Absolute Freedom, is Absolute Evil!

"It's obviously a brutal and unreasonable solution, but why does it seem so relieving?" Law was so excited that his little face turned red, and even on the cold snow, he felt his body all dried up.

"Indeed, as Vice Admiral Longinus has said before, his mercy and justice will only be reserved for ordinary people." Rosinante's heart also rose with vindictive pleasure when seeing his brother abused thoroughly, "Even Oka Shichibukai will definitely be sanctioned if they go against justice!"

"Young Master!"

"Doffy!"

Gladius, Diamante, and others shouted frantically, but their bodies just like drowned in plaster; no matter how they struggled, they could not move a step.

That is the stress response of their bodies under the invisible pressure, even beyond the mind's unity.

"No need to come over, I'm fine." Doflamingo stood up and laughed at Longinus, "It seems that my status as Oka Shichibukai is really not much of a deterrent to you, fuffuffuffu!"

"Oka Shichibukai exist to balance the situation of the sea, and if it can't do that, then it doesn't have any meaning to exist."

"Geez, that's pretty cold!"

"Speaking of which, I'm still a bit surprised." Longinus' eyes narrowed slightly, "You are a smart person, and after what you went through two years ago, you should know even more what kind of person I, Longinus, was."

"But why would you insist on taking that little one in this situation?"

"Not good, he saw the problem." Doflamingo's heart sank, and he quickly replied evasively, "Is this strange? The desire for eternal life is the nature of all humans, right?"

"But to gamble your life for a nebulous rumor, how does it look like something that a smart person can do?"

"That's because you don't know enough about pirates, any pirates, are born gamblers!" Doflamingo said so, but in his heart, "This guy's mind is really subtle unlike the Marine, can not continue to stay, or sooner or later, he will see the problem."

Thinking of this, Doflamingo also said without moving, "This time it is I who lost. Only, does Vice Admiral Longinus intend to keep me here, or is he willing to let me leave?"

"If it were the former, do you think you'd still be standing and talking to me?" Longinus said indifferently.

"Fuffuffuffu!" Doflamingo gave Longinus a deep look, then turned away, "Let's go then."

Then, the crowd of the Donquixote family quickly followed.

After waiting for Doflamingo to leave, Law couldn't help but ask, "Marine-sama, why did you let him go, they can't beat you at all!"

"Law!" Rosinante said in a severely low voice, "Vice Admiral Longinus naturally has his considerations in doing so, this kind of thing is not something you should be concerned about."

"Huh?" Law lowered his head in frustration, "I see."

However, Longinus laughed lightly and intentionally placed his right hand on Law's head, "That's the price of maintaining order!"

"The order ... price...," asked Law cluelessly.

"In this world, all people long for freedom, all people want to be free from the rules." Longinus shook his head and said, "But the reality is that it is the rules that appear to be shackles that are the barrier for most weak people."

"Take the case of Doflamingo, his freedom is completely based on the suffering of ordinary people. In order to chase the so-called profit, he can destroy countless people's families without hesitation."

"Absolute freedom is absolute sin!"

"Can you imagine what it would be like for me, who is more powerful than him, to also recklessly chase the so-called freedom?"

Law subconsciously shook his head.

"There is a devil living in everyone's heart, and the rules, are the shackles that bind that devil."

Longinus sighed, "So even if I am stronger than him, even if I know he is not a good person, I can only give him a certain punishment within the limits of the rules."

"Otherwise, a moment of pain will only bring greater disaster to this world!"

"But isn't that too aggravating? Obviously have such a strong power!" Law muttered.

"In this world, you either condemn yourself or condemn others." Longinus smiled, "Or do you want to be like Doflamingo?"

"I did once think so, but not anymore, I will become a marine like Cora-san!" Law said firmly.

"You guys." Rosinante said, entirely moved.

"Well, done talking about the little guy." Longinus stood up and said with a serious face, "Commander Rosinante, shouldn't we talk about you too?"

"Knowing that the Marine's target is Ope Ope no Mi, but privately take the fruit away and let the little one eat it, your behavior is undoubtedly against the discipline of the Marine."

Rosinante lowered his head in shame, "It's me who let you down, Vice Admiral! I will definitely carry out any punishment that this Headquarters imposes on me with certainty!"

Although Law didn't know why the friendly and harmonious atmosphere had suddenly become so severe, he also roughly understood from the conversation between the two that Cora-san gets punished for giving that fruit to him privately.

So, Law just panicked and shouted, "Marine-sama, it's not about Cora-san, he gave me that fruit to eat because he wanted to save me."

"By the way, that fruit hasn't been eaten for long, so maybe it can still be vomited." Law thrust his right index finger down his throat, intending to induce vomiting manually.

Rosinante quickly stopped it, "This is a mistake I made, not yours."

"No, it's my business!"

"It's only my business!"

"Stop it all!" Longinus started with a low bellow, then asked, "You say Rosinante made the fruit for you to swallow in order to save you?"

Law forcefully nodded his tiny head; once he rolled up his sleeves, his arms revealed large white spots, "I got Amber Lead Syndrome, there has not been much time to live."

"Little one, are you from Flevance?" Longinus was "moved".

"Well! It's the white town you once rescued, Marine-sama!"

"Sigh! Even a child as young as you are ...," sighed Longinus, "it seems that the efforts I made back then did not help."

"No, everyone is very grateful for your help, Marine-sama, and everyone says that you, Marine-sama, are the last bit of light in their lives."

Longinus sighed briefly and then looked to Rosinante, "Commander Rosinante, you are a true Marine!"

"Only, you are still too impulsive in this matter!"

"If you really want to save him, you can absolutely apply to the Headquarters and ask him to come over and cure the little one, regardless of who ends up eating this fruit."

Rosinante couldn't help but laugh sarcastically, "Haha! Didn't think of that at all at the time."

"But doing so will undoubtedly put too much pressure on your back." Longinus said in a deep voice, "This fruit is what the government intends to trade for five billion berries, can you imagine how other people will look at you when they know about this?"

"Five billion berries!" Law shouted in shock.

Rosinante fell into silence.

Law couldn't help but ask nervously, "And will Cora-san be punished in any way?"

"Even with me speaking up for him, the best outcome would be a period of not-so-short imprisonment!"

"Huh?" Law pleaded, "Marine-sama, won't you help Cora-san again?"

"Law, don't be hard on the Vice Admiral!" Rosinante laughed spontaneously, "The fact that Vice Admiral Longinus can not blame me and even take the initiative to help me mediate is already a kindness I cannot repay!"

However, Longinus looked serious and said, "It is true that there is someone who can help Commander Rosinantei, but that person is not me."

"Vice Admiral-sama, please tell me who it is, and I will be very sincere to ask for his help." Law shouted excitedly.

"Oh, that person is actually yourself."

"Me?" Law looked confused and pointed the finger at himself.

"The essence of this world is nothing but values and interests, if you also have my kind of strength, the government will not only do not blame you, but also appreciate your actions."

"So the best way to get Commander Rosinante to reduce his punishment is for you to show enough value."

"Vice Admiral Longinus, this is too harsh!" Rosinante couldn't help but say, "You are the top genius in the world, how can Law possibly compete with you?"

"Commander Rosinante, you are the one who underestimated the potential of the little guy." Longinus smiled, "Haven't you noticed? He suddenly appeared at your side before, that's when he used his ability!"

"A child who just ate the fruit can use his ability to this extent, his talent, well beyond your imagination!"

Published in Qidian, July 05, 2019