Pirate Shadow Guardian

"Asshole! Asshole! Asshole! Asshole!"

As soon as Jasmine finished talking about the situation at the site of the explosion, Luffy was already on the verge of going berserk.

"Ace, what are you doing? Let me go! And you, you green algae-headed bastard! Do you want to watch those innocent civilians die too?"

"Calm down, Luffy!"

Not only did Ace not let go of Luffy, but he hugged him even tighter.

"Your impulsiveness will only kill those people!"

When Ace yelled this, Luffy was stunned.

He was just too excited to think about it, and he only wanted to fight off those damn bastards and rescue the captured civilians. But he was not stupid, he just didn't like to think.

"But...but...Ace, please teach me, what should I do?"

"Perhaps...it's best if we don't show up?"

Ace responded with an uncertain tone to Luffy's pleading.

"Ace, you're right, but...what if those pirates see that we don't come out and kill a civilian every once in a while?"

Zoro spoke up and broke Ace's fantasy.

"There are dozens of civilians over there. Killing one every hour would be enough to kill them for several days! And... who knows if they will continue to capture other civilians?"

After spending so much time with Yang, Zoro has also begun to prepare for the worst. He has seen some of the evil in human nature. In particular... never talk about morality with pirates!

Those people who were left alive by Luffy and Ace, but in the end, none of them survived!

"So what do you say we should do? You should know what will happen if we go over there, right?"

Ace yelled at Zoro in annoyance.

Of course, this was just his emotional outburst, not his dislike for Zoro.

Obviously, although he was holding Luffy, it only meant that he was calmer than Luffy, not that he was not angry!

"Indeed, if we show up, those guys with no bottom line might ask us to surrender, or even make more outrageous demands."

"Of course I know that! So, what should we do... Why are there such despicable bastards!!!"

Ace let go of Luffy and pounded his head hard with his right hand, as if this would help him come up with a solution.

"Ace..."

At this moment, Luffy was a little confused.

He was impulsive just now, but was stopped by Ace. Now he has calmed down, but Ace is in a dilemma...

"I don't know either. I've never encountered anything like this before."

Zoro spread his hands helplessly, indicating that there was nothing he could do.

"If it was Yoya...what would he do?"

Luffy asked tentatively, as if he had found a life-saving straw.

However, reality disappointed him.

"He would probably just kill everyone..."

Zoro knows Yang Ye quite well.

"why is it like this…"

Luffy began to doubt his life.

"Strictly speaking, the ones who brought disaster to these civilians are pirates. According to Yangye's logic, killing these civilians is to relieve their suffering. Killing these pirates is to avenge the civilians. This makes sense! Of course, this is the case for Yangye."

Ace's eyes lit up slightly at Zoro's words, but after looking at Luffy who was shocked to the point of doubting his life, he gave up the idea.

Yang Ye's logic...

how to say…

If you think about it rationally, it is indeed reasonable.

Not compromising with evil forces can help us to carry out justice in our hearts. Just like Sakaski, he took this path.

But a paradox arises.

Can justice that does not even care about the lives of the people really be considered justice? Perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that it is to achieve one's own goal of eliminating evil by any means necessary?

Fortunately, Yang Ye does not claim to be righteous, nor does he do anything to achieve his goal.

Compared to Sakaski, his starting point is purer.

Anyone who stands in his way is a target for elimination! He will not take advantage of innocent people, nor will he actively hurt innocent people, but the premise is that these people do not hinder him!

The two are very similar, but not the same.

Of course, this choice is obviously impossible for Luffy!

As the protagonist of destiny, shouldering the will of the world, how could he be a selfish guy?

That's why he has such a headache.

But let him exchange his life for the lives of those civilians?

He is just kind, not stupid!

Compromising with evil will only encourage evil!

and many more…

It seems that it is not impossible...

"I have an idea!"

Luffy's excited voice sounded, attracting the attention of Ace and Zoro.

Is there a solution?

Luffy came up with this?

Is it reliable?

Obviously, both of them don't trust Luffy... Of course, they only don't trust his brain. Luffy is still very reliable in other aspects.

Well...except using your brain!

"Hey! What's with that look on your face? My method is super powerful, okay!"

"Super awesome?"

Yes, that’s right, it means super unreliable!

"Are you going to listen or not? Or do you have any other ideas?"

Luffy was so angry that he was trembling with fear. Where is the most basic trust between people?

"Ahem, we don't mean to look down on you. Tell us your solution!"

Zoro's eyes widened innocently as he listened to Ace's words.

You've expressed your thoughts!

Fortunately, Luffy, this thick-skinned guy, didn't hear anything wrong. Instead, he excitedly started talking about his plan.

And this also makes Zoro less hopeful about Luffy's plan...

really…

"I'm ready to exchange myself for those civilians!"

"Luffy!!!"

What on earth was I expecting, asshole!

Ace yelled at Luffy angrily.

However, Luffy, who usually begged for mercy with a grin, was very calm at this moment, with a look of composure as if he had mastered the matter.

Huh? Luffy was switched? This isn't the Luffy I know, right? Where's my stupid Odoudou?

"Ace, please listen to me first."

Luffy waved his hand at Ace, signaling this unstable Onii-chan to calm down. After causing Ace to grit his teeth for a while, he continued:

"Yang also seemed to say that our intelligence has been leaked to the enemy by the Goya Kingdom?"

"Yes, that's right. That's why these people resorted to such despicable means to deal with us!"

"Then you tell me... Do they know that my grandfather is Vice Admiral Garp? Yang also said that my grandfather is a super powerful character, one of the most powerful people in the world..."

"Well, Luffy, you mean..."

"That's right! If they knew this information, their goal would definitely be to control us and prevent us from causing trouble, but they would definitely not dare to kill me! Yes, just use me in exchange, the risk for you will be greater than mine."

"hiss…"

Ace and Zoro took a deep breath and looked at Luffy in surprise and doubt, as if they couldn't believe that such a clear and logical analysis came out of Luffy's mouth.

Not only did he take every aspect into consideration, he even took into account possible dangers!

Is this really Luffy?

"But...what if they don't trade with you?"

A crisp yet soft childish voice sounded...

"Ah?"

Luffy, who was just reveling in the fact that he had finally shown some wit and acted very well in front of Eszoro, suddenly had a smug expression that froze and turned into deep astonishment!

Well, this is Luffy!

Then, the air suddenly became quiet...