"Exterminate the pirates?"

Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke, gripped Shusui tightly, and pressed it down forcefully. "The New World isn't just about pirates!"

"That was the necessary price!"

Zephyr took a step forward and swung his mechanical right arm forward, sending a tremendous force surging around Kuro and shoving him away, stopping him in mid-air.

After knocking Kuro aside, Zephyr extended its mechanical arm and fired a barrage of bullets at him.

"You yourself said that everything has a price, Kuro! Now that I'm using your own words to get back at you, how do you feel about that?"

Kuro dodged the bullets with a series of flashes in the air, then appeared to Zephyr's left and slashed down with his sword.

when!

Zefa's left arm turned pitch black, and he swung it to the side, blocking the black blade.

He grinned and said, "I've heard that Kuro, no, Vice Admiral Jinni, has become an admiral candidate in the incompetent navy. Don't you think that's amazing?"

As he spoke, he spread his five fingers, slid his arm across the blade, grabbed Kuro's blade with his backhand, and slammed his right mechanical arm down forcefully.

"You old man..."

Kuro spun his blade, deflecting Zephyr's five fingers, and stepped back to dodge Zephyr's heavy blow.

"Things have changed a lot now."

Kuro looked at him and said, "Your hairstyle has changed, your clothes are more flamboyant, and you're even wearing a black cloak. You look more like a pirate now, Ain. Didn't you try to persuade this old man?"

"I..."

Ain opened her mouth, then shook her head, her expression resolute. "I was just following behind Teacher Z."

“Z?” Kuro frowned.

"Now, my name is Z!!"

Zefa lunged forward, and the robotic arm swung down.

Kuro floated away and hovered high in the air, looking down at Zephyr. "You've granted that freeloader Hernando's wish. But if he knew you were also leaving the Navy, would he jump out of his coffin? Oh, he deserves it, he's a pirate himself."

"Hernando..."

Zefa paused for a moment, then grinned and said, "Don't compare him to me. What I've done is all for the good of the people!"

These words made Kuro shake his head.

This old man's mindset has completely changed.

Back then, he didn't want to kill Hernando, but now he's belittling him like this...

“I said, the World Government’s actions were unethical, but we had ways to deal with them. You didn’t have to do this,” Kuro said.

Back then, everyone wanted to kill that Whitebeard Jr.

The old man personally made a trip to Xihai for this.

"Hmph, you and Borsalino both speak with such a flippant tone."

Zephyr said, "But that was just the beginning. I just felt that the Navy was useless. Otherwise, I would have taken action myself and wiped out the evil pirates in one fell swoop!"

Kuro stared at him, then suddenly sighed.

His figure faded away at that moment.

"I said, just give me the explosive rock."

The voice came from behind Zefa.

Zefa was startled and instinctively slammed a mechanical arm backward.

when! !

The black knife collided with the robotic arm.

Kuro said, "Old man, you know this is the Endpoint. You not only placed the explosive rock, but you also took it with you. You didn't have to make such a fuss. If you want to fight pirates, just go fight them yourself. Are you afraid of pirates?"

With his remaining hand, he clenched his fist, and the earth around Zefa suddenly rolled up, forming spikes that pierced towards Zefa.

"If you're afraid of pirates, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Upon hearing this, Zephyr smiled, his left arm surging with Armament Haki. He swung it forcefully to the left, unleashing his Haki to shatter all the earth spikes.

"Trying to provoke me won't work!"

Zephyr shoved Kuro aside with a thrust, then extended his mechanical arm again, grinning maliciously, "If you want to stop me, the only way is to kill me, Kuro!!"

"Crushing Strike!!"

boom!

The flames almost formed a beam, bursting towards Kuro.

"This kind of thing is useless to me."

Kuro flicked his finger, and a thick wall rose from the ground below, blocking the explosive attack.

Boom!!

The explosion shattered the walls, and smoke and dust filled the surrounding area.

"Have I not told you not to focus too much on your abilities?"

Amidst the smoke and dust, a voice rang out nearby.

Kuro's pupils contracted, and his black sword flashed with golden lightning as he slashed forward.

Snap!

A hand brimming with the breath of a whirlwind seized Qiu Shui, and blood gushed from that palm, dripping down the blade.

Zephyr jumped next to Kuro, raised his right mechanical arm high, and bared his teeth menacingly, saying, "Has the long period of stationing made you complacent?!"

Bang!

The mechanical arm slammed down and grabbed Kuro's body.

"I told you, this mechanical arm is made of Seastone, specifically designed to deal with people like you who have special abilities!"

Zephyr grabbed Kuro and slammed his body to the ground, holding Kuro up as he laughed, "If I catch you, you're useless!"

Steam rose from the robotic arm, and flames began to gather.

"Crush the violence..."

However, at that moment, Zephyr's pupils shrank, and he swung Kuro away.

At the same time, he looked up at the sky, which had been noticeably darker earlier.

Kuro landed on the ground, his body beginning to glow with Armament Haki. Black Haki enveloped his body like armor, condensing between his brows and below his eyes, forming a purple cross mark and tear stains.

"Can you feel it? If it's any later, you won't feel so good." Kuro said calmly, holding the Autumn Water that was shimmering with golden electricity.

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