Will Sakaski let Yoriichi Tsugakuni leave like this?
If Sakaski came to Patrilla Island just to see off Yoshiichi Tsugakuni, then the Naval Headquarters would not have sent him, a representative of the Navy's hawkish faction, from the beginning.
After the "meteor volcano" released by Sakaski fell into the sea, thick white mist enveloped Sakaski's fleet.
However, not long after Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his migrating fleet set out, the thick water fog was dispersed by a sudden burst of intense flames.
A huge piece of lava shot out directly from the water mist and flew rapidly towards the main ship where Yuichiro Tsugakuin was from the side.
The diameter of this lava is more than ten meters. Even if the Aurora warship of Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was hit by such an attack, it would probably sink in a short time.
Moreover, there were many ordinary people and navy men on Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's ship. If the warship was hit, it would be impossible for these people to escape before the warship sank.
Sakaski showed no mercy at all. Both attacks were aimed at killing everyone.
“Oh!”
"It looks like Lieutenant General Sakaski isn't planning on letting us go so easily!"
Sensing the attack from the side of the fleet, Borsalino touched his chin calmly, turned his head and looked at the rapidly flying lava.
Borsalino was not worried at all about Sakaski's terrifying attack.
He is a user of the nature-type fruit ability, so even if the warship is destroyed, he can leave quickly. Not to mention that Sakaski's target this time is the warship, he is not worried at all even if the target is someone else.
What would be a fatal attack to others was just a large firework to Borsalino.
"Lieutenant General, if we don't fight back, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave so easily."
Yixiao also noticed Sakaski's attack and walked towards the side of the ship while speaking to Jiguo Yuanyi. When he reached the side of the ship, Yixiao grabbed the knife with one hand and swept it towards the flying lava, and the lava stopped directly in mid-air.
Then, without Yixiao making any unnecessary movements, the huge lava lost its forward momentum and fell into the sea beside the warship, steaming up a mist. Layers of waves hit the hull, causing the Dawn warship to shake slightly.
The strong smell of sea and sulfur rushed into his nostrils. Jiguo Yuanyi frowned slightly, waved his hand to disperse the smoke in front of him, and walked to the side of the ship, looking at Sakaski's fleet in the distance.
From the moment the other party made the first move, Tsugumi Yuichiro knew who was coming.
One of the three future admirals of the navy, Akainu - Sakaski.
The opponent's natural devil fruit ability is so iconic that it is impossible for Ji Guoyuan not to recognize it.
To be honest, Jiguo Yuanyi didn't want to have a conflict with Sakaski. He just wanted to protect these innocent pregnant women and, by the way, fulfill his promise to Roger.
Yes, Pirate King Roger is indeed a heinous person. He has been a heinous criminal since the moment he started the great pirate era and ignited the ambitions in people's hearts.
However, the only one who was guilty was Roger.
Roger's wife and his unborn child did not bear the so-called "sin". After all, when Roger was alive, his wife and son did not enjoy the so-called "wealth" accumulated by Roger when he was a pirate.
In Yunyi's worldview, things like collective punishment are the most "evil". Yes, the word "evil" can definitely be used to describe it.
Yunyi didn't want to have a conflict with Sakaski and wanted to leave quietly, but now it seems that the other party is not going to turn a blind eye.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi did not feel any anger or resentment towards Sakaski. He knew Sakaski a little bit. He was just an extreme hawk who obeyed orders, a kind of iconic navy.
If the same train problem were given to Sakaski, he and Steel Sora would make the same choice and just run over that person.
but
"Navy! I'm really disappointed."
Ji Guoyuan stood at the side of the ship, holding the railing with his left hand, looking at the fleet in the distance, and suddenly sighed.
His words immediately attracted the attention of Yixiao, Cyrus and others. In their opinion, Tsugakuni Yoshiichi was very fond of the navy and was a truly "righteous" person. They couldn't understand why Tsugakuni Yoshiichi suddenly said this.
"Lieutenant General, this matter is not entirely our navy's problem."
"I think our navy's top brass is also under immense pressure from the World Government."
"Although the decision on this matter was somewhat biased, our navy is always 'just,' isn't it?"
Cyrus walked to Tsugikuni Yoriichi's side and said to him. During his time on Patrilla Island, he had communicated a lot with Major General Cober. Although Cober was a slippery person, he was "heartfelt" when communicating with Cyrus and told Cyrus many of his difficulties.
Cyrus also understood the problems facing their navy.
Ultimately, the Navy's influence in front of the World Government wasn't strong enough. Of course, Cyrus hadn't considered why the Navy lacked such influence. Born and raised in this world, Cyrus naturally subscribed to the idea that the Celestial Dragons were the creator gods of this world.
At most, he would feel indignant occasionally. He had no extra thoughts about the World Government or the Celestial Dragons, even for a young talent like Cyrus.
"Is it just that the decision is a little biased?"
"They fear things that haven't happened, and they use the excuse of 'preventing things before they happen' to kill innocent people."
"Cyrus, can such a navy still be called righteous?"
Yes, when the train issue was really put before Sakaski and the Navy, was there anything wrong with their choice? Generally speaking, there was no problem.
only
This is fundamentally different from the train problem because the train problem is something that is already happening right in front of you, and you can get a different result immediately by moving the joystick in your hand.
but
The current Patrilla Island incident is completely different from the so-called train problem.
Because there is no one on the other side of the five-person track.
By killing pregnant women, is the Navy protecting anyone? No!
In fact, there was no one who needed to be protected in the beginning.
The World Government is just afraid that the children of Pirate King Roger may become people who subvert the world like Roger in the "future".
But who says that the children of pirates will definitely become pirates in the future? The children of navy will definitely become navy in the future, not the revolutionary army.
They make targeted assumptions about the future of unborn children and massacre innocent people in the name of "protection".
How can such a navy be called just?
Of course, Yoshikazu Tsugakuni also knew why the World Government came to the conclusion that "Roger's children will definitely subvert the world like Roger in the future."
Because for the past 800 years, the children of the Celestial Dragons have been Celestial Dragons, and the children of the royal family have been royal family. Those who make decisions are the ones who monopolize the class.
It is normal for those people to have such thoughts.
Yoriichi Tsugikuni knows the "nature" of the World Government. He doesn't even feel disappointed with the World Government. He has seen it so much that he won't be surprised no matter what bad things the other party does.
What disappointed him was the navy, the navy that was able to achieve class leap through its own efforts.
I never thought that even within the navy, there would be people who subscribe to the absurd idea that "the son of a pirate is also a pirate." This kind of thinking will be the beginning of the navy's decay.
"Actually, I really admire Lieutenant General Sakaski. He's a man of ideas, but sometimes he takes things too extreme."
“Like now.”
"I think I need to help him and help him calm down."
"Let him know that he needs to think about the consequences before doing anything."
As Ji Guoyuan said this, he jumped lightly and stood on the railing.
Seeing that Tsugikuni Yoriichi seemed to be about to attack, Yixiao, Mihawk, and the others rushed to the side of the ship. Borsalino saw Yoriichi flying onto the railing and a gloating smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Protect the warship."
As Tsugakuin Yoshiichi said this, he leaned forward and fell directly onto the sea. Not long after Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's figure disappeared, a sonic boom sounded from the side of the warship. At this moment, Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's figure turned into a stream of red light and disappeared from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye.
"Haha, don't you want to go and take a look?" Borsalino asked Yixiao and others around him when he saw Ji Guoyuan leaving.
Hearing this, Cyrus, Yixiao, and the others all shook their heads. Cyrus looked in the direction where Jigoku Yoshiichi had left and said in a deep voice, "The Vice Admiral's order to us is to protect the warship."
“oh~”
"You are truly dedicated to your duties. You are truly reliable, Colonel Cyrus."
Borsalino said with a smile, and his body was emitting a little light at this moment. Just as Borsalino was about to leave, Mihawk, who had been watching the development of the situation quietly, suddenly had a serious expression and pulled out the black knife. In an instant, the blade had passed over Borsalino's head.
Borsalino, who was about to transform into an element and leave, let out a light exclamation, exited the elemental state, and condensed into a physical entity again on the deck.
"His orders were to guard the warship."
"Strictly speaking, you are also his subordinate!"
Mihawk tilted his head slightly, holding the long sword in one hand, glanced at Borsalino coldly, and said coldly.
“Wow——”
"Doracle Mihawk——"
"Each of Lieutenant General Tsugukuni's subordinates is truly terrifying~"
When Borsalino saw Mihawk stopping him, he was not angry. He straightened his back slightly, put his hands in his trouser pockets, and quickly glanced at Mihawk and Yixiao, and sighed softly.
There were no more unusual actions. Borsalino, Yixiao and others stood at the side of the ship, paying attention to the situation in the distance.
At this moment, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi had already crossed hundreds of meters of sea and landed directly on the bow of the Sakaski warship.
Sunlight streamed down, and Sakaski, sensing Tsugokuni Yoriichi's presence, looked up slightly, seeing Tsugokuni Yoriichi bathing in the sunlight. The sunlight was a bit glaring, and although Sakaski couldn't quite make out Tsugokuni Yoriichi's features, he recognized him instantly based on his striking red hair and the long sword at his waist.
"Tsugikoku Yoriichi!"
"You violated the orders of the Navy Headquarters and left Dressrosa without permission to come to the South China Sea to obstruct the branch navy's mission."
"Nowadays, even 'criminals' are being taken away."
"Are you still worthy of being called a navy with your behavior?"
"I heard from Mr. Zephyr that you are an excellent marine, but in my opinion, you have failed Mr. Zephyr's training of you!"
"You don't deserve to be called a marine! You've violated 'justice'!"
Looking at Tsugikuni Yoriichi at the bow, Sakaski felt an inexplicable surge of anger. What kind of feeling was that? It was like the "junior" from the same school that he had once been most optimistic about had grown up to be the type of person he hated the most.
The source of Sakaski's anger is "regret" and "heartache".
"Lieutenant General Sakaski, it's our first meeting. Nice to meet you."
As he spoke, Ji Guoyuan jumped off the bow of the ship, landed on the deck, and said to Sakaski with a smile.
"This person is Lieutenant General Tsugumi Yuichi!"
"The legendary navy who captured the Pirate King is truly young!"
"He doesn't look very strong, does he? He looks just like an ordinary person. Apart from being handsome, he doesn't have any powerful aura at all! Can such a person really catch the Pirate King?"
"Idiot, did you see how Vice Admiral Tsugumi Yuichi came to this ship? Shut up!"
While Tsugakuni Yuichiro was talking to Sakaski, the navy on the deck saw Tsugakuni Yuichiro and started talking about him. Many people on Sakaski's ship were seeing Tsugakuni Yuichiro for the first time and were very curious about Tsugakuni Yuichiro, the genius boy who captured the Pirate King and was promoted to "Admiral".
But Sakaski didn't have time to pay attention to his crew members at the moment.
When he saw Yoshiichi Tsugakuni coming, he couldn't contain the anger in his heart at all when he thought about Yoshiichi Tsugakuni, a young man who was highly expected by everyone in the navy, going astray.
Sakaski's right arm began to transform into elements, and hot red magma dripped from his arm onto the deck, burned through the deck, and fell into the cabin.
"Lieutenant General Sakaski, you really have a bad temper!"
"You were right in only one point of what you said just now. The rest is all wrong!"
"Teacher Zefa takes good care of me. That's right."
"But to say I'm unworthy of being called a Marine, that I've gone against 'justice', is completely wrong."
"Lieutenant General Sakaski, not all decisions made by the higher-ups can be called just."
Tsugikoku Yoshiichi slowly walked in front of Sakaski, and said with a smile to the furious Sakaski.
“???”
"As a marine, can you say that disobeying orders from your superiors is justice?"
"Or can you, who sheltered the criminals, be called righteous?!"
"Do you think you can define 'justice'?"
As he spoke, hot magma gurgled out from Sakaski's body. Now he was like a human volcano that could erupt at any time.
Hearing this, Jiguo Yuanyi looked at Sakaski intently and asked:
"Criminal? Lieutenant General Sakaski, which criminal do you think I am protecting?"
"What unforgivable crimes has the 'criminal' I'm protecting done? Sorry, I have a bad memory. Could you remind me?"
"If you can't tell me, then you're framing me! I won't let it go."
Jiguo Yuanyi placed his right hand on the hilt of the knife with a serious expression.
"snort!!"
"There's no point in quibbling. This is the decision of the World Government and Marshal Sora!"
"For the peace of the sea, those people can be sacrificed!"
"If Roger's child is born and causes trouble in the world in the future, can you bear the responsibility?"
"As a navy officer, if you can't make such a decision, you are still too inexperienced!"
Sakaski roared, raised his right arm covered in lava, and smashed it hard into Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's face.
"clang!!!"
With a muffled sound, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi pulled a blade from its sheath with one hand and blocked Sakaski's fist directly. Hot wind blew in his face, and the strong smell of sulfur filled his nostrils, making Yoshiichi frown.
"I really hate this smell!"
Ji Guoyuan sighed softly, exerted force with his arm, blocked Sakaski's fist, then quickly took off the scabbard, grabbed the long sword with one hand, and slashed at Sakaski's chest with his backhand.
Terrifying sword-drawing speed and unparalleled dominance.
Sakaski only felt a huge force coming from his arm, and the next second, a slash had already hit his chest.
Sakaski only had time to gather the Armament Haki in his chest. The next second, he took off directly, pierced through the mast of the ship with a "bang", and then fell into the sea.
The moment Sakaski was knocked away, a large amount of blood and magma merged together and dripped onto the deck.
"It's not that I'm naive, it's that your justice is going in the wrong direction!"
"I hope the sea can calm you down."
"Sakaski."
Ji Guoyuan glanced at the main mast pierced by Sakaski's body, bent down to pick up the scabbard, and sheathed the long sword. Then he warned the stunned navy around him:
"Don't go save him, just stand there. As long as you stand there, Sakaski, the Devil Fruit user, will crawl out of the sea."
After hearing what Tsugikuni Yoshiichi said, the other Marines were too dumb to react and subconsciously said, "No way? Aren't Devil Fruit users supposed to be unable to swim?"
Jiguo Yuanyi looked at the other party speechlessly, and at this time, Sakaski's adjutant finally reacted, used the shave directly, rushed to the stern, and then dived into the sea.
Sakaski is a lieutenant general with real power. His adjutant is a major general of the headquarters. Not only that, his crew also includes many colonels.
At this moment, the navy finally reacted and began to rescue.
Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's observation Haki sensed that the major general who went into the sea had found Sakaski and was swimming towards the surface with Sakaski.
Realizing this, Yoshiichirō did not stay on the ship for long. He returned to his warship using the Moon Step and ordered his subordinates to continue moving forward.
By the time Sakaski was rescued onto the ship, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi and his migration fleet had already sailed far away.
"Uh cough cough!!!"
Sakaski, who had been rescued aboard, lay on the deck, coughing violently. He was suddenly plunged into the sea, swallowing several mouthfuls of seawater.
A large cut was made in Sakaski's red suit by Tsugikoku Yoshiichi. The nearly 40-centimeter-long wound started from the shoulder and extended diagonally to Sakaski's abdomen.
The wound was deep, and blood flowed out from it, staining his already red suit even brighter.
"That bastard!"
"Uh cough cough!!!"
Sakaski ignored his injuries, put his arm around his adjutant's shoulders, struggled to stand up, walked to the side of the ship, and looked at Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's fleet. Seeing that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's fleet had already sailed far away, Sakaski couldn't help but curse under his breath, followed by another violent cough.
He was defeated in just one encounter. It was not until today that Sakaski realized that Tsugakuni Yoshiichi's strength had expanded to this extent.
The sailors on the deck who witnessed this scene were looking in the direction where the Jiguoyuanyi fleet left, feeling shocked and excited.
The navy has such a powerful lieutenant general. No, the navy will have such a great general in the future, which really makes ordinary navy people feel excited.
Patrilla Island disappeared from the sight of Tsugikuni Yoriichi and others. Yoriichi stood on the deck, holding the railing, looking towards the direction of Patrilla Island.
Sakaski didn't catch up, and that's right. When he felt Sakaski using Armament Haki to block the previous slash, he unconsciously used Domination.
Yunyi guessed that Sakaski, who would be able to take Whitebeard's punch with his face in the future, should not be unable to take even a blow from his own sword.
Now that the other party hasn't caught up, I guess he must have realized the gap and knows that it's useless to catch up.
"Hehehe, was that guy Sakaski forced to give up?" Borsalino came to Tsugikuni Yoriichi with two teacups in his hands, and while speaking, he handed the tea in his hand to Yoriichi.
"What does it mean to be forced to give up?"
"Lieutenant General Sakaski is a man of great understanding."
Yunyi took the tea and said with a smile.
Borsalino did not comment on what Yunyi said. He looked at the sea and was about to say something, but suddenly his expression froze.
And Tsugikuni Yoshiichi also noticed something, turned his head slightly and looked towards the bow of the ship.
In the sea a few hundred meters ahead of the Dawn warship, three warships were heading towards it.
Among them, the main ship was very familiar to Yoshikazu Tsugakuni. It was the No. 0 warship of the Navy Headquarters and the mount of Admiral Sengoku.
"Troubles come one after another."
"Why is it that there are always people who try to stop me from carrying out my 'justice'?"
Ji Guoyuan looked at the three warships in the distance and couldn't help but murmur.
(End of this chapter)
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