One Piece: Winged Dragon of the Beasts Pirates

Koushirou was stunned for a moment.

He blinked and looked down at Guina.

Is that Kuina speaking?

Is that Kuina, who always listens to me, contradicting me?

"I came back to tell you, Dad!"

The beautiful young lady exclaimed with radiance, "Zoro and I are going to board Ian's ship!"

"What!!"

Koushirou's glasses were about to fly off, and the usually gentle man's voice suddenly became sharp, like a cat's claws scratching at glass.

He wondered if he had misheard, or if he was dreaming.

"That's right! Koushirou-sensei! We've decided to join the Beasts Pirates!"

Zoro's words were like a heavy hammer blow, shattering Koushirou's resolve.

His hand, which was holding his glasses, was trembling.

"Zoro, Kuina, you guys are joking, right?"

Koushirou's lips twitched incessantly.

Our family is one thing, but we're already quite distant from the main branch of the Shimotsuki family.

But Zoro, your grandmother was Princess Shimotsuki of the Shimotsuki family! She was the older sister of Shimotsuki Ushimaru, the heir to the Shimotsuki family that Father mentioned!

"of course not!"

The two children were very serious, saying, "Because we want to become stronger! We want to see a wider world!"

Koushirou's face stiffened.

He walked out without saying a word, his steps hurried. After leaving the dojo, he turned into a sprint, and then simply leaped up and sped across the rooftops of the village. In the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the shore where the Golden Dragon was docked.

Ian!!

I'm fucking going to blow you up!

Now, Koushirou believes that Ian is not here to eliminate the root of the problem.

However, this result is only slightly better than eradicating the problem completely.

He actually kidnapped his own daughter and his most valued disciple!

You're not even human!

Koushirou leaped up and landed directly on the side of the Golden Flying Dragon.

Then he saw Ian getting beaten up by Hawkeye.

“Ian!!”

Koushirou's face darkened, and his voice also became gloomy.

"It's such a waste for them to stay here."

While enduring Hawkeye's punches, Ian spoke calmly and without surprise, "I will make them truly possess the power to reach the pinnacle."

"That's not a reason for them to become pirates!"

Koushirou gritted his teeth.

What a good kid! Now he's been led astray by this guy in front of him!

"Pirate?"

Ian casually remarked, "Mihawk, do you think the Beasts Pirates are just ordinary pirates?"

"Everyone knows,"

Hawkeye's tone was calm: "The pirate emperors of the New World are three huge warlords, or even nations."

Koushirou was about to say something more when Ian turned to look at him, saying with interest, "In the end, what right do you have to stop Kuina from becoming stronger, given that you keep saying that women can't surpass men?"

Koushirou froze instantly, speechless for a moment, but he still wanted to argue, "There are differences between men and women, that's a fact—"

"Then why don't you try to help Kuina overcome this difference?"

That's all Ian said.

It's just a difference in physical strength, which can be made up for with a single Zoan-type Devil Fruit.

Koushirou was speechless for a moment.

"What reason is there to stop children from going to the sea?"

Ian quoted someone's famous saying, "Instead of venting your frustrations to me, why don't you go back and ask the kids what they think?"

"Although they are still just children, they already have a certain degree of decision-making power over their own lives, don't they?"

Koushirou gave Ian a deep look before finally turning and leaving.

Watching his retreating figure, Ian smiled gently.

He suddenly said, "However, it seems there's a formidable fellow who's come to the island."

"what?"

Eagle Eyes paused slightly.

“Mihawk,”

Ian shook his head, looking regretful. "Your Observation Haki isn't quite there yet."

Didn't you notice such a powerful aura?

Of course, it's also possible that Mihawk's Observation Haki isn't particularly adept at sensing auras.

It should be Dragon. I vaguely remember that Koushirou did have some connection with the Revolutionary Army, and he might even be a cadre of the Revolutionary Army.

It was probably because of their arrival that Koushirou requested assistance from the Revolutionary Army.

However, since Dragon showed no intention of showing up, Ian didn't bother to make it clear.

Anyway, this guy just likes to observe from the shadows, so let him observe to his heart's content.

Hawkeye's eyes twitched, and the black lightning in his hand surged, punching Ian into a spinning top.

"To be honest, without exaggeration or bias, red hair is better."

Koushirou quickly returned to his beloved dojo.

His daughter and apprentice were waiting for him in the courtyard.

They were having a lively discussion about what they would encounter after setting sail.

Koushirou looked at them with a complicated expression.

"Kuina, Zoro,"

He asked seriously, "Do you really want to join the Beasts Pirates? Are you really prepared to become pirates?"

The two children exchanged a glance, and then Kuina also put on a serious face and answered earnestly, "Ian said that the Beasts Pirates are already so strong that they no longer need to burn, kill, and plunder."

"We just need to focus on becoming stronger."

Koushirou's lips twitched slightly.

That's really hard to refute.

As Hawkeye just said, the Beasts Pirates have become a powerful warlord, and even a huge nation.

Such beings are difficult to describe simply as good or evil.

In fact, as far as Koushirou knew, the inhabitants of the islands ruled by the Beasts Pirates were living quite well.

The Beasts Pirates have been expanding their factories, and the industrial development has brought a slight prosperity to the economies of those islands.

Can the Beasts Pirates be simply defined as vicious and wicked just because they are pirates?

If these two kids join the Beasts Pirates, they might actually find it very difficult to do anything bad in the conventional sense.

"father!"

Kuina said earnestly, "I want to become stronger! Stronger than anyone else!"

“Kuina…”

Koushirou knew, of course, that his daughter was very strong-willed.

At such a young age, she is already stronger than the adults in the dojo. This is not only because of her talent, but also because of her indomitable spirit.

Looking into his daughter's resolute eyes, Koushirou finally sighed.

She had made up her mind.

"I understand."

He said, "Since this is your decision, then I have no reason to stop it."

"Great!!"

The two children immediately cheered.

They happily returned to the field to rest.

However, there was a hint of worry in Koushirou's eyes behind him.

No matter what, the Beasts Pirates are still pirates.

A man's voice came from the wind behind them, "Why don't you let them come back with me? If they want to become stronger, I can help them."

Koushirou shook his head. "You already have enough trouble. I can't add to your problems."

"Doing so will only bring trouble to the Beasts Pirates as well."

“I’m not actually worried about them being harmed by Ian. There’s never been any rumor on the high seas that Ian has harmed his companions.”

"only,"

He sighed again, "Letting two teenagers decide their lives is a bit too shameless for an adult."

"Trust them."