Chapter 354: Be Frank
At this moment.
As the fifth emperor of this sea... or to be more precise, the sixth emperor, Uchiha Hikaru is also worried about one thing.
——She is an ordinary Uchiha girl, who originally came here just to help Yamato rescue Ace, but how could she accidentally overturn another empire?
That's right, "again".
This kind of thing is not the first time it has happened. The last time was in the world of Zanaka. She originally just wanted to see the quality of those top imperial tools with her own eyes, but she accidentally went too far and added fuel to the fire of the crumbling Zanaka Empire... This moment is just like that time.
However, the surrounding places and people have changed -
This is the conference hall prepared by the World Government for the World Conference.
In a room of several hundred square meters, a huge round table was set up. Uchiha Hikaru sat in the main seat, with Bulma and Esdeath on both sides. Further down, there were Yamato, Minato Namikaze, Hancock, Whitebeard, Sengoku, Rayleigh... and Red-haired Shanks, the owner of the "Face Fruit" who came late with his fleet after the "Marine War".
Navy, pirates, Shichibukai, former members of Roger's group...
It can be said that more than half of the big guys in the entire pirate world have gathered here.
Only the Revolutionary Army is missing.
However, the Revolutionary Army probably has no reason to appear here. Because of the plot changes, Ivankov and his party, who were originally going to participate in this "Marine War", did not appear as in the original timeline. And Dragon, the leader of the Revolutionary Army, didn't know where he was sweating at this moment... So, the missing board map in this meeting is likely not to be filled.
After they were seated, everyone's eyes were focused on Uchiha Hikaru, waiting for her to give orders.
And Uchiha Hikaru...
was chatting with the members of the "Dimension Group" without changing her expression.
[Wumi: By the way... shouldn't the respected captain be the one sitting in the main seat and presiding over the situation in such an occasion? x-on:Bulma, I'm just an ordinary vice captain, how come I'm put in the first place? ]
[Bulma: Well, everyone has already decided, Xiao Guang will be the "Joey Boy" of this generation. And that Lord Im and the Five Elders were all defeated by you, and the navy was also suppressed and persuaded to surrender by you, so I, the captain, will not come out to steal the limelight from you~]
[Iron Head Baby: Yes, yes, Miss Hikaru's performance that day was simply too handsome, just like a god descending from heaven! ]
[Wumi: ...]
Okay.
Indeed, the situation this time is a little different from the last time in the world of Kill Aka. Because when Chi Chi was killed, the Revolutionary Army was already planning to attack the Imperial Capital, and Uchiha Hikaru was just there at the right time. This time, the entire "Marine War 2.0" was almost pushed and guided by her. Now that the Celestial Dragons have collapsed, the pirate world has become a mess. If we just pat our butts and leave, it would be a bit inappropriate.
"Well."
"Since everyone is here, I will be frank."
Uchiha Hikaru cleared his throat and said, "First of all, my partners and I are not interested in "ruling the world."
"However, we are very interested in "correcting" the mistakes of this world."
"Marshal Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp and Vice Admiral Tsuru, perhaps from your perspective, all of us here are pirates, a group that needs to be regularly eliminated and arrested. But from my perspective and that of my partners, you and the Celestial Dragons are the same.
"Burn, kill, plunder, and arbitrarily deprive ordinary people of their lives and property is naturally evil. However, isn't it evil to let the Celestial Dragons kill and give life at will, and to let those who obey prosper and those who disobey perish? And you, you have been loyally implementing the decisions of the Celestial Dragons for so many years, even if it is a demon-killing order of the nature of destroying a country, is this also the justice of the navy?
"They are all indiscriminate killings of innocent people, who is more noble than who?"
"..."
Zhan Guo hesitated to speak.
As a navy marshal who has risen from an ordinary soldier to the present, he certainly knows best what kind of people the Celestial Dragons above him are.
Killing people in the street, forcing women into prostitution, and slave trading are not mentioned.
Let's not talk about how much burden "Tian Shang Jin" has on those member countries.
The most outrageous thing is the game of "killing a country in three years" that the Celestial Dragons have been doing in recent years-although the definition of "country" in the pirate world is relatively broad, there are at least tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of people who can be called "countries". So many people were killed in batches in units of three years, just to satisfy the evil tastes of some upper classes.
Sometimes, Zhan Guo would waver in his beliefs and doubt whether serving such a group of people was really "just".
But...
"A bad order is better than no order."
That's what he thought.
"Bullshit!"
This time, it was not Uchiha Hikaru who spoke, but Bulma next to him: "The reason why those Celestial Dragons have been able to act so arrogantly for so long is because there are too many people like you!
"You keep shouting about "justice" every day, but you dare not even fart in front of the Celestial Dragons who are doing unjust things, and even hunt them down when others come forward to stop them... If this world needs to use this method to maintain order, it would be better to break it up and start over, which would be more satisfying!"
"Gulala~ You're right!"
Whitebeard slammed his fist on the table and said loudly: "I also know a little about what you do with the Celestial Dragons. It's just that I'm not strong enough to stand up and fight like Miss Bulma and Miss Hikari. I'm really ashamed. But I firmly agree with Miss Bulma's words! Even if we catch a group of dogs to form a world government, it's better than being ruled by rotten people like the Celestial Dragons!"
"...Isn't this a bit exaggerated?"
Uchiha Hikari tilted his head and added that it seemed to be about the same.
After all, dogs won't issue orders like "destroy a country in three years"...
"My thoughts are the same as those of Whitebeard senior, Lord Hikari and Miss Bulma."
Hancock, who had been enslaved by the Celestial Dragons, also expressed his support.
Then came Yamato and others, and even Garp followed suit.
Zhan Guo glanced at his old friend beside him a little unnaturally, and then took a deep breath: "So, what does Master Guang mean?"
"What I mean is... let's form a new democratic deliberative government."
"The era of the Celestial Dragons has ended, and no one can rewrite this. And the new world needs a new order to maintain. You are all the leaders of this world, you have seen the evil deeds of the Celestial Dragons, and you have also understood the hardships of ordinary people. In this case... why not form a parliament to discuss together where the future of this world will go."
The affairs of the pirate world will eventually be decided by the people of the pirate world.
Uchiha Guang can only push from behind.
Of course...
Even if this "parliament" is really formed, it is not realistic to want to end the chaos in the pirate world in a short time.
After all, the territory of this sea is really vast. There are 170 member countries of the World Government alone, and there must be at least two or three hundred if you count those that have not joined. The population is in the billions, distributed in the four seas of the southeast, northwest, and the Grand Line. It is impossible to govern so many different countries, races, and humans with a universal method.
Not to mention the Celestial Dragons, even the gods next door can't do it.
However, at least slightly changing the direction of the future and making the lower-class people live better than in the Celestial Dragon era should be no problem.
Regarding this aspect...
Brand, Akame and others probably have some ideas. If the Celestial Dragons are destroyed, no one will issue a hunting order against them because of this, so they can give it a try.