The Five Elders could only do so much, and Clow wandered around for a while longer before finally returning to Wano Country.
Cass and Wilbur arrived almost immediately after them.
They set off upon receiving the summons, sailing along the pre-arranged route, capturing many pirates who had escaped. Then they received news of Kuro's return, so they turned back and arrived in Wano Country after reaching Kuro.
Instead of sending the captured pirates to Impel Down, they were directly transported to Udon to supplement the manpower at the mines and weapons factories.
They were prisoners over there, but now they've almost become the head of the Udon gang, taking all the spoils of Yamato.
Now, Udon is her business, and she can do whatever she wants here. No one will care what kind of control experiments she wants to conduct on the prisoners of Udon.
Not only was she ignored, but sometimes Kuro would even go over and talk to her about things, like how to manage prisoners.
Pirates are all free-spirited people who drink and eat heartily. If you want to manage them into the way you envision them, you'll have to resort to ruthless methods.
These people need to understand that success in this world isn't achieved through robbery.
Should we send them to labor camps?
The prisoners are paid for their hard work, but the money doesn't go to them. It's managed by the navy guarding the rabbit bowls. If the prisoners have any requests, they can tell the navy, and the navy will buy the items on their behalf. This is also to prevent other problems from arising in the rabbit bowls.
For example, gambling in prison.
In terms of food, drink, and daily necessities, apart from the lack of freedom, they are similar to ordinary people.
Learn a little bit every day how to be a normal person and get rid of the pirate habits.
Yamato was also very interested in this. In her words, she wanted to be Oden and become the shogun of Wano Country, so of course she had to learn how to manage things well, not just rely on brute force.
Kuro remained noncommittal; she thought to herself, as long as the task was completed.
Kuro had no way to deal with such a powerful and unwilling character. Killing him would be a waste, since he hadn't really done anything wrong. But if he didn't kill him, he would just turn against him.
In the end, let's just leave it there. Things are much better now. Although they don't surrender, they're essentially still working for him, so there's no difference. Just leave it like that. Kuro is quite lenient in this regard. As long as they can get things done, he doesn't care what they think.
So it's become like this: all the pirates, unruly samurai, and lawbreakers they catch are stuffed into a rabbit bowl. Once they arrive at their destination, the Yamato and the garrisoned marines will examine them and decide the outcome based on the severity of the offense. Those with serious offenses are killed to end it all, while those with minor offenses are imprisoned and sentenced to a few years in jail for a few years of service.
"Mr. Kuro!"
At that moment in the main hall, Cass and Wilbur saluted Kuro with excited expressions.
Kuro raised an eyebrow. He had never understood why these two got so excited whenever they saw him.
Seeing your own father isn't this exciting. It's like the excitement of your own ancestor suddenly coming back from the dead, like a giant panda being watched.
Kuro nodded and said to them, "You must be tired from your journey. We need to observe the situation here for a while. You can rest here for now."
"Should we wait and see?"
Cass frowned. "Has something happened at the front? It seems we've stopped our offensive for a while now."
Kuro got a little angry when he heard this. "Something's happened in the member states. The Revolutionary Army is causing trouble there. That bastard Dragon is quite clever."
This is the perfect time to stir up trouble.
But this also puts world governments in a difficult position, as they will certainly have to protect their core interests.
The World Government's core interest is not Wano Country, which is an interest that is difficult to relinquish. Its true core interest is the foundation of its rule, namely the member states of the World Government. If this point is grasped, it will indeed cause the World Government a dilemma.
They are the ones who are starting the war, and they are the ones who will end it.
Kuro rubbed his temples, looking troubled. "Just leaving like that isn't so easy..."
Cass and Wilbur exchanged a glance, both seeing a glint in their eyes, but said nothing and just stood there.
"Alright, go on out." Kuro waved his hand. "You can take a vacation in Wano Country, but you also need to pay attention to the Navy's training. We're not going to back down."
"Yes, Mr. Kuro!"
The two said a word and then stepped aside.
Not long after, the sliding door was opened, and a tall, thin figure dressed in traditional Wano Country attire walked in.
"Ara, you seem troubled," Kuzan greeted him.
"You're really living the good life. You're not in the Navy anymore, so you can do whatever you want." Kuro rolled his eyes.
"Ara la, are you envious? Do you want to be like me?" Kuzan laughed.
"Come on, I'm not as capricious as you. A whole bunch of people are watching me right now. I can't just quit like that," Kuro said irritably.
He and Sakazuki couldn't get along, and he left without warning. After he left, his faction almost collapsed. Although his position didn't change much, he definitely didn't have as much influence as before.
If he leaves, who will succeed him in his faction?
It just ended like that?
Or is it that Strawberry is capable of carrying this flag?
Besides, he's doing just fine here, why would he leave?
If he were to withdraw, he wouldn't even be able to stay in Wano Country.
Kuzan shrugged: "Just kidding, just trying to lighten the mood, especially since the war is tense right now."
Kuro took out a cigar, lit it, and said, "From your perspective as an old Navy veteran, what do you think will ultimately happen?"
"Well..."
Kuzan scratched his head: "That depends on Sakazuki. From what I know of him, he's not like Sengoku-san. He might not even retreat. Right now, the Navy is stuck at the front line. Maybe they're arguing with the Five Elders."
The two are indeed different in this respect. If it were the Warring States period, after receiving the order, they would probably think about how to minimize the impact of the matter, and discuss and argue with the Five Elders for this purpose.
However, for Sakazuki, there are only two types.
They either withdraw completely or fight to the bitter end.
The navy is currently at a standstill because Sakazuki hasn't made up his mind yet; he's probably arguing with his superiors.
Then, Kuzan looked at Kuro and asked, "If you were the marshal, what would you do?"
"I am the marshal..."
Kuro considered for a moment, then shook his head: "I'm not going to be the Fleet Admiral. What does that have to do with me? If we can fight, we fight; if we can't, I'll fight myself. I didn't start this full-scale war. Does the World Government not care about its reputation? Am I supposed to earn it back for them? Whether they want it or not is another matter. I don't care who becomes the Pirate King. I'll just find the Straw Hats and Teach and take them down. There are troublemakers like this every year. How can I possibly manage them all?"
That's true. Because of the full-scale war, his current goal is Straw Hat and Teach. Once he takes them down, he doesn't need to worry about what happens next.
He's pretty much wiped out both the old and new generation of heavyweights, which is quite impressive.
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