General Lanlin of One Piece

Chapter 789 Kneeling for too long, I can’t stand up anymore
Looking at the huge elephant trunk, like a pillar of heaven, slowly moving away from above the head, everyone on Zou's back was stunned by this sudden change.

"Elephant Lord...why did he attack?"

Garrott muttered to himself.

She couldn't understand.

Over the centuries, the Furry Principality has encountered attacks from outsiders, even in times of crisis like today, but the Elephant Lord has never taken the initiative to attack.

In the sky, as the elephant lord swung his trunk, the dark clouds covering the sky disappeared, a full moon hung high in the sky, and the sky became clear.

On the ground, the fighting stopped. Carrot ran over quickly with a look of gratitude on his face. With tears in his eyes, he threw himself on Bepo and kissed him on the face.

"Thank you, Bepo. Thank you for saving us, Kaluju~."

She put her arms around Bepo's neck, hanging on Bepo, who had turned back into a human, like an exquisite pendant.

When Bepo was kissed by Carrot, his bear face turned red instantly. His brain became a little unclear and he just kept scratching his head and grinning foolishly.

"No...it doesn't matter."

The Qilin fell from the sky.

He originally wanted to chase after him and catch Chavez, but the elephant's nose was too powerful, and Chavez didn't know where he was taken to. In an instant, he disappeared into the horizon and was out of his sight.

Qilin felt that this guy was unlikely to die.

Chavez's defense is too strong. That strange bubble cover makes his ability to withstand blows even more exaggerated than the steel balloon defense on his body.

As soon as Qilin landed on the ground, Gallot hugged him and gave him a kiss on the face.

The fragrant breeze blowing in his face made Qilin's face turn red, and he quickly struggled to break free.

In the distance, Palmer raised his big hand and steadily caught the red historical text stele that fell from the sky.

A high-density cube with a side length of more than ten meters, weighing more than tens of thousands of tons, fell from a height of several hundred meters, but only made his right hand sink a few meters. This explosive power display made the surrounding fur tribes who were concerned about the red historical text swallow all the words they wanted to blame.

Bepo was pulled by Garo and came to the front of the Minks who were moved together.

Bepo felt a little sorry for the fur-bearing people lying on the ground.

According to his perception, there were more than two hundred dead people here.

Most of the rest were seriously injured, and some were even poisoned.

"Excuse me, what is going on here? Why did the pirates from the Beasts Pirates suddenly come here and attack everyone?"

Seeing such heavy casualties among his fellow tribesmen, Bepo finally couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart.

Garrot hesitated for a moment and did not answer. Instead, he turned to look at a Lion Fur warrior who was bandaging the wound of Cat Viper.

Hearing Bepo's question, the Lion Fur warrior with a red mane sighed, handed the bandaging task to Carrot, and stood up and came to Bepo.

"Hello, I am Sicilian, the captain of the musketeers of the Furry Principality. Lieutenant General White Bear, thank you very much for saving our country."

"Hello, my name is Bebo, just call me Bebo." Bebo said shyly.

It was the first time for him to see so many of his own kind. He felt familiar but also a little nervous.

Sicilian said, "Please understand that Carrot cannot explain to you the specific reason why the pirates attacked us. Originally, I shouldn't have said anything, but Bepo, you are the savior of our Furry Principality. If you hadn't come to support us today, I'm afraid that pirate would have destroyed this country. So, even without the consent of Duke Inuarashi and Boss Cat Viper, I am willing to tell you the truth."

Bepo quickly waved his hand and said, "If it's inconvenient, I don't need to know. Sorry... I'm so abrupt!"

"It doesn't matter. The pirates have been repelled anyway, so it doesn't matter if I tell you now. If the two kings want to blame me later, I, Sicilien, will bear the responsibility."

As Sicilian spoke, he recounted the causes and consequences of the attack on the Furry Principality.

It turns out that the reason they were attacked by Chavez was because they wanted to protect a Wano warrior hiding in Zou.

Many years ago, the Furry Principality and Wano Country were allies for generations. Several decades ago, the two current kings were retainers of the previous general of Wano Country, Kozuki Oden. The samurai they were going to protect was named Raizo, who was also one of Kozuki Oden's retainers. He was once known as the Nine Red Scabbards of Wano Country together with the two kings of Cat and Dog.

It is precisely because of these two factors that the Furry Principality is willing to sacrifice the lives of its citizens and vow to protect Raizo.

Because he would rather die than compromise, he angered Chavez. He first released the poison gas bomb developed by Plague Queen in the Whale Forest, and then used his cheating fruit ability to absorb the attacks of many Fur Tribe warriors and bounced them back, causing heavy casualties to the Fur Tribe.

If it weren't for the powerful strength of the two kings, and the fact that tonight was a full moon night and Cat Viper Boss had entered the form of a Moon Lion, they might not be able to stop Chavez and hold out until Bepo and the others' support arrived.

"In order to protect a samurai, are you willing to sacrifice the citizens of an entire country?"

After listening to Sicilian's story, Bepo felt a little uncomfortable.

He didn't know whether he should admire the courage and persistence of the Minks who sacrificed their lives for justice, or feel sorry for the Minks who died.

No matter what he thinks in his heart, Bepo will not judge the actions of the Minks casually. Everyone has his own persistence.

Bepo was just thinking about going to the sea below to bring up medicines and doctors from the warship to help treat the injured Minks, when he suddenly heard a Mink child crying sadly while lying on the bodies of his dead parents.

Bebo paused, his eyes instantly reddened.

Many years ago, he had experienced a similar scene and knew deeply how helpless, painful, and desperate this child who had lost both parents felt at that moment.

Bepo was about to go forward to comfort them, but his ears suddenly moved and he heard a few fur tribe members talking in low voices.

"Damn it! Ahri's parents both died, Draco's brother also died, and my grandfather also... just to protect a warrior, is it really worth it? My tribesmen, so many people died! Those familiar faces, I will never see them again."

"Shut up! How can you say such heartless and disloyal words? Lord Oden is the master of Nekomaru and Duke Inuarashi, and Lord Raizo is their brother. Even if we have to sacrifice more, we must not let the pirates capture Lord Raizo!"

"So what? That Oden is not my lord, and that samurai is not my brother. Why should we be willing to die for him? If we hadn't been saved by an outsider today, thousands of us in the country would have been buried with him!"

The Fur-Man who was speaking knelt in front of a bloody corpse. The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and his voice gradually became louder, attracting the attention and attention of many nearby Fur-Man tribesmen.

His companion next to him panicked when he saw so many people looking at him, and quickly reached out to cover his mouth.

"Hush! Keep your voice down! Do you want to live? If the Musketeers and the Knights hear you, you'll be finished!"

However, his persuasion not only did not work, but because of this sentence, the complaining fur tribe lost control of their emotions and screamed hysterically.

"So what if you heard it? My grandfather died! He left me forever because he was protecting a guy I had never seen before! I lost my family, and you are not even allowed to complain? When that guy came, you said he was so powerful, a subordinate of the world's number one tough guy, a ninja as powerful as Cat Viper Boss and Inuarashi Duke. If he is so powerful, why did he hide when we were fighting desperately?"

"Also, why didn't Duke Inuarashi join forces with Boss Cat Viper to deal with that pirate? He is so powerful. If the two kings had joined forces and acted together tonight and transformed into Moon Lion forms, we wouldn't have lost so many people. If that samurai had any backbone, he should have stood up and joined us in fighting the enemy!"

"Shut up!" Sicilian frowned and walked to the emotionally broken fur tribe, angrily scolding: "Don't you know that the two kings have never gotten along, so the country is ruled by Duke Inuarashi during the day and Boss Cat Viper at night. When one of them is active, the other must sleep?"

The fur tribe's eyes were red, and he roared, "But they can go out together, right? Just because of their disagreements, because of the damn friendship between them and that warrior, because of the alliance they made who knows how many years ago, they want us to die in vain? In my opinion, the two of them... have been retainers and servants for too long. They have been kneeling for too long and can no longer stand up! They... are not worthy of being our king!"

"Just... shut up! How dare you insult the king? Are you planning to betray this country?"

Sicilian was furious and subconsciously raised the flintlock in his hand and pointed it at the hysterically screaming Mink tribe member.

Some of the fur-men around were covered in blood, just like Sicilian, feeling angry and ashamed at the words of the fur-man.

Some people, those Minks who had lost relatives and friends because of the attack, looked sad and angry, but they could empathize with the Mink's collapse and roar.

Just as the angry Sicilian was about to pull the trigger at the fur-man's forehead, a tall figure stood across to block the muzzle of the flintlock in his hand, stopping the collapsed fur-man.

Sicilian was stunned. Looking at the white bear standing in front of him like a wall, he frowned and said unhappily, "Bepo, get out of the way. This is our own business in the Furry Principality. Even though you are our savior, you have no right to interfere."

Bepo shook his head but didn't move aside.

He said softly, "I don't want to get involved in your private affairs, but... this brother lost his family and was a little emotional. His words may have been a little harsh, but he definitely doesn't deserve death. If he really wanted to betray this country, he and his grandfather wouldn't risk their lives to participate in this battle with such a huge disparity in strength. So... please don't be impulsive, everyone calm down, the attack is over, and there can't be any more unnecessary casualties."

"He insulted the king and the most sacred and ancient covenant of this country, and he must be punished! I say it again, Vice Admiral White Bear! Please get out of my way! This is our furry principality's own business, and you, the navy, have no right to interfere!"

Sicilian raised his voice, his finger on the trigger of the flintlock, and the muzzle moved upwards, pointing at Bepo's face, his eyes somewhat cold.

"White Bear! Get out of my way! Don't get in our way! Don't take advantage of your favor to us and interfere in our country's internal affairs!"

"Get out of Zou! Marines!"

The surrounding fur tribes also became excited, and some of them shouted curses immediately.

"No...no! Bebo is not that kind of person. Everyone calm down!" When Garrot saw that his tribesmen were hostile to Bebo, he was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat.

She tried to ease the tension, but to no avail.

"You are a bunch of ungrateful guys. We just saved you, and you are going to turn your swords against us? You want to fight among yourselves and kill your own people?"

Qilin put his hands behind his back and slowly walked to Bepo's side and stood there, looking with contempt at the hostile Mink tribe that surrounded him.

The earth shook, and Palmer, who was like a giant, had come to a nearby place at some point. He stood there with a pair of terrifyingly strong arms, watching without saying a word.

"Get out of the way!" Sicilian shouted again.

"I won't move aside until you calm down. There have been enough casualties here. We can't allow any more deaths, especially at the hands of our own people." Bepo opened his arms with a firm look in his eyes.

"You...! You are so stubborn!"

Sicilian gritted his teeth, his finger on the trigger.

At this moment, the smoke suddenly exploded in the field, and a tall figure appeared.

At the same time, an anxious voice hurriedly said: "Please stop! Captain Sicilian!"

Sicilian paused and turned around. A burly warrior in a kimono appeared in front of him with a scroll in his mouth.

"Rai Zang." He called out the name of the person who came. The man in front of him was the warrior who caused their Mink Tribe to be attacked this time.

"It's me." Lei Zang appeared, and without saying a word, he knelt on the ground with a plop, knocked his huge head on the ground in front of Sicilien, and said in a choked voice: "Captain Sicilien, I am very grateful for what you have done for me. Now so many brave men of the fur tribe have lost their precious lives because of my safety. No more casualties must occur. I beg you to stop."

"Lei Zang, you... don't have to do this. Protecting you is what we should do!"

"That's right. This is the ancient alliance between our Furry Principality and the Kozuki family. You are a subject of Kozuki Oden and a comrade-in-arms of both kings. It is reasonable for us to protect you."

"Yes, hurry up and get up, we don't deserve such a great gift."

The surrounding fur tribes started to speak.

Lei Zang was so moved that tears immediately flowed out.

He turned to look at Bepo again, an apologetic look on his face.

"To this overseas fur-bearing warrior, I am extremely grateful for your help."

He looked at the suffering fur-bearer behind Bepo, with guilt in his eyes, but said firmly: "I am very sad about the loss of this fur-bearer hero, but please forgive me for not showing up in the battle just now. Because I have a reason to live!"

He banged his head on the ground and said loudly: "The brutal and cruel pirate Kaido is now wreaking havoc on my hometown, Wano Country. I also went through numerous hardships and dangers before I was able to escape from Wano Country. The reason why I am still alive is because I am waiting for the day of redemption that Lord Oden mentioned. When the Nine Shadows fall, it will be the time for us to counterattack Kaido together, save Wano Country, and restore the glory of the Kozuki clan."

As he spoke, he looked at Bepo, Kirin, and Palmer with eager eyes, and said sincerely: "The three heroes are so powerful. If they are willing to help us, it will definitely greatly increase the chances of saving Wano Country and restoring the glory of Kozuki."

He looked at the military uniform on Palmer and said, "You three heroes are all navy, right? We can cooperate with your navy and defeat the vicious and powerful Kaido together. If we succeed in defeating Kaido and restore the glory of the Kozuki family, I am willing to persuade my lord Momonosuke to agree to become an ally of your navy, that is, a member country."

Bepo looked at the humble and courteous Raizo, and was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice: "Our navy is also willing to help you defeat Kaido and save your country. Fighting against pirates is the responsibility of our navy."

When Lei Zang heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and he was a little excited, "Are you serious?"

Bepo nodded. "That's true, but..."

He looked at the surprised expression on Raizo's face, and shook his head again: "But we are dealing with Kaido not to help you restore the glory of the Kozuki family. I have also learned some stories about the great monarch Kozuki Oden you mentioned from the admiral and Yamato. Excuse me, I don't think he is a qualified monarch. The misery of your country today is inseparable from him..."

"Shut up! How dare you insult my lord, Lord Oden!" Bepo's words made Raizo, whose face was full of joy, change his expression instantly. His big face was distorted and his eyes were spitting fire.

"Marine! Are you looking for death? How dare you insult the great Lord Oden!"

"Get out of Zou! You are not welcome here!"

The surrounding fur tribe also shouted angrily.

Bepo glanced at his excited fellow tribesmen and shook his head in disappointment.

"General Rorschach is right. The reason why this world is so rotten and why so many tragedies happen is because too many people have been kneeling for too long and can no longer stand up, and don't want to stand up anymore."

"Qilin, Pamel, let's go."

He ignored Raizo and the angry Minks, called Kirin and Pamel, and turned to leave.

Behind the angry crowd, Garrott looked at Bepo who was leaving in disappointment, his lips moved, but he couldn't muster up the courage to come forward and keep him.

"I'm sorry, Bepo..."

(End of this chapter)