Pirates: The Salary Is In Place, The Four Emperors Are Kicked Out

"Arthur is indeed the son of the old man, and the old man was indeed a pirate ten years ago, to be precise, a pirate who went to sea as a botanist..."

The old man Simon raised his head and said so decisively.

Although the era of the great pirate has only been open for more than three years, the pirate profession has a very long history - not to mention botanists, Luo and the others have also heard of people who go out to sea as pirates with even stranger identities.

So they didn't act very surprised, and old man Simon also paused and continued:

"That child has a bad temper since he was a child. He doesn't like quiet plants like the old man at all. When he was still in the town, he often stole and fought, and people avoided him. That's how, about fifteen years ago, he proposed to go to sea. Going to be a pirate, the old man did not agree at first, but later he could not help but hold a glimmer of hope, maybe he will change his mind when he reaches the sea, just like the ugly seedling in childhood grows into a beautiful flower. I thought that if he went to a wider world and accumulated more experience, he might be able to become an upright person... But it didn't take long for me to realize that I was wrong. The old man also joined his pirate group at that time. When we go to sea, firstly, I want to supervise him, and secondly, the old man himself has a dream, and he wants to see the strangest plants on the sea with his own eyes.”

Having said that, the old man Simon took a sip of the black tea that Xia Qi poured out to him.

"Actually, Arthur's stinky boy didn't get better at all, but went further and further in the cruel world of pirates. He began to think that hurting others and robbing property was justified, and he used the reason of the weak to educate the old man in turn. , and later because he met more random guys, his murderous character became out of control."

"The dude, are you talking about the group of sumo wrestlers around him?"

"That's right. Because of the joining of these unconventional guys, the strength of Arthur and his pirate group has greatly increased, and the bounty amount set by the World government for him has become higher and higher, and he even claims to have the ability to challenge himself. The power of the Grand Line...and then Arthur himself became more twisted. He had sailed past Pleasure Island before, raiding towns and looting their belongings. That's when the old man quit their gang. Since then, he has I've been living here alone, acting as an intelligence dealer, and taking care of the plants I like."

After hearing these words, Luo finally understood, and couldn't help but ask: "That's why you donated most of the money you earned as an intelligence businessman to the orphanage in the town... Are you using Atonement in your own way?"

Old man Simon didn't answer Luo's question, but his silence was enough to prove that Luo was right.

"Patrol Larder said earlier that the town was almost destroyed by fire ten years ago. Did that mean it was attacked by Arthur?"

"...Yes, but in the end, the old man was helpless. In order to stop Arthur, the old man fought alone, but in the end he lost, and many people died in the chaos. Although the old man used the property in his hand to rebuild the town, he died. The people of the town cannot be resurrected... The old man is not qualified to accept the thanks of the people in the town, nor has the right to think that his sins have been paid for."

call--

After saying these words that had been buried in his heart for a long time, the old man Simon let out a heavy sigh.

Although he had only dealt with old man Simon a few times before, his cold-hearted personality made Luo, who was also the same, very fond of him. And now that the old man who was his friend was made to look so uncomfortable by this bastard Arthur, Luo felt very angry.

The face of Arthur, who was attacking the town with a laugh, flashed in Luo's mind, he thought for a moment, and soon made up his mind.

"Father."

"……What's up?"

"Come with us and fight that Arthur together!"

Luo stared at the old man Simon and blurted out - Colonel Malvin once told him that the fastest way to cheer a person up is not verbal encouragement, but practical help to solve problems.

"You are my friend, and my teacher even made me target Arthur to complete my own experience... and I also hate his appearance! So let's beat him up together!"

Luo's voice just fell, and before the old man Simon could react, Bebo and the others couldn't wait to speak:

"I will do whatever Brother Luo wants to do together!"

"Although Xia Qi and I are homeless, we have received a lot of help from everyone on this island, so we have to fight!"

"Pekin is right!"

"……Humph!"

The old man Simon was silent for a few seconds before he snorted coldly from his nose, and then the corners of his mouth curved upwards slightly.

"Stop talking big! Just a bunch of little kids and a stupid bear, but they're a little taller, so I dare to say here that I want to beat the pirates... Well, thanks to you, I've made up my mind too. The old man believes in you and entrusts his life to your group of friends!"

Bebo said in a rare and tough tone: "Old man, it's a polar bear, not a stupid bear!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

For a while, everyone laughed, and the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Immediately, the old head of Simon suddenly remembered and asked: "Speaking of which, Luo, is this where you live? It looks very unusual, and you just mentioned your teacher... He just asked you to Someone who bought information from this old man?"

Luo was stunned for a while, but soon spoke in a firm tone:

"...It's time to tell you our true identity, Mr. Simon, my teacher is Monkey D. Dragon, a revolutionary, and we are all reserve members of the revolutionary army!"

...

As we all know, Devil Fruit, a magical item, can not only endow the eater with superhuman strength, but also change their character to a certain extent, especially Logia, the most powerful of all ordinary Devil Fruits - such as Say, Sakazuki has a hot temper like a volcano, Kuzan's style is extremely lazy, and Polusalino is especially fond of sunbathing...

Well, Polusalino has always been a fan of the sun, but that doesn't detract from the validity of this theory.

so--

The location is North Blue, the North Blue Marine branch where Polsalino and Sakazuki lived when they joined Marine.

That night, Colonel Malvern's former correspondent, and Polusalino's fellow Marine named Ayton, who had dealt with him many times, ended his day's work. Just as he was about to return to his dormitory to rest, someone suddenly blocked his way.

"Nick Ayton, rank... Now Seaman First Class, right?"

"……it's me."

The other party was a grey-green-haired, burly male, and his appearance made Ayton frown slightly—although Ayton's rank was demoted from corporal to Seaman First Class due to the defection of Colonel Malvern, he was still in the After staying in the North Blue branch for so many years, most of the marines here are familiar to him. Even those newcomers who have just arrived, he can roughly understand their identities from the gestures of the other party, but this man in front of him...

Not only does he look unfamiliar, but he doesn't feel like a navy, more like an outsider in a navy uniform.

But this is the North Blue Marine branch, one of the safest places in the entire North Blue. There are outsiders who are not familiar with this place and sneak in and disguise themselves as marines. This kind of thing is impossible.

"Come with me, the colonel has something for you."

After saying this, the man turned around and walked forward without waiting for Ayton's response.

(Colonel Newt wants to see me? But does that count as leading the way?)

Ayton thought about the new Colonel Newt, and after all, he followed behind the man.

The man brought Ayton to a conference room, which made him a little puzzled, because this conference room, which was converted from a large storage room, is actually not used by anyone in the North Blue Marine branch. .

(What is Colonel Newt doing? How is it so mysterious?)

After Ayton went in, he found that there were already some people waiting inside, so he found a seat at the back for the time being and sat down.

After a while, many people came here. To Aton's surprise, these people were all just like him, who were more or less punished and influenced by the defection of Colonel Malvern, the former head of the North Blue Marine branch...

After most of the conference room was occupied, the gray-green-haired man who had led the way for Ayton walked in, and he brought a...

"Colonel Malvern?!"

Not only Ayton, but most of the people in the conference room couldn't help widening their eyes, looking at the man standing in front of the podium in the conference room with an unbelievable look.

The brand-new Marine Colonel uniform, the shining bald head, the rough appearance, the height of more than two meters... It is the former commander of the North Blue Marine branch, Colonel Malvern who defected from Marine!

Compared to everyone who looked surprised, Colonel Malvern still had the kind and amiable expression he usually had when he was in the North Blue Marine branch.

He looked around for a week and saw that no one wanted to shout or attack him, so he raised the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, and said in a very low voice:

"It's been a long time, everyone... Thank you for keeping my uniform so well after I left."

Having said that, Colonel Malvin adjusted his collar, shook the cloak of justice on his body, nodded to the crowd, and continued:

"Although I don't know what explanation this department gave, I believe that the reasons you know about my defection are definitely not so true... Otherwise, you will not be implicated by my actions alone, and all of you will be affected by my actions. Punishment from superiors."

The scene was very quiet, only Colonel Malvern's steady voice rang out in the conference room.

After calming down a little and looking at everyone's reaction, he continued:

"Everything has to go back to a few years ago. I received a top-secret mission from the headquarters. The content of the mission was to let me secretly find a Devil Fruit for the top officials of the World government. It is called Op-Op Fruit and has The ultimate power that can make people live forever!"

...

For Colonel Malvern, his Master's secrets about World government are not many, because he is only a small North Blue Colonel in the entire Marine system.

But quantity doesn't mean quality --

To the old subordinates in the audience, he told the process of his defection, the "secret mission of the World government", the tragedy of the Kingdom of Frevans, the story of Luo, and the measures taken by the World government to hide the public's eyes. ...At last, Colonel Malvern's voice stopped.

Many people were infected by Colonel Malvern's emotions and stories, and it seemed that they finally realized that "the world government turned out to be such a world government, and Marine turned out to be guarding no justice at all".

The marines present were from ordinary North Blue families, and some of them even grew up in orphanages. They were only insignificant in the Marine system or in the World government system, and they were dispensable. And the reason that drove them to join Marine as marines was simply the word "justice".

Among them, quite a lot of people have witnessed the atrocities of pirates with their own eyes, and there are many people who have hatred with pirates. They believe that Marine represents "justice", which can protect the weak and punish the evil.

There are not many guys like Polsalino who come with salary and good treatment, but relatively few.

"Everyone, imagine, if there is a weak child right in front of you, you obviously have the ability to save him, but for the so-called high-level tasks, for the interests of a certain world noble, you watch him die in pain. , is this the justice you want?"

"And if one day, your hometown, like the 'white town' Frevans, has become the target of the World Government's erasure, what should you do?"

"When I was young, I wanted to be a partner of justice and to protect the weak, so I became a marine! It is for this reason that I left Marine before! Because I realized that this Marine , it never protects the weak, but the interests of the World government!"

Then Colonel Malvern began to call on everyone to follow him and leave Marine, not to recruit talents - how effective are these ordinary marines? He just didn't want to see these subordinates who used to fight alongside him, but now his future has been affected by his defection, and he has too many fantasies about Marine.

Colonel Malvern was originally a very authoritative, respected and loved officer by his subordinates. In addition, his own personal experience is here, and everyone's involvement is also true, so his words are easy to convince. , and indeed someone immediately responded to his call.

But in the same way, there are guys who stay motionless from start to finish, as if there were no mood swings.