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

Old Man Simon looked up and said categorically.

Although the era of pirates has only been around for a little more than three years, the profession of pirates has a very long history - not to mention botanists, they have also heard of people who have gone to sea to be pirates in an even stranger capacity.

So they didn't show much surprise, and Old Man Simon also paused and continued:

"The boy had been grumpy since he was a child, and he didn't like quiet plants like the old man, and when he was still in town, he often stole and fought, and people avoided him. In this way, about fifteen years ago, he proposed to go to sea to become a pirate, at first the old man did not agree, but then he couldn't help but have a glimmer of hope, maybe when he got to the sea, he would change his mind, just like the ugly seedlings of childhood grow up and become beautiful flowers. I thought that if he had gone to the wider world and accumulated more experience, he might have become a man of integrity...... But it didn't take long for me to realize that I was wrong. The old man also joined his pirate group and went to sea at that time, firstly, to supervise him, and secondly, the old man himself had a dream to see the most exotic plants on the sea. ”

Speaking of this, Old Man Simon took a sip of the black tea that Xia Qi poured for him a little lonely.

In fact, 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 it was natural to hurt others and rob property, and he also used the reason of the law of the jungle to educate the old man in turn, and later because he got to know more indiscreet guys, his murderous character became out of control. ”

"No, that's not a guy, are you talking about the sumo wrestlers around him?"

"That's right. Because of these indiscriminate guys, Arthur and his pirate group have greatly increased in strength, the bounty set for him by the world government has become higher and higher, and he even boasts that he has the power to challenge the great voyages...... Then, Arthur himself became more and more distorted. He had also sailed past Joy Island on his voyages before, raiding towns and looting belongings. That's when the old man quit the group. Since then, I've been living here alone, acting as an intelligence merchant, and taking care of my favorite plants. ”

Hearing this, Luo finally understood, and couldn't help but ask, "That's why you donated a huge amount of the money you earned as an intelligence merchant to the orphanage in the town...... You're atoning for your sins in your own way, aren't you?"

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

"Patrol Ladd said before that this town was almost destroyed by fire ten years ago, so that means being attacked by Arthur, right?"

“…… Yes, but the old man was still helpless, and the old man fought alone in order to stop Arthur, but in the end he lost, and many people died in the chaos. Although the old man later managed to rebuild the town with his possessions, the dead could not be resurrected...... The old man was not entitled to accept the gratitude of the townspeople, nor was he entitled to consider his sins to be atoned for. ”

Whew-

After saying these words that had been buried in his heart for a long time, Old Man Simon exhaled heavily.

Although he had only dealt with Old Man Simon a few times before, the other party's cold personality made Luo who was also very impressed. And now that this old man, who was considered his friend, had been made to look so uncomfortable by this bastard Arthur, Law felt very angry.

The face of Arthur, who was laughing and attacking the town, flashed through Law's mind, and he thought for a moment before quickly making up his mind.

"Old man."

“…… What's up? ”

"Come with us, let's go fight that Arthur!"

Law stared at Old Man Simon and blurted out that Colonel Marvin had told him that the quickest way to cheer a man up was not to encourage him verbally, but to help him solve his problem.

"You are my friend, and my teacher even asked me to complete my own experience with Arthur as my goal...... And I hate the way he looks! So let's beat him up together! ”

As soon as Luo's words fell, before Old Man Simon could react, Bei Bo and the others couldn't wait to speak:

"I will do everything that Brother Luo wants to do!"

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

"Pekin is right!"

“…… Hum! ”

Old man Simon was silent for a few seconds before he snorted coldly from his nose, and then the corners of his mouth rose slightly and curved in an arc.

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

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

"Hahahaha......"

All of a sudden, everyone laughed, and the room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

Immediately, as if he suddenly remembered, Old Man Simon asked, "Then again, Luo, is this where you live?" It looks very unusual, and you just talked about your teacher...... Is he the one who asked you to buy information from the old man? ”

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

“…… It's time to tell you who we really are, Old Man Simon, my teacher's name is Monchi D. Long, he is a revolutionary, and we are all reserve members of the revolutionary army! ”

……

Devil Fruits are magical items that are known to not only give their eaters superhuman powers, but also cause them to undergo a certain degree of personality transformation, especially in the natural system, which is the most powerful of all ordinary Devil Fruits - for example, Sakasky has a volcanic temper, Kuzan has an extremely laid-back style, and Polusalino is particularly fond of basking in the sun......

Well, Polusalino has always liked to bask in the sun, but that doesn't stop the validity of this theory.

So—

The location is the North Sea, the North Sea naval branch where Polusalino and Sakasky lived when they joined the Navy.

That night, Colonel Malvern's former correspondent, the navy boy named Aden, with whom Polusalino had dealt many times, ended his day's work. Just as he was about to return to his dormitory to rest, someone suddenly stopped his way.

"Nick Eden, Rank...... Now it's a private of the first class, right? ”

“…… It's me. ”

The other party was a gray-green haired, burly man, and his appearance made Aden frown slightly—although Aden's rank was demoted from corporal to private due to the defection of Colonel Malvern, he had been in the North Sea branch for so many years, and most of the sailors here were familiar to him. Even those newcomer sailors who had just arrived, he could roughly understand their identities from the other party's gestures, but the man in front of him ......

Not only does he look unfamiliar, but he also feels less like a sailor than an outsider in a navy uniform.

But this is the Beihai Navy Branch, one of the safest places in the entire Beihai, and it is impossible to think about outsiders who are not familiar with this place and disguise themselves as sailors.

"Come with me, the Colonel has something to look for you."

After saying this, the man did not wait for Aden's response, and turned and walked forward.

(Colonel Newt wants to see me?) However, can he also be regarded as leading the way? ）

Aden thought about the new Colonel Newt, but he was still following the man.

The man led Aden to a conference room, which made him a little puzzled, because this conference room, which had been converted from a large utility storage room, was actually not used by anyone in the Beihai Navy Branch.

(What is Colonel Newt doing here?) How did you get so mysterious? ）

When Aden entered, he found that there were already some people waiting, so he found a seat in the back for the time being.

After a while, quite a few more people came here. To Aden's surprise, these people were all like him, who had been more or less punished and affected by the defection of Colonel Malvern, the former commander of the North Sea Naval Branch......

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

"Colonel Malvern?!"

Not only Aden, but most of the people in the conference room couldn't help but widen their eyes and looked at the man standing in front of the podium in the conference room with a look of disbelief.

Brand new naval officer uniform, flashing bald head, rugged appearance, and a height of more than two meters...... It was the former commander of the North Sea Naval Branch, Colonel Malvern, who defected from the Navy!

Compared with everyone who showed surprised expressions, Colonel Marvin still had the usual seriousness and kind expression when he was in the North Sea Naval Branch.

He looked around for a week, and seeing that no one wanted to shout or attack him, he curled the corners of his mouth in satisfaction, and then spoke in a very deep voice:

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

As he spoke, Colonel Malvern straightened his collar, shook the cloak of justice on his body, nodded to everyone, and continued:

"I don't know what the Ministry is experiencing, but I believe that the reasons you know about my defection are certainly not so true...... Otherwise, you would not have been implicated in my actions alone, and you would have been punished by your superiors. ”

It was very quiet, except for Colonel Malvern's calm voice echoing through the room.

After easing his emotions a little and looking at everyone's reactions, he continued:

"It all has to go back to a few years ago, I received a top-secret mission from the headquarters, the task is to ask me to secretly find a Devil Fruit for the high-ranking people of the World Government, it is called the Surgical Fruit, which has the ultimate power to make people immortal!"

……

For Colonel Malvern, he didn't have many secrets about the world government, because he was nothing more than a small North Sea colonel in the entire naval system.

But quantity is not indicative of quality –

told the old subordinates in the audience about the process of his defection, told about the "secret mission of the world government", told the tragedy of the kingdom of Frevans, told the story of Luo, and told the measures taken by the world government to hide people's eyes...... Finally, Colonel Malvern's voice stopped.

Many people were infected by Colonel Malvern's emotions and stories, as if they had finally realized that "the world government was originally such a world government, and the navy was not guarding justice at all".

The sailors present were all from ordinary families in Beihai, and some of them even grew up in orphanages, and they were nothing more than insignificant existences in the naval system or in the world government system. And the reason that drove them to join the navy and become a navy was only the simple word "justice".

Among them, quite a few have witnessed the atrocities of the pirates, and there are many who have hatred for the pirates, believing that the navy represents "justice" and can protect the weak and punish the evil.

It's not uncommon for Polusalino to come with a salary and a good salary, but it's relatively rare.

"Ladies and gentlemen, imagine that if there is a weak child in front of you, and you have the ability to save him, but for the task of the so-called high-level people, for the benefit of a certain world noble, you watch him die in pain, this is the justice you want?"

"And if one day, your hometown, like the 'White Town' Frevans, becomes the target of the World Government's efforts to erase it, what will you do?"

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

Then Colonel Malvern began to call on everyone to follow him and leave the navy as well, not to recruit talent—how effective can these ordinary sailors be? He just didn't want to see these subordinates who had fought side by side with him now affected by his defection, not to mention, and he had too many illusions about the navy.

Originally, Colonel Malvern was a very prestigious, respected and loved officer by his subordinates, and his own personal experience was placed here, and the situation of everyone's involvement was also true, so his words were easily convincing, and some people did immediately respond to his call.

But in the same way, there are those who don't move from start to finish, as if they don't have any mood swings.

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ps: I was supposed to add a change today, but I was going to go out temporarily, so I postponed it for a day, sorry

ps: There is one and a half important plots in this volume, which is about to end, and then there is a new volume with a time jump! Please continue to support us!

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