"Sure enough, it still won't work...", Otohi lowered her head in frustration.
She didn't even try to co up with any ideas. Just by looking at Rosse's expression, she knew it was not feasible.
'Saint Rosse is much smarter than , and what he can think of will definitely be farther ahead than what I can.'
After spending so much ti communicating, such a mindset had already ford in her mind.
"Then what should I do?", Otohi asked weakly.
"This question, you need to ask yourself. Are you doing things for , for yourself, for the rfolk, or for Fish-Man Island?", Rosse threw out this question, only smiling as he looked at Otohi.
Words can't resolve conflicts and contradictions; they're only useful when deceiving those who have no power.
Besides, this couldn't be called deception either, it was just helping Otohi find her life goal.
To be fair, he could really be considered a good person.
"Doing things for whom...", Otohi seed to be thinking. She actually wasn't stupid, just that her current vision was limited to what was right in front of her.
Rosse's words had an underlying aning, and she understood it very clearly.
There were many existing contradictions. She needed to find the one she most wanted to resolve, and then move forward step by step, rather than only having an empty fantasy.
Target specific problems, then analyze specific outcos.
'If it were Saint Rosse, he could definitely figure it out in an instant. I'm still too useless...', Otohi sighed in frustration, looking at Rosse beside her with envy.
This question, she couldn't really think it through.
Or rather, deep down she actually had an answer, but she didn't dare to say it.
Saying it out loud would an overturning everything she currently understood.
"? What kind of person do you think I am?", Rosse smiled.
"A good person!", Otohi answered without hesitation.
Even though the two had known each other for only a short ti, through their conversations, she still gave a firm answer.
"A good person?", Rosse let out a chuckle, "Have you heard of the Ohara incident?"
"Uh... I've heard a bit," Otohi pursed her lips. In truth, she didn't know much.
She had only heard that the scholars of Ohara researched forbidden history, and as a result, the entire island was erased by the World Governnt.
And she had heard that the process was quite bloody and cruel.
"The Ohara incident, I was the commanding officer," Rosse said blandly.
"Ah?", Otohi looked at Rosse in surprise. She hadn't watched the world broadcast, nor did she intentionally learn about it, so she truly didn't know Rosse was the commander.
"In the Ohara incident, a total of 5,892 people died, including 259 historians. The rest were all related personnel who knew the situation," Rosse calmly said.
"Over five thousand people...", Otohi pursed her lips, looking at Rosse with sympathy.
She thought, since Rosse brought this up, he must be feeling uneasy about the deaths of these people.
"You think I feel guilty?", Rosse raised an eyebrow.
"Huh? You don't?", Otohi asked in confusion.
"Then think about it. If those historians incited the people and wanted to overthrow the World Governnt, how many more would have died?", Rosse asked with a smile.
"Um... maybe ten tis that?", Otohi asked cautiously.
This was outside her knowledge base.
Talking with Rosse always made her feel so ignorant.
Every ti Rosse said sothing, she couldn't respond at all.
Aside from shouting slogans, it seed she really didn't know anything.
"Since the founding of the World Governnt, the largest scale of incitent and rebellion happened 200 years ago. That incident affected the whole world and the first half of the Grand Line, involving 72 islands, 4 mber nations, 51 non-mber nations, and over 20 million people," Rosse said with a smile.
"You an that incident?", Otohi's eyes widened. She knew what Rosse was referring to.
That rebellion was sparked by a great pirate alliance of the ti and almost spread across the entire Grand Line. It also had a bit of connection with Fish-Man Island.
Because at the ti, Fish-Man Island was the only bridge linking the first and second halves of the Grand Line. The then-king of Ryugu Kingdom also got involved in the incident.
"You know the result, right?", Rosse asked calmly.
"I know...", Otohi lowered her head and said word by word, "Everyone who participated in the rebellion, whether they were rfolk, fishn, humans, or other demi-humans, were all killed by the World Governnt. From the kings and great pirates to civilians and slaves, blood flowed like a river."
Ordinary people would never know about this matter.
In fact, the entire incident had been buried by the World Governnt.
The only reason Otohi knew about it was because the matter was directly related to Fish-Man Island.
And after that incident, the king of Fish-Man Island was killed, and the new king bowed to the World Governnt and joined the alliance nations.
This event also marked the beginning of the connection between Fish-Man Island and the World Governnt.
Since she had always been devoted to rfolk survival, Otohi understood the incident even more thoroughly. She was one of the few people on Fish-Man Island who knew about it.
After all, it happened 200 years ago, even Neptune wasn't too clear about it. He only knew that Ryugu Kingdom joined the World Governnt at that ti.
"Although it's a bit bloody, I can understand the World Governnt's actions, and I understand Saint Rosse's actions as well," Otohi seed slightly reluctant, but still said those words.
She truly felt the World Governnt had killed too many people, but she could also understand Rosse's preemptive thods.
If the matter had escalated, the death toll wouldn't have been just a few thousand.
In that incident, apart from the 20 million people suppressed by the World Governnt, the number of people hard by the rebellion wasn't any less.
Fish-Man District was established during that ti, used to shelter the orphans affected by the chaos.
It was from then on that Fish-Man District beca a place for housing orphans.
It was only later, due to managent issues, that it beca a grey area mixed with both good and bad people.
"I don't need your understanding. I just want to tell you, I don't think I did anything wrong," Rosse gently shook his head, then looked straight at Otohi and said bluntly, "If you want to get sothing, you have to give sothing. Words can't solve any problem. Only when people are truly afraid in their hearts will they dare not cross that red line."
Upon hearing this, Otohi hesitated for a mont, but still said, "Saint Rosse, I can understand what you an, but I still want to try according to my own way of thinking."
In this regard, she still had her own persistence. Because, if everything had to rely on force, then her existence would just be a joke.
With her frail body, what could she even do?
She could understand Rosse's thinking, but still wanted to stick to her own.
Because if even this belief were denied, she truly wouldn't know what else she could do.
"Then how about we make a bet?", Rosse said with a smile.
"Saint Rosse, what kind of bet?", Otohi's eyes showed curiosity.
"I'll send you back to Fish-Man Island. On the way, we'll stop at three places: the Sabaody Archipelago, the Holy Land, and Fish-Man Island."
"I'll simulate three scenarios. You'll need to complete so simple tasks, like protecting yourself, rescuing slaves, escaping successfully, or protecting others, but you cannot use your special ability," Rosse said.
"Okay! I agree!", Otohi nodded seriously.
Hearing Rosse's general idea, she beca a bit interested too.
She also wanted to see, without using her special ability, how far she could go.
After all, those in power among humans were mostly immune to her abilities. If she wanted to persuade them, she'd still have to rely on her own strength.
"The bet?", Otohi followed up.
"If you can complete even one of the scenarios, then whatever you want to do, I'll support you with all my strength," Rosse said with a smile.
"What if I lose?", Otohi pursed her lips. She felt sure she would win.
If it were winning two out of three, there was a chance to lose.
But winning just one out of three, she felt she definitely wouldn't lose.
"If you lose, then I won't send you back. Just obediently stay by my side. When the Levely happens, I'll let you go," Rosse said with a smile.
"No problem!", Otohi agreed without hesitation.
Following Rosse, she could learn a lot of things, which she didn't mind at all.
Not to ntion, it was only until the next Levely, which was just sothing next year.
Such a short ti, nothing to worry about.
No matter win or lose, she could accept it.
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