Besides, he still has his grandfather to back him up.

He has no honors to receive and no promotions to make. Even if Sengoku and Garp came to his Pegasus Island, he would rather die than go.

There's no reason why he should go to headquarters, and why he should be transferred.

Are you really not going to follow your own wishes?

ha?

World Government?

Why would a world government care about this mess?

Even if that 'Shanghai Pirate King' were to return to the world, he would go to the New World, which would have nothing to do with him.

Finally, Kuro entered into peace!

Just as Kuro was immersed in this illusory peace, seagulls flew all over the world, scattering large amounts of newspapers.

Yes, it's sprinkled.

In the past, newspapers were bought, but this time they were simply sprinkled on the ground.

On a certain island, a civilian curiously saw seagulls scattering several newspapers. He took one, looked at it with curiosity, and was immediately stunned.

The banner didn't carry the biggest news recently—Akainu's appointment as Fleet Admiral.

Instead, there were two photos, one on each side, completely occupying the front page of the newspaper.

One of the images shows a man wearing a navy cloak, smoking a cigar, pointing a knife at four curly-browed men. The four curly-browed men's bloodied faces appear under the navy man's knife. At the bottom of the photo, the navy man stands imposingly like a giant in front of the four heads. In the corner, a beautiful woman dressed in revealing pink clothing is lying half-reclined in a disheveled state.

The title is: North Sea Vinsmoke's Four-Man Slaying Contest!

The other, larger, color photograph shows a naval officer occupying a large portion of the image, in a pose of sheathing his sword. Behind him, a red sun slowly rises, and behind the naval officer, an old man lies in a pool of blood.

"The Lonely... Lonely Crimson?!"

Upon seeing the title, the ordinary citizen's eyes widened, and his mouth gaped open as if it had dislocated.

...

"If we do it this way, it should be fine, right?"

In a royal palace in Beihai.

A king, holding a newspaper, said with some worry, "We asked Morgans to publish the news out of his own pocket. It'll cause a sensation all over the world. We should no longer be threatened by that navy."

"That's good enough. This is the best we've ever done, and we've even coordinated with the World Government's official news. We've achieved comprehensive coverage, both official and unofficial," said another king.

“We’ve also commended that navy officer; he’ll surely be pleased,” another king said.

"That's about it. That navy will definitely know our intentions!" the last king said decisively.