Facing Rayleigh's question, Zefa shook his head in despair.
"I...have never been a talented person.
Compared with my outstanding disciples, I am just an ordinary person who works harder.
When I was young, I always took the lead in pursuing my dreams and enforcing my own justice.
Because of this, I became a general at the age of thirty-eight.
but……."
Zefa sighed softly.
"However, the hard training I have been doing makes me really think that my body is comparable to Garp and Sengoku.
Sitting on the title of Black-armed Zefa, I thought I was the same as my colleagues, an iron-clad hero!
But it turns out that my strength has reached the same level as them despite hard training.
But my body is still just a mortal body.
So, just after I learned that my wife and children were killed by cunning pirates...
I……."
Having said this, Zefa was really in a bit of pain. He shook his head with a grimace, then took out a bottle of cheap beer from behind and took a swig.
After putting down the bottle of wine, Zefa looked at the waiting crowd and continued helplessly.
"I'm having a heart attack..."
After the words fell, Zefa's left hand directly covered his face.
"Although I had monster-like strength when I was thirty-eight years old, the process by which I gained this strength overdrawn my potential and harmed my body.
I had a heart problem for a long time, and that problem suddenly erupted when I was stimulated.
Myocardial infarction... Well, it's such a fatal disease. After experiencing endless... pain of the death of my wife and children, I also lost the ability to become a general.
Even after receiving treatment from military doctors, my health declined.
Fortunately, after the illness, although I can't sustain a fight for more than half a day, I still have a considerable foundation of strength and combat experience.
So I withdrew from the front line and only took action a few times when the Navy needed me especially.
But even so, I... was diagnosed with heart failure twenty-one years after my myocardial infarction, that is, six years ago.
After my heart failure, I completely gave up my job as a general and focused on educating students.
But even so, I still can't find peace!
Four and a half years ago, my ship was suddenly attacked by the Don Quixote family near the G.5 branch of the Navy.
It stands to reason that although my heart failure prevents me from using even half of my strength, I can still block Doflamingo's attack.
Logically speaking, my students, they... they can be protected by me!
But I never expected that at that time, I would develop another disease!
asthma!
According to the doctor, my disease is not a pure asthma, but a complication of heart failure, which means that my lungs along with my heart... age and degenerate.
In short, at that moment, I lost the ability to breathe.
Relying on the life-returning technique, I forced myself to use my pores to breathe, but the result was that I lost the qualification to defeat Doflamingo, because the breathing efficiency of the pores was far inferior to that of the lungs.
Just like that, Brother Ming, that bastard, asked his men to kill my students one by one in front of me!
Just when he was about to attack the last two people, I forcibly mobilized all my strength, but due to lack of breath, although I blocked the attack, my armed color was unable to survive, and I was cut off by the ubiquitous... sharp line.
wrist!"
Having said this, Zefa's expression became extremely ferocious, and he looked at Gawain fiercely.
I saw him continue to speak.
"Fortunately, after my hand was cut off, the G.5 branch of the Navy quickly dispatched their base staff. At that time, that outstanding young man Vergo had only joined the Navy for six years.
I remember that he held the position of lieutenant colonel at the time. After his warship arrived, I finally had a chance to breathe.
Because my student reported my symptoms when he reported the news to the nearby base before he died.
Therefore, Vergo not only brought me medicine to strengthen my heart, he also brought me medicine for asthma.
Just like that, I briefly recovered my strength and then captured Doflamingo!!!"
Having said this, Zefa pointed at Gawain and continued speaking with hatred on his face.
"You heard it right, Gao Wensheng!
Back then, I had already caught him!
However, I finally let him go, because after I caught him, he used his clown-like demeanor and said something that I will never forget!
He said…….
The so-called justice of not killing is just a kind of self-satisfaction of the successful!
He said I was a hypocrite!
And what he did was just to prove to me that as a general who upholds the will not to kill, the so-called justice of not killing can be defeated by one bad day!
And I was defeated by him!
Looking at the corpses of my disciples who died tragically around me, I couldn't control my emotions at all!
I was going to kill him on the spot!
But then, he let me know what real pain is!
Because he then told me that he is a Celestial Dragon, at least he once was!!!"
At this moment, Zefa reached out his hand and gently tapped Gawain's chest.
"That's why when I first received the invitation call from Sakaski, I rejected your invitation outright.
That’s why!
Tianlong people, hehe...
Don Quixote, haha!
But no matter what, I really can't kill him, because if I kill him, even Virgo, who saved my life, and the G·5 branch he belongs to will be implicated by me!
Although Doflamingo and his father had voluntarily quit the ranks of the Celestial Dragons a long time ago.
But no matter what, Marie Joa still has quite a few Don Quixote family members, including your good friend Gao Wensheng, who is also Doflamingo’s biological uncle!
Don Quixote Musgard!"
After the words fell, Zefa gritted his teeth.
"Before that, I always thought that my no-kill principle was a noble and merciful act.
I always thought that not killing is much harder than killing!
But I forgot that when I choose to forgive every evil person, I am doing something wrong to other innocent people!
I have never experienced the pain of others, so how do I have the qualifications to force others to accept my hypocritical compassion based on my so-called principle of justice of not killing!
And when I became one of the innocent people, when I personally experienced that kind of pain, but ended up being unable to kill my enemy for revenge due to various reasons...
I finally realized what it felt like to stop many people from taking revenge and promote my no-kill principle to them!
Back then, I stood in front of countless people and used the justice in my mouth to hope and ask them to put down their hatred.
But after personal experience, I really understand that letting go of hatred is unfair in itself!!!"
After shouting the last sentence loudly, Zefa took a deep breath, then raised his right hand and sighed leisurely.
"That's it for now. Although I don't mind sharing the painful past with you, I'm really tired of talking about it!
Where is the mechanical genius on your ship? Let him see my right hand. I don’t know when my mechanical hand will be delivered.
You ask him to take a look at it for me. If he can understand Vegapunk's invention, then let him help me make a temporary hand.
It's still a little inconvenient to look like this..."
After speaking, Zefa looked at Gawain, waiting for Gawain's answer.
And Gawain…….
He was slightly dazed, and suddenly felt that Zefa's story was somewhat similar to another story!
It was a story about a group of superheroes who adhered to the principle of not killing throughout their lives, and were finally defeated by a villain named the Joker.
Those superheroes belong to the Justice League, and that clown is called joker!
And thinking of this, Gawain suddenly remembered another thing.
He thought of some stories from the theater version in which Zefa appeared.
Kirby once asked Garp why Zefa called himself Z after establishing the new navy?
The answer to this question is revealed at the end of the theatrical version.
At the end of the theatrical version, when Zefa was a child, he once wore a superhero uniform and saved an innocent girl!
When Zefa was a child, he regarded himself as a superhero!
Thinking of this, Gawain finally connected the whole thing together!
He finally understood why the person who cut off Zefa's right hand and made Zefa give up his principle of not killing would be Doflamingo in the Seven Seas of War, and it could only be Doflamingo!
Because the story of Zefa and Ming Ge is Oda’s tribute to the story of superheroes and clowns!
The only person who can defeat a superhero who upholds the principle of not killing is a joker, right?
…
On the side, seeing that Gawain was deep in thought, Gion gently held Gawain's arm.
"Sir, Teacher Zefa is waiting for your response!"
"oh?"
Hearing this, Gawain quickly came out of his contemplation, nodded slightly, and then said to Zefa.
"Don't worry, Teacher Zefa, Franky's mechanical attainments are no less than Vegapunk!"
After the words fell, Gawain looked into the distance. At this time, Franky was swinging the nose of his plane and rushing towards Gawain at a trot.
"Giao!
Sir, here I come, haha!
How about it, what happened!"
While speaking, Franky stopped outside the crowd, and at the same time, Gawain waved to him.
"Franky, this is Teacher Zefa who has just boarded the ship. Come and take a look at his right hand.
The device in his hand was left behind by Vegapunk. Come and study it quickly..., ahem.
Come and repair Teacher Zefa's hand, and also modify a set of robotic hands!"
"okay!!!"
Hearing Gawain's words, Franky immediately became excited. He directly pulled Zefa, who suddenly felt even more regretful, and rushed all the way to his laboratory.
After they left, only Ain and Binz were left, staying there humiliatedly and accepting the scrutiny of the big guys.
While lowering their heads and feeling nervous, the two of them couldn't help but worry.
“Research…research….
Is the teacher going to be studied again?
very scary!!!"
Listening to the voices of the two young people, Gawain smiled and clapped his hands.
"What's scary? Haha, it's just being studied. Even I have to be studied from time to time recently!
Let’s not talk about that, let’s talk about you two, let me see…”
Gawain thought about it and looked towards Ace who was not far away. After a moment, he nodded.
"You two are younger than Ace and Iska, so join the Iron Eagle Regiment with them.
I hope that you two, who have high hopes from Teacher Zefa, can one day become excellent Iron Eagle swordsmen responsible for the Black Bird's flight!"
Having said this, Gawain couldn't help but look at his flag. In the old Qin Empire, the two departments of Black Ice Platform and Iron Eagle Swordsman could be said to be the right-hand man who supported the Qin State all the way to the Great Qin Empire!
And today….
He also hopes that these outstanding young people he has recruited can become someone he can truly rely on in the future!
I saw Gawain waving his hands to everyone.
"Of the two of them, one is an esper with the Regression Fruit, which can cause objects and people to regress for several years depending on the esper's physical strength.
This ability is really amazing. For example, Teacher Lei Li, if you are touched by Ai Yin a few times, you can always return to your twenties or thirties!
But the only pity is that if Ain is defeated to the point of losing strength, or simply killed, the person who was pushed back will return to his original state."
"Ha ha!"
After listening to Gawain's words, Rayleigh shook his head heavily.
"Then forget it. Although I really want to regain my glory, I don't want to expose myself to multiple weaknesses!
If I let this little girl become younger, then this little girl will immediately become a target in the eyes of my future opponents!"
After saying that, Rayleigh nodded gently to Ayin. Listening to Rayleigh's words, Ayin was instantly surprised.
I saw her saying to Reilly in disbelief.
"You...your statement is exactly the same as Teacher Zefa's statement!
I want to restore my youth for my teacher, but my teacher doesn’t agree either!”
"Um."
Gawain patted Ai Yin's shoulder gently.
"That's because you are too weak, Ai Yin, and your strength is not enough to protect Teacher Zefa and our time!
If your strength reaches the level of the generals and the four emperors, then we will let you bring us youth, because the youth you bring by then will no longer be a weakness, but an advantage.
The premise is that you won’t be knocked down easily!”
After saying that, Gawain let go of Ain's shoulder and patted the pink-haired Binz.
"This is Binz, a user with the ability to grow fruits. He can make plants grow quickly and according to his control!"
"Why?!!"
The moment Gawain finished speaking, Jinbei who was not far away immediately became excited. Jinbei patted his belly and said with a smile.
"This ability is really great, haha. Lu Qi has been complaining to me recently. He said that his men were very worried because of my stealing trees.
Come on, it's just a few trees, and there's no one stealing from them!
In short, sir, this Binz should be left to me to lead the area.
I will take him to replenish the forest on the ship with trees. By the way, I will also study with him whether we can try to plant a kind of precious tree Adam on our ship!
Frankie also complained, saying that ship repair materials are becoming increasingly scarce, and that we are almost buying out the Adam trees on the market.
If we could try to grow the treasure tree Adam, wouldn’t the problem of shipbuilding materials be solved?”
After saying that, Jinbei excitedly pulled Binz away and took him towards the distant forest.
Looking at the backs of Jinbei and Binzi, Gawain patted Gion's hand.
"Gion, Ain is just like you, a sailor and a girl.
In terms of training, Teacher Zefa can take care of everything, but in terms of life, you still need to take care of her like Iska."
"Okay~."
Gion responded to Gawain's words with a smile, and then while holding Ain's hand, she turned her back to Hancock and said teasingly.
"I am indeed much better at taking care of children than a certain love-minded woman.
Sir, you really know us very well, haha..."
"rabbit!!!"
As soon as Gion finished speaking, Hancock naturally exploded.
So, after being held by Gion's hand for just a moment, Ain opened her mouth wide and widened her eyes, watching her life mentor and military idol Lieutenant General Gion fight with the legendary Pirate Empress...
In the end, Ai Yin was introduced to the ship...
After all, Iska doesn’t need Gawain to worry about.
So as long as the elders are lazy and unreliable enough, the young people she educates will most likely be forced to grow up quickly...
