Targeted by the aura of several people, Gion had originally wanted to say something more forcefully.
After all, she now represented the face of the Marine.
However, under such a terrifying aura, even she felt a sense of suffocation.
Just how powerful are these guys!?
Now, Gion only had this one thought in her mind.
"Vice Admiral Gion, you merely occupy the strongest force in the entire sea."
"Moreover, you have the support of the World Government."
"Yet you stand here and talk about justice!"
"Allied Nations participate in the slave trade, is this justice? But you still protect it!"
"World Nobles, Celestial Dragons are the source of the slave trade, do you stop it, or do you still bow and scrape to them?"
"Such justice... hehe..."
Lu Yu mercilessly tore apart the fig leaf covering this.
Then, he directly turned the ship's bow and headed towards Reverse Mountain.
According to the time they had set earlier, Luo Erji should have almost finished purchasing the supplies by now.
Of course, Smoker was also directly thrown back onto the Marine warship by Najeta.
Bringing such a Marine was not a good thing.
At that time, it would definitely attract the Marine.
Additionally, Lu Yu had no intention of slaying these Marines.
Otherwise, with their current identities, the Marine would naturally stand on the opposing side.
They should be reduced as much as possible.
After Lu Yu's Extremely Evil Battleship disappeared from Gion's sight, she could no longer hold on.
She collapsed onto the deck.
"Vice Admiral Gion!"
"Are you alright?"
"Were you injured in the battle just now?"
...
A group of officers surrounded her, asking with concern.
"I'm fine."
"Return to Loguetown."
Gion stood up with some difficulty, and after giving the order, she returned to her cabin alone.
[You are merely considering justice from behind the largest power...]
[You turn a blind eye to the sins of those nobles, and talk about justice with commoners and sin with pirates?]
...
Lu Yu's words kept ringing in Gion's ears.
This caused Gion's belief, which had grown up under Tsuru's protection and had some exposure to these matters but had not delved deeper, to somewhat collapse.
Indeed, the justice they currently upheld had loopholes.
Moreover, these loopholes were the kind that could not be mended at all.
The sins of the World Government, the sins of the nobles!
The Marine had no right whatsoever to deal with these.
What exactly is justice?
Is the justice of nobles considered justice?
Or is the justice of commoners considered justice...
The two characters for "Justice" on the Marine cloak behind her were so glaring at this moment.
It was as if they were mocking the belief Gion had always held.
"beru beru..."
Just then, Gion's den den mushi rang.
"Sister Tsuru?"
Gion suppressed all her emotions and answered the phone.
"Gion, have you been defeated?"
Tsuru's voice came through the den den mushi.
"Yes."
"There's no possibility at all, this Dragon Hunting Pirates... is very strong!"
Gion did not evade.
If she lost, she lost.
Although she didn't know why Lu Yu hadn't attacked her, her defeat was undeniable.
"You... did you encounter some problem?"
Hearing Gion's tone was a bit off, Tsuru asked with some concern.
One must know that Gion was the type to be impatient.
Moreover, due to her upbringing and Tsuru's influence, Gion had a very high spirit.
But when Tsuru asked if she had lost, Gion actually admitted it very honestly.
At the same time, she also affirmed the strength of the Dragon Hunting Pirates.
This was clearly different from the usual Gion.
Could it be that Gion encountered something during this battle?
...
Back on the other side.
Lu Yu and the others arrived at Loguetown.
As the starting point of dreams, the place where Pirate King Roger was executed.
This place was definitely a popular spot for many pirates who wanted to become Pirate King to visit.
"Pirate King Roger, who discovered the Great Treasure and then triggered the Great Pirate Era, was executed here, wasn't he?"
Najeta looked at the town before her, a curious expression on her face.
After all, she was somewhat curious about such legendary figures.
"Captain, should we also recruit some crew members?"
"After all, my Second Squad currently only has me."
Kuroro looked left and right, then slowly said.
"Indeed, if we want to form a super Dragon Hunting Pirates, just us main combat personnel are far from enough."
"Moreover, we also need our own territory."
"We can't always use the sea as our base, can we?"
Najeta stroked her chin and also followed up.
"I agree with this, whether it's the Four Emperors or the Shichibukai."
"They basically all have their own fixed territories."
"Although doing so might solidify our target and give other forces an opportunity to strike at us."
"But, this is necessary."
Kuina followed up.
"Abba abba..."
"Abba abba..."
Akame and Mario could only "abba abba" on the side.
Because, this was indeed not their forte.
"Hmm..."
"Regarding the territory, let's not consider it for now, our territory is best chosen in two places."
"One in the Grand Line, one in the New World."
"As for recruiting members for each Squad, you can decide that yourselves."
"After all, you are the Squad Leaders!"
Lu Yu directly threw the problem to them.
Just like the Whitebeard Pirates, with so many Squad Leaders, Whitebeard couldn't possibly go and form crews for each of them, could he?
The pirates under the Squad Leaders were all recruited by themselves.
"Mm-hmm, then I'll go check here first."
"As the starting point for pirates heading to the Grand Line, there should be quite a few strong guys."
After Kuroro finished speaking, he disappeared from here.
As Kuroro left, Najeta also greeted Lu Yu, then went off to scout for people.
After all, as the First Division's Squad Leader, she had an obligation to make her Squad stronger.
Mario, on the other hand, asked for some funds to buy some repair tools and such.
Suddenly, only Lu Yu, Akame, and Kuina remained.
"Let's go, let's go see the execution platform."
"Then grab something to eat, and then we'll go back and wait."
Lu Yu realized that being a Captain was really comfortable!
Someone was responsible for handling everything, and when there was a battle, someone was there to lead the charge.
Soon, the three of them arrived in front of the tall execution platform.
"This is where Roger died, considered the end of the Pirate King!"
"At the same time, it's also the starting point of a voyage."
Lu Yu stood there, and an aura diffused outwards.
At the same time, another aura appeared.
"Hmm?"
After Lu Yu felt this aura, his Observation Haki immediately locked onto a small shop not far from the execution platform.
Inside was an old, decrepit man.
However, that aura just now definitely emanated from inside there.
Could it be that there was some powerful existence hidden here?
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