On the island, in a village where wisps of smoke rose from chimneys, a man slowly walked out of the village.

This village, which should have been bustling with activity, was now eerily silent.

"It's almost over, almost finished..."

The man's voice murmured, sounding somewhat aged.

brush!

The moment he took his first step, a golden slash seemed to tear through the sky, descending rapidly and engulfing the man.

The strike had pierced his skin and severed his arm.

"Found you!"

A golden figure suddenly fell from the sky.

Kuro, holding Shusui and chewing on his cigar, said, "As expected, I could still sense life just now, but now it's all gone. You did this, didn't you?"

"The Navy?"

A sound suddenly rang out from the dust and smoke stirred up by the strike.

An elderly man with white hair and beard and a serious expression walked out. He was wearing a futuristic black leather jacket, his hair was neatly combed, and his hands were in his trench coat pockets.

Both hands?

Kuro was stunned. If he remembered correctly, that slash had clearly severed his hand.

Why does it appear completely unharmed now?

"Mr. Kuro!"

Behind him, Kuro and Lida arrived with the Navy. As soon as Kuro drew his sword, Kuro quickly waved his hand, and the Navy surrounded the man.

"Mr. Kuro, is this man the Vanishing Demon? He looks..."

Kro stared at the old man, then suddenly paused, "Also..."

He opened his mouth, his pupils immediately contracting, his voice trembling slightly, "Mr. Kuro..."

"What's wrong? Do you know him?" Kuro asked, puzzled.

"Yes, this face, there's no mistake, the great pirate, 'The Hermit' Brix Filth!"

Kuro said with a serious expression, "Mr. Kuro, this is a notorious pirate who was famous more than 20 years ago. His bounty back then was already over 300 million. I thought he was dead... I never expected him to appear here!"

"Oh? Does anyone recognize this old man? I thought I had been forgotten by the sea."

Fürth's lips curled into a smile. "Well then, now that you know my reputation, step back. I have no intention of being an enemy of your navy, even though you once captured me and imprisoned me in Impelton."

So...

Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke. "You freaking escaped from the sixth floor?"

He looked Philt up and down and said, "Old man, you look over seventy, don't you? You finally escaped, why don't you retire and enjoy your retirement? What trouble are you causing here? What have you done to the people here?"

"I'm not over seventy, I'm eighty-six this year."

Philt glanced at the village and said, "As for what I'm going to do, that's none of your business."

Whoosh!

As soon as he finished speaking, Kuro's entire body disappeared, and a black light suddenly slashed down.

when!

An arm tinged with Armament Haki blocked Kuro's black sword.

Kuro slashed down with his sword, coldly saying, "I'm a Marine, you're a pirate. Do you think what you've done has nothing to do with me?"

"That makes sense."

Phil nodded, glanced at the black sword he had blocked, and was taken aback: "Shusui? Isn't this sword a national treasure of Wano Country? Are you from Wano Country? I'm quite familiar with your Kuri Daimyo."

Bang!

Kuro swung his sword, sending Philt's arm flying, and then slashed down with the blade.

laugh!

A spark appeared on Philt's chest. He took a step back, looked down at his torn clothes, and his domineering aura gradually faded.

He squinted at Kuro and asked, "What's your name?"

"What I call myself is none of your business, and I'm not from Wano Country."

Kuro raised his head and said, "What, old man, do you want to reminisce with me? I don't have any family history that you might recognize."

“I was just asking.” Philt stared at Kuro. “Your face looks slightly familiar.”

"Kuro, do you know him?" Lida asked curiously.

"Where did I get to know such an old man in his seventies or eighties?"

Kuro stared at Philt: "Old man, you know my ancestors? No way... The Lucilfer family went back three generations to be farmers from the East Sea."

"Kuro? Lucilfer?"

These words startled Philt. He looked at Kuro with disbelief, then at Lida beside him, and exclaimed in realization, "The white one... Ah, I see, I see!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

As if he had discovered an extremely funny joke, he burst into laughter: "That's hilarious! That guy, that guy, actually has a navy officer... Hahaha, interesting, really interesting!"

"Old man, what are you laughing at?"

Kuro was a little annoyed. Was this old man crazy?

"It's quite interesting, but unfortunately I can't go back. Otherwise, I would definitely have a good laugh at that man."

Philt smiled and said, "No wonder that guy is so powerful. I've found the reason."

His smile had a friendly quality that Kuro found quite inexplicable.

This feeling is like you don't know him at all, but he seems to be able to bring up your past and talk about you, and you feel like you know him very well.

It's like...

Lao Tzu also possesses a strange quality as a character in the story.

This old man is strange in every way.

"No matter what, we'll arrest you first."

Kuro gripped Shusui tightly, and golden electricity flashed from the blade.

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