The moonlight poured down and shone on Tsugumi Yoriichi's face.
A gentle smile appeared on Yunyi's face as he looked at Zephyr who looked a little dazed at the end of the corridor.
"Yuichi!"
Zefa looked at Tsugikoku Yoriichi who was sitting on the porch in front of the door and murmured in disbelief. He had never thought that he would see Tsugikoku Yoriichi in his own home.
After causing such a big fuss in the holy land of Marinjoa, Yoshiichi Tsugakuni did not reunite with his companions immediately after leaving the holy land. Instead, he came to the headquarters of the navy. No one could have imagined that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni would appear here.
“You bastard.”
"You're really brave!"
"You've gotten into such a big trouble, but instead of returning to the New World and your base, you actually came to the Marine Headquarters."
"Are you looking down on me and our navy?"
The look of astonishment and bewilderment on Zephyr's face disappeared, and he chuckled softly and questioned Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. Although it was a question, Zephyr's tone was quite calm when he said it, without even a hint of anger.
"How could I possibly underestimate the Navy?"
"Even if I look down on the navy, I won't look down on you, right?"
"You are one of the Marines I respect the most."
"I came here to say goodbye to you."
"I'm sorry, Mr. Zephyr, I'm afraid I can't stay in the Navy any longer. I can't find the justice I want in the Navy under the control of the World Government."
Ji Guoyuan put one hand on the ground, grabbed the two long swords at hand with the other hand, slowly stood up and said to Zefa.
Zefa's eyes never left Tsugakuin Yoichiro. In the moonlight, Zefa carefully looked at the horrible wounds on Tsugakuin Yoichiro's body, and some worry appeared in his eyes.
After pondering for a long time, Zefa sighed and said:
"Let's not say goodbye."
"I'm not dead. I don't need you to say goodbye to me."
"Is there no justice in the navy?"
"What did you see in the Holy Land?"
"I've been in the navy for so many years, but I've never actually been to the Holy Land."
"The residence of the Celestial Dragons, presumably."
At this point, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi shook his head slightly, holding onto two long swords and leaning against the ground to support himself, while interrupting, "Teacher Zefa, please don't ask what's in the holy land."
"It's not like you haven't seen Celestial Dragons before. I can only say that the vast majority of Celestial Dragons are no different from the ones you've seen."
"Isn't it hard to imagine what kind of world people like that could create when they get together?"
"What I saw in the Holy Land confirmed one thing for me: if the Celestial Dragons weren't ruling, the world would be a much better place!"
As Tsugakuin Yoriichi spoke, he turned his head and looked up at the night sky. The place he was facing was exactly where the holy land of Marinjoa was located. Killing intent flashed in Yoriichi's eyes, and Zephyr, who was not far away, could clearly feel the murderous aura emanating from Tsugakuin Yoriichi.
This was the first time he felt this feeling from Yoriichi. Yoriichi Tsugakuin had always been a mature and reserved person in front of Zephyr. Even when facing the enemy, he was as calm as a lake, without any ripples.
It is difficult to see this kind of emotional fluctuation in Yuichiro Tsugikuni.
"Yeah."
"Since you have already made your decision, I won't ask any more questions."
"When you go out, protect yourself."
"There are some things you will know sooner or later. Telling you now won't be considered revealing naval secrets."
"We, the Navy, and the World Government, will be looking for you and your Sword of Dawn."
"Yuichirō, after today, we are enemies."
Zephyr lowered his eyelids slightly and said to Tsugakuin Yoshiichi. As a former admiral of the navy, how could Zephyr not understand what Tsugakuin Yoshiichi said?
How could the Navy not know what kind of people the Celestial Dragons are? Their intelligence system is not there to do nothing.
But the same thing goes, although Zefa has retired from the front line, he has always recognized one thing in his heart.
No matter how bad the Celestial Dragons are, as long as the world can maintain a delicate balance, the harm they cause to ordinary people will be far less than that caused by pirates.
Some people may think that the Celestial Dragons would destroy a country every three years, buy slaves in the Sabaody Archipelago at any time, and kill ordinary people when they feel they have been offended by them.
But that is only the "evil" part of this world.
Compared with those pirates who are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river, the threats and damages caused by the Celestial Dragons themselves are really not worth mentioning.
Zephyr will continue to stay in the navy after retiring from the front line because he wants to cultivate truly just and passionate naval heroes.
When these justice-minded sailors are able to make a difference in this world, the "evil" in this world will eventually be reduced.
Zephyr couldn't say that he opposed what Tsugikuni Yoriichi did, but he couldn't say that he agreed with it either.
The consequences of overturning the world are unknown, but one thing is certain: the conflict between Yoriichi Tsugikuni and the World Government will inevitably lead to bloodshed. It is unknown how many innocent people will be caught up in this struggle.
The news hasn't really spread yet, but Zefa has already smelled the strong smell of blood.
"Enemy?"
"No matter what time, Mr. Zefa, you are my teacher and my guide."
When Ji Guoyuan heard Zefa's words, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, and he smiled silently, then bowed slightly to Zefa.
"Goodbye, Mr. Zefa."
After slowly standing up, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's gaze lingered for a moment on Zefa's face, which was beginning to show signs of aging. He said goodbye softly, and then his figure flashed and suddenly disappeared from Zefa's sight.
"Asshole."
Zefa took a light step and walked to the place where Ji Guoyuanyi was before. Looking at the bloodstains on the floor, Zefa couldn't help but curse softly. He looked in the direction where Ji Guoyuanyi left, and his eyes became a little moist.
A few days later, early in the morning.
A news report that has been strictly censored by the World Government was spread all over the world thanks to the efforts of News Bird.
"Big event!"
"Something big has happened!"
In the East China Sea, in the forest east of the Uncertainty Terminal, the bandit Douglas rushed into a wooden house in the mountains with a roll of newspaper in his hand.
Douglas pushed the door of the cabin open with a bang. He looked at Dadan and the others sitting around the table eating breakfast, took a deep breath, and shouted, "Something big has happened!"
The sharp shouting immediately made Ace and Sabo at the table cover their ears, and Dadan picked up a large wooden stick and smashed it on Douglas's head while shouting, "Asshole, what are you yelling about so early in the morning?!"
The stick fell quickly, and Douglas quickly took out the newspaper, spread his hands, and quickly blocked his face.
The rapidly falling stick also stopped directly in the air.
Dadan was sharp-eyed and saw the headline in the newspaper at a glance:
"The former admiral raided the holy land of Marinjoa? Released the criminals held there?"
Below the huge headline in the newspaper, there was a photo. It showed the scene when the holy land of Marinchoa was engulfed in fire. The camera was shot from bottom to top. In the center of the photo was a young man with long red hair holding a long knife.
"Tsugumi Kuniichi!"
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi attacked the holy land of Marinjoa? And released the criminals imprisoned there?"
Dadan threw away the newspaper in his hand, snatched it from Douglas's hand, and read it carefully.
Today's newspaper used half of its page to report this incident, and the general summary is:
——Tsugikuni Yoriichi and his Sword of Dawn navy rebelled, broke into the Holy Land, released the "criminals", and declared war on the World Government.
——All of Tsugikuni Yoriichi's accomplices are considered criminals, the "greatest evil" in this world. The public should be extremely careful~
——A large list of criminals was compiled and some photos were published.
The World Government did not fully disclose the fact that Yoriichi Tsugakuni killed countless Celestial Dragons in the Holy Land. At the same time, the World Government also renamed the slaves released by Yoriichi Tsugakuni as criminals.
This is based on the direction of public opinion. The world government is not entirely composed of good-for-nothings. There are also some smart people who know that they need to portray themselves as victims in front of the world public.
At the same time, they cannot disclose the news of the killing of the Celestial Dragons, otherwise, the prestige of the World Government will suffer a huge blow. Some things must never be started. Once they start, such things will continue to happen.
The job of protecting the Celestial Dragons is a thankless task in itself. If all the ambitious people in this world follow suit, what will become of the world?!
"What?!"
"General Tsugikoku Yoshiichi attacked the holy land?"
Dadan's words immediately caught the attention of Ace and Sabo. Ace exclaimed, quickly jumped off the chair, quickly came to Dadan's side, climbed up along Dadan's legs, and looked at the newspaper.
Although Ace is young, he is very smart. His mother has taught him some words. Although Ace cannot recognize all the information in the newspaper, he can barely understand the general idea.
Moreover, even if he couldn't read, he still recognized the picture.
Ace saw the photo of Yuichiro Tsugikoku at the bottom of the newspaper headline at a glance.
"How is this possible?!"
"How could General Tsugikoku Yoshiichi do such a thing?"
"That's impossible!"
Ace couldn't read completely, and could only vaguely recognize words like "wanted" and "criminal" in the article. After jumping off Dadan's body, Ace's little head shook violently, and he couldn't believe the news he heard.
"The Holy Land is the home of the world's noble Celestial Dragons."
"General Tsugikoku Yoshida, why would he attack the Holy Land?"
"Release the criminals. How could such an upright marine like him possibly rescue a criminal?!"
Little Ace looked like he had suffered a severe blow, as if his entire worldview had been destroyed, and his face was dazed.
Dadan also squatted down at this time, placing the newspaper in front of him. Sabo quickly came over and quickly browsed the information on the newspaper. Sabo came from an aristocratic family. He knew more words than Ace and received more information.
After confirming the information in the newspaper, Sabo's expression darkened. He walked over to Ace, patted his brother on the shoulder, and said comfortingly:
"Ace, perhaps Admiral Tsugikoku Yoshida has some difficulties."
At this moment, Sabo didn't know how to comfort Ace. He had a good relationship with Ace. He knew that Ace had always taken Yoriichi Tsugakuni as his role model and wanted to become a navy like Yoriichi Tsugakuni in the future. The person Ace admired most was the guardian angel of Dressrosa.
But now someone told him that the person he admired was a criminal and a devil. How could this not shock Ace's three views?
"Difficulties?"
"Yes!! It must be like this!"
"General Jiguo Yuanyi must have his own difficulties!"
"Or."
"The World Government is at fault!"
"Right! The World Government must be at fault!"
"I will become a high-ranking official in the navy, uncover the truth of this matter, and clear the name of Admiral Tsugikoku Yoshida!"
Sometimes, children’s thought processes are so simple. What they admire in their hearts is the truth they believe in.
How could my brother be wrong? It must be someone else!
If someone says that my brother's music is bad, then that person has no musical appreciation ability!
Ace was like a little fan at this time, defending his idol in his own way, but Ace's words really made him accidentally touch the truth of the incident (doge)!
But Ace's words sounded a bit strange to Dadan.
Sabo stood firmly beside Ace. Seeing the light shining back in Ace's eyes, Sabo nodded heavily and agreed, "Yes!"
The news of Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's attack on the holy land spread very quickly.
Shanks, who had stayed in the Kingdom of Goa for a long time, got up early this morning and just walked out of his cabin when he saw Beckman walking towards him with a roll of newspaper.
"Shanks, your 'big brother' has done something extraordinary this time!"
"That guy really is..."
"I am carrying out my own justice!"
Listening to Beckman's jokes and sighs, Shanks casually took the newspaper, unfolded it and took a quick look. A serious look appeared on Shanks' face. After reading it carefully, Shanks separated some of the truth from the clues in the report.
"Were the slaves of Malinjoa released by Yoriichi Tsugikoku?"
"Given his personality, how could he not do anything after breaking into a town inhabited by Celestial Dragons?"
"He has suddenly become the most vicious criminal in the world!"
After Shanks became an adult, he had visited the Holy Land and knew some of the circumstances there. Rolling up the newspaper in his hand, Shanks murmured with some emotion.
Then Shanks seemed to have thought of something and asked Beckman:
"Beckman, have you located the location of that rubber fruit I heard about a while ago?"
Hearing Shanks' question, Beckman shook his head slightly and said, "That group of pirates only appeared once, and the Gum-Gum Fruit was not able to be used successfully."
"It has lost all trace now."
"But I don't think there's anything to worry about. That group doesn't have the ability to travel to the Grand Line, so they should still be in the East China Sea."
"And it's obvious that group has no interest in the power of the Rubber Fruit. They want to exchange the Devil Fruit for money."
"We still have a chance."
Hearing Beckman say this, Shanks nodded with a smile.
The sea breeze blew, and Shanks' red hair fluttered. He reached out and stroked it. Shanks held the newspaper in his hand, looked back at the direction of the room, and said to Beckman:
"Don't let Wuta know this news."
"This kid really admires Yuichiro Tsugikuni."
Beckman nodded with a smile, then turned and left.
As the "General's Rebellion" incident continued to ferment, the reward warrant for the gang led by Tsugumi Yuichiro was also spread all over the world.
Several high-ranking members of the Sword of Dawn who had appeared in Malinjoa were all put on wanted warrants.
The main culprit, former admiral of the Marine Headquarters, Yoriichi Tsugakuni, has a bounty of 5 billion berries!
The main culprit, a former navy officer, Yixiao, has a bounty of 2.3 billion berries!
The main culprit, former navy, Joracol Mihawk, has a bounty of 1.5 billion berries!
The main culprit, former navy, Cyrus, has a bounty of 600 million berries!
The main culprit, former navy, fishman, Fisher Tiger, has a bounty of 530 million berries.
The main culprit, former navy, fishman, Jinbei, bounty of 220 million berries
The main culprit, Bartholomew Kuma, has a bounty of 1.1 billion berries.
The main culprit, Jhin, has a bounty of 1 billion berries.
All in all, the world government issued dozens of wanted warrants for the main culprits at one time, and the total bounty exceeded 10 billion, which was the largest collective bounty in recent decades.
The name of Yuichiro Tsugikuni has once again become a hot topic among people around the world.
“Gulala--”
"That little brat really dares!"
"Children, turn around and go to Dressrosa!"
“Gulala--”
(End of this chapter)
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