Chapter 252: Golden Age Of Pirates
"What is it, kid?" Alexander asked.
Roger took a leap of faith by doing this. He couldn't believe himself that he was going to tell this to a Marine. An Admiral on that.
"I... My wife is pregnant."
"Oh, congratulations," Alexander commented.
"I am going to surrender in Loguetown. They will come after everyone related to me. They already know about my wife, Portgas D. Rouge. They will kill her and if she survives she will live the rest of her life on the run. A regret I will take with me to my grave. Can you save my son? He's innocent." Roger suddenly went down on his knees. His desperation to keep his family safe was clear.
Alexander quickly held his shoulders and made him stand up, "Goddammit, boy. You are 'the' Gol D Roger, act like him."
Alexander felt bad for the man, truly bad. "Why just your son and not your wife? I'll save them both. No child should ever have to grow up without a mother."
~I will also save you at your execution secretly. However, the world must see Gol D Roger die first so that all pirates can get a lesson and stop their criminal activities.~ he thought.
Roger looked him in the eye, "Why would you do that?"