With Tina taking over Moe Island, there's no point in Kuro staying there anymore. The Grand Fleet is gone anyway, and Tina's strength is more than enough to defend Moe Island.
However, he had some things to do before leaving.
"Tina."
"Um?"
"I think..."
"What are you thinking about?"
I want you...
Tina froze, looking at Kuro's serious expression. After hesitating for a moment, she gritted her teeth and said, "Tina won't be able to handle it."
"Please grant my request, I beg you." Kuro clasped his hands together.
"Tina will be very tired."
"But I really need you. I can't stand not having you."
"Alright, since you begged Tina, Tina will grant your request."
...
So she spent two days making black guns and sent them to Kuro in the sky.
This thing is actually very useful.
Unlike last time when he did it stealthily, now that Kuro's Devil Fruit has been exposed, he doesn't care anymore and openly uses his ability to send a large number of black guns into the sky.
After doing all this, he bid farewell to Tina and, together with Kizaru and his subordinates, sailed back to headquarters.
Inside the office on the warship.
"Oh~ How scary, Monkey D. Luffy, ringing the bell at Marineford, with Rayleigh by his side, is that old guy finally going to come out of seclusion?"
Kizaru leaned back in his chair, clipping his nails while glancing at a newspaper on the table. "What are they doing coming to Marineford at this time? Are they trying to provoke us? Kuro, what do you think they're up to?"
Beside him, Kuro lay reclining on the sofa, shrugging noncommittally.
"Our main players are all out, so the timing is pretty good."
Akainu went to hunt down the remaining pirates, Aokiji went to clean up the mess, and the old man... just like me, was loafing around. None of the three admirals were there, and the other main forces went to maintain world stability. The Straw Hat Pirates chose a good time.
"3D has been crossed out, and 2Y...Day and Year have been added. It will be canceled in three days and will be changed to two years later, where we will meet somewhere."
Kuro glanced at the newspaper. "That's roughly the gist of it."
"Oh~ Feeling inadequate in strength and wanting to lie low for a while, that's a good idea." Kizaru exclaimed in surprise, "Where do you think they'll be?"
"How would I know? Besides, with Hades accompanying me, what difference would it make if I knew? Now is not the time."
Aside from the straw hat, which he remembered from Amazon Lily, he had completely forgotten about everything else.
Moreover, compared to the increasingly rampant piracy, this is nothing. The Navy can't afford to waste its energy on something like this, not to mention that troublesome guy Rayleigh is involved.
This is something to be surprised about; nobody really cares.
At least those in Kizaru's faction don't care much.
"Old man, you've lost your marshal's rank, don't you feel any regret at all?"
Kuro asked Kizaru.
He couldn't figure out where this old man got so many nails to cut.
"It's quite surprising that you would ask an old man like this."
Kizaru's eyes widened slightly. After thinking for a moment, he said, "Well, it might be a pity. But I don't really want to compete with Sakazuki. He's very confident. Sengoku-san didn't recommend him, but the government seems to have this idea."
Akainu was naturally full of confidence. His performance in this war was the most outstanding, so he was certainly qualified to be so.
"Grandpa, I heard that Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Akainu don't have a very good relationship," Kuro said tentatively, narrowing his eyes.
"It's just a difference of opinion; from the Navy's perspective, it's the same."
Kizaru paused for a moment and then laughed: "Well, if Sakazuki takes over, that kid Kuzan probably won't agree so easily. The internal struggles within the Navy are terrifying."
They wouldn't agree so easily.
What Kuro knew was that a year later, the two of them would have a great battle.
The winners rise to the top, the losers are eliminated.
This is a major reshuffle.
After this reshuffle, Kuzan will leave. Although Kuro doesn't like this, he still prefers the world to maintain the status quo. Only by maintaining the status quo can he feel safe. He hates things like upheavals and turmoil.
But even the mindset of a strong person is beyond his control.
"Actually, I don't really like fighting, but if I were to come to power... Kuro, what are your thoughts?"
Kizaru suddenly asked Kuro.
"You took over?"
Kuro sat up, lit a cigar, remained silent for a while, and then suddenly smiled: "If you want to participate, Grandpa, then I'll have to get busy."
If the old man really wants to rise to power, Kuro will definitely help him, and for that, he will need a position of authority.
When the time comes, he'll definitely go to the new world.
"Oh~ You truly are a subordinate I have high hopes for. It's a pity that I have already been disqualified." Kizaru said with a smile.
"You didn't think that way either, did you? That position isn't easy to hold," Kuro said, exhaling a puff of smoke.
“That’s true. It would be very troublesome if I were to become the marshal, and…” Kizaru shrugged, poured himself a cup of tea, and took a sip.
Kuro understood without him saying anything more.
If the old man becomes the Fleet Admiral, then Aokiji will not leave, but it will also create a problem: the Navy's power will become more compliant but not obedient.
Aokiji is rather lazy, and Akainu might not listen to Kizaru. If the three admirals act independently, the Navy will be in a difficult position.
Although Kuro enjoys the atmosphere of clocking in and out, the Navy can already relax within these rules, so there's no need to undermine the enthusiasm of the radicals.
You wipe out your pirates, I'll live my peaceful life, and I'll lend a hand when we need to fight together—that's enough.
"Will I be able to return to the East Blue this time?" Kuro asked.
"Why do you want to go to the East Blue so much, Kuro?"
Of course, it's to escape the dangers of the Grand Line and go back home to have fun!
However, he couldn't say that.
"Grandpa, pirates are rampant all over the four seas right now. The headquarters' military strength is not enough. As a marine, my position is also suitable. Wouldn't it be perfect for me to go to the four seas to be stationed and suppress the pirates?"
Kuro said seriously, "The East Blue once produced the Pirate King, and now it has produced the Straw Hat Pirates. You see, the incidents caused by the pirates in the East Blue are quite significant. As a Marine, I am very familiar with my hometown, so isn't it perfect to go back?"
Yes, that's it.
It's absolutely not because the pirates in the East Blue are weak, and it's harder to get promoted than in the Grand Line no matter how many you capture. That's absolutely not the case.
"Well, I will report to Sengoku-san," Kizaru said.
"Then it's settled, Grandpa. You continue trimming your nails, I'm going out fishing."
Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, stood up and walked out.
*Smack*
After trimming the last of his nails, Kizaru put down the nail clippers, picked up the newspaper again, read it over, and after a long while, finally spoke.
"How scary..."
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