Belial, Tregear, new members of the Straw Hat Pirates

“I see,” Fujitora said. “But now doesn’t seem like the right time.”

"Don't worry, my companions will stop them."

"Let's wait and see," Fujitora said, turning and leaving.

"Whoosh!" A blade of light flew past Fujitora. Fujitora turned around, and Tregear said, "I won't let you go until I get the answer I want."

Torregia's tone remained calm, yet it sent chills down one's spine.

"So, you intend to keep me here." Fujitora drew his sword.

……

"Luffy, hold on tight," Belial said, leading Luffy towards the palace.

Other Donquixote Family members were dealt with by Sai and Bartolomeo, among others. The three decided to go directly to Doflamingo.

Just as the three of them were flying into the air, a figure blocked their way.

"Doflamingo!" The three were shocked. Before they could react, "Bang!" Doflamingo struck them down with a heavy blow, then used a string to bind Law away.

"Luo!"

……

“I will not stop until I achieve my goal,” Torregia said to Fujitora.

"Alright." Fujitora sighed. "It seems you won't let this go so easily."

Torregia charged forward with all his might, and Torreira slashed horizontally with his lightsaber. Fujitora blocked it with nonchalant ease and said, "If you want to find the answer, why do you have to come to me?"

"Because of those two words behind you." Torregia took a step back and threw out two light bullets.

Fujitora slashed it with his sword, saying, "Justice? Protecting others and repelling evil that harms others."

Torregia paused for a moment after hearing this, then laughed. "Pfft, hahahaha."

Why are you laughing?

Torregia leaped into the air and slashed at Fujitora. Fujitora blocked with his backhand.

“It seems I misjudged you,” Torregia laughed. “Your sense of justice is too naive, or rather, too foolish!”

The two then swung their swords in succession, and amidst the flashing blades, Torregia said, "Protecting others? What have you been protecting?"

Torregia leaped and spun sideways, dodging Fujitora's blade. Then, with a vertical thrust, he parried Fujitora's sword before stabbing down with his own.

Fujitora blocked the attack with the blade, holding his sword horizontally. Torregia landed with a backflip, saying, "Now, what exactly are you protecting in Dressrosa right now?"

"The reason why Dressrosa is like this today, with its oppressed and brutalized people, is all your doing!"

"It's laughable that you're nurturing evil and allowing it to harm those you're supposed to protect, hahahaha."

Hearing Torregia's laughter, he remained silent for a moment before saying, "I'm just protecting the people I should protect."

"Shouldn't we be protecting them?" Torregia asked. "Your navy is protecting lives, isn't it?"

"Uh, pretty much."

"Well, pirates are lives too."

Fujitora said, "But they are harming other people's lives, plundering property, and acting recklessly. They deserve to be punished."

"Is that so?" Torregia smiled and snapped his fingers.

Suddenly, Fujitora felt a wave of dizziness. He quickly used his Haki and regained his senses to find himself on a vast grassland. Moreover, he could see again.

Just as Fujitora was wondering what was going on, a wounded lamb ran past him, and a wolf was chasing after him.

Fujitora instinctively reached out to help the sheep, when suddenly Tregear appeared beside him. "What's wrong, Admiral Fujitora? What are you planning to do? Are you going to save that sheep?"

Have you ever considered that you might cause harm?

"How could that be? I'm saving lives."

“Life? Heh heh heh,” Torregia laughed. “That wolf is starving.”

"If you save that sheep, the wolf will starve to death."

“This…” Fujitora paused for a moment, Tregear’s words startled him.

"But if you don't go and save that sheep, it will die."

As Torregia's voice rang out, Fujitora looked up and realized the sheep was about to be caught by the wolf.

"If you save the sheep, the wolf will starve. If you help the wolf, the sheep will be killed. So, General Fujitora, what will you do? What will your sense of justice look like?"

"Or, let me ask you another question." With that, Torregia flicked his finger, and before him appeared an execution platform, and what appeared to be a man.

"He killed someone, don't you think he should serve his sentence?"

"Yes, it is."

"But do you know his motives for killing?"

"No, no matter what, killing is wrong."

Upon hearing this, Torregia flicked his finger, and the man on the execution platform collapsed in the corner, with a blond man standing in front of him.

The blond man approached the man step by step, while the man cowered in a corner, trembling. Then, left with no other choice, the man stabbed the blond man to death.

"If he doesn't kill that person, he will die. Does that mean wanting to live is a sin?"

This question stunned Fujitora.

Tregear continued, "Many of those pirates just wanted to live, but your navy deprived them of their right to live."

“No!” Fujitora said, “They could have lived on their own and been self-sufficient, but instead they plundered others, which is a sin in itself.”

With a wave of his hand, Toregia caused a nobleman to steal food from several farmers, leading to their starvation. The remaining farmers went to report the incident to the authorities, but the officials and nobleman were in cahoots.

He was eventually beaten up by the officials, and in order to avenge himself, the peasant killed the nobleman. However, he was labeled a heinous criminal by the government and became a wanted man, embarking on a path of crime.

Fujitora was stunned by what he saw.

"Does this sound familiar?" Tregear said. "The nobles are called the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the government is called the Navy, and the farmers are called pirates."

"You supported the Seven Warlords of the Sea to suppress other pirates, thinking that this would suppress evil. However, it only bred more evil. In the end, you even blamed them for being evil."

"If pirates are evil, then what about Ohara?"

Upon hearing the name "Ohara," Fujitora's heart skipped a beat. He knew about the tragedy of Ohara and understood that Tregear was asking about Sakazuki, now Fleet Admiral Akainu, who had bombarded civilian ships to prevent archaeologists from escaping.

Torregia sat on the ground and said, "You talk about upholding justice, yet your hands are stained with blood. You claim to protect life, yet you are harming it. Your justice is less real than evil."

"Now, I'll ask you one more time, what exactly is your sense of justice?" This time, Toregia's voice was no longer mocking, but serious.

Fujitora recalled his past, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I will still uphold my justice."

"Justice that harms others?"

"Perhaps, but I will still stick to it. Because my hands have limits."

"what?"

"I understand that I can't protect everyone, and even if I can, it's still limited. So I can only do my best to uphold the justice in my heart within the limits of my power. And I will do my best to protect those I want to protect. That is my justice."

"Those I couldn't protect in the end, and even those who were hurt because of me, I will never forget them. I will keep them in my heart, urge myself to become a better person, and strive to protect more people."

"But your sense of justice may not be suitable for everyone."

"Hehe." Fujitora chuckled. "After all, a pair of shoes can't fit everyone. The size always needs to be adjusted."

Torregia froze on the spot after hearing this, and the surrounding scene had returned to the dilapidated street.

"Justice, justice..." Torregia murmured to himself. "No matter what, uphold your own justice, make justice better, make it suitable for more people, remember those who have been hurt, make justice better, better..."

A familiar figure appeared before Torregia's eyes. He clenched his fist and said with righteous indignation, "Torregia, no matter what, I will stick to my principles and safeguard the peace of the universe!"

"Taro... your justice must be like this, right?"

Fujitora sensed Tregear's condition and asked, "Sir, what's wrong?"

Before he could finish speaking, Tregear raised his hand to release a beam of light. Fujitora was startled and instinctively swung out a flying blade.

However, to Fujitora's surprise, Tregear lowered his hand and calmly allowed the flying blade to hit him.

"Oh!"

Torregia crashed into the ruins and wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Sir, what are you doing..."

At this moment, the Navy, witnessing this scene, exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Issho has defeated the pirates!"

"That's amazing, Mr. Yixiao!"

"Mr. Yixiao is a hero!"

Hearing the cheers of the crowd, Fujitora seemed to understand something.

“Thank you, Mr. Issho.” Torregia slowly rose and bowed to Fujitora. He said, “Perhaps your answer is not correct, but I am satisfied. Thank you.”

"If you defeat me and then handle the aftermath properly, you should become a hero of the Navy, and your sense of justice will be even better."

"Until we meet again, Mr. Issho." With that, Torregia flew away.

Watching Torregia's retreating figure, Fujitora sheathed his sword.

His mind was filled with his conversation with Toregia in the illusion, the various things Toregia showed him, and he seemed to sense Toregia's confusion and Toregia's joy at finding the answer.

And, Torregiano's persistence in finding the answer in his heart, and the joy of picking up what is important in his heart.

"Tregear, what kind of person are you?"