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Chapter 290: On the Concept and Practical Principles of Basic Justice

Lieutenant General Tsuru gave Sakazuki a disdainful look, as if he were a homeroom teacher looking at a student with the worst grades.

With just one glance, Vice Admiral Tsuru made Admiral Akainu realize that he was a complete idiot.

Sakazuki, with his fiery temper, said nothing and conceded.

In terms of status, Vice Admiral Tsuru is a senior naval officer of the same generation as Master Sengoku, Hero Garp, and Instructor Zephyr.

In terms of intelligence, Vice Admiral Tsuru is on par with Fleet Admiral Sengoku as one of the Navy's intellectual leaders. Sakazuki doesn't feel insulted that she considers him an idiot.

Because that's the truth.

If it weren't for her slightly weaker strength, less effective Devil Fruit ability, and the negative impact of being a woman, Vice Admiral Tsuru would never have stopped at the position of Chief of Staff, nor would she have stopped at the rank of Vice Admiral.

Sakazuki asked earnestly, "Lieutenant General Tsuru, how do you think we should handle this situation?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru glanced at Sengoku, and in the instant their eyes met, he understood that the other was thinking the same thing.

Sengoku nodded, and Vice Admiral Tsuru said, "Natsuzo handled this matter almost perfectly. The Marine Headquarters doesn't need to do anything; they just need to send someone to go through the motions with the CP agency."

"The biggest hidden danger right now is Brigadier General Xia Zuo himself."

"In this matter, he demonstrated top-notch strength and intelligence. Even if he were used as a general, his only flaw would be his lack of reputation."

"Is he still willing to accept his current brigadier general rank, and is he still willing to continue serving in the 77th Branch of the East China Sea?"

"If Brigadier General Xia Zuo doesn't—"

Garp interrupted Vice Admiral Tsuru, saying decisively, "I've made an agreement with Shaza; he'll keep an eye on Luffy for me in the East Blue."

"Xia Zuo is a real man; he never goes back on his word."

Upon hearing Garp's words, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Fleet Admiral Sengoku, and Admiral Akainu all breathed a sigh of relief.

Lieutenant General Garp's judgment is highly trustworthy; countless examples over the decades have proven that Garp, who is unreliable in his actions, has never misjudged anyone.

"Hmm, that solves half the problem." Vice Admiral Tsuru took out several sheets of white paper and distributed them to all the high-ranking naval officers present: "This is the biggest problem we need to face."

Sakassky read the title on the paper: "On the Concept and Practical Principles of Naïve Justice"—is this Chazor's concept of justice?

"There are so many words! What did he write?"

Lieutenant General Tsuru said irritably, "Sakazuki, read it carefully before you speak."

"Lieutenant General Tsuru is right, this content must be read carefully." Aokiji Kuzan pushed open the door and entered, holding the same piece of paper in his hand, his face no longer showing any laziness: "Moreover, reading it once is not enough at all."

Seeing that his old rival was saying the same thing, Sakazuki stopped talking and began to read carefully.

This shows that Sakazuki values ​​Kuzan even more than Lieutenant General Tsuru.

A few minutes later, Sakazuki jumped to his feet, his face flushed with shame and indignation. He muttered, barely suppressing his anger, "I did it for the order of the sea! I wasn't just making presumptuous assumptions, absolutely not!"

Admiral Akainu paced back and forth in the Fleet Admiral's office, his anxiety growing stronger and his pace quickening, like a tiger trapped in a cage.

But his eyes remained fixed on the paper, staring at the words on it, looking at them over and over again.

This is the written version that Shazo formally and publicly explained his philosophy during the return voyage, and with Bellemere's help, it was compiled.

Because of more systematic thinking and organization, the writing naturally becomes more concise and the logic more rigorous.

Furthermore, examples were included to support this claim, such as Sakazuki's indiscriminate attacks on refugee ships during the execution of the Ohara Buster Call.

Xia Zuo described this incident as: the highest level of self-righteousness.

He argued that since Nico Robin, the person involved in Ohara, has been on the run for so long and still has a bounty of 7900 million, detailed information about her has been leaked all over the world, yet it has still not caused any major disturbances at sea. This shows that Sakazuki's initial judgment was absolutely presumptuous and not even worth a piece of shit.

Upon seeing this, Sakazuki was naturally furious, wishing he could punch Shazo to ashes.

But what terrified him was that Xia Zuo's writings were irrefutable.

The danger of the Ohara incident is not power, but the leak of historical information, which may lead some people to explore the lost 100 years of history.

However, the World Government made a mistake. Despite intending to cover up information, they gave Nico Robin such a high bounty, making her the most eye-catching star.

It's easy to imagine that people who were previously unaware of and indifferent to the existence of Ohara were drawn in by the 7900 million Berry bounty and went to great lengths to gather information.

Ohara, a previously unknown secluded place and a temple of knowledge, has thus become known to all.

Even concepts like the Poneglyphs, which were originally well-concealed, and the Lost 100 Years, have been spread everywhere thanks to Nico Robin's information.

But Sakazuki's confident prediction that even the escape of one person would cause a terrible collapse of the order of the sea did not come to pass.

In this era of great piracy, aside from the World Government and the Celestial Dragons' high command, nobody cares about the Poneglyphs or the lost 100s.

year.

The common people suffered greatly from the pirates, and even survival was extremely difficult for them. They had no time to think about history.

Those with some skill either become pirates or desperately try to join the World Government for a government job; they have no energy to care about history, which is meaningless to their lives.

Great pirates, high-ranking government officials, and naval officers who have achieved fame and success all strive hard in the Great Pirate Era, either fighting to climb the social ladder or maintaining order on the seas, engaging in life-or-death struggles.

The elites of the sea are so engrossed in their battles that they have no energy left to care about trivial historical events.

Only the Four Emperors of the Sea, the Marine Admirals, and the Five Elders of the Celestial Dragons, who stand at the pinnacle of the seas, have enough leisure to ponder such questions and enough power to intervene in this matter.

The problem is, which of these people doesn't know about the existence of the Poneglyphs?

Even Kaido and Big Mom possess some of the most crucial pieces of the Poneglyphs.

So, while the Buster Call of Ohara might make some sense in targeting mad historians, what exactly was the point of ruthlessly killing a group of refugees who knew nothing?

As he looked around and pondered, Sakazuki actually asked himself this question. His head was buzzing, and his thoughts were in complete disarray.

But his will was as firm as steel. He quickly admitted that he had made a mistake in the past and swiftly got rid of the regret caused by the mistake, turning these emotions into pressure.

For Sakazuki, the pressure was a driving force that spurred him to keep moving forward and to pursue justice.

He secretly resolved to revise his "complete justice" to make it more perfect and feasible, to truly implement it throughout the navy, and to change the situation at sea.

Aokiji Kuzan's original "laissez-faire justice" suddenly collapsed, and the "burning justice" that he had once abandoned was rekindled in his heart.

Kuzan's despair at witnessing the Navy forced to submit to the World Government and endure or even aid the Celestial Dragons' evil deeds was completely overturned at this moment.

It turns out that it wasn't true despair, but rather that from the navy's perspective, they couldn't see any hope.

In Xia Zuo's view, the future of the Navy was promising.

Hope is a flame, and a flame is burning. Burning can burn away all the filth in the world, bringing ultimate salvation to the world.

As Marine Admirals, Akainu and Aokiji highly agree with Shazam's "simple justice," but they have no intention of blindly worshipping him. Instead, they use Shazam's ideals to correct their own mistakes or flaws.

This is the normal situation. A firm will is an essential component of top-tier strength. If someone could change their mind so easily, even a Navy Admiral would be the weakest of the weak.

For example, Green Bull, who will join the Navy in the future, and Zephyr, whose strength has been severely diminished.

Lieutenant General Tsuru, Marshal Sengoku, and Lieutenant General Garp all read Xia Zuo's article many times, but they had more experience and a more comprehensive understanding of their own sense of justice.

In addition, due to their advanced age and severely rigid thinking, they only felt a deep shock but could not shake their beliefs.

But everyone agreed that Zephyr must not see this thing.

Then they worried together again.

Xia Zuo has publicly proclaimed his ideas, which have deeply moved even high-ranking naval officers like himself, making them incredibly attractive to other naval personnel.

Such an appealing concept of justice would surely spread dramatically within the Navy, and it seemed that nothing they did could stop Zephyr from seeing "simple justice."

Lieutenant General Tsuru sighed and said with great pain, "I have a way to delay the contact between Zefa and Xia Zuo as much as possible."

Garp asked in surprise, "What method?"

Sengoku sighed, "Borrowing the name 'simple justice' to create a completely different concept of justice will make Zephyr feel disgusted as soon as he sees it."

Lieutenant General Tsuru added, "It's not that I feel disgusted, but rather that I feel disdain and aversion, the kind of disgust that Zephyr wouldn't even want to talk about."

Sengoku said, "This is not a good idea."

"One day Zefa will find out that we lied to him, and then we won't even be able to be friends anymore."

Garp made the decision: "It's decided then. Even if we can't even be friends with him in the end, it's still better than watching Zeff die a violent death."

"As long as people are alive, there is hope."

Kuzan agreed, "Garp is right. As long as Professor Zeff is alive and well and continues to work in the Navy, there is still hope."

Sakazuki nodded and said, "This method may not be perfect, but it is the least bad one."

Lieutenant General Tsuru nodded: "Since everyone agrees, then I'll write a fake, naive version of justice," and then let Zephyr "find out" of it unintentionally.

"Hopefully we can keep this a secret for a few more years, ideally until we defeat one or two pirate emperors and completely change the situation on the sea."

The naval high command nodded in unison: "That would be for the best."

No one informed Kizaru Borsalino about this.

On the one hand, it's to avoid interfering with his mission, as chasing Jack the Drought, the top lieutenant of the Beasts Pirates, is no easy task.

On the other hand, everyone was somewhat wary of Borsalino, and they always suspected that this kid was connected with the dragon who betrayed the Navy.

There's even a tiny bit of a possibility that these two guys are putting on a show.

In short, minimizing contact between Borsalino and Chazo was a consensus among the five of them.

The Five Elders also obtained the "Concepts and Practical Principles of Simple Justice," which shocked the Navy's top brass.

The Five Elders' attitudes toward Xia Zuo were greatly divided, and each of them had a different opinion.

The Financial God of War, dressed in a white Taoist robe, bald, and wearing glasses, Izanbaron V. Nassshuro, took the most vehement stance, vehemently criticizing Xia Zuo's behavior and thoughts, and suggesting that three general-level combatants be immediately mobilized to eliminate Xia Zuo.

Shepard X. Pitt Saint, the God of Agriculture, dressed in a dark red suit with blond hair and a blond beard, strongly agrees with Shazor's behavior and thoughts. He believes that Nassulang Saint is a zombie with a rigid mind.

The legal warrior, Topman Vochuli Saint, who wears a dark green suit, is bald with a mustache and a birthmark on his forehead, has a conflicted attitude towards Shazo.

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He was deeply disgusted by Shazo's massacre of the nobles of the Goa Kingdom, believing it undermined the authority of the World Government.

However, he also partially agreed with Shazo's principles of justice, believing that they could be used as a reference by the World Government.

The environmental war god, Marcus Mazsan, wearing a dark blue suit and sporting long white hair and a white beard, also had a conflicted attitude towards Shazo.

He admired Xia Zuo for suppressing the sea in the East Blue and ensuring calm on the surface, but he was also worried about his disregard for the bounty issued by the World Government.

The God of Scientific Defense, dressed in a black suit, with white curly hair and a bushy beard, wearing a flat cap, and a scar on his left cheek, Jaigolusia Satan Saint, is completely indifferent to Shazo.

Xia Zuo's duties were irrelevant, and the need for high-speed, mobile warships didn't extend to Satan Saint.

As the highest-ranking official in the world government's science system, his focus was on steam-powered warships, specifically those made of Seastone.

How fast can a high-speed sailing warship go?

The Five Elders could not agree on Xia Zuo's attitude, nor could they discern any particular inclination towards him, so naturally they were unable to make a decision.

Although Xia Zuo is strong, he is not even an admiral. Although his influence is beginning to emerge, it is limited to a few high-ranking naval officers and a corner of the East Blue.

In other words, Xia Zuo's matter is too minor to warrant Lord Im's judgment, so it can only be temporarily shelved.

After all, Xia Zuo didn't make a fuss about getting a promotion; he just stayed and patrolled the East China Sea obediently.

He seems like an honest, harmless person no matter how you look at it.

The five elders all found this acceptable.

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