I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

"Finally, one day we can uphold justice and eradicate the darkness of the Sabaody Archipelago..." came the excited, righteous voices of the young marines.

In the dead of night, the surroundings were filled with a cacophony of faces and voices, which entered their eyes and ears.

At that moment, Fujitora opened his eyes.

Fujitora murmured, "It's a blessing that I can't see anything. There are just too many filthy and despicable people in the world that are unbearable to look at."

He had blinded himself years ago, and even when he opened his eyes, there was only a large amount of cloudy white in his eye sockets, making him look somewhat ferocious and terrifying.

But this time, he felt a pang of regret.

"After closing my eyes, I could not see the ugly faces of the villains, nor could I see the smiling faces of the slaves when they regained their freedom, nor the faces of the righteous people."

"I really want to take a good look."

Fujitora opened his eyes, and two streams of hot tears flowed from his already blind eyes.

Zefa silently watched his colleague's tears, and after a moment of silence, he asked;

"Issou, if you were in the same situation as Higuma, what would you do?"

Fujitora wiped away his tears, pondered for a moment, but could only shake his head.

“I won’t break the rules openly like Mr. Higuma. I’ll probably gather evidence in secret and wait for the right moment to expose it all, make a big fuss, and try to change the rules as a Navy Admiral.”

In the original story, Fujitora did exactly that in Dressrosa. He wouldn't openly oppose Doflamingo; he would only act when Straw Hat Luffy, the troublemaker, arrived, and in the end, the admiral knelt down.

But without the troublemaker Straw Hat Luffy, when would it be possible to overthrow Doflamingo?

“I guessed so.” Zephyr smiled, a slight smirk playing on his lips.

He looked up, gazing at the deep night sky, and said softly:

"If it were another general, the result would not have been the same."

"Borsalino's justice is ambiguous justice; he will never get involved in this mess."

"I don't quite understand what Sakazuki is saying right now."

"Kuzan's justice is lazy justice; he won't intervene openly, at most he'll try to help slaves in secret."

"Sengoku, as the marshal, will prioritize the overall situation. Although he's resentful, there's nothing he can do. As for Garp..."

Zefa shook his head;

"Garp's fists are hard, but there are many things in this world that you can't fight with fists alone."

"Therefore, there's nothing we can do," Fujitora said.

"Whether it's a Marine Admiral or Fleet Admiral, or even the unruly Marine hero Garp, it's all the same. The Navy is a subordinate agency of the World Government, and there are many things it can't control."

Being in the Navy means being subject to certain constraints, and Garp is no exception.

The affairs of the Seven Warlords of the Sea are not easy to manage!

It's an internal affair of the member states, I can't interfere!

We have no control over the affairs of the World Government and the Celestial Dragons!

“However, not everyone is powerless to do anything about it.” Zepha looked up at Sig and Violet, who were interrogating slaves in the pavilion ahead.

"A navy that follows justice will be bound by rules."

"If they were lawless pirates, they wouldn't organize the navy to liberate slaves."

"If it is a revolutionary army that is constantly overthrowing the country, it is not yet time to openly challenge the rules."

"And the behavior of the sun bear seems to be slightly different from theirs."

Sig's behavior will have different meanings in the eyes of different people, like the blind men and the elephant.

But in Zephyr's eyes...

"Is this the true meaning behind what Higuma said back then?"

"He has a fundamental conflict with the Navy's ideology. He doesn't want to be a Navy officer, but a hero who protects the world in his own way."

hero.

A weighty word.

But this left Zefa feeling lost.

He suddenly recalled something from a very, very long time ago.

Yes.

During his childhood, Zefa had a simple and unpretentious dream.

"No wonder my sense of justice has been out of place in the Navy for so many years. I have trained countless recruits, but no one has inherited my sense of justice."

because.....

"At first, I didn't want to be a navy officer; I wanted to be a hero!"

He looked at the long street before him, at the slaves weeping with joy, at the smiles on their faces and the tears streaming down their cheeks.

Zefa strode forward, walking step by step towards the distant Sun Bear in the dead of night, and whispered:

"If we cannot lend a helping hand to the weak."

"If we cannot help the oppressed gain freedom."

"If being a member of the Navy becomes an obstacle to helping the weak and upholding justice..."

"Then I'd rather not be in the navy!"

Zephyr and Fujitora walked side by side to Sig's side.

They have each made their own choices.

"Do you need any help?" Zephyr asked.

Violet was stunned and looked at the two generals in front of her in disbelief.

Sig remained silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh of relief.

“That was a huge help,” Sieg said.

Xia Qi has finally retired from her life of crime. She has already settled hundreds or even thousands of slaves, and it seems she has reached her limit.

If Zephyr and Fujitora are willing to assist, then they can directly use warships to escort the slaves away from the island.

At the same time, the powerful Observation Haki of the two generals, especially Fujitora, is a great help.

The Sabaody Archipelago is quite large. If Higuma's troops were to clear the entire Sabaody Archipelago, it would take at least a day.

However, with the help of Zephyr and Fujitora, the time could be reduced by at least half.

"Hopefully, I can get things sorted out before dawn," Sieg muttered to himself.

The incident in the Sabaody Archipelago, which started as a disturbance led by Admiral Black Dragon, has now been handled jointly by three admirals.

Not only did they gain two more admirals, but Zephyr also brought a fleet, multiplying the number of naval forces on the island.

Sig sits in the center, identifying suspects with the help of Violet.

Fujitora used his powerful Observation Haki to cover the entire island and find more slave locations not on the list.

Zefa began to mobilize his troops, sending his navy on warships to escort waves of freed slaves away from the island.

When the first rays of dawn illuminate the east.

With a weary look on his face, Sieg stood on the street. Violet was already asleep on the bench behind him, while he looked out at the roadside in the morning light.

There were no slaves before him, only a small mountain made up of countless broken slave collars.

The long night has ended, and the first light of dawn is breaking.

"So it's almost dawn," Sig muttered to himself.

Chapter 1125 Navy KING 3k

A single admiral could sweep through the entire Sabaody Archipelago without Rayleigh's presence.

With three naval admirals in command, there were no protests throughout the Sabaody Archipelago, and the emancipation of slaves proceeded extremely smoothly.

By the time the first light of dawn appeared in the east, the matter had been resolved.

As the morning light shone, the three generals looked at the pile of necklace fragments before them, which had formed a small mountain.

"General Rikuma, I have not failed in my mission." A sergeant stepped forward, straightened his back, and snapped to attention, giving a sharp salute.

"All the slaves... no, all 11571 suspects have been identified. There are no more suspects on this island that we need to arrest."

Zefa murmured:

"In a society where slavery exists, to arbitrarily break the rules and liberate slaves is unjust and inhumane if such behavior is defined as unjust."

As the leader of the NEO Corps, Zephyr oversaw the fact that the NEO Corps, established for ten years, had been repeatedly hampered by the World Government and had not become a completely new navy as he had imagined, but rather a special navy branch with a relatively high degree of freedom.

After the Battle of Luoshan Island, Zephyr witnessed CP0's actions behind the scenes and made his decision.

Today, he no longer hesitates.

“Well then, it’s time to return to headquarters to report for duty,” Zephyr said first.

Fujitora nodded silently, while Sieg glanced at Violet, who was sleeping peacefully behind him.

"So, about Nico Robin...."

Zephyr was slightly taken aback, but did not refute him:

“The suspect, Nico Robin, should, of course, be brought back to headquarters like any other mortal.”

Fujitora nodded in agreement.

Having read Violet's memories, they naturally wouldn't ask to send Violet back to Doflamingo's side, so it was necessary for them to insist on Nico Robin's identity.

As for what Doflamingo thinks... that's his business.

In addition, Kuina and the troops led by Sentomaru also captured almost all of the escaped Supernovas.

The only ones who have not been captured are the Straw Hat Pirates, X Drake, and Apoo.

As dawn broke, the naval fleet departed the Sabaody Archipelago and returned to its headquarters.