As an admiral, Kuro is certainly qualified to make decisions like establishing an orphanage in the navy. However, power and exercising power are two different things. In the past, Kuro had the backing of the old man, but if he really wanted to do something, he still had to talk to the old man.
But since he occupies this position, he has the corresponding power. If he doesn't do it, someone else will always come and do it for him.
If someone else takes over, he, as the admiral, will lose respect and be looked down upon. People will no longer take his words seriously. He is not only representing himself now, but also thousands of other naval personnel who make a living with him and belong to the same faction. If his authority is damaged, the authority of the entire faction will be damaged.
This is also one of the reasons why Kuro doesn't want to be a general, because his every move is no longer truly his own.
But Kuro understands very well that one's name and possessions should not be lent to others.
If you have power, you must use it; you must make your presence felt. That's what he has to do when he's in power.
As for what to do in private, that doesn't really matter. You can learn to drink tea and trim your nails like the old man, or you can learn to sleep soundly and ride your bicycle all over the world like Kuzan. Apart from making decisions, you're quite leisurely.
The generals rarely go out, except for special and important moments, but such moments are too few. Most of the time they sit in the office. That's how the old man and Kuzan gradually became lazy. If you think about it that way, being a general isn't so bad.
The new headquarters is definitely safe now. He can stay at headquarters and just talk when he has nothing to do. He has Kuro to handle the documents and so many people from different factions to do things for him. The whole navy has to do what he says. Thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem so bad.
Watching Kuro working on documents with his head down, Kuro stroked his chin and thought, "I should set up some businesses behind headquarters. I feel like we don't have enough entertainment businesses at headquarters right now. It'll be convenient for everyone and for me too. That way, I can have some fun at headquarters."
He needs a comfortable environment. Since we're going to continue working at headquarters, then we can make some minor renovations to the headquarters.
In this respect, the old man and Kuzan did a terrible job; their entertainment methods were completely different from mine.
What's the point of riding a bicycle on the ocean? Even without a bicycle, he could ride anything to surf the seas.
"Kuro!"
A white thing burst through the door, let out a cry, and then, like a white whirlwind, sat down on another sofa next to it.
The little white thing weighed itself on the sofa, looked around, and said, "Hey! This is the general's office. It doesn't seem any different."
Kuro rolled his eyes. "Come on, I'm a general now, and you won't even call me 'Dad'... General, give me some face!"
"ah?"
Lida turned her head. "What did you say? By the way, are you going to eat? I noticed that a few new chefs have joined the main cafeteria. Their noodles and seafood are pretty good."
"I'm not hungry!" Kuro said irritably. "All you do is eat! You're a vice admiral now, if you have nothing better to do, go out on the high seas and raise your reputation!"
"Huh? But it's so troublesome to run around like that. And there hasn't been anything major happening lately. The Seven Warlords of the Sea have already wiped out a large number of pirates in the first half of the Grand Line," Lida said.
"That's because I'm brilliant and powerful!" Kuro said smugly. "Those dogs fighting like this, if we didn't take action, wouldn't it be a waste of our resources? You see, by slightly changing the rules, they have to fight tooth and nail for us, which greatly reduces our workload..."
"Bolo bolo bolo..."
The Den Den Mushi rang as soon as he finished speaking.
Kuro took it casually and said, "Moshi moshi, this is Jinni."
This is the first Den Den Mushi to ring in an Admiral's office since Kuro was promoted to Admiral.
He made it too easy. After all, he had only recently been promoted to general. He hadn't considered one thing: a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) that could get into a general's office wasn't just any ordinary message...
"General, I am Lieutenant Colonel Lefie, under Colonel Kuro's command! Big news! Something very important!!"
A commotion erupted on the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and Kuro could faintly hear the shouts and the sounds of artillery fire coming from there.
But that's not his focus.
"Colonel Kuro...?"
Kuro raised an eyebrow and looked at Crowe. "Do we have someone named Kuro around here?"
"Kuro?"
Kuro jumped to his feet. "How could that be! Who would dare to be called Kuro? How could anyone be called Kuro! I'll make him change his name right now!"
"that..."
The Den Den Mushi replied weakly, "It's Colonel Sazel Kuro."
Sazir...
Kro sat down again, looking slightly embarrassed.
He himself forgot.
He hadn't vented his anger on Sazir during training for a while, and lately he'd gotten so used to calling him Sazir that he'd forgotten he was also called Kuro.
"What's the big deal?" Kuro asked curiously. "You can still contact me?"
"Yes, they are Celestial Dragons!" someone on the other end said, panting slightly.
Celestial Dragons?
Kuro was taken aback. "What's wrong with the Celestial Dragons? Where is Sazir now? In Sabaody? Didn't we tell them to stay out less? Whatever it is, keep things under control first. If I get there, you won't be able to solve it."
"No, no, it's, it's, it's the Celestial Dragons... Ah!!"
Snap!
Before the other end of the conversation could finish, the Den Den Mushi let out a scream and then suddenly went silent.
"Hmm? Moshi Moshi?"
Kuro spoke a couple more words into the microphone, clicked his tongue, put the microphone back in, and said, "What is this? What's wrong with the Celestial Dragons? Where is Saziel now?"
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