The moment the gun was pulled out, the filmmakers instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
After all, even pirates, most of them, wouldn't heartlessly watch a five or six-year-old girl tragically die for no reason!
It wasn't until they saw that the gun had no bullets that everyone's hearts finally sighed in relief...
Damn, scared me to death!!!
[This time, I'm not helping you. Do it yourself!]
[Luffy reloaded the bullet into the chamber, then pointed the gun at Zephyr.]
[Then, he returned to the dining table, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a strand of noodles, blew on it, and put it in his mouth.]
[Slurp!!!]
[Mmm...!]
[This tastes so good!!!] Luffy tilted his head back, shaking his head slightly, an expression of utter enjoyment on his face.
[You can still eat?!]
[Seeing Luffy like this, Zephyr almost went crazy.]
[He picked up a gun and fired continuously at Luffy...]
[Luffy held his chopsticks, his hands moving like phantoms, instantly clamping down several times in the air. A few bullets were neatly lined up on the table by his chopsticks.]
[What are you doing?! I told you to shoot her, not me!] Luffy shrugged.
[Damn it!! You demon!! What exactly do you want to do...!!!] Zephyr slammed the gun in his hand fiercely on the ground, his eyes bloodshot, glaring at Luffy!
[Slurp!]
[Luffy took a mouthful of noodles, an expression of relief on his face, a hint of disdain on the corner of his mouth as he looked at Zephyr. Say, you... What are you pretending for?]
[Zephyr was furious: What are you pretending?! What is this old man pretending for!!!]
[Pretending to be a saint!]
[Luffy laughed disdainfully, then picked up his bowl.]
[Slurp~]
[Took a mouthful of soup~]
[Bastard!!]
[Zephyr was truly broken. His eyes sprayed fire as he looked at Luffy. "Kid, if you don't explain yourself today, this old man will never be done with you...!!!"]
[Luffy put down his bowl, leaned back in his chair, casually resting his hand on his right leg, and looked faintly at Zephyr. "You weren't going to blow up Endpoint of this island...???"]
[So what if I am?~] Zephyr didn't deny it at all.
[Luffy said, without questioning, "Blowing up Endpoint of this island... almost everyone on this island will die. You wouldn't not know that, would you???"]
[Zephyr heard this, instantly puffed out his chest, and explained: "I am doing this to eradicate the pirates of the New World! Even if it causes some collateral damage, it can't be helped!!!"]
[Don't get excited. I didn't say you were wrong...]
[Luffy smiled slightly, then pointed at the people in this grocery store~]
[So, when you blow up Endpoint... this shop owner will die... that 6-year-old girl... that old couple next to her will die... and that handyman who fixes his house will die...]
[Since they will all die because you blow up Endpoint, then what's the problem with me killing them now?]
[Mr. Zephyr, you're quite old now. You shouldn't not know how painful it is to die in lava, right?]
[Look at that little girl. She's only six. I want to ask you to give her a quick death, let her leave this world unknowingly in her sleep, without a shred of pain...]
[And the others on this island... I can imagine their terrified appearance and horrified expressions in the lava... Since you're going to kill them anyway, then I'll be a merciful saint for once Let them leave a bit more comfortably]
Midori: "This... I think... that's Red-Haired Shanks' type of thinking..."
Edward Newgate: "Old man remembers from the white frame video just now, it seems the Marines directly sent an Admiral to kill Zephyr, didn't they?"
Marco: "Yes, old man! And it was two Admirals who jointly killed him~"
Edward Newgate: "Looking at what the Marines did, then looking at what Red-Haired Luffy did... you'll find out... the Marines are really blind...!!!"
Shiki: "Hahahahahaha...!!!"
[Oh, right! You also don't need to have any psychological burden. I'll use Conqueror's Haki to stun everyone on this island, and then you just need to do it behind me~]
[This way... everyone on this island will die without any pain, and no one will know it was you who did it!!!]
[Saying this, Luffy picked up a fork from the table and threw it in Zephyr's direction~]
[What are you doing?!] Zephyr subconsciously caught the fork.
[No knife, so use a fork~] Luffy shrugged towards Zephyr, the former Marine Admiral. "It shouldn't be hard for you to stab someone to death with a fork, should it...???"]
[You... (baba)...!!!]
[Hearing Luffy say this, Zephyr's heart immediately flared with anger!!!]
[Luffy laughed disdainfully: "Oh, my god... Hurry up and give that little girl a quick death! You're accumulating virtue, aren't you?"]
[Saying that, Luffy picked up a piece of beef from a plate and put it into his mouth, chewing slightly.]
[Huh??]
[Seeing this scene, Zephyr almost choked. "Didn't you just say you don't eat beef???"]
[Luffy looked up: "Beef is so delicious, why wouldn't I eat it???"]
[So... your reason for wanting to kill this old shop owner just now doesn't hold up at all. You're pretending you don't eat beef!!!] Zephyr's eyes blazed with fire.
[I've lived for so long, have I ever pretended not to eat beef in my life...??? Don't joke around! I don't pretend not to eat beef! I'll definitely keep eating it for the rest of my life!]
[Luffy again picked up a piece of beef and shoved it into his mouth, an expression of mischief appearing on his face. "As for... people who pretend not to eat beef... aren't you Mr. Zephyr...!!!"]
Monkey D. Luffy: "What are they saying about eating beef and not eating beef? Beef is so delicious, would anyone not eat it???"
Nico Robin: "..."
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Stupid Luffy! Just now Red-Haired Luffy pretended not to eat beef to kill innocent people heartlessly. Now he says Zephyr is the one who pretended not to eat beef. But what he actually wants to say is that Zephyr is the one who pretended to be heartless!!"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Huh?? This sounds so brain-burning..."
Roronoa Zoro: "Idiot, you're the only one who thinks it's brain-burning!!"
Monkey D. Luffy: "Huh? No way? Is that really true...?"
Trafalgar Law: "Don't doubt. As the master of a grass hut, it's true that only you didn't understand..."
Capone Bege: "Even an idiot should be able to understand with a little thought..."
Zephyr: "He... he... hmph... that Red-Haired Luffy kid... he really saw through me, didn't he...!!!"
Kuma: "The reason you can ignore the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people on this island is because you can't see the death scene caused by your explosion. If these many lives were laid out in front of you, asking you to personally deal with them, you couldn't do it!!!"
"Yes..." Capone Bege: "...Even if you're disappointed in the Navy and the World Government, you're still a kind-hearted fellow! Zephyr!..."
Kuzan: "I have to admit, the way Red-Haired Luffy handled this matter was much better than that Kizaru guy!!!"
From the comparison in the white frame video earlier, compared to Kizaru directly using an Eight-Foot Magatama to kill Zephyr, it's clear that saving Zephyr in this way is the correct approach...!!!
Although not everyone in this world is worth saving...
But Zephyr...
As a "non-killing Admiral"...
If he's not worth saving, then the number of people in this world worth saving would definitely not exceed a handful!!!
Vinsmoke Sanji: "What the hell... This pot, I'm not taking it! I'm just following orders. If anyone's taking the pot, it's Caesar Clown!"
Caesar Clown: "Hmph! If I gave the order, then that order is definitely correct!!!"
[The one who pretends not to eat beef is me...???]
[Hearing this, Zephyr's heart was shaken!!!]
[But then... his heart trembled!!!]
[He suddenly realized...]
[...]
[Yes... why can't I lay my hands on these people???]
[Is it because I've always been a beef eater!!!!]
[The reason I can ignore the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people on this island is because I haven't seen it with my own eyes...]
[If I can't see beef, I can pretend to be a person who doesn't eat beef...]
[But when the beef is stuffed in my mouth?]
[I can't ignore it...]
[At this time, Luffy placed the remaining half-bowl of noodles in front of Zephyr, and said lightly: "This beef noodle is delicious, do you want to eat it?"]
[Looking at the beef in the bowl in front of him, Zephyr seemed to lose his soul...]
[Beef noodle is delicious...]
[Yes!!!]
[I've eaten beef all my life!!!!]
[I have never harmed an innocent civilian in my life!!!!]
[Could it be that I have to change now??]
[At this time, Luffy put the fork into Zephyr's hand. "The fork is in your hand. If you don't want to eat beef, then use the fork to kill them! If you want to eat beef, then this fork is perfect for eating beef~"]
[Saying that, Luffy released his Conqueror's Haki, forming a gentle and substantial disturbance, waking up everyone in the store~]
[Ah!! I... How did I faint??]
[Oh, my head hurts, what happened...?]
[Strange, what's wrong here?]
[...]
[Everyone woke up one after another~]
[Dad...]
[The six-year-old girl ran over and supported the shop owner, then looked at Luffy curiously: "Big brother... what happened just now, They all seemed to have fainted, didn't they??]
[Luffy gently stroked the little girl's head and said with a smile: "Just now... a group of pirates came into the store!!!""]
[Ah!?" The little girl's face instantly turned pale with fright, and she cried out in surprise!!!]
[The others were also greatly shocked and paled~]
[But don't be afraid. This old man...]
[...he used to be a Marine Admiral, and countless people have been helped by him!! Just now... he chased all those pirates away and protected you all~"] Luffy pointed at Zephyr with his finger and said with a smile.
[Really!!!]
[Hearing Luffy say this, a light appeared in the little girl's eyes!!!]
[She rushed to Zephyr's side, hugging his leg, her tender eyes filled with gratitude: "Grandpa, thank you..."]
[!!!!]
[When the little girl's words fell into Zephyr's ears, this iron-like old fellow began to tremble....]
[He tightly clutched the fork in his hand, and Luffy's words from just now surfaced in his mind...]
[Don't eat beef..., and kill them with a fork...!!!]
[Eat beef..., this fork is perfect for it...]
[Thank you so much! Sir!! You truly are a good person!! If it weren't for you, Little Sakura and I would have been in more danger than good!]
[In this world, there are so many bad people. A good person like you is truly our savior, ordinary people's savior...!!!]
[Sir, this meal is on me. Although it's insignificant, I want to express my gratitude to you...]
[...]
[The customers in the store sincerely wanted to express their gratitude to Zephyr~]
[The hand clutching the fork trembled...]
[...]
[On his stern face, the corner of his mouth twitched non-stop!!!]
[Tears of regret welled up in Zephyr's eyes~]
[He listened to the gratitude of the people around him, feeling incomparable remorse...!!!]
[Because... these people would have originally died tragically in the lava because he detonated Endpoint....]
[He looked at the six-year-old girl who was hugging his leg. Her innocent big eyes, the innocent light flashing in her jet-black pupils...]
[...]
[Tears of remorse instantly poured from Zephyr's eyes~]
[Grandpa, why are you crying~?]
[The little girl stretched out her tender little hand to wipe the corner of Zephyr's eye. With her inherent kindness, she said innocently: "Grandpa, are you hungry? Have a piece of beef..."]
[...]
[Have a piece of beef...]
[Have a piece of beef!!!]
[It was precisely this innocent childish voice that became the final blow that broke through Zephyr's mental defenses...!!!]
[He forked a piece of beef over, picking it up.]
[He brought this piece of beef to his mouth, staring at it. Tears flowed uncontrollably from Zephyr's eyes...]
[He looked up at Luffy, and choked out: "Luffy kid.... Actually...."]
[I really like eating beef too!!!]
[As if using all his strength, Zephyr roared loudly~~~]
[Along with it, the goodness and compassion that had been intentionally sealed deep within his heart also roared out....]
[Ah!!! ———]
[Zephyr stuffed the beef into his mouth and chewed it vigorously!!!]
[Grandpa, is the beef my grandpa made delicious?"] The six-year-old Little Sakura tilted her small face, asking innocently and curiously~~~]
[Delicious... so delicious!!!"] Zephyr's tears fell like rain~~~]
[He picked up the bowl of noodles left by Luffy and ate it in big mouthfuls!!!]
[He wasn't just eating noodles...]
[...]
[He was eating back the goodness he once had, bite by bite...!!!]
[After finishing the noodles, Zephyr picked up the bowl and slurped all the soup dry~~~]
[Seeing Zephyr enjoy his noodles so much, the shop owner laughed heartily: "Hahahaha!!! Benefactor, don't worry, I'll cook you another bowl of noodles~~~"]
[Zephyr put down the bowl, looked at the shop owner's back, and shouted, "Remember to put more beef!!! I like it!"]
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