Pirate: I Maxed Out Conqueror's Haki First Because I'm Immortal

"Are slaves and nobles truly equal?"

"Can Fish-Men and humans understand each other?"

Fisher Tiger took a deep breath and asked the questions in earnest.

His gaze swept over a servant standing nearby. The servant stood motionless, like a statue that had lost its soul.

"Equality will come."

"In some respects, humans, Fish-Men, the Mink Tribe, the Giants, and every other people are born equal."

Xia Le smiled faintly.

Hancock listened quietly beside them as she made tea.

"In what respects are we born equal?"

Fisher Tiger looked puzzled.

"For one thing, everyone has only one life."

"Everyone has the same personhood and the same capacity to grow."

"Anyone, whatever people they belong to, can grow stronger through study and effort. Anyone who picks up a weapon can kill someone else, and anyone struck by a bullet can die."

"Knowing that, how can you say they aren't equal?"

Xia Le smiled calmly.

"But sir, why do inequalities still exist in this world?"

Fisher Tiger asked, bewildered.

The starkest inequality was right here in the Holy Land: the immense gulf in status between Celestial Dragons and slaves. The irony was bitter.

"Absolute equality may not exist. At the very least, it's difficult to achieve."

"But through people's efforts, we can achieve a measure of equality and fairness."

"People differ in small ways, as do different peoples. They have different talents, traits, and temperaments."

"Over time and across generations, those small differences can grow into vast divides."

Xia Le paused, his expression turning grave.

"If you feel those inequalities have begun to threaten your people or your own safety,"

"then the world has gone wrong."

Fisher Tiger froze. "The world has gone wrong?"

"Once you see what's wrong with it, you should work to set it right in your own way."

"That's