The group boarded the Strawberry ship and settled in.

Jubilee Island is practically deserted. No matter how much damage is done, it's just a matter of the island being destroyed. The government has so much money, they can just rebuild it after it's destroyed.

Storoberry was a man who wore a tall hat, had a long beard, and squinted his eyes.

Before becoming a vice admiral, he was Kizaru's direct subordinate.

However, Strawberry doesn't recognize Kuro, and it seems that old man Kizaru didn't mention it.

That's good. It seems the old man keeps his promise.

Kuro smiled contentedly, leaned back on the deck, and began to slack off while smoking a cigar.

The person has been rescued, thanks to Bruno; I didn't show anything myself.

After this incident, Spandam will shift the blame to CP9, and it's unclear when they will return. His coercion of Bruno to save people will also remain unexposed.

He didn't get involved in the mess that followed.

Several elite lieutenant generals didn't take action, so why should a warrant officer like him get involved?

He couldn't get involved.

When they reached the Bridge of Hesitation, they were told that officers below the rank of major should not participate, as the force tasked with surrounding the Straw Hat Pirates was an elite unit composed of lieutenant colonels and colonels from headquarters.

Kuro is a warrant officer at headquarters, while Lida and Kuro are privates and are not qualified to participate in this elite-level encirclement.

"But...it really is strong."

Kuro held onto the deck, watching the battle on the bridge.

The colonel and lieutenant colonel of the main force are not weaklings; they are elites within the Navy, including several Devil Fruit users. Yet, they managed to hold their own against the Straw Hat crew and remain undefeated.

I've grown a lot since I was in Loguetown.