Chapter 23: Convince Yourself of Reasons

"Sir Spandain, O'Hara is ahead."

Shortly after Leo and Saibaan left, a World Government ship began to emerge on the coastline south of O'Hara.

It was a warship that had sailed away from Saibaan...... The larger model, the twin masts, has a dark blue shell painted with a circle of yellow paint, and the English letters "World Government" are written on the side. Whether it is the bow of the ship or the two-layer canvas, it is painted with the logo of the world government, and it can be distinguished from ordinary warships at a glance.

"You just report a few words! Just say I've arrived! ”

Spandyne, who looked quite human, pouted and stretched out his hand impatiently...... If it hadn't been for the fact that CP9 would have led the mission, Spandain wouldn't have come to a place like the West Sea where birds don't.

"What? Sir......"

"Are you an idiot?! I mean bring the telescope! You're going to have to show me what this is Opella!? ”

"It's O'Hara......"

"All the same!!"

Taking the binoculars, Spandain smacked his lips and looked at the leafy island...... From a distance, the most obvious thing in all of O'Hara is the "Tree of Omniscience." The tree had grown for nearly 5,500 years, several times the age of the World Government, and its canopy covered the entire island.

"Oh...... It's kind of funny. ”

Spandain finally showed a satisfied expression, obviously he didn't know that there was such a tree in the West Sea before coming here.

But it's still far from the 79 mangroves in the Treasure Tree Adam, the Suntree Eve, and the Chambord Islands. ”

Spandain added.

Of course...... He hadn't actually seen any "Treasure Tree Adam" and "Yang Tree Eve", "Treasure Tree Adam" was priceless on the black market, and as long as it was discovered, it would be sold all over the world at an astonishing price. "Sunny Tree Eve" is on Fish-Man Island, and Spandain has never been to Fish-Man Island, so he is just bragging.

The only thing I've really seen is the 79 mangroves.

Soon after, with the sound of "Bang Sauce", the phone bug was hung up.

The man with long orange curled hair reported: "Sir, the report to the superiors has been completed, and the ten warships will be in place immediately. ”

Spandain slammed the fence and shouted!

"That's it! Start logging! ”

Suddenly, the ship docked, lowered the stairs, and the CP9 members in black suits landed on the island one after another.

"Hurry! Act fast, act fast! ”

Spandyne urged, incessantly, "What a trouble. ”

Standing on a rock, he looked at the tree of omniscience with his hands in his pockets, and said to the two subordinates who followed him.

"But this mission will allow me to be promoted, so...... You guys get all the scholars together! ”

"Yes!"

……

Leo walked among the trees, his hands in his pockets, his steps hurrying, but his eyes were fixed on the ground, oblivious to the arrival of CP9, or Orvia rushing out of the library with a shotgun.

What was going on and on his lips...... Listen carefully, it has a melody, like a song, but the lyrics are some bizarre, such as "Little cannon girl, rarely troubled, watching fireworks ...... everywhere".

"Bang~!"

Finally, Leo's head hits a tree.

All right......

This proves that he is nervous.

Usually in this urgent environment, Leo will unconsciously sing, the content is everything, sometimes even Leo himself does not know what he is singing, but without exception, all of them are songs of that world.

Rubbing his head, Leo didn't care, but continued to think wildly, and changed a song in his mouth.

"A big river ~ wide waves, the wind blows the rice and flowers on both sides ~"

After singing this song, Leo changed another song.

"Let's swing ~ double ~ oars, the boat pushes ~ open the waves ~ waves, the sea is upside down ~ reflecting the beautiful white tower, surrounded by ~ green trees and red walls! The boat ~ gently, floating in the water ~ blowing head-on ......"

"Whew~"

The cold and wet wind made Leo stop walking, and finally stopped singing, he raised his head to look at the sea in front of him, the waves rhythmically lapping against the reef, Leo looked dazed.

"Where is this?"

It was as if he was back to where he was.

Leo was silent for a long time, but then turned around and headed back into the woods.

"Leo, you're so stupid, stop being in a daze, otherwise you will miss the once-in-a-decade opportunity."

The boy was still thinking nonsense, but this time he said it.

"Leo, think about it...... Do those arguments really convince you? You just want to be a good person, you want to do something that seems great, but you are forced to be distressed by the lack of strength, and use treacherous cunning to disguise yourself. ”

Leo's dream was to be a hero, but it was shattered by the Fruit Steal.

"No, Leo...... Don't think too much about it, that's not who you really are. The real Leo is the one who will do whatever it takes to stay alive, you see...... Wasn't that what happened in the past? Aren't you stealing things, stealing money, all to survive? Don't put gold on your face, you're not a good person at all. ”

"And Sebaan, you hate him, don't you? If it weren't for Saibaan's true loyalty to the Grammys, you wouldn't have saved him at all. ”

"So, think about it, what is the most important thing in the world of pirates?"

The most important ...... Is it alive...... Is it?

Leo was at a loss.

"You've said it yourself a long time ago that the world isn't as beautiful as you think. Being a profession that writes 'pirates' but reads 'adventurers' is repugnant, and if this were a novel, readers would have abandoned the book in the chapter where you chose to save people. ”

"So you have to become a hero, don't want to become a lowly like Blackbeard, but also learn from Doflamingo, that is the strong man who can really exist in reality, the strong man who can swallow the sun with monstrous power and ambition, grace...... It's just that I'm a little unlucky, and I'm missing a powerful Devil Fruit. ”

"But Leo you are not like him, you have the [Stealing Fruit], your golden finger! And there is no such thing in this world that is more powerful than [Stealing Fruit]! ”

"So-"

"So? So what?! ”

Leo suddenly roared as if he was schizophrenic!

"So I should pick two to escape?! Let these dying scholars be buried under fire? And then leave a permanent shadow in the heart?! Looking back a few years later, Leo, you once saw death and didn't save hundreds of people? Obviously you can save at least a few more!? And still indifferent?! ”

"So what are you doing here?!"

"Can you still be considered a time-traveler?!"

"When people live in the world, don't they just want to turn those unpleasant things into things that make them happy! Didn't you cry when you watched O'Hara in your previous life?! Have you ever scolded a pheasant or a red dog scolded the world government?! Aren't these twisted plots exactly what you want to change?! ”

"Now that the opportunity has come, what are you waiting for?!"

"Fuck the thugs! Do whatever you want! ”

Leo kicked out with a hideous face! Kick off the trunk of the tree that stands in your way! Suddenly, there was a muffled sound, the thick palm tree collapsed, and the field of vision was reflected in the scene of Spandyne and the two CP9s, as well as Olvia's injury and fall.

It came just in time.

The two CP9s kicked down Olvia, who was trying to stop her with a gun, and were about to carry her to the library.

Leo took a deep breath, relaxed and calmed down.

Thought......

Just let me do what the protagonist should do.

Then he turned his gaze to Spandain and said faintly......

"Have you heard of the three principles of Jump?"