Zanpakuto?

A very novel name.

Lida had never heard of it, but since Kuro mentioned it, it must exist.

Does possessing a Zanpakuto mean you possess a married woman?

Lida became alert.

She secretly memorized the name, and if she ever encountered any 'Zanpakuto' in the future, she would sink it into the sea so that Clow Reed wouldn't see it.

And this one too!

Lida stared at Shusui at Kuro's waist. This black sword was also dangerous; who knew if it was also a Zanpakuto? She had to be careful.

...

As soon as Kro stepped out of the razor, he turned into a blur and chased after him, only to see Rayleigh draw his longsword and casually swing it to the side.

Kro felt his hair stand on end, and he turned to the side, crossing his paws in front of him.

Bang!

His body flew backward and slid a distance on the ground before finally coming to a stop.

"whispering sound."

Kuro stared at Rayleigh with a gloomy expression. "Even legendary pirates bully juniors?"

"We already have enough pursuers; we can't let you get involved."

Rayleigh looked over, paused for a moment, and said, "Besides, pirates are naturally unrestrained, and that look in your eyes... you were a pirate before, weren't you?"

Kuro exclaimed in surprise, "You could tell that? Old pirates are something else!"

It was only then that Rayleigh noticed Kuro and Lida standing behind him.

With just one glance, Rayleigh's face turned bitter, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his forehead.

"This time, we might have to risk our lives."

Just like how Kuro immediately recognized Rayleigh as an old monster.

Rayleigh also realized that this young man possessed an extremely profound power.

A genuine monster!

Before seeing him, Rayleigh thought that among the younger generation, Luffy, Kid, and Law were the most outstanding.

He especially favors Luffy.

But now that he's seen Kuro, he doesn't feel that way anymore.

He had been quite pleased to see those three people in the human trafficking shop, thinking that in terms of ability, the younger generation of pirates had already surpassed the Navy.

But this young man...

For the so-called "evil generation," it's an overwhelming level of dominance.

Although Luffy has great potential, it will take him a long time to surpass him.

Where on earth did this monster come from?!

"Oh, we can't let them get away."

Just then, Kizaru clasped his hands together, unleashing a burst of light: "Yata Mirror".

A beam of light shot out from the orb, refracted off a nearby tree, and headed straight for Luffy.

Kizaru's body turned into yellow light, and he moved along the refracted light.

puff!

Rayleigh suddenly swung his sword, shattering the light emanating from Kizaru and revealing his form.

Kizaru stumbled and stopped in his tracks, exclaiming in surprise, "That was dangerous! Haki!"

There was a very small scar on his cheek.

"It's been a while since I've used a sword, I'm a little rusty." Rayleigh gripped the sword with both hands, his body tense.

"Stop joking, the Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi."

Kizaru reached out and wiped away the tiny trace of blood. Then, he clenched his right fist, pulled out a lightsaber from his left hand, and swung it at Rayleigh.

Bang!

The lightsaber clashed with the longsword.

The two old geezers were having a great time, taking turns wielding their swords.

Even so, Kuro knew that things weren't so simple.

To capture a retired pirate, one must not only be well-prepared mentally, but also be prepared for casualties.

If a war really breaks out, the Sabaody Archipelago will definitely be gone.

Moreover, apart from Kaido, who is only obsessed with brute force, how easy is it to catch such a monster?

Even if you send two generals, they can't beat you, so they won't run away.

It seems like a small act of revenge against the Navy wouldn't be a problem for such a monster to escape.

Especially at this critical juncture, there's no need to cause trouble.

Even when Kuro was at headquarters, he occasionally heard rumors about 'Pluto' Silvers Rayleigh on Sabaody Archipelago.

The higher-ups must have known about it long ago, but they didn't arrest him because they felt it wasn't worth it. Anyway, he's not causing any trouble anymore, and Roger has been dead for over twenty years; nobody even knows where his ashes are.

Rayleigh had similar thoughts. He was a recluse and didn't need to provoke the Marine Headquarters, but he also couldn't let Kizaru attack Luffy.

Neither side wanted to get serious, so they decided to just work on the problems together.

"Lida, I have a question for you."

Kuro clicked his tongue, picked up Lida's backpack, took out a bag of potato chips, and sat down on the spot.

"Hey, my snacks!"

Lida snatched her small backpack from her hand and hugged it like a protective mother, staring warily at Kuro.

"You're not allowed to eat my snacks! Even if you offered me a married woman in exchange, I wouldn't let you touch them!"

"What nonsense!"

Kuro rolled his eyes. "Listen carefully, there's an empty swimming pool. It takes fifteen hours to fill it with water using a hose, and twenty hours to drain it. So, here's the question..."

"After seven hours of filling and draining the pool, the pool manager got bored and threw in an iron pipe that could fill the pool in thirteen hours. However, he threw it with too much force and created a hole in the pool that would take forty hours to drain. At this point, the pool manager became very curious about how long it would take to fill the pool."

"?"

A big question mark appeared above Lida's head. "Are you speaking human language?"

"Why isn't this human language? It's just a question about how to fill the swimming pool."

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