chapter 96

Aren't you tired of living like this?"

In the continuous drizzle, Adam Rice quietly looked at Zephyr who was sitting by the side of the cabin smoking, and asked softly.

Are you not tired?

Hearing Adam Rice's question, Zephyr couldn't help being stunned.

He opened his mouth, but was a little speechless, smoking cigarette.

How can you not be tired?

His eyes were dazed for a moment, and he couldn't help thinking of his past life in his mind.

A picture after another flashed through his mind quickly.

He joined the army at the age of 14 and became a member of the Navy. At the same time as Garp and Tsuru, he was the elite of the Navy of that era.

At the age of 18, he participated in actual combat.

On that day, he personally felt the cruelty of the war, and he saw the bodies of countless people fall in front of him with his own eyes.

The former comrades, cherished comrades in arms, laughed alive in front of him one second before, and then collapsed in a pool of blood, becoming a scalding corpse.

At that time, he was very young and could not accept such a bloody picture, and it was even more difficult to understand why such things happened in this world.

Life is so fragile.

When a person dies, there is nothing left.

No matter what dreams you have, they are completely gone.

Your family, your friends, will be heartbroken.

he thought.

So he decided that he would never kill anyone in his life.

Even if it's a sinful pirate, he is willing to give the other party a chance to reform.

With this thought in mind, Zephyr began to work harder than anyone else.

On the battlefield, he is always the one who takes the lead in charging at the forefront.

Not because he wasn't afraid.

On the contrary,

He was just too scared,

So he did it.

He is not afraid of death,

He was afraid of being powerless,

He was afraid of seeing his comrade-in-arms who got along day and night again die in front of him.

He wants to protect others,

protect this world.

At the age of 28, he was promoted to colonel and successfully learned the Rokushiki.

He began to emerge, blossoming into his own brilliance.

Having successfully mastered Rokushiki, he became stronger.

But this also means,

The enemy he has to face has also become stronger.

And because of Zephyr's bravery and righteousness, his reputation in the navy has also risen.

Countless people regarded him as a hero of the navy, worshipped him, and admired him.

Compared with the unreliable Garp and the Sengoku who likes to make plans, Zephyr, who is always at the forefront of the crowd, is more real, more passionate, and more admirable in the eyes of countless people in the Navy.

At the age of 34, he is already master Armanent Haki, and he can use Haki to coat of his two hand, so he got the title of "Black Arm" Zefa.

At that time, he stood side by side with Garp, known as the "Iron Fist", as the top powerhouse of the young generation of the Navy, and was the most eye-catching existence under the flying seagull flag.

More and more people admire his reputation, and many young people resolutely devote themselves to the cause of justice because of him, and regard him as their lifelong idol.

At the age of 38, he was promoted to the rank of admiral, and married in the same year.

At the age of 39, his most beloved son was born.

In those two years,

It was his happiest two years.

As an admiral of the Navy Headquarters, with enormous power, he can do more things and protect more people.

But he couldn't protect his wife and children after all.

Funny, isn't it?

A dignified naval admiral known as "the highest combat power of the world government",

There are more than 100,000 elite soldiers and horses under his command?

He is the invincible god of war in the eyes of millions of navies in the whole world, and an idol admired and worshipped by countless young people...

He used his own strength to climb up step by step and achieve the name of a hero.

He protected countless civilians,

protected countless countries,

protect his subordinates,

But he couldn't protect the people he wanted to protect the most.

How ironic.

after that,

He was a little disheartened, and wanted to quit the navy, retire from the mountains and forests, and never ask about this world again.

If the old man Kong hadn't tried his best to save him, he would have left long ago.

He stayed on at the academy, teaching, devoted to the great cause of educating the next generation of the Navy.

Does he really like the job?

Not quite.

But only in such work,

Watching the students taught by myself move towards justice one by one,

The power of the navy and justice has therefore continued to grow and develop,

He had a genuine sense of satisfaction.

this satisfaction,

Filled his heart that lost its love.

Zephyr thought to himself, maybe if he hadn't been able to shine in the cause of justice and make some achievements, he would have collapsed long ago.

but,

It's really tiring.

Every time I see an outstanding young man becoming stronger and stronger, growing up gradually, entering the military, making great achievements in battle, and then getting married and having children after becoming famous...

He couldn't help but think of his wife and children who were killed by pirates.

This torture process,

really tired.