One Piece: Biggest Scum in Marine History

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Chapter 80: Weapons Shouldn't Have Freedom

New World, waters near Wanokuni.

In the prison, the sultry air converged into water droplets above the rocky heads, ticking and falling, which was extremely harsh in this empty and dead prison. Two figures, covered in blood, were sitting in the blackened cell, and the wounds on their bodies had basically stopped bleeding. "I didn't expect that I, Douglas Bullet, would be in the same prison as a Marine," Bullet leaned against the cold wall, raised his head slightly, and stared blankly at the ceiling of the cell. His long golden hair was scattered messily, covered with coagulated blood.

The corner of Darren's mouth twitched, and he rolled his eyes weakly. The high-purity seastone shackles made him feel weaker than ever before. "I didn't expect that I, a Marine, would be imprisoned in a pirate's prison..." He licked his chapped lips. "At first, I thought that even if I was to be shut down, I would have to do something earth-shattering one day, be wanted by the World Government, and finally locked up in Impel Down."

Bullet glanced at him, "I heard from that guy Kaido that you are a 'monster' in the Marine... A guy like you, the Marine will definitely train you as much as possible, and becoming a Marine Admiral in time wouldn't be a problem. How can you be arrested by the Marine?" Bullet was impressed with Darren from previous fights. Although it was the guy named Sakazuki who really fought against him, Darren's weird Devil Fruit ability, accurate judgment of the battle situation, and merciless ruthlessness when making shots made Bullet feel even more cautious. People like this often survive well on the battlefield and in the army, because Bullet considers himself that type of guy too.

"Who knows?" Darren grinned. He didn't know if it was because the mummy virus was still in effect or if he was seriously injured and weak, but he felt his consciousness was a bit hazy. "Aren't you also a national hero? But in the end, you became a wanted target by the World Government... Who can tell what is going on in this world?"

Bullet couldn't help but fall silent when he heard this. Darren didn't speak either, just rested against the wall. "I'm not a deserter," Bullet suddenly spoke again, his voice very hoarse. "That Sakazuki guy says I'm a deserter, but I'm not." His remaining arm was clenched tightly into a fist, the veins on the back of his hand bulging. Maybe it was sympathy for each other, or maybe he thought that Kaido would kill him sooner or later, but Bullet's eyes were full of calm as he opened up the conversation with Darren, an enemy he used to fight.

"Since I was eight years old, I have joined the army and made countless contributions. I have done everything they wanted me to do for them. As a soldier, I fought to the last battle, crushing the enemy alone. I won the war for that country. I beheaded the enemy general and dedicated it to our general and king. I thought I would be free. But when I stood on the merit platform with the bloody head of the imperial general, what greeted me was not flowers, cheers, or eyes of praise from the royal family and superiors, but the empty, cold muzzle of a gun."

A mocking sneer curled up on Bullet's mouth. 

"I don't know if I am mocking the arrogance of that country or my own stupidity," he thought. "It turned out that they never thought of giving me freedom. I was just a killing weapon in their hands." 

Darren opened his heavy eyelids, glanced at him, and said calmly, "For those so-called superiors, weapons should not have their own thoughts, let alone freedom. Especially powerful weapons... if you can't control them in your own hands, they will be destroyed no matter what. Because no one knows if this weapon will be pointed at him one day after he is freed."

"That's right!" Bullet laughed ferociously, his eyes flashing with madness. "So, I did it! They finally saw how powerful the weapons they made were!" He suddenly raised his hand and dragged the cold, heavy shackles, making a clattering sound. "Then I discovered that this so-called behemoth... is actually so fragile! Without me, this country is nothing! Hahahahahaha!!"

Bullet laughed out loud with red eyes, trembling all over, and actually burst into tears. Darren didn't speak. I don't know if it was an illusion, but in Bullet's seemingly maniacal laughter, he heard a trace of imperceptible sadness and pain. It is not so easy to destroy the country that he was once loyal to and massacre the comrades who once fought side by side. 

"Hehehehe..." Bullet's laughter trailed off. "What a pity... I wanted to see the strength of legendary pirates like Roger, Whitebeard, and Golden Lion..." Darren said calmly, "We can't die yet. Kaido wants to recruit us." Bullet sneered and shook his head. "That's only temporary. I won't give in. When he understands this truth, he will kill me without hesitation. 'If you can't control a powerful weapon in your own hands, you have to destroy it no matter what'... that's what you said, isn't it? But you are different. With your potential, Marine will send someone to save you."

"And I can only go here," he hissed. Darren didn't refute. For Bullet, falling into Kaido's hands is no different than falling into Marine's. They were imprisoned until death or executed directly. Although this guy comes from the army and is powerful, if he can be recruited into Marine, it will definitely add strong combat power to Marine. But that's impossible. So unrealistic. This guy slaughtered his own country and army, and he didn't have the political conditions to recruit at all. Otherwise, Marine's so-called "justice" would be a joke. Moreover, Bullet, who was once betrayed by the army, would not join a system like Marine.

"So, Darren, is that for real?" Bullet suddenly looked up at Darren and asked, "Is it true that you fought Roger and made him suffer...?" Darren met Bullet's eyes, smiled, and said, "It is true." 

"Then Roger... is he strong?"

"As strong as a ghost... The current Kaido is not even qualified to carry his shoes."

Bullet's eyes burst out with astonishing fighting spirit and light, staring at Darren closely. "Then what did you let him suffer?" 

Darren blinked. "I took his pants off." 

Bullet froze there for one second, two seconds, three seconds, "Hahahahaha!!!" Bullet's hearty laughter resounded through the gloomy prison.