Pirates: Beyond Akainu

Chapter 108 Navy Hero Kerby
Akainu's inauguration as marshal was broadcast live around the world.

West Sea.

Branch No. 146.

This is a naval base where everyone collects black money from pirates.As Haye said, every soldier here is immersed in a life of drunkenness and death in a cycle of playing cards, drinking, and flirting with women.

Naval bases like this are common all over the world, it just depends on how bad it is.

Therefore, no one in a navy like this cares about what is happening in the headquarters, or what is happening in the distant new world. They only care about whether their immediate interests have been damaged.

They don't even care about the top war. When the world called for elite soldiers for the top war, no one from branch 146 was selected.

Although the base commander here also arranged a projector phone bug according to the headquarters' order to receive the biological signals of the headquarters phone bug, there was only one person in the dilapidated and empty conference hall watching the inauguration of Marshal Akainu.

The only person here was Jauno. His right hand, which had lost its index finger, was still wrapped in a bandage. It was just black and smelly, and it seemed that it had not been replaced frequently.

In his hometown, Geuno was the kind of person who was described as lacking a nerve, and was even nicknamed a fool.So his friend Haye, who joined the army together, quickly saw the situation in the army and integrated into it. Only he was excluded and now has a finger cut off.

Squeak.

The door of the old conference hall of Branch No. 146 screamed under pressure.

Jauno turned around and was surprised: "Hey, you're here! I knew you were coming. Come and see, the marshal is commending the war heroes. The first hero has already come on stage. He is only a sergeant and has the same military rank as you. .”

Haye was a little sneaky. He glanced behind him and then quietly closed the door. He casually walked to Jauno and looked at the screen projected by the phone bug.

In the picture, a young sailor was walking up to the podium.

"This is Kebi... Oh my god, I'm as stupid as you. People like this are praised as heroes. The situation at the headquarters won't be much better than here. The navy is already in ruins."

Haye, who has admired big names since he was a child and yearned for world affairs, has followed the whole war at the top and read several issues of the newspaper in a row. When he saw a naval traitor becoming a naval hero, he felt unspeakably disappointed.

Geono was stunned, "I think it's okay. The red-haired pirates came to the rescue at that time, and the war couldn't continue even if Kobi stopped it. Isn't it pretty that a person who calls for the rescue of ordinary soldiers is called a hero?" Is it appropriate?"

After hearing this, Haye suddenly grabbed Geuno's collar and roared: "Then who will save us!! If the soldiers don't even have the consciousness to kill the enemy, who will save the world!?"

Geuno opened his mouth, and tears finally flowed out, "I just think it would be better if the whole world didn't want to fight. Why can't the navy and pirates live in harmony? As long as we work together and everyone understands each other..."

Snapped!
Haye slapped Geuno fiercely, "Guys like you deserve to be bullied by others. When you are tortured to death, I will collect your body as someone who came out of the same place."

Haye turned and left without looking back.

On the same spot, Geuno touched his hot and swollen cheek, and looked back to see on the screen that Kirby had walked onto the podium and stood next to Marshal Akainu.

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Most pirates will definitely not watch Akainu's marshal's inauguration ceremony, and ordinary people will not be too interested. The main ones watching are the navy.

And every base of the Navy, the headquarters are required to arrange phone bugs to watch the inauguration ceremony of Akainu's Marshal.

Except for those in extremely bad situations such as Branch No. 146, most of the sailors watched it just to pass the time.

This is the Navy branch No. 25 closest to the mysterious town of Cicillo.

Because a quarter of the sailors from Branch No. 25 were transferred, the remaining three-quarters of the sailors were all watching the ceremony attentively under the leadership of base commander T Feilun.

"Hey! Look, our No. 25 branch is still the tallest at the military station."

"No, the rest of the navy are cowards. In the branch I came to before, some sailors didn't even dare to kill a chicken."

"Marshal Akainu's magma boulder is so scary. What if I can't control it and smash it down?"

"Then the headquarters is over, haha!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Have a good attitude. Marshal Akainu is a good marshal who kills pirates. His combat power is unparalleled. How can he not control it well?"

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The sailors in Branch No. 25 watched and discussed enthusiastically. This good atmosphere was brought about by T Feilun.

But at this moment, T Feilun spat when he saw Kebi walking up to the rostrum after being commended as a hero.

At this moment, a signal soldier ran over in a panic, "What's wrong, Colonel T. Feilun! This morning, the Kingdom of Delancey brazenly launched an invasion war against his territory, the Kingdom of France, on the pretext that two soldiers were missing. Now the King of France is asking our navy to mediate."

"What!?" T Feilun stood up and was startled.The Kingdom of Drancy and the Kingdom of France are both members of the World Government and have been enemies for centuries. Their branch No. 25 is stationed here and has the responsibility to prevent war between the two sides.

"The whole army listens to the order! Everyone, everyone! Activate the first-level combat readiness warning!" T Fei Lu directly turned off the projection phone bug and issued an order to his soldiers.

"Colonel, what about the Marshal's inauguration?"

"There's nothing good to see, act quickly!" T Feilun looked impatient.What I was thinking was: To praise a coward as an army hero, I don’t want my soldiers to be led astray.

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Navy Headquarters.

The world-famous inauguration ceremony of the Navy Marshal.

When Akainu stood on the high podium and said that the first person he wanted to commend was Kirby.

Kebi himself felt fearful, uneasy, and doubtful in the crowd when faced with all the different looks that suddenly gathered, but soon he became hesitant, excited, and excited as Akainu blurted out a series of "compliments".

On the rostrum, Kebi's master Garp felt that something was wrong, and Akainu was not a person who would praise "Keby".

"Sakaski, what are your intentions!?" Garp stood up and left his seat and asked directly.

Akainu looked back at Garp, "As a master, don't you feel happy for your apprentice when you see him so honored?"

"Stop talking nonsense! How can you be so kind!?" Garp looked up at the sparks above Akainu's head again, and thought of a terrible consequence, "Don't you want to hurt Kirby? I am I won’t agree!”

During the speech, Garp's fists were already domineering.

Akainu smiled kindly, ignored Garp, and shouted into the microphone again: "Please ask Sergeant Kirby to come to the podium."

There was an instant commotion among the sailors lining up, but Kerby was still in the crowd and did not come forward. He seemed to have seen the movement on the rostrum, and his teacher even showed his domineering attitude.

"The sixth team stands at attention!"

Suddenly someone was giving orders at the scene. It turned out to be Zefa who came down from the rostrum. Although he wore glasses to add a sense of elegance, his mechanized right arm still reminded people of his domineering reputation as the "Black Wrist" general in the past.

Nearly one-third of the [-] elite sailors present had attended Zefa's class.Although they are not trained by Zefa like those officers, their respect for Zefa in their hearts remains unchanged.

So when Zefa called out the order for the Sixth Square, which was Kebi's team, to stand at attention, everyone obeyed.

Zefa: "Senior Sergeant Kerby, in the second row and third column, please go to the rostrum to report. The other soldiers will make way for him."

"Yes!" The other soldiers immediately made way for Kebi.

Under such public scrutiny, no matter what Kebi was thinking at the moment, he had no choice but to walk towards the podium step by step.

viewing stand.

"Hurry up! Hurry up! This is about to be a landmark event for the Navy!" Morgans was very excited after getting some inside information.

On the third floor of the rostrum, Kebi walked past.

Xiu Zuo was dissatisfied: "Who is this guy? The marshal wants to commend him like this."

Xiu En whispered in Xiu Zuo's ear about Kebi's deeds in the war on the top, and Xiu Zuo was furious after hearing this: "What!! This kind of thing will be praised as a hero!?"

Xiu Zuo's voice was so loud that even Kebi who was climbing the stairs heard it, causing him to sway.

"Don't think wildly, don't think wildly, I should believe what I believe." Kerby strengthened his belief in his heart, accepted the inspection of the officers on the third floor, and then walked towards the second floor.

Lieutenant General of the Fire Mountain on the second level was greeting Kebi, "Go up quickly, Senior Garp is up there, no one can hurt you."

"Ah."

Lieutenant General Gumir also came over and patted Kebi on the shoulder, "Don't think too much. The war has nothing to do with a soldier like you. The final result will not change whether you say those words or not."

Lieutenant General Dalmecia also came over, "That's not certain. If he hadn't delayed for a few seconds, General Kizaru might have shot the Son of Sin."

"It's not that simple. Let's see what the marshal wants." Lieutenant General Dauberman took Dalmecia away.

As a result, the lieutenants on the left and right made way for Kerby.Kerby, who was just determined, was confused about the situation again.

Does the marshal want to harm me?Ahhhh!That was a terrible man indeed.

what to do?what to do?Will not!General Huoshaoshan was right.

The timid, cowardly and incompetent Kebi's nature was exposed again.

Finally, with the last few trembling steps, Kirby stepped onto the first floor of the rostrum, saw the terrifying and oppressive Mars above his head, and saw Marshal Akainu himself.

"Come here quickly, come to the microphone." Akainu still smiled with an unknown meaning.

"Sakaski!" Garp, who was becoming more and more uneasy, could hardly control himself.

"Calm down Garp, Sakaski didn't do anything." Sengoku still held Garp down.

"Teacher Garp..." Kebi hesitated and did not dare to step forward.

"Sergeant Kirby, I am ordering you to come here with the marshal's order!" Akainu suddenly became serious.

"Yes!" Kirby was startled, and remembered that Akainu had accused him of not saluting last time, so he quickly saluted and trotted to the microphone.

"Well, what should I say?"

Kirby stood in front of the microphone, in the spotlight of the camera bugs, in front of the entire Navy.

"Let's talk about your classic line first, the part about you stopping the war. Remember to cry and yell at the same time." Akainu said with a cold face.

"What?" Kebi was stunned.

"I forgot what I said? But I recorded it for you." Akainu took another speech from Turanna, the secretary behind him, and handed it to Keby.

Kebi picked up the speech, his expression changed, he hesitated in front of the microphone, unable to speak.

"Read it." Akainu urged.

"But, this..." Kebi was embarrassed and couldn't express his feelings.

"Don't be afraid. I told you that you are a naval hero. It is very heart-warming for a hero to recite his classic lines. Recite it quickly." Akainu looked cheerful.

"Okay." Kebi cleared his throat and read out again what he said in the battle on the top that day, but he did not cry and yell as Akainu asked.

"That's it. Let's stop the war. Don't fight anymore. You are wasting your lives. Every soldier has a family waiting for them to go home. Our goal has been achieved, but we still have to deal with the pirates who are chasing after them. If we persist in pursuit, continue this war that could have ended, and now refuse to save those soldiers who can be saved, and continue to increase the number of victims, then aren’t the soldiers who have fallen now just like fools?”

Kebi recited it calmly at first, then became more and more energetic as he recited it, as if he was reenacting the scene of the war above.

After reading the first draft, the whole army fell silent.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
It was Akainu who clapped first and then took the microphone.

"I announce that this is the new hero of our navy, Kerby! A more meaningful hero than his master Garp! Let us cheer for him!"

No one cheered, but the whole army was in an uproar.

At this moment, the naval officers, even the officers who supported Akainu such as Ghost Spider, could not understand Akainu's behavior at this moment.

Akainu: "You may be confused. This is not like my old style. Why should I choose a coward Kirby as the hero of the navy? I can only say that everyone does not understand what Kirby really means."

"Before understanding the naval hero Kebi, I decided to take you to review the life of the naval hero Kebi. He was born in the East China Sea. He originally worked under a pirate named Arrita, but he always had a dream of naval justice, but The cruel reality laughs at him every day."

"According to the normal trajectory, a cowardly and incompetent guy like Kebi fell into the hands of pirates. What awaits him next is a miserable life of being bullied, and then one day he dies in a dark corner where no one cares, but a miracle It happened to him, he met the chosen son of this world, Monkey D. Luffy."

"Who is this Luffy? I think I don't need to say more. Garp, the last hero of the Navy, is standing here. I still want to talk about the changes Luffy brought to Kirby."

"Luffy brought courage to Kirby and strengthened his belief, allowing him to dare to fight this dark world and let Kirby live for his dreams. That's why we have our current naval hero Kirby. "

Akainu actually praised every word, and he said it sincerely.Not only Kerby, but also Garp was shocked.

Akainu's words continued: "It was also because the hero Kirby and Luffy became good friends that he had the opportunity to join the previous hero Garp, allowing Kirby to rise to the middle level of the world and see the upper level of the world. How does it work? In fact, if you think Kebi is a coward, you have misunderstood him."

Akainu said earnestly: "Why does the hero Kebi say that the sailors who died are fools? Because those sailors who died to kill pirates, died so that civilians can live and work in peace and contentment, and died to protect their families from harm are really fools ."

Is it a fool to be bluntly said by the new marshal that sacrifice is meaningless?The whole army had a tendency to riot.

Fortunately, Zefa had already come down to maintain order, but he was almost overwhelmed.

"Asshole!! What are you talking about, Marshal!?"

"I don't believe it! Marshal Akainu, you actually said such a thing!!"

"Then what is the meaning of our navy's existence? Is there really justice in this world?!"

Half the army was impulsive, but the other half remained silent.

Akainu looked at this chaotic image and yelled: "This is the reality of this world!"

"In the face of war, the upper class pays attention to interests and emotions, the middle class pays attention to law and morality, and only the lower class pays attention to sacrifice and dedication!"

"So before expressing your opinions, please clarify your own level first. What should you pay attention to? What should you pursue!?"

"Our hero Kirby was originally just a lower-class person. Sacrifice and dedication were his destiny. But he met Luffy and became Garp's disciple. After becoming a middle-class person in the world, in order to please the upper class, of course he must pay attention to the morality of benevolence. !”

"As for our navy's newest hero, Garp, as the upper echelon of this world, he can protect his children and grandchildren who do evil everywhere. Even the world government will not hold him accountable. This is because the upper world pays attention to interests and emotions, and the rules of the lower two levels There is no way to restrain him, do you understand?!"

"So, those poor lower-class people who fight for the interests of the upper-class and are constrained by the moral and legal framework of the middle-class, what are they if they are not fools?"

"Perhaps those big pirates who were still fighting with you yesterday have become guests of the World Government in the blink of an eye. Then ask yourself, is your sacrifice and your dedication to justice ridiculous?"

"Someone asked me just now what the significance of the navy's existence is? Let me tell you now, the significance of the navy's existence is just to maintain the world's upper class as a tool for eating, drinking and enjoying themselves."

"If it's more clear, the upper level is responsible for enjoyment, the middle level is responsible for formulating rules for the lower level in exchange for some leftovers from the upper level, and the lower level is responsible for providing nourishment."

"And you sailors are the lower class."

"So please tell me now, doesn't Kirby, who dares to expose this cruel reality, deserve to become a hero of the navy?!"

Akainu spoke a lot, and each additional word intensified the entire navy's distrust of the world, and then gradually despaired.

Whether it is those who originally support Akainu or those who are against Akainu.

When the truth of the world is revealed, everyone feels powerless.

If so, then Kirby, who revealed all this, could indeed become a naval hero.

"No, that's not the case..." Kebi shook his head hard and backed away.

However, Akainu caught Kirby and said, "That's it. It's just a matter of whether you dare to face it or not. Don't be like Garp and take advantage of him and act like a good boy."

Admiral Kizaru's eyes were cold and he played with his nails, "What's the point of saying this? The world has to continue to run like this."

Garp, who had been shouting just now, was no longer excited and stood aside without saying a word.

Warring States also looked dark and silent.

Akainu looked at the people on the first floor of the rostrum, at the current core power level of the Navy, and smiled, "Actually, you and I both know it well, so in order to change this status quo, I have a proposal."

"What else do you want to say, Sakaski? Now I really regret that I was not firm enough when I opposed you as marshal." Sengoku sat back in his chair tiredly.

Akainu once again faced down, facing the mourning army, and shouted: "Everyone, if you no longer want to be a tool to maintain rule, our navy should be disbanded!"

Yes, no one heard it wrong, the Admiral declared the navy to be disbanded.

(End of this chapter)