Indeed, natural-type users possess an inherently unassailable advantage in the West Sea, where Haki users are scarce. The only means of restraint are sea stone and seawater that contain P material. However, Haki, which originates from the heart and is wielded by the body, can capture the physical forms of natural-type users. Similarly, natural-type users who master Observation Haki can, at the last moment before an attack lands, open the area that is about to be hit, resulting in an empty strike.

Clearly, this guy, who doesn’t even understand Haki and believes that natural-type users can ignore all attacks, knows nothing about Observation Haki. In this case, Kevin, with barely usable Armament Haki, is already able to seize him.

"Ah!! You navy dog!" The pirate, transformed into a swamp, charged at Kevin but was met with a direct punch to the face. His physical form was struck, and four teeth, mixed with blood, flew out as he fell back to the ground. In his moment of unconsciousness, he struggled to raise his head and look toward his fleeing companions: "Help... help me! You bunch of trash..."

Kevin walked past him, kicking his head off, breaking his neck, and absorbing his soul. Meanwhile, his companions, who had already run far away, glanced at each other but showed no intention of stopping. Those who gather with the purpose of plunder were never true partners; they were merely a scattered bunch. Kevin continued his pursuit.

As they neared the port, a guy standing at the bow, with hawk-like pupils, drew a knife toward the port. "Who the hell are you? How did you get on our ship?" Several crew members behind the hawk-eyed man yelled angrily as they pulled the sails. However, the hawk-eyed man didn’t turn his head and simply said, "Hitching a ride will make your escape smoother."

As soon as he finished speaking, he swung the massive sword in his hand. In an instant, a gigantic slash rushed toward the port, even lifting the sea surface as if it were going to split the island in two. The navy, who had just been aiming their guns, were now frozen in place. Could such power truly belong to a human?

"Boom!" A golden light charged from afar toward the slash, the impact sending the oncoming waves crashing back. The blue light exploded, shattering the hawk-eyed man's attack.

Admiral Sengoku's figure appeared at the port, the navy's momentum once again soaring. Beneath the execution platform, not only pirates gathered in the crowd, but also more civilians from Loguetown, leaving him unable to act. Now, those useless trash had either been killed or captured, and those who left could no longer all come down. However, the escaping pirates from Loguetown were of no concern to him; what mattered was the change in pirates around the world after today.

The great treasure, One Piece, would become the target of ambition for all in the world after today, and this sea was about to stir up monstrous waves! And all of this was merely due to one man's last words. The original plan had been completely shattered because of that phrase.

"Kevin, right?"

"Yes, Admiral."

"Do you think the great treasure One Piece that Roger spoke of really exists?"

Exist? What a load of nonsense! A pirate crew that’s always poor, focused on adventure—what treasure could they possibly have to put on Raftel? Moreover, if Roger's crew indeed had endless treasures, why put it on the so-called final island? Can you raise children there?

The final island Raftel may hold many secrets of this world, such as the hidden history, the giant straw hat in Pangu City, and the true origin and will of D... and the experiences of past failures who sought to overturn this world. But there is absolutely no treasure!

"Whether it exists or not, Admiral, when the whole world believes the great treasure is there, the number of pirates will multiply year by year." Kevin exhaled, "The true age of pirates has been opened because of that man's words."

Sengoku furrowed his brow and remained silent; he understood this outcome as well. The reason he asked Kevin was merely to hear the conclusion he least wanted to hear from this little guy.

...

Three days later, Loguetown, which had been bustling due to Roger's execution, began to settle down. The pirates who would have been interested in Kevin’s head because of his executioner status had long abandoned that interest after Roger's last words. Now, for all pirates, nothing was more attractive than One Piece.

Thus...

At the port of Loguetown, Kuzan's expression was somewhat complex. "So he refused?" The major from headquarters beside him was also surprised: "There shouldn't be any navy that can refuse the opportunity to further their training at headquarters, but that guy was very straightforward." Kuzan placed a hand on his eye patch, "So what does he plan to do? Be an executioner at the Loguetown branch?"

As if recalling something, Stolo Berry's eyelid twitched: "He wants to return to Lasgarp Town in the West Sea to continue guarding the entrance of Reverse Mountain, and..."

The scene from that time replayed in Stolo Berry's mind. Clearly unambitious, yet able to speak in a way that even Admiral Sengoku was pleased—that was also a skill.

"The era of pirate madness and devastation is about to arrive. The Grand Line needs a navy that upholds justice, but the four seas equally require the protection of justice."

"Even the Pirate King Roger was just a boy from Loguetown who had never gone to sea at first. Upholding justice in Lasgarp is just as important as going to headquarters to become a navy elite."

This kind of awareness of justice certainly doesn't seem like something a mere Private in the West Sea branch could comprehend. Moreover, Admiral Sengoku was present at that time, and his actions against the pirates during the execution had already caught this person's attention.

Coupled with this statement, Admiral Sengoku personally spoke and agreed to Private Kevin's request to return to the West Sea to continue guarding Lasgarp Town.

After Stolo Berry finished speaking, Kuzan rubbed his forehead. So, Mr. Sengoku wants to see this young man's thoughts? Whether he is taking shortcuts or genuinely upholding justice, he is still only fifteen, and there is plenty of time for him to grow.

The great pirate era has already been opened by Roger; in ten, twenty years, that will be the real test for the navy. And Kevin is merely one of the futures of the navy being watched.

"Then let's go back to headquarters." Kuzan turned and boarded the already prepared warship, the figure of Lomi flashing through his mind. So this little guy didn't inherit Lomi's justice?