The Seven Warlords of the Sea are very useful to the Navy, both in terms of their fighting strength and influence. If they were abolished, it would be a huge problem if even one of them joined a Yonko crew.
For example, that idiot Mihawk, if he wanted to become a pirate, he would most likely cooperate with Shanks.
Although he wouldn't directly join one of the Four Emperors' crews, cooperating with Shanks is no different from joining one of the Four Emperors' crews, at least not for the Navy.
Why push such a person to the opposite side? Such a foolish act, Kuro disagrees.
His main concern was that if Mihawk lost all restraint, he might directly challenge him to a fight.
Given his nature of searching the world for swordsmen, and even training a swordsman out of boredom in the hope that he could defeat him in the future.
He can directly compete in G-3 and his own fencing.
Do you think I'm bored? Why would I bother competing with someone like this?
The same applies to the Empress. Her geographical location is already quite advantageous, and her combat strength is not low. It would be impossible to capture her by herself if she tried to do it alone, but if she deployed a large number of naval forces, there would definitely be casualties, and it would not be possible to capture her.
Why bother?
What are you doing?
That woman is so vengeful; if she pushes him to the opposite side, how can they carry out their naval work in the New World?
Especially now that he still wants to do business, if he forces a few vengeful pirates to the opposing side, will he still be able to do business?
There are precedents for this, like that old guy Rayleigh.
His fate is still unknown. Kuro thinks this guy will probably disappear without a trace, since he's practically useless. But that's because Kuro found an opportunity himself. If Raleigh hadn't insisted on protecting the Straw Hat crew and their ship back in Sabaody Archipelago, and Raleigh had run away on his own, Kuro might not have been able to harm him.
If such a being escapes, that's one thing, but if it harbors vengefulness, it would be a devastating blow to the Navy.
Should we hand over the initiative to the pirates?
Should the matter of casualties be left to the conscience of pirates?
What difference is there between that and handing over the people's well-being to capitalists' conscience?
There are individuals who betray their class, but no class that betrays its class. The pirate class is ultimately chaotic.
Kuro is not capable of doing something like this.
He also didn't want any important naval commanders, including himself, to one day be attacked by someone like Rayleigh who suddenly attacked G-3, killing his subordinates or the families of other important commanders.
That would be repeating the mistakes of Zephyr.
Therefore, Kuro thought that Yixiao's proposal was utterly awful and showed absolutely no moral compass.
Ichisho only saw the persecution the Seven Warlords of the Sea caused to the world and believed that they did not need to play a role.
But Kuro saw more than just this layer.
As long as we keep people like Doflamingo out, the Navy will have a standard for evaluating such people.
After all, besides themselves, their enemies are the ones who understand them best.
The Navy understands pirates and knows what kind of pirates they are.
I also know that some pirates set sail out of necessity or out of some ideal. We should try to win over people like that.
With this kind of fighting power, they can fight against the pirates of the New World. What's wrong with that?
It's always better for others to be injured or killed than for your own.
Let's go.
Kuro glanced down and, through the window, saw the Golden Lion set sail from the closed port and arrive at the open harbor.
He stood up, called out to Lida, and walked toward the Golden Lion.
"oh."
Lida quickly stuffed the snacks in her hand into her mouth, chewing as she followed behind Kuro.
Kuro didn't bring many people with him this time. Besides Lida and Kuro, who were always there, plus Kikyo, there was only Moore.
While I'm at headquarters, I'll take the opportunity to promote Moore's position.
The position of private first class is a bit awkward.
After observing Moore for so long, Kuro thought he was a good candidate and that a promotion would be a great help to him.
As for the credit...
There are plenty on the high seas.
Especially now, at this critical juncture of the World Conference, they always encounter pirates when they set sail. No matter how far away they are, with Moore's abilities, he can quickly bring them back.
For example, right now...
On the high seas, not long after the Golden Lion sailed out of G-3, it had just left the waters under G-3's jurisdiction.
On the deck, a white light flashed, and Moore appeared there holding an unconscious pirate. Soon, some marines tied the pirate up.
"'The Blood Drinker' Dora, bounty of 58 million Berries."
Kuro glanced at the pirate, thought for a moment, matched it with a wanted poster in his mind, and waved his hand: "Capture him and bring him to headquarters later. Also, bombard that pirate ship and sink it."
Further away from the Golden Lion, the outline of a ship appeared.
Even at this distance, Moore's abilities allow him to reach it instantly.
"Ah... I'm going back to sleep if there's nothing else for me." Moore yawned. "Why did I have to come and catch people? Seriously..."
"There's no other way. Mr. Kuro wants to promote you, and you can't do it without merit."
Kro adjusted his glasses and said, "One pirate worth over 50 million isn't enough. It would be best to capture another one. If we combine them and the total exceeds 100 million, we could probably get a lieutenant position. Or would you like to attend a recruit training camp?"
Privates can still participate in recruit training camp, which is currently under the command of Vice Admiral Garp. With Moore's strength, if he goes for further training for a period of time, he will at least become a lieutenant, and with this pirate, he can probably become a captain.
Don't ask why they advanced so quickly; the answer is simply that their faction is incredibly powerful.
Even an incompetent person can make a name for themselves in the navy if they are willing to do so.
But this is something that neither Mr. Kuro nor Kro would allow, let alone Mr. Kuro.
He needed to maintain the purity of the people around Mr. Kuro, and as his butler, it was his duty to strictly control the quality of the navy.
"I might as well go to sleep. Oh well, I'll sleep later. I'll go see where the pirates are."
Moore scratched his head: "Really, why do I have to do such hard work?"
But in the end, when they arrived at headquarters, there was only that one pirate; they didn't see any other pirates passing by.
This route is a naval route, and only those reckless pirates who know a little about naval navigation would take this route.
At this moment, many warships were docked around the headquarters. Klo, who was on the deck, glanced around and found that half of the veteran vice admirals had come, and their flagships were all in the harbor.
At this moment, Kuro also walked onto the deck, glanced at the flagships, and said while chewing on a cigar, "Tsk, quite a few have come. Go down, Lida and you will follow me later. This meeting is probably quite important, you can listen in."
"Yes, I understand, Mr. Kuro," Kuro nodded, a hint of excitement in his voice.
Finally, we've finally reached this point.
Being able to attend meetings of the Navy's decision-making body, even if only as an observer, signifies that he is beginning to have that qualification.
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