One Piece: I Weave the Pirate Codex with My Zanpakuto

Ross slowed his speech, and his tone was no longer as excited as before.

He patted Zefa on the shoulder and walked past him.

"Why do you think Garp would rather hide than stand up and help you?"

"Because he knew that if he got involved again, this centuries-old city would be completely wiped out."

"The civilians living on this island will be homeless and eventually taken away by the World Government to become slaves slaughtered at will by the Celestial Dragons."

"The lives of ordinary people, or perhaps, hypocritical justice."

"Should the navy be a navy that treats everyone equally, or a navy that protects the nobility?"

"Think it over carefully, Admiral Zephyr."

Chapter 96 The Righteous Navy (Thanks to reader 20240112124101710 for the donation)

Ross is gone.

Zefa did not stop him, nor did he offer any explanation.

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Kacha--

"Admiral Zephyr, Rocks! The great pirate Rocks isn't here... Ah!!"

Hearing the cries for help coming from the Den Den Mushi, Zephyr pursed his lips, his voice hoarse.

"Next is the general's order: everyone leave the warship, the Buster Order is terminated, and I will take full responsibility for any accountability from headquarters."

"But..." Den Den Mushi's expression changed.

"Excuting an order!"

"Yes, General!"

Kacha--

Zeff put away the Den Den Mushi, sighed, and looked up at the gray sky.

"It's not your fault, Zephyr."

Not far away, behind the collapsed house, Karp, wearing a floral shirt, leaned against the wall, his voice low.

"This is an order from our superiors. We are the navy, and it is our duty to carry out orders."

Zephyr really wanted to ask Garp why he hadn't intervened earlier.

But when he thought of what he had heard at headquarters, he swallowed the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

If it were him, and if his superiors disregarded the lives of his family members and insisted on sacrificing everything for justice, he would probably be just as passive.

What exactly is justice?

Zefa's question went unanswered.

"Must something be sacrificed for their justice?"

"I can't see the end of this battle, Garp."

"Before the battle even began, I knew there was absolutely no chance of arresting Ross this time."

“When the strong in our class start fighting, it is not easy to determine a winner.”

"Not to mention that the enemy is that man."

Zephyr, hands in his pockets, chuckled self-deprecatingly:

"Ross is right. To Water Seven, we are the heretics and the evil ones."

"Pirates are the heroes who saved this place, but the other people on the sea will never know the truth about this battle."

"They'll only see it in the newspapers, that the great pirate Ross tried to destroy Water 7 and was stopped by the righteous Marines."

"The righteous navy has once again thwarted the pirates' plot; the righteous navy's reputation has soared once more; the righteous..."

"That's enough, Zephyr."

Garp lowered his head, his features shrouded in shadow.

"Let's go back, I should leave too."

"Dorag heard a saying the other day: Only those with strong execution skills deserve to embrace true justice."

"Unfortunately, the Navy will never be able to produce this kind of execution capability."

"We are just a violent armed organization."

Zephyr said no more and walked in a completely different direction from Garp.

"Yes, we're just a violent organization with no real power..."

……

A few days later—

[#The World's Most Dangerous Pirate! A Conspiracy Destroyed by Justice!]

[#A resounding victory! The great pirate Ross is defeated, and Water 7 is reclaimed by justice!]

[#BlackWristZeff: No evil can escape the judgment of justice!]

Bang--!!

The door was pushed open, and He rushed into the room.

"Marshal, what's going on?!"

"The newspaper report! Why is there no trace of Rocks or the Knights of God?!"

"Forget about the Knights of God, in Zephyr's report, the resurrection of Rocks was clearly the top priority!"

"Calm down, Xiaohe."

On the sofa, Sengoku, with a calm expression, gestured for Tsuru to sit down.

Do you want to see the era of Locus revived?

"If it weren't for the Five Elders' intervention, do you think the World Economic News would have kept such sensational news out of the newspaper?"

“I know your plan. You want to label Ross as an evil manipulator who manipulates corpses and souls, thus putting him on the opposite side of justice.”

"But this won't work; at the very least, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages."

"What we need to do is not to promote a revival of the Lox era, but to give it the cold shoulder."

"This is not only the solution proposed by me and the Marshal, but also the idea of ​​the Five Elders."

He pursed his lips and sat down, clutching a crumpled copy of today's news in his hand.

He put down the brush and rubbed his slightly sore wrist.

"Sengoku is right. Rocks' return has disrupted all our plans."

He walked out from behind his desk, made two cups of coffee, and then sat down on the single sofa, handing one of the cups to He.

"Let each of us calm down for a while. It's not just the Navy that needs to take a long-term view; the World Government does the same."

"According to Zephyr's report, Rocks claims to be a ghost and is unable to use Armament Haki."

"Although we don't know how Ross did it, the Navy's goals are probably going to have to change."

"If Ross really does possess the power to manipulate souls..."

He drank several sips of coffee in succession, his face looking pale.

If that man truly possesses that power, it means the Navy absolutely cannot act rashly in the future.

The other party is still rational and won't act recklessly.

Even he felt a chill run down his spine at the thought of Rose and Rocks.

The former is a rising monster, the latter is a monster that once ruled an era.

"Actually, there's no need to worry too much, Marshal."

A calm analysis of the Warring States period.

"The pirates also do not want to see Rocks return."

"The New World Navy is not capable of interfering anyway, so let the pirates fight amongst themselves first."

"If that undead is really Lox, he would never be willing to be subordinate to someone else."

"Whether it's the Big Mom Pirates or the Whitebeard Pirates, they are now great pirates who have made a name for themselves."

"To ask them to abandon their own power and regroup the Rocks Pirates is nothing short of a pipe dream."

"On the contrary, I am more interested in what Zefa said."

Sengoku took out a recording Den Den Mushi and pressed the button on the side of the shell.

[...Rocks's combat strength wasn't exaggerated, at least not as formidable as I remember.]

Zephyr's voice came through the Den Den Mushi.

"We must be wary of the return of Rocks, but perhaps we are taking it too seriously."

He got up and went to the cabinet where the intelligence was kept to rummage through it.

Half a minute later, all the intelligence about Ross was left on the coffee table.

“He is the real target we need to be wary of. The return of Rox is unstoppable, but at least we can prevent this era from being named after Rox.”

Kong nodded slightly in agreement, then asked in a deep voice, "What do you plan to do?"

"The same old approach: we will not interfere in the New World, while the Navy will use this opportunity to launch a massive recruitment drive worldwide."

A glint of light flashed in Zhan Guo's eyes as he produced a plan he had prepared long ago.

"The World Government will not refuse our request; they know better than anyone how terrible Rocks is."

"Only by recruiting more strong individuals from the general public can the navy have the resources to fight against numerous great pirates."

"Then we'll wait for the right opportunity. Once we find it, we'll seize Ross and drag him into Impel Down with lightning speed!"

The crane's lips opened and closed, as if it wanted to say something but hesitated.

"Xiao He, just say what you want to say. There are no outsiders here."

Kong noticed the crane's predicament.

Crane shook his head: "I don't quite agree with the Warring States' proposal."

"I suggest that we concentrate all available forces as quickly as possible and request support from the Five Elders for the Knights of God."

"Organize a crackdown operation in the shortest possible time to strangle Ross before he fully matures."

"There's no need to reserve a place for him in Impel Down; kill him if you can."

"Even if we can't kill them, we must create the conditions to do so!"

Crane's expression was serious, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"We can no longer allow them to grow unchecked. As long as Ross is alive, the encirclement and suppression cannot stop!"

Sora and Sengoku exchanged a glance, both surprised by Tsuru's murderous intent and understanding each other's helplessness.

"Crane, that's impossible."

Kong shook his head with a wry smile, "Your suggestion is unrealistic."

"In half a month, a Celestial Dragon will be going on an adventure. He is a member of the Roswald family. Given the family's status, the Navy must send an Admiral to protect him closely."

Tsuru was clearly stunned: "The Celestial Dragons are out on an adventure? Have those guys gone mad?"

"The great pirate Ross just killed a Celestial Dragon not long ago. If we run into him again..."

"Even with a general protecting him, it's useless. With Ross and Rocks combined, they can kill everyone except the general in the shortest amount of time."

Sengoku sighed: "They claim to be descendants of the creator god, immortal deities."

"This utterly foolish idea is ingrained in their very being, and we have no right to offer any further advice."

"They only care about whether we can protect them and ensure their safe travel."