Chapter 89: Whispers Of What Could Have Been

To sum up, Dragon's changes in ideology can be divided into four stages.

In the first stage, when he was young, he aspired to become a righteous Marine and protect the people on the sea.

In the second stage, when he was in Marine, he saw clearly the shackles on Marine, and discovered the layers of darkness and decay shrouding the world.

It is subverting the justice of this world, stealing the fruits of the common folks' labour!

In the third stage, Dragon found that Marine couldn't change the darkness behind it, and there were too many constraints, so he left Marine angrily and founded the Self-Volunteer Army, hoping to change all this with a new approach.

However, the existence of the Self-Volunteer Army is still supported by nobles from all over the world, and it is not an independent force. Otherwise, where does Dragon get the funds? Can he pull up army provisions out of thin air?

Don't underestimate the needs of an army!

In the fourth stage, Dragon realized that such a moderate "Volunteer Army" cannot be violent and launch bloody reforms, it cannot be thorough, crazy, and decisive enough to change the world.

Therefore, he regrouped those like-minded people from the Self-Volunteer Army, and initiated the most violent and resolute reforms alongside them. Since then, the Revolutionary Army was established.

It is also because of this that the Revolutionary Army has become the most hostile reactionary organization in the world.

Because they dare to do what no one else does!

As a result, Dragon has become the so-called "world's most dangerous criminal" step by step from the son of a hero.

And that final change in thought, from Self-Volunteer to Revolutionary, came at this moment - Dragon finally realized what Doflamingo said just now.....Reform is not about treating guests to dinner, not writing articles, not painting and embroidering, change is insurrection, the violent act of one class overthrowing another.

Only blood can set off a complete change!

Only iron and fire can create an unwavering team with faith and life!

When Dragon came back to his senses, he looked around, and there were only sun loungers left.

Doflamingo, who was here just now, has left.

Dragon couldn't help laughing, he moved two steps, sat on the empty sun lounger, looked at the sea level in the distance, and whispered softly: "Naive...? Really, in so many years, I have never been 'educated' like this, hehehe..."

Meanwhile, South Blue, Battery Island.

In an ordinary residential house, there are two people.

In the kitchen, a virtuous and gentle beautiful woman extinguished the fire on the stove, and skillfully took out the food in the frying pan, and took it to the dining room after a while.

Outside, in the yard, a man split firewood and piled it up neatly. He couldn't help but wipe the sweat from his forehead with his hand.

"My body is really getting weaker and weaker. I'm sweating profusely when I chop some firewood..." The man put the ax on the pile of firewood and said with a mocking smile.

If someone who is familiar with him sees his face, he will be surprised by it.

Because this man who looks like a farmer is the famous Pirate King, Gol D. Roger!

"Roger~" The beautiful woman opened the window and greeted with a bright smile on her face: "It's time to eat, Roger"

"Oh!" Roger waved his hand smartly and said, "I'm coming, Rouge."

That's right, that beautiful woman who seemed to be radiating warmth and sunshine was Roger's wife, a gentle, but also extremely strong and great woman.

Walking into the room, seeing that Rouge was still busy bringing out the food in the kitchen, Roger hurried forward to help, and couldn't help but said: "You are pregnant now, I have already told you not to worry about these trivial matters. Just leave it to me to do it."

"Got it, got it." Rouge smiled and agreed.

Whenever Roger says something like this, she will calmly agree, but the next time she will still do it, Roger is really helpless about this.

After sitting down, Roger served Rouge a bowl of rice and said with a smile: "Eat more, you represent two people now."

In these last moments, Rouge became pregnant with Roger's blood.

Both of them are very happy and look forward to the arrival of this child.

Roger even has a name ready for the baby.

If it is a girl, then he hopes that his daughter can spend her life in peace, so the name he prepared for her is 'Anne'

And if it's a boy, then he hopes that his son will become a brave man at sea in the future!

After getting the answer from Raftel, Roger knew that he had come early, but he didn't have more time to wait.

So...if it's a boy, let him be the trump card of this world, twenty years later!

Their trump card.....their Ace!

The two were talking and laughing and looking forward to the good times after the baby was born, but at this moment, Roger suddenly coughed uncontrollably.

This made Rouge panic, and when she was about to stand up, Roger finally suppressed his cough.

He slowly spread the palm covering his mouth, and there was a pool of dirty blood on it.

This made Roger's eyes much sadder...and Rouge across the table also saw the dirty blood, and tears flowed down the corners of her eyes instantly.

"That guy Crocus said, when I start vomiting blood again... that's when I'm going to die." Roger picked up a tissue from the table, wiped the blood off his hands, and said with a shrug.

Rouge whimpered and walked to Roger's side, hugged Roger's head and said, "There are still many doctors...we..."

"It's useless, Rouge, I know my body very well, and I can tell that the life in it is slowly ending.....Crocus is the best doctor, and thanks to him, I was able to survive these last few years and enjoy my time with you, but I am really regretful...I really want to see the birth of my child, and show him how much his father loves him. But, there is no way now, Rouge, I can only put all these responsibilities on your shoulders, it's really despicable... Hehe." Roger stroked Rouge's arm and said softly.

Roger's life can be called a "great adventure".

But at this last moment, the protagonist of this life seems to feel regret.

Wouldn't it be better if when he met Rouge back then, he stayed in this little cottage, and spent his life quietly being a farmer?

He didn't know the answer, but he knew very well that he regretted it...

He regretted not being able to come back sooner, and regretted not being able to spend more time with his wife.

But he also knew that if he could start over that day again, he would resolutely choose to continue going to sea.

He knows that there are only two things in his life that he cannot resist, one is Rouge's gentleness, and the other is the call of the sea.

So he wants to stay by Rouge's side, but also wants to conquer the sea.

But in the end, it's impossible to do everything.

"I've got everything the world wants, fame, wealth, power, status and you.....If I want to stay by your side longer, won't it appear that I'm too greedy, Rouge?" Roger put his ear on Rouge's stomach.

He murmured softly while listening for the life inside her.

"Can you...not go?" Rouge suddenly asked in tears.

Roger went mute when he heard this, and after a long time, he smiled and said: "When I said goodbye to you at the port, all those years ago, if you said such a sentence, I'm afraid I really wouldn't have been able to leave..."

Yes, at the port, when they parted, Rouge just wished Roger lightly, wishing him to be safe and sound, but never asked him to stay.

Perhaps she knew that if she spoke, Roger, the son of the sea, would never be able to leave again.

Just when Rouge was about to say something, Roger raised his hand and touched her lips, and said softly: "Listen...the child is talking to me...he is urging me."

"He is urging me to complete the mission I should complete, to open the door of the new era... He can't wait to see this new era come. "

With tears streaming down her face, Rouge retorted: "He hasn't been born yet, how can he talk?"

"Have you forgotten? I can hear the voices of everything..." Roger smiled softly, stood up, held Rouge in his arms, and gently rubbed her soft long hair.

"Does it have to be you?" Rouge rested her head in Roger's arms, and couldn't help asking.

After a moment of silence, Roger said softly: "In this world, there is nothing that should be done by anyone, but I just happened to be here, at the intersection of destiny, and it now falls on my to do it. Even more than that, I just want to see what's on the other side, the tide of the times in the future is so turbulent and passionate, it's just...it's my little selfishness, wanting to push open that door with my own hands, that's all."

Having said that, Roger paused, with a bright smile on his face and said: "I will not die, Rouge."

"Liar!" Rouge cried and beat Roger's chest.

"No..." Roger looked out of the window, and he seemed to see his friends scattered all over the world.

"I'm not going to die..." Roger whispered again with a smile in his eyes.

Also at this moment, on the Sabaody Archipelago, Rayleigh, who was sitting in front of the bar drinking wine, suddenly froze for a moment.

Then he suddenly turned his head and looked around, which made Shakky ask a little strangely: "What's the matter? Rayleigh?"

"Nothing..." Rayleigh's eyes became more complicated, and he whispered: "...I just felt like I heard the murmurs of an old friend."