Admiral Aokiji said expressionlessly, "Are you joking, Shanks?"
Even he felt it was absurd.
It might be acceptable if you were trying to recruit an ordinary Navy, but he was a Navy Admiral, the Navy's strongest combatant. Would he betray them just because of a few words from you?
"No, I'm serious."
Shanks revealed a serious expression and said, "You are not a qualified Navy, Kuzan. Come with me and become an Adventurer!"
"Ridiculous, Shanks."
Admiral Aokiji exhaled a cold mist, his emotions inexplicably irritable.
The fighting spirit that had disappeared rose again,
causing the previously quelled atmosphere to become tense once more.
To say he wasn't suitable to be a Navy,
the subtext was questioning his will of justice.
Admiral Aokiji, who had upheld justice for countless years and grown to become a Navy Admiral, was questioned about his fundamental will, so it was only natural for him to be enraged.
This was a person's belief,
just like Luffy's desire to be the freest person on the sea, and Sanji's wish and dream of eating the Transparent Fruit being refuted.
In a higher-level world, such a clash of beliefs could even lead to pollution and degradation.
Originally,
Admiral Aokiji had nearly killed the Straw Hat Crew because of Robin's little scheme.
He had finally managed to stabilize his thoughts and decided to continue observing the rightness or wrongness of the will of justice. But then Shanks pulled this stunt?
Even if his strength was inferior to Shanks,
Admiral Aokiji wouldn't hesitate to fight to the death.
Shanks continued, "If you truly wished to uphold the Navy's justice, no one would have survived the Ohara incident."
Bang.
The ground was pierced, and dozens of ice spears wrapped in cold air emerged.
Shanks' body swayed slightly, dodging all the ice spears and standing in the gaps where the ice spears intersected.
Shanks didn't retaliate, but continued, "The Navy's justice is not suitable for you."
Admiral Aokiji frowned deeply and replied, "The current Navy has broken free from the World Government's control, Shanks. Your play off tactics are too childish."
The former Navy,
had indeed done countless things that disappointed Admiral Aokiji. Even Admiral Aokiji couldn't accurately judge between justice and evil.
But it was all due to the World Government, and now, with the help of the Reincarnation Game, the Navy Alliance had broken free from the World Government's control.
It was a brand new, independent organization of justice.
"It's not instigation."
Looking at the hostile Admiral Aokiji, Shanks still maintained his intention to recruit him.
A voice slowly came.
A blind man, leaning on a purple cane and with his eyes closed, walked to Shanks' side, exuding an aura very similar to Shanks'.
"Ashura?"
Admiral Aokiji raised his eyelids, looked at the suddenly appearing blind man, and quickly recognized his identity.
Fujitora,
a Paramecia-type Gravity-Gravity Fruit user, gentle and straightforward, with a strong sense of justice. His game profession was Ashura.
The Navy Alliance had once conducted recruitment, but Fujitora, who originally had a good impression of the Navy,
suddenly defected and chose to join the Adventurers' Guild.
Admiral Aokiji had seen his information, so he could recognize him.
"Admiral Aokiji."
Fujitora bowed slightly, politely greeting Kuzan.
His glasses obscured by the cold mist, Admiral Aokiji frowned and asked, "You, who refused to join the Navy Alliance, have abandoned justice. Do you now want to instigate me?"
He was actually very curious about Fujitora's reason for ultimately rejecting the Navy.
No matter how one judged it,
the Navy was the greatest contributor to maintaining the stability of the sea, not Adventurers who upheld free will and disrupted the world.
It was truly strange that someone with Fujitora's personality would make such a choice.
Fujitora gently shook his head and said, "I only decided, after careful deliberation, that the future described by Guild Master Shanks is true justice."
"Nonsense!"
"Admiral Aokiji, has your immense power made you lose your way?"
Fujitora's tone was stern and unyielding, saying, "What I value is the safety of civilians, not serving the Navy's false justice. Should I not refuse the Navy?"
"False justice?"
Admiral Aokiji's face showed anger, and he said coldly, "Fujitora, do you think you know who maintains the stability of this sea?"
If it weren't for the Navy's patrols, countless countries in the four seas would have long been ravaged by pirates.
For this,
countless young Navy members sacrificed their lives, and he would never allow anyone to slander the Navy.
Fujitora suddenly retorted, "So, has the living environment of the civilians changed?"
"Of course it has changed, the Navy captures pirates…"
Admiral Aokiji wanted to retort, but was interrupted by Fujitora.
Fujitora said, "Before I considered refusing the Navy, I traveled through countless towns and countries, and they haven't improved because of the Navy's independence. Civilians are still struggling in dire straits."
"They're even living harder than before."
Admiral Aokiji didn't speak, a look of confusion in his eyes.
Having undergone the baptism of the Reincarnation Game, the Navy Alliance's strength had greatly increased, and most of the scattered pirate crews had been wiped out.
How could civilians possibly be living harder?
Fujitora sighed and said, "Admiral Aokiji, do you think the only enemies of civilians are pirates?"
"The World Government has become the Celestial Dragons, and the former Heavenly Gold has been changed to Celestial Dragon sacrifices. Every country must offer large amounts of resources to the Celestial Dragons."
"Has the Navy ever stopped it?"
Admiral Aokiji remained silent,
although the Navy Alliance had broken free from the World Government's control, they still maintained a delicate cooperative relationship, so it was naturally impossible to antagonize them over such matters.
After a long pause, Admiral Aokiji opened his mouth and said, "After I return, I will discuss with the Fleet Admiral about reducing the Heavenly Gold from the World Government."
Cancellation was definitely impossible.
But a reduction was hopeful, and then civilian life should be much better.
Fujitora sneered, "The World Government reduces the Heavenly Gold, and then the Navy Alliance will take it, right?"
Admiral Aokiji heard the implied meaning in his words and asked, "What do you mean?"
As far as he knew,
most of the Navy Alliance's resources came from a portion of the reward points earned by various levels of Navy hunting Pollution Monsters, accumulated after some contribution.
Another part was the military expenses for the Navy stationed in the countries of the four seas.
Bang!
The purple cane heavily struck the ground, making a crisp sound, and Fujitora said with a livid face, "You go ask Fleet Admiral Sengoku yourself, where did the resources come from for those commanders formerly affiliated with various branches to cultivate [first-rate players] under their command?"
"Branch commanders trade with local nobles, selling civilians like cattle and horses!"
"Slavery is rampant in the nations of the four seas!"
"Even more shockingly, some secretly cooperate with the World Government, kidnapping Vegapunk, and using his scientific technology to inject zombie poison extracted from the Zombie World into civilians, infecting entire towns, and hunting civilians as zombies to earn reward points!"
Countless unbearable dark secrets were exposed by Fujitora.
He hadn't believed these things originally, until he witnessed them firsthand, and was shocked that these nobles and high-ranking officials could regard human lives as such lowly things.
"How is that possible?!"
Admiral Aokiji's gaze suddenly sharpened, and cold sweat ran down his forehead, freezing into ice shards.
How could the Navy Alliance do such things?
Would Fleet Admiral Sengoku allow it?
Was Vice Admiral Tsuru aware?
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