Several generals are still slacking off, so why should a lieutenant colonel like him be promoted? It makes no sense.

Even if he could win, why wouldn't he fight? What if he gets promoted?

Kuro breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly became alert.

etc...

If Kas and his crew hadn't been shocked by Whitebeard, wouldn't they have been able to take down many pirates?

Those are all world-renowned figures. If they are really killed, and with that idiot Kroo around, even his superior will have credit, wouldn't he be in danger after the war?

That was close!

Kuro wiped the sweat from his brow, then looked at Kuro, who was still lying on the ground vomiting blood, and felt a surge of anger.

If this guy hadn't charged so far ahead, would that idiot Cass have even seen him?!

He kicked him angrily, "Are you dead or not? If you're not dead, get up and leave!"

"oh."

Kuro immediately stopped talking, wiped his mouth, stood up and followed Kuro.

"Hey, Cass, let's go."

Kuro greeted Cassius and then retreated with Lida and Kro.

The navy, at this point, was gripped by doubt.

"What's going on? Why isn't Mr. Kuro leading us? Is he afraid?"

"No, he came to our rescue, he won't be afraid of Whitebeard."

"But he retreated too quickly, as if... he was afraid of fighting?"

"Yes, and they even said not to cause any big trouble, and not to mention his name... What is this?"

The navy personnel behind Cass were all deep in thought.

"shut up!"

Cass suddenly roared, "You've disappointed me greatly! Don't make wild guesses if you don't understand Mr. Kuro. Mr. Kuro isn't that kind of person; on the contrary, he's just inspiring us!"

"Incentive?" The sailors tilted their heads in unison.

“That’s right! My sense of justice is guided by Mr. Kuro, so Mr. Kuro could not possibly be the kind of person who is afraid of war.”

"Mr. Kuro is warning us to be vigilant, as our enemies are world-renowned pirates, and we should indeed remain on guard."

“Mr. Kuro once said: The sea is too dangerous. We must be fully prepared to deal with the dangerous pirates who roam the dangerous sea.”

"And I actually forgot Mr. Kuro's warning, letting him personally rescue us. As a subordinate, to hold my superior back is a tremendous disgrace! He's disappointed in us, disappointed in our ignorance and arrogance! Yet even so, even so..."

"Mr. Kuro still said those words, urging us to remain vigilant and not to be arrogant. We cannot mention his name now because we are not strong enough. Only when we are strong enough can we bear his name!"

Cass burst into tears, shouting, "Mr. Kuro is still thinking of us, you idiots!!!"

This speech was deafening.

The sailors fell silent.

"I see, I was too confident..."

"How could I possibly doubt the man whom Mr. Cass revered so much came to save me?"

A navy officer slapped himself hard across the face.

"That's right, we were too careless. If we continue like this, we'll hold everyone back!"

"Mr. Cass! Please give us another chance. We will prove to Mr. Kuro that we are not a burden!"

"Yes! Mr. Cass, please don't be disappointed in us, continue to lead us!"

"Mr. Cass!"

The sailors were in tears.

Cass wiped away his tears and smiled at them: "How could I abandon you! When I was lost, it was Mr. Kuro who enlightened me, so I also want to help those who are lost to awaken their own sense of justice. If you are still lost, then follow me, and let us uphold 'unyielding justice' together!"

"We will not easily withdraw from this battlefield. Now we must quickly return to repair and heal our wounds, and then prove to the world that we are the Navy that will become Mr. Kuro's strongest shield, and that 'unyielding justice' will not yield!"

"Oh!!! Become Mr. Kuro's shield!"

"Long live Mr. Cass!"

"Long live Mr. Kuro!"

The sailors raised their weapons and shouted.

The oppressive atmosphere from before vanished, replaced by an unprecedented surge of energy.

The manifestation of Kaschi's will caused heat to rise around them once again, distorting space and making their faces look ferocious.

On the plaza, Tsuru glanced at Cass and, seeing the rising steam, exclaimed in surprise, "This power... which one is Kuro's subordinate? To think he could train such a Marine, Kuro's teaching skills seem pretty good too."

"Oh, that's pretty scary."

Kizaru glanced over there as well and said, "They actually managed to unite a bunch of grunts. That bearded guy has unimaginable strength. No wonder Kuro had to save him."