The vine tiger gradually moved away, towards the island of Elegia.

Shanks scratched his head with a helpless expression.

"What a twisty guy......"

Whew——!

A sporadic cannonball burst through the air and headed straight for Shanks.

Rachiru, the big fat man of the red-haired pirates, raised his musket and detonated the cannonball in mid-air with lead bullets.

Rumble!

"Ahem......"

Rachiru waved his hand away the smoke and dust, and turned to look at the naval fleet in the distance.

"Damn the navy, they don't want to let us go to sea at all!"

Although an agreement has been reached with Fuji Tiger for the time being, the Demon Slaying Order is not only for the sake of [Demon] Evan Lindsay.

In addition to him, whether it is the legendary "Totmujika", or the [Demon Child] Nico Robin who has confirmed his whereabouts, or even the "Isle of Eleguia" itself, where the Draconians were buried, they are all objects that need to be completely erased!

The commoners and nobles on the island will be screened and evacuated through the refuge ships arranged by the navy to prevent outlaws from mixing in.

As for those scattered pirates, they naturally have no qualifications to take refuge, and the heavy artillery of the largest warship will never show mercy!

"Aha, it seems that today can't be good!"

Rachiru loves adventure and is not afraid to fight hard.

At this moment, in the face of the real "Demon Slaying Order", it is naturally extremely itchy.

Raising his pistol and aiming at the warship, he estimated the distance between them, and then laughed at Shanks:

"Hey, Captain, give the order to go to war!"

“……”

Shanks' eyebrows sank, and he spoke: "Pay attention to defense, help Gordon cover the civilians, and then wait for the opportunity to evacuate!" ”

"Yes, ship...... Ay? ”

Rachiru reacted suddenly.

Although puzzled, he withdrew his pistol.

He was only puzzled by Shanks' decision, but the captain's orders must be obeyed absolutely.

"Why, Captain?"

"Because if it continues, it will only turn into a meaningless dispute!"

Shanks put his hand on the hilt of Griffin's sword and said in a deep voice:

"Are we going to fight the warship?"

"Fight to the death with the navy and use the blood and corpses of your comrades to destroy the Demon Slayer Order?"

"And then?"

Shanks' gaze scanned her surroundings.

"If we destroy the Demon Slayer Order, the Navy will send even more powerful men or fleets."

"Are we going to keep fighting?"

"If you can beat it, you will continue to fight, and if you can't beat it, you will run away, and then make a comeback?"

"Until we or one of the navies is dead and wounded, and then let this conflict end?"

"—Hey, is this really what we're hoping for?"

Shanks's voice was calm.

He used to be a trainee crew member on Roger's ship in One Piece, and he had experienced too many things with his own captain, and he had his own set of answers in mind.

"The Demon Slayer Order is by no means the climax of the 'Storm of Strife', it is just a small starting point."

"When we are caught in the 'storm of strife,' we can't get out!"

"I will kill you, and others will kill me again until everyone is completely destroyed, until death is over!"

"That's the result—"

"Once the Demon Slayer Order is destroyed, it means that complete chaos is coming!"

This is Shanks' take on "strife".

He didn't want his friends to fall into the terrifying "storm of strife", so he chose to snuff out the "little breeze" at the moment!

In the top war many years later, did [Redhead] also appear with such a mentality?

Who knows?

That's just a possible "future".

"The point is now - now we are!"

Shanks shielded Uta and Robin behind him, looked back at Elleguia caught in the fire, and grinned faintly.

"Meaningless strife only leads to indiscriminate destruction."

"This sea needs someone to 'change', not 'destroy'."

"Right, Captain?"

Shanks misses him a little.

……

Fire.

Ruin.

Smoke.

Wreckage.

In the air!

Fuji Tiger walked in it, step by step closer to the "source" of everything.

"Oh yes oh ......"

Seeing and hearing the domineering spread.

Fujitora sensed that the port was still calm and no fierce fighting broke out.

"Really? His Excellency Shanks is indeed such a person. ”

Fuji Tiger loves to gamble, and this is no different at the moment.

He's betting!

If the red-haired pirates choose to clash head-on with the navy, then everything Fuji Tiger has done before will be meaningless!

A terrifying storm of strife will begin at Eleguia and sweep across the East China Sea until it ignites the entire world!

Once a frontal war starts, everyone "can't stop", and that is the most terrible outcome.

Fuji Hu's blind eyes had already seen this clearly.

He wanted to believe that [redhead] could see it.

"Now—"

Fuji Tiger paused.

He walked through a sea of fire and reached the wreckage of the Grand Theater.

All around, there were fallen government agents everywhere, apparently just experiencing a scuffle on an unprecedented scale.

The results speak for themselves.

At the end of the cracked road, a large, burly, twisted figure stood.

Thick limbs, crimson skin, dark green ghost horns, and eyes glowing red.

【Demon】Aven Lindsay!

No matter how many times he watched it, Fuji Tiger had to admit that Evan Lindsay was indeed worthy of the title of [Demon].

That pure sense of oppression distorted the air, and even the surrounding sea of fire did not dare to approach!

"Ah......h

Lindsay opened her mouth, and puffs of white smoke flowed from between her teeth.

With a casual wave of his hand, he shook off the last government agent he was holding, then stood still, not turning.

In ancient times, the domineering color spread.

Lindsay saw the traces of the Vine Tiger and found that he was shuttling between the naval fleet and Eleguia, and finally chose to come to her side.

"Are you all okay?"

"It's safe."

Fujitora replied.

Then, he stepped forward and said slowly: "Lord Lindsay, the destruction of Eleguia is inevitable, everyone has realized this, you don't have to blame yourself for it. ”

"Please run away!"

Fuji Tiger opened his pure white eyes and said in a deep voice:

"The only result of continuing to fight is that you will bear the great sin of 'destroying Eleguia', and you will never be able to wash it away."

"In my opinion, Lord Lindsay is right and should not be treated like this!"

"So, here's a request - please get away!"

Fuji Tiger's face was solemn.

He is a warrior who pursues benevolence and righteousness, and everything he thinks and does is righteousness!

"I can't see your name slandered like this!"

"It was the World Government that destroyed Eleguia, not Evan Lindsay!"

“……”

The sound of the vine tiger resounded all around, and even the fierce fire couldn't help but retract slightly.

Lindsay's scarlet eyes moved down and landed on the tiger.

He opened his mouth and let out a hoarse voice.

"It's different, Fujitora."

[Demon] muttered:

"An island is destroyed by the 'World Government' and is destroyed by the 'Great Sin', and the final result is different......

“……”

Fuji Hu frowned slightly, but his heart was already clear.

This is indeed the case.

A world government cannot be "wrong".

If an island were to be destroyed by the World Government, then the island would be guilty and its name would disappear from the world.

It's exactly like O'Hara once was.

And if it was the "great sinner" who destroyed the island, then the island itself would be the evidence of the sinner, recorded forever!

"Is the destruction of Eleguia inevitable?"

"Nope."

Lindsey shook her head and said in a deep voice:

"The headline on the front page of the news tomorrow morning should be "The Land of Love and Peace of Music - Eleguia, Destroyed by [Demon]"!"

"So, I'm not going to run away."

Lindsay leaned down, his scarlet eyes staring at the face of the vine tiger, and grinned:

"Rather than let the country of music fall silent, let it become a 'country destroyed by [demons]!"

"Areguia's name will never be erased!"

“……”

Lindsey stared at the vine tiger.

Fujitora sensed the emotions of the [Demon], and for a while he didn't know how to choose.

"But—"

Suddenly, Lindsay spoke again, but the conversation changed.

"It's not impossible for me to give up my thoughts and get out of here."

There was a hideous smile in his tone.

"Tenghu, if you want me to follow your choice, come and beat me."

"Beat me to the head and bleed, I fell to the ground, and I no longer had the strength to resist!"

"—At that time, how can you not do it if you want me to run away from it all against my will?"

“……”

"If you compromise easily and deviate from your own will, you and I will both feel unwilling."

The demon's face drew closer to Fujitora, and he spat out a little hot air.

"So, why not give it a try?"

Scarlet eyes curved into crescents.

(End of chapter)