Fortunately, the annihilation of the four pirate crews with bounties of over 100 million occurred near the Calm Belt. After annihilating them, the Golden Lion sailed for a day and finally reached the Calm Belt.
Thanks to the seastone inlay technique used to embed seastone in the bottom of the ship, Kuro enjoyed a period of peace and quiet in the calm zone, and the sound of cannons could no longer be heard.
This technology has no impact on his abilities.
The number of Seastone stones embedded in the bottom of the ship is not very large, and since Kuro's medium for using his abilities is only the ship itself, the Seastone stones are just an afterthought and naturally will not have any effect on him.
After crossing the Calm Belt, the Golden Lion finally appeared in the East China Sea.
"Oh! The East China Sea!"
On the deck, Lida stood on the railing, supporting herself with her hands, gazing outwards.
Beside her, Kuro also took a deep breath and closed his eyes gently.
We've finally returned to the East China Sea.
Blue sky and white clouds, a gentle breeze.
There are no powerful pirates or strange ability users; Devil Fruits are no different from legends here.
An aura of peace and tranquility lingered around Kuro's nose.
This is the place where he dreamed of settling down.
Upon arriving at this place, Kuro completely relaxed.
“Hey, Kuro, I want to go to Baratie. I haven’t been there in ages,” Lida said, turning to Kuro.
"Come on."
Kuro rolled his eyes. "You think I don't know you? Whenever you have a day off, you run off to the East Blue. You and that idiot Kuro are known as the Black and White of the East Blue. He's in the dark while you're in the daytime, and I'm the only one who rarely comes back once a year."
He paused, rubbed Lida's head, and said, "I'll take you there after I finish the ancestral worship ceremony. I haven't been there to eat in a long time."
"I told you not to touch my hairstyle," Lida muttered, shaking off Kuro's hand and fixing her white hair.
"The East China Sea..."
On the other side, Cass felt the sea breeze and smiled slightly: "It's been a long time since I've been back."
“I never expected that you and Mr. Kuro are both from the East Blue. It’s quite surprising,” Wilbur said from the side.
Although he had known about it for a long time, he still found it somewhat unbelievable when he returned to the East China Sea.
Oh, the East China Sea!
The weakest sea has produced righteous people like Mr. Kuro and Cass.
Or is the East China Sea itself a land of justice?
Kuro, who hails from the East Sea, is quite righteous now.
"The East China Sea..."
Donald stroked his chin, pondering, "Perhaps it's a magical place..."
Sazir clenched his fist. "As expected, the world's strongest people have nothing to do with where they were born."
"The East China Sea..."
Ain looked at Kuro, but showed no surprise.
After all, the naval hero Garp also came from the East Blue.
And that Pirate King is also...
The East China Sea is by no means weak.
...
Shellstown, Branch 153.
After Monca was arrested, the people here were no longer subjected to oppressive rule, and with the peace in the East China Sea, they lived a very peaceful life for two years.
This day was the same, but also somewhat different.
In a small restaurant near the port.
A little girl asked eagerly, "Hasn't Brother Kuro come back yet?"—she was almost the same size as the woman, a larger version of her.
The larger version of the woman is the restaurant owner, Lily, who is one of the women that Clow Reed strongly suspects is a user of the 'Immortality Fruit'.
Her daughter, the smaller version of that person, is named Rika.
"It'll be soon..."
Lily wiped the dishes, glanced out the window, and smiled, "Don't worry, Kuro comes back every year at this time."
"Hurry up, I miss Kuro so much."
Tap tap tap...
Just as Rika was saying this, a group of navy soldiers passed by her restaurant.
Rika was stunned when she saw this. She jumped off the chair, ran outside, and exclaimed, "Uncle Rippa, is it Clow Brother who's back?!"
"Rika..."
Among that group of naval personnel, the leader was none other than Li Pa.
He smiled gently and said in a very soft tone, "Yes, Lieutenant General Kuro has already sent a message, and we are on our way to meet him."
As he spoke, he continued walking forward.
"Colonel, watch out, there are ants under your feet."
Suddenly, a navy officer behind him spoke up to warn him.
Li Pa paused, looked down at her feet, and saw an ant slowly passing by.
"Ah... thank you for reminding me, I almost stepped on an ant."
Li Pa looked terrified and waited for the ants to pass before continuing on his way.
This scene caused many of the navy personnel to show awkward expressions.
However, a small number of naval personnel took it for granted, as if it were the norm.
Rika opened her mouth, shook her head helplessly, and followed them to the port to wait for Kuro's arrival.
Soon, on the sea, a huge, gleaming golden ship began to approach.
Wow, gold!
Rika opened her mouth in surprise, looking at the naval flag above the approaching ship, and said, "A warship? Has Kuro-nii arrived?"
At this moment, apart from him, the remaining residents also gathered together, looking at the golden ship with great excitement.
That's Kuro!
The child they watched grow up has actually become a big figure in the navy, a vice admiral!
They were very proud.
The Golden Lion gradually approached and docked in the harbor. As the steps on the side of the ship were lowered, Kuro took the lead and stepped down, leading a group of marines. With his cloak fluttering, he stood on the harbor.
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