Chapter 88: Massacre in the Name of Justice
South Blue
Doria Island
This is a peaceful island with a rural lifestyle. The island is crisscrossed by mountains, with higher terrain in the east and lower terrain in the west. It is ruled by the World Government's Saint, Saint Doria.
Adrian, who had left the last player beginner island in the South Blue, quietly landed on a deserted beach on Doria Island.
At this time, he was wearing a gray and white Balmain coat, which was open to reveal the same color cashmere vest, white shirt, and gray polka dot tie underneath. He had a black jazz hat on his head, giving him a casual and sunny look. {I really don't know how he is doing this and grabbing brand name items from our world either.}
Looking at the peaceful townscape not far away, Adrian couldn't help but stretch his arms wide.
"Things in the South Blue are basically over. Next is the journey to the Grand Line. I wonder if changing maps will trigger new quests. I'm a little excited..."
Along the small path on the coast, Adrian walked alone towards the town ahead. The gentle sea breeze blew in his face, and the long reeds swayed in the wind.
As Adrian approached the town, he suddenly sensed a voices of panic in his observation haki.
"Another pirate attack?" Adrian frowned. "The pirates have been getting more and more active lately. This is really the age of pirates, huh?"
With that thought in mind, Adrian quickened his pace and headed towards the town.
However, to his surprise, the source of the chaos was not a band of pirates, but a group of Marines soldiers dressed in white uniforms.
On the main street of the town, under the direction of a high-ranking Marines officer wearing a coat of justice, teams of Marines soldiers armed with muskets were moving back and forth through the crowd.
The expressions on the faces of the townspeople made it clear that they were disgusted and resentful of this type of search operation.
"Excuse me, what's going on?" Adrian asked a bystander, tapping him on the shoulder.
"It's all because of the Pirate King…"
The townsman turned his head to speak, but when he saw Adrian's attire, his face changed drastically and he ran away without looking back.
"Seriously… Why did you run away in the middle of your sentence?"
Unwillingly, Adrian had to use his Observation Haki to quietly gather information from the crowd.
"Pirate King, Gol D. Roger, pregnant woman..."
After a short while, Adrian had successfully gathered the relevant information, and he also realized what was happening.
"It's… the child's incident!"
A little earlier…
After Roger's execution, the World Government and the Marines, who thought they had finally caught a break, suddenly received intelligence from the Cipher Pol special agent department.
The intelligence revealed that the Pirate King Roger was suspected of leaving his child alive in the world.
After careful investigation by Cipher Pol (CP), it was confirmed that the range of this child was likely to be in the South Blue, which was also the area where the Pirate King lived in his last years.
From the highest central, Five Elders, the order was immediately conveyed, requiring the Marine to cooperate with the CP department to conduct a large-scale search across the entire South Blue, and to make sure to find Roger's son! And strangle this sinful bloodline in the world in advance!
If the specific child cannot be confirmed, then...
Kill all suspicious pregnant women!
After his strong resistance failed, Fleet Admiral Kong had to dispatch Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Sakazuki and Marine Headquarters Captain Doberman to the South Blue to cooperate with the CP department's actions.
At this moment, what happened on Doria Island is just one of the chaotic microcosms of the entire South Blue.
"Roger's era is over. We must uproot his bloodline!" On the central avenue of the town, Doberman, a captain with black hair and a toothpick in his mouth, shouted to the surrounding Marines soldiers, "From now on, investigate all babies born within 10 months of his imprisonment, as well as all pregnant women!"
"Kill the suspicious babies——"
Bang——
With a muffled sound, Captain Doberman was kicked fiercely and sent flying. After smashing through several buildings consecutively, he finally fell to the ground. Unable to restrain himself, he vomited a large amount of blood. The dark-colored suit on his chest, where he had been kicked, now had a deep indentation, clearly indicating that he had suffered severe injuries.
"You're talking about killing who, you trash Marines?"
Adrian stood with a grim expression in the middle of the central avenue, looking at Captain Doberman who was still vomiting blood uncontrollably. He slowly retracted his right foot.
"Can the words you're uttering right now justify the 'Justice' written on your back? Or do you believe that slaughtering defenseless civilian pregnant women is the justice of the Marines, your justice?"
When it came to the most heinous events committed by the World Government and the Marines, even if you stretched the timeline to eight hundred years, the current "The Child Incident" in the South Blue would undoubtedly rank at the forefront!
Even if he were to expose himself as a pirate by taking action at this moment, Adrian would never regret it!
This was the bottom line as a human being!
"Cough—," Colonel Doberman coughed up another mouthful of blood, gathering his strength, he forced himself to stand from the ruins of the buildings. He looked at Adrian with eyes filled with fear and apprehension. "Who are you? Why are you interfering with the actions of the Marines and the World Government?"
Adrian scanned the surroundings, and many Marine soldiers who made eye contact with him involuntarily tightened their grip on their rifles, showing signs of nervousness. The townspeople, initially in chaos, now looked on with anticipation, as if they had glimpsed a savior.
"Me?" Adrian's expression relaxed slightly, and he chuckled. "Before today, I was just a pirate hunter who liked to 'Fight Evil With Evil'; after today, what identity I will be, still needs you 'righteous' Marines to judge for themselves."
At this moment, the panel suddenly flashed a prompt.
[You have triggered B-rank random quest [The Slaughter of Justice]!]
[Quest introduction: Having learned that Gol D. Roger still has a son in the world, the World Government, which has ruled the world for nearly eight hundred years, does not want another next generation to challenge their status! This is an order from the highest center, and the criminal bloodline of the Pirate King must not be allowed to remain in the world!
It is better to kill ten thousand by mistake than to let one go!]
[Quest prompt: Justice? What a hypocritical word!]
[Quest requirements: Unknown]
[Quest rewards: Unknown]
Doberman, the Captain, roared, "Eliminating the evil bloodline of the Pirate King is the absolute justice of the Marines! Pirate Hunter, do you really want to stop the orders from the Marines and the World Government?"
Adrian sneered, offering no response.
He raised his right hand and activated his powers.
White Ghost: Misty Theater!
Layer upon layer of white ghosts surged out of the void, like thick fog covering the entire town. From afar, it looked like a huge white circular theater was upside down on the island.
With the help of the ghosts' eyes, Adrian carefully distinguished the identities of everyone in the misty theater, deliberately selecting every Marine soldier and World Government agent. Then he released his ability again.
Dream Ghost: Sleeping Spell!