"It shouldn't be that easy to destroy..."

Kizaru then said, "Even that old man was hit by a dynamite explosion, right? Even he couldn't have escaped unscathed, could he, Kuro?"

Kuro nodded: "He escaped after being hit by a dynamite, but his mobility may have been impaired."

"It's not that simple..."

Crane suddenly spoke up: "Everyone here has some connection with that man. You should know that those little tricks can't defeat that man, Z, no, former Navy Admiral, Zephyr."

These words silenced the navy.

Doberman closed his eyes and sighed.

Aside from the conference room, the navy personnel watching the live broadcast all let out a sigh, more or less.

"Anyway..."

Sakassky said, "We have to take back the explosive rock. He may have taken good care of us before, but now he's our enemy."

His fist, which had been burning hot, now scorched, creating a plume of black smoke on the table where it touched.

"Zeff, no, Z and those self-proclaimed newborn navy guys he leads, in the name of justice, crush them all!"

Sakazuki said in a deep voice, "Use the full force of the navy. We must retake Explosive Rock and hunt down Z and his men!"

He nodded and said, "There are two more islands, one is a town and the other is a naval base. Both are of great importance, but we don't know which one it is. So we need to divide our forces into two places. We can't put the battlefield on just one island. That would be too dangerous."

"Borsalino, you guard the island with the naval base, Kuro..." Tsuru looked at him.

"Um?"

Kuro frowned. Was there something else going on here?

According to my memory, wasn't it supposed to be the final battle where everyone fought in one fell swoop, and then this old man would be completely finished?

His three most accomplished disciples.

Akainu gave the order, Kizaru did the work, and Aokiji buried the grave—everything was taken care of.

“Go to the island with the town. Both of you have excellent mobility, so you can quickly provide support should a battle break out,” Tsuru said.

"I see..."

There's really no way to refuse this.

Let's forget about that deserted island; there's no one there anyway.

That old man's continued acts of sabotage will definitely affect others.

There's still a chance to save that old man before this happens.

After all, Sakazuki's order was to reclaim the explosive rock, not to kill the old man, as long as he wasn't too stubborn...

"That's fine then."

Sakazuki said, "Borsalino, Kuro, each of you take a group of men and station them on the two islands. You must...stop Z!"

The meeting is adjourned.

Kuro sighed, stood up, and walked outside.

"Kuro, wait a minute."

Suddenly, the crane called out from behind.

"Um?"

Kuro turned around and looked at Tsuru. "Grandma Tsuru?"

"Once you get to that town, someone will contact you. Keep an eye on his movements and report any problems."

Crane said meaningfully, "The reason I sent you to that town was because of that man. He specifically asked you to go there. It was also he who provided the information that allowed us to discover Z's purpose."

"Who told me to go over there?" Kuro asked suspiciously. "Is there anyone I don't know?"

"You'll know when we get there." Tsuru smiled, walked past Kuro, and continued forward.

Kuro stroked his chin and muttered, "Who the hell is so bored? If you have something to say, just say it."

"Oh, Kuro, let's get started now."

Kizaru stepped forward and said, "Would you like me to introduce you to the personnel? Which people do you want?"

"This thing can be divided?"

Kuro paused for a moment, then waved his hand, "Whatever, it doesn't matter who it is."

He said he wanted Sengoku and Garp, but you can't persuade him to join.

These older generation members would never face Zefa.

Wanting Fujitora and Green Bull... never mind, this has nothing to do with them.

It has nothing to do with Zefa, so they can't be mobilized.

Although it was said that the entire navy was mobilized, in reality, some forces still had to be reserved.

This meeting, in particular, is all related to Zefa.

It is the most orthodox navy imaginable.

How you divide them is actually pretty much the same.

With so many people in the navy, it would be such a hassle to select them one by one.

Kizaru shrugged and said, "Whatever you say."

Other branch bases will need time to come over.

But this time, Kuro was assigned four people to the meeting room.

Doberman, Ghost Spider, Steeles, Flying Squirrel.

Two hawks, two doves, plus Kuro, the ape-like commander, formed a stable triangle.

After the personnel were selected, the group headed towards their destination.

From headquarters, Kuro led a total of ten warships to the town's EndPoint.

"Hey, hey, Kuro, are we going to arrest Admiral Zephyr this time?"

In the warship's office, Lida asked Kuro a question.

If the entire army is mobilized this time, Kuro won't hold back and will bring everyone with him.

Of course, they were on an ordinary warship.

Although his flagship is ready, this is a collective operation, not a fleet belonging solely to him, so there's no point in using it, especially since he's not going to G-3 yet.

Besides, his flagship is no different from these ordinary warships; it makes no difference whether it's in operation or not.

"We can't call him a general anymore..."

Kuro, munching on a cigar, leaned back in his chair. "Just a stubborn old man, I don't know what he's up to. Probably just grumbling, like one of those... well, those lonely old folks nobody cares about, trying to do something to get attention. It's just that this is a bit too big of a deal."

"EndPoint..."

Kro adjusted his glasses and said, "Isn't this all fabricated?"

There's no way someone of Kuro's caliber could know that. Kuro didn't reveal it after receiving the news.

There's no benefit for lower-ranking naval personnel to know this.

"If it's fake..."

Kuro looked out the window at the parallel warships and said, "Then there's no need for such a fuss. It's precisely because this is real that it's terrifying. That old man really wants to destroy the New World. He can do it using Endpoint."

He exhaled a puff of smoke. "Of course, it won't just be pirates. The civilians of the New World will be severely affected. Moreover, I don't believe that beings like the Four Emperors will be stopped by something as trivial as this. This old man is still not awake."

“Zeff taught you, didn’t he, Kuro?”

Lida worriedly said, "Wouldn't it be a bad idea to take action like this..."

"We have to bring the old man who's not thinking straight to his senses."

Kuro lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "I don't want to really fight him unless necessary. I've already let him go once before. The military force I command is enough to fight one of the Four Emperors. Using it to deal with that old man is enough to give him face."