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Chapter 222: My Double Standards Again
Chapter 222: My Double Standards Again
"So this is your reason for killing everyone in the Kingdom?" Kuro asked.
"If it were you, and someone important to you died such a foolish death, what would you do?" Lais countered.
Kuro pondered for a moment, then honestly replied, "Probably the same as you."
"Then why accuse me of misplaced anger?"
Lais clearly hadn't expected the Navy captain to say that. He'd prepared for every possible answer, but not this.
"Because—"
Hmph!
Blood splattered as Kuro materialized behind Lais, his blade slicing through. "My double standards again", he said casually.
"Agh—"
Lais collapsed. His black hood flew back, revealing a pale yet strikingly handsome face. Though nearing forty, his features looked youthful, almost boyish.
"These years, you've focused solely on developing your abilities, haven't you? Not a shred of physical training", Kuro remarked, glancing at him. From Kuro's experienced perspective, Lais had completely abandoned his body—his movements showed zero combat experience, pitifully frail.
"Agh—" Lais wiped blood from his chest, expression calm as if he'd long accepted death. He stared blankly at the sky, lips curving into a smile.
"What's the point? You can't stop me. Everyone here is already dead."
"Kuro!" Warship called, moving toward them while Lida waved excitedly from the deck.
Lais turned his head, pupils constricting. "Nilo."
On the deck, the mad old man laughed and cried simultaneously, entering Lais' line of sight.
At this familiar figure, Lais' gaze softened as distant memories surfaced.
"Thank you for saving me, but my family's gone. I don't want to live anymore."
"Don't give up hope! Your future has just begun. Such a precious life shouldn't speak lightly of death."
"Wah, Lisaara, you saved so many people! You're incredible!"
"Lais helped too. Thank you. You're truly kind."
"Lisaara, so you're a doctor? What exactly does a doctor do?"
"A doctor is someone who uses herbs to heal people."
"Oh! Sounds like a priest officer. Wait—you're a female priest? Tada Kingdom doesn't have female priests! That's illegal! But you're good, you'd never do anything illegal."
"Hehehe, Lais, you're so cute."
"Lais, what do you want to become in the future?"
"Me? I want to sail out. I heard the Grand Line has many wonders. I'll record them all in books."
"That's truly admirable! You're much braver than me."
"No way! Lisaara is the admirable one. I—I admire Lisaara most!"
"Why are you running away, Lais?! Wait!"
"Lisaara, lately the Holy King Officers have been branding you a heretic. You should leave quickly—I'm worried about you."
"I won't leave while there are still patients needing treatment."
"Fine, Lisaara. I'll protect you!"
"Lisaara!!! Let me go, Gurgas! Let me go! You benefited from Lisaara's help too—your wife and daughter were both healed by her!"
"Silence, Lais! Going after her would only get you killed! The Holy King Officers declared her a witch—it's irreversible. I'm grateful Lisaara healed my family, but I still need to survive here. No one can oppose the Holy King Officers!"
"You're mad! All of you are mad! She healed our plague! What does that have to do with the Holy King or the church?! Nilo, you bastard, drop that torch!"
"Don't cry, Lais. I'm just an herbalist who coincidentally cured this plague. In my homeland, I'm considered an unqualified quack. Healing people here has already fulfilled me."
"Thank you for these days together, Lais. Work hard to achieve your dream."
The scene shifted. The innocent, dream-filled youth was gone. Before them stood a dark young man—once returned home with a Devil Fruit after sailing distant seas, now writing curses.
Since that day, Tada Kingdom's skies had never again seen the sun in Lais' heart.
"Lisaara..." With effort, Lais pulled a book from his chest pocket. "Sorry, you'll have to wait a moment."
A dangerous aura erupted from him.
"Hmph?" Kuro narrowed his eyes, raising his blade to strike—when suddenly searing heat erupted behind him. Twisting his blade backward, he slashed open the source.
Crash!
The Black Blade lodged deep in a monster behind him.
It was a winged black creature with elongated limbs and four eyes, its face fused with a religious crown-like ornament. Like a giant fly.
Autumn Water's blade was embedded in its body.
The monster screeched, its limb-like appendages lashing toward Kuro.
"Slash Wave."
Golden slashes erupted from Kuro's blade, cleaving the monster in two.
"Another non-flame entity."
Kuro shook Autumn Water, flinging off the monster's strange fluids. If even this blade could cut such a fly, then...
Boom!
Suction force erupted behind him. The bisected fly monster surged forward, its severed parts bypassing Kuro and reuniting behind him.
Kuro turned. The spot where Lais lay was now a gaping hole—the man had vanished into the palace depths. Worse, countless flame monsters poured in from all directions.
Raising an eyebrow, Kuro picked up the fallen book. His eyes widened reading it. "This drastic?"
"Final Chapter Iii: The Day of Redemption has come. All guilty beings shall gather within me, becoming the ultimate trial."
Combined with the monsters rushing inside, even a fool could guess Lais was attempting fusion—like Gecko Moria's "Shadow Assembling Technique."
But—
Kuro continued reading. The flame monsters surged endlessly. Unlike Moria's thousand shadows, this recklessly amassed tens of thousands.
"Lion's Majesty."
Kuro clenched his palm. The palace core shattered, splintering into floating islands that flipped upside-down into the sea.
"I won't let you absorb tens of thousands. Even the Four Emperors would need to retreat if you became that powerful", he said coolly. "Though how long Lais can last inside..." His voice trailed off.
(End of Chapter)
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