Pirate Bloody Hand Mary

"call……"

"call……"

"Hey, Lady Mary, you are here."

Mary was wearing casual clothes and was sitting on the bow of the boat blowing the sea breeze when a female voice came from behind her.

She looked back and saw Dasqi and Ai Xi walking out of the cabin wearing military uniforms.

"Well, what are you two doing here?"

"Ai Xi and I are here for a night patrol." Dasqi replied, and then glanced up in confusion.

"Where's the lookout?"

"I told him to rest."

Mary smiled and said: "As usual, I will keep vigil."

"Eh……"

Ai Xi weakly poked his head out from behind Dasqi, "Is this okay? Although Lady Mary does not seem to need to sleep..."

"Uh huh..."

Mary looked at Ai Xi, who had a rather soft tone, and was stunned for a moment, then shook her head and said with a smile: "I've seen you in a breath-holding state a lot, and I'm not used to it all of a sudden."

After a pause, she continued: "It's no problem. I also like the sea breeze. The quiet night is very suitable for me to think."

"not to mention……"

She looked up to the sky.

"Don't you think the moonlight is beautiful today?"

"Ah, today is the full moon..."

Dasqi looked up at the full moon in the sky and said with some surprise. She rarely pays attention to these details.

"Well... I rarely have time, do you want to chat?"

"What to talk about?"

Mary chuckled, "Anything. Just small talk."

"I have more tomorrow..."

"good……"

Dasqi frowned and held her chin as she said a few words, but Ai Xi nodded slightly.

"I'm going to prepare some refreshments..."

"Oh, I'm sorry to bother you. By the way, Ash, did you bring refreshments with you on the voyage?" Mary said with some surprise.

"I brought my own food..."

"……Ha ha."

Seeing Mary and Ai Xi singing in harmony, Dasqi, who originally tried to be serious, could only shake his head in confusion.

"Your Excellency Mary..."

"Okay, okay, Dasqi, don't pretend to be mature in front of me."

Mary sat on the bow of the boat with her back to the bright moon. Under the extreme backlight, her eyes were emitting faint fluorescence in the shadows.

"There's nothing wrong with relaxing once in a while. If you really have something you can't finish, just call General Qing Pheasant for help."

"Well……"

"I'm really impressed with you..." Dasqi also laughed and then pulled Ai Xi around.

"Then I'll prepare the tables and chairs."

"Sorry to trouble you~"

Mary said, waving.

…

"thanks for your help."

On the warship that retreated from Amazon Lily, in a certain room in the cabin, Kizaru thanked the masked blond man in front of him very formally.

At the same time, he looked up and down at the person in front of him very carefully, and even tentatively released what he saw, heard, and felt.

"Don't worry, some of my friends are from the Navy."

The blond man smiled slightly and leaned back in his chair.

Not someone I know.

Kizaru made a conclusion in his mind, then picked up the coffee on the table and drank a little.

"Anyway, if it hadn't been for your help this time, I'm afraid our navy would have been severely defeated. Now that we are able to escape unscathed, Your Excellency takes the greatest credit."

"If you can, please come with me to the current base of the Navy. Marshal Sengoku will definitely give you a fair reward."

Kizaru subconsciously adopted the honorific title.

There is no way, if anyone can face the five of Long, Rayleigh, Hancock, the kid who calls himself God Enel, and the Swish Fruit ability user alone without falling behind, Kizaru will also respect him.

Even if it was just for the sake of strength, the person in front of him was worthy of being treated like this by Kizaru.

"Haha, no need." The blond man waved his hand, "This attack is only because of the personal relationship between me and Mary, and has nothing to do with the navy."

"Speaking of which, I came to Amazon Lily just to pass by. I didn't expect to encounter such a thing."

After saying that, the blond man took a sip of coffee.

"Maybe I have some fate with the Navy."

"Are you related to Mary?"

As soon as Kizaru stopped, he suddenly became energetic.

Mary's personal connections are already well known in the Navy. From Esdeath to the Dragon Hunters, the senior Navy officials who know the inside story are a bit paralyzed by the range of her contacts with these weird and wonderful people.

How come so many strong men were outside the navy's intelligence range, and then were dug out by Mary, who was within eight reach of the enemy?

"I have met her a few times, we can be considered colleagues."

The blond man raised his finger: "I also work at the Desert Alliance, and I am a colleague of Mary."

"Desert United..."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes slightly.

It has been half a year since the Desert Alliance was established. The nature of this alliance is the same as that of the World Government, and its theoretical status is also the same. It's just that the Navy didn't take the Desert United seriously before. After all, they didn't have a violent organization under the World Government.

However, the master who appeared in front of him at this time and could defeat Long and others seemed to prove that the desert alliance was not that simple.

I underestimated the world before...

Just when Kizaru wanted to ask more questions, the blond man opposite suddenly waved his hand and said:

"Sorry, Mr. Kizaru, that's the end of our communication today."

"I have some personal things to do next, please forgive me."

"good."

Hearing this, Kizaru was quite straightforward and nodded directly and stood up.

Strong people will be respected by others even if they are unruly.

There is no rush to discover the other party's information.

After packing up his things, Kizaru walked out of the cabin.

"Then I won't bother you any more."

After saying that, he nodded slightly and then closed the door to the room.

The blond man was left sitting alone in the room.

After a long time, he smiled faintly and took off his mask.

A handsome face was exposed to the air, and then he turned to look at the corner of the room.

A bug flew out from the corner. The man stretched out his finger, and the bug sat on his finger obediently.

"Tell Long that this scene went well and I will help him contact Mary later."

“A pleasure to work with.”

"Then contact my dear sister and ask her what she thinks about the dragon proposal. Just report to me on the subsequent situation."

After that, he waved his hand and the bug flew out of the cabin and disappeared into the corridor inside the ship.

"Tuk, Tuk..."

After talking to the insect, Saint Edved tapped the table gently and fell into deep thought.

Recently, he has always had an ominous premonition, but his fruit power has no response.

Although he also understood that his fruit ability could only be activated passively and that he could not actively control it, in this critical period of changing times, he still complained about it because he was uneasy.

"I hope the work at McGik will go smoothly..."

…

"How long has it been since we sat together and chatted so easily?"

Looking at the desserts on the table, Mary couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and subconsciously looked at the girl who looked quite soft.

Ash suddenly lowered his head in embarrassment.

"This, these were just made..."

Mary felt a little speechless and choked.

A table of desserts can be prepared in half an hour. Is this a speed that humans can achieve?

"Ashe is very talented in this area."

Dasqi said with a smile, and then showed a look of nostalgia.

"The last time we sat together and had such a relaxed conversation was probably two or three months ago."

"At that time, the war on top had not yet broken out, and the Incident in Impel Down had not happened yet."

"Everyone is still...well."

"..."

The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

"call……"

Mary let out a breath and then leaned back in the chair.

She raised her head and looked at the bright moon hanging high in the direction of the bow.

"Yeah, it's only been a few months, but it feels like several years have passed."

“Time really flies.”

"You should have thought about where to go next, right?"

Hearing Mary's words, Dasqi immediately became energetic and replied:

"Well, Nxia and I both decided to follow Lady Mary."

"Wherever Lady Mary goes, we will follow."

"Paul has already applied to go to Impel Down. He hopes that he can witness the place that Coleman risked his life to protect and take over his will. As for Ashe, people from CP are here to recruit her."

"oh?"

When Mary heard this, she looked at Ai Xi.

"CP is here to recruit you? It's amazing."

"No, no..."

Ai Xi clicked his finger and said with some embarrassment:

"It's just that I'm better at hiding myself. Compared with several classmates, I'm far behind..."

"Don't underestimate yourself, everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at."

Mary smiled happily and said: "Everyone has something they want to do in the future, which is good."

"What about Lady Mary? What does Lady Mary want to do in the future?"

Dusky asked curiously.

Hearing this, Ai Xi also raised his head and couldn't help but cast his eyes towards Mary.

"Me? What will I do in the future..."

After Mary considered it for a moment, she said with a somewhat mysterious expression: "This is a secret for the time being."

"It's not that I don't want to tell you, you probably won't understand this for a while."

"But don't worry, after I go back in a few days, the Warring States Marshal will probably hold a medal ceremony for me. I will tell you at that time."

Or……

Tell the world.

Mary added in her mind.

"But speaking of it, Marshal Warring States is really courageous."

Mary suddenly sighed: "I have only been away for a short time, and he actually caused such a big thing."

"Operation Red Sea, dyeing the sea red with blood? It really completely subverted his image in my mind."

"You've been missing for almost two months."

Ash said weakly.

"Eh, eh? So long?"

"Um……"

Mary scratched her head in embarrassment. She really didn't care how long she stayed at Fish-Man Island.

Dasqi took over the conversation at this time. She clapped her hands and said excitedly:

"Yes, Marshal Warring States' Red Sea operation almost wiped out the sea."

"From now on, the enemies that the Navy faced in the past will no longer exist, and peace and order will be restored to the world."

"The era of the great pirate is over. Everything will go in the right direction, right? He will definitely be recorded in history and become a person who changes the world."

"..." Mary didn't comment on this, but picked up a piece of small cake and stuffed it into her mouth.

Oh, how nice it is not to see the dark side of the world.

"Oh, yes, Your Majesty Mary, you will definitely go down in history as the greatest contributor to the war at the top and the proposer of the concept of the Red Sea operation."

Seeing that Mary was silent, Dusky quickly added.

"It doesn't matter." Mary waved her hand, saying that it's fine as long as you are happy.

She really didn't care about this.

"It is said that Marshal Warring States is retiring." Marshal Ai Xi whispered, "Operation Red Sea is the last big move in his career as Marshal. Soon, Marshal Warring States will abdicate in favor of others, right?"

"Marshal of the Warring States Period is also very old."

Dasqi said with considerable approval: "It is said that Mr. Karp is also retiring. They are all from Roger's era. They must want to end it with the past era. They are indeed very tired."

"Mr. Karp seems to have told us that he plans to return to his hometown to spend his remaining years."

Having said this, Dasqi suddenly fell into deep thought, and then asked:

"Mr. Karp wants to take a break after retiring. If it were me, after retiring from the Navy, I would probably be a weapons store owner, right?"

"Ahhhh - I haven't seen many real examples of famous swords until now."

Dasqi felt a little depressed, and then looked at Ai Xi.

"Ashe, what are you going to do when you retire?"

"Eh, eh? It will be a long time before I retire..."

Ai Xi seemed a little at a loss when facing this question, but after struggling for a moment, he answered: "I should probably open a travel agency...probably..."

"Huh? I thought you would open a dessert shop. Why a travel agency?"

"Well……"

Ai Xi hesitated and couldn't answer.

Mary tasted the dessert and understood.

Ai Xi spent her childhood living in a travel agency, which must be related to her own experience.

"What about you, Lady Mary?"

Dusky's eyes fell on Mary.

"Me? I..." Mary scratched her head.

With the system in place, do you have a chance to retire in this life?

Mary narrowed her eyes slightly.

Yes.

"I will probably find a place to live my own life, just like Mr. Karp."

"Huh? I thought you would definitely stay in the navy as an instructor or something."

Dasqi said lying on the table.

"Why?"

"It's very simple, Lady Mary. Now everyone regards you as the second naval hero."

Dasqi said matter-of-factly: "Of course a hero like you should stay in the navy. You are now a symbol of justice."

"...Is this so?"

Mary sighed slowly, then smiled and said, "Then I won't be able to stay in the navy in the future."

"Huh? Why?"

Dusky was stunned for a moment and looked at Mary.

"It's very simple. I am a hero now so that [heroes] will not be needed in the future. Everything I do is to eliminate [heroes]."

Mary shrugged.

If I really become a [Hero], that will be my failure. A peaceful world does not need hero worship.

"Dasqi, Ai Xi, if the world is destined to usher in a new era, then the protagonist must not be a so-called hero."

"The world was not created by heroes. I hope that after I am gone, everyone can remember this sentence."

"Eh? You want to... leave?" Dasqi was stunned for a moment.

"You completely missed the point..."

Mary shook her head dumbfounded, and then said in a relaxed tone:

"Yes, didn't I just say that? I will retreat."

"And in my expectation, the Navy should have major layoffs in the near future, right? The capabilities of violent institutions will decrease, and I should leave the Navy at that time."

"I don't know if that counts as retirement, haha."

"How is that possible?" Dasqi, who finally grasped the key point this time, frowned, "The navy is weakening..."

"Without strong force, will the pirates make a comeback..."

Ash said weakly.

"If the pirates come back again, there will definitely be some resistance. But in the near future, it is inevitable that the navy will be weakened, Dasqi, Ai Xi. You... are still very immature."

Mary breathed a sigh of relief, stood up, walked to the bow of the ship, and looked at the full moon.

Dasqi and Ai Xi also stood up and looked at Mary.

“I once heard a man say, ‘It is better to build stones than to cast them, and to build than to destroy.’”

Mary leaned on the railing of the bow, squinted her eyes, and suddenly turned over and sat on it.

"As a typical violent institution, the value of its existence is to destroy all harmful factors. However, a navy built on this foundation will inevitably decline with the decline of its opponents."

Mary looked back at Dusky and Ai Xi. The night wind was blowing her white dress, and her blond hair was shining in the moonlight.

On the sparkling sea, the phantom of the sky hangs upside down. From time to time, several reflected light spots appeared on Mary's completely backlit cheek.

Dasqi and Ai Xi looked confused.

They listened carefully to Mary's words, but could not understand what Mary meant.

After all, they have their own limitations. Age, status and strength all limit their vision.

But it doesn't matter, Mary didn't say these words to them.

"Just imagine, when the harmful factors in the world are almost reduced to zero, does the navy really need to be so powerful?"

"Can we get matching value by concentrating a lot of manpower and material resources here?"

Probably yes for the world government, so it must be destroyed.

"So the decline of the navy in the future is inevitable because its purpose has been achieved."

Because in the future there will no longer be a situation that requires the navy to maintain order.

"The so-called order exists to overcome violence. Violence is not the real thing pursued by the Navy. What I am doing is just looking for an order that is not based on violence and can be applied to future civilizations."

When he was in the Shampoo Islands, Hawkins once said, Utopia.

In the world of One Piece where individual power can really turn the tide of a war, it is impossible to follow the existing path. But Mary, who has experienced countless incidents, already has her own plan.

She doesn't know whether her idea is feasible or whether her ideal can be achieved.

But you have to give it a try, this gentle reform disguised as drastic reform.

"Well, that's my justice."

"Do you understand it?"

Mr. Kuzan.

"..."

In the cabin, Qingzhi, who was lying on the table and dozing, moved his fingers slightly.

Then it fell silent again.

Aokiji, who likes to sleep with a blindfold on, is actually more awake than most people. Although it was time to sleep and rest after nightfall, covering his eyes only gave him a reason to be silent temporarily.

He stopped talking to Mary, but his eyes were just waiting for an answer under the blindfold.