely surpassed.

Even the human spirit has vanished.

Over the past year, they have seen too many people enter the New World from the Grand Line. But most of them are no longer pirates, but rather people who are going to Moke Pirates.

It can be said that Moke brought an end to the Great Pirate Era that Roger had started.

A new era has begun, and this era is called Moke...

Well!

The New World has long suffered under the World Government and the Celestial Dragons.

The rapid rise of Dragon in the past is a good example. Later, Moke killed several Celestial Dragons, and even members of the Five Elders and the Knights of God died at the hands of his pirate crew.

They successfully brought the Celestial Dragons down to the mortal realm, letting everyone know that as long as you are strong enough...

The Celestial Dragons are nothing but ants; they can be killed at will.

The Celestial Dragons, the World Government, the Navy—none of them can do anything to you.

From that moment on, Moke successfully planted a seed in the hearts of everyone in the world. He made most people regard Moke as an idol and a hero. In their hearts, Moke's status was far greater than Roger's status in the hearts of pirates.

Later, Moke's unstoppable momentum gave everyone hope.

A hope to completely bring down the Celestial Dragons... naturally, many people will follow Moke.

This is something they can't stop no matter what.

Just as they couldn't stop the Great Pirate Era back then.

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that some people in the Navy and the World Government are also wavering. Especially the Navy... After all, the Navy members all claim to be righteous.

However, these self-righteous people unconditionally protect the Celestial Dragons commit all sorts of evil.

This is unacceptable to many people.

However, there were no other choices before... After all, people like Long are extremely rare. Most people silently hide their thoughts deep inside.

Try not to think about it.

After all, he's Celestial Dragons!

Even if they don't want to, what can they do?

But now, Moke has made them think deeply about justice!

What is justice?

Truth is justice, and lies are evil. In this era, fewer and fewer people dare to speak the truth, while lies may bring fame and fortune. But there is only one truth, and people often cannot obtain it, which leads to the world's inversion of right and wrong and frequent wars.

Just like how they all claim to be righteous, but they have to say nothing about the Celestial Dragons commit all sorts of evil.

We even have to protect them.

Civilization is justice; barbarism is evil.

The purpose of human civilization is to eliminate barbarism, but now barbarism seems to coexist with civilization, and even attempts to drain civilization's resources, which stands in stark contrast to the rationality and tolerance of civilization.

Just look at the area under the control of the Moke Pirates, and you'll know what civilization is.

Just look at the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, and you'll see what barbarity truly means. These people are constantly sucking the blood of the people.

Humanity is justice, bestiality is evil. The reason why humans were able to stand out from the animal kingdom is because we have learned human values such as sharing, mutual benefit, win-win, and universal love, while selfishness, arrogance, narrow-mindedness, and cruelty are manifestations of bestiality.

Sharing, mutual benefit, win-win cooperation, and universal love—these are qualities that may not be seen in Moke, but they are evident under his rule.

The World Government and the Celestial Dragons were saying these things.

However, it vividly displays the bestial nature of selfishness, arrogance, narrow-mindedness, and cruelty.

Reason is justice, madness is evil. Reason is the beacon of human progress, while madness is humanity's nemesis; if left unchecked and unchecked, it will ultimately lead to the destruction of the world.

Rationality is key; the Moke Pirates are very rational, even though every step they take may seem crazy.

However, he was mindful of every step he took, considering whether it would harm civilians. He tried his best to avoid harming civilians and did everything he could to protect the civilians under his rule.

However, many of these self-proclaimed righteous marines completely disregard the lives of civilians, and even their own colleagues, in order to capture pirates.

How insane is this?

Is this still justice?

Abundant support is justice; little support is evil. Those who act justly gain much support; those who act unjustly lose support—this is a simple yet profound description of justice and evil.

Look at how many people are spontaneously Moke Pirates now?

Not only on the Grand Line, but also across the Four Seas, many people travel thousands of miles to enter the New World.

All for the sake of Moke Pirates.

Looking at the World Government and the Navy, they've long lost the support of the people. Very few people join voluntarily anymore; it's now practically mandatory... In a while...

I fear that, like those evil nobles, they will have to resort to forced conscription in order to have the same number of soldiers as before.

This will only make civilians increasingly resentful, as well as the navy and the World Government, until they become completely disgusted.

These actions forced many in the Navy to confront their true feelings. They could no longer hide their disgust for the Celestial Dragons and the World Government, and either left the Navy or joined the Moke Pirates.

This further undermines the morale of the Navy and the World Government.

It's a vicious cycle.

Can we blame those people?

That can't be right?

Even if they verbally express their disapproval because of their social status, what about their true feelings?

Let alone those people, even just those few of them.

Sometimes, I have doubts; sometimes, I doubt myself. Let alone them...

"Well..."

Aokiji, Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Steel Bone all sighed inwardly. Thinking about this situation now, it was only a matter of time.

Even if it weren't for Moke, there would be someone else.

It's only a matter of time.

The World Government's methods of governing the world have long since collapsed. It is precisely because they unconditionally beat up the Celestial Dragons and relentlessly exploit the common people that the World Government has lost the support of the people.

This further transformed the Celestial Dragons from descendants of the Creator into demons.

Of course, before this, no one dared to say anything.

But that doesn't mean they don't think that way inside.

The world is simply missing a leader, a leader who can give the whole world hope.

For example, the dragon.

He was one of them, although he wasn't as powerful or resourceful as Moke. But his spirit had been passed down and was constantly growing stronger. So, even without Moke...

One day... among the inheritors of the dragon's spirit, someone will stand up and completely overthrow this world.