"Three hundred and seventy million..."
Sitting in his office, Kuro suddenly realized, "We only encountered one pirate with a net worth of 370 million, that 'Evil Imposter,' is he not dead?"
“The Evil Imposter? Who is that?” Lida asked.
“That pirate who can transform into all sorts of animals,” Kro said.
Lida thought for a moment, "Ah! You mean that guy who turned into all sorts of delicious animals? That's strange, wasn't he killed by Kuro?"
"Buck Arlo?"
Kuro remembered that person, and his expression became uncertain.
"Wait, wait, let me sort this out..."
He held his head in his hands. "Didn't I grind that man to dust? I had my Observation Haki activated at the time, and I only left after I made sure he was dead."
The old man wouldn't make empty promises; after all, promotions in the Navy require approval from the World Government, and it can't be faked.
That means that Buck didn't die, and inexplicably surrendered. Not only did he surrender, but he also betrayed the three of them.
“Mr. Kuro, abilities sometimes cannot be judged by common sense, as you taught me,” Kuro advised.
"I got promoted! I'm a lieutenant now!" Lida said, pointing to herself with a grin.
"Calm down, I need to calm down!"
Kuro slumped in his chair, shakily pulled out a cigar, lit it, and then opened the drawer.
"In short, let's find a time machine to go back to that day and find that Buck Arlo again."
"What strange thing are you talking about, Kuro?"
Lida looked at Kuro as if he were an idiot.
"Shut up! Lida, hurry up and chew your rice, then spit it out and make it into alcohol for me!" Kuro roared in a fit of impotence.
Lida tilted her head, her eyes full of disdain, "Hentai?"
There is no time machine, and there is no kuchikami (chewed sake).
Kuro's whole demeanor darkened; he stared blankly at the dining table, speechless.
"I've become a second lieutenant too..."
Kuro pushed up his glasses and thought to himself, "If Mr. Kuro catches a pirate with a bounty of over 300 million, he'll be promoted three ranks. If he catches another one, he'll probably be promoted to colonel."
"In that case, his authority to act will be greatly enhanced, and we will also be promoted and have more autonomy. The current situation is not bad, but it would probably be even better with higher positions. Indeed, that plan still needs to be implemented."
Kuro didn't know what Kuro was thinking, and he didn't care anymore.
Now all I can think about is being recalled to headquarters and being promoted to major. Once I become a major, I'll definitely be involved in the Marineford War.
There definitely is.
My own plans are now a complete mess.
"Kuro, what's wrong?" Lida asked, noticing Kuro's ashen complexion.
"No... let's change course and head back to headquarters, back to headquarters."
Kuro lay there, suddenly finding the food tasteless, the cigars unappetizing, and the alcohol unpleasant to drink.
It has already taken on the shape of the Marineford War...
...
The warship changed course, turned from the East China Sea into the doldrums, and sailed toward Marineford.
In the windless zone, the sea is naturally calm and tranquil.
Warships inlaid with seastone would naturally not be noticed by sea kings in the Calm Belt. Unless they stay in the Calm Belt for a long time, they would be unlucky enough to encounter sea kings. Otherwise, they would generally not encounter them.
The navy personnel on board behaved very peacefully.
Lida leaned against the deck, eating snacks.
Kro sat at the bow of the deck, polishing his weapon, the cat claw 'Ten Blades'.
"How much longer until we get there? This is so boring..."
Lida finished the last bag of potato chips and casually tossed it into the sea.
"Lieutenant Lida, we'll be in Marineford tomorrow."
The sergeant on the ship reported.
"I see."
Lida looked towards Kuro's office. "Hey, Kuro, how long do you think Kuro will stay in there?"
Kuro carefully maintained his weapon, packed it into a small leather case, and said, "Mr. Kuro must have his own considerations, perhaps he's thinking about something."
Snore...
As the potato chip wrapper fell into the sea, bubbles suddenly appeared on the calm surface, and a huge shadow gradually emerged beneath the warship.
boom!!!
The seawater seemed to explode, the waves carrying the warship far away. A huge sea monster appeared in the sea, its enormous shadow enveloping the small cruiser.
"Sea...Sea King!"
Kro's eyes nearly bulged out, almost shattering his gold-rimmed glasses.
"It's huge!"
The sailors all raised their hands, looking terrified as if they had seen a ghost.
"A lanternfish...it's huge, I wonder if it's edible."
Lida glanced at the sea monster, remaining remarkably calm.
Having traveled all over the world for so many years, I've seen sea monsters before.
This is only in the doldrums, so it's not very big.
But for other navies, it's big enough.
The organs hanging from their foreheads were as big as their ships.
This is a sea monster that looks like an lanternfish, with its mouth full of sharp teeth wide open, seemingly about to swallow the entire ship whole.
With such a massive size, this small warship seems incapable of retaliating.
The sea kings of the Calm Belt are far more formidable than the sea monsters of the East Blue or the sea beasts of the Grand Line.
"Are you kidding me!"
Kuro donned his Espada armor. If this lanternfish were to eat him, virtually no one on the ship would survive.
Lida instantly reverted to her girlish form, took a step, used Moonwalk to flash to the top of the giant lanternfish's head.
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