Just as Lucas and Red-Haired Shanks were passing each other, Red-Haired Shanks suddenly said:
“You are the Shura Swordsman Lucas, right?”
“What is your business?” Lucas stopped and said.
“Actually, many pirates are just seeking freedom!” Red-Haired Shanks said with a smile.
He meant to tell Lucas that there was no need to kill so ruthlessly.
Hearing this, Lucas also smiled and said: “Just like Pirate King Roger?
But Roger started the Great Pirate Era with his own hands, and countless ordinary people have lost their lives because of it!”
“If all pirates are killed, the seas will return to peace, and ordinary people will be able to live without fear, and no one will be displaced again.”
Saying this, Lucas walked further and further away.
He admitted that some pirates had not actively committed evil deeds, such as the future Luffy.
But Luffy caused a scene at Impel Down twice, and how many great pirates took the opportunity to escape?
In the final analysis, this was still Luffy’s fault.
Listening to Lucas’s words, Red-Haired Shanks knew that this was a Marine with extremely firm faith, so he couldn’t help but strike back:
“Then what about the Celestial Dragons?
The number of people who die at the hands of the Celestial Dragons every year is by no means small.”
This sentence was meant to strike at Lucas’s faith.
Red-Haired Shanks knew that Lucas came from the Marine Academy, and he did not want the Marines to have another person like Akainu in the future.
As long as he could strike at Lucas’s faith and make him doubt his own justice, then he would not reach Akainu’s level.
But Lucas did not answer Red-Haired Shanks’s words; he only said in his heart:
“…Here, no one can have privileges.”
Lucas certainly could not say this out loud, otherwise he might be called back to Marineford the next day to undergo ideological re-education.
Returning to his warship, Lucas planned to sail back.
When he returned to the G5 Marine Base, he realized he had been promoted…
Soon, Smoker, who was far away in Loguetown, also received the news of Lucas’s promotion to Captain and immediately decided to work harder to catch pirates.
The name “White Hunter” Smoker also began to rise.
…
One year later.
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
Bang!
In the open-air training ground of the G5 Marine Base, two figures were fighting fiercely.
One of them had black hair tied back, a handsome face, solid muscles, a firm and tough build, stood about two point three or four meters tall, was shirtless, and his arms were black.
The other one had a long face.
These two were Marine Captain Lucas and G8 Marine Base Commander Kadaru.
Over this year, Lucas had been inviting Base Commander Kadaru to spar.
And as the number of sparring sessions increased, Base Commander Kadaru became more and more shocked.
Today’s young people were simply monsters; at such a young age, he had awakened both Armament Haki and Observation Haki, and was using them better and better.
A year ago, Lucas’s combat power was still B-, but now it was B+.
His use of Armament Haki had also reached a new level.
Until the afternoon, after the two finished fighting, Base Commander Kadaru let out a sigh of relief.
It was too exhausting; this kid Lucas was simply a fighting machine, as if he couldn’t feel fatigue at all.
“Captain, news has come from the 12th Branch that the Arlong Pirates have attacked many villages.” Ensign Zabu handed a piece of intelligence to Lucas and said.
“Finally entered the East Blue.
Ensign Zabu, notify everyone, we set sail tomorrow morning.” Lucas said with a smile on his face.
Following Lucas, Ensign Zabu’s status had also risen, and he had been promoted from Ensign to Lieutenant .
“Yes, Captain!” Lieutenant Zabu saluted.
…
The next day, Lucas’s warship set sail again.
This year, on average, Lucas went to sea once a month, and each time, two pirate crews were wiped out.
Now, Lucas had killed so many that the entire East Blue pirate population was terrified, and some pirate crews had even left the East Blue directly.
After the Arlong Pirates entered the East Blue, they started sweeping from the 12th Branch area and came all the way to the vicinity of the 16th Marine Branch.
During this period, dozens of villages suffered.
In the waters of the 16th Marine Branch, the Arlong Pirates began to enslave the villagers, making them pay protection money every month.
If they didn’t pay, they would be killed.
Just when the Arlong Pirates were looting another village, Arlong and his crew dragged all the villagers who refused to submit to the beach and, in front of the other villagers, intended to kill them as a warning to others.
“Bad guys, don’t kill my Mama!” Seeing that a dozen or so villagers were about to be executed.
A little girl with orange hair rushed out and ran toward a bruised and battered pink-haired woman.
After the orange-haired girl rushed out, a blue-haired girl also ran out after her.
Bang bang!
Responding to them were two brutal kicks.
These three were young Nami, Nojiko, and their foster mother Belle-Mere.
In the original story, Nami’s mother Belle-Mere was brutally killed by Arlong.
“From now on, 100,000 Berries per adult and 50,000 Berries per child every month.
If you don’t pay, your fate will be the same as them.” As he spoke, the Fishman pirates behind Arlong raised the swords in their hands.
Seeing that a tragedy was about to happen, a voice suddenly appeared from mid-air.
“Hey, hey, Fishman, is your name is Cruelty?”
The sudden voice startled everyone, and they hurriedly turned their heads to look.
What met their eyes was a Marine with black hair, a green shirt, a white vest, and a Marine cloak, standing in the air.
It was Lucas.
At this time, Lucas’s warship had not yet arrived, so to save people, Lucas flew over using Bukujutsu.
“A Marine?” Arlong looked at the suddenly appearing Lucas, a flash of cruelty in his eyes.
Pad!
Lucas landed in front of the tied-up villagers.
He looked at the young Nami and couldn’t help but sigh: “Sometimes, one has to admit the power of fate.”
“Captain, be careful, they are strong.” As a former Marine, Belle-Mere, carrying her injuries, warned.
“Strong?” Lucas replied, his hand slowly touching the hilt of his sword.
“Nezumi is really a piece of trash, actually letting a Marine from another area come to his waters.
Kuroobi, take him out.” Arlong said with a cruel smile on his face.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Lucas in front suddenly disappeared, followed by the sound of air explosions caused by stepping on the air, and he flashed away in another direction.
Swish, swish, swish, clang!
Click!
Lucas appeared again in the position where he had stood before, as if he had never moved.
Thud!
Thud!
Thud!
A series of thuds of bodies hitting the ground came.
The dozen or so Fishman pirates on the scene all fell to the ground, including the Arlong Pirates’ officers, Kuroobi, Chew, and Hatchan.
“As expected, you don’t even have the qualifications to make me stronger now.” Lucas said, then looked at Arlong.
“You’re the only one left.”