Chapter 106: The Power of Words to Repel Enemies

"Charge!"

"Buy time for His Highness—"

On the battlefield of the palace ruins, the Vinsmoke family soldiers, battered and bruised, some even missing limbs, surged toward Dragon, their broken weapons in hand. They seemed unaware of the concepts of 'pain,' 'fear,' and 'retreat,' as if holding onto their half-broken weapons, they attempted to assail Dragon.

Boom~

The next second, they were sent flying in the expanding hurricane and crashed into the ruins.

"Are you... 8674?"

Beside Rosinante, who was taking a drink, a Vice-Captain of the Vinsmoke family was thrown next to him. Under his damaged helmet, a face quite reminiscent of the 'Governor' was revealed.

He was none other than the combatant known as '8674,' who had been dealing with the Donquixote family before.

Never would Rosinante have thought he'd encounter a 'familiar face' here.

"Mr. Rosinante Nadie?"

Getting up from the ground, half of his face slashed by the wind blades, blood and flesh falling off to reveal the white bones beneath, the one-eyed man surveyed his surroundings. Picking up a broken longsword from the ground, he looked back at Rosinante.

"Wait!"

Facing this man, who had lost a leg yet still wanted to continue fighting, Rosinante called out to him.

The man's loyalty moved Rosinante, so he couldn't help but reveal the truth:

"Have you ever considered that your 'past' and memories are all fake?"

The man before him, going by the name '8674,' was just a manufactured clone. Therefore, his loyalty and memories were all illusions, programmed into him.

"Well, I know."

However, taking a step forward, the man with a face resembling the 'Governor's turned his back to Rosinante as he replied.

"Even if the memories of the past are false, I will still protect."

"For the sake of Lord Judge! Charge—"

Squelch,

A wind blade shot past, and amidst splattering blood, the loyal clone collapsed heavily and couldn't get up again.

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"Hyper Shigan!"

In the battlefield, a fully charged 'wire whip' whistled out, much like a cannonball, tearing through the battlefield and transforming a building's remaining half into a cloud of dust.

But on the trajectory of Doflamingo's attack, Dragon remained completely unharmed, as Rosinante had expected. It was unclear whether Dragon used 'Elementalization' to nullify the attack or used Kenbunshoku Haki to dodge preemptively.

In truth, it didn't matter whether he dodged or not.

Boom, boom,

As the ground trembled, rocks surged, propping up from the ruins to form a giant rock figure over ten meters tall.

"Stone Golem Style!"

The stone giant took a step forward, swinging its colossal fist like a column, aiming to smash down on Dragon. Even iron would twist and deform under such a violent attack, let alone flesh and blood.

However, Dragon, who was in a fierce battle with Whistle Wind, didn't even glance. An intangible Busoshoku Haki burst forth from him.

Boom!

With a muffled explosion like thunder, the stone giant created by Pica using his ability suddenly halted. Its fist stopped just half a meter behind Dragon, as if it had collided with an invisible barrier, causing the air to burst and tear, crashing against an imperceptible shield.

Boom,

The next second, Dragon's hands, which turned into dragon claws, immobilized Whistle Wind's dragon-shaped threads. In contrast, the massive stone giant staggered backward, cracks spreading rapidly from the right arm that initiated the attack. Amid the cracking sounds, the entire stone giant exploded into rubble, and the white-eyed Pica fell from within.

Swish,

Leaping up, Rosinante caught the falling Pica in his arms. Looking around, he surveyed the scene:

Diamante's arm was twisted, Jora was half-kneeling on the ground, Pick lay seated by a pile of rubble, Vergo and Trebol had already fallen unconscious. With Pica's giant form in his arms, the entire Donquixote family had only two members still capable of fighting:

Rosinante and Doflamingo.

"Damn it... He's too strong..."

Veins bulging on his forehead, even Doflamingo had to admit that the current Donquixote family couldn't even make their opponents 'bat an eye.'

"Rosinante, is this the 'Admiral' you often mention?"

Dragon's rank was Vice Admiral, but in Rosinante's eyes, he undoubtedly was an Admiral without question.

Because Rosinante frequently mentioned it, everyone in the Donquixote family tacitly acknowledged Dragon as the 'Admiral.' However, no one could have imagined that the opponent would be this powerful:

He could bring about national disasters with a wave of his hand, and turn the world upside down with a stomp of his foot!

Facing their attacks, Dragon didn't even bother to look, and he could injure them severely with just the backlash from his Busoshoku Haki!

How can they continue this fight?

The current situation was even more desperate than the time when the Straw Hat crew encountered Admiral Kizaru on Sabaody Archipelago in the 'future'—after all, Rosinante's group didn't have 'Dark King' Rayleigh or the 'Warlords' to rescue them.

"So, as I said, you're fools. You clearly could have escaped..."

Having his wounds stitched up by Doflamingo's threads and having drunk Chopper's Lifelight Elixir, Rosinante, after a short rest that slightly restored his strength, got to his feet.

"That won't do."

"Whether we die or not, we'll die together!"

Facing the shadow of Doflamingo in front of him, Rosinante shook his head.

"Don't talk about living or dying. Let me figure out a way."

After the chaotic battle... or rather, after getting beaten up to this point, Rosinante was gradually calming down.

If Dragon had truly decided to kill them, everyone present would have been wiped out already! — Combining the previous conversation at the gate, Rosinante boldly speculated that Dragon himself was also in a state of confusion.

This was normal: previously, Dragon was a Rear Admiral, about to be promoted to Admiral. Suddenly appearing here, attacking a member of the World Government (Germa 66) and its allied nation, he probably wouldn't be able to return to the Marines anymore. So, what would he do next?

Become a pirate?

Pillage and plunder?

Or act as a chivalrous hero?

Or pursue the so-called 'justice'—

"Stop this!"

As Whistle Wind knelt down, clutching his severed arm, and as Vinsmoke Judge lay on the ground, guarded by a group of clone soldiers, only Rosinante and Doflamingo remained standing.

Walking past Doflamingo, Rosinante strode right up to Dragon.

At this point, there was nothing to fear anymore.

If his strength wasn't enough, he would rely on his sharp tongue!

"Monkey D. Dragon,"

"You once asked me what justice is. Can you answer that—"

Facing Rosinante's questioning while walking, Dragon furrowed his bald head slightly, because he truly couldn't answer that question now.

He used to believe that the Marines represented justice, but when faced with the mass killings in the North Blue and the Marines' inaction, it was clear that wasn't justice.

He thought that killing those responsible for inciting war was justice, but the soldiers who fought to protect their leader, the brothers who watched each other's backs, made him doubt that belief.

Who defines justice?

"After today, you'll be a wanted criminal on the seas, identified as 'evil' by the 175 allied nations!"

"Moreover, your actions won't bring peace to this sea:"

Walking step by step to Dragon's opposite side, Rosinante fearlessly looked up to the man before him.

"If you kill everyone here, it will only lead to the collapse of many factions. The non-allied nations under occupation, as well as territories controlled by other forces, will immediately experience severe upheaval."

"Countless civilians will die under out-of-control armies, crazed pirates, and the plunder of the allied nations..."

"People who have lost their loved ones and homes will have no choice but to pick up guns, turning into rampaging pirates, only to be killed by you afterward. — Is your justice to exterminate everyone in the North Blue? Or are you planning to annihilate everyone in this world?"

Rosinante wasn't just fear-mongering; he was speaking the truth.

While chivalry and heroism were admirable, leaving behind a trail of destruction before walking away like a 'hero' would only bring more terror!

"If your idea of justice is to create slaughter, then I have nothing more to say."

"If not, let's talk—"

"Killing won't bring peace, so tell me, what does bring peace?"

Faced with Dragon's icy counter-question, Rosinante finally let out a sigh of relief.

"It's through a system!"

"Through a perfected set of laws, ensuring that every individual receives their due rights and fulfills their corresponding obligations."

"Whether they're allied nations or non-allied nations, whether they're humans, giants, or fish-men, they should all receive 'fair' treatment. That's true justice!"

"?"

Rosinante's words caused Dragon's gaze to tremble, as if the fog in his mind had been dispelled.

"A just system? It's easy to say, but do you know—"

"I do,"

Interrupting Dragon's words directly, Rosinante waved his hand.

"You need to overthrow the World Government, destroy the rule of the Celestial Dragons that has lasted for 800 years, right?"

In simple terms, it requires a global 'revolution.'

"Who exactly are you?"

Facing Dragon's serious question, Rosinante snapped his fingers.

"Just a Celestial Dragon."

???

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"Rosinante, what did you say to Dragon?"

After revealing his 'Celestial Dragon' identity, Rosinante cast the 'Silent Barrier,' so those behind, including Doflamingo and others, didn't hear the subsequent conversation. Therefore, they didn't know how he convinced Dragon to leave.

"Nothing much,"

"I just told him that this world isn't so simple."

Rosinante shook his head, recalling his conversation with Dragon in the Silent Space. Dragon was well aware of the strength of the 'Five Elders' and 'CP0,' but he was completely unaware of 'Yonko' Kaido's existence.

And there was no doubt that the power of 'Yonko' Kaido was undoubtedly above that of 'Admirals' and even 'Emperors.'

Otherwise, given Kaido's straightforward attitude that even Celestial Dragons were 'trash,' how could he allow the existence of Mary Geoise?

Admiral Fujitora was Kaido's close friend, Admiral Ryokugyu ('Green Bull') was part of the 'Iron Trio' of their generation;

The other Admiral, 'Black Arm' Zephyr, was also a heroic figure. Adding their students, subordinates like the young trio Chicken, Dog, Snake, and the current Dragon...

Even if the Five Elders were powerful, facing such a luxurious lineup, they would be pushed to the limit!

As for CP0, there was no need to say more. How strong could a group of covert assassins really be?

And Kaido's group willingly took on the infamous title of 'World Nobles' dogs' to maintain peace and justice on the sea. The only explanation was that they couldn't use 'force' to resist the Celestial Dragons' rule.

Undoubtedly, 'God' Yonko Kaido, who lived for eight hundred years, was the world's ultimate hidden power!

With this information in mind, Dragon, who had calmed down, began contemplating his future actions. Rosinante's mention of a 'revolution' also provided him with great inspiration.

"Finally, it's over, a close call."

After using his 'sharp tongue' to make Dragon retreat, Rosinante wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

"The next steps are up to you, Mr. Judge—"

"I understand,"

Supported by a few soldiers, Judge nodded,

"Thank you, Rosinante Sanji... for your assistance."

"Don't mention it,"

Hearing Judge's address, Rosinante's expression turned disdainful.

"Don't even bring up my Celestial Dragon status. I have no interest in associating with a bunch of fat pigs."

In the eyes of the remaining Vinsmoke Judge, Whistle Wind, and others, Rosinante used his 'Celestial Dragon' identity to make Monkey D. Dragon retreat. As for this, Rosinante couldn't be bothered to explain.

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