By midnight, the thunder that had been lingering over Cake Island had long since disappeared, and the domineering aura that enveloped the entire Cake Island had also dissipated.
On the coast, the tide was gradually receding, and the new sailors who had been huddled in the base came out one after another to clean up the mess overnight.
The tsunami came suddenly, causing huge casualties to the new navy. That night, no one knew how many people disappeared, how many people lost their friends, how many children lost their fathers, and how many fathers lost their children.
Mihawk sat on the sand by the coast. All around him were gravel, rubble, and even the remains of buildings that had been brought to the shore from inland when the tide receded.
He looked far away in the direction where the dragon left, and his mind was carefully recalling the previous battle with the dragon.
Dragon is very strong, and Mihawk is no less so, but even so, he still couldn't keep Dragon on Cake Island. The convenience of the Devil Fruit is sometimes not just talk. Mihawk can withstand all of Dragon's attacks, but it is still unrealistic to want to stop the other party from leaving.
At this moment, a sound of breaking air was heard behind Mihawk, and a girl holding a long sword appeared behind Mihawk, bowed slightly to Mihawk, and said:
"Mr. Mihawk, Mr. Ichisho asked me to ask you to go back."
Mihawk turned around when he heard the voice and recognized the person. His eyes just quickly swept over the girl and then fell on the long sword in her hand.
Tian Yuyu slashes.
This was a gift from Tsugumi Yoriichi to Kuina when she was leading the young men away for naval training. Years later, while the famous sword in Kuina's hand remained sheathed, Mihawk could already sense the powerful aura emanating from it.
After these years of experience, Koshiro's daughter has probably grown into a great swordsman.
An excellent swordsman like Mihawk can roughly sense the opponent's strength level even without fighting with the opponent.
The future of the new navy is thriving.
"Well, I'll be right back."
Mihawk nodded gently, looking away, towards the gradually calming sea. Kuina showed no sign of urging him on, bowing slightly before disappearing from the scene.
New naval base.
Yixiao was the only one left in the crowded office. Even his lieutenant had been dismissed by Yixiao. Sitting behind his desk, Yixiao hesitated for a long time before finally pulling out a special Den Den Mushi from under his desk.
"Blur, blur—"
The sound of Den Den Mushi rang out in the office.
"Gah—"
Someone picked up the receiver on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and a slightly tired voice came from the other end:
"Hello? Yixiao, it's so late. What happened?"
Hearing this tired voice, Yixiao took a deep breath, organized his words simply, and told the other party everything that happened on Cake Island tonight.
Dragon and the Straw Hat Pirates teamed up to attack Cake Island; Abel and the two Seraphs failed to intercept them one after another; and Kuma betrayed the New Navy and used his ability to send the Straw Hats and others away from Cake Island.
Whether it was the attack on Cake Island or the failure of the New Navy to stop the Straw Hats, the Den Den Mushi didn't react much, just listened quietly. It wasn't until the story of the bear was mentioned that the Den Den Mushi reacted:
"You said. Kuma betrayed? He sent the Straw Hat Pirates away?"
"Yixiao, is there any misunderstanding?"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi's voice came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi. Hearing Yoriichi's tone of surprise and disbelief, Yixiao replied in a heavy tone, "There is no so-called misunderstanding. Although it was obscured by the smoke and dust, but..."
"The fact that he sent the Straw Hat Pirates away is beyond doubt."
Yixiao's answer also made Tsugikoku Yoriichi on the other end of the Den Den Mushi fall silent. Yoriichi seemed to be digesting the various information Yixiao gave him. After a long time, Yoriichi asked with a little frustration:
"Is it because of the dragon?"
Yuanyi is very familiar with Xiong's personality and temperament. He is a very loyal person. Although he has become a new navy, this does not rule out the possibility that Xiong still has friendship with the revolutionary army of that year.
Luffy is Dragon's son. Considering their past friendship, it is not difficult to understand why Kuma behaves like this.
The relationship between Yunyi and Xiong is not as good as the relationship between Liu Bei and Guan Yu; similarly, Long's kindness to Xiong is, in general, deeper than Cao Cao's kindness to Guan Yu.
Judging from Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's values, Kuma's actions were indeed a betrayal, but he couldn't be blamed entirely on the other party. Yixiao was ultimately not very considerate in his hiring decisions.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that Yixiao has no strong men under his command.
At this point, holding Kuma accountable is not the most important thing. Dragon and the Straw Hat Pirates broke into the New Navy's headquarters and slapped the New Navy hard in the face. If they don't get revenge, they will be sorry for the soldiers who died in the tsunami.
In his heart, Yoriichi did not want to engage in a full-scale war with the Revolutionary Army, and some of his actions against the Revolutionary Army were only because the other party hindered the progress of his plans.
If possible, Yoriichi also hopes that the Revolutionary Army can become his helper, but now it seems that this is impossible.
Although he and Long have many differences in values, their values are not incompatible with each other.
But when people reach high positions, what drives them forward is not just their values, not just their own dreams, but also a large number of fellow travelers following behind them.
Yoriichi wants to change the world, and his tool is the navy. Ryu has similar ideas to Yoriichi, but his tool is the revolutionary army, which is composed of ordinary people who are extremely dissatisfied with the rule of the existing kingdom's aristocracy.
Behind Yunyi are soldiers. Before he considers letting ordinary people live a good life, he must first consider letting the navy and their families live a good life. Only in this way can these navy people surround him closely and rush towards his goal.
But Long is different. He represents those ordinary people who are overwhelmed and cannot afford the gold from heaven. If his revolutionary army wants to continue to recruit people, it needs these people.
This is the movement of the revolutionary army in the Kingdom of Peipei.
The world of pirates is not a world where order has completely collapsed. If the world order has completely collapsed, Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's perspective on developing himself would be the same as Dragon's, directly mobilizing the most basic forces to launch a counterattack against those in power.
But as long as order does not collapse, there will be many middle-class people.
These people may not have anything to do with wealth in their lives, but if they work diligently, they are not without a way out. Compared with those who are truly at the bottom of society and join the revolutionary army, they still have room for maneuver in their lives.
At this time, the navy's righteousness and its "legitimacy" become particularly important.
Joining the revolutionary army will make you a wanted criminal, which has risks and benefits; but joining the navy is to adapt to the development of the times, which has risks but also benefits.
Even if it was to improve their lives, these middle-class people would choose the navy rather than join the revolutionary army out of desperation.
When the Navy Headquarters began to gradually control the flow of Tianshangjin and let part of the collected Tianshangjin flow to the grassroots people, Long's basic support had actually been shaken.
In Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's view, the disintegration of the revolutionary army is only a matter of time.
But Long obviously did not realize this. His judgment of the navy was that it was just a world government with relatively gentle means.
As long as the gold in the sky still existed, Long felt that his career was not over yet.
He doesn't think there's anything wrong with a union like the World Government, but the perfect world that Long longs for is one where all kingdoms in the world can be relatively independent and people can live the life they want. He hopes that people can gain true freedom.
However, the world in Tsugikuni Yoshiichi's mind is a world of great integration, which cannot be achieved by the people and the country's independent integration, but requires a strong regime to promote it.
The navy is the tool for Yuichiro Tsugikoshi to realize his dream.
Although both Yuichiro and Ryuu yearn for a truly harmonious world, their paths are different and their conflicts will become irreconcilable.
Long is an idealist, and so is Yuichiro Tsuchikuni, but the reality that Yuichiro Tsuchikuni has experienced is incomparable to Long.
Now, Xiong has walked onto a different path. Jigoku Yoshiichi feels it is a pity for Xiong's choice.
At the moment when Wen Yixiao asked, Jigoku Yoshiichi thought a lot in his mind. He re-examined his own path and also carefully examined the path chosen by Long.
He believed that the path he was taking was correct.
"Yuichi"
"It seems that the reason why Kuma did this was not because of his past friendship with Dragon, nor because Straw Hat Luffy is Dragon's son that he chose to let them go."
"It's because of Joyboy!"
"Kuma said Straw Hat Luffy is Joy Boy. That's why Kuma let the Straw Hat Pirates leave."
Yixiao's words made Ji Guoyuan, who was already thinking with his head down, froze.
Unexpected. Even he was surprised after hearing this reason.
"Joey Boy."
"Hehehe, Joyboy?"
"Is it just for this reason?"
Sometimes people really laugh when they feel speechless. Yunyi also wanted to consider this issue from the bear's perspective, but after hearing this reason from Yixiao's mouth, Yunyi couldn't help but sneer.
It's like an atheist meeting a fanatical religious person.
Yunyi didn't understand the status of Joy Boy's belief in Kuma, nor could he understand why the other party had such an absurd belief.
But in Xiong's eyes, even Yoriichi Tsugakuni could not be compared with Joyboy.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi is very strong, both in terms of personal strength and the power he has built.
This world is moving in the direction that Ji Guoyuan hopes for.
But even so, Xiong believes that the person who can truly liberate this world is Joy Boy, not Yoriichi Tsugakuni.
It is rare for Tsugakuin Yoshiichi to experience such a big emotional fluctuation. Even if Yixiao was not face to face with Yoshiichi, he could feel Tsugakuin Yoshiichi's emotional fluctuation from Yoshiichi's tone.
Without saying anything, Yixiao looked up at the ceiling and muttered:
"Yeah. Joyboy."
Anyone who knows anything about this world seems to be planning their life around "Joey Boy".
The Kingdom of Alabasta; Pirate King Roger; Wano Country; the Bakanni clan; and even the World Government and the Marine Headquarters of that time.
Some forces are eager for the emergence of Joyboy, while some forces are guarding against the so-called Joyboy.
The undead spirit named Joyboy is indirectly affecting the operation of this world.
Even though the navy under Yoshiichirō's control only wanted to realize the grand blueprint in Yoshiichirō's mind and ignored the existence of the so-called Joyboy, this undead still found ways to appear in front of Yoshiichirō's eyes and attracted his attention.
It's clearly just the ghost of a defeated person.
Why would people rather believe in a failed dead soul than believe in themselves and the group of people who are changing the world today? !
"This guy Xiong really disappoints me."
After a long pause, Yunyi shook his head and sighed. The exhaustion from dealing with official duties these past few days also surged over him at this moment.
He suddenly felt that his efforts were meaningless to some people.
"Yuichixiong. How should we deal with this?"
"Actually, this can't be entirely blamed on Kuma's choice. Straw Hat Luffy is very powerful and defeated Abel and the Seraphim."
"Even if the bear wants it."
Yixiao could hear the deep disappointment in Ji Guoyuan's tone, but when mentioning Xiong, Yixiao still wanted to plead for Xiong.
They have been partners for so many years, and Xiong is definitely not a corrupt guy. Yixiao doesn't want Yuanyi to punish Xiong too harshly.
"You really gave me a difficult problem."
"A smile."
A look of distress appeared on Yunyi's face. It was indeed very difficult for him to make a decision on such a matter.
If the punishment is too light, the new navy's military law will lose its impartiality; if it is too heavy, it will cause great harm to personal feelings.
Yunyi has long regarded Xiong as his own family. What's more, Xiong is no longer alone now. He has a wife and a lovely daughter.
However, Yunyi did not hesitate for too long. It was not his style to hesitate when making a decision.
"Yixiao, from today on, Xiong is no longer a candidate for admiral in our new navy."
"All previous positions, achievements, and benefits are canceled."
"Just let him and Ginny live their lives in peace."
Yunyi was a little depressed. He had no choice but to make such a decision. The new navy naturally did not want to give up on a man with such outstanding combat power and ability as Xiong, but...
Yunyi would not destroy the system he had worked so hard to create just for Kuma.
"Yuichi"
Yixiao didn't expect Jiguo Yuanyi to be so decisive. He hesitated for a moment and wanted to continue speaking, but Jiguo Yuanyi interrupted him:
"With a smile, there's no need to beg for mercy."
“This is the greatest tolerance.”
"By the way, Xiong's daughter should continue studying at the Naval Academy."
"Educating the next generation is much more important than punishing the bear."
Yunyi didn't want Kuma's thoughts to be passed on to the next generation, so the Bakanni clan used myths to soothe Kuma's childhood wounds, but that myth was also a curse on the Bakanni clan.
The next generation of bears does not need to bear such a curse.
(End of this chapter)
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