Witness It with Your Own Eyes

"Stop showing off your twisted theories. I am Black Arm Zephyr, a former admiral of the Navy. I have dedicated my life to serving the people. I don't need a pirate like you to teach me what justice is!"

Despite having her right arm severed and being covered in wounds, she still stood before him with unwavering willpower, which truly astonished Huayue.

"If you were truly capable, you wouldn't be standing before me in such a sorry state. Even if you were twenty years younger, you could still protect this ship full of your beloved students..."

"What a pity. With your arm severed, what can you, in your frail and old age, do? It's even uncertain whether you can use Haki. The weak should take the words of the strong to heart."

"What right does a mere... a mere pirate have to spout nonsense in front of Master Zephyr? Back off!"

Silently, Ain suddenly appeared in front of Huayue, unable to contain her anger any longer. Her pretty face twisted and turned pale with extreme rage.

"It's over. I am the Return-Return Fruit Return Man, capable of rewinding human age by twelve years with a single touch. You, obediently, will become a cub and experience the despair of losing all your powers!"

"Stop! Ain, this guy's strength is beyond what your Devil Fruit can handle. Get back! Black Arm Crushing Fist."

Bang bang bang bang...

The sound of something cutting through the air came one after another, but Huayue neither dodged nor avoided it. Only the hint of mockery in her eyes made Zephyr realize that something was wrong.

"This sensation... could it be?!"

"When did you all start to have the illusion that I was in your presence?"

Crackling sounds!

As if the image before his eyes shattered, Zephyr shuddered, his pupils shrinking to the size of pinpoints.

He saw that Huayue, who should have been standing in front of him, had become his deceased student. Although she ranked low in daily training, her hard work impressed Zephyr.

Turning around abruptly, Zephyr discovered that Uchiha Huayue was leaning against the railing of the warship, smiling at him.

"You can still move freely. The will of a person is truly unfathomable. With this level of blood loss, you should have been unconscious long ago."

"Damn it, damn it! What do you know about the teacher? From the moment you appeared, you've been speaking in that condescending tone, spouting nonsensical nonsense. Even if you're one of the Four Emperors, I will never let you get away with it, I will never let anyone who looks down on the teacher get away with it! Six Powers: Shave!"

Two miniature short swords were drawn from her waist with a fierce motion. Ain used the fastest speed she had ever had in her life. Just as the two swords were about to point at each other, she found that the eyes that had been there since they appeared had not shown a single emotion.

"Kamui..."

Click!

The slender, needle-like black vortex vanished in an instant. Ain gasped in surprise, instinctively releasing her twin swords, her face turning pale.

An ability that defies common sense shattered her beloved sword, which she had protected with Armament Haki, right before her eyes.

"I've already said that the truth that contradicts one's own perception is the cruel reality. Do you really think the distance between you and me is only a few meters?"

"No! The distance between you and me is greater than the distance between you and the current Fleet Admiral. Even if you surpass the Fleet Admiral one day in the future, what awaits you is only an even deeper abyss of despair."

The surrounding area was completely silent.

Crows, seemingly drawn by the scent of blood, circled in the sky, dancing with the fluttering seagull flags.

With eyes full of sorrow, heartbroken yet forcing himself to accept reality Zephyr, his body already exhausted, loudly questioned.

"Is your purpose in coming here merely to preach? If that's all, then please leave. Or perhaps you want to increase your bounty of 5.5 billion by another 100 million, take my head, and surpass Roger's?"

That's right, Roger's bounty was 5.5648 billion Beli, which is only a fraction of the bounty of the Four Emperors, who are considered to be on par with him in the eyes of the world.

One day it will completely surpass and replace it, because one is still alive and the other is dead.

"Bounty? Ha, who cares about such a trivial matter? I came to you simply to witness firsthand what kind of expression a person with unwavering will but whose faith has completely collapsed will make."

"Alright, you four, plus one who's unconscious and one who's faking death, do you need me to wake you up?"

Upon hearing this, Zephyr looked in the direction of the voice and saw Binz, carrying a long sword, helping Shuzo up from the pile of corpses. The fine rattan armor hidden in his chest was scattered all over the ground.

"Cough cough, Shuzo rushed too fast and was killed by that guy with one punch. I was lucky to survive thanks to the vine seed in my chest. What a terrifying guy."

Whether he was referring to Edward Weevil or the Uchiha Huayue in front of him, Binz forced a smile, feeling his knees inexplicably go weak.

"Binz ..."

"Professor Zephyr, I..."

"No, it's good to be alive."

As Binz stared in astonishment, Zephyr turned his head away, his face expressionless.

"Kill me, Uchiha Huayue. Taking my head is more valuable than taking the heads of these surviving students. I am a former Marine Admiral. Whether it's threatening the World Government or the Marine Headquarters, I'm always stronger than them, right!"

However, Huayue smiled and couldn't help but shake her head repeatedly.

"This world is really strange. No one wants to hear the truth, but countless people believe lies..."

"The truth of pirates is often rarer than their lies. Even children know that pirates are not trustworthy, so why should I believe your so-called truth?"

Zephyr's question made him nod slightly, his face showing agreement.

"That's right. Then use your eyes to witness everything that happened in the God Valley twenty-nine years ago, and the truth you've always wanted to find, Zephyr ..."

With a slight turn of their exquisite and intricate deep blue eyes, the four of them appeared in a world of black and red in an instant. After the wind and clouds changed, an island covered with high mountains and cliffs came into view once again.

"This is... the God Valley!"

As the sun set, the thick stench of blood attracted numerous sharks to circle the warship.

Zephyr, who had just awakened from the Genjutsu, was stunned and incredulous at what had happened.

"The Hunting Festival, the Rabbit Catcher, the God's Knights, the World Noble Hunters, the Five Elders Conference... Hahaha, hahahahaha! This is what justice is! This is what the Navy is!"

Ain and the others, who were just awakening from their Genjutsu, immediately spoke up after witnessing Zephyr's transformation.

"Teacher, please don't fall for it! This is absolutely a despicable pirate's trick to sow discord between you and the Navy!"

Facing the students with worried faces, Zephyr lay weakly on the deck, her voice filled with anguish.

Having personally participated in that battle and fought against Rocks for a long time, how could he not distinguish between lies and facts?

"An accident to eliminate an obstacle? Damn World Government, damn Celestial Dragons!"