Upon hearing this voice, Luffy's mind went blank for a moment.
Since his strength was already inferior to Purple Rat's, this mistake was extremely fatal for him.
Purple Rat did not disappoint his good teammate whose name he did not know, and with a punch wrapped in Armament Haki, he hit Luffy hard in the stomach.
"Pfft!"
Luffy was sent flying by a punch, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air. The intense pain in his abdomen made him curl up in pain.
Then it slammed heavily onto the ice in the distance, the violent impact Luffy to cough up another mouthful of blood.
Luffy struggled to his feet, swaying unsteadily. His gaze fixed on a certain spot, a grim expression on his face, he demanded:
" Koby? What do you want?"
On the other side, the person who had just spoken, the deserter king Koby, showed a "guilty" expression upon seeing this scene, but it was quickly replaced by what he perceived as determination. He looked at Luffy earnestly and said:
"Mr. Luffy, please stop this war!"
"Continuing like this will only increase casualties, which is not a good outcome for either your side or ours!"
Why must there be war? Can't we just live in peace?
Koby's words were righteous and indignant, and the light of "righteousness" shone on his face.
At that moment, Koby even had a fleeting thought of feeling incredibly great, but this thought was quickly interrupted by Luffy's cold words.
" Koby, how come I never noticed before that your brain wasn't fully developed, and your cerebellum wasn't developed at all? How could you say something like that?"
Luffy's views have been influenced by Xia Chen Xia Chen through his interactions with her, although he still does many things without thinking.
However, he became more ruthless and decisive when it came to right and wrong, so he immediately started swearing at Koby's behavior and words.
(⊙o⊙)...
Koby was completely stunned by Luffy's words, staring at Luffy in disbelief as if he couldn't believe why Luffy would say such a thing.
Mr. Luffy had helped him join the Navy before, and judging from the things they went through Luffy, he always thought Luffy was a sunny and kind pirate, completely different from those pirates who only knew how to kill and start wars.
But Luffy's words shattered the image he had always held of Luffy, and he murmured to himself:
"So, a pirate is still a pirate after all? No matter what, their nature won't change!"
Thinking of this, Koby's eyes hardened, and the last trace of guilt he Luffy vanished completely. Looking at Luffy with disappointment, he said:
"Mr. Luffy, I always thought you were different from other pirates, but now it seems..."
"Why!"
After saying that, Koby even sighed, looking disappointed. Seeing this, Luffy couldn't hold back any longer and immediately yelled at Koby:
"If we had known you were like this, Xia Chen and I should never have rescued you from Alvida in the first place!"
"You're advising me to stop? Do you even know who's about to be executed?"
That's my brother!!!
"Are you asking me to obey you and watch my brother get executed?"
Luffy even shouted the last two sentences, and at the same time, there was a hint of killing intent in his eyes when he looked at Koby.
"I..."
Upon hearing Luffy's roar, Koby was momentarily speechless, but his expression revealed that he only wanted to defend himself, rather than genuinely believing he had done something wrong.
But then a voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Hahaha... Navy kid, you did a great job!"
"What's your name? I'll go tell Sengoku after the war that you performed exceptionally well!"
Purple Rat laughed heartily as it walked towards the two of them, looking at Koby a smile and saying something. But inwardly, it couldn't help but feel a surge of contempt for Koby.
He wasn't far from where Luffy and his crew were, so he overheard their conversation and roughly knew what had happened.
Simply put, the Straw Hat Boy in front of us did this pink-haired navy man a favor, but in the end, he got a reward for being betrayed!
Moreover, this naval officer put himself on a pedestal of righteousness in everything he said, claiming it was an act of justice!
Such a hypocritical attitude is something even CP0 members can only dream of!
To be fair, although as a member of an organization under the World Government, they often resort to any means to achieve their goals, they rarely talk about so-called justice.
Because they themselves know very well what they are doing, and it has absolutely nothing to do with so-called justice!
But this navy man in front of him was different; his righteous and indignant demeanor almost made him believe that he was truly a champion of justice.
Although he despises and looks down on such behavior, he's happy because it's happening on the enemy's side and is advantageous to them!
We really need to talk to Sengoku and ask him where he found such a hypocritical navy. The more of this kind of navy, the better!
"Ah! I'm not..."
Upon hearing Purple Rat's words Koby hurriedly explained, but the smile that stretched to the corners of his mouth seemed to be saying something else entirely.
Seeing this, Luffy completely lost faith in Koby. He never imagined that the person he saved would be like this, spouting nothing but high-sounding platitudes.
If you don't want the war to continue, why don't you try to persuade your navy and your World Government?
Since you're on your side, theoretically you're more likely to be able to persuade them, right?
Now he comes to spout this nonsense to a pirate like me. Luffy felt nauseous at the thought and regretted even more for saving such a hypocrite!
Ugh! I suddenly feel a little guilty towards Alvida! Damn it!
Luffy closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with killing intent as he looked at Koby. He said calmly:
"Since that's your opinion, then there's nothing more to say!"
"I started your naval journey, and today I'll help you finish it!"
With that, Luffy charged toward Koby in an instant, even though he was still quite injured from being punched by the Purple Rat.
However, the difference in strength between him and Koby is too great. Even with his serious injuries, he can still easily defeat someone Koby!
Before long, Luffy arrived in front of Koby and threw a powerful punch at him. Luffy showed no mercy in this punch, aiming to kill Koby.
He won't rest easy until this man is dead!
Koby was completely stunned when he saw Luffy in front of him. Feeling the aura emanating from Luffy, he froze on the spot, unable to move.
The fear of death instantly gripped his heart!
At the critical moment, a figure suddenly appeared in front of him...