vncnus Chapter 47: New SP Card Released! Bazel's Justice!
Chapter 47: New SP Card Released! Bazel's Justice!
Gripping the fruit in his hand, Borsalino's listlessness vanished, replaced by a rare serious expression.
"Bazel, what exactly do you know? No matter how powerful the Roger Pirates are, they are definitely not as threatening as Shiki the Golden Lion!"
"His floating fruit is the ocean's nightmare!"
Bazel shook his head and asked, "Monkey, do you know the Poneglyphs?"
"Of course I know. It is said that it records ancient history, but because of the special nature of its script, no one on the high seas can translate it."
Borsalino paused for a moment.
"I heard some information about this from the Sengoku period general: the World Government and the Five Elders have been blocking the ancient script."
"Anyone or country that attempts to translate it will ultimately be destroyed."
After hesitating for a moment, Bazel decided to reveal the information about Kozuki Oden.
"Whitebeard's ship gained a companion from the stonemason family, whose ancestors were stonemasons who carved the Poneglyphs."
Borsalino's expression changed slightly: "You mean...?"
"That's right, that man named Kozuki Oden, he can translate ancient scripts."
"Once it falls into the hands of an ambitious individual, the ancient texts that no one can translate will no longer be a problem."
Barzel let out a long sigh.
"No one knows what happened eight hundred years ago, but we all know one thing: the World Government was born eight hundred years ago."
"If it were just a record of past history, the world government wouldn't need to be so nervous."
"Those historical inscriptions on the road signs, so different from the black stone monuments, contain information that could unlock a Pandora's box, a new era!"
"If the next era is designated as the Great Pirate Era, how will the Navy prevent this terrible age of everyone becoming a pirate?"
Borsalino was about to say that unity could end the pirate era, but then he thought it was unrealistic.
The future Marine Admiral Dragon has already harbored rebellious intentions. During several drinking sessions with him, I have heard him express his hatred for the Celestial Dragons and the World Government on multiple occasions.
Suddenly.
Borsalino stared at the man in front of him:
"Bazaar, will you follow the same path as Dragon?"
"That guy has made up his mind. He's going to forge a path of justice that's different from the Navy's. That's what he wants to do."
"It's no longer just about killing all the pirates of this era; there are also some acts that are considered outrageous by our Navy."
"..."
Barzel remained silent for a long time.
"What is considered extremely rebellious? Perhaps I should rephrase the question: For you, monkey, what exactly constitutes extremely rebellious behavior?"
"Monkey, you once asked me what my sense of justice would be if I became a general or marshal someday."
"...The justice of heroes, that is my justice."
"Even if I am branded with all the evils of the world and condemned by all kinds of infamy, I will still make sure that true justice comes to fruition."
"I don't know what Dragon's justice is, but my justice... is the justice of a hero."
Upon hearing this, Borsalino could only manage a wry smile.
"You two are all acting so recklessly, whether it's you or Dragon. What exactly did you see? Why has your thinking changed so drastically?"
"You asked us what we saw...?"
Bazel stood up and pointed to the sky.
"We've seen the Celestial Dragons with our own eyes, my dearest friend!"
"If one day in the future, the Celestial Dragons ask you to kill your best friend, then not killing him would make you an unjust Marine."
"If that day ever comes, what would you choose?"
"I……"
Borsalino was speechless and stunned.
"Fine, I can't argue with you two. I'll pretend I didn't hear what you just said."
He put on the aviator sunglasses that were originally stuck on his head, the shimmering mirrors obscuring the complex expression in his eyes.
"I'm leaving now, Bazel. If we have enough time next time we meet, we should sit down and have a good drink together."
"I will bring this fruit with me, and also tell Garp what to do."
"Live well, Bazel."
"I want to see with my own eyes the day when the true justice you speak of arrives. If you go astray, my dearest friend..."
call out--
Borsalino transformed into a speck of light and flew outwards.
"I will stop you, even if it means killing you."
"Kill me...?"
Bazel patted the pebbles off his backside, got up, and walked outside.
"I'm afraid that by then no one will be able to kill me, monkey."
"My justice will surely reign supreme over the sea!"
……
That night, at Naval Headquarters.
In the admiral's private villa, the light shone through the curtains, but only attracted a few mosquitoes.
A golden light streaked across the night sky like a shooting star, leaving a trail of flames before landing in the courtyard.
The wooden gate opened.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time, Borsalino."
"Oh, sorry, sorry, it took me some time to get here."
Borsalino removed his hood and took off his shoes in the corridor before entering the room.
There weren't many people in the room: Sora, Sengoku, Garp, and Tsuru.
"I beat Sengoku! I won the senbei stacking contest this time! Wahahaha!!"
Garp pushed a glass of wine toward Sengoku.
"Let's drink! You finally lost a round!"
Zhan Guo picked up his wine cup, smiled, and drank it all in one gulp.
"Borsalino, what did Bazel send you to retrieve? Was it Kaido's Vivre Card?"
"I wish it really was Kaido's Vivre Card."
Borsalino closed the doors and windows, then, still feeling uneasy, used his Observation Haki to search carefully once more.
After confirming that no one else was around, he sat down with a wry smile.
"Lieutenant General Garp, everything that Bazel sent me to retrieve this time is yours."
Garp, who was pouring the drinks, froze, pointing at himself: "Me? What good stuff could that kid possibly have? High-grade senbei?"
"No, it's something countless times more precious than that."
Borsalino took several deep breaths and took out the Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit from his pocket.
"It's the strongest Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
puff! ! !
He coughed repeatedly, spitting out the tea in his mouth, but his eyes were fixed on the fruit on the table.
"Where did that kid find this thing?!"
Sengoku swallowed hard: "Sending that kid to be an undercover agent was definitely the right choice I made..."
The crane was the first to pick up the fruit and examine it.
Under the anxious gaze of the three people in the air, he nodded: "The real thing."
Sengoku knocked away Garp's hand that was about to grab the Devil Fruit, then turned to look at Borsalino:
"Is there anything else that Bazel wants you to pass on?"
Borsalino nodded and immediately repeated what Bazel had told him at the beginning.
"...He hopes that Vice Admiral Garp can eat this Devil Fruit and then stop the Roger Pirates from becoming the Pirate King."
"Stop Roger?"
Sengoku pushed Garp away again, who was about to take the fruit, and placed the strongest Logia-type Devil Fruit in the center of the table.
"If we're only considering the level of danger, the Whitebeard Pirates and the Flying Pirates are our primary targets."
"At the very least, it should be the turn of Earl Barrorick Redfield and the remnants of Locke's gang."
Why did Bazel favor the Roger Pirates?
Borsalino pointed at Garp: "You should ask Vice Admiral Garp about this; he's the most qualified to speak on the matter."
With his arms crossed, Garp's face showed a rare expression of thoughtful consideration.
"My current strength is enough to fight against all the great pirates on the sea. This Rumble-Rumble Fruit can indeed enhance my strength, but its side effect is also a significant weakening."
"Sengoku, Brother Sora, I don't understand why Bazel insists on making me eat this fruit."
Sora stopped Tsuru, who was about to speak, saying, "Let Sengoku think about it. He's definitely the one here who knows that kid Bazel best."
Sengoku lowered his head in thought, his fingers gently stroking the beard that had grown on his chin.
There is only one possibility.
"Based on my understanding of Bazel, he must have known some information that we don't know, which is why he said those words."
The reason he wanted Garp to eat this fruit at all costs was perhaps to prevent some terrible future from occurring.
"Borsalino, is there anything else you need to tell Bazel?"
Borsalino hesitated for a moment, then said a few more words.
"Bazaar said that the Poneglyphs record more than just history; he suspects that the Road Poneglyphs are Pandora's box that opens a new era."
Upon hearing this, the expressions of the four people in the room all changed drastically.
He also said that the protagonist of the next era must not be a pirate, otherwise our navy will be in an awkward position of being neither here nor there.