Four months later.
Headquarters.
Inside Kuro's own office.
Lida pointed to the World Economic News of that day and said with great interest, "Hey, Kuro, look at this, this person is the 'Emperor'!"
Kuro, who was chewing on a cigar and swinging his legs on the table, was slightly taken aback when he heard this. "An Emperor? One of the Four Emperors? Another one? What, Teach got killed?"
"It shouldn't be..."
Standing next to him, Chloe adjusted his glasses, a newspaper in his hand, and said, "It's self-proclaimed, but quite interesting..."
He had only been back a short time, and the investigation of some key 'Sword' undercover members was already complete. The rest could be handled by the other 'Sword' teams and CP working together.
"Let me see, what kind of emperor?"
Kuro waved, and Kuro handed him the newspaper.
Kuro picked it up and saw that today's *World Economic News* had a huge headline on its front page: "[The 'Great' Emperor of Farettal issues an order for the three kingdoms to cease hostilities and merge into one, under His Majesty's rule!]"
Below is a photo of what appears to be a handwritten document, with a crooked stamp at the bottom, suggesting that the stamp was not very well made.
The newspaper article stated that a great nation called 'Asteria' had split into three countries and was embroiled in civil war, and that His Majesty Faretal was calling on the people to stop the war and reunite as one.
There's... nothing wrong with this, is there?
Kuro raised an eyebrow. "Isn't this normal? How come something like this makes the front page? Has Morgans run out of things to write about?"
Kuro was taken aback and asked, "Mr. Kuro, don't you know 'Emperor' Farettal?"
"I know what he does. So what? Does knowing him mean he'll give me money or something?" Kuro said irritably, "Don't give me riddles. Tell me, what does this guy do?"
"I only found out about this recently. This person is a legend, well... the kind that's a joke."
Kro said, "Faritael was a commoner, but starting ten years ago, he suddenly proclaimed himself 'Emperor.' At the time, nobody knew anything about it, but later he issued imperial decrees in the area, which even reached the sides of the divided kings, angering them. They prepared to arrest Faritael, but they failed and were stopped by the local residents. After the soldiers went once, they stopped trying to arrest Faritael. This caused a sensation at the time, and the World Economic News reported on it, but everyone treated it as a joke."
"Later, Emperor Faretal frequently issued decrees, often resulting in some comical situations, but mostly for the better. The kingdom of Astia, this continental island, was a melting pot of races. In order to improve the situation of certain races, Faretal issued similar decrees. These were ignored by the three kingdoms, but were strictly enforced in his city. However, the city did not rebel, and Emperor Faretal did not summon any soldiers or anything; he simply improved the city on his own initiative. In the end, the title of 'Emperor' of Faretal was passed down."
"Such an emperor..."
Kuro thought for a moment, then glanced at the newspaper again. "Don't the three countries have any tricks up their sleeves?"
“No, the soldiers we sent out won’t actually make any arrests, and they haven’t violated any local laws, so nothing has happened so far,” Kro said.
Kuro nodded and put down the newspaper. "That's quite interesting."
The title of emperor does exist on the sea. Although many countries have 'kings', there are also emperors. The full name of the 'Four Emperors' is 'Sea Emperors', and they possess unparalleled military strength and dominance.
In addition, Hancock is also the emperor of Amazon Lily.
And to call himself emperor...
It doesn't seem to be illegal at all.
Look at the bounty posters for pirates now, they come in all sorts of bizarre shapes and sizes. And these were personally set by the World Government and the Navy. So what if someone in the civilian world calls themselves an emperor? It's perfectly normal.
QQ...
There was a knock on the office door.
"Go in," Kro said to the other side.
The door was pushed open, and a navy officer saluted, saying, "Vice Admiral Kuro, Marshal Sakazuki requests your presence."
Looking for me?
Kuro was taken aback. "What do you want with me?"
"I don't know," the navy officer replied, standing tall.
"Alright, I got it." Kuro waved his hand. "I'll be there in a bit."
"Yes, sir!" The navy officer saluted again and withdrew.
Seeing him leave, Kuro frowned and said, "Why did you call me out of the blue? What's the trouble now? I've been doing a great job on missions lately..."
Kro smirked. "So, you're supposed to complete your mission properly?"
Wasn't that something he did?
“Kuro, you haven’t left the house for months, have you?” Lida asked.
"What do you mean I didn't go out? I only go out occasionally, don't I? Did I bring you out to eat for nothing?" Kuro retorted.
That's called going out?
Didn't they even send out troops from headquarters?
Kuro rested at headquarters for more than four months, lounging around like a salted fish every day, occasionally going out to find a place to eat. As a result, the restaurants behind headquarters are now very familiar with Kuro.
Even Lida was getting a little impatient, sometimes taking a warship out to patrol or go play, while he could stay put and wasn't afraid of rusting.
Lida had asked him before, and Kuro rolled his eyes at her, "What do you know? I finally have some free time here, what's wrong with me taking a break? Do you know how I've survived these past three years? Have I ever taken a break? Yes, I did rest for a while on Pegasus Island, but compared to what I did in the East Blue, is that what you call rest? Can you even call that rest?!"
That was a statement that was neither reasonable nor assertive, making Lida roll her eyes.
"Why does Marshal Sakazuki want to see me? This is giving me a headache..."
Kuro thought about the recent major events and realized that there didn't seem to be anything major. The first half of the Grand Line and the four seas were relatively stable. The pirates were still the same pirates, but the Navy could handle them. Five of the Shichibukai's routes were on track. Although some pirates still managed to reach Sabaody Archipelago and escape from the Shichibukai, things were at least less chaotic. The Navy was currently focusing its efforts on the remaining two routes and could deal with a lot of pirates there.
And the new world...
What business is it of theirs what the new world is?
Since their trip to Wano Country, Kaido and Big Mom haven't made any big news. There are rumors that Straw Hat Luffy, Kid, and Law are causing trouble in Wano Country, but they haven't been able to catch them.
Teach has also fallen silent and there's been no news for the time being, but he's probably on his territory, and we don't know what he's doing.
The New World hasn't reached its breaking point yet, so what could it possibly need from him?
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