Kuro shook his head vigorously, "Thank you for your kindness, brother, but Admiral Kizaru has other plans for me."
Merit?
Is that thing edible?
Storoberry didn't say much either; Admiral Kizaru had made arrangements, so what could he say?
After saying goodbye to Storoberry, Kuro went straight to Kizaru's office.
Kizaru was drinking tea when he saw Kuro enter. He pouted and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, you're back? I heard about the Enies Lobby incident. Pirates these days are really scary."
The events at Enies Lobby were considered 'brutal' even by the standards of great pirates.
After all, the government, in order to cover up its own shortcomings, pinned all the blame on the Straw Hats, so the one who destroyed Enies Lobby was the Straw Hats.
Straw hats are now world-famous.
But... what does it have to do with Kuro?
Kuro cut to the chase: "You've done what you asked me to do, old man. What about my right to act freely?"
"Well, I will definitely keep my promise. But I have to congratulate you on your promotion."
Kizaru took out a stack of documents and handed them to Kuro.
Promotion...promotion?
A promotion?!
Kuro's eyes widened as he took the document. He, Lucilfer Kuro, had been promoted one rank, from warrant officer to second lieutenant.
He has been officially promoted from a naval soldier to a naval officer.
"What's going on? How did I get promoted? I didn't do anything at Enies Lobby."
Kuro was in a real bind.
Organizing civilian evacuation?
That's what the navy should do.
Moreover, CP9 has probably been scapegoated and disappeared. Bruno didn't have time to file a report, and even if he did, it wouldn't matter, since it's not considered a merit.
So, how did Lao Tzu get promoted?
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