Chambord.
laugh!
Kuro appeared in a flash, killing a fleeing pirate with a single claw strike. He then adjusted his glasses and looked around at the pirates lying on the ground, still barely breathing.
"Is it all gone?"
"It seems like they're all gone. Those who were going to run away have all run away."
Lida then dragged a pirate by the foot over and threw him into the crowd before returning to her little girl form.
"This, fifty-three million, I caught him when he tried to escape, so I brought him back."
Upon hearing this, Kro's expression turned somewhat strange. "Fifty-three million?"
He's been hunting pirates for three days, but none of them have captured more than 20 million. Meanwhile, Lida has been slacking off all those days, either running around the park or eating in the commercial district.
They came back and arrested someone with 53 million?
Sentomaru, carrying a giant axe, appeared before them. He walked over, glanced at them, and said, "Well done. As expected of Kuro's subordinate. With so many pirates, we can almost call it a day. Tsk, that damned Straw Hat."
The main culprit escaped, but they still had to deal with the Celestial Dragons' harassment, so they could only capture more pirates to make up the numbers.
Sentomaru and his men spent three days here, capturing over five hundred pirates.
More than half of them were captured by Kro and Lida.
Mainly Kro.
The reason they're working so hard is, of course, to get a promotion!
Firstly, it's for the autonomy that Kuro wants. If his subordinates try to seize it, Kuro will only get promoted quietly and won't become very famous.
The world is full of naval forces capturing pirates; it's not uncommon for them to catch hundreds at once, isn't that normal?
As a subordinate, one should consider the needs of one's superior.
This is the responsibility that Kroh believes he has as a strategist.
Secondly, it's also for the sake of his own position.
His current position is too low. He shares the same idea as Kuro: to have a safe and peaceful life, but comfort is definitely a must.
Although he was Kuro's direct subordinate, the Navy's system doesn't definitively define who is whose subordinate.
If your position is too low, you're more likely to be drafted. Although he's a Marine, he hasn't changed much from his pirate past.
Kuro invited him, so he is his captain. As the captain, he can do whatever he wants, but Kuro will not accept anyone else trying to command him.
Therefore, having a higher position is not a bad thing.
Moreover, once they reach higher positions, they will also have a share in the naval factions.
"Thanks for your hard work!"
A rear admiral led a group of marines over, panting, and said, "As expected of Admiral Kizaru's subordinates, they are indeed very strong."
Although this man is a rear admiral stationed at the Sabaody Naval Base, he was essentially promoted from an ordinary person through military merit. In terms of strength, he is naturally not as good as these monster-level ones.
In the navy, these 'ordinary people' are the majority.
Kuro then said, "We are not directly under Admiral Kizaru, but directly under Major Kuro, who is directly under Admiral Kizaru. Remember, it is Major Kuro. This arrest was ordered by Major Kuro."
"Major Kuro, I'll remember that. I'll make a detailed note of it in my report." The major general nodded.
A smile appeared on Kro's lips. In that case, their goal had been achieved.
...
The New World, Saff Island.
At this point, the situation on the island was far from good. The mountains that originally surrounded the island had all crumbled. The ones further away were better off, as the tremors only shattered the mountain peaks. But the ones closer to the island had been shattered down to the mountainside, and some of them were completely destroyed.
The land on the island isn't very beautiful either.
The cratered ground was littered with steel fragments, as well as a few scattered weapons and sniper rifles.
The ground near Whitebeard and further ahead was mostly cracked, and some parts had completely shattered and sunk into the sea.
In the nearby town of Nine Snakes, some of the houses have already collapsed.
Because Kuro and Whitebeard fought several rounds, even if it was just about smashing weapons, the different Devil Fruit abilities couldn't shake off such a dense attack.
While he may be domineering, he is not alone here; his sons cannot withstand this level of attack.
but...
Whitebeard looked up at the sea that still covered the sky and the undiminished number of swords, and laughed, "Kid, you have quite the stamina to maintain such a large number."
“I pay close attention to my schedule and exercise every day. If a young person doesn’t have good stamina, they won’t be able to keep up,” Kuro said matter-of-factly.
After a few rounds of exchanging blows, he stopped throwing things at them; it was useless and a waste.
It wasn't easy to collect so many, now is not the time to just throw them away.
Whitebeard had stopped earlier, leading Kuro to believe that he had given up the attack.
After all, if the fighting continues, the island will suffer.
The island's inhabitants seem to have protected themselves in a roundabout way.
Otherwise, if they really start fighting without any regard for the consequences, it won't be so easy for you to run away. You'll probably be bedridden for at least half a month.
But now, both sides are wary of the people on the island and are not going all out. If this stalemate continues, Kuro is already gradually ascending to heaven.
Should we leave these people here?
Stop joking.
Even if the smoke from his ancestral grave could rise three hundred feet high, he still couldn't do it.
Run for your lives!
Whitebeard looked up at Kuro, who was rising rapidly, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his hand holding the naginata twitched slightly, but in the end he did not make a move.
"Dad, if we don't keep him here, it'll cause a lot of trouble later," a nearby team leader suggested.
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