Just when you thought he was a good navy man, those closest to him learned Mr. Kuro's true colors: a lazy bum who didn't want to cause trouble.

But if you really think that's what a lazy bum is, you'll be intimidated by the thoughts he unintentionally reveals, and you'll wonder, is this really his true self?

This reminded Kuro of something Mr. Kuro had said to them when he had nothing to do back on Pegasus Island.

He pointed to the sea and said, "The first principle of dealing with people is to see the sea as just the sea. The second is to see the sea as not just the sea. The third is to see the sea as still just the sea."

At the time, Kro couldn't understand it, but now he can.

Just like when Kuro first met him and thought he had great ambitions, he was both afraid and excited at that time. And now, he has returned to the same level as before.

How could he not participate in such an exciting event? If it succeeds, it will be history!

Kro thought of Faretta Joshua's shouts from below. He wasn't like that when he came. He only became like that after talking with Mr. Kuro. Was this a move made just in case?

Kuro's mind raced, and he suddenly said, "Mr. Kuro, we can wait and see for a while."

"Huh? What are you observing?"

Kuro stared at Kro, puzzled, and asked, "What's there to watch?"

Kuro felt a shiver run through him as Kuro stared at him. Those eyes seemed to possess a magical power, as if they could probe into his very soul.

Have we been discovered?!

Although Mr. Kuro sometimes says shocking things, he always appears as a lazy and cowardly person. Is it because he doesn't want anyone to know, or because he doesn't want anyone to point it out?

It's not time yet, it's not time to see the real deal, I still have to play along with him!

"Well, the main thing is that if we can accomplish the matter with the Duchy of Faya, perhaps the higher-ups will change their opinion of us..." Kro said, forcing a smile.

"What changes? Crowe, let me tell you, a person's achievements depend not only on their own efforts but also on the course of history. What Farrell Joshua can achieve is his business; I'm just somewhat interested in him. Now that I'm being ordered to leave, I have to leave. This kind of thing is beyond the control of our navy. We're just the navy; if we were to get involved, it would be with countries on par with these people, countries we have no connection with. Wars are not something our navy can change."

Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Go, bring the ship out. We should go."

"Understood, Mr. Kuro..."

Kro left, went downstairs, and looked at the people on the street outside, who were rising up in a spirit of courage. He suddenly understood something.

This Farettal Joshua may be able to do things, but he certainly won't affect the overall situation. He may be very strong, but he's just one person. Every kingdom that can stand firm has strong people, and those Four Emperors will not allow him to easily unify Astia. The final result will definitely be failure.

"Can't the Navy get involved?"

Chloe murmured, "If we're going to continue pretending, then there's only one person left who can do this. Let's give it a try... It'll also confirm my guess."

He took out his Den Den Mushi and made a call.

The call was connected very quickly.

"Kro?" The Den Den Mushi's face changed to a rather ordinary appearance, but it carried an air of righteousness and kingly authority.

Seeing the Den Den Mushi connect, Kuro only said one sentence: "Mr. Kuro is very interested in Farettal Joshua."

After a moment of silence, the person on the other end said, "I understand."

After saying that, the other end of the phone hung up.

Kuro let out a breath, pursed his lips, glanced up at the building, and then went to gather the navy to prepare for evacuation.

...

Dressrosa, a private meeting room in the royal palace.

David, Cass, and Wilbur were sitting in a triangle formation, with a rather crude map of the New World on the table.

The three of them would get together whenever they had free time.

One approach is to read the book "The Faith in Justice," a translation of Wilbur's "Sayings of Justice," to gain new insights.

Secondly, they exchanged ideas and strategies to see where they should go from there.

"Did you hear that?"

David glanced at the two of them and said excitedly, "Mr. Kuro always manages to find our bottlenecks and breakthroughs at just the right time. He's been keeping an eye on us!"

Since the last battle with the Unicorn Pirates, Dressrosa has made up for some of its top-tier combat power outside of the Navy.

Wang Long and Yagyu Shikatora joined Dressrosa and became members of the Justice League because they both believed in and expected justice as spoken of by Batman, and were willing to work hard for it.

Although they were pirates, David was not a marine, and neither of them had done anything outrageous. Even Wilbur, who had been defeated by them, said it was a good thing and would forgive Yagyu Sekikō. Of course, they did not show up in public.

Those two joined the Justice League, but after a brief look around, they felt unworthy and volunteered to become pirates. They reorganized the Unicorn Pirates' power and are now known as 'Captain Dragon Tiger,' sweeping across the seas.

That's exactly what David was thinking too.

Because when Kuro met them last time, he said something similar. It seems that the master has also started to pay attention to pirates. It's not a bad idea to have some pirates under his control.

It's inconvenient for the master to handle this personally, but they can. They can control the pirates and have Captain Dragon Tiger find pirates with similar aspirations. This way, they can quickly establish their own flags within the pirate forces.

However, after conquering the country and the power of the Unicorn Pirates, although everything was developing in an orderly manner, David encountered a bottleneck.

There's nowhere to fight anymore.

As they pressed forward, they encountered even stronger pirates. They used almost all their strength to deal with the 'One-Horned Pirates', even after some of the pirates had been dealt with.

It was because of that battle that they discovered their high-end combat power was severely lacking. After all, Cass and Wilbur were from the Navy and couldn't fight alongside Dressrosa forever; that would cause problems.

They are all lieutenant generals now. If they were to leave their positions, it would affect the master's plans. It would be best not to let them take action.

Although Captain Dragon Tiger brought some high-end combat power, it is clearly not enough. And he has basically poached all the combat-capable people in Dressrosa. With such a large territory, it is necessary to find a place to defend it. Currently, they are in a situation where they cannot start a war with others.

But now, Crow's words have given David a little thought.

Farrell Joshua?

That 'emperor' who was a laughing stock on the high seas?

If the master thinks he's useful, then he must be useful!