"You lied to me……"

Smoker was lying on the hospital bed, looking at the three-meter tall man sitting next to him, his eyes filled with resentment.

"Hahaha... If I'm not going to lie to you, you, an honest and somewhat stupid guy, don't know what kind of stupid things you are going to do."

Kuzan laughed at Smoker. He picked up the fruit knife and lifted up the apples in the fruit basket on the bedside, and then ate them with big mouthfuls.

"What a stupid thing? When has upholding justice become a stupid thing? But what surprises me is that I didn't expect the navy to be so bad. Not only are many middle-level officials in the navy so bad that it makes people feel sick, but I didn't expect that even the highest-ranking person in the navy is called

Mr. Kuzan, the mighty naval admiral, is already rotten."

Smoker satirized Kuzan. He somewhat looked down upon his senior. He clearly possessed terrifying power that no one in the world could underestimate, but he was timid in doing things and showed no sense of responsibility for justice.

"Hey...you can't say that to me! I have sacrificed a lot for justice."

Kuzan couldn't help but eat the apple, and Smoker's words were a bit serious.

"Do you know how much disaster you will bring to the world in the future if you let Kaido's daughter run away today?"

Smoker asked Kuzan relentlessly.

"Ha ha……"

Kuzan was not angry at all after hearing Smoker's question, but instead smiled softly.

"Then do you know how much disaster it will bring to the world if Kaido's daughter is arrested today?"

Kuzan did not answer Smoker's question, but asked a question back to Smoker.

"Forehead……"

Smoker paused after hearing Kuzan's question. Of course he knew how much disaster it would cause to the world after arresting Yamato. Maybe... no! The existence who has been staying peacefully in Zuan will definitely take action.

But what is about to happen is not a personal battle, but a war that may threaten the whole world.

"So what? Isn't it what our navy should do to uphold justice?"

Smoker knew that his words today were a little exciting and were not in line with his past behavior, but he was unwilling to be... He was instantly defeated by the little-known swordsman on the Yamato pirate ship, which still had a certain impact on his confidence.

of blow.

"It is true that upholding justice is what we should do, but it is our navy's fault to provoke a bigger war. Besides, that kid Yamato is actually not bad in nature. He has never done anything excessive since he went to sea. The reason why

Setting such a high bounty on her... is a game between big shots! Our navy currently has no plans to take sides between these two parties and plans to continue to wait and see the situation."

Kuzan pointed to the top of his head, hinting to Smoker that the big shot he was talking about was bigger than his position.

"Is it...a contest between the Five Elder Stars of the World Government and those kings?"

As a colonel at the Navy Headquarters, Smoker still has some knowledge, and he is more or less aware of the nastiness among senior officials.

"No! It's a contest between the Five Old Stars and the Kings. To be precise, they all belong to the World Government."

"Since eight hundred years ago, there has been a dispute over which of the kings has greater power, whether the Celestial Dragons are more powerful or the real masters who rule this sea... Although due to the powerful power of the Celestial Dragons,

The kings have always been at a disadvantage, but they have never given up the idea of ​​abolishing the privileges of the Celestial Dragons and completely commanding the world government. This continues to this day. With the advent of the Great Pirate Age, the Celestial Dragons' commanding power is increasingly declining..."

Kuzan explained the relationship between the Five Old Stars, the Celestial Dragons and the Kings.

"So those kings thought that the opportunity had come! The reason why Kaido let his daughter sail across the seas was to prove that the time was ripe. As long as Kaido's daughter sailed to the new world safely, it would prove the dominance of the Celestial Dragons.

The imperial power has indeed dropped to the extreme, to the point where even the four seas cannot control it, and the kings will take action at this moment, right?"

The seriously injured Smoker lit a cigar for himself, puffing away smoke while thinking quietly.

"That's right! The moment Yamato successfully enters the new world, it will be like sending a signal bomb to the kings of the world. The ancient rules will be overwritten by new ones, and the new parliament will eventually be built on the ruins.

"

Kuzan nodded slightly to Smoker, but he took a high look at his junior brother. If the other person wanted to go up, he could recommend it.

"I have a question. In the battle for power between the kings and the five old stars who protect the human rights and power of Tianlong, what does our navy represent? What is the position of our navy?"

When Smoker said this, he actually regretted asking Kuzan. He found that he already knew too much and seemed to be unable to get out of the matter. Originally, he didn't want to touch on this matter.

I want to be a navy that fights pirates and upholds justice, but I didn't expect it to be so difficult.

"Yes, what is the position of our navy? This is a bit distressing! The main purpose of the navy is to combat pirates, but the navy is the navy of the world government after all. The first purpose of the world government now is not to combat pirates.

Thief, then what is the significance of our navy’s existence?”

Kuzan did not answer Smoker's question directly, but continued to ask Smoker several questions.

"The navy is ultimately the navy of the world government."

Smoker listened to Kuzan's words, thought for a while, and said softly.

"That's right, what we have to do now is to wait quietly and see whether the Tianlong people have once again continued their own myth in this game? Or is it a carnival of the kings?!"

"But no matter what the situation is, when one party decides the winner, it will be the arrival of a new era."

Kuzan firmly believes in the coming of a new era, because he has already been to Zaun to see what the new era will look like. He is looking forward to the day when world peace will come, and never cares who brings peace to the world. The pirates also

Well, be it the navy or the revolutionary army, the world needs peace.

"Which side do you like?"

Smoker looked at Kuzan quietly, and suddenly asked as if casually.

"Ha~ who knows? Maybe it's a Celestial Dragon or maybe it's a king..."

Kuzan was frightened by Smoker's eyes that seemed to see through everything. He shrugged his shoulders and looked unclear.

"Haha...liar...you obviously already have the answer in your mind, don't you? Otherwise you wouldn't put down your dignity to be a nanny for a little girl, right?"

Smoker spit out a cloud of mist from his mouth and curled his lips at Kuzan...

"Ahahahaha...we've been discovered?! Is it that obvious?"

Kuzan was offended by Smoker's words, and his voice sounded a little weak, obviously lacking confidence.

"Isn't it just obvious? You are about to use a loudspeaker to loudly announce on the sea that Qingzhi Kuzan, one of the three generals of your navy, has already lined up."

Smoker glanced at the panicked Kuzan speechlessly. He did not expect that the man in front of him would also panic.

"Alas... there is no way! Anyone who sees such a scene will think, ah! The so-called new era is nothing more than this!"

Kuzan sighed helplessly. Since he had been seen through, there was no need for him to hide it anymore.

"I feel a little sorry for those Tianlong people now. With the strongest knight like you guarding the princess, how can those guys succeed?"

No matter how hard he looked, Smoker couldn't see the Celestial Dragons' chances of winning.

"Haha, there is nothing we can do about it! The navy must survive! You know that our navy gradually developed after the Rocks Pirates. Maybe the Tianlong people didn't dare to do it before they were under such pressure.

A lot of force is put in the hands of outsiders like us. If the world government led by the Draconians defeats the kings and forces the navy to take action against the sea emperors, then the navy will once again suffer unimaginable damage. Maybe the navy will

Die together with the emperors, but new emperors will always be born... In this case, the world will never be peaceful."

Kuzan smiled softly at Smoker twice, and then said helplessly.

How could the Sea Emperor become big in the New World without the indulgence of the World Government?

"Wait a minute... According to what you said, do you think this is what the marshal meant?"

After listening to Kuzan's words, Smoker suddenly heard something unusual, because Kuzan's words had exceeded the responsibilities of a naval admiral, and were more like the perspective of a man standing at a higher level.

"Who do you think sent me to be the nanny?"

Kuzan looked at Smoker's frightened expression and felt a little proud. He asked Smoker.

"Haha... I see. It seems that Marshal Sengoku has made complete preparations for the navy."

Smoker felt that he was really too careless. Even the boss of their navy had already made his choice, so as a subordinate, he just had to obey. After all, it was just the orders of the commander.

"Hahaha... As long as you understand."

Kuzan smiled softly at Smoker, and patted Smoker on the shoulder, as long as he could understand the painstaking efforts of these people.

"Then in that case, I have to leave here... After all, Her Royal Highness the Princess doesn't know where she is going at this time. I have to catch up quickly."

Kuzan said as he stood up and prepared to leave Rogge Town.

"etc……"

Smoker suddenly sat up from the hospital bed. He had something to ask Kuzan.

"Um?!"

Kuzan looked at Smoker and raised his eyebrows in confusion.

"I want to leave Rogge Town. I can't continue to be lazy here. To be honest, Rogge Town is so comfortable. It's so comfortable that I have almost forgotten all about the feeling of domineering. Please give me the right to act alone.

, I have to prepare to enter the new world."

Smoker made a request to Kuzan. He knew that the only one who could help him now was the man in front of him. As a naval admiral, the man was qualified to give his men the right to act alone.

"Are you really ready? It's a new world! People will die."

Kuzan asked Smog very calmly.

"Well! I want to become stronger. I don't want to be unable to protect my men in the end. In that case, I might as well die now."

Smoker said in a deep voice to Kuzan. After all, Musashi's sword gave Smoker a huge blow, and it also made Smoker understand that he is not actually strong. In addition to his fruit ability, he is very powerful.
To be continued...