People Who Cannot Be Judged By Justice

The marines on the deck quickly organized themselves, prepared first aid tools, and then jumped off the deck and rushed to the core of the battlefield.

"Don't come here!"

Zephyr's voice sounded at this moment.

Everyone paused, confused for a moment, but still subconsciously obeyed Zephyr's orders.

Only Binz realized that something was wrong. Worried about Zephyr's safety, he rushed into the center of the battlefield.

What he saw was an extremely sturdy man over eight meters tall with a dragon's features. What made him even more horrified was that the figure was holding Zephyr's Battle Smasher with one hand.

At this moment, Binz felt his soul trembling with fear.

It was because the teacher, who was once invincible in his eyes, was now kneeling on one knee on the ground with blood dripping from his broken right hand. His face was pale, and he had lost the strength to resist.

The situation changed so quickly that it was beyond everyone's expectations!

Zephyr, who was originally evenly matched with Gawain and had a faint advantage, was defeated quickly in one exchange.

This has reached a point where it is incomprehensible!

"Zephyr-sensei!"

Binz shouted, but his body stopped the next moment, just because of a burst of shock waves with the man in the distance as the center spread out in all directions.

Boom!

Around the island, countless marines who had just disembarked were swept by the impact. Their bodies froze, and then they staggered and fell down. 

Many of them even have their eyes rolled up.

Only Binz knows what it is!

"Conqueror Haki, only one in a million people are born with the ability to use it!"

Binz stood there, unable to move his legs due to fear. He tried several times, but in the end, he was unable to move.

Seeing this, Zephyr sighed secretly, then turned his head and set his sights on Gawain in front of him.

This kind of qualification is secondary, or rather, it is expected within the Marines that someone like Gawain has such a qualification.

What really surprised him was that Gawain was not affected at all when he grabbed the Battle Smasher mixed with Sea Prism Stone just now.

This was also the reason why the battle situation was reversed in an instant. The two men's fighting power was originally close, and Zephyr did not have enough time to dodge Gawain's sudden attack.

There are only two explanations for this situation: either Gawain is really a dragon, or Gawain has special means and is not afraid of Sea Prism Stone.

The former is, of course, a joke; after all, there are no real dragons in this world.

"Do you have the ability to overcome the Sea Prism Stone? How did you do it?!"

Gawain was slightly stunned.

It has been exposed, but he's now capable of keeping this secret. Besides, who says it will definitely be exposed?

Then he joked: "Do you think there is a possibility that I am really a dragon?"

"What the hell are you talking about? How could such a thing exist in this world?"

"Who can say for sure what's going on in this world?"

After speaking, Gawain threw the Battle Smasher into the sea, then turned his head and looked down at Zephyr, who was half kneeling in front of him, and said calmly: "You just said that pirates are the root cause of the unrest in this world."

"I don't agree with this."

While speaking, Gawain thought of the people who followed him on board the ship at first, and he also understood more deeply the sorrow of the lower-class people of this era.

If you don't resist, you will be exploited by the Celestial Dragons, who will squeeze every drop of your blood through Heavenly Tribute.

If you resist, you are a pirate or a rebel. Someone will judge you under the banner of justice, and these people even firmly believe that they are enforcing justice.

The funniest thing is that those who were responsible for escorting Celestial Dragons were the very people holding the banner of justice.

It doesn't matter whether the Marines are rotten or not in this era.

They obtained law enforcement power based on a grant from the World Government. This alone determines that the justice of the Marines itself only serves the Celestial Dragons.

The justice of the Marines is not the justice of civilians; it is the justice of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons!

"Oh."

Zephyr laughed in anger: "What right does a pirate have to talk about justice? Aren't there enough innocent souls who died at your hands?"

As the sound fell to the ground, the scene fell silent for a moment.

Gawain looked at Zephyr in front of him, and for a moment, he felt a little pity in his heart.

Those who believe in the Marines's distorted justice are the most pathetic. They spend their entire lives verifying a wrong result and guarding a wrong justice.

Then Gawain spoke, his tone was neither sad nor happy, and no emotion could be heard: "If there are still people in this world who cannot be judged by justice, then justice is just a bitch that can be toyed with by these people at will."

Zephyr was slightly stunned, then subconsciously sneered: "Even if it's Roger or Whitebeard, we can enforce…"

Zephyr's voice gradually became quieter. He slowly lowered his head and then suddenly raised it again. He opened his mouth but, in the end, said nothing.

He wanted to say that there was no one who could not be judged by justice, but was there really no one?!

Even if he can fool others, how can he fool himself?!

"It seems you have figured it out."

Looking at Zephyr, who seemed to have aged ten years in an instant, Gawain continued: "But."

"I'm actually very curious. As a former admiral, a man at the pinnacle of the Marines system, shouldn't you be able to see this problem clearly from your perspective?"

"Who is the root cause of the turmoil in this world?"

"You don't know, or you don't want to know?"

Zephyr slowly closed his eyes and clenched his teeth.

Sengoku, Tsuru, and Garp's figure emerged in his mind. What he really wanted to know was if these three knew the answer to this question.

He also didn't dare to think about the answer.

But at this moment.

A life-saving reason suddenly emerged in Zephyr's mind: "But this doesn't mean that pirates are right. You are also bastards who burn, kill, rob, and commit all kinds of evil!"

"The Marines have no problem hunting down and even killing pirates!"

The smile on Gawain's face became even wider, to the point where it could no longer be concealed: "I never said the pirates were right!"

Zephyr was stunned: "Then why do you still do it when you know it's wrong?!"

As for the answer, he heard one of his subordinates say something that left a deep impression on him.

"I don't want to starve to death."

"What?"

"If there is a choice, who would want to be a pirate and snatch food on the edge of death?!"

Zephyr was stunned; his face became paler, and the tears in his eyes overflowed at this moment.

After a few minutes, an old man's mournful cry was heard on the island.

The crying grew louder.

The marines who gradually woke up were all confused, not knowing what had happened.

From Gawain's perspective, he could even see Zephyr's muscles trembling.

Not because of physical pain or fear but because something in his heart was broken; for a person like Zephyr, killing him directly would be a relief for him. 

Only when the beliefs he has built up over decades are shattered can he feel real pain.

"Asshole!"

Binz, who had regained his mobility, saw this and shouted angrily: "What did you do to Mr. Zephyr?!"

After speaking, he raised his hand and threw out a few knives, but they were knocked down by Gawain's wings.

Gawain raised his hand and slashed in the air, sending him flying dozens of meters away while knocking him unconscious on the spot.

"Stop!"

The student's serious injury brought Zephyr back to his senses. He turned to look at Gawain with a hint of pleading in his voice: "Let them go, I'll bear the consequences alone!"

"Good!"

Gawain's voice was indifferent, and his eyes fell on Zephyr in front of him with a hint of coldness.

But suddenly, an anxious call came from a distance, interrupting Gawain's next action.

"No!"

"You can't kill him!"

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If this fanfic reaches the top 50 in Power Ranking, I'll publish 8 chapters (2 regular and 6 bonus).