This system of using evil to fight evil, like the Warlords of the Sea, was something he would create in the future as Marine Fleet Admiral. So he felt no pressure working with Little Demon Dragon's side to fight Tunfo's side.
The demon followers wanted to summon Zero, and Tunfo wanted to summon his master. These two groups were mixed together, making Sengoku a bit confused.
He really wanted to see Indra again, but judging by the time between their meetings, it probably wouldn't happen anytime soon.
"Ah Xing, I'm sorry." Seeing that Garp had no objections, Sengoku turned to Ah Xing, and said with some shame, "Because of our battle, Pig Cage Village has been destroyed."
"It's all those demons' fault..." Ah Xing said softly, "Everyone knew that taking me in when I was being chased wouldn't end well, but they still did it. Why do good people in this world never get anything good?"
"Everyone was just ordinary people, they didn't even know what that Shikon Jewel shard was, but it was destroyed because of it..."
Ah Xing's words made everyone fall silent, whether it was Sengoku, Garp, or the ordinary Marines. Because they carried the heavy weight of 'justice' on their backs, but could they really carry out their justice in this chaotic world?
Hearing Ah Xing's words, the word "justice" on their backs seemed to be crying...
"Many people were evacuated before the battle started, but they are just ordinary people." After a moment of silence, Garp also sighed a little. "I will take my men to find them. I hope... we can still see them."
The reason Garp hadn't said much before was because of this. At any other time it wouldn't matter, but this time the destruction of Pig Cage Village was directly related to him.
According to Tunfo, they deliberately let Ah Xing out as bait, to bring Sengoku over as a sacrifice to summon his master. The Shikon Jewel shard hidden in Pig Cage Village was probably part of the sacrifice.
This meant that to summon a demon lord from hell, you needed a Shikon Jewel shard that corresponded to the demon, and something related to that person as a sacrifice.
For example, Tunfo, whose name suggests he's the enemy of Buddha, so they used a giant Buddha as a sacrifice.
From the current situation, Tunfo probably can't summon his master for now, but Zero's arrival is almost complete. They might have to prepare to fight a demon lord.
"Ah Xing, do you want to join the Marines?" At this moment, Sengoku suddenly spoke, surprising Garp.
Ah Xing was also surprised, but before he could speak, Sengoku continued, "You asked why good people don't get anything good, right? Do you want to create a world where good people get good things? Become a Marine and carry out your justice!"
Ah Xing said softly, "If good and evil aren't rewarded, heaven and earth must be selfish."
"The problem with this world isn't with any one person, any king, or any group. It's with heaven and earth..."
This was such disrespectful talk that if the Celestial Dragons heard it, they would probably shoot Ah Xing.
What did Ah Xing mean by selfish heaven and earth?
Of course, he meant them!
But no one said anything. This was something everyone knew, but the patriotism and traditional beliefs they had accepted since childhood kept them as Marines, even knowing there was a problem at the top.
Even though the system was broken, they didn't want it to collapse completely, which would cause chaos. Even bad order was still order!
They didn't want to see the world go wild, so they wanted to join the Marines, and maintain their own justice within their ability. But from the looks of it, it was too hard...
Ah Xing was a young man with great potential, and he was related to Buddha, or rather, Indra. He also had justice in his heart, so Sengoku invited him to join the Marines.
"Heaven and earth can be changed. Either destroy it from the outside, or change it from the inside. Becoming a Marine is the way to do that."
Sengoku was still ambitious now, otherwise he wouldn't have awakened Conqueror's Haki.
As he spent more time as a Marine Admiral, and saw more darkness, he might change again. His passion would eventually be worn down by time, and he would just angrily say a few words to the Five Elders instead of questioning their unreasonable orders.
But at least now, he was young. When young, people are always ambitious, and believe they can change the world.
So, he extended an invitation to Ah Xing.
"Join us, and change this world!"
Ah Xing looked at Sengoku, and his mouth moved, but he didn't speak.
Sengoku didn't say anything more, just waiting for his answer.
Garp watched from the side, also without saying a word. He didn't even know who Ah Xing was, but if Sengoku valued him so much, he must be special.
The world was in chaos now, and the Marines really needed to add some manpower. Relying on just the few of them...
Was starting to be not enough!
In a moment of silence, Ah Xing finally nodded, agreeing to Sengoku's invitation.
This was Genichi's original plan from the start.
Now that Sengoku had invited him, he naturally had to agree, but he had to act a little reserved before agreeing.
But joining the Marines would definitely start with being a low-ranking soldier. As an Admiral, Sengoku had the right to directly bring in Marines, and even give Ah Xing the rank of Captain, but Ah Xing decided to start as a private.
Anyway, he would have plenty of chances to move up on this island.
Ah Xing was very strong. He was now as strong as, or even stronger than, a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral. After all, there was a huge difference between a Vice Admiral and an Admiral in the Marines, unlike the Emperor Crews where there were many high-ranking officers.
Genichi's plan for Ah Xing was to become an Admiral, or at least a Marine general with a similar position to an Admiral. After all, the Marines were a very large and comprehensive organization, with many different departments besides regular soldiers.
This wouldn't be hard for Ah Xing, with his talent.
Ah Xing wanted to search for survivors in Pig Cage Village with Garp, but Sengoku took him away, saying that Little Demon Dragon might have more information and needed to talk to Ah Xing about their unfinished business.
Kill Ring said that he wanted Sengoku and Garp to meet him in Ice Snow City, but since they had decided to work together, it was okay for Sengoku to go alone. Garp stayed here, as he said he would.
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