Chapter 34

On the training ship, looking at the recruits, not one missing, Zefa breathed a sigh of relief.

But soon, he frowned: "Karl, why are there no pirates?"

Karl's heart stirred; sure enough, he couldn't escape it! After all, Master Zefa was once known as the "Non-Killing Admiral."

From this, it can be seen that he does not advocate killing pirates, but chooses to let pirates repent for their sins in Impel Down, but even so, Zefa's family was still cruelly killed by pirates who held a grudge.

"Master Zefa, the Firearm Pirates had 32 members in total; 20 were killed in battle, 12 were captured alive, but when leaving Spring Rain Town, I handed them over to the mayor of Spring Rain Town to deal with."

"As for now, they should all be dead!"

Hearing Karl say this, Zefa's brow furrowed even deeper.

"Karl, you've been a Marine for ten years, don't you know that doing this violates Navy regulations? Any pirate captured alive must be handed over to Impel Down, not handed over to civilians to deal with themselves."

"Do you know that if word gets to other pirates, when they land on this island, what will they do to the civilians of Spring Rain Town?"

Karl thought for a moment and said: "They will slaughter civilians even more unscrupulously."

"Since you know, then why did you still do it!!!"

This sudden roar made the other recruits tremble; having stayed in the training camp for so long, this was the first time they had seen Master Zefa so angry.

"Master Zefa, aren't pirates the kind of creatures that are always unscrupulous? In the past, the Navy did indeed follow the regulations, but have there been few instances of pirates slaughtering villages and towns?"

"The act of pinning hope on pirates is ridiculous in itself."

Zefa was suddenly speechless. After a long silence, he said to Karl: "You, come with me."

"Big Brother Karl!" "Karl"...

Karl looked back at the group of recruits, signaling them not to worry, then walked into the room without hesitation.

Inside the room, Zefa sat on a stool, silently smoking a cigar. After seeing Karl enter, he asked faintly.

"Tell me, what were you thinking?"

Karl found a stool and sat down on his own, skillfully took a cigar from Zefa's drawer, and lit it.

"We are in the internship period. Bringing that group of pirates along is a waste of energy and supplies, and it's impossible to wait for the Impel Down transport ship in Spring Rain Town."

"The Hunting Knife Pirates are our primary mission. The sooner we capture them, the safer the civilians will be, so we can't afford to wait."

"Dealing with them on the spot is the best plan."

After Karl finished speaking, he sneered and said with some emotion: "To put it bluntly, they are just goods for the first level of Impel Down. Instead of wasting Navy resources, it's better to return to the earth and become nutrients."

"Karl, I am very dissatisfied with your actions today. The reason the Navy is the Navy is because there is discipline and there are regulations."

"We are soldiers! Not pirates!"

Karl nodded innocently and then said: "Then what about Admiral Akainu? I heard that in order to hunt down pirates, he doesn't mind killing civilians! Is this also a Navy regulation?"

Now Zefa didn't speak, his face turning from blue to red.