Chapter 225: Supreme Speedy Paddle! (Two in One)
The conflict between Sakaski, Kuzan and Yixiao was seen by the people not far away.
As Sakaski left, the sailors and civilians on the refugee ship cheered, and the joy of surviving the disaster filled the entire deck.
Kuzan looked up at the people, gazed at the "Tree of Omniscience" in the center of the island for a long time, and sighed softly.
Although he successfully prevented Sakaski from boarding the refugee ship, Kuzan did not stop the navy from carrying out the demon-killing order against O'Hara.
As a navy officer, he needs to act based on his identity and position.
Perhaps in the eyes of many people, the scholars of O'Hara were just studying the history of hundreds of years ago. They could not be said to have done anything extremely evil, let alone to attract the Demon Killing Order. However, for Kuzan, this was not the main contradiction between the scholars and the navy.
The main contradiction is that the act of scholars violating the ban itself may really cause turmoil in the world.
The authority of the Navy and the government is being challenged, which is not a good thing. Therefore, to some extent, the Navy's Demon Killing Order is to kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Although it is carried out under the leadership of the World Government, the Navy is actually the beneficiary after the implementation of this Demon Killing Order.
The majesty of the navy will be further consolidated with the support of artillery fire.
Kuzan is not a naive person, and there is little Kuzan can do in this incident.
As for why he helped Saron save Nico Robin, a scholar, it was simply because Kuzan did not believe from the bottom of his heart that Nico Robin would be a scholar, or in other words, a "forbidden scholar" who participated in the research of historical texts.
"Go back, Yixiao."
"If General Zhan Guo or even Marshal Gang Gu Kong asks you to hold him accountable, you can just say that you acted according to my orders."
"I can't let something like this affect your future."
Kuzan retracted his gaze and said to the person beside him with a smile. In the sunlight, Kuzan's face showed an ugly smile. When Kuzan said this, the warships in the distance continued to fire, and countless shells fell on O'Hara behind him.
The once warm and tidy streets were now filled with craters and rubble. The houses in the town were also razed to the ground by the naval gunfire. This famous archaeological holy land of the West Sea was completely destroyed.
On the refugee ship, the survivors looked at their hometown engulfed in artillery fire, and the joy of escaping death just now also quietly disappeared.
Although Yixiao couldn't see what a horrible look O'Hara had become under the Demon Slayer Order, he understood that this was the scene he least wanted to see.
At this time, smiling is also a way of being thankful that one can't see.
"Need not."
"My actions follow my own will."
"No matter what kind of punishment it is, I can accept it."
"At worst, I can just go back to Dressrosa. I'm sure Vice Admiral Tsugumi Yoshiichi will accept me."
Yixiao looked relaxed when he said this, not caring at all about the blame he and Kuzan would face. Yixiao would never regret what he had done, nor would he let others take the blame for him.
Looking back at the calm smile on his face, Kuzan's expression finally looked better:
"I really envy Yunyi for having a partner and subordinate like you."
Kuzan sighed softly, then jumped directly onto the refuge ship and began to command the navy to speed up the inspection.
Yixiao heard Kuzan's murmur, and when he felt him leave, a faint smile appeared on his face, and he said to himself: "I am also your partner and subordinate, Lieutenant General Kuzan."
As soon as he finished speaking, a pool of sand appeared under Yixiao's feet, supporting his body and floating up.
Yixiao did not go to the refugee ship to help, but went straight back to Kuzan's own warship and took charge of it.
The naval bombardment lasted a whole day.
More than a dozen warships fully loaded with ammunition emptied all their stockpiles. After completing all this, the warships docked one after another and the navy landed on the island.
After the demon-killing order was over, the navy would still search for any survivors on the island. Under Sakaski's arrangement, the navy of this fleet acted very rigorously.
The result is of course obvious. Under the navy's powerful firepower coverage, not to mention humans, even flies were turned into ashes.
CP9 found the remains of the scholars among the remains of the Tree of Omniscience. At the end of their lives, these scholars finally chose their own burial places.
Perhaps they hope to continue their research even underground.
These bodies were all relatively well preserved. Most of them were choked to death by smoke and dust, and only a few were crushed to death by the remains of the Tree of All-Knowing.
CP9 carried the bodies out one by one and began to count and confirm their identities.
Meanwhile, on the patrol boat leaving O'Hara, CP9 also began a second round of screening, hoping to be foolproof. CP9's method was simple: allow refugees to report on each other, and those who successfully report will receive a reward of 1 million berries.
Anyone who is reported by the refugees will be made to disappear permanently, regardless of whether CP9 has more evidence to prove their identity.
Finally, guess what?
More than half of the people who escaped from O'Hara died
Perhaps the Navy and CP9, who were responsible for the review, did not realize that the quality of their review work would be so "poor".
Nicole Robin's existence was buried in the dust of history with the demise of O'Hara. Perhaps one day, when the survivors of O'Hara are able to see Robin again, they will realize that there are still some scholars of O'Hara who have escaped the net.
The navy stayed in O'Hara for more than ten days before starting to return under the order of Zhan Guo.
For more than ten days, Nicole Robin was locked in the cabin and was not allowed to go outside. On Kuzan's warship, only a very few officers knew about Nicole Robin's existence. Those who knew the inside story were all old subordinates brought back by Kuzan from Narcissus Island.
They all have a life-long friendship.
In the dim cabin, young Nicole Robin curled up in the corner of the bed, hugging her knees with her hands, wrapped in a thick quilt, with dull eyes and two tear marks on her cheeks, looking dazed.
Robin couldn't help feeling sad and painful when he thought that he would never be able to see the scholars he had been with day and night, and his mother again.
However, even though he was so sad, no tears came out of Robin's eyes.
Her tears had long since dried up.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Robin slowly raised his head and looked towards the door, but his body did not move.
The knocking sound lasted for a long time and finally stopped. Just when Robin thought the person outside had left, the door was opened.
The person who pushed the door open was a blind man holding a food box in his hand. There were two hideous scars on his eyes, which ran from his forehead through his eyes and extended to his cheeks on both sides.
Although there was a scary scar on his face, Robin was not afraid at all when he saw the square face of the person who came.
"Little girl, eat something."
Yixiao walked slowly into the dim cabin, placed the food box in his hand on the table beside him, and spoke to Robin who was lying on the bed.
Robin didn't respond. He slowly turned his head and looked at the wall at the end of the bed, his eyes unfocused.
Feeling the gloom coming from Robin, Yixiao couldn't help but frown slightly. He tapped the ground lightly with his cane, groped for a chair beside him, and slowly sat down. When he sat down, the door closed automatically without wind.
"Would you like to hear my story?"
Yixiao slowly raised his head, a gentle smile on his face, and asked Robin.
Robin on the bed turned his head and smiled, but his eyes were still dull.
Regardless of whether Robin agreed or not, Yixiao slowly told Robin about his own experience. Compared to Robin's tragic life experience, Yixiao, who was born in the chaotic new world, had an even more tragic life experience.
In the cabin, there was a dull voice saying something, and outside the cabin, Kuzan put his hands in his pockets, leaned against the wall, and looked up at the ceiling in a daze.
People with similar backgrounds tend to be closer. Kuzan felt he wasn't good at guiding orphaned Robin, and didn't have a good way to help her overcome her grief, so he handed this difficult task to the more experienced Yixiao.
Yixiao in the cabin was telling Robin about his experience. The girl, whose eyes were originally unfocused, couldn't help but comfort Yixiao when she heard about his "tragic life".
Even though they had just experienced a major change, Robin's kindness and understanding made Yixiao and Kuzan outside the door couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Outside the cabin, Kuzan felt that Robin seemed to be in better condition, so he turned and left.
The O'Hara matter is not completely over yet, at least, not until Robin is successfully sent to a safe place!
Kuzan's warship was heading towards the naval headquarters. The conflict between him and Sakaski in O'Hara had been reported to Sengoku by Sakaski.
The Warring States took the conflict between Kuzan and Sakaski very seriously.
What the Warring States cared about was not whether Kuzan stopped Sakaska from attacking the refugee ship, nor whether Kuzan wanted to protect the people.
What he values is the relationship between Kuzan and Sakaski. These two are the future of their navy. Only when these two guys work together can it be beneficial to the development of the navy.
Just when Zhan Guo was waiting for Sakaski and Kuzan who were out on a mission to come back.
Kuzan's warship, which was originally heading towards the headquarters of the navy, made a brief stop when it approached the Sabaody Archipelago. During that time, Yixiao and Robin got off the ship.
Bring Robin back to the Marine Headquarters? Kuzan wasn't that impulsive.
As for leaving Robin on the warship, or putting her down on a random island, Kuzan couldn't do that at the moment. He didn't think an 8-year-old child could wander on this sea.
So Kuzan found a good place for Robin.
Kuzan led his men back to the Marine Headquarters to report, but Yixiao took Robin to stay temporarily in the Sabaody Archipelago.
Robin was very sensible, and after Yixiao enlightened her, her relationship with Yixiao became closer. In Robin's opinion, this square-faced navy uncle was very kind, and when she was with him, Robin felt unprecedented peace of mind.
During the few days they stayed in the Sabaody Archipelago, Robin treated Yixiao as his own family and took good care of her in daily life. Although Yixiao was truly blind, she was far from needing to be taken care of in her daily life. However, he did not stop Robin. Yixiao also liked this sensible little girl.
When Kuzan returned to the headquarters, he did not receive the severe punishment he had imagined. Zhan Guo talked to Sakaski and Kuzan separately, and finally dealt with them by giving each of them fifty lashes, and then lightly covered the matter without causing any waves at all.
A week after Kuzan returned to headquarters, a small sailboat slowly approached the Sabaody Archipelago.
"Yixiao, I'm here, bring the person over!"
There was only one person on the deck of the small sailboat, an eagle-eyed man with a gorgeous sword on his back and a Western-style top hat on his head.
Mihawk said as he sat on the side of the boat with his legs crossed, holding the railing of the boat with one hand and holding the receiver of Den Den Mushi with the other.
Not long after, Yixiao appeared on the sparsely populated coast, holding a cane in one hand and a little girl's hand in the other.
"Long time no see, Mihawk."
"I feel like you've become stronger again."
Yixiao brought Nico Robin to the boat, looked up at Mihawk, and greeted him with a smile. When you are with Mihawk, saying that he has become stronger again is like praising a girl for being beautiful again.
Anyone who hears exaggeration will be happy.
Sure enough, Mihawk on the boat heard this and a faint smile appeared on his stern face.
"Long time no see, Yixiao."
"Is this the child Kuzan was talking about?"
Mihawk greeted Yixiao, and then his eyes fell on Nico Robin's little face.
Nico Robin was dressed in all black today, even wearing a small black felt hat. Coming to the coast in the middle of winter, Robin's face was red from the cold. When she saw Mihawk, she bowed respectfully to him and said hello with a smile:
"Hello, Mr. Mihawk."
Apparently, Robin learned from Yixiao that the person who came to pick her up today was Mihawk.
That's right, the safe place Kuzan found for Robin was Dressrosa, where Yoshiichi Tsugakuni was stationed. Kuzan believed that there, Robin could receive a good education and live a happy life without having to worry about being pursued by the World Government or the Navy.
Although no one is chasing her now.
But it's unavoidable, right?
If Robin's identity is exposed one day, Kuzan believes that Yoshiichi Tsugakuni can protect the child.
In fact, Salon had planned to raise Robin by himself before. After Kuzan's persuasion, Salon reluctantly agreed to send Robin away. This was for the good of Robin and Salon.
A giant lieutenant general inexplicably adopted an underage girl, which inevitably attracted some unnecessary attention.
"That's quite polite."
"I hope it's not a little brat that's causing me trouble."
Mihawk looked at Robin and said expressionlessly. His expressionless face was really not friendly at all, but Robin still smiled when she saw Mihawk like this. She bowed again and said, "Thank you for your help, Mr. Mihawk."
Mihawk couldn't help but frown at Robin's repeated bowing. He felt that the child in front of him was not an ordinary orphan. This behavior pattern...
"Hey, Yixiao, has anyone of you abused this child?" Mihawk's voice turned cold, and his sharp eyes swept directly towards Yixiao.
"Robin is a poor child. I leave her to you."
"Give my regards to the Lieutenant General."
With that, he smiled and gently picked up Robin and carried him onto the boat. After getting on the boat, Robin stood carefully beside Mihawk, his muscles tensed.
"." Mihawk looked at Robin and sighed in his heart.
He slowly stood up, waved to Yixiao, then stood up, raised the sail, drew out the black knife Ye on his back, and rowed away from the shore.
“.”
Robin was already tense, and she shuddered when she saw the stern-faced young man in front of her suddenly draw out a long sword. However, when she saw that Mihawk was actually using the sword as a paddle, her little face was stunned.
(End of this chapter)
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