Little Goku's Great Adventure Starting from One Piece

Chapter 224 What is Justice?

On the small island.

With their backs to the sea and their faces towards the bushes on the island, Wukong and his companions looked ahead at the source of the noise with a mixture of wariness and curiosity.

Soon, a tall man who kept yawning came out.

When they saw the man, Nami, Sanji, and Pupu all looked curious, their eyes scanning him closely, trying to guess his identity from his appearance.

Wukong was taken aback because he found the man's face somewhat familiar; he seemed to have seen him somewhere before.

As for Robin, she was the one with the strongest reaction.

When she saw that nightmarish figure suddenly appear before her eyes from the depths of her memory, she turned pale with fright, staggered back a few steps uncontrollably, and then collapsed to the ground with a thud.

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Nami and Sanji turned around immediately upon hearing the noise. When they saw Robin's pale and frightened expression, both of them changed their expressions and tensed up instantly. They turned back and stared intently at the man who had suddenly appeared, each assuming a defensive posture.

Who on earth could frighten Robin, who is usually so composed, to this extent?

Even when Robin encountered people from the World Government before, her reaction wasn't this intense!

The two were immediately on high alert, and Sanji yelled at the other man, "Stop! Who are you?! How dare you scare my Robin like this?!"

The atmosphere suddenly became tense and confrontational.

At that moment, Goku, finally remembering who the other person was, exclaimed with wide eyes, "Ah! I remember now! Aren't you Garp's friend? What are you doing here?"

Ok?

Nami and Sanji were stunned when they heard his voice.

Does Wukong know this person too?

"Well, it's been a long time, little one."

The man who emerged from the bushes was none other than Kuzan.

Although he received a meeting notice from Fleet Admiral Sengoku, he was quite far from the Marine Headquarters, and even at top speed, he couldn't get back in time.

Therefore, he was not in a hurry to go back, but thought he would stay on the island for a while longer, waiting for the person he wanted to see to come here and meet them.

Looking at Wukong, who looked surprised to see him, he scratched his head and said lazily, "I just came out for a stroll and happened to wander here. It's been a few months, little guy, you don't seem to have grown much taller."

Wukong chuckled and scratched his head, showing no sign of anger or embarrassment: "Is that so? Haha, maybe I haven't eaten enough."

Nami and Sanji: (Turn their heads) Stare!

Listen to what you're saying! With your appetite, you still complain that it's not enough?

Kuzan's gaze swept over Goku, looking at the constantly swaying tail with some surprise.

He remembered that when they met before, this little guy didn't seem to have a tail.

Although somewhat surprised, he didn't ask. Instead, he stroked his chin and slowly said, "Well, how should I put it? Although Vice Admiral Garp thought highly of you before, to be honest, I didn't really take you seriously. I didn't expect you to have grown so much in just a few months."

Hmm... and then she did something so outrageous, it really surprised me.

Nami and Sanji exchanged a glance, both seeing confusion in each other's eyes.

This person seems to know Garp very well, and his tone sounds like he's Goku's elder.

Could it be that...?

A sudden thought struck them, and their expressions tightened.

"Everyone! Be careful! This man is from the Navy, and he already knows what we did not long ago!"

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Robin, sitting in the back, gripped the sand in her hands and stared intently at Kuzan.

From the other party's words, she realized that they already knew about their recent battle with the World Government.

That must be why they came.

But why!

Why is he here so soon? Shouldn't he be at Marine Headquarters?

Even if they received the news and rushed to capture them, it wouldn't be possible for them to arrive this quickly!

She was both shocked and anxious, because she knew the terrifying strength of the person in front of her, which was far beyond what the CP9 members could compare to.

Even if all of them attacked together, their chances of winning would be no more than 10%!

Hearing her voice, Kuzan looked past Goku and the others and landed on her, saying in a relaxed tone, "Oh my, that little girl has grown into a beautiful young woman. Don't be nervous, I'm not here to capture you."

Nami and Sanji finally confirmed their earlier suspicions.

The person in front of me is actually a Marine!

They never expected that after running away for so long without the navy chasing them, they would run into the navy as soon as they found a small island to rest. What kind of crazy luck is that!

"Haha, Robin, don't be nervous. This Marine guy said he's not here to arrest us. And didn't you see that Goku knows him? There's even less chance he'll arrest us!" Nami suddenly put on a smiling face, trying to establish a connection.

"No! He will never let us go just because he knows Goku. Do you know who he is? He is one of the three top combatants of the Marine Headquarters, Admiral Aokiji!" Robin said through gritted teeth.

Twenty years ago, this man spared her life but also ruthlessly murdered Sauro, leaving her with a lingering shadow in her heart.

For the past twenty years, she has not only been hiding from the World Government's pursuit, but also from meeting this man again. She never expected that she would see him here again today.

"What?! A Marine Admiral?!"

Nami and Sanji were stunned. They thought the other party was at most a vice admiral, but they didn't expect him to be an admiral. This was too outrageous!

Everyone was shocked by the news, but Goku didn't react that way. He just greeted Kuzan with a smile, "So your name is Aokiji. My name is Son Goku. By the way, how is Grandpa Garp doing lately?"

Kuzan turned his gaze from Robin to Goku's innocent and radiant smile, a hint of surprise in his eyes.

This little guy is so different from his companions; he doesn't seem nervous at all.

Is it because he knows that I have a good relationship with Garp?

No, he doesn't seem to have that thought; it's just his personality.

For the first time, Kuzan had a direct and honest feeling about Goku's simple personality.

He didn't answer Wukong's question immediately. Instead, he stretched and then, disregarding his image, lay down right in front of everyone.

"Ah, sorry, it's a bit tiring to talk while standing, I'd better lie down."

His sudden action surprised everyone.

But Wukong just grinned and lay down like him.

Kuzan didn't say anything upon seeing this, but answered Goku's earlier question: "Vice Admiral Garp, as far as I know, he eats, drinks, and sleeps as usual every day, living a pretty good life, but now—"

He paused, then said casually, "But right now, I think he's probably not in a very good mood."

"Huh? Why?" Wukong turned his head and looked at him in confusion.

"Shouldn't that be a question for you? You and your companions recently launched a blatant attack on a World Government ship, which infuriated the higher-ups." Kuzan glanced at him.

Upon hearing this, Nami and the others immediately tensed up, thinking to themselves, "It's finally here!"

Wukong showed no sign of nervousness at being exposed. He sat up, his smiling face turning serious.

"I didn't want to fight those people, but they wanted to hurt Robin, so I had no choice but to defeat them."

Goku stared intently at Kuzan, puzzled.

"I've never understood why people would arrest and harm Robin when she hasn't done anything wrong!"

Upon hearing this question, Kuzan fell silent.

A few seconds later, he gazed at the sky and slowly said, "I can't answer that question, because I've been searching for the answer myself."

He once upheld a burning sense of justice, and would deal with all lawbreakers seriously according to the law.

However, after the Ohara incident twenty years ago, his ideals of justice were greatly impacted. It was one thing for the scholars who broke the law to be killed by the bombs, but the innocent refugees were not spared either. Saul's questions kept ringing in his ears and violently impacted his mind, and even now they still occasionally echo in his ears.

What is justice?

Is justice the ruthless killing of scholars who merely break the law by studying ancient scripts?

Is justice the killing of innocent civilians who know nothing and are unarmed?

His understanding of justice crumbled under these questions, and from then on, his sense of justice changed from burning justice to lazy justice, no longer actively cracking down on various illegal acts and hunting down various lawbreakers as before.

Of course, this does not mean that he has completely given up. He still has spirit. He just needs to figure out one thing first: what kind of justice should he uphold?

"You don't know either?" Goku was stunned for a moment, not expecting Kuzan's answer.

He scratched his head and asked again, "Then why did the Navy arrest us? I heard from Grandpa Garp that the Navy is an organization that punishes all bad people, but we didn't do anything bad. We just didn't want Robin to get hurt, so we rescued her from those people."

Because of the people and events he had encountered in the Navy, and the naval behavioral philosophy that Garp had instilled in him, he still held a certain degree of goodwill towards the Navy, even after encountering scoundrels like Captain Rat, and believed that it should not have arrested them.

Kuzan fell silent again, unsure how to respond.

Logically speaking, rescuing one's partner is not illegal, but the problem is that the partner being rescued is a wanted criminal, so the person who rescued him also becomes a criminal.

But then the question circled back to the previous one: is this wanted criminal really guilty?

"I can only answer you that the World Government's position is the Navy's position, and all of the Navy's actions are based on the will of the World Government."

Seeing that Goku seemed a little confused, Kuzan added, "You just need to know that anyone who is an enemy of the World Government is an enemy of the Navy. This has nothing to do with justice. Your attack on the World Government's ship means you are an enemy of the World Government, which means you are an enemy of the Navy."

After saying that, Kuzan sat up, then stood up again, and lazily yawned.

"Alright, I've talked a bit too much today, so let's stop here. I should be going now."

Upon hearing this, Nami and Sanji, who had been secretly worried that Kuzan might attack them, breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Huh? Are you leaving?" Seeing Kuzan stand up, Goku also stood up.

Kuzan didn't answer him, but instead walked over to Robin, who had already been helped up by Nami.

Robin had calmed down from her initial fear because she remembered that she now had a group of companions she could rely on.

With these companions by her side, even if the odds of winning were slim, she firmly believed that her companions could protect her.

So even when the nightmare figure in her heart walked right in front of her, she didn't back down an inch and met its gaze without fear.

At this moment, although Kuzan did not deliberately exude any aura, Nami still couldn't help but catch her breath.

She shielded Robin behind her, took a deep breath, and, though nervous, stared directly at Kuzan without fear.

"General, what are you trying to do? If you want to take Robin away, we will absolutely not allow it!" The weight that had just been lifted from her heart was now lifted again.

As soon as they finished speaking, Sanji and Popo appeared beside Nami in a flash, staring directly at Kuzan without fear.

They will act immediately if the other party shows any sign of trying to take Robin away!

Although Goku didn't expect Kuzan to intervene, he quickly arrived, blocking Kuzan's path and frowning as he asked, "Are you going to take Robin away? I won't allow that!"

Seeing Robin surrounded by her companions, her face showing some tension but her eyes showing no fear, Kuzan felt as if the shackles that had been buried in his heart for many years had been removed.

He knew that the little girl, whom his friend had risked his life to keep alive, had finally found her support at sea.

This also means that his mission of secretly protecting the other party for so many years can come to an end.

"Nicole Robin, twenty years ago I followed Saul's will and let you go, watching you constantly flee across the sea, never finding a true place to stay."

Kuzan met Robin's gaze and spoke slowly.

"But now, it seems you've found a place to stay."

Robin's expression shifted; he didn't understand what he meant by those words.

Kuzan looked up at the sky: "Whether Saullo made the right or wrong decision to let you live is still unclear to me. I hope you can demonstrate that result."

"From now on, you must live well, carrying his will, carrying... the will of Ohara, live well."

Robin froze for a moment, while Kuzan had already turned and walked towards his bicycle.

Halfway there, he remembered something, took something out of his pocket, and casually tossed it to Wukong.

"By the way, although I won't arrest you this time, I will take action if I encounter you again after the bounty is issued."

Your next destination is Water Seven, and I imagine the shipping lanes leading there are already swarming with naval forces.

"Out of respect for Vice Admiral Garp, I'll give you this permanent compass; it will guide you to another island."

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