Chapter 592 Choose Your Own Path! (Two in One)

Humans are very fickle creatures. In the world of pirates, there are very few people who can change themselves without being affected by the external environment.

Even Tsugokuni Yoriichi may not be able to do it.

When Ace and Sabo were young, they were indeed guided by Tsugokuni Yoriichi, and a seed of integrity was planted in their hearts early on.

However, whether this seed can take root and sprout, there is no way to know the result until the truth is revealed.

At least from now on, the two children have received a good education in the Navy Headquarters, which is also what makes this person feel very relieved.

Power can easily change a person's mind.

People with power are often controlled by this power, and their own desires will be completely released as their power increases.

Let alone the world of One Piece with extraordinary power, even in the present world without extraordinary power, ordinary people who suddenly obtain matching wealth will become unrecognizable. Without the same experience, others have no way to imagine how bad a person can become.

Ace and Sabo's behavior today made Tsugikoku Yoshiichi quite satisfied.

He would follow the two children to Cocosia Village, that is, he wanted to observe the two children's state of mind and ability at close range. If the growth path of the two deviates from what Yoshiichi expected, he would come forward to find a way to reverse the two people's thoughts.

Now it seems that his worries are unnecessary.

His purpose of coming to Cocosia Village has been achieved so far. As for what Ace and Sabo are going to do next, Yoshiichi no longer has any interest in understanding.

Ace and Sabo who can stick to their hearts will definitely be able to handle things here, and Tsugikoku Yoshiichi can rest assured that their two children will continue to move forward on the current path.

Now is not the time to introduce them to the new navy.

Not long after Ace and Sabo left Bellmer's house, Tsugikoku Yoshiichi's figure had quietly disappeared at the foot of the wall.

He is leaving the East China Sea, and the next stop is Wano Country.

Yoriichi Tsugaku also has his own things to do. To be honest, he actually wants to go to the Navy Headquarters to see how much Luffy has grown at this stage, but if he appears at the Navy Headquarters, the risk of being exposed is too great.

Luffy who ate the Nika Fruit

His path is naturally guided by the Nika Fruit. Yoriichi Tsugaku has a hunch in his heart that Luffy, who was deeply imprinted by Red-haired Shanks early on, may be difficult to be influenced by others.

This is a stubborn kid. No one knows what is in his mind. Thinking about such things seems to be very far away from Luffy.

There is no way to change what he has determined, even Yoriichi Tsugaku.

Yoriichi Tsugaku has tried his best to influence Luffy's life. The rest will be guided by fate.

When it comes to Luffy, Yoriichi Tsugaku has always been a bystander.

He also wants to see whether Ace and Sabo, whose life paths have been changed, can make this kid give up the idea of ​​becoming the Pirate King.

Can the Nika Fruit on Luffy still awaken?

For everything, just wait for time to give the answer.

After leaving Bellmère's house, Ace and Sabo found a family in the town to stay temporarily. The villagers of Cocosia Village are actually very wary of strangers, but the young faces of Ace and Sabo can reduce the villagers' vigilance to the lowest level.

Bellmère is also determined to gamble on Ace and Sabo. The reason for making this decision is very simple. Not only because the two teenagers can remain calm under the gun of Nokigo, but also because Bellmère still has a little expectation for the Navy Headquarters.

If even the two adopted sons of Marshal Sengoku can't help them in Cocosia City, Bellmère has no way to imagine who else in the world can help them.

As for whether Ace and Sabo have the strength to fight against pirates?

This is the least worrying thing for Bellmère.

Anyone who has read the newspaper and knows something about the navy knows that Ace and Sabo are rare natural fruit ability users, and they are basically invincible in places like the East China Sea.

Since the two of them entered Rogue Town, the pirates who tried to make trouble in Rogue Town were cleared by these two people. As the last island connecting the East China Sea and the first half of the Grand Line, Rogue Town has become a Jedi for many pirates.

Ace and Sabo left, and it was unknown where they lived on the island. This made Bellemere persuade Ajian to cooperate with the action. It took a lot of effort.

Bellemere had seen Ace and Sabo, two headquarters navy officers, with his own eyes, and dared to bet on them, but Ajian, who only heard Bellemere's one-sided words, did not dare to put the lives of the entire island on the gambling table.

The shadow left by the pirates on ordinary people like Ajian was too deep.

It was difficult for them to have the idea of ​​competing with the pirates. As long as they could continue to live a stable life like now, even if they were poorer, they were willing to endure it.

This is even more true for Ajian. He is a lonely man. The only thing that can worry him is these fellow villagers in Kokosia Village. From his standpoint, he will not live up to the trust of the people on the island and easily make such a decision that can affect the lives of the villagers.

Bellemeier's persuasion failed, so he could only find the more prestigious doctor Nagao. He is the only doctor in the village. It can be said that anyone living on this island has received his favor. As long as he can be persuaded to cooperate, then this matter will basically be considered a success.

But what makes Bellemeier headache is that Dr. Nagao, who is also a lonely man and has the same sense of responsibility, is also unwilling to make such a bet.

It's not because he doesn't trust Bellemeier, but because he can't bear the consequences of failure.

If only he dies, he will take the risk and gamble with Bellemeier.

But

Bellemeier, who failed to persuade, can only return to his home with a look of disappointment. When the two daughters asked, Bellemeier's silence was the only answer for the two children.

Both Nokigo and Nami knew that Bellemere had failed. They couldn't bear to see their mother's face full of disappointment. After looking at each other, they ignored Bellemere's dissuasion and hurried out of the house and ran towards Ajian's house.

After seeing Bellemere off, Ajian and Nagao met and told each other about the plan mentioned by Bellemere. After a quick exchange of opinions, they sighed at the same time and reached an agreement on this.

However, not long after Bellemere left, the door of Ajian's house was kicked open by Nokigo and Nami.

"Bang!!"

The violent sound of the door opening made Ajian and Nagao in the living room startled. They thought they were robbed. When they saw Nokigo and Nami rushing in, they also smiled a little.

Bellemere was not married. It was not easy for one person to raise two children. The village was only this small. Ajian and Nagao also played a relatively important role in the growth process of Nokigo and Nami.

The two elders had already treated the two children as their own nephews.

"Nokigo, Nami, what's wrong with you two?"

Ajian was smiling and greeting, but Nami interrupted him with a sneer:

"Ajian, are you against Bellemere's plan?!"

"Are you determined to hand over the family assets that the villagers have accumulated with great difficulty?!"

"Even if many people will not survive, you don't care?!"

Nami took the initiative. Although she was young, she still looked righteous and aggressive when she said this. Bellemere has indeed protected him well over the years, but Nami has read a lot of books and has an excellent talent for drawing sea charts. In fact, she has been out to sea several times.

Although she does not have much social experience, it does not mean that Nami is an idiot.

"Nami."

"Are you two here to help Bellemere persuade us?"

"You are still young, you don't need to worry about these things."

"Nami, stay at home during this period, help Bellemere, and don't make trouble."

Ajian didn't think that a child of Nami's age could understand anything, so he sighed lightly and waved his hand perfunctorily.

"Making trouble?"

"We have the opportunity to completely get rid of the oppression of those guys, how can this be considered as making trouble?"

"Are you willing?"

"You are willing, but I am not!"

"I don't want to live in a village that only knows how to compromise."

"I heard Bellemere mention those two navy officers. They are very powerful and are the adopted sons of Marshal Zhan Guo."

"If we don't dare to bet on them, then our Kokosia Village will live in the shadow of the rats for the rest of our lives."

"When they are in a good mood, they take less, and when they are in a bad mood, they will take more!"

"Is this kind of life really what the villagers want?"

Nami's words made Ajian and Nagao silent for a while. They understand this truth. When Bellmer persuaded them, he had already clarified the pros and cons and told them the identities of the two navy men.

But the same words spoken by different people will have different effects.

So what are these people struggling for?

Isn't it just to survive and let the next generation of children have a better life?

As Nami said, if these children live under the oppression of the navy for a long time, can they really have a good growth environment?

Mouse knows when to stop today, but can mouse always know when to stop?

Who can help them then?

Nami's words made Nagao and Ajian waver in their hearts. After a simple eye contact, both of them saw determination in each other's eyes.

"I can't make a decision on this matter alone."

"Let everyone decide together"

Ajian finally made concessions and compromises, but he did not make a one-man show, but gave the right to choose to all the villagers.

The open space in front of the barn had become somewhat deserted, but at the call of the sheriff and the village elders, the villagers gathered together.

The people who had already paid the money and grain didn't know what was going on. They thought they were asked to pay again, and they were a little nervous. Some villagers who had not paid yet were rummaging through boxes and cabinets, scraping together money and grain. When they learned that Ajian and Nagao had called the villagers together, they were also shrouded in a haze, thinking that they were being urged to pay.

However, when the people gathered together, they learned from Bellemeier that an opinion leader was actually planning to rebel against Colonel Mouse of the 16th Branch.

This news really scared everyone.

Bellemeier didn't go into details, only saying that she had contacted her friends in the navy and would get help from those friends.

Although the people were suspicious, Bellemeier, as a former navy, also had a high prestige in the village, and the villagers had a relatively high sense of trust in him.

Of course, the most important thing was that the villagers felt that they had a chance to completely get rid of the control of Colonel Mouse's gang.

In the final analysis, no one was willing to hand over the money and grain they had accumulated with great difficulty for no reason.

Some families may not even survive the winter after paying the "head tax". Instead of struggling to survive, they might as well trust Bellmer and take a gamble.

There are quite a few people in this group, which overwhelms the opposition from those whose families are relatively well-off.

Three days later.

After eating and drinking on the boat for a few days, Colonel Mouse returned to the island with his men, intending to take away all the supplies and money stored in the granary.

But when A Jin opened the warehouse, it was empty, with nothing left.

A Jian pretended to be crazy and shouted that the warehouse was robbed.

But how could such a clumsy trick fool Colonel Mouse? He did not say much to A Jian, and decisively left Kokosia Village with his men.

Perhaps it was because Colonel Mouse was too confident in the villagers of Kokosia Village, and did not notice the rebellious sentiments rising among the people on the island, nor did he notice the strangeness revealed by this incident.

This happened less than 10 days after Colonel Mouse and others left.

That evening, the sun was setting.

Three pirate ships with skull flags appeared in the waters near the village of Cocosia.

After dinner, the people who were walking on the beach noticed that a pirate ship was approaching the island, and they rushed into the village in a hurry and struck the gong in the center of the village.

The rapid and loud sound of the gong made the peaceful Cocosia village busy.

Bellemeier, who stayed at home, also took down the spear hanging on the wall, told Nokigo and Nami to stay at home, and then put on the long sword and walked out of the door quickly.

She did not put all her hopes on Ace and Sabo. She was mentally prepared. If Ace and Sabo broke their promises, she would use her life to protect the village.

"ju——"

On the coast, the pirate ship slowly approached, and the sharp sound of the cannon sounded directly on the sea.

The pitch-black shells pierced the sky and landed on the beach, creating a crater. The pirates' bombardment was like a demonstration. After firing a shell, there was no movement, but the speed increased.

"Sabo, you get a few alive first."

"Then. Leave it to me!"

Not long after the sound of the cannon, Ace and Sabo, who were dressed in ordinary clothes, appeared on the beach, looking at the pirate ship that was approaching the island quickly on the sea.

Ace's face showed a bright smile. He had been holding it back for so many days, and his body had already itched.

"Okay!"

Sabo agreed, and the next second, a flash of lightning, Sabo's figure had disappeared from the spot.

Ace sat down cross-legged on the beach, his eyes flashing with coldness, and he had already firmly remembered Colonel Mouse in his heart.

Evidence? !

When these pirates appeared in his sight, it didn't matter whether there was evidence or not.

He would never allow someone like Colonel Mouse to continue to stay in the navy!