After several explanations, Ray managed to persuade Tina and Owen and the others to leave, and when he turned around, he saw Smoker leaning against the railing, and he knew that he had been waiting for a long time by looking at the pile of cigarette butts under his feet.

"Alas! Go ahead! Smoker, what's the matter with you? I still have a lot of work to deal with, so you'd better pick a brief. Ray sighed softly, knowing Smoker's temper, he knew that Smoker would never leave if he didn't ask what was going on.

Smoker, who has always been bold, twisted at this time, hesitated, unable to speak, and Lei was in a hurry.

"Ray, why did you let those fishmen go?" Before Thunder left, Smoker finally spoke, "Aren't they wanted criminals?" ”

As he spoke, Smoker felt like a stone had landed in his heart, and he was no longer entangled in comradeship, and raised his head to look directly into Lei's eyes.

When asked this question, Lei was slightly stunned, and said that the time to come finally came, but fortunately he was prepared.

"Smoker, I want to ask you two questions before I answer your question."

"Why did you become in the Navy?"

"What do you think is justice?"

Lei lowered his head slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was asking the student about his future ideal teacher, and his body exuded an inescapable momentum, and Smoker fell into memories and self-torture.

The waves gently lapped the hull of the warship, the splash soaked the deck, and the droplets of water flying high emitted a dreamlike halo of color in the sun, and in a blink of an eye, they were left behind by the warship and disappeared again, only a few seagulls kept following their footsteps.

The waves crashed against the deck again, and Smoker's trousers were wet. After a long silence, he spoke with difficulty: "Ray, maybe you will be angry if I say this: our situation is completely different. When you came to Visalia by chance, it was unfortunate but lucky, and you can't imagine what a dark and crazy time it was if you didn't experience the early days of the Pirate Age. ”

"In Rogue Town, I witnessed firsthand the sight of Gore Brown. D. Roger's proclamation before his execution. 'One Piece's Treasure'? How seductive! It is a very demagogic discourse, and every young man who is overwhelmed by the future ignites his ideals, but most of them are full of chaos and gore, and they are bound to upset the world. ”

To be honest, I was also struck by what he said, especially the fearless smile on his deathbed, which I had never seen anyone smile so brightly before his head was cut off. But unlike the others who were there, I didn't seek treasure or a life of wandering the seas. I was thinking: What can I do for those who want to live a stable life? At first I didn't have a clue, and then I thought of joining the Navy. On this sea of power, only violence can sanction it. ”

"With this in mind, I joined the navy and became a disciple of Mr. Zefa, and became friends with Lei and Tina, honing my strength little by little and growing together. Over the years, I have come to know that I am seeking justice, which is to arrest the sinners who caused turmoil and chaos, and I will dedicate the rest of my life to it! ”

Smoker's eyes brightened as he spoke, until at last Ray could even see a flame burning inside, piercing the fog and shooting into the dawn.

Small's words surprised Ray, who had never heard Smoker talk about his experiences, let alone talk to him about each other's ideals.

"Since you've said so much, I'll tell you a little bit about myself before I answer your question." Ray waved out two cloud chairs and beckoned Smoker to sit down.

"Smoker, you know exactly what happened to me. Compared to you, my initial thoughts were extreme, and I was immersed in hatred after my mother was killed by pirates, so I became a navy to eliminate all pirates. It was because of this thought that I had a conflict when I met my father, and vowed to surpass him and crush his justice. Later, under my father's teaching, I gradually became less extreme, but I still killed every thief, and even had the name of Shura in the outside world. Later, I mistakenly killed a hero who was admired. ”

Speaking of this, Lei couldn't help but touch the handle of the knife in the village rain at hand, and then continued.

"How ridiculous is that a chivalrous man who has saved countless lives was killed by mistake by me who does not know the truth because he was named a thief because he sanctioned the evil and tyrannical king!" Lei's eyes were red, and the corners of his mouth were grinning ugly, I don't know if he was laughing at himself or at this rotten world.

"Since then, I've been carrying this knife with me, reminding myself to keep my eyes peeled and never kill anyone by mistake again."

"Are you still going to destroy all the pirates now?" Smoker couldn't help but interject.

"Of course!" Lei replied categorically, without the slightest hesitation.

"There may be some good people among the pirates, but their existence is evil, and this profession is about plundering and killing in its bones, and they should not stay in this world. Other than that......" Ray suddenly stopped talking and glanced at Smoker with deep meaning.

"Let's go back to your question, why did I let those fishmen go? The answer is simple, I don't like the Draco people and don't want to do things for them. And those people are free, and I will not let a group of free people go back to the life of enslavement. ”

"But what about the fish-man named Tiger? I always had the feeling that he was going to cause chaos, and he wasn't like a guy who would hide and be roaming the seas. "Smoker didn't care much about the slaves, he cared more about the red-skinned fish-man.

"Is that so? But I don't think he will hurt anyone else, and although there is hatred in those eyes, there is more grief and redemption. Ray shook his head at the thought of Tiger's round black eyes.

Hearing Ray's judgment, Smoker also fell into deep thought, and the atmosphere was silent.

"Hey! What are you two talking about? We're almost back in Chambord, and there's still a lot of work to be done! Just as the two of them were thinking about things, Tina's voice came from the other side.

"Then let's do it first! Whether it's right or wrong will we'll see later. Ray patted Smoker on the shoulder and got up and walked over to Tina, leaving Smoker alone to look at the horizon in the distance.

......

Not long after Ray and Tiger and the others separated, Yellow Ape took his warship to the place where they had stayed before.

"It looks like we can't catch up, so let's talk about it later. I'm going to go back and clean up my room today, and this guy Lei is going to the New World, and he will definitely throw the battle peach pill back for me. Looking at the distance and scratching the back of his head, the yellow ape remembered the notice of the Warring States not long ago and had a headache.