One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

He wasn't a navy officer, yet he was more deserving of the title of "justice" than most navy officers.

"Sera, how are Sauron and the others?" Rorschach asked with a heavy heart.

"They were badly injured, but not in mortal danger. Luckily, Admiral Kizaru arrived in time and scared away the prisoners. If it had been a few minutes later, Sera, Zoro, and Hawkins would all be dead. By the way, there's a very tricky problem." Law's tone seemed full of doubt.

"What's the problem?"

"That skeleton, named Brook or something, had all his bones shattered, and I couldn't piece them back together with my abilities. But strangely, he didn't die; his soul is still alive. Now his soul is attached to half of his skull, and according to him, if he doesn't have a complete body soon, his soul will dissipate."

"what?"

Rorschach was somewhat taken aback.

But the thought that Brook had eaten the Yomi Yomi no Mi (Fruit of the Underworld) eased his tension slightly.

He thought for a moment and replied, "You're in Impel Down now, right? Try finding him a prisoner's corpse, or a similar skeleton, and see if he can get a new body. If that doesn't work, tell him to hold on until you get back, then send him to Vegapunk and see if the old man has any ideas."

After saying this, Rorschach inexplicably thought of the vanished Blackbeard.

If Brook's soul could possess other people's corpses, could he find the missing Blackbeard, kill him completely, and then let Brook possess him and be reborn, inheriting Blackbeard's abilities and that terrifying talent and bloodline?

Or, let him crawl into Whitebeard's corpse?

However, two days and two nights have passed since Whitebeard died, and the Tremor-Tremor Fruit power within him has probably long since disappeared. Who knows where he might be reborn, or which lucky person might find him?

In fact, long before the war began, the Marine Headquarters had already considered that the Devil Fruit abilities of the users might be reborn by finding some nearby fruits. Therefore, they had already scattered thousands of different kinds of fruits on Marineford Island and even in the surrounding sea.

Unfortunately, two days passed, and the navy found many fruits, but not a single Devil Fruit was found.

Let alone Whitebeard's Tremor-Tremor Fruit, none of the other fruits like the Flame-Flame Fruit, Glint-Glint Fruit, or Bag-Bag Fruit have been reborn around here. I don't know who came up with that theory; it's completely unreliable.

Rorschach felt that Vegapunk's explanation that Devil Fruits subconsciously seek out suitable hosts made more sense.

For example, after that big, dumb great white shark man died, Pamel found the Power-Power Fruit on G5 Island, it was practically delivered to him.

Vivi's incident was even more outrageous; Crocodile's Sand-Sand Fruit was reborn directly in the plate she was holding, almost as if it was being fed into her mouth.

In the manga, Ace's Flame-Flame Fruit was obtained by Doflamingo after he was reborn in the New World. Later, it was eaten by Sabo, who inherited Ace's will and became the one who linked the flame.

But now that Rorschach has interfered, and Sabo has eaten Wang Zhi's teleportation fruit, it's uncertain who will end up with the Flame-Flame Fruit.

And then there's the Tremor-Tremor Fruit, a terrifying power capable of destroying the world. Rorschach can only pray that it falls into the hands of a kind person.

Oh right, and what about Shiki's Float-Float Fruit and Big Mom's Soul-Soul Fruit? It seems like they haven't appeared on the sea yet.

While Rorschach was still lost in a jumble of thoughts, Brannew found him again and told him some news.

"Yamato needs to see me?"

Chapter 688 Yamato's Request

More than 20,000 pirates were captured in this war.

Because the number was so large, so large that even if they were all sent to Impel Down, they wouldn't fit. Therefore, 99% of the pirates were sent by the Navy in batches to various parts of the world for labor reform.

These pirates, based on their strength, are sent to various locations, including the Four Seas, Paradise, the New World, and the Red Line, to work day and night on massive construction projects.

For example, there are bridges that have been built for eight hundred years in an attempt to connect all the islands in the world, or giant elevators newly built on the Red Earth.

Only powerful pirates like Izo and Laco were imprisoned in Impel Down.

Rorschach discovered that, unless absolutely necessary, the World Government rarely executed these captured pirates directly.

In fact, when the Whitebeard Pirates were captured, Akainu suggested that Sengoku execute them all, arguing that it would prevent them from making a comeback and to serve as a warning to others.

His suggestion was strongly opposed by Aokiji, who said that Akainu had killed too many people, and even as a pirate, his methods were too cruel.

This caused a major rift between the two, and they almost started a contest for the marshalship in Marineford right after the war ended.

Fortunately, Sengoku and Garp each held the two back, preventing a fight from breaking out.

Rorschach wasn't there when the two of them started arguing.

He was helped by Lark to the tent to rest.

If Rorschach had been there, he would have felt ashamed.

Because Aokiji said something wrong.

In this war, the one who killed the most people was not Akainu, but Rorschach.

Akainu didn't find an opportunity to kill many people because he immediately clashed with Whitebeard.

While Whitebeard was being held back by Akainu, Rorschach unleashed a Thunderstorm that killed at least tens of thousands of pirates.

He then quickly killed more than a dozen vassal pirate captains, as well as a group of Whitebeard captains including Jozu, Ace, Blenheim, Blackman, and Curiel.

And there's a white beard.

"Crazy killing" is not even enough to describe his actions.

Even before the Navy's official war report on the war was released, Rorschach could already foresee the enormous waves his actions would create worldwide.

Because Impel Down is still in chaos, Izou, Lakshmi, Yamato, and the others who were captured are being kept in temporary cells set up in Marineford.

When Rorschach arrived at the makeshift prison, he saw Enel sitting cross-legged on the open ground next to the prison, gripping his Heavenly Dragon Halberd and deep in thought.

That's right, these temporary prisons, cast entirely from Tesoro's golden ship, were created by Enel's Raijin.

Although the hardness of the golden prison is not as good as that of sea stone, Yizang and the others, who were already seriously injured, were bound by sea stone chains, so how could they possibly escape?

Rorschach glanced at Enel, who was deep in thought, but did not disturb him.

Ever since Enel acquired his Heavenly Dragon Spear, he's been acting like a madman. For the past two days, he hasn't eaten or drunk anything, focusing solely on using the slight amplification effect of the Heavenly Dragon Spear on his lightning abilities to further enhance his Rumble-Rumble Fruit and break through the 500 million volt limit.

Even without him saying it, Rorschach could guess what he was thinking. It was simply that Rorschach's lightning intensity had reached two billion volts, while he, the God of Thunder, was still hovering around five hundred million volts. He was practically losing face back in his Sky Island hometown.

"Zizzizi..."

As the scorching current pulsed at Rorschach's fingertips, it silently melted an entrance into the golden cell before him, which had no cell door.

After he went inside, the broken cell door closed automatically again.

The golden cell he entered contained Yamato.

Izan, Rakuyo, and Jinbe were imprisoned in other cells.

When Rorschach entered the cell, he saw Yamato wearing sea stone shackles on his hands and feet.

This free-spirited and carefree woman was sitting with her legs spread apart against the wall, completely oblivious to the fact that her posture was wrong. She was very generous in showing off her two long, white legs with clearly defined muscles that looked strong and powerful, exposed from under the tattered hem of her samurai outfit.

Fortunately, this guy still had some sense of shame and wore silk underwear under his samurai outfit; otherwise, Rorschach would probably have turned around and left immediately.

Although he had seen Yamato's body before, back on the ice island.

'It's just a white tiger, what's so special about it? Even a lark...'

Luo Xia quickly shook his head, forcibly breaking free from the inappropriate images that were flashing through his mind. He coughed twice and looked at Yamato, who had also opened his eyes and was looking at him.

"Ahem, Yamato, what do you want with me?"

As Yamato had expected, he was direct and straightforward, saying without any ambiguity, "I want to go out."

"go out?"

Rorschach looked at Yamato, who had a serious expression on her face, as if she were an idiot, and sneered, "Yamato, do you think you're a three-year-old? What do you think this place is? You can't just come and go as you please! Do you even know you're a pirate, and Kaido's daughter? Besides, what you did here was disrupt our Navy's public execution. You still want to leave? Go and reflect on your actions in Impel Down. I think your brain has really been brainwashed by Kozuki Oden's diary. Anyone with a normal IQ wouldn't make such a request."

Despite hearing Rorschach's blunt words, Yamato stubbornly stared at him and said, "Ace... wasn't he already killed by you? Even Whitebeard, who was on par with that guy, died at your hands. Rorschach, I wasn't wrong about you. If it were you, you could definitely have driven that bastard out of Wano Country, right?"

Luo Xia frowned slightly, looking down at her. "What do you mean? You're not still thinking about me helping the Kozuki family restore their rule over Wano Country and drive away your father Kaido, are you? I've said it before, I won't go..."

"Aren't you the Navy? Isn't it natural for the Navy to fight pirates? You fought Shiki, Charlotte Linlin, and Whitebeard, so why can't you fight that bastard Kaido? I don't want you to help the Kozuki family restore their country; I just want you to drive Kaido out of Wano Country. The lives of the common people there are just too miserable. Miners, quarry workers, and ironworkers are starving and dying of exhaustion in droves. Too many families have been destroyed because of Kaido's tyranny. I... I can't stand it anymore."

As Yamato spoke, tears streamed down his face, dripping onto his full chest.

She looked at the silent Rorschach and choked out, "Why do you think I stayed here waiting for you to capture me? I could have left. Your strength is indeed great, but do you think you can defeat me in one blow? Even that bastard Kaido couldn't defeat me so easily! I just... I just wanted to stay, please help me, help Wano Country. I know you hate Kozuki Oden, I... I can give up being Kozuki Oden, as long as you help me save that poor country."

Yamato looked up at Rorschach, biting her lip and tears streaming down her face.

At that moment, she thought of Ayu, the little girl in Bianli Village, and how she was cautious, timid yet brave.

At the moment of parting with Ayu, Yamato suddenly understood something.

She felt that it was right for her to admire Kozuki Oden, but the way she admired him was wrong.

She shouldn't learn from Kozuki Oden's recklessness; what she should learn is the kindness hidden behind Kozuki Oden's feigned madness—his desire to protect the civilians of Wano Country.

No matter how stupid or incompetent Kozuki Oden was in the eyes of others, he was, in any case, a man who was willing to die for a group of ordinary people as weak as ants.

He was willing to die simply because of a promise made casually by Kaido and Orochi.

Rorschach may call him stupid, but he cannot deny his courage.

Yamato was right. Her injuries in the war were not serious, and she could have left while Rorschach and Whitebeard were fighting.

But she did not leave. Instead, she waited until the war ended before being captured by the navy.

but……

"Didn't you come to rescue Ace? You and Ace must know each other, right? You don't hate me for killing him?"

After a long silence, Luo Xia suddenly spoke up and asked.

Yamato was still sobbing, as if she had suffered a great injustice, a stark contrast to her usual bold and unrestrained demeanor reminiscent of Kozuki Oden.

She sobbed, "I...I don't know."

"Don't know?" Luo Xia was a little confused. What kind of answer was that?

Yamato cried, “I should hate you. When I met Ace, he was a very good person. He wanted to invite me to go on an adventure at sea, and Tama was waiting for him to return. One of the reasons I ran away from Wano Country this time was to come and save Ace. But... but I also think that what you and that big monk with the bumps on his head said is right. Ace died because he killed many innocent marines and civilians, so it seems that your navy was not wrong to kill him.”

"A big monk with a head full of bumps?" Rorschach's lips twitched, his tone softening as he looked at Yamato. "You really believe what we're saying? What if we're just trying to kill Whitebeard and are framing Ace for killing marines and civilians? We, the Marines, are the mortal enemies of pirates."

"Huh? Are you kidding me? Damn it! Let me go! I want revenge for Ace!" Yamato was stunned for a moment, then suddenly flew into a rage, breaking free of his chains and lunging at Rorschach with bared teeth and claws.

"Do you even have an IQ?" Luo Xia's face darkened, and he kicked Yamato, who was lunging at him, back without any politeness.

Unexpectedly, Yamato, who was a bit slow on the uptake, started to struggle relentlessly, determined to fight Rorschach to the death.

It wasn't until Rorschach said he was just giving an example and that Ace truly deserved to die that the guy plopped back down.

This finally made Luo Xia understand the woman's thought process.

Yamato is the kind of person who is brainless, single-minded, and very easily believes what others say. He has no ability to distinguish right from wrong and is the kind of person who just parrots what others say.

No wonder someone could be so easily brainwashed by a diary.