After confirming that the call hadn't gone through, Kro placed the receiver on the Den Den Mushi and said:

"Mr. Kuro, should we go straight there? The other lieutenant generals haven't arrived or assembled yet..."

The other vice admirals were naturally not as fast as Kuro and his group. Because Kuro was in a hurry, he didn't go through the formalities of Mary Geoise directly. He activated his ability and flew the two warships over Mary Geoise directly to the Grand Line.

He wanted to know what had happened before those lieutenant generals arrived, and then make a decision.

Anyway, he has the right to move freely in Mary Geoise without needing to make any announcements, though he's never made any announcements before.

“Let’s go over there first and see what’s going on. Kuro, did you find the Dominican Republic that I asked you to look for?” Kuro said.

Kro nodded and said, "Yes, the Dominican Republic is an archipelago kingdom, consisting of five islands. It is quite large. Although it is an archipelago, the distance between them is not long. Two islands are almost connected by a shallow river, which can be considered the main island. There is also a secondary island, a small island between the main island and the secondary island, and a more distant island in the north. That island is called the Dominican Republic."

"More than 20 years ago, the Dominican Republic was not called the Dominican Republic. At that time, it was a group of five countries in the archipelago. The northern island of the Dominican Republic launched a war and unified the remaining islands, which is why it was called the Kingdom of the Dominican Republic."

As he spoke, Kro found a map showing the distribution of the Dominican Republic's islands, and then said, "When they were unified, they were not yet members of the World Government. In order to consolidate their position, they joined the World Government."

Kuro nodded and said, "They're quite clever. The higher-ups will help them in this regard, and what else?"

There's something...

Kro said, "More than twenty years ago, when we first joined the World Government, the Dominican Republic wasn't fully unified yet. Back then, people from here..."

Kro pointed to the island of the Dominican Republic on the map and said, "This island was called Comerike back then. It was the last stronghold against the invasion. They used everything they could to resist the invasion, and many people even became pirates to plunder passing ships for supplies."

"Pirates?"

Kuro, nibbling on his cigar, narrowed his eyes. "Isn't that nonsense? If pirates exist, we should get involved."

"That's right, that's how it was. At that time, Vice Admiral Kizaru... no, Inspector Borsalino, was ordered by the World Government to go here. But the reason wasn't because of pirates, but because a Celestial Dragon passed by. Then Inspector Borsalino took action and arrested the pirates here, which led to the loss of the last logistical support and the Dominican Republic conquering the Kingdom of Comerix."

Kro continued, "That Celestial Dragon is called Poriel, the Celestial Dragon in this incident."

"That's not right. If the Celestial Dragons were attacked back then, it should have been an Admiral who was dispatched, not the old man..."

Kuro thought for a moment, then clicked his tongue and said, "So it was that damn Celestial Dragon who started the trouble himself, which is why the Vice Admiral was dispatched and the pirates were wiped out along the way."

The Celestial Dragons will only be attacked by Admirals and the Buster Call, but if the Celestial Dragons provoke trouble on their own and then order the Navy to take action, only Vice Admirals will be dispatched.

Based on Kuro's understanding of the Celestial Dragons and their nature, they might just be bored and annoyed by these pirates, so they ordered the pirates to disappear. But this resulted in the disappearance of their country, so they were bound to be angry.

Kuro rubbed his forehead and sighed, "So those damn Celestial Dragons just don't learn their lesson... Oh well, if they could learn their lesson, they wouldn't be them."

It would be great if these Celestial Dragons could remember after so many years. For beings like them to be transformed, there needs to be a momentous event that leaves a deep impression, allowing for a complete metamorphosis, like the Donquixote Family.

“Mr. Kuro, if I may be so bold, even if we go now, that Celestial Dragon…” Kuro hesitated, then stopped.

The people of the world beneath Mary Geoise harbor immense rage towards the Celestial Dragons, and if they were to encounter a lone Celestial Dragon, they would certainly not let the opportunity pass them by.

That dragon is probably not going to survive.

Even if these naval personnel are fast, they still have to wait until they receive the news. Although Sazir is there, he seems to be in some kind of trouble, otherwise he would have answered the phone.

How long does it take to kill a person? Or to kill a useless Celestial Dragon? If you find the opportunity, one weapon is more than enough.

With the Celestial Dragons dead, the Buster Call will definitely be used; that's the rule, and Clow Reed can't defy it. So, the Dominican Kingdom will certainly disappear.

“I know.” Kuro waved his hand and said, “But we can’t do it that way. Otherwise, how many lives would we have to lose to make amends? We need to find the main culprit and a group of accomplices, and have the others evacuate. If all else fails, I’ll do it myself and move the island away.”

Just as he was speaking, Kro suddenly paused, subconsciously looking ahead, a red dot appearing in his pupils—the mark of Observation Haki.

"What a strong, fishy smell! It's the smell of blood!" Kro exclaimed.

As a werewolf, he is extremely sensitive to blood, and their direction is almost to the Dominican Republic.

But what's with this fishy smell, and it's getting stronger? Is the Kingdom's army wreaking havoc, or is it the navy...?

A red dot appeared in Kuro's pupils as he bared his teeth and said, "Not only that, there's something wrong with the air, damn it, Saziel, what the hell are you doing! Moore!!"

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