15. Buster Call
——West Blue, Ohara——
"History is something that belongs to all mankind, and no one has the right to stop people's curiosity to explore it!"
A gray-haired old man with firm eyes spoke out his struggle against the world government word by word!
But with the sound of cannons, Ohara was suddenly drowned in the smoke. Also buried were a group of pioneers pursuing the truth...
The blazing flames are clawing at the Tree of Knowledge, and the entire island has turned into a sea of fire. The sounds of wailing and arguing are endless, just like purgatory descending on the world.
And on the edge of the coast, the top officer of CP9, Spandine , was laughing wildly. He seemed to be unable to control himself for the next promotion and fortune, and he had a devilish face.
Suddenly, the asylum ship originally used to receive refugees was hit by a cannonball and turned into a wreck in an instant. No one on the ship survived...
"asshole!"
Witnessing all this, Kuzan was immediately furious and couldn't help but curse.
"Now that we have done it, we must eradicate it. When dealing with evil, we must leave no room for it!"
Sakazuki, whose entire face was hidden under the hood, spoke in a low voice, but what was revealed was a bone-chilling chill.
...
"Complete justice sometimes turns people into murderous weapons. I decided to let you leave this island... Nico Robin."
Kuzan stood on the shore and watched the fading figure. When Nico Robin left his sight, Kuzan turned around and walked towards the warship without any nostalgia, but his back was stretched infinitely under the setting sun...
. . . . .
Sea Circle Calendar September 1502, East Blue Shimotsuki Village.
This year, Atlas turns fourteen...and is about to turn fifteen.
Three days have passed since Atlas came to Shimotsuki Village. During these three days, Koshiro first checked the foundation of Atlas, and then was surprised to find that the foundation of Atlas was better than he thought. It's much more solid, which makes Koshiro a little satisfied. After all, even if he doesn't want to offend Marine, he doesn't want to entrust his swordsmanship to a loser.
Not only that, Koshiro also made some adjustments to Atlas's force exertion method and sword-drawing posture. It can be said that Wanokuni is worthy of being a country rich in swordsmen, especially Koshiro himself, who pays special attention to the basic aspects of the swordsman. In Zoro's early days of practicing kendo, Koshiro did not teach him any specific sword moves, but only told him to polish the basics, so he had a lot of experience later.
On the one hand, this is due to Zoro's own talent, but on the other hand, it is also inseparable from a solid foundation. Of course, there is no doubt about Zoro's talent. He is a man who can kill anyone in the three thousand worlds. He is simply a showman. After correction, Atlas found that his sword moves were a bit sharper, and his force gradually became smoother.
On the morning of the fourth day in Shimotsuki Village, Atlas was jogging around Shimotsuki Village to exercise. When he reached the beach, a news bird passed by and immediately asked to buy a newspaper. In fact, Atlas usually has the habit of reading newspapers, but he has been busy studying kendo these past few days, so he hasn't subscribed to it.
The news bird stared innocently at Atlas, its wings tightly protecting the newspaper in its arms.
This made Atlas dumbfounded. Does he look like the kind of person who grabs newspapers to save 100 berry?
After paying the money, Atlas took the newspaper and found a place to sit under a taller tree, intending to read it slowly.
Opening the newspaper, the three characters 'Buster Call' came into view, which made Atlas look a little solemn. The so-called Buster Call is an inhumane attack that burns everything. Buster Call was established by the Marine headquarters and is authorized by the World Government, to carry out indiscriminate destructive attacks on the area where the signal is sent, and to completely eliminate things and people in an area that pose a threat to the rule of the world government.
It is equipped with a golden phone bug and a silver phone bug. The golden phone bug is used to notify the launch of Buster Call, and the silver phone bug is used to receive notifications. All are controlled by Marine Admiral and Marine Fleet Admiral. The golden phone bug can also be authorized to someone.
The combat power configuration of Buster Call is ten battleships, five Vice Admirals and the elite combat power of Marine. Battleships are definitely the sturdiest and most aggressive in the Marines. They are all built by the royal shipyard Water 7. In terms of quality, they are undoubtedly top-notch. It is basically no problem to deal with the small Sea Kings.
There are about 1,000 ordinary Marine soldiers and thousands of elite Marines on each battleship. However, do not underestimate this force. Compared with ordinary pirate minions who only work on their own, they should be much more powerful when well-trained. If they can be ignored, then the pirate gang is even more negligible.
In addition, there are 10 hidden people. If five Vice Admirals are equipped with ten battleships, then there should be 10 subordinate adjutants under the Vice Admiral. It is impossible for every Vice Admiral to operate two ships. It is inevitable for each battleship to have a captain. It is estimated that the captain's level is either Rear Admiral or Commodore. In Marine, the strength is between the Vice Admiral level and the Colonel level. He is also an elite in combat. To sum up, the configuration of Buster Call is: 5 Vice Admirals + 10 Rear Admirals + nearly 10,000 Marine elites + 10 top battleships = Buster Call, what a terrifying power this is!
Atlas, who was searching for all the information about Buster Call in his heart, continued to look down. As he expected, it was the Ohara incident. There were only a few Buster Calls in the original work. Judging from the time, Sea Sea Circle Calendar 1500 should be the Ohara incident.
Reading the newspaper and combining it with the memories in his mind gave Atlas a general understanding of the Ohara incident.
Probably, in order to pursue the truth of history, a group of scholars from Ohara secretly collected historical texts and translated them in violation of the World Government's prohibition. Finally, the World Government discovered it and decided to launch a Buster Call to massacre Ohara.
This Ohara incident is a stain that Sakazuki can never erase, because he actually suspected that there were scholars on the asylum ship and ordered the bombardment of the asylum ship. Atlas could not comment on this matter, but he absolutely could not accept it.
As for the views of scholars like Ohara, Atlas can only say that they are too naive.
It is true that pursuing the truth of history is the natural mission of a historian, but it seems a bit too selfish to violate the world government's explicit prohibition. These scholars may have the consciousness of martyrdom, but the residents of the island are so innocent. These scholars did not anticipate the serious consequences of this matter at all, and even if they discovered the truth, they did not have the power to protect the truth. Therefore, this group of scholars is a group of respectable but sad people.
After withdrawing his thoughts, Atlas prepared to return to the dojo to ask Koshiro about the Realm of Cutting steel.
Closing the newspaper, a reward notice slipped quietly, revealing a portrait of a dark-skinned little girl.
Devil Child! The bounty is 79 million Baileys!