At the same time as the black knife fell, the sky suddenly exploded. Under the dark red sky, dark clouds gathered at some point and were brewing there.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning as thick as a pillar descended from the clouds and headed straight towards the execution platform.
"roll!"
Kuro glared upward, and the thunder exploded in mid-air, turning into countless electric sparks and dissipating in the air.
But this thunder also made him thoughtful, and he suddenly laughed: "You are really blessed by fate."
He looked at Luffy and said: "Your father won't help you this time, and your grandfather won't come. Even my ability to control the weather can't stop the lightning from condensing. It's really amazing. I don't know if it's true."
Destiny, luck, but it doesn’t matter.”
"Eh? It's luck. I don't want luck. Let me go quickly, incense burner!!" Luffy was still struggling there.
"What are you talking about in your sleep? You are a pirate and I am a navy."
Kuro said, moved the black sword up, looked forward, seemed to be remembering something, and said with a smile:
"Speaking of it, I actually don't hate you. Although you are annoying, like a fly, there are rumors and traces of you everywhere in this sea. But when I was a child, I didn't hate you. I even hated you because I saw you.
Take risks and be captivated by your stories.”
"Really, I turned out to be so powerful when you were a child. Huh? Did I give birth to you when you were a child?"
Luffy looked confused and wanted to look up, but he couldn't look up because he was stepped on.
"It's a pity that people always grow, and no one stays the same. A real person will integrate into the rules of the world, find his own path, and then realize his dreams. This is better than having a dream and
People who insist on pursuing their own dreams in the name of dreams need too many advanced methods. Unfortunately, you are not the one and you don’t understand. Although simple people also have the benefits of simplicity."
Kuro raised his head and looked at the sky, and said softly:
"I do not deny that we should not forget our original intentions. After all, the will passed down from generation to generation, the changes of the times, and people's dreams are indeed unchangeable."
"But these will also be blocked by external forces. If you get through, you are a hero. If you can't get through, you are nothing. No matter how famous you are, once you die, you will be just the next Rocks. But the sea will
Remember you, Whitebeard, Big Mom, Kaido, Red Hair and even Teach, and you, the sea will remember you. There was once a group of pirates who almost dominated the top of the sea, fought with the navy, and then failed.
.”
As he spoke, he closed his eyes and said slowly: "For the sake of my youth, do you have any last words?"
Not counting physical age, but just mental age, he is actually not young anymore, and there is nothing wrong with remembering his youth.
This time, the straw hat boy will never be saved again.
After listening to Kuro's words, Luffy didn't care about the pain in his body. He suddenly took a deep breath and shouted to the front:
"I am the man who wants to become the Pirate King!!!"
The huge sound even echoed in the square, causing people to stop fighting and look towards the execution platform.
Whether it was the navy or the pirates, everyone looked shocked.
It’s this time, yet you still say this kind of thing
"Monkey D. Luffy"
Smoker bit his cigar with complicated eyes.
From a personal standpoint, he doesn't hate this man, but from a naval standpoint.
His death will be good for the sea.
"Luffy!!"
Kebi had tears in his eyes. His body was unaffected and he wanted to move forward, but was directly held back by Belumeb.
"what you up to!"
Belumeb's hands wrapped around his shoulders from behind and whispered: "Don't joke at this time! No matter how good the relationship is, we can't do this, it will kill someone!"
"I, I" Crow gritted his teeth, tears falling uncontrollably, "He is going to die. That Luffy, that guy, is really going to die! He is obviously a good person, he is not the kind of Hai who does all kinds of evil.
Thief, why do you do this?"
"How do I know? This is the marshal's business, and you are not the marshal! We are just the navy, and it is our duty to exterminate pirates. Show your usual momentum!" Bellumeb roared in a low voice.
It's just that the actions of such a small character on the battlefield will not be noticed by Kuro, not even the navy on the battlefield.
There are so many lieutenant generals and rear admirals here, who would pay attention to the mental processes of a few navy officers.
On the execution platform, Kuro opened his eyes and said calmly: "Is that all?"
Luffy ignored him and instead faced the Straw Hats who were still fighting below, baring his teeth and showing a very bright smile. That smile was broadcast directly to the whole world on the phone bug that Bucky was holding.
All over the world, the first half of the Grand Line, and the New World, anyone who pays attention to this war and has channels to live broadcast it is watching quietly.
Windmill Village of the East China Sea, Shields Town, Shuangyue Village, Xiluobu Village, Cocosia Village, Sea Restaurant Barati, Rogge Town
Whiskey Peak of the Grand Line, Alabasta, Gaya, Seven Waters, Chambord Land, Dressrosa, Totland, and Wano Country
People across the sea were looking at that bright smiling face in the live broadcast.
"me."
Luffy's eyes narrowed with laughter, and he spoke the words most nonchalantly, as if he was treating life and death as if he were eating.
"I'm going to die."
At this time, the surroundings were silent.
Everyone was shocked by his sudden smile and his understatement, with black lines in their eyes and completely speechless.
Even Lida looked solemn at this moment.
She didn't understand why this kid was smiling so normally when he was about to die.
People will have various expressions when they die, especially this kind of 'predicted death' which is similar to execution. Some people will be so desperate that they cry bitterly, some will repent there, and some will smile boldly.
But the only thing is not. Bland.
That is a more exaggerated form than dying generously. It is the calmness and magnanimity you should have when facing life and death after you have already prepared your awakening, without any other emotions.
"amazing!"
Even if it was Kuro, he couldn't help but admire him.
Then, the autumn water fell violently.
laugh.
In everyone's view, the black knife directly penetrated Luffy's neck. With a soft sound, the head was disconnected from the neck and fell directly onto the execution platform. At this moment, the tense body
He also relaxed and gradually became weak and lay down.
Only the straw hat on the back of his head was raised high in the wind and fell to the ground in front of him, falling right into the hands of Brooke who was fighting Donald.
"Luffy."
Brooke opened his skull mouth wide and his skeleton frame was trembling, as if he could not believe it at all. Their captain, the man they almost thought would definitely become the Pirate King, was dead.
"What are you opening?" Zoro stood there blankly, his pupils full of horror and incomprehension.
Sanji was stunned on the other side, completely forgetting the fact that he was fighting Crowe. He just looked at the execution platform and murmured: "What a joke."
"Luffy!!!"
Usopp's expression became extremely ferocious. He opened his big bag and shot out a few seeds that landed on the execution platform with great precision. The seeds quickly turned into vines and entangled Kuro.
"It's fake, stop joking, Luffy! I understand, are you playing magic? Just like usual, if your head falls off or something, you can put it back again. Stand up, stand up!"
Usopp pointed at the man lying on the execution platform with his head and body separated, and shouted loudly: "Stand up quickly! Don't you want to become the Pirate King? How can you fall here? Stop playing! It's like defeating
Like Akainu, you stand up again, use your strongest perseverance to stand up again, and then defeat the enemy happily, and then we go to sea together!!"
No matter how much he screamed, the person on the execution platform never moved again.
"I know, I understand."
Usopp turned to pleading, "Are you blaming me for not being able to assist you? The role of a sniper is to provide assistance. I'm already assisting you. Don't make trouble anymore, captain. Get up quickly and do the same as before.
Defeat the enemy cheerfully, please, hurry up."
Bear!
The burning vine was burned by a ball of fire.
In the flames, a luminous knife stretched out from the flames, with a faint hint of thunder in the light.
"Light cannon."
call out!
boom!!
The rapid lightning impact rushed directly to Usopp's chest, blasting through his entire chest. The strong impact blew his body away and fell to the ground like a rag.
Nami's body trembled and she turned to look at the long nose that was motionless, and murmured on her lips: "Usopp"
Then she heard a dull voice ringing around her.
"War is not a child's game that can be stopped at any time."
The flames were blown away, and Clow stood on the execution platform holding the autumn water, looking down, his voice was flat, and he couldn't see the joy and sorrow clearly, "This is the cruelty of the sea."