Kaido won't be able to catch up anytime soon, and Kuro didn't give him a chance to catch up either, as he had already run far away.
Under the starry night, two figures flew through the air.
After waiting for quite some time, Kuro finally breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that he hadn't seen any dragon chasing after him in the sky.
With that sigh of relief, he almost collapsed.
The intense, highly focused attack lasted all day, and he even unleashed two moves of the 'Yellow Dragon'.
He couldn't stand it either.
"Tsk..."
After being brought down, he removed his full armor and instinctively covered his head.
My whole body aches, especially my head. I was captured by Kaido and pierced through the island, so the injury was quite severe.
"Kuro, are you alright?" Kizaru floated up to Kuro and glanced at him.
“No problem, sir, you’re right on time,” Kuro said.
"Oh, that's good. I was quite startled when you said you were high in the sky. When did you acquire the Golden Lion's abilities?"
Kuro was taken aback by these words.
It was only then that he realized he seemed to have revealed his abilities to the old man.
He looked around. Under the starry night sky, there were no clouds. The two of them were flying alone in the night sky, which was solid and irrefutable proof.
"Um, old man, let me tell you something I made up... no, let me explain."
"I found this ability. Lida suddenly discovered a Devil Fruit, and I ate it. It turned out to be the Float-Float Fruit. I haven't had a chance to report it yet. I originally wanted to train it a bit more."
"In the end, as a man of the sea, it's normal for me to eat a Devil Fruit or something."
Kuro tried his best to make his expression appear sincere.
"Oh, that's strange."
Kizaru pointed at Kuro's side and asked, "So, you picked up those two swords too?"
Kuro felt a chill run down his spine upon seeing this. Beside him floated the [Sakura Ten] and [Kokuro] swords. These two [famous swords] were of such high quality that they did not strike Kaido simultaneously with Kuro's power.
He was used to wielding these two swords, and just now, out of combat instinct, he summoned them back.
At this point, Kuro could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes! I picked these up too. I'm completely clueless about knives, so I have no idea whether these two are good or bad."
Kizaru then laughed and said, "We overheard you confronting Whitebeard through Den Den Mushi, Kuro. You said yourself that you killed Shiki. That's quite surprising."
What the heck?!
Kuro's eyes widened in surprise.
Whitebeard actually dialed a Den Den Mushi back then? What was he going to do?
So many people hitting you wasn't enough, do you want to call for more help?
Kuro guessed what was going on right away, but the key point was, you can't let headquarters hear you calling for help!
Seeing Kizaru's teasing gaze, he instantly transformed into a seasoned yin-yang master, exclaiming in surprise:
"No way, no way, no one really thinks I killed Shiki, right? No way, does anyone still believe that? Shiki has been gone for so many years, he must have died of old age long ago."
“Let me tell you, old man, don’t jump to conclusions without evidence. The Golden Lion is long gone. I didn’t kill the Golden Lion, so I won’t get promoted.”
The last sentence is the key point.
Kizaru looked at him for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said, "Well... that kind of thing doesn't matter. As long as you're alright, go back to headquarters first."
"Can I not go back?"
Kuro looked at Kizaru with unusually sincere eyes, "Grandpa, look, Whitebeard is heading to Headquarters now, which will inevitably create a power vacuum. Other pirates are very likely to take advantage of this. The balance of the New World cannot be broken. I think that as a Marine, maintaining the balance is also my mission. I will stay in the New World to prevent other pirates from taking advantage of the situation."
"Oh, that won't do. Marshal Sengoku personally told me to take you back. Besides, headquarters is currently concentrating all its forces, and as a major at headquarters, you can't escape. I may not care, but you can't refuse orders so easily."
Kizaru shook his head, dismissing Kuro's outlandish suggestion.
Kuro smirked.
I went through all that trouble only to be swatted away by Kuma, and then I had to face Whitebeard first and then Kaido. Now I have to go back to headquarters to participate in the war.
Then what's the point of all my hard work?
Wouldn't it have been easier if I had stayed at headquarters from the beginning?
But looking at Kizaru's smiling face, he realized that he probably couldn't escape.
"Boom boom boom..."
Suddenly, the Den Den Mushi in his pocket rang again.
"Who is it in the middle of the night?"
Kuro answered the phone irritably, and Lida's voice came through, "Kuro, are you alright? Where are you right now?"
"Me? I'm floating in the sky, contemplating life!" Kuro rolled his eyes.
A burst of laughter came from the Den Den Mushi, as if they were having a meal.
"Is that Mr. Kuro? Mr. Kuro, it's me, Koby!"
The appearance of the Den Den Mushi seems to have been changed to a silly-looking creature with eyes on its forehead.
"Brother Kuro, I'm so glad you're alright. Come back soon."
This is Sentomaru.
I'm back? And I should hurry?
Should we hurry back to join the war?
Kuro wanted nothing more than to strangle Sentomaru.
Then, Den Den Mushi was replaced by Kro.
“Mr. Kuro, we captured over five hundred pirates at Sabaody Archipelago. This time, your plan was executed perfectly, and you can get promoted without any worries. After this report was submitted, because it involved the Celestial Dragons, the promotion was particularly fast. However, since you didn't participate personally, you were only promoted one rank. You are now a lieutenant colonel. As for Lida and me, because of our meritorious service, we are now both majors.”
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