One Piece: Divine Bird Phoenix

Navy Headquarters, Marinford.

The weather was cold and damp, with fine raindrops falling from the sky. The cold wind blew from the sea, accompanying the swaying waves, lightly dancing over the busy navy in the square, and caressing the newly repaired high wall of justice.

The sea breeze echoed, gently kissing the cheeks of every navy, carrying the dark red soil on the ground, and drifting to a distant place.

The castle tower.

The bright and brilliant marshal's office.

The temperature in the warm room was as cold as winter island.

On the desk in front of Sengoku, the voice of the Five Elders Satan was still echoing in the air, and the Den Den Mushi had already fallen asleep with his head drooped.

"Borsalino, the World Government appoints you as the new Navy Admiral, and the inauguration documents will be sent to Marinford by air later."

This news was like a bolt from the blue, hitting Aokiji's head and catching Kizaru off guard.

At this moment, Kizaru felt like Whitebeard kissing Big Mom, riding on the Blue Dragon Kaido, and forcing his way into the World Government to rescue Red-haired Shanks. No matter how he thought about it, it was bullshit.

He worked diligently all his life, but when he got old, he capsized in the gutter and became a Navy Admiral for no reason.

"How terrible! I really don't know what those five old guys are thinking."

He didn't even use the usual honorifics, and stopped trimming his nails. Kizaru's already ugly face showed an even uglier expression.

"Kuzan, how about this, I appoint you as the deputy marshal, in charge of all Navy affairs."

"Puff!"

Garp, who was eating senbei, couldn't hold back, and all the snack residue mixed with saliva in his mouth sprayed out, covering Sengoku's big face.

"Hahaha!"

"Borsalino, you are so funny. You even created a vice-admiral of the navy."

"Hahaha, I really can't help it."

Garp laughed so hard that he didn't care about the expression of his eldest disciple Aokiji. Tears flowed out of his laughter.

Wipe the senbei fragments off his face, Sengoku could no longer bear it. In the past, he was worried about the face of the marshal and couldn't do it. Now he is no longer the marshal of the navy, so he naturally doesn't need to show mercy.

The sleeves of the navy coat on his arm bulged, and Sengoku exerted force with his arm, grabbed the opponent's collar and threw him out.

"Garp, you dog, I must beat you into a pig head today!!"

With a roar, a figure broke the window of the marshal's office and followed Garp.

Huang Yuan looked at the calm Marshal Zhan Guo in an exaggerated way. His heart was beating fast, and his forehead was wrinkled unconsciously. He cursed in a low voice: "You two, can't you go out through the main door?!"

"Zefa, let's go see those two old guys, don't let them destroy the newly repaired square."

The old and frail Crane stood up, tightened his white cloak, and said to the purple short-haired man beside him.

"Yes, let's go and see."

"Borusalino, Kuzan, you can talk about the reception."

As the two left, the Marshal's office fell into silence again.

The cold wind blew gently, moving the half-open window, secretly turning over the documents on the table, and reading loudly.

"Kuzan, I never thought that I, who is the least suitable to be a marshal, would become a navy marshal one day."

"It's really absurd."

After laughing a few times in a self-deprecating way, Kizaru's wretched face slowly faded away from the playful expression of the past, revealing the truth hidden under cynicism and exaggeration.

"Borsalino, why did you become what you are now?"

"Don't say you are like this. Any strong man has his own beliefs. People with weak wills can't become strong."

Lying sideways on the sofa without any image, Kuzan rested his head on the cushion and asked a question that had nothing to do with the position of marshal.

"Then why did you become like this? I remember when I first met Kuzan, you were full of energy and wanted to catch all the pirates on the Grand Line in one day."

Looking at the lazy opponent, Kizaru took off the sunglasses that left marks on his nose and asked a completely irrelevant question in return.

As if nothing had happened in the office just now.

"Sauro, you know, that tall and fat giant vice admiral, he is my best friend."

"But, for justice, I killed him with my own hands."

"You all think that it was Akainu's bombardment of the retreating refugee ship that made me like this, but what really changed me was killing my own friend with my own hands!"

"Is Nico Robin really the son of the devil described by the World Government? I have been observing her all these years, but I have not seen her evil."

"Burning justice will also become cold when it discovers deception!"

"So, I want to become the admiral of the navy. I want to try whether the navy can realize my justice."

After telling about his changes, Kuzan stopped talking, wearing an eye mask, and seemed to fall asleep on the sofa.

"Kuzan, I don't have any rough experiences like you. I just saw too much evil and met a man."

"To this day, I still remember the gentle smile of that man before he was deprived of his memory. This made me, who only wanted to eat and wait for death, more certain of my thoughts."

"This world is twisted, and human power has its limits."

"Whether it's the World Government, the Navy, the Pirates, the Revolutionary Army, or Mr. Zephyr..."

"I don't care about anything. I just want to go with the flow and live my life peacefully!"

"So, Kuzan, accept my invitation. On the surface, I am the admiral of the navy, but secretly, you control everything in the navy."

It seems that in order to maintain his future life of slacking off, Kizaru said a lot this time.

"Allala, Borsalino, the World Government has set its sights on the navy. If you want to continue living this way, there is only one way..."

Standing up from the sofa, Aokiji yawned and walked out the door.

"Allala, this damn weather is really cold. I don't know what the scenery on this sea is like..."

Windmill Kingdom, Science Laboratory.

The crowd who had just left returned. The big and strong bear was directly pushed down by Bonnie and forced onto Dr. Davis's experimental table, letting the other party do it expressionlessly.

"Tall old man, is my father okay?"

Bonnie, who looked anxious, looked at the doctor who stopped moving and hurried over.

Dr. Davis patted Bonnie's head with a pleasant face and said softly: "Your father's consciousness is fine. He only needs to rest for a few days to recover."

"Woo-woo--!"

Knowing that there was nothing wrong with the bear's body, Bonnie threw herself into his arms and burst into tears regardless of the presence of outsiders.

Just as the two were hugging each other, Davis winked at the bear.

The bear said with a long mouth: "Bonnie, go get me a glass of water, okay?"

Wipe away the tears beside her little eyes, the girl walked out with red eyes.

Seeing Bonnie walking farther and farther away, Davis spoke in a serious voice, "You should be very clear about your physical condition. Although your consciousness has been awakened and there is no problem with your body, Vegapunk's transformation of the brain still exists."

"As long as he wants, you may become a cyborg without self-awareness at any time."

"Is there no way to solve this problem?" asked Dorag on the side.

"There is no way. I am good at mechanics and have no accomplishments in other subjects. If I want to completely solve this problem, only Vegapunk can do it himself."

After thinking for a while, Dr. Davis gave a clear answer.

In the corridor across the laboratory wall, Bonnie wiped away her tears with a cup of water. The corners of her crying face curved into a beautiful arc, and she walked in with a bright smile.

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