One Piece: I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First Because I Can't Die

This was a disaster for all humanity!

"They're all my people."

"The scholars of Ohara didn't die, either."

"I saved them."

Xia Le smiled.

"What?"

Vegapunk's face filled with shock and excitement.

"You mean Dr. Clover is still alive? You saved him?"

As soon as he said it, his expression changed.

"No wonder things have felt strange at Marine Headquarters lately."

"There were even rumors of a powerful Marine in the West Blue who defied Headquarters and the World Government, and fought a huge battle."

"That was you?"

Xia Le smiled faintly and nodded.

"I'm an enemy of the world now!"

He paused and looked Vegapunk in the eye.

"So, Vegapunk, your friend needs your help."

Vegapunk shuddered, hesitation crossing his face.

"If we join forces, we can change this world!"

Xia Le turned his gaze ahead.

"You have the greatest mind in the world!"

"And I..."

"Have power that surpasses everything!"

"It would be an alliance of the strongest!"

Xia Le chuckled and looked back at Vegapunk.

"Together, nothing could stand in our way!"

He drew a gentle breath, feeling the breeze brush past, then spoke again.

"What does your ideal nation—your ideal world—look like?"

"Children laughing, people living in peace, every race in the world treating one another as equals and friends. No more slavery, no more tragedy, no more suffering."

"No more Celestial Dragons. No more nobles."

"Those placed above others would serve only to uphold justice and maintain order."

"Princes and commoners would face the same punishment for the same crime!"

"How does that world sound?"

With every sentence, Vegapunk's expression shifted, and light grew in his eyes.

By the time Xia Le finished, the big-headed man's gaze had gone distant.

"Could an ideal nation like that really exist?"

Xia Le smiled. "It doesn't exist yet."