These words shocked everyone on the warship.
Unlike Sakazuki, General Kinni's way of speaking is quite pleasant.
It's not that they don't want to go, it's just that the battle lines are there and they can't leave. General Jinni understands them, so he must be a good marshal like Sengoku!
Back at headquarters.
Kuro, holding the microphone, continued, "I've been recommended by my superiors and my colleagues have also recommended me. Now that things have come to this, there's no time to delay. They've given us time; within a year, we must wipe out the pirates, suppress their arrogance, and end this so-called pirate era."
"It's been long enough... The Great Pirate Era has lasted for nearly thirty years since Roger. It should have ended after Whitebeard's death, but it didn't. Even after I defeated the other Four Emperors, it still didn't end. However, this Pirate Era is clearly starting to weaken. We only need to take the final step: wipe out those pirates who are closest to the so-called One Piece. Then we can end this so-called Pirate Era."
Kuro clenched his fist forward, his voice growing louder: "Gentlemen! There are countless reasons to become a pirate, but there is only one reason to become a Marine: for the sake of justice! We all have only one goal: to fight pirates! Perhaps we are of different races, our strengths differ, and our countries are hostile to each other, but none of that matters!"
"Today, we are here, at headquarters, on warships, fighting pirates on the high seas. Our stance is united, and we share only one identity: the Navy! Some may ask me what the Navy's vision is, and the answer is always the same: to maintain peace on the seas, at all costs! Only when the seas are at peace can the people feel secure, and only then can our respective nations develop. So... let's fight!"
"No matter the conditions, the location, the situation, or whether we win or lose, we must fight. If we don't win, our world will continue to be invaded by those treacherous pirates, and the sea will never have peace! It is because of the tenacious fighting of us marines that those pirates have restrained themselves and prevented them from causing even more serious damage to the sea. Because we are fighting, and we will continue to fight!"
"We fought in Marineford, and we will fight here at our current headquarters! We will fight in any sea! We will fight on any beach, on any enemy landing site, in any field, in any street, on any hill. We will never surrender! Even if the entire sea falls into enemy hands, and the people are enslaved and powerless to fight back, as long as our navy exists, we will still fight!"
Kuro clenched his fists and flailed wildly in the air, shouting:
"Fight on, my comrades, for our justice!!"
"For justice!!!"
The navy below, and the navy maintaining battle lines in various locations, roared almost simultaneously, causing the surrounding air to tremble.
"Mr. Kuro is absolutely right!"
Among the navy personnel participating in the ceremony, a bearded man imitated Kuro above, clenching his fist and thrusting it forward wildly.
As his close associates, Cass and his group will definitely attend.
Although you can hear it through Den Den Mushi, how can you compare to hearing such a passionate speech with your own ears?
“We will fight anywhere, we don’t need to be confined to any one place!” Cass’s eyes seemed to be flashing with fire.
Mr. Kuro's words gave him a new idea.
"So..."
The Den Den Mushi's loudspeaker continued, "I will assume the position of Fleet Admiral and begin the Great Decisive Battle, vowing to end this so-called Pirate Era!!"
Jin Ni rose from a general to a marshal.
As soon as Kuro officially took over, the news spread rapidly across the sea.
This is not good news for pirates.
They had just been boosted in morale by Sakazuki's defeat and thought the navy would quiet down, but then came something even more ruthless—that wouldn't do.
Compared to Akainu, Kinni's battle record is more recent and more famous.
"Damn it, Kinni has become Fleet Admiral?! Aokiji has returned too? How could this happen? If that's the case, then Straw Hat and Blackbeard's battle against Akainu will be completely useless!"
Many pirates reacted in this way, especially those silver medalists in the New World who paid close attention to the world situation; they felt their scalps tingle.
We finally got rid of Akainu, and now we have Aokiji, plus an even more troublesome person as Fleet Admiral?
Is the navy's foundation really that powerful?
The news about the new Fleet Admiral Kuro spread throughout the seas in the newspapers, much like the previous reports, and many pirates were also paying attention to the so-called 'great battle'.
The final battle?
Isn't this the final battle?
Two of the new Four Emperors have fallen on their side, and one of the Fleet Admirals on the Navy side has stepped down.
What kind of epic battle could possibly be even more intense than the one we're facing now?
How high will it go?
...
Headquarters.
After the inauguration ceremony, Kuro ordered the navy personnel who participated in the ceremony to go to Red Port to pick up the kings who had finished their meeting and take them home.
As for him, he was already at the highest point of the castle tower. Sakazuki's original office had been demolished, and he had simply made some temporary arrangements for his stay. Further renovations would be done later; he would just use it temporarily for now.
This is good news for the Navy, which is responsible for logistics; they finally don't have to change their desks so often...
"You seem to be doing well?"
Inside the office, Tsuru walked in and looked at Kuro sitting there, smiling, "You're adapting quite well."
"Don't tease me, Grandma Crane."
Kuro shook his head and said, "I just feel that there's no need to make it too fancy for now. If this place isn't done well... it might have to be rebuilt anyway."
Crane walked to a chair and sat down, then looked at the plaque above Kuro's head.
Complete justice has been replaced by Kuro's signature – safe justice.
"Have you made up your mind?" Crane asked.
"Um..."
Kuro nodded and said, "The higher-ups want me to end the pirate era within a year. After a year, no matter what, the Navy will have to deal with the Revolutionary Army. So there's no way to delay now. We can only use some underhanded tactics to take out the main ones first, and then use the remaining time to gradually corner the pirates."
“But we’re currently maintaining the front line, and I’m afraid we don’t have enough troops to start a decisive battle…” Crane said with some difficulty.
Tsuru was aware of Kuro's thoughts.
The condition for starting the final battle is to remove Shanks from Impel Down, thereby attracting the Straw Hat's attention and forcing him to show up and start the main battle.
It follows the same pattern as the previous Marineford War.
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