In the bathroom, water dripped from the faucet.%∷八%∷八%∷Read%∷book,.≮.※o
Gurado carefully put on the dark eye patch covering his left eye and looked at himself in the mirror, feeling a little lost.
According to Goyuki, although he has strong recovery ability with the powerful animal devil fruit, his lost left eye will never come back.
It doesn’t matter, that’s fine. If the journey is smooth, is this still the road to atonement?
After the tragic battle on Geqiu Island that day, Victor fell into deep thought when he saw Gurado, who had returned to his human form and lay dying in a pool of blood.
In the end, Victor did not take his life as agreed, but asked Haoxue who rushed to the island to do emergency treatment and rescued him.
At that time, Gurado wanted to die. He struggled up from the stretcher and asked Victor why he didn't take his own life as promised. [He] killed so many innocent people. In order to atone for his sins, Gurado had already made an agreement with Victor before the war.
He agreed that he would fight to the death to create a chance for Victor to defeat the Snake King. If he died in the battle, that would be the best. If he was not killed by the Snake King, Gurado asked Victor to take his own life with his own hands.
Facing the cross-examination, Victor just put his hands in his pockets and said lightly:
"If you want to commit suicide later, I won't stop you. But I think if you really want to 'atone for your sins,' wouldn't it be a better choice to fight for the weak in this world? I personally think so. In the end,
, think about those two children, you still owe them the last lesson."
Yes, if you want to atone for your sins, it is not enough to commit suicide like a deserter. Gurado, who had just woken up from a dream, lay down heavily on the stretcher and allowed the medical team to carry him away.
It was the first time since I ate that Devil Fruit that I was so 'relaxed'.＋∧八＋∧八＋∧Read＋∧书,.※.→oThe [Beast Instinct] that had been corroding my will was witnessing
After having Victor kill the Snake King with his own hands, he completely followed his heart. He curled up deep in his heart like a frightened beast and never dared to act wild again.
He is afraid of Victor who defeated his old enemy the Snake King!
If it is this powerful man who is willing to stand up for the weak in this sea, if he joins his command... [We] are convinced!
Thumb! Thumb! Thunk!
There was a knock on the bathroom door, and Kira's voice came from outside the door: "Cousin, it's about to start."
"……knew."
Gurado tightened the faucet, adjusted his black suit jacket slightly unaccustomedly in front of the mirror, and then opened the bathroom door.
Outside the door, Kidd and Kira were each wearing a well-dressed black exquisite suit, which made the two young men look handsome. The two said with a smile: "Cousin, this is the first time I see you wearing formal clothes. You are very handsome!"
Facing the two teenagers who were more like relatives than relatives, Gulado showed a slight smile on his lips: "Let's go."
The moment the three of them walked out of the long corridor, it seemed as if the volume knob was turned to the limit, and the noisy sound filled their ears.
This is the central square of Yesterday's City of Yesterday. Countless bounty hunters and civilians gathered in this town today, and the large square paved with blue stone slabs was packed to the brim.
Today is neither a holiday nor an anniversary.
But everyone knows that today will go down in history!
The three of them slowly squeezed their way to the front row of the crowd. There was a high platform over there, with huge screens hung on both sides of the high platform for projection of telephone bugs.
"The time is coming."
Of course, there are more than just bounty hunters and ordinary people mixed in the crowd. How could such a world-shaking [big event] be missing spies from all forces?
The big clock in the north of the square struck twelve times on time. The noise in the square suddenly subsided, and everyone focused their attention on the high platform.
Victor, who was wearing a black cloak, slowly walked up to the high platform. Several image phone bugs focused their attention on him. The huge screen clearly showed this handsome young man who had become famous after just one year at sea in front of everyone in the square.
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His blond hair was gathered into a meticulous back, and his black-gloved left hand held a small sound-transmitting telephone bug on his chest. His gentle and elegant voice resounded throughout the square through the loudspeaker equipment: "Everyone here, welcome.
To Heinholmplatz in the 'City of Yesterday'."
"Today is an ordinary day, but for us, it is not ordinary."
"This sea has been suffering from pirates for a long time. The navy has been committed to safeguarding order and peace, but the number of pirates that emerge in an endless stream far exceeds that of naval soldiers. This sea needs more people to stand up and defend the people. Therefore, 'Reward
The profession of golden hunter came into being."
"But what's the result? I believe all the bounty hunters present here should have a deep understanding of it. Not understood by the public, looked down upon by the navy, and the mortal enemy of pirates, the bounty hunter's situation becomes increasingly difficult."
"Today, I am here to propose an initiative for all bounty hunters to gather and unite! Change the scattered situation and twist it into a united whole!"
"From now on, we are no longer 'bounty hunters', but members of the 'Hunters Association'!"
"[Hunter Association] is officially established!"
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Here is an instruction manual distributed to those who sign up to join the ‘Hunter Association’.
[The Hunter Association has authority and legitimacy recognized by the highest level of the world government.]
[The Hunter Association undertakes wanted orders and commissions from the world government, navy and various world government member countries, and appoints hunters in the association to complete tasks. Including but not limited to hunting pirates, collecting rare species and rare resources, security work, etc. Successfully
Completing the task will earn you points within the association based on the degree of completion, which can be used to redeem the resources you need.]
[We will assess the participants who sign up to join the Hunter Association, because the tasks entrusted by the Hunter Association will be more dangerous and challenging. Applicants who do not have a certain ability to protect themselves are very likely to face life threats. For everyone's safety,
For your own sake, please consider carefully before signing up.】
[The assessment time is the second Sunday in April every year, and the registration time will be opened one month in advance. If there is a change in the date, the officially announced change date will prevail.]
[The following are the rules of the Hunter Association, and we do not rule out the possibility of making additional additions in the future.]
[1. Hunters must have hunting targets, that is, ‘working scope’. 】
[2. Hunters who pass the assessment will have a ‘Hunter Certificate’, which will normally not be invalidated for any reason, nor will it be reissued for any reason.]
[3. Hunters are not allowed to intentionally attack innocent civilians.]
[4. Hunters must not regard other hunters in the association as hunting targets. Hunters who violate Article 3 and commit heinous crimes are not covered by this protection.]
[5. All matters not recorded here shall be voted on by the president, vice-president and staff through meetings, and the selection of vice-presidents and staff shall be controlled by the president.] 11