"Are all the pirates here so weak?"
Kizaru sat on a wooden chair with his legs crossed. In front of him were Luffy and others who were tied up.
Luffy and the others who had just gone to sea were obviously no match for Kizaru's ninjas. After only a few rounds of fighting, they were all captured.
"Hokage-sama, they are different from other pirates. They have never done anything bad." Nami and Luffy got along with them for a while. They knew that these people were different from those pirates who had done bad things, so they interceded for them.
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"Since we have become pirates, we will do bad things sooner or later. I am trying to eliminate the harm at the source." Kizaru said calmly, not giving Nami an excuse to plead for mercy.
Of course, Kizaru didn't really want to execute these people, nor did he have a crush on these people. He just wanted to use this to lure out the people behind Luffy.
If Kizaru remembered correctly, when Luffy was about to be executed by Bucky on the execution platform in Rogue Town, his father, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, Ryuuko, took action.
Although he only remembered this clue, Kizaru still wanted to try and see if he could use Luffy to lure the dragon.
"Take them all down and imprison them," Kizaru turned to Zenuhiko and ordered.
"Yes!" Yoshihiko replied, then motioned for his men to leave with Luffy and others.
At night, Kizaru sat alone in the room, still wearing his daytime clothes, with no intention of washing up.
Kizaru was waiting for the dragon to arrive. He had a hunch that the dragon would appear tonight.
After an unknown amount of time, Kizaru had finished smoking a cigar and had already finished drinking the coffee on the table.
Kizaru did not feel impatient because of the unknown waiting. He always maintained a relaxed attitude and leisurely read the history books of this world.
The book records a certain wise and mighty king in history. The deeds in the book make Kizaru unsure whether he is reading a history book or a fairy tale.
When Kizaru finished reading a page and was about to turn the page, he stopped what he was doing, raised his head, and looked out the window.
Closing the book in his hand, Kizaru said to the window: "A guest is here, bring him to see me."
"Yes!" The ninja responsible for the night watch replied outside the window.
After a while, Kizaru had just made new coffee, and the ninja outside walked into the room with the dragon with his head and face covered.
"Hokage-sama, I've brought you here." The ninja who entered the room bowed his head respectfully and said.
"Thank you for your hard work, go down and rest!" Kizaru said with a smile.
"Yes!" The ninja lowered his head and exited the room.
"You came earlier than I expected. I thought I might have to wait all night in vain." Kizaru stood up very confidently and stirred the two cups of coffee on the table. "Do you want to add sugar?"
"No need!" Long's tone had no fluctuation, as if it were a piece of wood without emotion.
"You don't have to be so polite. If the communication goes well, we will be allies after tonight." Kizaru smiled and stretched out his hand to motion for the dragon to come and sit down.
Hearing Kizaru's words, Long's eyes, which were covered by his hood, flashed with a look of thought. He could feel the power of this strange group of forces, especially the person in the room. Under Long's perception, he seemed to be at odds with the surrounding environment.
They have become one, and if they don't see someone there with their own eyes, the dragon's senses won't even notice that there is someone in the house.
This guy in front of me is extremely powerful!
Long calmed down in his heart, then put down his hood, walked forward and sat on the chair.
Kizaru also sat down. He pushed the coffee in front of Long, and then asked with a smile: "Smoke or cigar?"
"No need." Long refused, and then asked straight to the point, "Who are you? What is the purpose of wanting to see me?"
"Have you ever heard of the Assassin Brotherhood?" Kizaru said, announcing his family background.
Long was shocked. As the leader of the revolutionary army with the goal of overthrowing the world government, he certainly knew about the major event that happened not long ago.
"Marie Gioia's business is yours."
"It's not worth mentioning, it's a trivial matter!" Kizaru raised his hand and shook it slightly, saying casually.
Long was silent. He didn't know whether the guy in front of him was showing off or...
"To be precise, the Assassin Brotherhood is just a team led by me. They are responsible for assassination and destruction. The comrades here are responsible for land grabbing and construction. Both teams are led by me." Kizaru
explained simply.
After hearing Kizaru's explanation, Long felt deeply how powerful the guy in front of him was, whether it was individual strength or the strength of a force.
"Oh! By the way! I haven't introduced myself yet, I'm really rude." Kizaru said with a smile, "My name is Shimura Kizaru, I come from a foreign country, I am the leader of that country, and I am revered as Hokage.
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"My name is Monkey D. Long, the commander-in-chief of the revolutionary army." Long also introduced himself simply.
"Revolutionary Army, I have heard about your deeds. You have been working hard to overthrow the world government." At this point, Kizaru stopped. He picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip, and then continued. "
But let me be honest, in my opinion, you are better called a rebel army than a revolutionary army."
Long frowned slightly, he could give advice from Kizaru's mouth, and he knew there was something in Kizaru's words.
"I would like to hear the details." Long said calmly, not angry.
"Because you are overthrowing only people, not systems. What you are doing is only for a temporary period, not for a lifetime, let alone for eternity." Kizaru said sharply.
"How to rule the world?" Long became serious this time, and he was willing to listen to any ideas that might be helpful.
"Completely change the corrupt system of this world." Kizaru said loudly.
"Freedom, equality, and dreams. Everyone likes to hear these slogans, as if they appear when we shout them. But this is just deceiving ourselves, and the superiors deceiving the subordinates. I heard that you overthrew those stupid, cruel, and greedy people.
The monarch, and then supports the wise monarch, and even the king exists in your organization. I just want to ask a question, can the wise monarch you elect never fall? Even if he is wise all his life, can you guarantee
After the death of this monarch, will his descendants still be wise?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "What happens next" Long is about to explain that his current thinking is to unite all forces that can be united, with the goal of overthrowing the world government.
"What? Do you have to believe in the wisdom of future generations?" Kizaru asked jokingly.
Long didn't speak. He could already feel that the man in front of him might have a more radical goal.
"If you want slogans like freedom and equality to truly become a reality and be passed down for a long time, you need a system, a stable and complete system." Kizaru said with a smile.
"You want to overthrow the royal aristocracy." Long's heart was far less calm than his expression showed. After knowing Kizaru's thoughts, his heart was telling him that this was a better direction.
However, Long's reason is also telling him that if he does this, the revolutionary army will fall into an unprecedented dilemma, because the target of their overthrow has changed from the world government to the rules that have been circulated throughout the world for thousands of years.
The difference is that the difficulty between the two is vastly different.
In the former case, thanks to the long-term inaction of the World Government, Long's revolutionary army can win over many allies and support.
In the case of the latter, the revolutionary army may even have internal unrest, let alone win support from the outside world.
"The road has to be walked step by step. We should strive for more support now." Long admired Kizaru's thoughts, so he did not want to see the young man in front of him embark on the road of becoming the enemy of the whole world.
"The so-called compromise is just a helpless choice when the strength is not enough. But I think we don't need backward allies. We have the strength to achieve our goals." Kizaru said confidently.
"In that attack, the World Government did not use their trump cards." Long felt that the success of the last attack made Kizaru and the others despise the World Government.
"But we didn't use our trump cards. That attack was just a signal to the World Government, and it was at most an appetizer." Kizaru said with a smile.
Hearing Kizaru's words, Long couldn't help but be curious about the strength of Kizaru and the others. How strong is this group of forces? It makes Kizaru say such confident words.
"After we form an alliance, I can take you to see my country, a country where the country is governed by law, there is no privileged class, and everyone is equal under the law." Kizaru threw out a temptation.
And Long was indeed curious about the country Kizaru described. He couldn't believe that there was such a beautiful country in the world.
Of course, the more important point is that Long still doesn't believe Kizaru. He has a cautious personality and will not act rashly until he is not sure.
"I'm looking forward to it!" Long said politely.
"So, having said so much, let's get to the point! From my perspective, on this sea, the world government is just a dead bone in a grave, and other forces are just ambitious people. None of them can be called heroes. Only you, the revolutionary army, only you,
It still catches my eye."
"I joined the world for one thing only, and that is fairness! Fairness! It's fucking fair! I want to build a unified country, a country where everyone is equal and the government is fair!"
After Kizaru finished speaking, he took out a cigarette and lit it, then waited for Long's answer.
"I need time." Long's words have two meanings. He needs time to think and more time to observe.
Kizaru's words sounded nice, but Long wanted to see the actual thing, otherwise, he would not be able to believe Kizaru.
"This is what it should be! I have said so much today, but after all, it is just words. I will let you see actual actions. Starting from this island, we will liberate the entire East China Sea and build a new country." Tun Yun
After spitting out the mist, Kizaru calmly said something that could shock the whole world.
Liberate the entire East China Sea? This means that Kizaru will officially declare war on the World Government. It is not a guerrilla attack with one shot for one place, but a real collision.
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In the early morning, the rising sun was shining with its own light. Zoro, who was imprisoned in the cell, kicked Luffy awake from his deep sleep.
"Ah! What's wrong?" Luffy, who was still sleeping, shouted, then looked around confusedly.
Zoro glanced at Luffy, but unfortunately Luffy didn't understand it at all, "Zoro, are your eyes uncomfortable?"
Zoro wordlessly leaned his head against the wall and closed his eyes, not wanting to see this unreliable captain for the time being.
The movement of the two woke up Sanji and Usopp who were still sleeping. The two gradually woke up and looked at Luffy and Zoro.
"Luffy, what should we do?" Usopp asked fearfully, "They are not going to kill us, are they?"
"If they wanted to kill us, they would have done it yesterday." Zoro said calmly.
"I want to get out!" Luffy stood up, walked to the iron railing under everyone's gaze, grabbed the railing with both hands, squeezed his head directly outside the railing, and shouted, "Let me out!"
The two ninjas in charge of guarding ignored Luffy's shouts. As long as they didn't destroy the iron fence like yesterday, the guarding ninjas would not take action.
Luffy yelled a few times, but when he saw that the guard ignored him, he started to grab the railing with both hands, as if he was preparing to tear the railing off.
"Luffy!" Zoro, who was sitting against the wall, stopped him.
"No! Luffy!" Usopp also shouted.
"Stop it! Luffy!" Sanji also shouted.
They stopped Luffy because he suffered "cruel" punishment after destroying the railing yesterday.
This punishment will not cause any physical harm, but will make them experience the things they fear most or least want to see, like a dream.
After having such painful experiences, several people never wanted to accept similar punishments again.
Compared with physical pain, mental torture is the most uncomfortable.
Luffy, who was stopped by his companions, stopped using his hands. He also recalled yesterday's painful experience. When he thought of Ace dying in front of him in order to save himself in that dream, Luffy's usually carefree heart
My heart tightened instinctively.
"Oh ho ho! It's really lively so early in the morning!"
Kizaru's voice came from a distance, cheering up the people in the cell. They knew that the boss here was coming.
Kizaru put his hands in his pockets, holding a cigarette in his mouth, and walked to the cell with a smile.
"Hokage-sama!" The two ninjas in charge of guarding quickly greeted Kizaru after seeing him.
"You guys go and rest! I'll talk to them." Kizaru said to the two of them.
"Yes!" they both replied in unison and left together.
Kizaru sat directly on the corridor outside the cell, exhaled the smoke with a smile, and said loudly: "How about it? Do you still want to be a pirate?"
"I want to go to sea! I want to become the Pirate King!" Luffy said with firm eyes.
Kizaru clapped his hands and said, "Yeah! That's so brave!"
"Since you refuse to repent! Let's have a good meal later and get ready to hit the road!" Kizaru stood up and patted the dust on his pants.
As soon as Kizaru's words came out, the expressions of several people in the cell were shocked, especially Usopp, who cried out of fear.
Luffy was the calmest among them. He raised his hand and touched the straw hat on his head and laughed, "I want to eat meat!" End of chapter
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