[Comprehensive] BE saves the world

Kuzan Speech We Were So Close Together

[Evening is still gentle, beautiful and peaceful.But if a person thinks about or pursues everything in front of him, he will still feel a little desolate in this dusk.So, this day has become a painful thing. 】

01

【海は见ている（海は见ている）（The sea is watching）世界の初まりも（The beginning of this world）

海は知っている (the sea also knows) 世界の未わりも (the end of this world)]

After leaving the Navy, Kuzan traveled the world.As some third-rate magazines said, with a simple bag on the back, one person rides a bicycle and travels alone in this vast and boundless world.However, unlike those third-rate magazines, he also has a companion, a penguin named Gamel.Because they are penguins, they have a very good compatibility with the ice-type Kuzan—it is even a bit ridiculous to say so, and they embarked on an aimless journey, one person and one bird.

Although Gamel is very cute on the outside, he is actually a tough guy in his heart. Even Kuzan has been beaten up several times by him. It hurts to be beaten like this.

"If Gamel was going to be in the navy, he would at least be a commodore."

Kuzan murmured.

Then he was beaten again.

'Who's going to be in the Navy! '

Penguin stroked, eyes full of contempt.

Well, birds are free and unfettered, even if they can't fly.He's also a little out of his mind for wanting to put a penguin in the navy.

Kuzan thought helplessly.

There are some things that can only be realized from a non-Navy perspective after leaving the Navy.

How easy is it for a person's standpoint to limit his angle of seeing things?

This has become increasingly clear to Kuzan as he tries to travel the world as a homeless man rather than a navy.

He saw the suffering that he could only ignore as a navy before, and heard more voices that he could not hear as a navy before.

Instead, he became more and more aware—more clearly than ever before—that justice in the Navy was not absolute, after he was out of the Navy's perspective.

Rather, there are times when naval justice only aggravates the suffering of those people.

Ironic.

he thinks.

After taking off the overcoat with justice written all over his body, he began to think deeply about what is real justice.

If Lily saw it, would she sigh, or would she laugh at me?

Occasionally, Kuzan thinks so too.

I don't know how long after traveling, Kuzan suddenly heard the news that EndPoint was attacked.

And, former admiral Zefa, in the name of "Z", led the new navy (NEO navy) composed of loyal subordinates to take the Dynamite Rock and blow up the first island of the three EndPoints.

"Do you want to destroy the entire new world, Teacher Zefa?"

Kuzan frowned, his inner thoughts were very complicated.

In the end... Has even Mr. Zefa come to this point?

Leaving Gamel on a nearby island, he made his way to the second island in EndPoint.

That would be Zefa's new goal.

02

【だからいざなう (so it invites where to go) 进むべき道へと (is the way that should go)

だから导く(so it guides where to go)正しい世界へ(is the correct world)】

Before arriving at Sed Island, Kuzan rested on a small island.

But when he entered a restaurant, he met someone he never thought he would meet.

"'Ayes the fire fist?"

Because it was too unexpected, he subconsciously pushed his sunglasses.

"Ah hello--"

The young man in a cowboy hat with a smiling and crying face stuffed his mouth full of food, looked over while chewing, and subconsciously raised his hand to greet him.

"By the way, do we know each other?" he said inarticulately, staring at Kuzan with his dark eyes, showing a thoughtful expression while watching, "Hmm...you seem a little familiar...where are we? I've seen it... I think... think..."

Ace's voice became lower and lower, as if he finally remembered who this guy was...

"Pfft——Aokiji! Why are you here!"

Ace sprayed the rice, and then jumped up like a conditioned reflex, turned around and wanted to run.It was Kuzan who waved his hands dumbfoundedly, and greeted him back.

"Don't have such a big reaction." He straightened the hem of his coat and sat down on the stool beside Ace. "I'm not a navy anymore—boss, have some fried rice and a bottle of Jerez wine."

"Oh, you're not in the navy anymore." Ace sat back and continued to shove food into his mouth, "Speaking of which, what did the former admiral do on this island?"

"It's just passing by." Kuzan said lightly, "On the contrary, the big pirate who has been very active recently, the captain of the Spade Pirates, what is he doing in such a small place alone?"

Ace responded with a free and easy smile to the question of such a hidden front.

"I heard that Blackbeard appeared around here recently, and I'm looking for the whereabouts of that guy." He didn't mean to hide anything, and his tone was calm, so calm...it made people feel a little creepy, "But that guy is no longer there It's a pity that this island is gone, and he escaped."

"...That's it."

Kuzan nodded and didn't say much.

Aokiji knew why Portgas D. Ace had to kill Marshall D. Teach.

Handing Ace to the Navy Headquarters triggered a fierce conflict between the Navy and the Whitebeard Pirates, thereby killing Whitebeard Edward Newgate and taking his shocking fruit—that is, the Navy later obtained from Blackbeard's accomplices During the interrogation, Tiqi's conspiracy.

At that time, the reason why Gloria shot that arrow with her last breath was to thwart this conspiracy.

Strictly speaking, the man who actually killed Gloria-was Marshall D. Teach.

As Gloria's lover and the man she saved with her life, it's not surprising that Ace will take revenge on that man.

Thinking of this, he pushed the bottle of Jerez towards Ace.

"Want to drink?"

he asks.

"Huh?" Although he didn't understand why Kuzan suddenly invited him to drink, Ace still showed a bright smile, "Okay!"

How could the pirate refuse such an invitation?

So, the current big pirate and the former admiral, the two men who once fought each other with their lives on the battlefield, just sat down and drank together in an unnamed tavern.

03

【痛み、苦しみ、包み込んでくれる (pain, suffering, all for me)

大きくやさしく, 包んでくれる (broad and gentle, bear for me)]

Probably because of drinking with Ace, Kuzan couldn't help but think of Gloria.

The daughter of his former colleague, who had the exact same devil fruit as his ex-girlfriend... the girl he had watched grow up with his own eyes.

In fact, the child did not bear much resemblance to Lily Marlene.She doesn't like candy, hates fighting, is very introverted, very shy of strangers, very afraid of pain, and very afraid of hard work.In fact, every combat training will be delayed in every possible way, and I will find all excuses not to do it.But in the end, because of fear of his father, he would come to Teacher Zefa's side very reluctantly and dilly-dally, and start training honestly.

In Kuzan's impression, it was just a little girl who didn't even dare to speak loudly.Not to mention going against her father's wishes, the child didn't even have the courage to speak to Sakalski in his opinion.

No one expected that she would dare to disobey her father, escape from the path that Sakasky set for her, and become a pirate on the ship of the Whitebeard Pirates.

It would never have occurred to her that she would dare to rush to such a battlefield where strong men gathered, express her love loudly in front of tens of thousands of people, become an enemy of thousands of people, and even confront her father with swords, completely denying Sakaski justice.

Of course... no one would have thought that she would have such courage in the end, using her body to block the magma punches that charged towards "Fire Fist" Ace and "Straw Hat" Luffy, her internal organs were smashed Under such circumstances, in order to end the war, he unleashed a blow that could never be achieved by humans.

——Even Lily Marlene, who fully awakened the fruit ability back then, couldn't achieve that kind of power with a single blow she used with all her strength.

' She has become a wonderful woman. '

Kuzan thought.

That little girl who could only cry, escape, and curl up covering her ears—when did she become such a brave adult?

...just like Lily.

In fact, when Gloria first became a pirate, Aokiji wanted to kill her.

It's not because of Lily who hates pirates so much, but her fruit's successor chose to become a pirate... probably not because of this reason.

She can hold Sakaski for an hour before awakening, and when her devil fruit awakens, she will definitely become the enemy of the navy.

At that time, on the island of flowers, when he saw Gloria, it was such a cold thought that was turning in his mind.

No one knows better than him how terrifying that fruit will be when it is fully awakened.

The first capable person, the "Prophet" under BIGMOM, was obviously a woman who didn't even have a bounty, but she hurt Kaido, the "beast" that the navy couldn't deal with anyway.

The second ability user...

Thinking of this, Kuzan couldn't help closing his eyes, and the old scar on his abdomen began to ache again.

... Lily Marlene who slammed down the stars.

At that time, he wanted to kill Gloria.

However, the moment he stretched out his hand to the girl, Lily Marlene's face suddenly appeared in front of his eyes.

Obviously there is no similarity.

Obviously completely different.

However, at that moment, he couldn't help overlapping the face of the girl in front of him with Lily Marlene.

——Like a pure white crystal, Lily Marlene shattered into countless pieces in his hands.

So, he suddenly couldn't do anything.

"……never mind."

At that time, Kuzan heard his own voice, with a calm tone that surprised him a little.

"Let's talk later."

Let's wait until this child is really against them.

At that time, he will never hold back.

Until then, just let her go.

"Well, the result is really unexpected."

In fact, at that time, when seeing the last red mark disappear from the back of the girl's hand, Kuzan thought that Gloria would definitely kill Sakalski.

But at the last moment, she raised her bow and arrow upwards.

The arrow passed by Sakaski and split the entire Marin Vanduo in two.

The father killed the daughter, but the daughter spared the father.

When it can be killed, when it is definitely possible to kill, she is fine, but she can't do it.

How ironic.

How... similar.

"Should it be said that the fruit ability will affect the personality..." Kuzan smiled bitterly, "It's so similar at this time..."

——I want to be a partner of justice.

——If you can’t even save a child in front of you, what kind of justice is this!

"what?"

Ace grabbed the bottle and looked over, Kuzan shook his head, and touched him with his own bottle.

"It's nothing." He said with a smile, "Come on, keep drinking."

After killing a dozen of JEREZ wine, Ace and Kuzan packed their bags, bid farewell to each other and embarked on their respective journeys.

Ace will continue to follow the trail of Blackbeard.

Kuzan is going to find a way to stop Teacher Zefa.

However, I don’t know if he drank too much wine and was blown by the cold wind. When he stepped on the bicycle, Kuzan shook slightly.

"Yeah, yeah..." He held his head helplessly, "Hmmm... how can I start endlessly reminiscing about the past after drinking such a small amount of wine? I'm starting to become an old man too."

If I let you know, I'd probably laugh at me, Lily.

04

【海は见ている（海は见ている）（The sea is watching）世界の初まりも（The beginning of this world）

海は知っている (the sea also knows) 世界の未わりも (the end of this world)]

When I saw Zefa, it was on the edge of the cliff where the new navies who died in battle were buried.

No, it might not be appropriate to say that it was a burial.

It was more like a graveyard of swords.On the battlefield, it would be too unrealistic to collect all the corpses, so the habit of the navy is to collect the relics of their companions.

On the tomb, there are swords of the dead.

"Do you still retain the old habits in this regard, Mr. Zefa?"

Kuzan's tone was a bit bitter.

Even so, Lily Marlene left no grave for mourning.No corpses, no tombstones, no statues, no anniversaries.Because she is a traitor of the navy and a major sinner of the world government, no one can mourn her openly.

For the sake of God's authority and in order to prevent similar copycats from appearing, the world government blocked everything about Lily Marlene, as if they wanted to completely erase her existence, they cleared the traces left by her.Her suffering, her cry, her rebellion, have all been expunged from the official record.

However, people's memories cannot be erased.

The slaves she saved, Fisher Tiger who rescued the slaves with her, and those who had the power to know the truth about being buried... They will never forget.

The shooting stars that once lit up the long night will not be forgotten.

I will not forget the flash that once brought down the temple.

I will never forget that there was once a person who rebelled against the gods and became an enemy of the world for a child he never knew.

When he saw Zefa, Kuzan knew it, and he didn't forget it either.

Because, on the hill where his companions are buried, on the hilt of an old western sword, there is a white ribbon that has been yellowed and torn by time and sea wind.Tied into an asymmetrical bow, the long ribbons hung down and fluttered in the sea breeze.

——What about the ID photo?At that time, my injury was not fully healed, and I was not very proficient in using my abilities, so Mr. Zefa helped me take the photo. Did you see the bow?He really doesn't know how to tie girls' hair, even a bow tie is crooked.It's a pity that I bought such a beautiful ribbon on purpose.

Although after that incident, Zefa never mentioned the child again, nor did he complain to the navy, he remained silent, as if he had never adopted and educated such a girl.

But it turned out that he still left something that belonged to Lily?

"Isn't that kid a pain in the ass?"

Noticing Kuzan's gaze, Z... No, Zefa laughed.After leaving the navy, he also seems to have thrown away a lot of old things. Now, Zefa can even talk to the man who killed Lily with his own hands about the dead girl.

Zefa's adopted daughter, Kuzan's... lover.

Looking at the white ribbon, through the sunglasses, Kuzan could also feel that Zefa's eyes softened a little.At this moment, he was no longer the avenger who was full of hostility and anger, but also the old father who always looked at Lily and himself with helpless eyes.

"I didn't recommend her to join the navy at the beginning. A child who is too upright like her will be shaken, doubted and hated after entering the navy... It is inevitable."

There was a bit of a sigh in the old man's tone.

"But that child is very stubborn, and she is also very persistent. She said that she doesn't want a victim like herself to appear again, so she wants to join the navy." When talking about that innocent wish, Zefa also smiled slightly, Then she held back, "Later, she passed my test, and I recommended her to join the navy. She's really... a child who is so stubborn that it makes people headache."

Kuzan can almost imagine the process.A girl with disabled hands and feet, how to maintain that fruit ability throughout the day, how to fight the enemy all the time... What kind of efforts she has put in, he feels a headache just thinking about it.

"Yes, she is indeed very stubborn."

Kuzan nodded slightly.

When Lily Marlene turned back to Marie Gioia for the second time, Kuzan knew from the first moment he saw her that this person had no future to speak of.

Bones, internal organs, muscles... Every time you take a step, you can hear the screams of the broken bones, every time you punch, you can see the blood overflowing from her internal organs, and every time you move forward, you can hear the pain of the tendons being torn. Muffled.

Knowledge color told him so clearly that her body was on the verge of collapse.

No, it's clearly broken.

Even if she died in the next second, it would not be a strange injury, but she was still fighting.As if she wanted to burn all the remaining life, countless blood-like red lines appeared on her body. Those bewitching red marks seemed to be counting down the countdown of her life, one after another from her body. disappear.

Until the end, together with her whole being, it was completely burned out.

"Okay, let's go."

The old man who seemed to have made up his mind and never wavered said to him.

"I don't want to kill you."

"me too."

Kuzan lowered his hand, and his right arm began to be covered with frost.

"Teacher Zefa."

05

【もしも自分が消えたとしても (in case I disappear from this world) 全て知っている海の导き (the sea of ​​omniscience will also guide)

Fear れてはいけない.あなたがいるから (I will not panic, because you are here)

恐えてはいけない.Nakama も待つから (I will not be afraid, my friends are waiting)]

In the end, Kuzan still didn't shoot Zefa.

He left in silence.

In the end, he handed all this over to the Straw Hat Pirates - "Straw Hat" Luffy.

For some reason, Kuzan always felt that if it was the straw hat boy... maybe he could stop Mr. Zefa.

Without any reason, he just believed it.

Watching off the Straw Hat Pirates leaving under the cloudy sky, watching off the last orphan of Ohara—Nicole Robin smiling brightly in the sun, leaving behind the Straw Hat Pirates , Kuzan unexpectedly thought of many, many things.

For example, the little girl who used to cry so miserably now also has such a smile.

For example, Nicole Robin, who he thought could only be sunk in darkness forever until his soul became extremely dark, has now found a place where he can smile as much as he wants, and will protect her no matter what, and she also No matter what, I will go to protect my companion.

For example, many, many years ago, so long that he almost forgot about that insignificant little thing in the past.

Lily Marlene was ordered to hunt down Nicole Robin, but failed.

At that time, the navy thought that Lily Marlene was too focused on the strength of her combat power and didn't discover the prophecy usage of the Changing Fruit, so she didn't take it to heart.

However, one day after Lily Marlene's death, Kuzan suddenly realized.

It's not that she didn't notice it, but that she deliberately let it go.

Combined with the unaccounted for millions of Baileys in Lily Marlene's account during that time, and Nico Robin's unknown reason for three to five years after that, it didn't happen again, Kuzan Thinking about it, she probably also helped Nicole Robin, who was only fourteen or fifteen years old at the time.

—Could it be that even you can see the future, Lily?

Kuzan couldn't help but think so.

Saw this future.

So Kuzan also smiled slightly.

Did you see that, Lily.

——The future you protected is now shining here.

06

[Enter まねばならない.青きその先へ (Go forward bravely, the blue distance)]

Teacher Zefa finally died on the last EndPoint.

Kuzan helped Ain and Binns to make a grave for Teacher Zefa. On the cross, the abandoned stone arm of Hailou was like a tombstone, shining brightly in the sea wind and scorching sun.

"Don't cry!"

Kuzan loudly reprimanded the juniors who were crying like children.He clenched tightly the JEREZ wine that he couldn't drink with the teacher and the teacher's favorite, raised his head, and looked directly at the rising sun on the sea.

"A man goes through his life determinedly—" he said, "isn't it handsome?"

Yes.

Isn't it very handsome to be able to carry out one's own beliefs, one's own justice... without hesitation?

—though never to see the same dusk again.

——Although there will never be a sunrise with you again.

【Extra Eight · End】

The author has something to say: The BGM is "あんなに一得だったのに" by Ishikawa Zhijing. I personally think the lines are very suitable, and I strongly recommend the version sung by her and Yonekura Ryoko.

【あんなに一得だったののに(We were so close together)

Yan Ye ひとつ通らない (but now behind the accelerated departure)

Accelerate していく头中に今は(Languages ​​no longer communicate)】

Chapter synopsis comes from "Border Town" by Shen Congwen