The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

"brush--"

Kuzan flashed in front of Sakazuki and grabbed his shoulder.

"Enough, Sakazuki," Kuzan said in a deep voice, "Are you really willing to die like this?"

Are you willing?

Sakazuki's gaze flickered for a moment.

"The world is not simply black and white, good and evil," Sima Di admonished with the words of someone who had been through it all. "When it comes to being a person, you have to know how to be flexible. Being too stubborn makes everyone uncomfortable."

"Hmph! You..."

"brush--"

Sima Di, who was not maintaining that "terrifying state," appeared in front of Sakazuki almost in a flash, and his black hand had already ripped out his heart and crushed it in one swift motion.

Rabbit Talisman!

That speed was so fast that even Kuzan couldn't react in time!

Sakazuki also lost all his strength, and the light in his eyes disappeared. His strong physique prevented him from dying instantly, and the past scenes flashed before his eyes.

Long-forgotten memories awaken.

actually......

Even when he was very young, he longed to become a free and unfettered pirate!

Until...

A group of pirates killed his entire family, leaving him with a deep-seated hatred for pirates, which forged him into the iron-blooded and righteous Admiral Akainu.

but......

None of this matters anymore, because...

He is going to die.

In the last moment of his life,

Sakazuki suddenly felt a pang of regret. He still had so much to do! So many pirates he hadn't killed!

If I gave him another chance...

never mind,

There will be no more chances.

Sakazuki stared wide-eyed, his pupils unfocused.

"What did you do?!" Kuzan's eyes widened.

How dare you!

Seeing that Kuzan was about to get angry, Sima Di said lightly, "Control your emotions. If you start fighting with me, I won't be able to save him."

Kuzan's anger subsided, replaced by a hint of doubt.

How could this be saved?

Sima Di didn't say much. He threw over the Senzu Bean that Sakazuki had rejected earlier, wrapped it in his telekinesis, and shot it straight through Sakazuki's stomach. The shortest distance between the two points was a straight line, so the bean went straight into his stomach.

Next second,

Sakazuki's missing heart miraculously healed, and his unfocused gaze regained its brightness as he stared at Kuzan.

Just now, after Sakazuki was "heart-ripped out" by the Black Hand, it was Kuzan who caught him...

The atmosphere was very awkward!

Sakazuki silently stood up, staring at Sima Di with a complicated expression. Flames ignited in his hands, but he hesitated to make a move.

First of all!

He really couldn't beat them.

Even though he only had 50% of his combat power just now, Sima Di still crushed him.

Secondly…

Long-buried memories were awakened.

Sakazuki suddenly realized that if he had wanted to go to sea and become a pirate, would he have done evil deeds?

He longed for the freedom to travel and adventure on the sea.

Just like...

Just like the Straw Hat Pirates now.

Having survived a near-death experience, Akainu

It was as if he had suddenly seen through everything and was no longer obsessed with the so-called "absolute justice"—after all, he had once been prepared to become one of them.

"Don't think that just because you saved me, I'll compromise with the pirates!" Sakazuki said arrogantly.

But the lava on his fist disappeared.

Is she another "tsundere" who doesn't mean what she says?

This Sima Emperor is familiar!

I've been spending time with Hancock lately, and I'm handling her with incredible skill.

“You’re not compromising with the pirates, you’re just bowing down for justice,” Sima Di laughed.

These words gave Sakazuki a ladder to climb down the slope, and now it was up to him...

"Hmph! In the name of justice, if you become true pirates, I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth!" Sakazuki said, enunciating each word clearly.

Then...

He turned and left without looking back.

When passing through Kuzan

Sakazuki paused, then said, "Perhaps you're right. My absolute justice is a burden on the current Navy. I will keep an eye on you, and if you do anything against justice, I will kill you at all costs!"

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“This is the first time I’ve seen Sakazuki so awkward.” Kuzan looked at Sima Di and said, “So… I’ve received your offer, now what do you want to trade with me?”

Or should we treat it as a transaction?

Sima Di countered with, "What are your views on world politics?"

Kuzan pondered for a moment,

It is said that "a group of people who just want to eat and wait to die call themselves nobles and ride on the heads of the world. They use the heavy heavenly gold for their own enjoyment, and only take out a negligible part to barely maintain the order of the sea."

“Barely maintaining? No, this is something they did on purpose.” Sima Di sneered, “Only when pirates are still rampaging will those countries seek the protection of the World Government, and only then can the World Government have more celestial gold… As long as the World Government exists, pirates will never disappear.”

Kuzan remained silent.

Because of what Emperor Sima said...

That's so damn right!

"You're one of Dragon's people? Your theories are very similar to his." Kuzan's tone shifted: "That's not important, but how can you guarantee that after overthrowing the World Government, you won't become the new Celestial Dragons and the new World Government?"

"First of all, you need to understand one thing: I have no interest in becoming a nobleman. I am just an adventurer who loves to explore."

Sima Di raised one finger.

"Secondly, I'm not one of Doraga's people either. In my opinion, the Revolutionary Army is still a bit naive."

Sima Di raised his second finger.

"Finally, regarding the matter of the dragon slayer eventually becoming the dragon himself... There is no empire on which the sun never sets; corruption is inevitable, and then there will be people like us who will overthrow that corrupt empire."

Sima Di shrugged, indicating that he had finished speaking.

Kuzan nodded thoughtfully.

but......

"Then what is the purpose of all this trouble?" Kuzan stared intently at Sima Di.

All this was done, surely it wasn't for...

"Because of interest," Sima Di said straightforwardly. "In my plan, it would be very interesting to overthrow the corrupt world government step by step and give the world a new life."

"Interest? Like in Alabasta?"

Kuzan stared at Sima Di, trying to tell if he was lying.

Sima Di met his gaze calmly.

He didn't deceive Kuzan; interest was indeed part of it—though only a small part.

The rest...

Of course, it's to capture those iconic moments in the autograph session!

Although there is no pattern,