Chapter 22 : Find Your Own Justice!

"This is my assistant, the reindeer who ate the Zoan fruit—Tony Tony Chopper."

Sensing Dylan's gaze, Chopper hid himself in reverse again.

"..."

While looking at the reindeer, Dylan's mind is running wildly. The famous doctor of the Straw Hats... Dylan glanced at Chopper meaningfully, then stood up and said to Bellmere, "Your injury should be okay now. Let's go back to the base."

Bellmere could only nod and obeyed her boss's order. Before going out, Dylan said to Dr. Kureha, "In the future, you can ask me a request that does not violate the principle of justice as the consultation fee for this medical treatment."

…

After Dylan and Bellmere left, Dr. Kureha looked at the direction they were going away and sighed.

"Dr. Kureha?" Chopper looked at Dr. Kureha, who looked a little serious, with confusion in his eyes.

"What a shame, Chopper..." Dr. Kureha knelt down and touched Chopper's head.

"What? What happened? I don't understand."

Dr. Kureha smiled wryly, "Don't worry about it, Chopper. It is just the disappointment of an old lady. It seems that I didn't get his friendship, this promise..."

Looking at the Sakura flower pirate flag fluttering outside the window, Dr. Kureha sighed softly in her heart, "Well, at least I got his word. I hope this promise can protect us once in the future."

Back to Dylan's ship, Bellmere followed Dylan on the mountain road, her cigarettes back in her hand as she regained her health.

"Dylan, Dr. Kureha and Chopper shouldn't be bad guys, why..."

Dylan carried Shura on his back and walked in the snow, and the little people sat on his and Bellmere's shoulders.

"It's true that they can't be called bad people, but fate will eventually make us part ways, this feeling..."

Dylan stopped his footsteps in the snow and looked sideways at Bellmere, "You will understand in the future."

"What!!???"

"Dylan-sama, these words about fate are often said by the patriarch and the great elder of the Tontatta tribe." Princess Mansherry who was sitting on Dylan's shoulder, looked at Dylan's side face, and she thought of the very old elder under Green Bit.

He always stood in front of that strange stone, talking about promise and fate.

"Really?" Dylan turned his head and smiled, asking Princess Mansherry with a soft voice, "So does Princess Mansherry believe in fate?"

"Um!!" Princess Mansherry nodded affirmatively, "I believe that it was fate that brought Dylan-sama to Dressrossa and brought us back to our Green Bit!"

"Well, that's really just a coincidence." Dylan hummed slightly. "But you can also say that it was fate, I guess." Princess Mansherry nodded her tiny head slightly in agreement.

"By the way, Dylan, I also heard Dr. Kureha talk about the story of Chopper, that man named Dr. Hiriluk... What do you think?"

"Bellmere," Dylan laughed a little before he answered, "It is undeniable that that fellow Hiriluk did shine in the last moments of his life. But his brilliance of humanity... Can it cover up the sins he once had when he was a criminal?"

Bellmere's body froze on the spot, not a word could escape from her mouth. She didn't expect her boss would be this cold toward the criminals. Dylan…. His coldness toward the criminals…

Dylan ignored the shocked Bellmere and continued to walk forward, " Don't think about my words too much. In this world, there are a lot of people who have committed a lot of crimes all their lives, did one trivial good deed before they died, and were praised by the world. On the other hand, some people insisted on justice all their lives, but he did one wrong thing and was cast aside by all people."

"People are always ignorant, I don't expect much from most people, but Bellmere... no matter how much I talked about this, I know you will always regard people like Hiriluk as good people, and I don't have any problem with that. That's why I think you should use your own judgment here because you are also a soldier from my ship!"

Since meeting Dylan, Bellmere has rarely heard him speak to himself in such a serious tone. These words also greatly impacted Bellmere.

"But here, I will give you my final thought. Some monks warned the world - 'put down the butcher's sword and become a Buddha immediately'. I don't quite agree with it. If every villain puts down the butcher's sword at the last moment, does it mean that his past sins can be written off? What about the family of the people he committed his crime in the past? Did they get their own justice? Of course, no. It's not fair, nor is it reasonable."

"Of course, people's hearts are inherently unpredictable. Perhaps one day in the future, Bellmere, you will also see me killing someone who you think is not guilty of death or even completely innocent for no reason. When that time comes, Bellmere, how do you choose? Think about it. Try to find your own justice, so when you are facing a crisis like that, you will know what to do."

Bellmere in the snow frowned, her mind wandering wildly.

Ten years ago, in the Oit Kingdom in East Blue, she personally participated in the battle with the pirates. The battle was extremely tragic and she was seriously injured. That's where Nami and Nokigao were picked up.

In Cocoyasi Village, she witnessed Arlong's brutality, and even she almost lost her life there.

In West Blue, she saw what life is like for people without power in a country that lives on plunder.

Comparing her hometown to the other sea areas and grand lines, even with Arlong's problem, everything is clearer for her back then. The line between where is black and where is white could be seen by the naked eye. That's why she has never thought of what Dylan just said.

During the two months of training in the headquarters, she also learned that, apart from the limitation of the route, the biggest contributors to her hometown state are the hero of Marine—Vice Admiral Garp and the man in front of her. They both swept all the pirates in the entire East Blue, creating the legend of the weakest sea as a joke among pirates.

But for civilians, it was a great thing, because they would never worry about being attacked by pirates. That's why, hearing Dylan, the hero of the East Blue, saying something like that…

Bell clenched her fists tightly.

She doesn't know what is the answer to Dylan's question. But one thing is for sure, she knows what she wants. She wanted to make sure any place in this world could be like east blue, no civilians live in fear of pirates. She wanted the world to be a place where Nami and Nojiko could live and chase their dream peacefully.

And if that means following Dylan to the end of the world.....

In an instant, huge coercion erupted from Bellmere's body, facing the howling wind and snow, almost forming an evenly matched hedge. Dylan, who was walking in front, paused and looked back at Bellmere, who was surrounded by a black thunder-like momentum.

"What happened?"

"Dylan..." Bellmere's eyes became firm, her momentum kept rising. "Thank you. I... will not hesitate anymore."

In the castle on the top of the mountain, Dr. Kureha looked at the black thunder in the mountains and sighed.

"Really, those two are not some ordinary marines. Clan of D, you guys will have a hard time in the future..."

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As soon as Dylan and his party walked out of the mountain, a group of soldiers surrounded them.

"According to the king's decree, anyone who does not come to the Drum Kingdom to seek medical treatment, you have violated the laws of this country..."

The guard looked at Dylan, who was tall and god-tier and cold, and then at Bellmere, who was next to him.

"So?"

"So, you're all going to be executed! MUAHAHAHA!!" A fat man in a white bear-hooded cape stood behind the guards. He is the king of the Drum Kingdom, Wapol.

The moment she saw Wapol's figure, Bellmere's expression turned cold. During the month of recuperating in the castle, she heard many rumors about this man. The chief culprit who made this country "sick" was this hideous man in front of her.

Dylan took a glance at his subordinate for a second before he raised his hand, creating a tense moment between him and the kingdom's guard.

What is he trying to do?

Dylan suddenly took out something from the sleeve, revealing a Den Den Mushi in his palm, "Oi, help me find a fruit, Baku-baku no Mi to be exact."

The Den-Den Mushi who was connected to the image of CP0 wearing a mask showed a puzzled look, "Baku-baku no Mi? Hasn't it been eaten by someone?"

"Yes. But I heard that once the eater dies, the fruit will reappear somewhere in the world. Is that right?"

"..."

"The Drum Kingdom is a member country of the World Government..."

"CP0 should not care about these."

'The problem is that you are not CP0! You're Marine, bastard!' The CP0 agents and everyone who heard what he just said cursed inwardly, while Wapol sweated profusely at the implication behind what Dylan just said.

"He dares to kill me? A marine?!"

"Find the excuse for the aftermath by yourself, and find the fruit as soon as possible. Well... I will exchange some information about the Revolutionary Army with you at that time, and that's it."

The agent who was at the end of the phone couldn't help but be stunned. That's it!? What do you mean?

Wait, intelligence from the Revolutionary Army!?

CP0 looked at the Den-Den Mushi who had closed his eyes and fell into deep thought.

-Drum Kingdom-

After disconnecting the Den-Den Mushi, Dylan turned his gaze at Bellmere who also looked at him with determined eyes.

"Go ahead and implement your 'justice'. Show me your resolve."

"Yes, Sir!

Bellmere stood next to Dylan and listened to his conversation with CP0 the entire time. Hearing Dylan's words at this time, Bellmere raised her eyebrows slightly before her body disappeared in place, and in the next second,

"AAARRRGGHHHH!!!"

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