Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 29 Nami: Did I never imagine that I would also follow Bellemere's path?

"The Navy isn't as righteous as you think," Zoro suddenly said.

"Are you saying there are a lot of bastards in the Navy? Of course I know that. Our village was previously attacked by a guy called Rat." Nami was about to say something.

However, Zoro interrupted her, saying, "That's not what I meant, it's something else..."

At this point, Zoro glanced at Bane, who sighed and said, "Alright, I'll tell you. The Navy is backed by the World Government, but the World Government is not a good thing. It's corrupt, decadent, cruel, and dark. In short, Nami, you think pirates are heinous bastards, but if you really understand the inside story of the World Government, you'll find that pirates are so innocent and adorable."

Nami swallowed hard, somewhat surprised, and said, "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Hmph!" Zoro snorted coldly. "I've heard that the Celestial Dragons, who are at the very top of the world's government, often massacre civilians for their own amusement, and sometimes even destroy a country as a result."

"Where did you hear that from?" Nami asked, somewhat incredulously.

She is from the East China Sea, which can be considered the base of the world's ruling government. Most of the countries in the East China Sea are member states of the world's ruling government and are staunch supporters. Therefore, public opinion and social environment in the East China Sea tend to support the world's ruling government.

Although Nami's life was also very unfortunate, her misfortunes were basically caused by pirates. Part of it was due to the corruption within the Navy, but it hadn't yet involved the behemoth that is the World Government. In addition, her social circle was not very wide, and she had grown up in such a public opinion and social environment. Therefore, she was unaware of the dark side of the World Government hidden behind the East Blue.

She initially disliked the Navy, but after meeting Smoker and others, and considering that her adoptive mother, Bellemere, was a Navy veteran, she was now quite supportive of the plan to join the Navy in the future.

"I...I..." Zoro hesitated for a moment, then felt that Nami was now his companion and he should trust her. In addition, Bane had said that his master was very tough and that if any trouble he caused, he would blame it on him.

Therefore, after a moment's hesitation, Zoro said, "I have seen members of the Revolutionary Army. I overheard it once."

Koushirou has had quite a few entanglements with Dragon in the East Blue over the years, and Zoro grew up at Isshin Dojo and has met the Revolutionary Army several times, so Bane was not surprised by this situation; they had talked about these things before.

At this point, Bane picked up the conversation, saying, "What Zoro said is true. Every three years, the Celestial Dragons on Mary Geoise randomly select a country they don't like and hold a 'Human Hunt' competition there to see who can kill the most people. And often after this event, in order to destroy the evidence, they completely destroy the country. The Navy also plays a rather dishonorable role in this."

"The Navy can be this monstrous!? I never would have guessed that Captain Smoker and the others would do something like this," Nami exclaimed in shock.

"Given Smoker's current level and past experiences, he shouldn't have any contact with these dark things," Bane said after thinking for a moment, defending Smoker.

"If you know that there is such a terrible darkness hidden behind the Navy, why do you still consider joining the Navy?" Nami asked seriously.

Bane stroked his chin and said, "That's why I want to build my own team before joining the Navy. I want to become a high-ranking officer in the Navy, even take control of the entire Navy, and then change this terrible world."

"According to what you just said about becoming the King of the World, you mean you want to rule this world, right?" Zoro retorted.

"Hahaha, you could say that," Bane laughed in response, not feeling embarrassed at all.

Zoro and Bane bantered with each other, while Nami, after pondering for a long time, asked with some doubt, "Since the Marines aren't good either, and you guys happen to have some connection with the Revolutionary Army, why don't you just join them? They sound pretty righteous."

Bane paused for a moment, then his face twitched as he said, "If you ask why, it's because I think they have no future."

Dragon has been running the Revolutionary Army for so many years and has accumulated a lot of resources, but for some reason, Bane always felt that the guy would never amount to much. Recalling the story in his original impression, it seemed that the Revolutionary Army had never made any big news or done anything that would truly change the world's pattern and trend.

Even their achievements in overthrowing the world government might not be as great as the Straw Hat Pirates' accomplishments.

"I don't like them. They're always hiding, like rats that can't stand the light," Zoro said, getting straight to the point.

Logically speaking, if Zoro were interested in the Revolutionary Army, given the friendship between Koushirou and Dragon, he could have joined long ago. He wouldn't have ended up as a pirate hunter in the original story, and later even joined the Straw Hat crew as a pirate.

"The Navy isn't backed by any good people, and you don't like the Revolutionary Army. I don't want to be a pirate either. This world is too troublesome. Why does it feel like there isn't a single good person? Aren't there any Navy members who simply want to eliminate pirates and uphold justice?" Nami slumped onto the table in frustration, lazily holding her fruit wine and complaining.

Bane paused for a moment upon hearing this, then suddenly thought of Zephyr, the former Marine Admiral. Zephyr should be retired from the Marines now, training the next generation of Marines. However, it seems that in two years at the latest, he will lead a group of Marines to break away from the current Marines and establish some kind of "New Marines," with the ambition of eliminating all pirates in the New World.

Of course, his methods were a bit too extreme later on, which led to his failure, but now that Bane thinks about it, it wasn't a bad approach after all.

If this new navy can get on the right track and develop normally for a few more years, with Zephyr's appeal and influence, he could completely split the entire navy!

For example, if someone like Smoker knew about the dark side of the Navy, and Zeff's new Navy wasn't so extreme, and developed normally for a period of time, Bane felt that Smoker would most likely go and join Zeff.

And within the entire navy, there must be quite a few people like Smoker.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

However, Bane and Zephyr don't have much of a relationship now. The difference in their status is too great, so it's unlikely that Bane would even be able to see Zephyr.

Therefore, after thinking it over for a while, Bane suddenly slammed his fist on the table and said, "I've decided, I'll wait for the Navy."

As he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered that this was classified information and he couldn't reveal it yet, so he quickly lowered his voice and said, "Ahem, after this major naval event is over, we'll join the navy. After all, regardless of whether the navy wins or loses, they'll need fresh blood. In the meantime, let's train hard so we can get good treatment later."

"And then? Go and change the Navy?" Zoro asked, looking at Bane.

"Is that not allowed?" Bane retorted.

"No problem at all, as long as it doesn't affect my becoming the world's greatest swordsman." Zoro suddenly laughed and offered his support.

His only goal in setting sail was to become the world's greatest swordsman. As for what identity he would assume to ascend to that throne, that was irrelevant; whether he was a navy officer or a pirate, it didn't matter. Therefore, he had no requirements for Bane in this regard.

Seeing this, Nami pretended to be very bold and slapped the table, saying, "Then let's do it this way! I think Bellemere definitely wouldn't want to see the Navy become this mess! I'll take her place as the Navy's pride, and I'll make the Navy something she can be proud of!"

After saying that, she laughed again and said, "I really didn't expect to walk the same path as Bellemere and become a naval officer. Thinking about it now, it's quite interesting!"

(End of this chapter)