"Joy Boy... help me..."
On the way to Wano Country, Luffy suddenly heard a voice.
"Eh?" Luffy suddenly spoke, attracting the attention of everyone on the ship.
"What's wrong, Luffy?" Nami asked.
"It seems to be that voice I heard before, from that giant elephant..." Luffy gestured as he spoke, "It's calling for help."
"The giant elephant, is it Zunesha?" Denjiro was deeply impressed by it; it was an existence that had almost destroyed Wano Country.
He recounted what Zunesha had done, making the people on the ship gasp in surprise.
Kozuki Hiyori quickly apologized, "It was my brother being too foolish, I'm sorry."
"Help me... drive away that little bug... my body... is becoming strange..."
Zunesha's voice continued to come through, making Luffy quite irritated.
"So noisy, let's speed up and get away from this sea area," Luffy said.
"Are you just going to ignore Zunesha?" Nami asked curiously; this wasn't like Luffy's usual style.
"It's asking Joy Boy for help; it has nothing to do with us," Luffy said. "Staying here is giving me a headache from the noise."
"No problem, I'll go try the acceleration capability of the nuclear cola!" Franky excitedly headed to the engine room to prepare.
"We'll go take a look too." Usopp and Chopper immediately followed.
"You guys aren't allowed to sneak a drink, that's fuel..."
Before long, the Thousand Sunny sprayed out a long trail of flame, speeding toward Wano Country like an arrow from a bow.
In a corner of the cabin, Aokiji was sitting quietly.
On the way, he also heard Denjiro describe the changes in Wano Country; even though they were once Buggy's enemies, Denjiro and the others admitted that Wano Country had indeed become better than before.
But can this model really be promoted?
Rudely redistributing wealth isn't difficult.
Making Devil Fruit users work, however, is quite difficult.
Strong people all have some pride; even the most pathetic Devil Fruit user can live a comfortable life based on their strength. Would they really obediently listen and work?
Buggy has a group of followers who fanatically worship him; perhaps he could achieve this.
Even so, Aokiji heard the resistance encountered during the reforms in Wano Country; of course, this resistance was wiped out by Buggy with absolute strength.
Lamppost Plaza... if Buggy unifies the world, how many people will he hang up there?
"Hey, Aokiji, will you be moving with us once we reach Wano Country?" Luffy asked.
He wanted to see Otama. He heard from Denjiro that Otama was living with that Speed and doing quite well.
"No, I'll wander around Wano Country on my own," Aokiji said.
"I heard that over there, if you don't work, you don't eat. Don't starve to death there, hahaha~."
"You should worry about yourselves instead," Aokiji said.
With his strength, would he really be unable to find food in Wano Country?
"We have Kiku; she promised to be responsible for our food and drink." Luffy pointed at the nearby Kiku.
"Don't worry, this one's remuneration is still quite generous," Kiku smiled.
They had gone out to sea for a trip; they hadn't participated in any battles, but they had collected quite a bit of allowance.
"Lord Zoro, may I ask where my father's Enma went?"
Kozuki Hiyori had been silently observing Zoro for a long time and finally asked this question.
She noticed that Zoro had changed to a new weapon, while Enma was nowhere to be seen.
"It broke..." Zoro said.
"That shouldn't be; that's a blade that could even conquer hell," Hiyori exclaimed.
"Can you tell me why Shusui ended up in Buggy's hands? Isn't it your Wano Country's national treasure?" Zoro was more concerned about Shusui.
"Respect and meaning need not be pinned on dead objects; it is enough for them to exist in thoughts and memories. I just happen to lack a weapon..."
Hiyori said, "After Buggy said that, he took Shusui away and even gave Onimaru a beating."
"Is it that simple!" Zoro was stunned. "If you guys had thought that way earlier, why would you have needed to take Shusui back?"
"Actually, it's because Buggy is relatively strong and is a bad person, so we couldn't resist," Hiyori said. "And Lord Zoro, you are a good person..."
"Should I suffer just because I'm a good person?" Zoro, having been given a 'good person card', felt helpless.
"It's called the Gian Effect." Hiyori took out a small notebook. "When a good person does one bad thing, they are overly criticized, but when a bad person does one good thing, they are extremely praised, and even their past misdeeds are ignored."
"I am very sorry, Lord Zoro. Good people do suffer a bit more." Hiyori bowed to him.
"That sounds very reasonable, but who is Gian?" Luffy suddenly became interested.
"I don't know, those are words Buggy said." Hiyori put the notebook away. "So he never calls himself a good person, nor does he care about others' evaluations of him."
"Pirates aren't good people to begin with..." Luffy said.
"Eh? But I think you're all good people," Hiyori said.
"Ha~ We're just a group of passers-by to Wano Country; you might be mistaken." Luffy said nonchalantly, "A truly good person should be like that."
Luffy pointed at Aokiji.
"Miss Hiyori, I'm different from them. I'm a good person." Sanji leaned in.
"Zeus, give him some peace, don't let him be a lovesick fool here." Nami took out her Clima-Tact and released Zeus.
"How ironic, but that's reality." Aokiji stood up. "I'm not some good person; being a good person requires carrying too many burdens."
When Aokiji was a Marine Admiral, he didn't even wear his Justice coat much; the word 'Justice' was simply too heavy.
"Let's part ways here; I'm going to take a look at Wano Country alone," Aokiji said.
As he walked out of the cabin and passed Robin, she suddenly asked, "If you were given another chance, would you still kill Saul?"
"I... don't know," Aokiji said. "Buggy was right; I am a wishy-washy person. Do you want to take revenge on me? Now is the chance."
"My enemy isn't you, but the World Government," Robin said. "In fact, I should thank you for letting me go back then."
Aokiji looked at Robin in surprise. "Your thoughts are very dangerous."
"Don't worry, they're just thoughts. My goal is still to find the poneglyphs."
Aokiji didn't believe her at all. He saw the flames of revenge in Robin's eyes; he seemed to see the spirits of Ohara looking at him from within the flames, with Saul among them.
Old friend, the little girl you protected has now grown into quite a formidable individual.
"Live well; that's what Saul would have wanted to see." After saying that, Aokiji leaped off the Thousand Sunny.
I will live well. One day, the Holy Land Mary Geoise will also burn fiercely, just like Ohara...
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