Inside a small restaurant in Shells Town, Kuro let the other Marines do as they pleased, while he, along with Lida and Kuro, sat opposite Cass.
"Oh, Kuro, it's been so long! I heard you went to headquarters. Is there anything interesting happening on the Grand Line?"
The tavern owner, Lily, asked with a smile.
By the way, her younger sister is named Rika, the little girl who brought food to Zoro when he was captured.
The Kuro family lives in Shells Town. They are native East Sea people and are familiar with everyone in the town.
"What's so great about the Grand Line? It's not as good as the East China Sea."
Kuro curled his lip. What's so special about the Grand Line? The most interesting thing about the Grand Line is all sorts of pirates.
Who the hell would want to go there?
After exchanging pleasantries with Lily, Kuro sat down at the table to wait for the food to be served.
Lida, on the other hand, watched Lilyka, who was busy running around, with a wary eye, like a cat.
"What are you doing? It's rude to keep staring at people like that." Kuro patted her head and straightened it.
"Hmph!" Lida snorted, leaving Kuro somewhat puzzled.
"Kuro, how old is this woman?" she suddenly asked.
How big?
Kuro glanced subconsciously at Ririka's chest, then thought about what Rita looked like when she transformed, and then realized that she wasn't talking about that.
"Well, she's probably over thirty. When I was little, she was already a teenager," Kuro replied after thinking for a moment.
People in this world have a long adolescence, especially the strong.
Kizaru is almost sixty, but he looks no different from forty.
However, once you get past eighty, you will age rapidly.
Lily is over thirty, but she looks like a girl in her twenties.
You really can't tell her age just by looking at her.
Moreover, Kuro remembers that there was an old witch in Windmill Village in the original story.
She looked like a young girl when Luffy was little, and she still looks like a young girl now that Luffy has grown up.
A user of the Youth-Youth Fruit?
Kuro shook his head, dismissing the thought.
“Cass, I have a suggestion regarding the path of justice you advocate.” Kuro looked at Cass.
Cass sat up straight, like a serious school student being lectured by a teacher. "Mr. Kuro, please tell me, is there anything you would like to add regarding your will?"
"There's only one thing, and that is, don't use my name," Kuro said seriously.
Cass was struck dumb and asked urgently, "Why? Is there something I didn't do well enough?"
No, that's great, so great I'm almost scared.
“I’ve already gone to headquarters. Your vigorous promotion of me in the East China Sea is bothering me. Besides, I’m not ‘stubborn justice,’ but ‘safe justice.’ Everything you’ve done is your own doing.”
Kuro earnestly said, "Because of your promotion, I've been promoted to second lieutenant. I really don't deserve this position. So please stop mentioning my name. You've done a great job in the East Blue. I look forward to your future performance and am proud to have had a subordinate like you."
"Are you proud of me...?"
Cass's previously gloomy expression brightened again: "Mr. Kuro, I understand!"
"What do you understand?"
Kuro felt something was amiss and knew he had to find out the truth.
Cass took a deep breath and said loudly, "I will no longer proclaim your will."
"No, no, no, that's your will, not mine. What you've been proclaiming from the beginning is your will, and it has nothing to do with me."
Kuro waved his hands repeatedly. He had to correct Cass's misconception, otherwise who knew what kind of trouble it would cause.
“Yes! That is my will!” Cass said solemnly.
"And then?" Kuro continued to ask.
“You should pursue your ambitions on the Grand Line; the East Blue is no longer relevant to you,” Cass said.
Kuro was delighted and patted Cass on the shoulder happily, "That's right, that's how it should be. We're superior and subordinate, after all. You can't be so unfair... no, you can't let me influence you and ruin your own future."
Cass nodded solemnly: "I will do my duty, Mr. Kuro!"
"Alright, that's the main reason I came here. What you did kept me up for days. Now that it's resolved, remember, don't mention my name."
Kuro laughed happily a few times and called out to Lily, "Lily, bring some wine! Today, Cass and I won't leave until we're drunk!"
nailed it!
It's finally done!
This is the real deal, Cass.
He also personally assured himself that he would not mention his name in the East China Sea.
Then there will be no more risk of promotion!
Inside the tavern, Kuro happily drank several barrels of liquor until late at night before saying goodbye to Cass.
He walked to the harbor and shouted joyfully at the sea: "The sea is so wide that fish can leap freely!"
"Is it really necessary to be so happy? It's just the East China Sea." Lida said, somewhat puzzled.
"What do you know?"
Kuro chuckled and said, "Nip all danger in the bud, that's my way of survival! Besides, Cass is quite reliable. After all, we've worked together for so long, I know his personality, and he won't go back on his word."
Besides, who in this world doesn't want to be famous and always lets others have their spotlight? There's no such thing as a fool.
Upon hearing this, Lida looked at Kuro expressionlessly.
Kro also pushed up his glasses and remained silent for a moment.
"Why are you looking at me? Come on, go to sleep. I'll take you to Baratie tomorrow!" Kuro patted Lida's little head happily.
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