After the money was distributed, Kaji boarded a ship from Gion and headed to headquarters.

Meanwhile, Kuro traveled to G-3 aboard the Golden Lion.

But before leaving...

"Don't waste it."

Kuro stared at the enormous Gran Tesoro on the deck, reached out, and the massive ship soared into the sky.

This ship can still be used after some repairs. It doesn't necessarily have to be used for smashing. If it's repaired well, he might be able to build another entertainment center.

He initially thought the World Government wanted the ship, but then he realized that the World Government was a large and powerful entity; why would they need the ship?

"So much gold! So much money!"

Inside the office, Lida lay rolling around inside Bailey and Gold.

These were all parts that Kuro had directly placed down, yet the office still shone with golden light.

Kro pushed up his glasses sharply; the sheer amount of money was dazzling to him.

Although the office only had a small amount, he knew about the money Kuro had received.

What does 35 billion mean? His previous bounty was only a little over 10 million, so he could put a bounty on more than 300 of himself.

Although he didn't think the bounty was enough to prove his ability, it was still a lot of money.

"Oh~ Kuro."

Suddenly, the office door opened, and Kizaru walked straight in.

"Old man!"

Kuro, who was watching Lida playing in the pile of money, was startled and stood up. "How did you get here? How did you get on my ship?"

"Have you forgotten? I said I was on my way, but by the time I arrived, it was already over. All I saw was your ship."

Kizaru glanced at the piles of gold nuggets and Berries in the office, and pouted, "So much money, it's terrifying, Kuro, is there any for headquarters?"

"Two hundred billion, that's all. We've already had Kakei and Gion take it back."

Kuro didn't hold back, making way for Kizaru to sit in the main seat, while he found a sofa to sit on himself.

He had no qualms about keeping his distance from the old man; so what if he made a sum of money?

"I'm not sending you back to headquarters. Go get a boat from G-3 yourself and leave."

He lit a cigar, spoke to Kizaru, and then waved for Kuro and Lida to leave.

"Where's the report?" Kizaru asked, glancing at the table.

"I haven't drafted it yet. I'll draft another report when I get back."

As he spoke, Kuro briefly recounted what had happened on the Tesoro.

"Oh...I see. Tesoro, that guy, secretly recruits pirates, is he, or is he an escaped convict from Impeldown?"

After hearing this, Kizaru scratched his head and said, "But it's still very troublesome. After all, the Celestial Dragon is dead, and the Kamaeel family won't be so easily appeased."

"This has nothing to do with us. Blame Tesoro. Besides, it's a good opportunity to keep those idiots from running around causing trouble." Kuro exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Well, you have a point. With this incident, the government will probably pay more attention to fugitives, especially since the World Conference is about to begin."

Kizaru chuckled and said something, then suddenly turned his gaze to the sword rack beside him.

Back on the Golden Lion, Kuro naturally wouldn't still have the swords hanging at his waist; Luo Gui and Shusui were placed on the sword rack.

Two swords hung on a sword rack: the upper one was Qiushui, and the lower one was the long sword Luogui.

"That knife..."

Kizaru narrowed his eyes and said with a chuckle, "You've gotten a pretty good sword."

He was also a swordsman and could distinguish between good and bad swords.

"This round..."

Kuro flicked his finger, and Luo Gui floated up and landed in his hand.

With a 'clang', the tattered scabbard was pulled out, revealing the gleaming blade.

"A demonic sword, but it suits me quite well. However, perhaps it absorbed too much killing intent; an ordinary scabbard can't conceal its sharpness and killing intent, hmm..."

Kuro thought for a moment, then flicked his finger again. The floor-to-ceiling windows around the office opened automatically, and a small ball of gold flew down from above. The ball of gold split into liquid gold, which completely enveloped the blade, turning it into a long, thin gold bar.

Encased in gold, Luo Gui's murderous aura ceased to radiate, and the office temperature rose slightly.

"We don't usually need it, we'll use it when it's absolutely necessary."

With another flick of his finger, the gold bar containing Luo Gui flew out of the window and into the sky.

"Grandpa, regarding the World Conference, does Brother Yixiao still hold the same opinion?" he asked.

Kizaru nodded: "Yes, that's terrifying. Fujitora has always wanted to abolish the Seven Warlords of the Sea. This time, he might be able to fulfill his wish. Now we know that the King of Alabasta and the King of the Sakura Kingdom on Drum Island will support him."

Drum Island was originally called Drum Kingdom, but it was renamed after the king's defeat. This is a typical example of a king being overthrown by the people.

Because of the rules of the World Government itself, they cannot interfere in this matter, regardless of the country's situation, as long as it is still a member state.

That's why the revolutionary army is so difficult to deal with.

"Speaking of which, didn't you encounter the Revolutionary Army in Gran Tesoro? Intelligence says they value this place highly, given how much money they have here," Kizaru asked.

"I haven't encountered that before. Before taking action, I had the Navy gather all the residents together. Those who disobeyed were killed as pirates. Perhaps they were caught in the middle and killed," Kuro said calmly.

The revolutionary army had no direct connection with them and was not a primary concern for the navy.

"World Conference... I have a proposal, which the Navy will handle. Old man, I'll trouble you. If Brother Yixiao insists on abolishing the Seven Warlords of the Sea, my proposal is that the Navy will be responsible for selecting the Seven Warlords. Although they will still be directly under the World Government, the power to select the Seven Warlords will be in our hands."

“The government might not agree to this, right?” Kizaru’s eyes grew slightly serious. “Kuro, this is even more troublesome than simply abolishing it.”

Kuro chuckled: "The higher-ups will retain this fighting force. As for the king who is in charge of the voting, we should be able to pull some people we have a good relationship with."

"Well... it's hard to say." Kizaru thought for a moment and said, "Our Navy generally doesn't deal with kingdoms. Although we have the responsibility to defend our member states, we don't deal with them in principle. But as for private relationships, no one knows. I'll ask them later. After all, it was your proposal."

"That's fine then. We can select the Seven Warlords ourselves. It's better than the government choosing some weirdos. The government doesn't want to repeat the lesson of Zephyr, does it?" Kuro said.

The king of the Twin Horses Kingdom had a good personal relationship with him, the king of the Insect Kingdom was Lida's brother, and the current king of Dressrosa, David, was personally helped to the throne by him. They had to give him face.

And the king of the four kingdoms of the North Sea, he saved them last time, so we have to give him face.