I was a pirate, but I was given a Death panel

"Luffy, I've been thinking about this all this time..."

"Why do I hate him so much, but yet want to follow the same path as him and become the Pirate King?"

"Now I understand..."

"What I really want is not to be a pirate or become the Pirate King. It's just to prove that I am stronger than him and do better!"

Ace was leaning against the iron cage, while Luffy was locked inside the iron cage.

In fact, Ace's behavior in the original work is very confusing.

He obviously hates Roger, but he embarks on the same path as Roger and aims at the Pirate King.

At least that was his goal until he met Whitebeard.

At this moment, what he said was the true reflection in his heart.

Yes, he hated that man, so he wanted to prove that he was stronger than that man and could do better than him.

"But, Luffy..."

"What Sean said is right. This world of pirates has brought too much harm to ordinary people, and I am that man's..."

"More than anyone else in this world, I have a greater obligation to end this era, right?"

"Besides, if I can personally end the era started by that man, does that also prove that I am stronger than him?"

"So, I'll join the Navy!"

Inside the iron cage.

Luffy looked at Ace in disbelief.

Obviously everyone agreed to become pirates together and compete for the Pirate King together.

So you rebelled like this?

"Ace, you..."

"Luffy, I have always known what a pirate is. Even Shanks, do you really know who he is?"

"Shanks is Shanks, who else could it be?"

"Luffy, you..."

Ace sighed slightly.

My stupid brother...

"You know the Grand Line, but you don't know the second half of the Grand Line, which is called the New World."

"There are four pirates in that place. They carved up most of the New World. Each of them rules a large number of islands, just like the emperors of the earth. They are called the four emperors, and the Shanks you know is one of them. one."

Luffy's eyes widened.

Even the navy doesn't dare to provoke...

Is Shanks that powerful?

"You think it's awesome, don't you? But have you ever thought that it's because of existences like them that even the navy doesn't dare to provoke, that the originally chaotic era of great pirates has become more and more intense, and that more people have become obsessed with seeing this situation. Choose to become a pirate?"

"And among every ten thousand pirates, there may be only one or two like you who go to sea just for adventure, or even none at all."

"Imagine how you would feel if pirates attacked Windmill Village instead of this village and watched all the villagers you are familiar with being killed?"

"So, Sean is indeed right in what he said!"

"We are selfish. Just because the tragedy has not happened around us, we turn a blind eye. We even contribute to this pirate era and indirectly create more tragedies."

"Think about it, Luffy..."

He stood up and dusted off his pants.

Ace left the cabin.

But in the iron cage, Luffy was completely stunned.

I don't know why, but a picture suddenly appeared in my mind.

In this scene, the entire windmill village is burning everywhere.

All the villagers he knew well fell into a pool of blood one by one.

Several pirates carried Maginot and other young women from the village on their backs, and left laughing wildly.

Such a scene almost made Luffy collapse.

Therefore, what Sean said was absolutely correct.

Luffy is very selfish. Just because tragedy has not happened around him, he doesn't care. He doesn't even mind pushing the pirate era forward.

The most obvious evidence is that in the original book, Robin was captured. This guy was able to directly declare war on the World Government, and even went on a killing spree, ultimately leading to the death of thousands of people directly or indirectly.

But usually even if you know, or even see, so many innocent civilians are bullied and even killed by pirates.

But he can still be a pirate with peace of mind.

There is only one reason...

That is...

These victims are not Luffy's acquaintances or partners, so there is no need or worth going to war for these people.

Otherwise, why wouldn't you take off the pirate flag and declare war on the pirate camp?

Therefore, there is nothing wrong with calling him selfish.

But, after all, the author is from that place, and his outlook on life is not normal...

Understandable...

But no matter what, what Ace said to him today did have some touches on him, although it was not enough.

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East China Sea.

Naval Branch 16.

At this moment, new recruits recruited from various islands have arrived here one after another.

However, because Sean's requirements were too high, and including the people from Cocosia and the twenty surrounding villages, only 227 people were recruited in total.

The original goal of 400 people was not reached.

But this is not important. Talents can be found later, but as Sean said, it is better to be in short supply than in surplus.

Sixteen branches...

No need for cannon fodder marines!

At the same time, a naval fleet also arrived here.

There are four medium-sized warships in total, and one large warship.

The reason why there is one more warship is because it takes a lot of people to drive these four warships here.

The extra ship was used by the sailors to take them back to their headquarters after the warship arrived.

Of course, in addition to these sailors driving warships, there were also five instructors sent by Zefa. These were all Sean's acquaintances, and they had dealt with him a lot when he was in the elite training camp.

But Sean was surprised by his selection.

Among the five, three are majors. This is also the military rank of most instructors in the elite training camp, which is not surprising.

But there are two left...

One is a 58-year-old colonel named Sanders.

This person is one of the only two colonels under Zefa in the elite training camp.

After all, although Zefa is the chief instructor, in fact, apart from assessments, he rarely teaches in person unless he meets his favorite disciple.

In normal times, these two colonels are responsible for managing the entire training camp. They can be called the second-in-command of the elite training camp.

Old man Zefa actually sent him over, which surprised Sean somewhat.

The other person made Sean dumbfounded.

It turned out to be Ain...

"Mr. Sanders, I didn't expect you to come here."

"Otherwise, you suddenly said that you want to set up a training camp with the same specifications as the headquarters. Chief Instructor Zefa is afraid that you have no experience, so I won't let me come to help you personally!"

"Well, the old man is interested... Mr. Sanders, you have also seen that the entire sixteenth branch is being demolished and rebuilt. Although the training camp has been designed, you also know that I have no experience. How about you Can you help me take a look?"

"Okay, I'll check it for you!"

"Well, if there's anything unreasonable, just mention it. Everything will be built to the highest standards. Don't worry about money."

"Don't worry, I know your kid has money now and I won't save it for you."

Soon, the navy brought the designer from Tokaf Construction Company, and then Sanders went to discuss with him.

"Ain, I didn't expect you to come too!"

"Teacher's order, do you think I want to come?"

Okay, this chick is being arrogant again.

Sean had long been accustomed to this and didn't care.

While directing people to unload the cargo, he called a sailor and asked him to take several instructors from the training camp to the temporary site.

Take over those 227 recruits.