One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

Peacock leaned close to his ear and chuckled softly in her sweet voice, "Oh, so our little hero has finally decided to come down from the battlefield?"

"Major Kong... Major Kongque." Luo Xia swallowed hard, not daring to move.

"Don't be nervous, I'm just..."

Suck~

As Peacock spoke, she suddenly leaned closer and kissed Luo Xia on his right cheek, then chuckled and stroked his long silver hair that fell over his shoulder.

"We just wanted to give our little hero a small reward."

Luo Xia's pupils dilated, and he felt a surge of heat rush to his head. Before he even started drinking, his entire young face turned red all the way to his ears.

The Bepo trio stared in disbelief, their gazes towards Rorschach filled with envy.

Chapter 71 Pit

"Alright, alright, Peacock, stop teasing that kid. Have you forgotten he's only thirteen years old?"

Drake leaned casually against the wall and started grumbling, which helped Rorschach, who was so embarrassed he was practically fuming.

Rorschach jumped in surprise and quickly dodged away from Peacock, squeezing between Drake and Rorschach.

"Hehe, so what if she's thirteen? Her fighting ability is much more endurance than that of a twenty-something-year-old man like you."

Drake stiffened his neck and snorted, muttering, "They're a Mythical Zoan, and I'm just a pathetic Ancient Zoan. It's normal that I can't compare."

Peacock smiled, sat back down in her original seat, and elegantly picked up a glass of red wine.

She watched as Rorschach hurriedly grabbed some snacks from the table to cover his embarrassment and said with a smile, "We're going to Marineford soon, Rorschach, are you ready?"

Luo Xia coughed lightly, somewhat puzzled, "What preparations?"

"That's right, that's the rule in Beihai. Before you even arrived, it was already widely known at headquarters. Even though you haven't gone there yet, many people have already become interested in you, this young recruit."

Peacock's words stunned Rorschach.

What are the rules of Beihai?

He scratched his head and looked at the people around him.

"What are the rules in the North Sea? I...I don't know. Drake, do you know?"

"Huh? The rules of Beihai?" Drake looked completely bewildered.

"I see?"

Peacock, seeing that Luo Xia seemed unaware, blinked and suddenly smiled.

"It's alright if you don't know. Anyway, you'll see a surprise when you get to Marineford. Oh, and there's a little girl who has been studying cooking and medicine very diligently this year. She wants to cook you a sumptuous meal when you arrive."

"Cloud... Lark?"

Luo Xia's lips twitched, and the image of the lovingly prepared bento box by Yun Que involuntarily surfaced in his mind once again.

Do you want some?

I'll get poisoned...

Never mind, I'll take Luo with me. He's a doctor, so he should have experience with food poisoning.

Thinking this, Luo Xia tilted his head to look at Luo, only to see the other staring at him with a resentful expression.

"Haha, Luo, what's wrong?" Luo Xia chuckled dryly, feigning ignorance.

"What do you mean, 'what's wrong'? How dare you even ask that?"

Several black lines appeared on Luo's forehead.

Last time, after teaming up with Rorschach and Drake, we attacked Prince City.

Because Law was seriously injured, with his arm severed by Doflamingo, he was sent back to Thousand Rock Island by the soldiers of Branch 177 to recuperate and receive treatment.

Because he is a highly skilled doctor with unconventional surgical results.

To Luo, injuries like missing limbs were no different from superficial wounds.

As long as he has spare hands and feet, Luo can replace them with his own at any time.

Therefore, he only rested on Thousand Rock Island for five days and fully recovered.

Originally, he planned to leave as soon as possible, board his own small submarine, get away from the troublesome Kingdom of Prince, escape the sight of the Don Quixote family, hide for a while, and quietly improve his strength.

But Rorschach used various excuses to force him to stay.

On the first day, Rorschach told him that he should at least say goodbye to Drake before leaving.

The next day, Drake returned. Rorschach told him they were pirates, and the current situation in the Kingdom of Prince was very bad for pirates. It would be dangerous if they were discovered by the patrolling navy, so it was better to wait two more days.

On the fourth day, the Marine Admiral, whose terrifying strength had even scared Doflamingo away, came to his door and chatted with this pirate for a long time. Then he invited him to dinner and made him drink until he was completely unconscious.

On the fifth day, Rorschach told him that his submarine had been hit by a pirate cannonball and was leaking. He had already instructed the logistics department of Branch 177 to carry out emergency repairs and asked Rorschach to wait a little longer.

Then today, Drake came to our door again, saying that he was about to leave North Sea and return to headquarters.

We've known each other for a long time, and we're practically friends, so let's have a farewell drink.

And so, Luo, who should have left six days ago, has stayed on Thousand Rock Island until now.

Luo chewed the rice ball in his hand hard, staring fiercely at the silver-haired boy in front of him, thinking that no matter what, after finishing this farewell drink, he must take Bepo and the others away from Thousand Rock Island.

If Luo stayed any longer, he worried that he would be scammed again.

Who would have thought that a thirteen-year-old kid would be so cunning?

A few days ago, Luo learned from Drake that Luo Xia's real age was only thirteen. He finally understood why he felt such a strong sense of powerlessness when he was in Prince City.

Drake understood this point all too well, and the two of them reached a rare consensus.

Seeing Luo's dark face, Luo Xia laughed heartily, affectionately reached out and put his arm around Luo's shoulder, while picking up a wine glass from the table.

"Don't be angry, come on, let me toast you."

Luo froze as he ate, trying to pull away.

He wasn't used to such intimate gestures.

However, the large hand of the thirteen-year-old boy beside him was as firm as a sea-stone shackle, and no matter how much he struggled, he could not break free.

After sharing a drink with Hawkins, whose face was as black as the bottom of a pot, Rorschach coughed, took a deep breath, and became somewhat serious. Looking at Hawkins and Rorschach, he said very sincerely:

“Mr. Hawkins, Law, having experienced the battle in the Kingdom of Prince, you must have seen the dark side of this world.”

Rorschach's voice made Peacock, who was sitting opposite him, and Drake, who was sitting to his right, both become serious.

Luo stopped eating, and Hawkins also slightly raised his eyes.

Rorschach continued.

“Mig Jones, Doflamingo, Prince Illya—any one of them would be an unattainable figure to the people of this kingdom.”

"In terms of both strength and status, they are not on the same level."

"The common people at the bottom of society yearn for nothing more than a peaceful and stable life, but even such a simple need requires the charity and pity of those in power."

“When those in power are in a bad mood or have a mental breakdown, any decision they make can drag thousands of ordinary people into hell.”

At this point, Luo Xia sighed, picked up the wine bottle on the table, poured himself a glass, and downed it in one gulp.

He doesn't drink alcohol, but after only two drinks, his young face flushed red.

Rorschach pointed to himself, “My hometown is the birthplace of the great adventurer Rolando, the Kingdom of Lubnilu, on a small island called Red Leaf Village.”

“I lived there for twelve years. Although my family was poor and I experienced some very bad things, I could barely make ends meet without the interference of those chaotic people.”

"But just an attack by a pirate who, in my current view, is so weak and useless, with a bounty of only 1600 million, killed the entire village, including my father, a total of 187 people."

Rorschach's eyes reddened slightly.

"Sigh, these are pirates, locusts of the sea. Wherever they go, nothing grows."

Drake sighed and patted Rorschach on the shoulder.

"Not all pirates are bad people..."

Luo's somewhat deep voice rang out.

Chapter 72 A Sincere Invitation

"I know that just as there are corrupt and wicked admirals in the righteous navy, there are also pirates who set sail to pursue their simple dreams."

Rorschach nodded slightly.

"But Law, how can those commoners living at the very bottom of society distinguish between a good pirate like you and a bad pirate like Mig Jones?"

"Upon hearing that pirates have landed, the first feeling of ordinary people, no matter where they are, is definitely panic and fear. Only afterward can they gradually understand your character."

"Some children who lack self-awareness simply heard about the adventures of pirates when they were young, and then blindly went to sea to become pirates when they grew up."

"Law, if any of those kids admire you, can you guarantee that after they set sail, they will stay true to their principles and become good pirates like you?"

"Whether they act out of their own volition or not, the existence of pirates is bringing panic to this world."

Rorschach looked intently at Rorschach and Hawkins.

“I think Mr. Hawkins and you two are not bad at heart. We have fought side by side before. Why don’t you join the Navy and change the world together?”

The tavern fell silent for a long time.

Seeing that Hawkins and Luo hadn't said a word, a look of disappointment appeared on Luo Xia's face.

Since I have chosen to become a Marine, I am destined to stand on the opposite side of pirates in the future.

As a time traveler, he once stood from God's perspective, looking at this colorful world.

I also deeply love the many vivid and relatable characters in this world.

But now that we're in this situation, we must stick to our principles.

Thirteen years of living in his native land gave him a sense of belonging to the world, and his personal experiences made him even more eager to change the world.

Therefore, Rorschach did not want to condemn all kind and law-abiding pirates who had not done anything wrong.

Upholding justice is not something that can be done by one person alone; it requires the participation of millions of like-minded people.