“He’s blocking my way now, which makes this very meaningful. He won’t give up unless we really get to him. You all know that. This guy is optimistic about the new era, and what I’m going to do is destroy the new era.”
Kuro said, "If I just walk past him, it will cause me trouble."
“He has a deal with us, Kuro.” This time it was the curly-haired old man who spoke. “Without him, the balance of the world would be completely broken.”
“It’s been broken for a long time now. Let’s admit it. Ever since that Straw Hat kid entered the New World, the balance has been constantly being disrupted. What we need to do is not to continue maintaining it, but to find a way to resolve it. Why don’t we start now? I’ll kill him and wash the world order.” Kuro said.
There was silence on the other end; no one spoke.
After a long while, a sigh came from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, and a rather domineering voice rang out: "You know the consequences yourself."
The one speaking must be the old man holding the knife.
“I know how to handle this.” Kuro hung up the phone immediately and looked at Shanks again. “Using the Five Elders to pressure me? You’ve miscalculated. I know you have a deal with the higher-ups, and I know that during Marineford, you promised the World Government to stop Kaido, but so what? It’s our Navy that’s facing them head-on, it’s our Navy that’s maintaining world peace, not you!”
Kuro gripped the dark gold hilt of his sword tightly with his fingers. "The world is always going to change. It's always better for us Marines to take the initiative than to be passive. Most importantly, you had to block my way and try to play tricks on me. I hate this kind of situation where you can only suffer losses. So... Shanks, are you ready to die?"
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