Chapter 175: Perspective of a Blind Man and General Meeting

Chapter 175: Perspective of a Blind Man and General Meeting

_________ POV Fujitora _________

It's hard to explain just how eventful the past few months have been...

Went from randomly wandering the world after taking away my sight, to being recruited in the Navy...

I thought that maybe joining the side of justice would allow me to repent for my sins. Becoming an admiral right away was a bit unusual, but it's not like there was no precedent for it...

The World itself being in a dire state certainly helped.

The Government's actions were quite weird, however... Even at the time, I had hoped to join them in order to stop their egregious actions against protests from the inside, but that didn't really go anywhere...

I guess it was a bit foolish of me to expect the Government that massacred so many to listen to my words, no matter the position of power that I occupied...

Alas, one can't exactly expect foresight from a blind man, right?

The main issue was that we had no influence... But that could be fixed. The Marines just needed to prove themselves once more, and get the situation back to the norm.

We could do it. Akainu also seemed confident that we could turn things around... We just needed to win a few battles.

I was not expecting my very first mission to be my last.

It was my first time fighting an Emperor, and I must say... It was a lot different from what I expected.

Enel is a fighter that mainly relies on his devil fruit from what I was able to sense, much like myself. His Observation Haki also advanced to the point where he managed to fight all of us while gaining very few injuries.

However, throughout the fight, I couldn't help but get the feeling that he was not being serious. Purposefully avoiding seriously injuring the marines.

That was my first hint that his relationship with the Marines was a bit more complex than outright hatred, although Sengoku still seemed a bit mad at Enel.

The Sky King's devil fruit's powers are, at the end of the day, extremely lethal.

Any one of his attacks could kill, and his speed could also only be matched by Kizaru, who was almost taken out of the fight right at the beginning...

Regardless, what happened happened. We somehow managed to trap him at the time... Only for the Government to destroy Baltigo.

So I went from vagrant to Marine Admiral to Revolutionary Army Member in the span of a week.

And from the Revolutionary Army, to find out I am technically working for, or with, the Sky King that I was fighting before.

We haven't exchanged all that many words, but even without eyes, I can see that we are all gathered in this place because of him...

He is the glue holding everything together, sky people, pirates, revolutionaries, marines, even old legends that I didn't think I'd ever get to be in proximity of... An alliance so bizarre that it was likely far beyond the expectations of the government.

Enel does seem to have some talent, gathering this many powerful people in one place. Be it sheer luck, charisma or cunning, he has achieved more than any other...

But would this be enough to actually stop the World government's tyranny?

I sure hope so...

It's times like this that I wish I hadn't taken away my own sight... To see this gigantic army grow with my own two eyes... And to watch the leader they all gathered under...

But my sight was taken for a reason. My sins were great.

But maybe it's here that I can actually repent. It's on this side that I can actually make a change...

Whatever happens in this upcoming war, I'll make sure that the one holding all of us together survives.

Since it's because of him that I am given a chance at redemption. Then I will gladly lay down my life for him.

I just hope it will be enough... For now, only time can tell.

_________ POV Narration _________

The destroyed Holy Land was swiftly reconstructed.

"And the Recording of Poseidon is not something we can use casually... Not that it would've been too useful against the two men that attacked us.

Mere Sea Monsters wouldn't have been able to do more than paint the seas around the Holy Land red in their own blood.

By the time something 'more' responded, everything would have been over anyway..."

His younger brother, Saint Sonobe, was the one to continue. Talking a bit more about the other Weapon in their hands.

Kong just sighed, as he couldn't exactly argue with the elders. Though he still felt there was more they could have done.

"All will be well in the end. Our Lord is already slowly regaining his vision... The future is becoming clearer and clearer.

Soon he may give us a prediction once more... One to include this 'Variable' turned enemy, that spawned on the world seemingly out of nowhere." Saint Noda simply closed his eyes once more.

The trust and confidence of the elders seemed to be unshakable, it seemed to somewhat inspire Aramaki, who had been merely listening patiently up to that point.

Kong wasn't quite as hopeful... 'Some prediction... If it's as good as the last one, then we're well and truly doomed...'

"A war was predicted to come regardless of that outsider's interference... So we already are prepared for it." Saint Ogata said as his bald head shined in the light.

"Vegapunk's research is crucial to our preparation... Yet it is still debatable whether or not he can truly be trusted." Saint Masutani, the youngest among them, said as he rubbed his short blonde beard thoughtfully.

"We shall prepare for all eventualities... The most recent reports say that the Sky King tried to pay a visit to the mad doctor..." Saint Ogata said as he scowled a bit.

"They are currently in a blackout... It's either the result of that attack, which was routed from my understanding, or it's Vegapunk trying something behind our backs..." Saint Noda's calm expression seemed to also morph into a scowl when speaking about that.

Vegapunk was someone they were keeping up to date with constantly. He was an extremely important person to the World Government at the end of the day...

"We still have plenty of leverage over him... For now, he'll do as told, build the Seraphims... We must get rid of him as soon as possible after they are built." Saint Noda continued speaking, the other people in the room seemingly nodding in agreement, even Aramaki.

The Fleet Admiral was already brought up to speed on Vegapunk's situation, and he knew that it was a rather fickle agreement between him and the world government.

"For now, this is a waiting game... Unless Enel decides to speed things up a bit, which is unlikely in my opinion..." Saint Ogata said as he slowly took off his glasses and started cleaning them with a cloth.

"... He's already shown he's more than willing to openly attack us..." Saint Masutain spoke out, reminding everyone of the possibility that the Emperor would attack them any day.

"Yet... He didn't come to the Holy Land himself..." Saint Noda spoke out as he smirked slightly.

"He didn't bring his army, he didn't actually attack us at all... He was seemingly after the slaves.

We can tell he's a cautious person already since none of our attempts to bait him has worked in the past.

Our Lord's display on Baltigo is likely enough to make him hesitate to attack us anytime soon."

Saint Noda was quick to dissect the situation and come to the conclusion that the attack wasn't going to happen soon... But there were still plenty of doubts in the room.

In the end, Noda just sighed and shook his head.

"Let's just wait till our Lord reaches out to us with a revised premonition. All should become clear at that time..."

In the end, that was the conclusion the Elders managed to reach in that conversation. Kong remained the only person still sceptical in the room.

'... Maybe I should have left with Z and Tsuru... Or at least tried harder to convince them to stay...'

The old man just shook his head at that thought. It was already too late anyway... He had picked his side.

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Hope you liked the chapter!

Kinda felt like giving a bit of POV for Fuji, his life's taken quite a few turns in a rather short time :))

He's also one of my favourite characters, so yeah

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