The World Government and the Marines had done plenty of terrible things. They had dragged the word "Justice" through more filth than anyone could describe. Yet their existence still mattered enormously to this world.
Loa would not judge an entire group by a handful of its members. On a personal level, that would insult the Marine comrades who worked so hard and deny the years he himself had spent fighting as a Marine.
On a broader level, it was simply foolish!
Ever since humans had learned to band together, the world had never seen a perfect organization. Saints lived in the light; devils lived in the dark.
But whichever side a person yearned for, more than ninety-nine percent of humanity spent their lives on the gray ground between them. Neither black nor white, it was the only place where humanity could keep living and growing.
So Loa did not despise the Marines for their inaction, nor did he have the slightest interest in the World Government's ideas.
Set aside those who sought truth and freedom, like Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Luffy, and this world still held no shortage of villains who committed evil simply because they wanted to.
That was the sin the "dreams" running through the One Piece World could never wash away!
The Five Elders had all the stench one expected of politicians, but when it came to dealing with pirates, their work was beyond reproach. Blind aggression would only cause greater upheaval; timely compromise protected more civilians.
The same was true of the Marines. Day after day, year after year, they sailed the Four Blues and the Grand Line, struggling to keep the seas stable. Countless heroes had shed their blood to win those years of peace!
Even now, August's bell still echoed through Marine