One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

It was during this sudden leap that he was struck in the back by a flying ice shard.

Pierre's expression changed, and he gritted his teeth, angrily saying, "Don't push your luck..."

Before he could finish speaking, everyone present saw the block of ice crack open upon impact, revealing a pink sphere inside that expanded.

The compressed air diffused in a short time, releasing a terrifying amount of energy.

All that was heard was a loud bang, and Pierre's voice came to an abrupt end.

The next moment, countless fragments of flesh and blood scattered like petals from a fairy's shower, falling to the ground with a crackling sound.

Pierre, who possesses a Zoan-type Bat Fruit, was left with only his feet thudding to the ground.

Reiju stared blankly at the scene, her face gradually turning pale.

“Lieutenant General Rorschach, you’re too bloodthirsty.” Sabo frowned as he looked at Rorschach upon seeing this.

"You'll take action, won't you?"

A smile appeared on Luo Xia's face.

His attack just now was obviously not aimed at Reiju.

Even if Sabo and his men didn't make a move, the compressed air bomb would still hit Pierre as he shot into the air.

"Reiju, are you alright?" Betty looked at Rorschach deeply, then walked over to Reiju and asked with concern.

Reiju shook her head slightly, took a deep breath, looked at Rorschach, and said in a hoarse voice, "Naval Rorschach, now that you're here, you must have already stopped my father, right? My father and Ichiji..."

"Ichiro is dead, killed by Judge; Judge is crippled, I did it. As for your kingdom, what do you think will happen to the Germa Kingdom if I show up here?"

Rorschach didn't hide anything and answered Reiju's question frankly.

Such things could not be kept secret from the revolutionary army's intelligence network.

There's no need to hide it.

"what?"

Upon hearing what Rorschach said, Reiju's mind went blank, and she swayed, almost losing her balance.

Betty, who was standing next to her, quickly helped her up.

A look of grief appeared on Reiju's face.

Although Ichiji, Niji, and Yonji have no feelings for each other.

From childhood to adulthood, her father, King Judge, always raised her to be a warrior to revive Germa.

But Reiju herself retained her emotions.

She also knew that Judge and Ichi were not kind people.

But no matter what, they have always been her family and have always treated her very well.

Now Rorschach tells her that Ichi is dead, her father Gaji is crippled, and the Germa Kingdom is destroyed.

This outcome intensified Reiju's already guilty conscience about her previous decision to defect.

For a moment, she couldn't recover. Holding the unconscious Nicholas, she collapsed into Betty's arms and fainted.

"Rorschach, aren't you going a bit too far?" Sabo frowned as he looked at Reiju, who had fainted.

"I'm going too far?" Rorschach shook his head and chuckled. "If it weren't for you and me being here today, the Germa Kingdom's annihilation of the four North Sea kingdoms would have come to a perfect end. As the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, you should know how many people would die directly or indirectly, and how many people would be displaced."

"But, Reiju, she..."

“Sabo.” Rorschach looked at Sabo and said seriously, “You know, as the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army, sometimes being too emotional can lead the entire Revolutionary Army into an abyss. You can’t think that Reiju is innocent just because she joined you. I admit that she is indeed kind-hearted, but she also wouldn’t disobey Judge’s orders. If you hadn’t touched a corner of her heart, I think the Kingdom of Flevans would have been flattened by the Germa army by now.”

Sabo lowered his head and pondered Rorschach's words for a moment. He then looked up, shook his head, and said to Rorschach, "I still can't condone your ruthless approach. You're too extreme. Clones are people too. Your indiscriminate killing is far too cruel..."

"Clones are not human. At least, clones without emotions and consciousness are not. They are weapons, tools, robots in human form. Judge wants to use them to unify the North Sea, a goal that goes against justice and order. So I must not only stop Judge, but also destroy these weapons to prevent anyone from using them again."

Rorschach's words made Sabo feel depressed.

He wanted to refute it, but he also felt that Rorschach was right.

However, from an emotional perspective, Sabo also felt that Rorschach was too extreme.

Those dead clone warriors were also lives.

Sabo has always been a very emotional person.

As Rorschach just said, being too emotional is not suitable for being a decision-maker of a major power.

If in this real world, with its flesh and blood, Sabo were to later lead several army commanders to storm the Holy Land and rescue Kuma...

That would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—gone and never to return.

With the current strength of the Holy Land Mary Geoise, there is no need for a Marine Admiral to suppress them easily.

Let alone Sabo and his group, even if the entire Revolutionary Army attacked together, they would be defeated without a doubt.

There is an unfathomable Im there, along with the Five Elders, the Knights of God, a large number of CP members, and a massive Holy Land Guard.

Sabo suppressed the turmoil in his mind and looked at Rorschach.

"Since neither of us can convince the other, let's have a fight. I wanted to fight you last time in Queen's City in Spring. Let me see just how strong the man who can slay the Golden Lion really is."

Chapter 441 Overwhelming Power

As night fell, the cool moonlight shone on the earth, casting long, dark shadows of Sabo and Rorschach as they stood facing each other.

Jasmine and the others retreated to a distance and watched the scene with great interest.

"Who do you think will win in their fight?" Jasmine asked, looking at her companions standing beside her.

The crow wearing the bird-beak mask remained silent, arms crossed, showing no intention of speaking.

Lindbergh glanced at Rorschach's retreating figure, then pursed his lips and said, "This might sound a bit harsh, but I think that Marine named Rorschach will win. I've fought him before, and that power..."

He shook his head, sighed, and didn't continue, but the meaning behind his words was self-evident.

Betty lightly leaped and carried the unconscious Reiju to sit on Jasmine's lap. She took out a pack of women's cigarettes from her jacket pocket, lit one for herself, parted her red lips slightly, took a puff, exhaled a hazy cloud of smoke, and glanced at Lindbergh.

"Of course we know that Luo Xia is not weak, after all, his many brilliant achievements along the way are there for all to see."

"But Lindbergh, your words are a bit too encouraging to others and diminishing your own prestige."

“Sabo received instruction from the leader and Kuma from a young age, and mastered powerful physical skills and the exquisite use of both types of Haki at a very early age. He also learned the Dragon Claw Fist taught by the leader. His current strength is quite formidable.”

Lindbergh shrugged, planted the cannon barrel in his hand on the ground, plopped down on it, and swung his short legs, saying, "It's different. Anyway, Betty, I don't think you want to fight that guy. His strength reminds me of Big Bear."

On the field, Luo Xia looked Sabo up and down.

It wasn't my imagination.

Sabo's current condition is indeed very different from when he was encountered in Queen's City in the spring.

This difference is not a change in strength.

Rather, it's more like a change in mindset, a change in spirit.

A joyful and positive emotion emanated from the person.

Luo Xia raised an eyebrow, realizing a possibility.

He didn't mince words and asked directly.

"You seem a little different than before. Could it be... that you've met Ace?"

"How did you know?" Sabo was shocked and looked at Rorschach in disbelief.

Judging from what Rorschach said, it seems that he was aware of more than just his relationship with Ace.

We also know about his previous mental state.

But how could that be?

Even he himself thought he was a normal person before he met Ace, and that the possibility of amnesia was simply impossible.

Until the day he received a Den Den Mushi call from Robin in the chaotic sea, he accidentally encountered Ace, who was propelling his small boat with flames.

Out of curiosity, Sabo gave chase.

This chase led Ace to recognize him.

So, naturally, stimulated by Ace, his long-dormant memories returned, and he recalled his childhood experiences with Ace, Luffy, and the other two at the Uncertain Terminal.

The two brothers, reunited, embraced and wept bitterly on the sea, laughing and crying at the same time.

Once they calmed down, both sides wanted to invite the other to join their camp, but in the end, neither succeeded.

In the end, they chose to go their separate ways; one went to the New World, while the other continued to serve as the Chief of Staff of the Revolutionary Army.

Although he and Ace are now separated by distance and on different sides, they have left each other their Vivre Paper and Den Den Mushi numbers so that they can contact each other at any time.

Having regained his lost memories, Sabo felt completely transformed, as if he had been reborn, and his mindset naturally became more mature and stable.

Hearing Rorschach's words, he was only slightly shaken before calming down, a smile playing on his lips. "You guessed right, I did indeed run into Ace. Rorschach, I never expected that after leaving Spring Queen's City, you would actually have dealings with Ace in Magic Valley Town. I heard from Ace about how you repeatedly defeated him. Heh, even someone as unyielding as Ace has experienced such frustration; this is the first time I've ever seen anything like it with him. And all of this is because of you. I'll get revenge for Ace."

“I don’t think you can do it.” A deep blue glow slowly appeared on Luo Xia’s body. He clenched his right fist and threw a punch at Sabo opposite him with a seemingly slow but actually fast motion. “However, I still hope that as his sworn brother, you can persuade him not to go down a dead end and not to regret it in the future. There is no medicine for regret in this world.”

"You even know that? It seems your Navy really thinks highly of me, knowing me better than I know myself. But I'm sorry, I would never interfere with my brother's freedom. Whatever Ace wants to do, as his brother, I will only silently support him and will not hold him back!"

"Dragon Claw Fist!"

Sabo pushed off with his feet, his body exploding back more than ten meters like the wind, dodging Rorschach's fist. Then, he clenched his five fingers into a claw, wrapped it with jet-black Armament Haki, stomped heavily on his feet, and leaped high into the air, grabbing at Rorschach's head with one claw.

"Good advice is useless against a damned devil. Sigh, being a pirate is a dead end."

Rorschach stopped talking, his right hand flashed back, turning from a fist into a claw, and grabbed at Sabo's outstretched right hand from below.

Sabo was taken aback when he saw that Luo Xia was in the same stance as him.

"You also know Dragon Claw Fist?"

Before he could finish speaking, Luo Xia's right hand, which he had thrown at him, collided with his own right hand.

The moment the two hands collided, Sabo, who was in mid-air and had his entire body weight pressing down on the Dragon Claw Fist, changed his expression.

He felt as if his punch had struck a mountain.

Not only could he not budge his opponent in the slightest, but the powerful recoil also caused a sharp pain in his wrist.

A terrifying force surged from Rorschach's right hand, layer upon layer, traveling upwards and blasting into his body.