I am the Bandit King of the East Sea.

Meanwhile, Akainu's fleet got lost at sea overnight and did not reach the Sabaody Archipelago. At dawn, they returned to headquarters as if nothing had happened.

................

Naval Headquarters, Marshal's Office.

Sengoku opened the window and gazed at the naval fleet that had just entered the port in the distance.

After a night of fighting, the fleet was basically exhausted, but their morale was still high.

Their excitement also infected the navy stationed at headquarters. It was only early morning, but the entire naval headquarters was almost boiling with excitement. As they escorted the prisoners, countless navy personnel were discussing what had happened the day before.

Their conversation naturally revolved around the commander in this slave emancipation event, General Higuma.

"As expected of a general who inherited the name of 'no killing,' he's practically a second General Zephyr."

"He also captured the bandit king, which makes him practically a second young Vice Admiral Garp."

"He also possesses Conqueror's Haki, which is extremely rare in our navy. Only Fleet Admiral Sengoku possessed Conqueror's Haki, but he surpassed Fleet Admiral Sengoku and reached the highest level of Conqueror's Haki!"

"Has he surpassed the Warring States period marshal? Or is it that General Higuma possesses the qualities of a marshal...?"

"More than anything else, I'm curious about what exactly is Admiral Higuma's path to justice?"

The sailors started discussing it excitedly.

As Zephyr and Fujitora listened to the surrounding discussions, they couldn't help but feel a sense of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, mixed feelings).

After ten years of fighting, he rose to the rank of general through a large number of military achievements, and by then he had earned a reputation for not killing.

But to say that "Admiral Black Dragon" truly became famous throughout the world, it was the battle of Luoshan Island to capture the bandit king. From that moment on, this man was called the second Garp and had the name of a naval hero. His reputation reached its peak for a time, surpassing that of other senior admirals.

But in Zephyr's view, the so-called Battle of Luoshan Island only proved Higuma's military strength.

This is when the name of General Black Dragon truly reaches its zenith.

"A second Zephyr, a second Garp, a second Sengoku?"

Zefa smiled and shook his head.

Now that things have come to this, the name of Rixiong no longer needs the names of the older generation to serve as a foil.

He's not the second Zeff & Garp Sengoku...

He was the first sun bear!

Navy King, Higuma.

“Over the years, every generation has had its own marshals and generals,” Zephyr muttered to himself.

“There’s only one guy like Garp, and now there’s another one and only Sunkua.”

After a while.

Sengoku watched in silence as Sieg and the others entered the office, speechless for a moment.

"Marshal of the Warring States Period, I am ashamed."

Sieg said calmly:

"This operation only captured Nico Robin from the Straw Hat Pirates, along with six other Supernovas."

"In order to bring the Supernovas to justice, we conducted a thorough search of the Sabaody Archipelago and successfully arrested several Supernovas, as well as 547 other suspects."

Warring States Period: ...........

The suspects Sieg mentioned were mainly former pirates who had been enslaved, as well as slave traders.

Human traffickers are engaged in the dirty work of trafficking people, and their hands are not clean. It is not difficult to find stains upon close investigation.

"Supernova..."

If Higuma hadn't said that, Sengoku would have almost forgotten that the initial goal of this incident was for Admiral Higuma to arrest the Supernovas...

Zhan Guo didn't speak; he suddenly felt very tired.

Supernovas, Rayleigh's attack on the Celestial Dragons, Higuma displaying Conqueror's Haki in harmony with the heavens and earth...

These things would not be considered trivial under normal circumstances, but in the face of the subsequent emancipation of slaves, they all became trivial matters.

“Zepha, you…” Sengoku turned to look at Zepha, hesitating to speak.

Sengoku sent Zephyr to the Sabaody Archipelago to stop the situation from escalating and to end this turmoil as soon as possible... Is this his way of urging Zephyr to hurry up and finish?

Zefa, on the contrary, helped Higuma. With the three generals acting simultaneously, the efficiency was greatly improved, and the turmoil was ended before dawn, which was unexpected by Sengoku.

".....never mind."

Zhan Guo didn't speak, but turned around and looked at the plaque on the wall of his office.

There was a line of text on the plaque.

"Rule of Justice"

Sengoku looked up at the plaque, his back to Higuma, and asked in a deep voice:

"Higuma, I'd like to know your opinion on justice?"

This was a question that had been lingering in his mind for a long time. He wanted to know clearly what the psychological motivation behind Higuma's actions was, and he wanted to know his sense of justice. This was very important.

Upon hearing this, not only Sengoku, but also Zephyr and Fujitora listened intently, eager to hear what profound insights Sig had to offer.

My heart and actions are as clear as a mirror; all my deeds are righteous....

Sieg only thought these words through his mind, but when he actually said them, they changed.

"I've heard this saying before."

"If there is a piece of meat, a hero will share it with others, while a pirate will use it to hold a feast."

Sengoku and the others were slightly taken aback.

“I don’t consider myself a selfless hero; when I’m hungry, I eat meat myself, and when I’m full, sharing meat with others is just a small act of kindness,” Sieg continued.

"In the end, I'm just doing what I want to do. As for whether it's just or not, that's just other people's opinion."

After he said this, Sengoku and the others were stunned for a long time.

This was not some earth-shattering insight, and it was also unexpected by the Warring States period and others... They exchanged glances and fell silent for a moment.

People in the Warring States period were well aware of the seriousness of this slave emancipation event.

Therefore, in their minds, Admiral Higuma must have acted based on some extremely strong sense of justice. Just like many years ago, when Akainu was still a vice admiral, he arbitrarily bombarded the refugee ship of Ohara.

Akainu's justice is absolute justice; the lives of ordinary people are less important to him than his justice.

Therefore, Higuma, who committed such a far more serious act, should possess an extreme sense of justice similar to Akainu's...

“Actions speak louder than words,” Fujitora said in a low voice.

Years ago, he witnessed the Sieg sword cutting through a sandstorm to save the city, and yesterday he saw the Sun Bear liberating slaves... He's heard plenty of grand and beautiful words at his age.

Although he was blind, he understood the principle that seeing is believing and actions speak louder than words.

The Warring States period was silent for a moment.

".....never mind."

Since the die was cast, there was nothing the Warring States period could do.

Sengoku began, "Higuma, for the next month, you will be confined to headquarters. You are not allowed to leave, and you are not to cause any trouble at headquarters..."

"Next, I will go to the Holy Land. As for how to deal with you, that will depend on the World Government."

.........

Mary Geoise.

In the council chamber of the Five Elders, amidst the power struggles.

Five elderly people were sitting on the sofa, discussing the situation in the Sabaody Archipelago.

In fact... they don't care whether a Celestial Dragon was beaten by pirates. How many people on Sabaody Archipelago were arrested and imprisoned by the Navy that night, or how many slaves were released, is also unimportant.

Years ago, Fisher Tiger had freed slaves from the Holy Land, though the number of slaves freed was far less than what is being done in this incident.

A wanted criminal might do such a thing, but the Navy can't, especially not a Navy admiral with a stellar reputation.

"The sun bear?"

"The navy has become arrogant," the Five Elders with swords said calmly.

"In order to cope with the increasingly dangerous world order, the navy's strength and size have expanded year after year, and are no longer comparable to what they were back then."

"Now, the navy is showing signs of getting out of control; it's become too big to handle, which is not good."

Chapter 1126 General? I'd rather not be one! 3k

Among the organizations under the World Government, the Navy is undoubtedly the most powerful.

The Navy and CP0 are the main force and the auxiliary force, respectively. The Navy has more personnel and a larger number of strong individuals, while CP0 specializes in dirty work such as assassination and espionage.

With their combined efforts, the former world destroyer, Wald, was easily brought down and frozen in prison.

It's like two dogs kept by a wealthy family, one stronger and used to guard the house.

But when this vicious guard dog starts barking wildly at its owner, you should be on your guard.

In the eyes of the Five Elders, the emancipation of slaves in the Sabaody Archipelago caused by Admiral Higuma represented such a trend.

“Perhaps we should focus more on developing CP0, rather than the Navy,” suggested the Five Elders with the mustache.

One of CP0's responsibilities is to protect the Holy Lands and the Celestial Dragons; they are the Celestial Dragons' shield and are closer to them. Compared to the Navy, CP0 is clearly more trustworthy.

The World Government has more than 170 member states under its command, making it a behemoth that rules the globe and dominates the entire world.

This world is vast; monsters as obscure as Fujitora and Green Bull can suddenly spring up from the cracks in rocks with a global-scale conscription.

If the World Government were to expand CP0 or establish a new military force, it would be unrealistic to build a force as large as a navy, but a navy is not entirely irreplaceable.

"But... what the Warring States period said also makes sense."

The Five Old Stars with the Eight-Character Mustache pondered:

"It's time for the navy to be given a good talking-to, but not now."

"War is imminent, and this is a golden opportunity to eliminate Whitebeard... and Roger! It is not the right time to intimidate the Navy; we should seek stability."