When Kuro gave the order to kill so many people, he was prepared to be questioned.
However, he originally thought it was Brother Yixiao, but he didn't expect that it was Kuzan who asked Garp to come and ask.
Isn't that just asking a pointless question?
He's not even a Marine anymore, and Kuro couldn't be bothered to explain. If he really disliked it that much, he could just come back and become a Marine. Why did he have to keep nagging and complaining?
Even if Kuzan comes back, he'll only be a general, and might even have to start from the rank of lieutenant general. Kuro himself is a general, so why should he listen to him? Besides, he has no right to speak to him right now.
“Mr. Kuro…”
A sound came from outside the door, and Cass and Wilbur walked in, one with a large beard and the other with a small mustache, both looking worried.
“Mr. Kuro, I’ve heard about it.”
Cass said, “The people above are very unhappy with the decision you made. They’ve all come to question it. They’re saying that, just like O’Hara back then, you’re being categorized as a radical.”
"Let them be. They'll understand eventually. Anyone would have to make a choice in this situation. On the contrary, if no choice is made, there will be even greater casualties."
Kuro, puffing on his cigar, said, "As for the Ohara issue, there's something they don't understand. The essence of this world has never been about kind men and women... In a world dominated by feudalism and capitalism, what does someone like Ohara amount to? And someone like Flevance is nothing either."
Ohara?
In Kuro's eyes, this was like someone telling the emperor, "Hmph, I've found the dirty secret behind your rise to power, and I'm going to expose it to the world. You just wait."
Moreover, what they found was from eight hundred years ago.
As for the Flevance incident, that happened a hundred years ago. The World Government investigated it a hundred years ago and confirmed that the lead and amber from Flevance were harmful, but the royal family wouldn't allow it; the royal family wanted money.
So naturally, the World Government wouldn't announce it. This isn't their country, and the royal family doesn't want to agree to it. In order to collect more Celestial Gold, the World Government will only cooperate with the royal family and hide this matter until the tragedy occurs a hundred years later.
What does this show? Feudalism and capitalism devour people.
Kuro, who clearly understands the true nature of the world, only wishes to retire peacefully. Delving into these things is far more exhausting and morally reprehensible than personally ordering the killing of hundreds of thousands of people.
No wonder I was able to join the old man's team; they are essentially the same kind of people.
Cass and Wilbur, however, were startled by Kuro's words. They exchanged a glance, their expressions grave.
This is one of the rare instances where Mr. Kuro explicitly points out the true nature of this world.
Does this mean that Mr. Kuro's impatience has increased even further?
Or...should they speed things up?
"Alright, if there's nothing else, go back. Don't worry about the rumors or gossip. I'm a general. If the higher-ups really want me to explain, that's my problem."
He is an admiral, and Sakazuki can only ask for an explanation but cannot make any decisions. As for what to make, it depends on the World Government.
As for whether the higher-ups will demote him due to public opinion, Kuro won't lose out no matter what.
First of all, he did nothing wrong; it was a choice made out of necessity. Under such circumstances, it's normal for the higher-ups to remain indifferent. However, Kuro doesn't think it would be a bad thing if the higher-ups really wanted to demote him, though it seems unlikely.
The old man voluntarily relinquished this position, and Kuro is the one who will succeed him. Basically, as long as he doesn't cause the World Government to think that he has rebelled, Kuro will definitely not be demoted.
He might not be able to be promoted to marshal, but it would be difficult to remove him from the position of general.
It wasn't that Kuro was being selfish; he didn't want it to happen either, but that's just the reality, and there's nothing he can do about it.
He wanted to be demoted, but he couldn't now because he had so many people under him, and the entire faction was weighing on him.
If he is demoted, not only will the World Government have to consider his influence, but he himself will also have to consider how to explain himself to his faction.
He can be grumbling and making a scene on ordinary days, but he must take this serious matter seriously.
"Alright, let's go. Speaking of which, you two actually ran away. You were both in the New World, but you ended up in the first half."
Cass said, "Mr. Kuro, we had a mission at the time."
"Um?"
"Yes, there is a mission."
Wilbur nodded and said, "We received news that some escaped convicts from Impel Down have been spotted in the Dominican Kingdom recently. We didn't know if it was true, so we came to check it out. Now it seems that it's probably that Brant."
Kuro paused for a moment, then said, "You two are capable of running, but your bases are in Greenbit and Kolf respectively, which can both be considered near Dressrosa, both in the New World. What's the point of running the first half of the journey? Never mind... you two have your own ideas."
While the navy does have its own territories, that doesn't mean it can't act freely. As vice admirals, they can go wherever they want.
Otherwise, Smoker would have gone to Punk Hazard when he was clearly in G-5, which is the problem.
It's not a problem with the jurisdiction, it's a problem with the position.
Back when he was a colonel, he could travel the first half of the Grand Line and even the four seas, but he couldn't travel to the New World. His position wasn't high enough, and his base wasn't in the New World, so he needed status back then.
That's not necessary now. If he's powerful enough, he can even run into the territories of the Four Emperors, provided he doesn't die.
He may be a lazy bum, but he can't let his subordinates get things done.
If we capture more pirates, their seniority will increase significantly.
But since he had already dealt with the pirate, he was gone.
This is a good thing. He himself doesn't feel burdened by the title of executioner, but if it were these two, they would probably be worried for a long time.
After all, he's a hot-blooded idiot; things could be unpredictable in this situation.
“Alright, go back. I guess the higher-ups want me to explain myself. You guys go straight back to your base. I need to appease them so the Celestial Dragons won’t really pursue this,” Kuro said.
boom!
Just as he finished speaking, a loud noise suddenly rang out outside, shaking the entire office.
"What's going on?"
The group frowned, and Cass and Wilbur's eyes flashed red as they subconsciously looked upwards.
"There is a powerful figure..."
"It has a very strong life force."
Cass and Wilbur spoke one after the other.
Just as Kuro finished drafting the report and was about to head towards Kuro's office with the documents in hand, he suddenly froze and immediately went out through the nearby corridor, opening the door directly.
Outside, a giant eagle with a wingspan of seven meters slowly descended from the sky, and the strong wind pressure generated by its wings made the ship tremble slightly.
The giant eagle landed on the ground and suddenly transformed into a person about three meters tall. Surrounded by the navy, he loudly proclaimed, "I am the Dominican Republic's affairs officer, sent by the King to invite General Jin Ni to be my guest!"
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