Chapter 80 Weapons should not have freedom

New World, the waters near Wano Country.

prison.

The sultry air gathered into water droplets on the jagged top of the head, ticking down, making it extremely harsh in this empty and silent prison.

Two figures covered in blood sat in the blackened cell. The wounds on their bodies had basically stopped bleeding.

"I didn't expect that I, Douglas Barrett, would be locked up in the same prison as a Navy man."

Barrett leaned his back against the cold wall stained with blood, raised his head slightly, and stared blankly at the ceiling of the cell.

Her long golden hair was scattered messily, covered in coagulated blood.

Darren twitched the corners of his mouth and rolled his eyes weakly.

The restraints of the high-purity Hailou stone shackles made him feel weaker than ever before.

"I didn't expect that I, a marine, would be imprisoned in a pirate's prison..."

He licked his chapped lips.

"I originally thought that even if I were to be imprisoned, I would have to do something earth-shattering one day, and then be wanted by the World Government, and finally be imprisoned in Impel Down City."

Barrett glanced at him,

"I heard that Kaido guy said that you are a 'monster' in the navy... For a guy like you, the navy will definitely train you as much as possible. It will be easy to become a navy admiral in time. How can you be arrested by the navy? Woolen cloth?"

After experiencing the previous fight, Barrett was deeply impressed by Darren.

Although the one who really fought him head-on in that battle was the guy named Sakaski.

But Darren's weird Devil Fruit ability, precise judgment of the battle situation, and ruthless ruthlessness in taking action made Barrett feel even more troublesome.

Such people can often survive well on the battlefield and in the army.

Because Barrett himself is this kind of person.

"Who knows?"

Darren grinned.

He didn't know whether it was because the mummy virus was still taking effect or because he was weak from serious injuries, but he felt as if his consciousness was in a trance.

"Aren't you also a national hero? But in the end, you became a wanted target of the world government... Who can tell clearly about the things in this world?"

Upon hearing this, Barrett couldn't help but fell into silence.

Darren didn't speak and just rested against the wall.

"I'm not a deserter."

Barrett suddenly spoke again.

His voice was very hoarse.

"That Sakaski guy said I was a deserter, but I'm not."

Barrett's remaining arm was tightly clenched into a fist, with veins bulging on the back of his hand.

Perhaps he was sympathetic to the same problem, or perhaps he thought that Kaido would kill him sooner or later. His eyes were full of calmness, and he actually opened up a conversation with Darren, an enemy who had been fighting each other.

"I have joined the army since I was eight years old and have made countless contributions. I have done everything they wanted me to do."

"As a soldier, I fought to the end of the war, single-handedly routing the enemy."

"I won the war for that country. I cut off the enemy general's head and dedicated it to our general and king. I thought I would be free."

"But when I stood on the merit platform holding the bloody head of the imperial general, what greeted me was not flowers, cheers, or the commendation eyes of the royal family and superiors...but the hollow, cold muzzle of the gun."

A mocking sneer curled up at the corner of Barrett's mouth.

I don’t know if I’m mocking that country’s arrogance, or mocking my own stupidity.

"It turns out they never thought of giving me freedom. I was just a killing weapon in their hands."

Darren opened his heavy eyelids, glanced at him, and said calmly:

"For those so-called superiors, weapons should not have their own thoughts, let alone freedom."

"Especially powerful weapons...if you can't control them in your own hands, they will be destroyed no matter what."

"Because no one knows if this weapon will be pointed at him one day after he is freed."

"That's right!!" Barrett laughed ferociously, his eyes flashing with madness.

"So I took action!"

"They finally saw how powerful the weapons they made were!"

He suddenly raised his hand and dragged the cold, heavy shackles, making a clattering sound.

"Then I discovered that this so-called behemoth... is actually so fragile!"

"Without me, this country is nothing!"

"Hahahahahaha!!"

Barrett laughed with red eyes, his whole body trembled, and he burst into tears.

Darren said nothing.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but he heard a trace of imperceptible sadness and pain in Barrett's seemingly crazy laughter.

It's not that easy to destroy the country you once loyal to and massacre your comrades who once fought side by side...

"Hehehehe..."

Barrett's laughter gradually died down.

"What a pity...I originally wanted to see the strength of legendary pirates like Roger, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion..."

Darren said calmly:

"We can't die just yet, Kaido wants to recruit us."

Barrett sneered and shook his head:

"That's only temporary. I won't give in. When he understands this, he will kill me without hesitation."

"'If a powerful weapon cannot be controlled in one's own hands, it will be destroyed no matter what'... This is what you said, isn't it?"

"But you are different. With your potential, the Navy will send someone to rescue you."

"And I can only go so far."

he hissed.

Darren didn't protest.

For Barrett, there is no difference between falling into the hands of Kaido and falling into the hands of the Navy.

They were all imprisoned until death, or directly executed.

Although this guy comes from the military and is very powerful, if he can be recruited into the navy, he will definitely add powerful combat capabilities to the navy.

But that's not possible.

So unrealistic.

This guy slaughtered his own country and army and did not have the political conditions to recruit him. Otherwise, the Navy's so-called "justice" would become a joke.

Moreover, Barrett, who had been betrayed by the military, would not join a system like the Navy.

"So Darren, is that true?"

Barrett suddenly looked up at Darren and asked:

"You fought against Roger and made him suffer a big loss...Is this true?"

Darren met Barrett's eyes, smiled and said:

"it is true."

"Then Roger is...strong?"

"As strong as a ghost... Kaido now is not even qualified to carry his shoes."

Barrett's eyes suddenly burst out with astonishing fighting spirit and light, staring closely at Darren:

"Then what harm did you make him suffer?"

Darren blinked.

"I took his pants off."