One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"I've heard that there's a fruit wine drink in Qianyan Town called Sally."

Rorschach pulled out the cork and tilted his head back to drink it.

He had just taken a big gulp when he was choked by the hot liquor and coughed violently. A blush quickly appeared on his still somewhat immature face.

"This liquor... is really strong."

Luo Xia frowned, looking at the wine in his hand.

Just one sip and my throat felt like it was on fire.

As the alcohol entered my stomach, it felt like my stomach was on fire.

Alcohol evaporates very quickly; you get drunk almost as soon as you drink it.

"They sell sally wine here? That's the same winery that produces sherry."

Kuzan had just exclaimed in surprise when he saw Luo Xia's disheveled appearance and immediately burst into laughter.

"Huh? You can't drink? Rorschach. That won't do. Alcohol is a good thing. As an outstanding member of the Navy, you'll have to attend many social events and gatherings in the future. If you can't drink, you'll suffer."

Luo Xia smiled wryly, picked up the sherry, took another small sip, and was still burning up from the spiciness of the liquor.

He really doesn't drink alcohol.

Especially this kind of high-proof liquor.

Sally wine from Qianyan Town is just a fruit wine similar to apple cider vinegar.

In his previous life, he lived to be fifteen years old, but he hadn't even finished junior high school.

Back then, because his father was an alcoholic, he had a strong aversion to alcohol since childhood.

Because his father would drink after losing money, and after drinking, he would beat him.

As for now, he does want to use alcohol to relax and relieve the suppressed emotions in his heart.

Seeing Rorschach gulp down several mouthfuls of sherry, his face turning bright red, Kuzan smiled.

"Are you feeling any better?"

Luo Xia put down the bottle, a look of apology on his face.

"Hmm, I feel much better. Thank you, Uncle Kuzan. I'm sorry to have taken up your precious time and had to ask you to comfort a lowly soldier like me."

“It’s not a delay,” Kuzan waved his hand. “I just don’t want to see a promising young man lose himself to the carnage. So, how about we talk?”

Luo Xia gave a wry smile, sighed, and took another sip of wine.

"I just feel a bit stifled... That Ilya, because of a question in his heart, was able to trample on and annihilate the lives of tens of thousands of people without any scruples."

“Mig Jones, for the sake of power, can easily kill hundreds of innocent civilians.”

“Those pirates, those pirates from the North Sea, have no gratitude for their homeland and instead slaughter and plunder everywhere.”

He looked at Kuzan.

"You know what? Actually, my impression of pirates used to be that they pursued their dreams, longed for freedom, and went on unrestrained adventures at sea with their companions, seeing different scenery. Although I know it was a bit naive, and there are many bad people among pirates, I couldn't help but fantasize about it."

"However, my experiences in the Kingdom of Prince and Red Leaf Village have taught me that perhaps pirates shouldn't exist on the seas. Regardless of what Pirate King Roger's motives were in starting this Great Pirate Era, we, as the Marines, must end it!"

"This world absolutely cannot be saved by pirates. Otherwise, the future of this world will be ten times, a hundred times, greater than the Great Pirate Era we are in now."

As Rorschach spoke, a chilling aura gradually appeared on his slightly tipsy face, an aura that even Kuzan found chilling.

The aura emanating from the young man before him reminded Kuzan of some outstanding figures.

“But Prince Ilya is not a pirate.” Kuzan took a sip of his drink and shook his head slightly.

Rorschach remained silent for a long while before nodding slightly. "Yes, he is a nobleman, a ruler, an exploiter. The words and actions of such a person can affect the tens of thousands of ordinary people he rules. In some ways, they are far more terrifying than pirates. But... pirates who glorify chaos will become the best knife in the hands of these exploiters."

Kuzan remained silent for a long time before looking at Rorschach seriously and saying, "So, you plan to kill all the pirates, just like Sakazuki saved you?"

Luo Xia was taken aback.

I didn't expect Kuzan to even know this.

"Starting seven days ago, you followed Jennifer to hunt down pirates in the waters near the Kingdom of Prince."

"In seven days, you killed more than two thousand pirates, leaving more than two thousand pirate heads on Paya Island..."

At this point, Kuzan's gaze toward Rorschach became somewhat complicated.

Rorschach's methods of killing pirates are extremely ruthless.

After obtaining the Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, those pirates with bounties of millions or tens of millions were no match for him.

Anyone caught by Rorschach was violently crushed, then killed on the spot, their heads severed and brought back.

Although they were all pirates who had slaughtered many civilians and committed heinous crimes, they truly deserved to go to hell.

However, Rorschach's style of doing things is still a bit too extreme.

Apart from the 177th branch and the warriors who had witnessed the horrific scene within the royal city, the rest of the civilians, including the other soldiers in the branch, now felt a deep sense of awe towards Rorschach.

Awe, respect, and fear.

Just like the Marines at Marine Headquarters, they viewed Akainu the same way.

Kuzan always believed that Akainu's sense of justice was too extreme.

The burden on that man's shoulders was too heavy; there was no turning back.

Kuzan even felt that if sacrificing two or three tenths of the world's population could fulfill the justice he upheld, Akainu would absolutely do it without hesitation.

Even if it means destroying oneself first.

One Akainu is enough for the Marine Headquarters; there shouldn't be another one.

Seeing Luo Xia fall silent, Kuzan sighed inwardly, knowing that with the boy's temperament, it wouldn't be easy to untangle his knots by simply reasoning with him.

"Uncle Kuzan, don't worry, the path I'm taking is different from Uncle Sakazuki's."

What Rorschach said next brought Kuzan some comfort.

But he immediately heard Rorschach's next words.

"From now on, when I encounter pirates, I will give them two choices."

Rorschach solemnly held up two fingers.

"First, those without a criminal record will either join the navy on the spot or be immediately disbanded and go back to their hometowns."

"Second, those who are guilty will be dealt with promptly according to the severity of their crimes. Those whose crimes do not warrant death will be sent to the Enies Lobby for trial, while those who are unforgivable will be dealt with on the spot and sent to be reincarnated, hoping to be a good person in their next life."

Seeing the boy's serious expression, Kuzan's cheeks twitched.

"Oh my, that's a really... good choice."

"By the way, Uncle Kuzan, can I ask you for a favor?"

"What kind of help?"

"It's like this, there are a few good guys I want to invite to join the Navy, and I'd like you to have some time to help me persuade them. You know those guys too..."

Chapter 68 Suicide

The next morning, Rorschach, who was still hungover from drinking with Kuzan the night before, was awakened by a soldier knocking on the door.

When he opened the door, rubbing his groggy head, he heard news that shocked him.

After being arrested, Prince Ilya, who was temporarily imprisoned in the 177th branch prison, committed suicide.

Upon hearing that Ilya had committed suicide, Rorschach almost couldn't help but smirk.

Isn't this good news?

If he hadn't been so badly injured that day, Rorschach couldn't guarantee he wouldn't have killed Ilya on the spot in Prince City.

Rorschach really doesn't want to see highly intelligent and unscrupulous criminals enter Impel Down.

People like Ilya are far more dangerous than some pirates with bounties of hundreds of millions.

According to Kuzan, if Ilya enters Impel Down, he might be punished for the crime of destroying a nation and imprisoned in the legendary Infinite Hell.

That is, the sixth level of Impel Down.

Because he committed the same crimes as the great pirate King Pizarro.

If someone like that were to go to Impel Down for some enlightenment, and then have the chance to come out again, he could absolutely turn the world upside down.

Just like those great pirates released by Luffy and Blackbeard in the manga.

However, now that I know in advance that such a bad thing might happen in the future...

Then we will do our best to stop it.

When Luo Xia arrived at the branch prison with a smile on his face, following the soldier who came to report, his smile vanished.

The reason was that Ilya's suicide attempt failed.

"Honestly, you've given me false hope."

Luo Xia pursed his lips.

Kuzan happened to be walking over from a distance with Gross. Hearing Rorschach's mutterings, he couldn't help but glance at Gross beside him.

Grous's upper face was obscured by his curly hair, and the lower half of his face was expressionless.

Seeing Kuzan approach, Rorschach greeted him, "Good morning, Uncle Kuzan."

Kuzan couldn't help but find it a little funny when he heard Rorschach address him.

This was the first time he'd ever heard someone call him "uncle."

As one of the Navy Headquarters' top combat forces, he receives respectful looks and titles wherever he goes.

At Naval Headquarters, apart from a very few people, very few people greet him so casually.

However, Kuzan likes this nickname very much.

But his expression at this moment appeared rather formal.

"Luo Xia, I asked you to come here because I have a favor to ask you."

Rorschach was taken aback. "You asked me to do this? Uncle Kuzan, you can just give the order directly. You're a general, after all."