One Piece: Adopting Akainu at the beginning, adopted son Barrett

Chapter 157 Simple Questions, Regretful Behavior
"How many brothers died?"

Sunset, coast, Moria asked as he looked at the number of people who were nearly half gone.

Next to their vehicle was a luxurious three-masted sailing ship, which was piled high with all kinds of treasures, and was their biggest gain on this trip.

"Report to Captain Moria, nearly thirty brothers have died, and nearly twenty of them are old friends."

A pirate stepped forward and reported. He was thin and carried three blood-stained machetes on his back.

Moria was somewhat depressed, his heart filled with doubt and grief.

This shouldn’t happen… How could so many people die!
Even when facing a large-scale encirclement and suppression by the navy and the nobles, the losses under his leadership would generally not exceed twenty!

Something is wrong, 12 out of 10 is wrong!
Was it the man named Ross who did this?
Moria speculated in his mind, then shook his head. If he really did it, he was afraid that he might not survive.

Some minions are not worth the effort of such a strong man.

"I know. Cross out their names. Oh, have their bodies been collected?"

"Only twenty pairs were found, the rest are missing, but everyone has something special in their hammocks."

"Well, bury them at sea. Throw some gold into the sea. May the sea bless them with a happy family in their next life."

Moria waved his hand and gave the order.

He was not stingy with his treasures at all, and chose to take out some luxurious gold utensils to bury with his dead companions.

"Yes!"

"Don't worry, Captain Moria. They will have a good afterlife with your blessing."

"What a relief, Captain!"

"Captain Moria is definitely the best captain on the sea, woooooo..."

"Boss, we love you!"

The pirates were clamoring, not trying to hide their respect and admiration for Moria.

Burial at sea accompanied by golden utensils is a treatment only available to the nobility, but these filthy pirates can enjoy this treatment thanks to the generosity of the captain.

With such a captain, how could they not die for him?

"Ah, did Ruth and the others die as well? Alas, but they killed so many nobles, so it's enough, right?"

Bob was holding six different objects and talking to himself.

The members of the Moria Pirates all have a habit of leaving a treasured item on the ship so that it can be used as a substitute for their bodies when buried even after their death.

Bob was still the one who stayed behind. He stood on the shore holding the relics left by Tru and the other six people, watching the bonfire rising. Everyone was drinking wine and eating meat, preparing to leave after eating and drinking on the spot.

Although it is very sad, the sadness of pirates can be said to be a commemoration, often buried deep in the heart or in memories.

The cruelty of the sea does not allow them to linger in sorrow for too long, and they can only silently remember the past in their joy.

.........

Time flows backwards, the hands turn back, dragging time back to an hour ago.

Tru and his six companions left the ruined inner city of the kingdom, followed the gradually retreating pirates, and quietly followed behind them.

They had no intention of going back "alive" because they decided to spare the lives of the remaining pirates and let them repent in prison.

After all, the damned people had been almost slaughtered by them.

However, if you encounter them as pirates in the future, their fate will be the same as the pirates who once carried out the mission to eliminate pirates, no matter whether they are good or bad.

Since I've given you the chance, if you can't seize it, then die.

And if they return alive and rebel on the spot, they will have a lot of leverage over these pirates. Tru doesn't want to lose the big picture for the small, because this group of pirates will lose their identity as a navy.

They had killed nobles in front of many pirates. If they leaked this out and let some people who shouldn't have heard it hear it...

The consequences are not small.

The nobles on this sea are a group, including the Celestial Dragons, and they are just the highest level of nobles.

Once the World Government finds out that they have killed nobles, no matter how small, they will not mind removing them and then looking for an opportunity to kill them and eliminate some unstable factors.

Although the probability of this happening is extremely small and almost impossible, it is always better to be safe than sorry. It is always better to be cautious.

So, they grabbed some clean clothes in the noble district and put them on their bodies, and while following the pirates, Tru and the others took off their disguises.

After they reached the coast, they split into two groups, one to monitor and the other to bathe and change clothes, making everyone fresh and new within minutes.

In this sea where most people are face-blind, Rut and the others are completely dead, with no trace left. "How are we going to follow them later, Tru."

A team member asked beside Tru, after all, they didn't have a boat and they were people with special abilities, so it was obviously impossible for them to follow these people by swimming.

Tru looked at the player in surprise, then said:
"It's easy. We just need to sneak onto their ship. We know the structure of the ship, so it's easy to sneak in.

Even if we are discovered, we can just fight them in the sea. We have Potter, a person with flying abilities, and two people without abilities. What are we afraid of?"

"Azhe, okay."

The team member scratched his cheek awkwardly, then hurriedly responded and lay down on a low sand dune, looking at Moria and his group from afar.

"It seems like you guys had a lot of fun these past few days. Can you tell me how it felt? When you killed those nobles, and when you saw the children being tortured."

A familiar voice sounded behind them.

Several people turned around suddenly and saw a lifelike cloud head floating in the air behind them, which looked similar to Ross's facial features.

"Mr. Ross, you...this...I."

Tru was so nervous that he couldn't speak for a moment. Then he reacted and turned over, completely covering himself under the sand dunes so that he would not be discovered by Moria and others in the distance.

The others did the same. They turned their eyes to Tru, hoping that he would deal with Mr. Ross.

Tru did not avoid it. After all, Ross was not there and he was responsible for all the actions, so he should bear most of the consequences and accidents.

The second half of Mr. Ross's words had already told them that he was aware of what they had done in the past few days, even including their plans.

Tru was not arrogant enough to hide the truth from Ross. Of course, he did not need to hide it, because no matter how severe the punishment was, it was actually just a criticism and reprimand, followed by extra training and so on.

Mr. Ross's punishments were always insignificant. What really frightened them were the words that struck directly at their hearts, causing them to unconsciously fall into some uncomfortable emotions.

But after that, they would also be deeply grateful to Ross for waking them up in time. Rather than saying it was a punishment, it would be better to say that it was correcting them in their mistakes and regrets.

If it doesn't work once, try it twice. If it doesn't work twice, try it three times, until they repent. But because of the position Ross holds in their hearts, this kind of thing will never happen a third time.

"Don't be nervous, Tohru. I don't mean to blame you. Your actions and plans are perfect in my opinion. They are enough for you now."

Ross' words surprised several people. They were prepared to accept some criticism and opened their eyes wide. He continued:
"But we must strive for perfection in everything. You left a lot of hidden messes, but I have helped you to sort them out. Remember to be more careful next time you do something like this."

As soon as he finished speaking, a booklet fell from mid-air and landed in Tru's arms, then was blown away by an inexplicable wind.

Tru looked down and saw that the list was filled with Ross's records of their shortcomings, as well as some hidden dangers that were left behind.

Although none of them are fatal, they are enough to prevent them from becoming navy officers and force them to stay in Yundao’s sphere of influence for the rest of their lives.

"Thank you, Mr. Ross. We will pay attention next time!"

Tru was not in a hurry to read it. He nodded in response, then closed the booklet and put it in his clothes for safekeeping.

Rose nodded, pleased with Tru's behavior.

After all, we are still in action and need to be prepared for the next step at any time.

"Well, now that I have finished my compliments, I should now talk about the things I am not very satisfied with. Although your actions are all faultless, it is actually my fault that you did not clearly distinguish between actions and prejudices."

Ross's words made Tru and his companions look at each other, feeling a little overwhelmed.

They didn't respond but just listened quietly. Although they didn't know why Mr. Ross felt that he was also at fault, they just had to listen patiently.

Ross continued:

"I know you don't take the children of the nobles too seriously. If the abuse they suffered happened to ordinary children, I believe you would rush forward to defend the bottom line and justice at all costs. I am very proud of this.

But when these behaviors appear in the children of the nobility, you choose to turn a blind eye, and in your heart, you may just regard this as a lesson for them.

This is not right, and this is allowed behavior.”

"Think about it, what would a kind nobleman choose when he saw an ordinary child being abused like this? What do you hope for?"

Ross asked a question, but instead of giving the answer, he gave the right to answer to everyone.

Tru was the first to answer:

"I don't know what his choice will be, but I definitely hope that he will save the little child... Sorry, Teacher Ross, I understand..."

After Tru said the first half of the sentence without hesitation, he paused, lowered his head, thought for a long time, and then said the second half of the sentence in a regretful voice.

Ross asked them to review their behavior with a simple question.

Yes, looking at it from another angle, weren't they the nobles in the question who had the choice to take action or not?

(End of this chapter)