One Piece: I Am the Revolutionary Army

Zefa was a little hesitant standing at the door, but when he heard Roya's voice, he, a straightforward man, didn't think any more and walked into the room openly.

"I don't understand, Mr. Roya." Zefa said bluntly as soon as he came in, "Why do we, the righteous revolutionary army, turn a blind eye to pirates and even interact with them?"

Since calling himself Z, Zephyr put on sunglasses and his temperament has changed drastically. The death of his wife and son made his originally tough temperament even colder, and with the contrast of sunglasses, his tone seemed like he was questioning Roya.

However, Roya didn't mind. He knew Zephyr's personality and past very well, and knew how deep his hatred for pirates was.

What Roya wanted to eliminate was the deep hatred in Zefa's heart. He used to not kill generals, and his tolerance for pirates was probably the highest in the navy, but the pirates killed his wife and children, which made him go to another extreme - he had the intention to kill all pirates.

"Why are you so angry? Who made Mr. Zefa angry?" Luo Ya put down the towel and made a light-hearted joke.

Roya's friendliness seemed to ease Zefa's anger a little, and his tone was not so sharp.

"I just hate those pirates." said Zefa.

"Mr. Nagli was also a pirate." Roya said with a smile.

"That's different." Zephyr responded.

"Many of the revolutionary army were originally pirates."

"But there is still a difference." Zefa frowned and his voice lowered.

Luo Ya saw that Zefa's anger had subsided a lot, and he was much more rational than when he first came in. He smiled slightly, and did not rush to speak, but turned around and poured two cups of hot tea for Zefa.

Then he said calmly: "From Lubni and Frevans in the East China Sea to the Sabaody Archipelago, and the slave issue in Marijoa, the revolutionary army has been advancing step by step, and the team has become stronger and stronger. The backgrounds of the members seem complicated, but the core has never changed."

"The core of the revolutionary army has always been the oppressed and exploited lower classes of people, as well as those comrades who have good intentions, are eager to change the world, and dare to betray their original class." Luo Ya said while holding a cup of hot tea.

"This is not in conflict with pirates. Not all pirates are villains. Mr. Nagli and Mr. Shari are examples. Of course, there are bad guys among pirates, even most of them, but we need to look at it dialectically instead of generalizing."

Luo Ya's tone was calm and steady, as if there was an invisible force that calmed people down and guided them to think deeply.

Zefa said nothing and took a sip of hot tea.

"I understand." Zefa said in a low voice.

"No, maybe it's not clear enough." Luo Ya saw Zefa's inner struggle. After all, that was his long-standing hatred.

Roya didn't think he had the ability to make him feel relieved with just a few simple words, but he could change Zefa's view of the world, break the old ideas, and let him find a way out.

"Mr. Zefa, what is the revolutionary army like in your mind?" Luo Ya stood up and asked while pacing.

"The revolutionary army in my heart?" Zephyr whispered.

"Is it an idealized navy? An organization that is not afraid of the Celestial Dragons, does not care about the Five Elders, is not tainted by filth, and only fights for justice at the grassroots level?"

Zefa's expression was stern, he really thought so.

It was for this reason that he gave up everything and joined the Revolutionary Army. In his opinion, he joined a new navy that pursued true justice and could continue the justice of his youth deep in his heart.

"Yes." Zefa took a deep breath and nodded.

"But you are wrong. The Revolutionary Army is not another navy. The two are fundamentally different. If you join the Revolutionary Army in search of a more just navy, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

"If you joined the Revolutionary Army to better fight pirates, you will be disappointed." Roya's tone was not light.

"Essentially different?" Zefa looked at Roya sternly through his sunglasses.

"Yes, they are fundamentally different." Roya looked at Zefa. His calm gaze seemed to suppress the aura of this famous admiral.

“Before you can understand the difference, you need to understand the concepts of primary and secondary contradictions.”

"In the development process of complex things, there are many contradictions, among which there must be a principal contradiction. Its existence and development determines or affects the existence and development of other contradictions. That is the principal contradiction, and those affected by it are secondary contradictions."

Zefa held his tea and fell into deep thought. Although he had never heard of Roya's words, they were full of deep meaning.

Roya went on to say: “For example, in this world, the contradiction between the exploited proletariat and the ruling class is the main contradiction.”

"Other contradictions, such as the contradictions between the emerging bourgeoisie and the lower classes, the contradictions between pirates and the nobility, and the contradictions between pirates and the people, are all secondary contradictions, all determined and influenced by this main contradiction."

"For the Navy, the main conflicting force is——"

"Pirates." Zephyr sighed and replied.

"Yes." Luo Ya nodded in agreement: "So the main contradiction that the class revolution grasps is the contradiction between the exploited class and the ruling class. What the revolutionary army has to do is to overthrow the corrupt ruling class represented by the world government."

"All other conflicts were relegated to secondary or subordinate positions, including those with the pirates."

"The same is true for the navy. The main conflicting forces are the navy and the pirates, so the main goal of your navy is to fight the pirates. Other conflicts such as conflicts with local nobles and the Five Elders become secondary or subordinate."

"I think I understand what you mean this time, Mr. Roya." Zefa finished the hot tea in the cup and sighed.

This time he really understood something and was no longer like before.

Luo Ya's words seemed to break his old cognition and reshape a new cognition, just like opening the door to a new world. He began to understand and think about problems that he had never considered before from a more fundamental perspective.

This break made him feel empty and lost, and he wanted to find a quiet place to think about something quietly.