One Piece: Mandala Swordsman

Chapter 533 Our story is not as wonderful as you imagine.

August 6, 1514 (Haiyuan Calendar)

The five-month-long unrest in the new world has finally come to a complete end.

Charlotte withdrew from the battle midway through.

It became a power struggle between the Navy and the Beasts Pirates.

Ultimately, thanks to the hero Garp's intervention, the Beasts Pirates were forced to retreat to Wano Country.

With this, the New World War can finally come to a complete end.

But the end of the war does not mean the end of the sorrow.

The casualties are also a sad thing.

Even so, the casualty list is already much better than expected.

In response, Marineford organized a fairly large-scale memorial service.

Every navy officer is a hero.

Soldiers who died in battle deserve to be remembered.

"I actually survived, it feels like a dream."

Seeing her mourning companions, Kuina suddenly spoke up.

"But this kind of thing is really unreasonable!"

Kuina's expression turned sad.

She covered her face with her hands.

The three people standing nearby all understood what she meant.

The four little ones were just lucky.

They survived the battlefield.

"It's really strange that the seniors were stronger than us, yet they died while we are still alive!"

Kuina's words brought tears to the eyes of both Ian and Binz.

Binz, in particular, was already sobbing uncontrollably.

Sly, Glenn, Raven, and Patch were all their teachers.

They spent some time with them all.

The four of them were more experienced and stronger in combat, but they still left.

Because of a war.

"That's just how the world is."

Drake didn't shed a tear, but his tone was very forlorn.

His experiences exposed him to even more tragedies from a young age.

"If you can't be like Lieutenant General Black Dragon, then it's no surprise that you die at any time, because that's just how the world is."

"Speaking of which, didn't Lieutenant General Black Dragon come?"

"It seems not..."

"She must be very sad too, since she spent more time with them than with us."

"As a representative of the doves, she probably shouldn't shed tears here. It would be better for her to watch from the sidelines, so that she has space to grieve!"

……

Marineford Port

The sun was still quite gentle at this time.

Sitting here is a comfortable thing.

Are you crying?

"What are you saying? I just want to calm down."

Roman, without even turning his head, caught the wine that Aokiji threw at him.

You don't even need to look to know that it's sherry.

This is Aokiji's favorite.

“I never touch anything that makes me lose my senses.”

After saying that, Roman threw the wine back.

She still didn't turn back.

"You really……"

“I’m not like you. You might choose to use alcohol to escape your pain, but I won’t. I always face it head-on.”

emm…….

If Aokiji didn't know the specifics, he would have thought Roman was ridiculously normal.

He remained as calm as ever.

She even made a slightly sarcastic remark.

Just like usual.

"Are you really not going? That might be the last chance to meet."

"Seeing a corpse doesn't count as seeing it one last time."

"If we go now, we should still be able to give them a flower."

"I never send flowers to the dead. It's pointless."

Aokiji: ...

Almost all of them were blocked.

Aokiji would have expected to see a face full of sorrow.

However, as Roman said.

She was really calm.

It was as if nothing had happened.

Aokiji saw no sadness in her eyes, only tranquility.

"Why don't you tell me something? You're making me a little..."

They say the calm before the storm is the scariest.

He was very worried; beneath Roman's calm surface lay a turbulent undercurrent.

What would you like to hear?

Roman seemed to be getting tired of sitting, so he stood up.

Meanwhile, Aokiji sat down with a drink in his hand.

This scene reminded Roman of a sentence he had heard long ago.

I have wine, do you have a story?

Ah!

The fact that I can still think of these things shows that I'm still a long way from going crazy.

It's a good thing that rationality still exists.

"Tell me your story with them, it might make you feel better."

Aokiji is not good at comforting people.

However, sometimes he thinks it's good to be a good listener.

He also...

"Do you want to hear stories about how good my relationship with them is? Unfortunately, no, my relationship with them is not as harmonious as you think."

Roman looked at Aokiji and said something unexpected.