One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

"What are you doing there? You're a pirate, be careful you don't get caught. Oh, I forgot, you're one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea." Shanks slapped his forehead.

"Let's go see a good show."

As Hawkeye spoke, he tossed the newspaper he was holding into Shanks' arms.

Shanks took it with a puzzled look, then narrowed his eyes.

"This newcomer to the Navy is really impressive. He's quietly accomplished something so earth-shattering. Is Enies Lobby going to be a public trial? It's definitely worth watching."

He muttered a few words, then tossed the newspaper back to Beckman and said, "Beckman, you guys stay here and have the banquet. Mihawk and I are going out for a bit."

"You're going too? Aren't you afraid of being discovered and attacked by the mob? There will definitely be a lot of admirals on Enies Lobby later."

Mihawk led the way toward the small coffin boat moored on the shore, and Shanks quickly followed, putting his arm around Mihawk's shoulder.

"Hehe, I've recently figured out a pretty good stealth move, let's give it a try. Come on, come on, I'll ride with you."

"No, my ship is too small to accommodate one of the Four Emperors."

"Then come aboard my ship, my Redford is quite large."

"Don't go."

New World Egg Point Island.

Sentomaru stared wide-eyed at the newly delivered newspaper, his right hand clenching into a crumpled ball.

"Damn it! How could this happen? Luo Xia... he actually...? What is the old man doing? What is headquarters doing? Even Luo Xia has been..."

Sentomaru was so shocked by the news he saw in the newspaper that he completely lost his composure, his face filled with rage.

"Senmonumaru, what are you doing?"

Suddenly, a clear female voice came from behind, startling Sentomaru, who was immersed in anger.

He turned around quickly and saw Lark walking towards him with a smile on her face on the street not far away, with Bonnie beside her.

As Hibari and Bonnie drew closer, she looked at the newspaper that Sentomaru had quickly crumpled into a ball.

"Is that a newspaper? Let me see it..."

"No!" Sentomaru shouted reflexively at the top of his lungs, startling Bonnie who had just come over.

"What is that?" Hibari looked at Sentomaru, who looked flustered, with suspicion.

"Yes...yes..." Sentomaru's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He gripped the newspaper tightly and suddenly shouted, "It's toilet paper! I need to use it to wipe my butt. I...I have diarrhea. Ouch, my stomach hurts so much."

With that, Sentomaru clutched his stomach and, like a rolling ball, quickly disappeared from the bewildered sight of Hibari and Bonnie.

"What is Sentomaru up to?"

Chapter 559 Master and Disciple

"That bastard Morgans! He actually spread the news of Rorschach's capture. Now it's all over the place, the whole world knows that our Navy personally sent a naval hero who took the initiative to capture a pirate to prison!"

Below Marineford's Fortress of Justice, at the entrance to the temporary prison, Sengoku stood like an enraged bull, his face contorted with fury.

“How can such a thing be hidden? Besides, now is not the time to think about that. The most urgent thing is to figure out how to get the World Government to stop targeting Rorschach.”

Standing opposite him, Garp sighed. "Alas, while I don't entirely agree with Rorschach's ruthless approach to exterminating pirates, his loyalty to justice and the Navy is absolutely genuine. Otherwise, given his strength, he wouldn't have been without a chance back in Dressrosa..."

Garp didn't continue, but Sengoku fully understood what he meant.

However, even as Fleet Admiral, Garp didn't have a good solution to the problem he mentioned.

You might say Rorschach committed crimes, but he killed pirates.

Although Doflamingo is a Shichibukai and an ally of the Navy on the surface, he was the one who attacked his ally and invaded his ally's territory first. Rorschach's attack can only be considered Rorschach's legitimate retaliation.

While it's true that Rorschach committed no crime, he did indeed cause the deaths of three Shichibukai.

In the Alabasta incident, although Vivi took the blame for Crocodile's death, anyone who isn't an idiot would know that Crocodile was defeated and had no power to resist.

During the Battle of Totto Land, although Akainu, out of concern for Rorschach, ordered his men to give a unified account to the outside world, saying that Edward Weevil was killed by Katakuri.

And Katakuri did not stand up to refute it.

But how could Sengoku, as the Fleet Admiral, and the World Government above him not know the truth?

After all, there were over ten thousand naval soldiers who participated in that great naval battle. With so many people involved, there were bound to be spies from various factions among them.

Sengoku, Garp, and the others all knew that Rorschach killed Weevil solely to avenge Zephyr.

In fact, when they heard the news of Weebull's death, almost all the naval officers, including themselves, were overjoyed and felt a sense of relief.

Weevil's death naturally displeased the World Government.

However, because Charlotte Linlin was successfully defeated and Doflamingo, who was cooperating with the higher-ups, smoothly took over, the higher-ups, despite their dissatisfaction, reluctantly accepted it and didn't say much.

But now, Doflamingo's death has completely ignited the World Government's anger towards Rorschach.

Sengoku knew that the Five Elders did not object to the emergence of a few admirals in the Navy with extreme ideologies, similar to Akainu.

On the contrary, they would be happy to see more useful people like Akainu in the Navy.

What they dislike is disobedience.

Despite receiving orders from both Sim and Grindelwald to abandon his plan to kill Doflamingo, Rorschach defied orders and, right in front of Grindelwald, beat Doflamingo to a pulp.

This behavior is tantamount to a slap in the face to the world government.

Adding to the sensitivity of Doflamingo's identity, these factors combined resulted in a very bad outcome.

Even when Sengoku personally pleaded with the Five Elders, and even when he sought help from Commander-in-Chief Sora, he was met with nothing but cold indifference from the Five Elders.

It boils down to two words: "Severe punishment!"

The death penalty is impossible.

The most likely scenario is that he was imprisoned in Impel Down for several years.

The Warring States period is now trying to find a way to shorten this sentence to the shortest possible length.

Ideally, they should just lock him up for a few months as a token gesture, a way of reflecting on his mistakes.

If Rorschach were imprisoned for decades, this monstrous talent that the Navy has only produced in the last ten years would be completely wasted.

Moreover, it has a negative impact on the marines outside the area.

Thinking about this, the Warring States period felt a great headache coming on.

"That Borsalino guy is really useless. He took action himself, but he couldn't even stop Rorschach. I don't know if he really couldn't stop him or if he didn't want to. And Zeffa, he was sent to stop his good student, but instead, he went and messed around with Rorschach, and even hit Gringu."

"Now look what's happened. The Five Elders are furious and have dismissed Zephyr from his position as the chief instructor of new recruits, forcing him into retirement. Everything was fine until now, and this is what's going on? What kind of mess is this?"

Zhan Guo sighed and shook his head repeatedly as he walked towards his office.

Garp also sighed and took a deep look at the temporary prison.

"You should say less. The one who's having the hardest time right now is Zephyr."

Inside the prison.

The master and apprentice sat facing each other across the stone fence of the sea tower.

Rorschach showed no sign of sadness at being arrested; a faint smile remained on his handsome face as he looked at Zefa, who looked worried, outside the fence.

"How can you still laugh, kid? You should know that if this isn't handled properly, you could really be locked up in Impel Down for decades. As a high-ranking naval officer, openly defying the World Government's orders is a serious crime in the Navy. Not even a vice admiral, let alone an admiral, can disobey such orders."

Zefa was furious when he saw the smile on Luo Xia's face. He really wanted to go in and beat him up so that Luo Xia would learn a lesson and not act so impulsively and recklessly in the future.

"Go ahead and lock me up. If you really put me in Impel Down, I'll join Uncle Magellan and become a jailer there, helping him manage the security issues. I think that kind of life would be much easier and more carefree than what I'm doing now, fighting the Four Emperors all over the New World."

Luo Xia chuckled, pointing a finger to his head as he looked at Zephyr and said, "Besides, Professor Zephyr, you might be mistaken. If things weren't handled properly, I reckon I'd be dead for sure. That old bastard Gringu already holds a grudge against me. And you, hahaha, Professor Zephyr, what were you thinking back then? Why did you really grab Gringu's old face and rub it into the ground, not giving him any face at all? That old bastard is the commander of the Knights of God. Now look what happened, he's lost his position as head instructor, hasn't he?"

"How can you talk to a teacher like that? You brat, you really don't understand the importance of respecting teachers."

Zefa glared at him, then burst out laughing.

"Hahaha, what can I do? Who told that old bastard to be so careless? Did he really think I, the Black Arm General, was just a figure of speech? I wanted to beat that old bastard up back in Sabaody Archipelago. Rorschach, you don't know, don't let Gringu's seemingly dignified and magnanimous demeanor fool you, he's actually a cruel and tyrannical butcher. And you call him cruel? Back in God Valley, no, even earlier, he was one of the best Celestial Dragons, participating in several Celestial Dragon tournaments, and he always had the most kills. This time it's not for you, it's just that I want to beat him up!"

Zefa snorted coldly, as if recalling some unpleasant past events, his eyes filled with anger.

Upon hearing this, Rorschach's heart stirred. He subtly released his Observation Haki, covering the entire Marineford area. After carefully investigating, he found no World Government spies near the temporary prison. Only then did he lower his voice and ask Zephyr about some of his doubts.

“Professor Zephyr, I actually have a few questions I’ve been wanting to ask you and Grandpa Garp.”

Zephyr nodded, his smile gradually fading, and sighed, "Even if you don't say it, I know what you probably want to ask. It's nothing more than why we old guys sit idly by while the Celestial Dragons run rampant in those non-member countries. And why, even though we know the World Government's attitude towards this world is so cruel and terrible, we still willingly act as its lackeys, trying our best to maintain this false justice."

Luo Xia's mouth was half open, completely unexpected that Zefa had guessed his thoughts so clearly, and he stared blankly at Zefa.

Seeing the stunned expression on Rorschach's face, Zephyr gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Don't look at me like that. Actually, the questions you've had for decades aren't something you're the only one who's wanted to get answers from me."

A hint of reminiscence and longing for the past shone in his eyes.

“Many years ago, Borsalino and Kuzan asked me this question. The most recent one was Dragon.”

"Dorag?" Rorschach's heart skipped a beat.

Zephyr nodded. "Yes, Dragon also studied Haki and physical techniques with me for a period of time. Before he defected from the Navy, he asked me the two questions mentioned above."

"Why turn a blind eye?"

"Why act as an accomplice to a tyrant?"

Luo Xia looked at Zefa outside the fence, who seemed to have aged considerably in an instant—not in appearance, but in spirit and mind.

This kind of aging is something that neither pure gold nor anti-aging surgery can repair.

He didn't interrupt, but listened silently.

"Regarding these two questions, what I really want to tell you, Rorschach, is that no matter what we naval commanders think, no matter what kind of righteous ideals we hold in our actions, the Navy has always been a violent institution established by the World Government, a military organization created specifically to solve the World Government's problems at sea."

"For decades and centuries before Garp, Sengoku, Tsuru, and I joined the Navy, the Navy was already the most powerful violent organization on this sea. Each generation of the Navy Headquarters consists of a Fleet Admiral and three Admirals. This level of military strength is unmatched by any other pirate crew on the sea."

"Back then, the Navy basically followed the orders of the World Government. In dealing with pirates and the many crimes on the sea, they always adopted a laissez-faire attitude and rarely took the initiative to attack and wipe them out. This is why the world before the Rocks era was much darker than it is now."

"Back then, the Navy was a true lackey of the World Government. What they did every day was either help the Celestial Dragons have fun or help the World Government suppress those countries that did not pay the Celestial Gold."

"When Garp and I joined the Navy, we also had the idea of ​​changing the Navy and making it more just and benevolent."

"Why didn't we set up our own group, or even become pirates to carry out our justice? It's because the Navy is too big, and it's too difficult to uphold justice from its side. We also wouldn't gain the approval of the vast majority of people in the world, since the World Government is the dominant power in this world. Going against a world leader makes things even more difficult. So, some of us at the time decided to change this violent organization from within, gradually transforming it into a true guardian of justice."

“We were not the shipbuilders of the Navy, but if we were to steer it, we would have the right to choose which direction it should go. That was our thinking at the time.”