[comprehensive] red tide

For the imminent war, Marineford has been in turmoil for the past two days. A few days ago, the Navy Headquarters began to secretly gather available troops. After the initial deployment was completed, evacuation operations followed.

It's just that the action has not yet started, and the king's Qiwuhai was suddenly sent to Marineford by the world government from the holy land of Mary Joa in advance, and the warship group monitoring Whitebeard in the New World lost contact again; in order to prevent various unexpected events, the Navy The top management of the headquarters immediately decided to evacuate the residents of the island immediately.

This also makes the evacuation plan that should have been carried out in an orderly manner, so it appears hasty and chaotic.

Many docks and ports that did not need to be put into use were temporarily recruited, and at the same time, additional troops were sent to maintain order, appease the panicked people, and strictly check the identity of every boarder to prevent spies from taking away certain secrets.

So - when Zhan Taowan hurried to the designated dock with people in his arms, along the way, he encountered several interrogations and several unexpected obstacles.

Because Zhan Taomaru is the captain of the Science Department’s combat team, he is superimposed to protect Dr. Vegapunk’s mission. His actions have not been questioned by the navy, but the people he brought are...

Many people in the Navy Headquarters know the appearance of War Princess Alice. Even if they dare not blatantly intercept her, all kinds of embarrassments in private are very obvious.

All the way to the dock, the sailors I met, when checking the nameplate carried by Zhan Taomaru, waited to recognize the identity of the other person, without exception, their expressions were unpredictable.

Zhanmomomaru didn't know exactly what kind of instructions the patrolling sergeants received. He only knew that the navy who checked the nameplate seemed extremely unwilling to let them go, especially when he informed that he was about to leave the Marineford warship. When docked at the dock.

In the end, the good luck allowed him to lead people to break through many obstacles.

His old man's deterrence still has some effect, Zhan Taowan thought.

With the support of the general of the Navy Headquarters, Huang Yuan, even though there were many malicious attempts against Zhan Ji secretly, those small actions did not dare to be carried out in broad daylight.

When the destination could be seen from a distance, Zhan Taomaru tightened his arms, and let the guy who had been quiet in his arms get closer to him, and the speed of his feet immediately accelerated, while comforting in a low voice, "You will leave safely , I will let you leave safely."

Zhan Taowan didn't look sideways when he was talking, and stared straight ahead, he couldn't bear to lower his head, and didn't dare to look at the expression of the bastard in his arms at this moment.

Along the way just now, the bastard in his arms also noticed those seemingly invisible obstacles. Her body was stretched like a stone, and she never dared to show her face, like a little ostrich.

Stupid!

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The destination of the warship docked in the dock was the East China Sea. At this time, there was not much time left to set sail. There was a long line of pedestrians waiting on the trestle outside the dock. They were all family members of the army preparing to board the ship, and some of them were civilians.

Zhan Taowan walked over with people, and was stopped at the entrance of the trestle bridge soon after.

The sergeant who asked him to show his nameplate and boarding certificate, Zhanmomaru recognized from the serial number embroidered on the opponent's chest that the troops maintaining order here belonged to a certain lieutenant general, not the army under his father's command as he thought at first. .

Realizing this, Zhan Taowan, who had a calm expression on his face, became somewhat nervous in his heart.

Sure enough——Not long after, Zhan Taomaru took back the nameplate and release document from the soldier, but the other party politely invited him out of the crowd, and didn't even bother to use excuses, only saying that he had to wait for the officer give an order.

Being led to a relatively open corner, Zhan Taowan pursed his lips, but he did not get angry. He just let go of his arms, put the person in his arms down, and then pushed her behind him, blocking all directions. The projected line of sight.

She hid behind him and kept silent, but Zhan Taomaru felt the bastard's obvious uneasiness from the strength of the hemp rope tied around his waist.

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Zhan Taomaru understands the attitude of the Navy Headquarters towards Zhan Ji, and she is even more aware of her situation, even though he and she have never said it clearly.

He is a member of the Science Department, and before he received this trouble called 'Warrior Alice' which gave him a headache, he knew all the experiments on her and all the progress about her.

After all, it's a 'miracle'. Her gaze is like a searchlight, so that from the moment she opens her eyes, her every move is spread out under the gaze of others.

At that time, Zhan Taowan didn't know that one day he would take over such a trouble.

And she wasn't acting like a trouble back then.

The puppet that has regenerated consciousness is as pure as a piece of white paper. Everyone thinks that no matter what kind of Alice they want to get in the end, they only need to instill her ideal concepts during the teaching process. .

They hope that Alice will become a powerful support for the navy, completely obedient and absolutely loyal. Even if the war girl regenerates her personal consciousness, as long as she is completely instilled with her ideas, she will live for someone in this life.

Zhan Ji doesn't need to think about anything by herself, they plan a blueprint for her and shape her personality, she just needs to present herself on the tray and dedicate herself to the person who finally gets her, regardless of body and mind.

The staff of the Science Department assigned to teach the dolls have been doing that.

Zhan Taowan originally thought that the puppet would stand by his old man's side in the end, but the world is impermanent. After the antidote came out, he saw Alice at Dr. Baker Ponga.

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I believe that until a long time later, Zhan Taomaru still can't forget the scene when he saw 'Alice' for the first time.

It was an afternoon, and Alice, who strictly followed the parenting procedures taught by the Ministry of Science, was allowed to go for a walk in the garden during her lunch break. According to the documents, Alice's consciousness at that time should be in the chaotic stage of receiving teaching, and what she usually showed was also It is generally the same as the research conclusion.

Unexamined, expressionless, every move needs guidance, well-behaved and obedient, without resistance or doubt.

It should have been so.

However, when Senmomaru was going to bring back Alice, who had finished walking time, in an extremely remote corner of the garden, he saw her rescue an insect caught by a spider web, and carefully release it.

She didn't speak, she was quiet, just staring at the insect who didn't know whether it was a butterfly or a moth, her eyes for a moment...was deeply sad.

Even if she doesn't speak, Zhan Taowan can tell that she feels the same way.

Probably at that time he felt sorry for her?

War Princess Alice is not a doll who can shape her personality at will. On the contrary, she has always had her own consciousness. She knows her situation, but she can't do anything about it.

Some sacrifices must be made for justice, but who has paid attention to the feelings of those sacrificed?Has anyone thought about it empathically, and considered those feelings with the mentality of the victim?

What if the victims are unwilling to accept the 'glory of sacrifice for justice'?

And who stipulated that who must be the victim?

Zhan Taowan knew that he had such doubts, but his mentality was not right, but he still couldn't help telling her, who immediately became expressionless, that there were no surveillance cameras installed in the garden after Zhan Ji found him.

He told her cryptically that she could take off her disguise occasionally.

Her expression was blank, as if she didn't understand at all, but on the way he took her back to the room, she secretly squinted from the corner of her eyes, her light blue pupils were like a big green sea under a clear sky.

Later, Dr. Baker Pangjia started to treat her, but Zhan Taowan drove away the staff from the Science Department who came with her. It was the first time he disobeyed his father, and he didn't even have a reason. He insisted on not letting the people from the Science Department continue participate.

He thought, probably because of the unbearable feeling in his heart, he didn't want to see her being surrounded by heavy shackles, silently obliterating his personality, that was murder in another sense, and he couldn't turn a blind eye to it.

War Princess Alice was a victim from the beginning, and now she has regenerated her personal consciousness. Such a miracle, I believe that God did not wake her up just to make her fall into the abyss again.

Zhan Taowan thought he couldn't do it and watched innocent people being pushed into a desperate situation.

If he stands by, what is the difference between him and the mad doctor or the sinners who wantonly make canaries?Shouldn't their navy take it as their duty to protect every civilian?

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He began to call her 'Nana' instead of the title other people used. Of course, it was not for distinction or to express any special affection. He just hoped that she didn't have to be a 'War Girl'.

'Alice' represents pain and suffering.

She is Nana, the only survivor on Ishenlu Island after her hometown was destroyed by the Poison Ivy Pirates. She is an ordinary person, not a doll that can be shaped at will without consciousness.

He couldn't understand some despicable and shameless behaviors, and wanted to do his best to help, not a condescending rescue, but an action that must be done as a human being.

She gradually let go of her defenses and camouflage. Although she couldn't get rid of her rigid facial expression, the emotions in her eyes became richer. She began to speak, no longer silent like a doll.

She started smiling at him when they were alone.

She finally called him 'Peach'.

Finally, he didn't protect her out of sympathy, he wanted to hear what she said that always made him roar, only say it to him, and only laugh for him.

He wants to protect her, and he will protect her.

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During the waiting period, Zhan Taowan thought of many things, but he quickly pressed them back to the depths of his mind, pursed the corners of his mouth, looked straight ahead, raised his spirits, and quickly calculated the current situation and solutions .

Nana hid behind him, clutching the belt around his waist with one hand, although the strength was not strong, she trembled imperceptibly.

After a while, several figures from a distance came towards the corner, and the soldiers guarding nearby put down their guard, stood at attention, and waited with bated breath.

As those people slowly approached, Zhan Taowan slowly narrowed his eyes, pursed the corners of his mouth, then lowered his eyelids, covering the strange color in his eyes from the moment he lowered his head.

Seeing the leader clearly, the last trace of luck in Zhan Taomaru's heart disappeared.

It would be fine if the person who came was the lieutenant general who was in charge of this area. Although he didn't agree with his old man's position, that lieutenant general was not really a person who would do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.

He was born to be the confidant of the general Akainu, and even his adjutant, almost representing the attitude of Akainu Sakaski himself.

Zhan Taowan heard from his old man that in the case of Zhan Ji, the high-level leaders of the headquarters have different attitudes; among them, like Zhan Taowan, they think that Zhan Ji is innocent and have a sympathetic attitude towards her. The perspective of the bystander is undeniable.

However, there are more radicals who feel that Zhan Ji should dedicate her loyalty and combat power, and sacrifice everything for justice wholeheartedly.

The last one is also Admiral Akainu's attitude towards Zhan Ji.

Seeing the person coming at this moment, Zhan Taomaru knew that all kinds of investigations along the way just now were probably reported to Admiral Akainu in the end, and the obstacle before boarding the ship was to wait for the other party to come.

The old man of his family rejected many experimental plans for Zhan Ji, including the concept of large-scale production of artificial combat power called "cradle" proposed by Admiral Akainu.

Taking Zhan Ji as the original prototype, research and copy a batch of semi-artificial intelligence comparable to the px series to serve the navy, so as to fill the vacancy of the naval camp that has been almost stretched in recent years.

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After a while, the tense sense of presence stopped at a position not too far away, and the corners of the collar-style windbreaker swung slightly.

During the short silence, Zhan Taowan felt the scrutinizing eyes turn around him, then fell behind him, paused and turned away again.

"People from the Science Department—" the hoarse voice, the tone is very flat, making people unable to distinguish between joy and anger, as if deliberately trying to give people a sense of oppression, and after a long time, he continued, "Who wants to be here?" Embark?"

"Your Excellency." Zhan Taowan raised his face, straightened his back, looked straight into the eyes of the people who came in, and replied in a deep voice, "Members of the Science Department are responsible for escorting the cured civilians to board the ship and leave Marineford in accordance with the evacuation plan of the headquarters. "

"Civilian?" The other party's eyebrows twitched slightly, and the corners of his mouth sank about a centimeter. After that, he slightly tilted his head and took the folder handed over to him, flipped through it a few times, and then returned it, "You The civilians in the mouth do not seem to be worthy of the name."

While speaking, the man took a step forward, his gaze was as sharp as a knife in an instant, "Kill the battle girl, the naval headquarters is about to fight, the science department ignores the mobilization order of the whole army, and insists on withdrawing the combat power, who gave it the power?"

"General Huang Yuan?"

After the words fell, the visitor hooked his mouth, and he seemed to be smiling a little mockingly. He put away his smile in an instant, and his tone became more severe, "The purpose of evacuating residents from the headquarters is to protect innocent civilians from the flames of war. As a soldier, on the eve of the war, To evacuate the reinforcements is to run away!"

"Your Excellency!" Zhan Taowan narrowed his eyes, and glared fearlessly with the momentum of not losing to the opponent, "Where is the so-called criterion for dividing innocent civilians?"

Staring at the extremely gloomy visitor, Zhan Taowan pursed the corners of his mouth, and answered his own doubts in a questioning tone, "Isn't anyone involved in the navy pirates just innocent civilians?"

"Nana is a survivor of Yishenlu Island. The pirates destroyed her hometown and killed all her relatives. Isn't she the innocent civilian that the navy must protect?!"

"Whoever gave you the right to believe that you must sacrifice if you have power! General Akainu?"

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Xu Shi had never been reprimanded in person like this before. The other party was startled, and then he came back to his senses in an instant, his eyes became more ferocious, "You—" while shouting angrily, his feet moved slightly, and his hands reached the weapon at his waist superior.

Seeing that the opponent was about to use force, Zhan Taowan subconsciously held his breath, and instantly entered a fighting state. The hand hanging by his side was slightly raised, and was blocked by the force from behind in an instant.

Nana, who was originally hiding behind him, suddenly put her hand on his wrist, "Taozi—" In the hoarse voice, there was a faint trembling, and there was a hint of weeping faintly.

He froze for a moment, and in a split second, she turned around from behind him, stood between him and the visitor, with her back to him, and she blocked his front in a posture close to guarding.

"Since you covet the ability to kill Zhan Ji, Your Excellency should know everything about Zhan Ji. I just ask one thing—" After a pause for a few seconds, she continued slowly, "Are you confident that you can kill Zhan Ji?" How about escaping from me with your life?"

She used a flat voice, stagnant tone, but there was an unspeakable killing intent inside, "Before I absolutely obey, I will kill you——"

"For your justice, please die first, how—"

The sense of oppression filled with bloody slaughter suddenly dissipated, and her back revealed a cold aura of complete disregard for life, "Including you, within 5 minutes, I can kill all living people within a hundred meters."

"In 10 minutes, there is no longer any life in the dock."

"Destroy the warship in 15 minutes."

"After the killing and baptism, the battle princess reappeared. It's just your master, can you bear the responsibility?"

"Maybe he doesn't care about human lives at all."

"It is a kind of audacity to hold the idea that sacrifices must be made for justice."

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Intent to raise her hand to obliterate hundreds of lives, her attitude was as calm as discussing the weather.

Counting the time like this jokingly, Zhan Taomaru did not dare to question it, because he knew how true her words were. After a thorough analysis by the Science Department, based on the data of Zhan Ji's body, the conclusion drawn was that she was true. can do it.

If this is not the case, where are the parties coveting?Once Nana really turns into a war princess again... the supreme killing of the Muse will indeed repeat itself.

Hearing this, the expression of the person who was facing her also changed slightly, perhaps he had truly and thoroughly understood the power of the Slaughter Battle Girl, the person's aura remained unchanged on the surface, but his pupils constricted unconsciously.

The atmosphere seemed to freeze in an instant, and gradually became more sinister as the two confronted each other face to face.

"Ah la la~ What a fierce girl."

In the silence, the casual and lazy tone interjected/entered without warning, paused for a moment, with a smile in his tone, and then said in a manly voice, "For the sake of my little lover, do you hesitate to be an enemy to everyone? "

After the voice fell, there was the sound of approaching footsteps, accompanied by the soft rustling of the cloth, as if a sleepy yawn arrived first, "Well~ It's really troublesome to have to come to see people off when you are so sleepy. "

"Eh—you're right?"

"It's working time now, and—who can bother you to see you off?" Another person's hoarse and deep voice followed, "Are there any members of Marineford's military family?"

Taking advantage of the imminent tension here being eased by the conversation between the two later, Zhan Taowan rushed forward and dragged back the bastard who was confronting others, and quickly hid her behind him.

After completing the habitual act of keeping the bastard in his shadow again, Zhan Taomaru turned his face away, straightened his back, and said respectfully, "Your Excellency, General Aokiji."

"Zhan Taowan~" The other party raised his hand and waved it lazily, "You are also here~" After the sloppy and casual response, the man turned his hand to tangle his hair, without saying anything, but walked to Just like that, he stopped nearby.

Zhan Taowan looked back at General Aokiji, who had the same military rank as his father, and then shifted his gaze a few degrees to the face of the person who came later, and said again, "Your Excellency, Lieutenant General Ghost Spider."

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It was only at this time that Zhan Taowan really relaxed. Although the generals and lieutenant generals who came couldn't distinguish between good and evil, he was sure that General Aokiji was the one who came to save the scene.

He knew that his old man would not really ignore him. Although he had been annoyed about Nana before, Zhan Taowan could somewhat guess that his old man was actually very protective of Nana.

Even if it wasn't for him, a worthless junior, but for the relationship between Nana and that bastard woman, his old man would not have watched Nana be strangled by the radicals again and become a war concubine.

As for Lieutenant General Ghost Spider, for the sake of his old man's face, I believe he wouldn't... be too extreme.

In the blink of an eye, Zhan Taowan's mind was spinning, and then he caught the person behind him with his backhand before the situation changed again, hugged him horizontally, then turned his head, and said respectfully, "Send her away It is my mission today, please allow me to go ahead, General Aokiji, and Vice Admiral Ghost Spider."

"Ah lah~ The young guy is so enthusiastic that people are enviable~" The man turned his face while speaking, and smiled at the lieutenant general who was standing beside him but was half a step behind, "I said, don't make things difficult for this kid anymore, Bo Rusalino is just such a junior, be careful, he will give his own children a head, and trouble you—"

"Ask your people to let you go~ My little lover is going back to the East China Sea, what are we doing to stop him?"

"Porusalino's junior, his lover is also a family member~" He smiled and looked sideways, the man's eyes revealed a hint of deep interest, "Even if he elopes, it's still Polusalino's family." about it?"

"What am I stopping you for? It's not my lover." Snorting like a sneer, Lieutenant General Ghost Spider raised his hand and waved, "It doesn't matter whether you go back to the East China Sea or go anywhere, as long as you have complete procedures, no one will power block."

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"Then I'll take my leave first!" Zhan Taomaru stepped forward decisively, walked through the passage left intentionally or unintentionally by the two generals and lieutenant generals, avoiding the possibility of confronting Admiral Akainu's adjutant again, and walked quickly to the trestle bridge.

This time, Zhan Taowan was not intercepted in any way, and it was only now that he saw clearly during the march that the team of soldiers who had just stopped him from the boarding team and brought him to this corner had another group of soldiers nearby. .

On the surface, it looks like they are helping them, but in fact, if you look carefully, you can see clearly that the previous group of soldiers is being held hostage by those who came later.

In the back of his head, the casual conversation between the general and the lieutenant general came again.

"I need the loyalty of my subordinates more than obeying military orders." Lieutenant General Ghost Spider's tone was very cold, "If you betray my order today, you will betray the navy camp in the future. My troops don't need to be half-hearted. The scum of the will.”

"Ah~ your way of running the army is still so bad." General Aokiji's laughter was understated, and then he said, "The warships parked in the dock, on the way to the East China Sea, the troops in charge of safety are directly under Mr. Maintenance becomes your person, ghost spider?"

Hearing this, Zhan Taowan squinted his eyes, and stopped paying attention to the conversation between the two generals and the lieutenant general at the rear, crossed the pass without saying a word, and rushed straight to the trestle bridge.

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Regardless of whether General Aokiji and Lieutenant General Ghost Spider deliberately disclosed this information, and regardless of whether it was because of his father's face, in short, Zhan Taowan really felt at ease.

He was originally worried about whether Nana would encounter another accident on the way to the East China Sea, or whether he would not be able to send her to the warship at all.

All the embarrassment disappeared without a trace in the casual and meaningless attitude of those two people.

The soldiers who intercepted his attempt to take away Zhan Ji were under the command of the ghost spider, but the lieutenant general gave the answer with practical actions just now, "betrayed his order", that is to say, those few people obeyed Akainu Sakaski.

Escorting the fleet to the East China Sea was the troops directly under Lieutenant General Garp. Lieutenant General Garp himself was a faction of his own. He didn't bother to join any faction. The officers and soldiers who followed the naval heroes were all upright and full of justice.

Lieutenant General Garp has always had a clear-cut stand on the matter of 'Battle Girl' and 'Cradle'. He has always opposed the proposal from the beginning to the end, and extremely severely vetoed the proposal.

Probably because the fleet heading to the East China Sea was escorted by the troops directly under Garp's command, there was an interception before the trestle boarded the ship.

Because once Nana boarded the ship, Marineford's radicals would have no chance.

And to the East China Sea...

Thinking of this, Zhan Taowan lowered his head, and whispered to the bastard in his arms, "Go to Fengche Village, and tell the people on the warship that your destination is Fengche Village."

"I'm going to beg the old man to ask him to let Mr. Karp take you in."

"You have to be good and wait for me to pick you up."

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She was always afraid, and even when she made death threats, it was because she was too scared.

Was she afraid that he would abandon her?Fearing that he might not be able to bear the pressure, he handed her over like this.

He knew, because she was such a sensitive, awkward and timid bastard.

She can only bully him, and only dares to bully him, but he is very happy, because she is only willful to those she likes.

He didn't want her to be willful to others, so he had no choice but to stand by her side and only think about her.

He does not have a military rank, and apart from some special treatment because of the old man's relationship, his own strength alone is not enough to truly protect her; Zhan Taowan is very clear about this.

Along the way, he even borrowed the name of his old man several times and used the momentum of the general Huang Yuan to force those blockers to let him take her through.

What's more, General Aokiji and Lieutenant General Ghost Spider were just for the sake of his old man and had nothing to do with him.

Zhan Taowan thought, perhaps, in the eyes of the general and lieutenant general, his courage is not even comparable to Nana.

But even if he will be looked down upon, he doesn't care anymore, even if he is just a kid hiding under the old man's shade now, even if he is bullying others and pretending to be a tiger, he will use it to protect her.

It's no big deal for a man to bow his head for the woman he likes.