Whitey Bay: "Golden Lion is still alive? How is that possible?"
Stussy: "Golden Lion Shiki, what a nostalgic na. Is he in the East Blue now?"
Vinsmoke Reiju: "A person my father occasionally ntioned? Arton is actually going to et him?"
Charlotte Smoothie: "Soone who was once in the sa pirate crew as my mother is still alive?"
Black Maria: "I never thought I'd hear the na Golden Lion Shiki again. Is Arton just going to et him for treasure?"
Doll: "According to Arton, it's because of Buggy that he wants to find the Golden Lion Shiki. Does this an Buggy has decided to stop keeping a low profile and start taking action after eting Arton? Is his first move to find the forr Golden Lion Shiki? But what is Buggy's goal, and what is Arton's goal?"
It wasn't just Gion who was surprised.
Everyone who had been at sea for a long ti was just as shocked and puzzled as Gion.
Golden Lion Shiki was soone who once rivaled the likes of Whitebeard and Roger.
After Golden Lion disappeared for so many years, everyone thought he was dead.
Now, suddenly ntioned by Arton, how could Gion, Whitey Bay, and others not be surprised?
For a mont, all the won looked at the diary copies with even more fervor.
Especially the navy, who were afraid that Arton and Buggy would team up with Golden Lion Shiki.
The Golden Lion was soone who had once single-handedly caused trouble for Marine Headquarters.
If he were to team up with Arton and Buggy, it could cause imnse disaster for the sea.
At least, that's what Gion, Doll, and others thought.
[Golden Lion Shiki, a person who once faced off against Pirate King Roger and the world's strongest man Whitebeard on the sea.]
[Although he opposed Roger and initiated a great war at sea, he still had a great deal of respect for Roger.]
[If it weren't for this respect, he wouldn't have gone to Marine Headquarters and caused a ruckus when Pirate King Roger turned himself in, fighting fiercely against Marines Sengoku and Garp.]
All the won were completely stunned.
Initially, they thought Arton was just ntioning Shiki in passing.
They never expected that they would learn such secrets about Roger from Arton's diary.
Because it involved Roger, the navy beca increasingly worried, while the pirates grew even more curious about what Arton would ntion next in his diary.
Gion: "Is the truth about Roger's surrender going to be exposed? This could be a bit troubleso."
Tashigi: "Roger surrendered himself?!"
Vinsmoke Reiju: "The Pirate King Roger turned himself in?"
Boa Hancock: "The Navy has always claid they captured the Pirate King Roger. Is that a lie?"
Whitey Bay: "So, Roger's surrender has always been suspicious. It makes sense, though. He was soone who could stand toe-to-toe with Dad. How could the Navy capture him so easily?"
Violet: "Does this an that the Pirate King Roger deliberately initiated the Great Pirate Era?"
[Roger must have seen sothing incredible on the final island, which made him want to start the Great Pirate Era with his death.]
Hina: "So, Roger really surrendered on purpose. But why would he do that?"
[There was no other choice. Roger was already terminally ill after becoming the Pirate King.]
[Even if he hadn't surrendered, he only had a little ti left to live.]
[So, he made that final decision, letting people go after 'Laugh Tale.']
Charlotte Smoothie: "I see. If it weren't for his terminal illness, the Navy could never have captured Roger."
Nico Robin: "But why did he do it? Why did he want people to search for 'Laugh Tale'?"
Nico Robin frowned deeply.
She had a vague feeling that Roger initiating the Great Pirate Era was only a superficial purpose.
Roger's death ushered in the Great Pirate Era, fundantally for so shocking reason.
"Laugh Tale must hold sothing more than just treasure."
"But what could it be?"
Nico Robin murmured, looking at the diary copy.
She hoped Arton would explain.
However, the topic in Arton's diary had already shifted to another aspect.
[Speaking of which, Roger was really sothing.]
[Before surrendering, he even made sure his wife was pregnant.]
[In the end, to prevent Roger's bloodline from being preserved, the Navy cruelly targeted many pregnant won.]
[Heh, from this perspective, the Navy's justice is a joke.]
[Those were all pregnant won. Who knows how many pregnant won and their children died at the hands of the Navy back then.]
[Tsk tsk, I never claid to be a good person, but at least I wouldn't do sothing as cruel as killing pregnant won.]
[Two lives lost with each death.]
[I wonder if those Navy soldiers can sleep at night, haunted by their actions.]
Charlotte Smoothie: "Well said. The Navy is just a bunch of hypocritical pretenders."
Ulti: "Killing innocent pregnant won? Even to eliminate the Pirate King's bloodline, that's too much."
Baby5: "So many children, dying before they even got a chance to be born?"
Vinsmoke Reiju: "Such a cruel outco."
Violet: "This... the Navy went too far."
Nico Robin: "Using any ans necessary to achieve their goals. That's very much like the Navy that destroyed Ohara."
The revelation that pregnant won were killed by the Navy made the female pirates mock the Navy relentlessly. Those who were neither pirates nor Navy, but possessed diary copies, frowned deeply at the Navy's actions.
As for the Navy mbers with diary copies, they were utterly shocked. So even began to question their belief in Navy justice.
Hina: "Hina is very surprised. Did the Navy really do sothing like this?"
Tashigi: "This... this is not the justice I believe in!"
Ain: "How could this be? Even if it was to eliminate the Pirate King's bloodline, those pregnant won and their unborn children were completely innocent."
Hibari: "Did Roger's son ultimately die too? But, even if he did, he had nothing to do with what Roger did."
Doll: "Sigh, if this truth gets fully exposed, it will be very troubleso. It seems I need to have a serious talk with the younger Navy mbers like Hibari."
Gion: "So, this matter is finally exposed."
Veteran Navy mbers like Gion knew about this incident. They also knew the Navy had many concerns that led to such actions. However, even so, they understood that this could not be attributed to justice. Just as Arton ntioned:
[Roger was neither a competent husband nor a competent father in this matter.]
[If he had handled things more cautiously, his wife might not have died.]
Hibari: "So, Roger's wife and daughter are also among the deceased…"
[In this situation, only Roger's wife, Rouge, was truly heroic.]
[As an ordinary person, to avoid being discovered by the Navy and to save her child's life,]
[She used every ans possible to delay the birth of her child.]
[Ultimately, she succeeded. She carried the child in her womb for 20 months before giving birth.]
[Unfortunately, she also died from exhaustion in the end.]
Black Maria: "Roger's son is still alive?!"
Hibari: "So that's how it is. This woman nad Rouge is truly incredible!"
Charlotte Smoothie: "Interesting, very interesting! The Navy went through all that trouble, killed so many pregnant won, and yet Rouge still managed to give birth to Roger's child."
Yamato: "So Ace's story involves such a background. His mother is truly great! Damn it, I must find a way to save Ace. Ace, wait for !"
Nico Robin: "Rouge... she reminds of my own mother…"
Vivi: "Arton is right. Even if both Roger and the Navy were wrong, at least Rouge stands for justice."
Baby5: "Rouge… if only my mother was like that…"
Ulti: "Hmph, the Navy in this matter is a complete joke. But where is Roger's child now, and what is he doing?"
Whitey Bay: "By now, Roger's child should be an adult. Is he following in his father's footsteps as a pirate?"
Doll: "Could it be that Roger's son was taken in by Rayleigh, the deputy captain of the Roger Pirates?"
Kujaku: "The Navy ended up doing sothing completely counterproductive."
Gion: "So, this is how it turned out... sigh…"
At this mont, the hearts of the female Navy diary holders were extrely conflicted.
The Navy committed unforgivable atrocities in their attempt to kill Roger's bloodline.
But the result?
Roger's child survived due to his mother's greatness.
In this, the Navy not only sullied the word "justice" but also failed to achieve their goal.
The Navy indeed beca a laughingstock.
For a mont, Tashigi and Hibari, who had joined the Navy for a shorter period, stared blankly at their swords and rifles, lost in thought.
Hibari: "Was joining the Navy really the right decision for ?"
Tashigi: "Can I truly find the justice I seek within the Navy?"
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