In terms of monster-level monsters, Zephyr had seen so many people, but he was now certain that this Lucilfer Kuro was a genuine monster.
"I see. No wonder you learned Shiki's moves. Whether it's swordsmanship or physical skills, your talent is terrifying."
Zefa was praising it.
He had thought that Kuro's physical skills, even with his guidance, would need time to improve, but now it seemed... that wasn't necessary.
It was just a battle; he only demonstrated the use of 'internal destruction' in physical combat and Haki a few times, and Kuro stole it from him.
There's not even a need to teach them.
If a teacher were to teach such a student at this age, they might entrust everything to him and make him their successor.
When Shiki first met him, he probably had a similar mindset.
Unfortunately, he wasn't Kuro's true teacher. He was merely an instructor in the Navy who guided him in both aspects, so they could be considered teacher and student, albeit in a perfunctory way.
On the other side.
"Did you have a conflict with that old guy? Why are you always staring at your hands?"
Lida noticed that Kuro kept glancing at his hands and asked him a question with some confusion.
"I learned something, and I have to say, old experience is old experience."
Kuro clenched his fist and smiled, "Now that we've learned the final step of physical Haki, the integration is just a matter of time. During this period, I won't use a sword; I'll focus on honing my skills through physical techniques."
The highest level of swordsmanship, the integration of Haki, with its crackling, electric aura, was something he gradually mastered after fighting Shiki, and he only fully utilized it when facing Kaido.
Once he masters physical techniques and reaches the highest level of Haki, he will be much less likely to be killed by others. Only then will his sense of security increase by a tiny bit.
"Zeff! Zephyr!"
Suddenly, a voice came from afar, and Binz rushed over in a panic, carrying a Den Den Mushi (snail phone) for eavesdropping. "We intercepted a conversation between pirates, and things are very bad!"
"What did you say?" Zephyr raised his eyebrows.
Binz turned on the Den Den Mushi, which made a 'click' sound, its eyes fixed on the screen, and began playing.
"Hey, come back right now! The Alliance Leader is furious. He won't allow anyone to plunder any place other than Pegasus Island. Come back quickly, or the Alliance Leader will really kill someone."
"You must come back quickly. The Alliance Leader is about to launch a full-scale attack on Pegasus Island and turn it into scorched earth."
What I overheard was only two short sentences, but those two sentences revealed a lot of information.
"Hernando!"
Zefa was furious: "How dare he! What exactly does he want to do!"
The anger dissipated very quickly. After shouting that, Zefa's face suddenly darkened, as if he had thought of something, and he sighed deeply.
“I know what he’s going to do, I know, I’ll handle it, Hernando… I will correct your wrong thinking and make you atone.”
Zefa stood up and took out Hernando's Life Paper. The Life Paper slowly moved in one direction on his palm. He faced that direction and said:
“Aion, prepare a ship. I will go there myself. Let me settle Hernando’s matter.”
Ain said urgently, "Teacher Zephyr, there's no need to talk about morality with those 'pirates' who have lost their honor. As long as we gather our forces, we will definitely win. Then we just need to take care of that Hernando guy..."
"Aion!"
Zefa interrupted her, his gaze stern as he stared directly at her. "Obey orders!"
Ain opened her mouth, then fell silent. After a long while, she raised her hand and gave a naval salute. "Yes, I understand, Professor Zephyr."
Soon, Ain was ready, equipping a ship with the minimum number of naval personnel required for navigation. Zephyr then boarded the warship and sailed away.
Soon, the warships sailed out of the harbor and headed out to sea.
Kuro stroked his chin, watching the warship's departing silhouette, and said with interest, "Ain, give me Zephyr's Vivre Paper."
“But Professor Zephyr said that no one is allowed to follow him, and I cannot disobey Professor Zephyr’s orders,” Ain said somewhat unwillingly.
She was unwilling, but she would not disobey Professor Zephyr's orders.
"That's not right. That was an order given to you. What does it have to do with me, Kuro? I'm not his subordinate."
Kuro shook his head and said seriously, "Besides, this is my base. As the base commander, it was one thing if I wasn't here before, but now that I am, how can pirates still threaten the safety of the civilians in my jurisdiction? I, Kuro, will never allow it."
"you..."
Ayn's expression was complicated. "But I can't..."
"Give it to him, Ain."
Binz then said, "If Brother Shuzo were here, he would do the same. We have to consider Professor Zephyr's situation. His characteristics will definitely be exploited by that disgraced Marine. Even if we are punished by Professor Zephyr afterward, we have to do it for his safety."
"You're right..."
Ain sighed, "Teacher Zephyr's safety is the most important thing. We can't let Teacher Zephyr get hurt again."
She handed the Life Paper to Kuro, who took it, glanced at the direction, and then soared into the sky, flying towards the sea.
"Kuro, no, Mr. Kuro, have you always been such a righteous person? It's truly enviable that you never lose your way."
Ain stared blankly at Kuro's retreating figure, murmuring to herself.
These words caused Lida, who was standing to the side, to look at them strangely.
Is he righteous?
That's partly true, but more likely it's because that golden-haired baboon tricked him before. That petty guy just wanted to get revenge as soon as possible.
If we're talking about who here truly understands Kuro, then Lida is second to none.
In fact, Kuro's motivation wasn't simply revenge; he had a deeper consideration.
That is, this matter cannot be delayed.
Although Zephyr has retired, his prestige remains. If something happens to him, or if this matter reaches headquarters, then the Pegasus Island incident will escalate, and if it does, Kuro will be at risk of being exposed.
His original plan was to quickly deal with the pirates and shift the blame—no, the credit—to Zephyr and the other marines, leaving nothing for him.
It's okay, you won't get promoted.
If he doesn't get promoted, he can stay on Pegasus Island indefinitely and won't go to the New World.
ah?
Won't such reckless behavior offend Zephyr?
OK!
That's great news!
It would be even better if Zefa felt he needed to be kept in check.
It can avenge oneself, quickly eliminate pirates, shift blame, and if it incurs Zephyr's displeasure, it might even lead to a demotion; if not, it will keep one in the same position.
This is a perfect four-birds-with-one-stone strategy.
You might make a killing, but I, Kuro, will never lose!
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