Zephyr looked at Kuzan, shook his head slightly, gripped the bottle in his hand tighter, and smiled:
"This is the coolest liquor ever, but people are like liquor; once they're brewed, they can never turn back into grain. If you're here to persuade this stubborn old man, then forget it, Kuzan."
No sooner had Zephyr finished speaking than Kuzan interrupted, saying each word clearly, "Do you want to die?"
Zephyr paused, then chuckled, "If it really comes to that, there's nothing we can do. Everything is for the sake of eradicating the evil of pirates. True justice can't be implemented within the Navy. Otherwise, you wouldn't be wearing this uniform, Kuzan."
Kuzan lowered his head, looking at his casual clothes.
He is indeed no longer in the navy.
Kuzan didn't speak, he just stared at Zephyr.
"I'm sorry, I'm very busy right now."
Zefa raised the bottle, grinning, and said, "If we meet again, let's drink together again."
"Shall we meet again...?"
Kuzan's round sunglasses gleamed, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Can't we really stop, Zephyr-sensei?"
"That won't work."
Zefa grinned, "Alright, let's go. I don't want to kill you."
Click.
These words caused Kuzan's drooping arm to freeze, and he said in a deep voice, "I don't want you to die either."
The atmosphere fell silent.
The two stared at each other, the setting sun hanging in front of the cliff, reflecting its blood-red hue.
After a long while, Kuzan picked up his bag and walked towards Zephyr. As he approached Zephyr, the ice crystals on his arm suddenly disappeared, returning to normal. Kuzan and Zephyr passed each other.
"The island is teeming with Marines, and Kuro is on this island too, you know that. If you really manage to survive..."
Kuzan walked behind him and continued forward.
“Let’s have a drink together again then, Zephyr… teacher.”
A gentle breeze stirred Zephyr's cloak. He looked up at the sky, sighed, and the mockery on his face gradually froze. He then lowered his head, looking at the wine in his hand, his expression growing increasingly forlorn.
Now, having shed the madness that drove him to want to destroy everything, Zephyr is more like an ordinary, lonely old man.
A stubborn old man...
"The end of the world."
"If I really disappear."
"The all-knowing sea will guide the way..."
Zephyr hummed the song as he turned and walked back. As the song played, the NEO Navy began to move, placing explosive rocks on the beach and wasteland opposite the crater.
Knowing that the sun was setting and the moon had just risen into the sky like an iron hook, the explosives were finally placed.
Zefa bent down to stabilize a rock of explosives and said calmly, "That's enough."
That's enough.
A voice suddenly rang out.
On the high slope in front of the beach, a group of figures appeared under the moonlight, which shone on their white cloaks, giving them a silvery sheen.
They were a group of sailors wearing capes.
The leader, with a cigar in his mouth, let the smoke drift into the air, appearing somewhat hazy under the moonlight.
Zephyr looked up at the people on the high slope; they were a group of navy personnel!
He smiled and said, "Oh! You're here, Kuro!"
Kuro, with a cigar in his mouth, stared down at Zephyr and said slowly, "Old man, this is your last chance. Leave now and hand over the explosive rock, and I can pretend I didn't see it."
Upon hearing this, Doberman and Onigumo glanced at Kuro, then at Zephyr, and instinctively remained silent.
They are hawks, people who will take extreme measures for the sake of justice.
But it would be a lie to say they have no feelings.
These people are respectful of their teachers and know the proper etiquette.
Zephyr smiled slightly: "That won't do. You can't deal with pirates by relying on your methods. We can only do it my way."
As he spoke, his eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, swept over the people behind Kuro.
Ghost Spider, Doberman, Steeles, Flying Squirrel...
And those disciples he once taught.
After Zefa exited, these people closed their eyes one by one, their expressions seemingly showing some reluctance.
"Really? I understand. Although you taught me, if someone is this stubborn, I'll have to resort to physical punishment first. If they still don't change their ways then..."
Kuro gripped the hilt of the sword with his right hand, and with a sharp, piercing sound, the black blade fell into the moonlight, emitting a glimmer of light.
“I will burn paper money for you during festivals and holidays.”
Whoosh!
As soon as he finished speaking, the figure on the high slope disappeared.
Zefa smiled, took a step back, and hurled the mechanical arm at the empty air in front of him.
when! !
That place was exactly where Kuro appeared. The crisp sound of Shusui's blade colliding with the mechanical arm echoed in the night sky.
Kuro slid the Shusui outwards, the blade gliding against the mechanical arm, sparks flying, and slashed straight at Zephyr's neck.
Zefa leaned back to dodge the horizontal slash, and then kicked out with the momentum.
Bang!
Kuro bent his legs, his calves blocking Zephyr's kick. The clash of Haki produced a muffled thud.
At the same time, Kuro's horizontal slash turned downwards, heading straight for Zephyr.
"I expected this!"
Zephyr extended his left hand, his five fingers wrapped in a high-level Haki that swirled like a whirlwind, and grabbed Clow's sword. As he leaned back, he pulled the sword backward, and the mechanical arm emitted a burst of steam and flames.
Kuro's eyes widened in surprise. He twisted his wrist, and golden lightning crackled and coiled around the blade, shaking off Zephyr's five fingers. As his body flew into the sky, he swung the blade downwards.
Because he saw that Zephyr's fiery mechanical arm was already aimed at the explosive rock on the ground.
If he blows it up, then all our efforts will have been in vain.
"Lion bites!"
As Kuro spoke, a gust of wind blew from beneath the blade, carrying immense cutting power, and swept towards Zephyr's body. At the same time, the force of the wind also lifted the explosive rocks on the ground, sending them all flying into the sky, swept up by the wind.
Sizzle!
Zephyr's clothes were cut open, and the black cloak on his back was shredded in an instant, revealing Zephyr's upper body, which was already full of domineering aura.
"Kuro, why do you always do such strange things!"
Boom!!
The mechanical arm, glowing with fire, aimed at Kuro high in the sky and fired a shot.
"You think this will stop me?!"
The flames engulfed Kuro's figure, forming a pillar of fire that shot into the night sky.
brush!
Suddenly, a black light appeared from Zephyr's side.
He sidestepped the mechanical arm, blocking the black knife that appeared out of nowhere.
Kuro stared at Zephyr, exhaled a puff of smoke, and said, "Do you think you can still leave today, old man?"
"How rude!"
Zephyr grinned, swatting Kuro away with a flick of his arm, and yelled, "You should call me teacher, you bastard!"
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