Bastille's expression immediately became angry. Although this was a fact, Law's tone sounded like he was being sarcastic no matter how you listened to it.
However, Fujitora chuckled, and said, "This old man is indeed blind. However, it's only the eyes that are blind, not the heart. What's more, not being able to see might not be a bad thing, because there are really too many dirty and obscene people in the world that are unbearable to witness."
"Hehehe..."
"What you're saying is really good. There are indeed many dirty and obscene people in this world. But relatively speaking, there are also many pure and noble people. If you choose to never look in order to not see the filth, wouldn't that be too unfair to this pair of eyes bestowed by heaven?"
"The night has given me black eyes, but I use them to seek the light!"
"What do you think of these words?"
"Hmm?"
Hearing that the person speaking wasn't Trafalgar Law, but another person, and that the words he had said could actually touch his heart, Fujitora's expression immediately changed. He turned his head towards the direction where Akira was, and asked, "Who is it that can say these kinds of words?"
Fujitora couldn't recognize people, but the other Navy weren't blind. Law had already given way when Akira spoke, allowing the Navy to see Akira.
"It's you."
Seeing Akira, the Navy vice admiral's expression immediately changed greatly, revealing a look of horror. At the same time, the Navy behind him all drew their weapons, and stared intently at Akira. Their faces all revealed looks of nervousness and fear.
Feeling the panic and fear of his subordinates, Fujitora was puzzled in his heart. He asked Bastille, "What happened? Who is he? Why are you all acting so panicked and nervous?"
Bastille's gaze was still fixed on Akira. He opened his mouth, and said word by word, "Death God, Newgate Akira!"
When Fujitora heard this name, his expression also became very solemn. He said in a deep voice, "The captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Death God, Newgate Akira?"
Bastille nodded, and replied, "That's right. It's him, Mr. Fujitora."
Fujitora's expression returned to normal. He opened his mouth towards the location where Akira was, and said, "I've long heard of your great name, Death God."
Akira smiled slightly, and also looked at Fujitora, and said, "I've also long heard of your great name, Fujitora."
Fujitora was now a bit puzzled. He asked, "I'm just an unknown small figure from the countryside. How could Your Excellency have heard of my name?"
Akira naturally wouldn't tell him that he had already known of his existence back in his previous life. Instead, he said, "If you were just a small figure from the countryside, how could that guy Akainu have promoted you to Navy Admiral out of the ordinary?"
"Hehe."
Fujitora laughed, and said, "That's just Mr. Akainu's flattery. This is our first meeting. I'm Issho."
Issho was Fujitora's name, and Fujitora was his code name as a Navy Admiral.
Akira said with a smile, "I didn't expect that we would meet here, Fujitora."
Fujitora said, "This old man also didn't expect to meet Your Excellency here. Shouldn't Your Excellency be sitting in command of the Whitebeard Pirates? This old man has heard that the Blackbeard Pirates are already ready to make a move, and Your Excellency's pirate crew hasn't been idle either. It's likely that you're about to go to war. As the captain, how can you appear here?"
Akira said, "It seems that the Navy is really paying attention to us. However, I'm also very strange. It's just recruiting a Shichibukai. You actually needed Mr. Issho to personally come out. What's this? Could it be that Mr. Issho is very optimistic about this Shichibukai system? But how do I feel that Mr. Issho isn't this kind of person?"
Fujitora's expression didn't change. He asked, "Then what kind of person does Your Excellency think this old man is?"
He was very strange. It was clearly the first time he had met Akira. However, the other party seemed to be very familiar with him. Moreover, he and Akira had only said a few words, but whether it was in the conversation, or from Akira's tone, he could feel that Akira was probably not the kind of evil person who did all kinds of evil that was spread in the world. Otherwise, he wouldn't have said those kinds of words before.
While Fujitora and Akira were talking, whether it was those Navy, or Trafalgar Law, they were all silent. These two people were one a world-renowned great pirate, the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, and the other was the new Navy Admiral. They were both men who were standing at the top of the sea. They were still very far away from these two people, so they didn't have any intention of interjecting.
"Justice, clear distinction between good and evil!"
Akira slowly said two words. In the One Piece manga, the character Fujitora was indeed different. Although he hated evil just like Akainu, that was only towards evil, not towards people. Even without eyes, he could still distinguish between good and evil. So, Akira didn't have any disgust towards Fujitora. Instead, he was somewhat admiring.
"Hahahaha..."
Fujitora laughed happily, and said, "To be able to be given this kind of evaluation by a person like you, this old man is really very happy."
Akira shrugged, and said, "I'm just telling the truth."
Fujitora said, "If my eyes hadn't been blind, this old man would have really wanted to meet you. This old man really likes your words, 'The night has given me black eyes, but I use them to seek the light.'"
"Mr. Issho!"
Bastille couldn't help but remind him when he saw that Fujitora was actually talking and laughing with the great pirate Akira. "He's the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, the man that Fleet Admiral Sakazuki has ordered to be arrested."
"This old man knows!"
Fujitora interrupted Bastille's words, and said, "Although this old man doesn't have eyes, it doesn't mean that I really can't see anything. This old man knows what to do, and also knows his identity and position."
Being said this by Fujitora, Bastille immediately didn't dare to speak anymore. Although he knew that Fujitora was a person with a very good temper, and was very easy to get along with, he had personally witnessed Fujitora's power. So, he didn't dare to resist at all.
Akira said to Fujitora, "If I could have met you earlier, I would have sincerely invited you to join my pirate crew."
However, Fujitora said, "This old man will never become a pirate, because this old man will never help the wicked to do evil."
Akira shook his head, and said, "You say that you use your heart to look at people. But it seems that you haven't really seen clearly yet. Who said that pirates must be evil, and the Navy must be just? Without really coming into contact with them, never rely on imagination and hearsay to judge a person's good and evil."
Fujitora said, "What you're saying makes sense. But this old man believes that the vast majority of the Navy are just, and the vast majority of pirates are evil. So, this old man joined the Navy, not for this current position, but to be able to deal with evil, and carry out the justice in my heart."
Listening to the conversation between Akira and Fujitora, Law had been frowning all along. The realm of these two people had already exceeded him completely, and he also understood the words they said in a way that was both similar and dissimilar.
"I understand."
Akira nodded, and said, "People with different paths cannot make plans together!"
Fujitora also said, "That's right. This old man had a pleasant conversation with you. But after all, we're not on the same path. So..."
The expression on Akira's face became serious. He said slowly, "I know the purpose of your coming here. However, Trafalgar Law has already agreed to join my pirate crew. So, I'll have to trouble you to have come for nothing."
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