One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Zephyr had absolute confidence that Rorschach could defeat his opponent without paying a heavy price.

He possesses exceptional physical talent, a top-tier Devil Fruit, rare Armament Haki, and a Great Grade Sword weapon perfectly suited to his abilities.

With all these factors combined, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that Rorschach is currently the top candidate for the Navy Headquarters Grand Prix.

With such strength, it's no wonder that Grimm Saint was suspicious of his inability to stop Dafirons.

Seeing that Zefa remained silent, Luo Xia sighed inwardly, knowing that his clumsy disguise could not fool Zefa, his teacher with whom he spent every day.

It wasn't just Zephyr; Rorschach suspected that Sengoku, Kizaru, Kuzan, and even Garp might have noticed something amiss.

I just didn't want to point it out.

And then there's that dark horse, Tianzheng.

What was his reason for not revealing himself?

Or rather, what prevented him from revealing himself was the Warring States Marshal, himself, or someone else?

Zephyr didn't speak, and Rorschach didn't know how to explain to this kind-hearted teacher.

For a moment, the room fell into a long silence.

It wasn't until Rorschach sensed Lark's presence approaching again that he mustered the courage to break the deadlock.

"Professor Zephyr, please believe me, I will always stand on the side of justice!"

The boy's deep blue eyes burned with a powerful conviction that was clearer and more resolute than at any other time in the past three months.

This answered Zefa's doubts.

He sighed inwardly.

As expected, the Celestial Dragons' deaths are inextricably linked to this kid.

However, I am already old and have seen too much of the darkness above.

Young people have their own ideas, and he has no reason to stop them.

As for what will happen to Rorschach in the future, as his teacher, he only needs to fulfill his responsibilities.

Thinking of this, Zefa got up and stopped when he reached the door.

"You actually suffered such a big loss at the hands of a pirate with a bounty of only 300 million Berries. It seems your strength is still lacking. You'll be undergoing even more brutal training from now on. Get ready."

Luo Xia was taken aback, then a smile appeared on his face, and he nodded heavily.

"Yes, Professor Zephyr!"

Chapter 157 A Different Akainu

The heavy steel supports tilted and collapsed the onion-shaped roof.

The roller coaster track broke in the middle, and the cable car hung upside down on the broken cable, making a creaking and swaying sound.

The ground was covered with crisscrossing cracks, and there were ownerless bubble bicycles everywhere, floating in the air on their own without any wind, as if there were transparent people pedaling on them.

Luo Xia looked down at a handcart that had tipped over at his feet.

He recognized the handcart; it was the same barbecue cart belonging to the uncle from whom he and Yun Que had eaten at Shui Shui Barbecue a few days ago.

I heard that the uncle named Old Tommy lives in the Water City.

In order to make money, they risked huge risks to go to sea and come to the prosperous place of Chambord to pan for gold.

His wife and children were waiting for him to return home.

Even though he was terrified when Pittman caused trouble, he still mustered up the courage to stand up and plead for himself.

From the deep crevice beside him, Rorschach sensed the same aura as on the handcart.

only……

It was the dried, even somewhat rotten, smell of blood.

Old Tommy is dead.

He was unable to return to Water City, to his wife and children.

And like him, there are many innocent people who were implicated and died during the massive purge of the Sabaody Archipelago by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters in the past few days.

The origin of all this disaster was Rorschach.

He insisted on taking action against the Roswald family.

He overestimated himself, trying to do something as presumptuous as stopping the Great Pirate Era by himself.

If he hadn't attacked Roswald Saint, old Tommy wouldn't have died, and many ordinary people on the island wouldn't have died either.

All of these consequences were caused by my own stubbornness.

"Luo..."

The boy's lips moved slightly as he looked at the deep crack beneath his feet and at the overturned handcart not far away.

Did I do something wrong?

Luo, dressed in a major's uniform, black military boots, a white military cap, and a white justice cape, held the Ghost Cry sword, which had lost its sheath, and his gaze fell on Pittman and the others, who had turned into a circle of white bones, and the skulls exposed on the ground.

"Regarding right and wrong, any choice anyone makes will be accompanied by unpredictable consequences."

He turned around and looked very seriously at the somewhat haggard-looking silver-haired boy.

"You can think about it the other way around: what would this island be like now if you hadn't done that?"

What will it look like?

Rorschach scanned his surroundings.

He didn't know what Sabaody would be like if the Roswald family hadn't died.

But at least this soap bubble park will remain as lively and joyful as ever.

Old Tommy shouldn't die either.

He might continue selling delicious grilled meat here, or he might take the money he earns and return to his hometown, the City of Seven Waters, to reunite with his family.

"I'll tell you what Sabaody will be like."

Seeing that Luo Xia did not speak, Luo pointed to a certain direction in the distant woods.

"If you remain indifferent to what those people are doing, first of all, that little girl named Nisa will die by that magnificent golden pistol."

"Her young parents will most likely die as well."

"Then there's the mermaid in the auction house; one can only imagine what kind of dark future she'll face."

"And those slaves who were auctioned off, and the next time, the next time, and the next time, when those people come here, another Nisa, another mermaid, will die!"

Luo sighed, "Since you have such great ambitions, and wish to change this corrupt world, don't think you can do it without anyone's sacrifice. That's a pipe dream."

"But since you've already done it, don't let yourself regret it."

"Stick to your beliefs, Rorschach, and don't let me misjudge you."

"The higher one's position, the more profound the impact of their decisions..."

His right hand was spread out with five fingers, and a circle of air swirled around it.

The next moment, a snow-white cloak of justice appeared in Luo's hands and was handed to Luo Xia.

"This is just your first step into the world, Colonel Rorschach."

...

...

A day later, the World Government, in conjunction with the Navy Headquarters, completed a large-scale cleanup operation of 79 mangrove areas in the Sabaody Archipelago.

From now on, apart from a portion of the island's native inhabitants, only personnel from the Navy and the World Government will be allowed to permanently reside in the entire Sabaody Archipelago.

The Navy will establish a new naval base in Sabaody Archipelago, and the position of base commander will be personally selected by Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

The garrison at the Sabaody Naval Base has tripled, and the island's shipbuilding and coating industries have been officially taken over.

All unauthorized coating workers are prohibited from performing coating work on any vessels in Shambaud.

All ships that have been coated and wish to travel to the New World must obtain a passage permit issued by the Navy; otherwise, they will not be allowed to pass.

At the same time, the World Government ordered the Navy Headquarters' patrol ships located in the first half of the Grand Line to closely patrol all sea areas. If any other Algiers trees other than those in the Sabaody Archipelago are discovered, they must be reported immediately and destroyed.

Thus, the momentum of the Supernova Pirates emerging one after another was forcefully curbed by the World Government, which had lost face, due to the attack on the World Nobles.

The crackdown on new pirates in the four seas and the first half of the Grand Line has only just begun.

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...

Marineford, in Akainu's yard.

A silver-haired boy, dressed in a custom-made blue military uniform, wearing a white cloak of justice, black military boots, and black gloves, stood straight in the corridor of the three-story building.

"Uncle Sakazuki, you were looking for me."

"Come in."

Upon opening the sliding wooden door of Akainu's residence, which resembled the style of Wano Country, Rorschach's first noticeable figure was not Akainu himself, but rather a middle-aged man sitting to Akainu's right, dressed in black, wearing sunglasses, and sporting a slicked-back hairstyle.

Tianzheng is a dark horse!

The man who used his abilities to invade his dream world and claimed to be the director of the Naval Crime Investigation Bureau.

Seeing Luo Xia enter, Black Horse's lips curled into a slight smile.

"He's quite handsome, Sakazuki. You have good taste; you've found a great face for our Marine Headquarters."

"When recruiting soldiers in the future, I think we should use this little guy's image in the newspaper. It will definitely bring some fresh female soldiers to the Navy Headquarters, which has a serious gender imbalance."

Akainu ignored Dark Horse's teasing and gestured for Rorschach to find a seat.

Upon seeing Akainu, Rorschach's initial apprehension and doubt about the dark horse were instantly suppressed.

Akainu sat in the main seat, his muscular chest exposed, revealing muscles sculpted like rock.

He has large tattoos all over his body.