Pirate's Freedom

Beneath the holy land of Mariejoia, there is a fish-man island located [-] meters under the sea.

In the depths of the Forest of the Sea, you can pass through the cover of several ancient sunken ships of different styles.

The colorful corals are shaped like flowers and grass. The light from the Eve of the Sun Tree scatters in the sea water to form a rainbow-like halo. Surrounded by several tan-shaped rocky areas, huge square stones with seaweed attached stand quietly. In the center.

For thousands of years, the historical text has been here, silently telling everyone the history buried by the world.

Standing in front of it, a figure looked motionless for a while, then slowly walked forward, spread out a huge piece of waterproof rubbing paper, and carefully printed out the historical text.

"Brother Dorian! I've been looking for you for a long time! You just--"

A light purple figure jumped down from the rocky ground on the left.

After landing, he saw Dorian busy up and down there. He closed his mouth and waited in silence for a moment. After seeing Dorian coming down from the stone, he continued to speak.

"Brother Dorian, I couldn't find you anywhere just after we finished. It turns out you are here. Why are you so anxious? This stone has been here for hundreds of years!"

"..."

Dorian folded the printed rubbing paper and carefully put it into the lining pocket of the blood-colored coat before speaking.

"Aaron, are you still doing hunting...?"

"Of course, Brother Dorian, after you leave, I will take over everything!"

The evil dragon looked a little excited and couldn't help but show off.

"Brother Dorian, come to my boat! I'll introduce you to my little brother!"

"..."

Seeing the undisguised pride and pride on the evil dragon's face, Dorian agreed to him after a moment of silence.

"Then go there now!"

The dragon's face was filled with joy.

"Brother Dorian, I saw everything just now. Murloc Blood Fighting Technique is much more powerful than Murloc Karate and Jujitsu!"

"Want to learn?"

"Of course I do! Brother Dorian!"

"I teach you."

……

The two of them left the Forest of the Sea together, from the northern town of Shuiche Town to the prosperous Coral Hill. Along the way, both the fish and the mermaid, although they did not dare to approach because of their bad reputation in the past, they all paid Dorian a respectful salute. .

"There are some things I haven't had time to ask yet."

Dorian stopped and raised his head. Decorated with shells and bubble wrap, the oarfish dragged an oar fish across the sky far ahead.

"The royal family inspected... This must be the third time along the way. When I came here, I found that the atmosphere was a bit tense... What happened to Fish-Man Island?"

"I don't know what's going on, Brother Dorian. In recent times, the pirates of the lower races wandering around this offshore area have killed more and more people... Especially in the past few days, a group of people sneaked away. The pirates who came in captured several mermaids..."

Having said this, the evil dragon showed a mocking expression.

"These cowards are all so scared!"

Snapped! !

A slap hit him on the back of the head, causing the evil dragon to bend down suddenly and stagger forward a few steps.

"...!!!"

The evil dragon's head was buzzing, and it took him a while to react before he turned around and yelled at Jinbei.

"What are you doing...!!!"

Jinbei, who suddenly appeared, took back his hand and ignored him.

"...Jinbei, you can't just give up."

After a moment of silence, Dorian spoke.

"Those pirates haven't escaped yet, right?"

"Ha...let me tell you...Brother Dorian."

The evil dragon rubbed his head and interjected in a depressed tone.

"Those Poseidon Army have sealed off the entire Fish-Man Island. The lower races who cannot breathe underwater will definitely not be able to escape."

"..."

After hearing the information revealed in the evil dragon's words, the thoughtful Dorian just thought about it for a moment and understood something.

"What about now? Jinbei, what's the result of luring the snake out of its hole?"

Jinbei was silent for a while, and his expression became serious.

"...This is exactly why I came to you... Dorian, come with me."

"Hey! Jinbei! I was the one who agreed!"

The evil dragon said angrily.

"Aaron, I'll come find you later."

"Okay...Brother Dorian."

……

Prison tower.

The prison of the Dragon Palace Kingdom, which is made of huge rocks, is still very humid even though the water has been drained.

With both awe and curiosity in their eyes, the Poseidon soldiers guarding both sides of the passage opened the last cell door for the two of them.

"No one survived. These guys... after learning that there was no hope of escape, they simply committed suicide, along with the kidnapped hostages..."

There were dim lights in the dark cell, and several miserable human corpses were placed side by side.

"It's not like a pirate at all."

"..."

Dorian walked forward silently, and squatted down, reaching out his hand and kneading their limbs one by one.

"These people are not pirates..."

Although there is no identification mark in the things he carries with him.

Dorian still made a judgment based on their unusual muscles and many experiences of dealing with them.

"They are members of the CP9, a secret intelligence agency directly under the World Government, who have obtained [permission to kill]."

"..."

Although he had expected it, it was still difficult for Jinbei to accept.

"The World Government... looks grand on the surface, but secretly tramples on justice and abandons the justice it preaches...!! Even so... do you want to join them... Princess Otohime..."

"Dorian, there are some questions I want to ask you clearly. Regarding all this...you should know something, right?"

After digesting his emotions, Jinbei stared into his eyes and said solemnly in a cell with only two living people nearby.

"What is happening above [-] meters?!"

……

"King Neptune, don't you plan to expel me?"

After a moment, Dorian was touched.

"If Fishman Island's position... deteriorates again... I'm afraid she won't even be able to attend the [World Conference]... Princess Otohime will definitely be hit hard!"

"Although it was not my intention, it really caused a lot of trouble for people..."

"Then why not stay? Dorian!"

Jinbei, who was still half-understood, was a little excited.

"Just like our ancestors once did, teach the martial arts you created to others, and let [Murloc Blood Fighting Technique] be passed down from generation to generation like jujitsu and karate. This is what only you can do!"

"..."

After gathering his mood, Dorian looked at Jinbei, a smile softening his rough face.

"Jinbei, I have planted a seed. As for whether it can grow into a towering tree in the future with the efforts of generations like fishman karate and jujitsu..."

Real actual combat is the best way to teach. An all-out battle is a display of no secrets. Those who are able to play and are above the level should understand what [Murloc Blood Fighting Technique] is.

"I have no responsibility to control the future so long ago. I am not arrogant enough to think that I can control everything. All I can do is to hand over the [Blood Fighting Technique] I created to future generations, right? ?”

"My long-cherished wish has come true, Jinbei. I have no regrets anymore."

"...Dorian...!"

From the moment they met again until now, Jinbei has endured it without complaining.

"How much you hated humans in the past, I still clearly remember...what exactly did you encounter on this journey?!"

"Although I...don't want to talk about my pain...but..."

After a moment of silence, Dorian's tone fluctuated slightly.

"I wanted to explore human martial arts in pursuit of a higher realm of martial arts... I left here, but... not long after the journey started... I was captured! I was imprisoned in Mariejoia... for several years! "

"...?!!"

"I WAS! A SLAVE!!"

"What did you say……!!"

Jinbe lost his voice.

"Over there...I witnessed with my own eyes...humanity's [Darkness]...and [Light]...!!"

"...!!!"

Hearing this, Jinbei was shocked and speechless.

"Someone said this to me—"

Dorian took a deep breath.

"People are not anyone's slaves! They are not born to be slaves!! Even if they are oppressed, they will not give in. Even if they encounter disasters, they will not be discouraged. When they encounter injustice, they can correct it without fear. They will not surrender to beasts. Everyone is To be able to become such a guy, to become the unique monarch who rules [one’s] territory!!”

"Even if you are afraid of pain and power, you cannot stop because of fear. Even if you die in the end, even if nothing can be saved, people will leave their will in the hearts of others. This is the bond that human beings have, not It’s blood, but the inheritance of will!!”

"Jinbei, do you understand? If you follow that person, you can't stop."

"..."

Jinbei couldn't answer. In his eyes, Dorian looked through the thick rocks and seemed to see the world above the sea.

"The age of gods is coming to an end, and next is the age of humans."

"It's before dawn, and it's the darkest hour before dawn, but don't close your eyes, because - the sun is about to rise, Jinbei."