"You're scared!"

Brant screamed, "You must be scared! Otherwise, you wouldn't have used your abilities to bind them!"

"Think what you want."

Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, looked Brandt up and down, then glanced at the people who were bound but still shouting, and said, "It seems that your ability really is only to influence other people's emotions, and can't even affect their combat strength."

But the more this happens, the more troublesome it becomes.

The more singular a skill is, the greater its impact.

This Devil Fruit ability cannot enhance combat power, and the user's physical body is already gone, but it simply affects other people's emotions. The simpler the emotion, the more powerful it is.

Even William was affected, so there must be something going on. But this kind of indiscriminate attack, while it may not harm the desired enemy, will certainly make things go as one pleases.

Brant stared at the calm-faced Kuro with a complicated expression. He couldn't be sure if the man was telling the truth or lying, but he didn't need to know. The only thing he wanted to know was...

Don't you feel guilty?

Brandt, his eyes bloodshot with rage, roared, "So many innocent people, you killed them all! Don't you feel any remorse?! You're a Marine, the Marine who protects the people! How can you do this without any conscience?!"

"Yes, to protect the people."

Kuro nodded matter-of-factly: "But you don't even talk to me about conscience, so why should I talk to you about conscience? You threaten me with the people, so why should I be threatened by you? Why don't you just tell me to stand still and let you kill me? Wouldn't that be easier?"

"I am not threatened by the enemy, nor do I expect the enemy to give up. If you want to take these people with you, I will take them with me. I am a man who can make up his mind!"

Kuro pointed to the bound people and said, "How many people are on this island? More than 50,000? Or more than 100,000? That's quite a lot, but when it comes to killing, I won't hold back!"

Brant stood there, stunned by Kuro's words.

The island is quite large with a significant population, but through their own efforts, everyone has come to this city, and these unsettled people must number in the tens of thousands.

Is it really possible to make such a huge decision?!

So far, Brandt has only managed a few thousand casualties with his abilities, but once the Navy takes action, the number could reach tens of thousands.

Didn't you even hesitate for a moment?

Don't you feel even a little bit of remorse?!

Brandt stared at Kuro, who seemed to have made up his mind, and in a daze, his memory returned to the period of saving the country more than 20 years ago.

At that time, they had no choice but to play the "artillery game" with the Celestial Dragons, resulting in the deaths of many people. When the Celestial Dragons reneged on their promise, they brazenly robbed the Celestial Dragons. However, they only robbed them and never intended to harm the Celestial Dragons.

But...

The Celestial Dragons died in their quest for revenge, but if they had been more ruthless and killed the Celestial Dragons outright, handing the supplies over to the Commander, would the situation have been different?

That's a Celestial Dragon!

If the Celestial Dragons die, the commander who secretly defected to the enemy will definitely not defect again, because if he fails, he will leak the information. Even if he gets a high position and a lot of money, he will be wiped out by the Navy at that time. He can only win and can only guarantee the victory of Comerco!

If Comerco had won then, his own life would have been irrelevant. He could have simply found an unfamiliar sea, taken the head of a Celestial Dragon, and let the Navy arrest him, taking all the blame upon himself. Wouldn't that have been a victory?

Even if Comerlik doesn't win, he might still be able to use the Celestial Dragons' heads to force the Dominican Republic not to invade, because it would be the death of a Celestial Dragon, and no one wants to be associated with it.

If I can make up my mind, can I defend my country?

if...

"No ifs!!"

Brant shook his head violently, clearing his mind of the chaotic thoughts, and glared fiercely at Kuro. "If you really have the ability, then come over here!"

Kuro ignored him and instead instructed Xiang Kuro, "Transfer all the wounded to the ship."

"yes..."

Kro nodded, then glanced at Sazir lying on the ground and sneered, "Sazir, get up and get to work! We'll settle your score later!"

Sazir, who was on the ground, jolted and then immediately sat up straight, shouting, "Yes, Mr. Kuro!"

As he spoke, he scurried over to lift the navy men he had knocked unconscious earlier, dragging two of them onto the ship.

Kuro glanced at Brandt, flicked his finger, and a chair at the port floated over and sat down beneath him. Without any ceremony, he plopped down, lit another cigar, and puffed out smoke with his head held high, but his eyes were still fixed on Brandt.

That kind of ability would probably harm even myself, and it should be immune to domineering energy. Moreover, those who can resist it are not necessarily mentally strong people. It is estimated that only a top-level idiot could resist this kind of ability.

Moore flashed over and whispered, "Hey, Kuro, are we really going to kill someone? We should be able to save them, right?"

How to save them?

Kuro, completely unconcerned that Brant was on the other side, said bluntly, "Look at them, even though I've tied them up, they're still glaring at each other. If they were any closer, they'd probably bite. They're so resentful. The seawater might have some effect, but this old geezer won't die. If he doesn't die, then these people will die; if he dies, these people will still die. But at least the others won't die. Do you know how many people live in the Dominican Republic?"

Moore thought for a moment and said, "I've been here before. The main island is quite prosperous, and the people are very kind. There must be around a million people here..."

“Over a million. Look at his bitter and resentful appearance. This Dominican Republic must be his enemy. If we let him go, there will be over a million casualties. If we don’t let him go, there will be tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of casualties.”

Kuro pointed at Brandt and said directly, "What can I do? Do you think I don't know I'm making a choice? But my goal isn't to save all of humanity. It's easy to make a decision, even though it's very unfair to others. But someone has to make that decision, and someone has to carry it out. I've run into this situation. Do you think I can avoid it?"

He'd rather not see it.

The key question is, is it possible?

He's in charge of this now. Even if the blame is shifted to the World Government or the Dominican Republic to make the decision, he's still the one who will carry it out.

There's no difference between left and right, so I might as well just give the order myself.

This matter also concerns the old man. If an investigation is launched, and it turns out that the old man did something wrong back then, it could cause a lot of trouble.

After all, a Celestial Dragon died here.

Just then, the Demon Slayer Order was issued, and this person's current abilities are so troublesome.

Then Kuro will have to take the blame himself!