The City of Seven Waters, a city of water, a major shipbuilding city.
The most famous place in the Grand Line is the sea train that connects Water Seven to Enies Lobby, which can be described as a wonder of the Grand Line.
Marineford, Enies Lobby, and the Entry into the City are almost a trinity, situated on a dangerous, swirling current. If you don't pass through the Gates of Justice, you'll spend your whole life in that current.
Kuro didn't apply for a warship; he arrived at Enies Lobby on someone else's warship, and then planned to take the sea train from Enies Lobby to Water Seven.
And that other person...
Tina was very disappointed.
Tina looked at Kuro lying on the deck chair like a dead dog and said, "You're too lazy, Kuro. You won't get promoted like this."
She didn't have a particularly good impression of Kuro, but she wasn't bad either, after all, he was Smoker's friend, and Smoker was her friend.
If possible, it would be nice to give some credit.
Just like when she encounters pirates, she will deal with half of them and then hand them over to Django and Finbuddy so that they can get the credit and be promoted as quickly as possible.
"Don't listen to Smoker's nonsense. I'm not as good as your elite students. My strength is only a little bit."
Without turning his head, Kuro took out a cigar box from his pocket and took out a cigar.
"Can a warrant officer smoke such good cigarettes?"
Tina also smokes, so she could naturally tell the quality of the cigar.
"Well, a kind old man insisted on giving it to me, and I couldn't refuse, because I can't afford to smoke it myself."
He was on Tina's ship. Tina was on vacation and was planning to visit Water Seven, so she took Clow with her.
Kuro originally wanted to wait for Smoker and settle some scores, but Smoker didn't come back.
Tina lit a cigarette for herself, glanced at Chloe standing to the other side, and said:
"If you want to get into the elite class, you need to train a lot. Connections are important, but they're useless if you don't have the skills. To be honest, you're not even as good as your subordinates."
She had never seen Kuro's strength and couldn't sense how strong he was. Although Smoker said he was very strong, this "strength" was probably only on par with Tashigi's level, who was just lucky to have a subordinate with decent strength.
Kuro shrugged: "Spare me, my aptitude isn't good enough for the elite class. I'm just mediocre in regular training."
His last match ended in a draw with Koby, but it was too bizarre and the time was too short for the coach to evaluate. In the end, it could only be attributed to an exceptional performance, and the evaluation was based on his previous training results.
This resonated deeply with Kuro; his performance hadn't been in vain.
"So you have a good subordinate. To avoid stealing your thunder, she's willing to hide her strength with you. Tina is really jealous."
Tina looked at Chloe and said, "Why don't you come to my place? Speaking of which, Zango used to be your subordinate. If you come, we'll get along very well."
Zango, who was standing to the side, shuddered and looked at Kro in horror.
He was still quite afraid of this former captain.
"Thank you for your kindness, Miss Tina."
Kro looked at Kuro and said, "I think it's better to stay with Warrant Officer Kuro."
The main problem is that he can't escape; if he could, he would have run away long ago.
He has now mastered all six techniques and can be considered a strong person, but Kro still feels a chill sometimes.
His current skill level is enough to easily defeat ten of his former selves without even breaking a sweat, but when faced with a monster like Kuro, he still has no chance to fight back.
Moreover, he's burdened with the label of "Great Swordsman." If he encounters a perverted idiot who challenges him one day, even if he knows he's not the "Great Swordsman," it'll probably be too late; the idiot will probably be hacked to death by then.
By staying by Kuro's side, at least he has someone to rely on, since Kuro can save him in times of crisis, and Kuro promised to give him a peaceful life.
So far, aside from being a bit of a pain, this boss has met most of my basic requirements, and he's mostly calm.
"That's a real shame."
Tina shook her head and said nothing more.
This Kro, what a waste of his strength.
As a student who came from an elite class, she knew very well that without ability and a faction, the promotion process would be very slow.
The elite class, the students taught by Zephyr, are the true backbone of the Navy today.
Most of the famous officers and officers in the navy were taught by Zephyr, including the current three admirals.
For decades, these people have remained the same, and they have long since formed a faction.
No matter how deep the conflict is, it is still a conflict within the same faction. Apart from that, those in the Navy who have never entered the elite class are outside of this faction.
Even if Kuro could get into the elite class, the elite class is not what it used to be.
Teacher Zefa no longer teaches.
Out of consideration for Smoker, she wanted to offer Kuro a few words of advice, but the man didn't take it to heart at all.
Ultimately, he was just an ordinary navy officer.
Although I was in a good mood, it was all too ordinary.
Kuro, on the other hand, will be held back by Kuro. If he doesn't leave, his promotion will be very slow.
Based on his performance in the last fight against Tina, Kro could easily become a major in the headquarters.
But under Kuro's command, those days are numbered.
"If you change your mind, you can come find me."
Tina said something to Chloe and left the deck.
Kuro curled his lip and muttered, "I just took a ride on your ship, and you little wench think you can steal my men? So what if you're Tsuru's subordinate? I'm Kizaru's subordinate, you see? I told you to be humble, humble. Kuro, you can't be like her. If you want to learn anything, learn from me, your boss. It's safe and secure, no accidents. A position means danger."
Among naval officers, the rank of colonel is that of an independent commander who owns his own warship, commands a single vessel, and has the freedom to act independently.
However, this also means greater responsibility, as these are the main officers at the colonel level who are basically the ones fighting against the great pirates.
He can get the right to act independently from the old man after he finishes this job, and he won't have to take responsibility for chasing the pirates. It's such a great deal, but that little girl just can't understand it.
Kuro looked at Kuro for a while, then couldn't help but ask, "If you really want to be safe, why join the Navy?"
Kuro smiled and said, "Kuro, tell me, which side is the strongest force on the sea?"
"Pirates".
Kro answered affirmatively.
"That answer is not wrong. Pirates are like fish crossing a river, and they are endless. If they were to unite, they would truly be the strongest. Unfortunately, no one has ever been able to do that throughout history."
Even the Pirate King Roger was never known to have ruled the pirates; the only claim he ruled the seas was that others exaggerated his claims.
This is impossible.
Otherwise, pirates wouldn't be pirates anymore, and the navy wouldn't be the navy anymore.
"On the high seas, are the four Sea Emperors, so powerful they defy the heavens and rule over their respective territories in the New World? Or are they the silver-ranked warriors about to enter the sea, possessing formidable strength? Or perhaps the Seven Warlords of the Sea, the most intelligent and shrewd surviving members of the sea? No, none of these..."
Kuro said, "The strongest force on the sea is, of course, the Navy."
Otherwise, why would he join the navy? Isn't it because it's safe, reliable, and secure?
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