Everyone was shocked by Gomu's transformation.
A month ago, Gomu was still a slacker, a small ruffian who loved to fight and show off.
Such a person was usually considered trash, a menace to society.
But now?
Is the young man with such determined eyes and silently doing things really the same person as the ruffian he was a month ago?
Chabu: I remember Gomu was still a small ruffian a month ago.
Karp: You don't even need to go back a month, ten days ago, he was still a typical small ruffian. In ten days, he was able to bring about such a huge change in people.
Kuzan: Gomu's mindset had already begun to change when Roya went to the Uncertain End Station.
Later, Roya and Fujitora's ten-day life at the End Station made Gomu completely acknowledge Roya and Fujitora from the bottom of his heart.
Moreover, Roya didn't just give lectures. He showed them how to do it, step by step, making Gomu witness everything. Coupled with his simple and pure thinking, this change seems quite normal to me.
As someone who is in a state of confusion, Aokiji observes Roya's every word and action more closely than ordinary people.
Because, in many cases, he puts himself in Fujitora's shoes, or even Gomu's, to observe Roya's every move. The more he does this, the more he admires him.
He practices what he preaches. He treats people equally. He is knowledgeable, broad-minded, inclusive of all things, and impartial.
He doesn't act arrogant towards the lowly and insignificant. He doesn't despise them for their downfall.
He slowly extends his hand, cleaning the mud and filth of this End Station.
Gomu was an orphan born in the End Station. In his childhood, he had dreamed of someone coming to this filthy place and saving him.
It was just that his hope was extinguished, and he gradually turned into a ruffian.
Now Roya has become that person, and he has gained the recognition of this small person. He no longer takes a "live and let live" attitude towards the world, so he naturally has undergone a transformation.
When a person truly wants to do something from the bottom of his heart, his will, his actions, and everything about him will shine brightly, a light that belongs to humanity.
"The old society turned people into ghosts, and the new society turned ghosts into people."
Aokiji recalls Roya's words when he first entered the End Station.
At that time, he didn't realize the weight of these words, but now he feels that they carry a lot of weight.
The weight seems to crush the justice that he once upheld.
Are the power-hungry rulers of the Goa Kingdom representatives of the old society? It undoubtedly is. Because of them, this twisted and dirty place called the Uncertain End Station exists.
The World Government? It is also likely. The World Government serves the Celestial Dragons, and the royal nobles of the Goa Kingdom are imitating the Celestial Dragons.
The Marines?
Aokiji is even more confused.
Do the Marines uphold justice, or order? Or perhaps the interests of the nobles, upholding the old society that turns people into ghosts?
On the one hand, there is the deeply ingrained concept of justice he has held since childhood. On the other hand, there is Roya's strong criticism of the nobles and their existence.
Aokiji doesn't know how to clearly understand the two. He desperately wants to find answers from Roya.
On the other side.
Dragon is quite touched by Roya's words, "The masses are the creators of history."
He feels like he's grasped something, but there's something separating them.
These words seem to be related to exploitation and oppression, but he, in his current state, cannot penetrate their deeper meaning.
But undoubtedly.
The implications of the phrase "The masses are the creators of history" are far more profound than the current needs of their revolutionary army for their own freedom.
Kaido: Boring. What kind of ideology, what kind of transformation? It's all too boring. I'd rather watch war. War is the force that determines everything. Weak organizations relying solely on ideology lack sufficient power.
Kaido scoffs.
He doesn't care about these ideologies or implications. He only cares about fighting.
Ideology? Are you saying that these weak, self-degrading scum can overthrow the World Government just with these ideas?
That's ridiculous.
To Kaido, Roya's current actions are like children playing pretend.
The others don't mind. Kaido's reaction is expected.
As a notorious war maniac among the Four Emperors, he follows the absolute law of might. Expecting him to understand the so-called people and ideologies is simply asking too much.
However, the progress of the viewing won't change due to Kaido's will. The viewing continues.
【Ten days have passed.】
【The initial plastic boards are no longer just about getting clean and having meat to eat.】
【Cleaning up the trash from the garbage dump, burying or burning useless trash, sorting out useful trash can all be exchanged for clean food and clothing, or other daily necessities.】
【Roya also asked Gomu to register everyone's identities.】
【The first three days, everyone was still dazed, only their appearance became slightly cleaner.】
【After four or five days, perhaps it was because they had eaten well for days and had some strength, some people started working hard on the garbage mountain, earning more food and supplies.】
【Now, everyone who comes here works with great enthusiasm every day, even developing other occupations. Some have found razors, cleaned them up, and offer basic hair and beard trimming services.】
【Some learn Fujitora's cooking methods and process food.】
【The people of the End Station, some are orphans who grew up here, but most are those who were driven out of the city.】
【They originally had skills and could read and write, but were forced to become trash. Now they seem to have become human again.】
【In just ten days, the camp built from scratch in this garbage dump has already taken shape.】
【The several large garbage mountains near the camp have become much shorter. The area of the camp is expanding.】
【This seemingly small camp seems to be full of vitality. Starting from this marginal location, it seems to be slowly eroding the vast Uncertain End Station.】
Unbelievable.
This is the thought of the people in the chatroom.
Although the viewing is sped up, they can still clearly see the changes in the camp.
Roya has only injected a small stream of living water into this stagnant End Station and established a simple order.
It is under this simple order that everyone begins to spontaneously become the maintainers and creators of order.
It's hard to imagine that they were self-decaying trash before, and after ten days, they could explode with such powerful creativity and enthusiasm.
And this is just a simple order, some meat and food, simple rules, that's all.
It turns out that the Uncertain End Station was never terminally ill. They just lacked this simple thing.
Simple enough that it seems as if someone just gives them a hand, and they can run.
It seems so simple, but compared to the Uncertain End Station that has existed for countless years, and to the ever-growing and filthy place.
It seems not so simple after all.