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Chapter 525: What a Pity
Chapter 525: What a Pity
Go to Shabondy to capture slaves?
Upon hearing this, a group of Navy personnel fell silent, and upon closer inspection, each of them wore expressions of quiet resentment.
But this man was a World Noble.
World Nobles were untouchable.
At least, for them, they were.
"Capture slaves?"
Kuro raised an eyebrow, sizing up Charloss. "That won't work now. Shabondy's still dangerous—it's about to face another pirate landing wave. If you go down now, you'll get beaten up by seven or eight thugs. Give up on this idea, Scum Survivor."
"My name is Charloss. You should address me as Charloss the Holy. Navy, considering your attitude, I'll forgive your disrespect this time, but don't let it happen again", Charloss frowned.
Kuro's bizarre nickname didn't offend Charloss—it simply lacked offensive connotations in modern language.
Only Kuro knew he was insulting him. Charloss merely found Kuro's speech habits odd.
And since Kuro had previously reminded him to ensure his safety returning to Mariejois, Charloss didn't take offense.
After all, in his eyes, this Navy officer was loyal to him.
Wasn't he investigating Shabondy thoroughly precisely because he'd nearly been ambushed?
As for killing people, Charloss didn't care at all.
"Ahh, whatever with those titles. You should temporarily stay in Mariejois. The martial law on Shabondy won't end anytime soon anyway."
Kuro blew a puff of smoke at him without the slightest courtesy.
World Nobles residing in Mariejois didn't wear glass domes because they considered this the only place worth living—the "heavenly realm." They only wore sky domes when descending to the "lower world."
"Cough cough!"
The smoke startled Charloss, making him retreat a few steps while waving the smoke away. "Fine, I'll drop it. Anyway, I still have an invincible slave. Father will definitely give him to me."
Charloss boasted proudly, "An invincible slave! He's super strong! Pity Father's monopolizing him—I can't bring him out. Otherwise, I'd definitely show you his might."
He spread his arms dramatically, "No matter how you stab or hit him, he won't die! Ah, I really want him!"
An invincible slave?
Kuro froze, puzzled. "What invincible slave?"
"A huge one you can ride as a mount! He obeys every command. If you're unhappy, just stab him! Want to play with him? If it's you, I could lend him to you—well, after I own him. I'll let you borrow him for three minutes! Be grateful! I'm giving you three whole minutes! That's long, right?" Charloss grinned.
What's with this idiot's attitude?
Kuro frowned, suddenly realizing something. "You're talking about Bartolomeo Bear, right?"
"Hmm, is that his name? I think I've heard it before. Something about the Seven Warlords of the Sea", Charloss mused uncertainly.
So it was true.
Kuro bared his teeth, then turned away from this Scum Survivor.
"Let's go!" he muttered darkly.
Back on Shabondy, he'd held nothing back. He'd thought this idiot was completely destroyed, but apparently he'd been salvaged and turned into a World Noble's slave.
Hmph! The Seven Warlords of the Sea's former King, Bartolomeo Bear—who secretly served as a Revolutionary Army officer—reduced to a World Noble's slave?
What a joke!
Even if he'd lost consciousness, he shouldn't be treated this way.
Though this was a pirate, a pirate Kuro despised, he still couldn't accept this.
What he'd always believed was that pirates should die on the Grand Line.
"Did you really lose your consciousness, or are you just using your remaining sanity to leak intelligence to the other side? Bartolomeo... Bartolomeo. You're truly unfathomable."
Since the beginning, Kuro had never understood this man.
Though their encounters were limited, he had to admit Bartolomeo was the most enigmatic among the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
You could never detect any emotional fluctuations from that expressionless face, and his immense power blocked all Observation Haki attempts to probe his inner voice.
Donquixote Doflamingo looked dangerous and was hard to deal with.
Boa Hancock was an arrogant woman.
Crocodile wore his ambition openly.
Hawk-Eye? His face practically screamed, "I want to duel you!"
But with Bartolomeo Bear, you couldn't even tell if he'd truly lost consciousness or was faking it.
Though last time on Shabondy, Kuro had finally settled their score, the rest was no longer his concern.
"Hey, don't go! Don't leave!"
Charloss shouted from behind, but Kuro ignored him completely, vanishing from sight.
Yet this departure cost Kuro a chance to turn back.
His only chance.
"Gone already?"
Charloss frowned. "What a pity. I originally wanted to ask if becoming an Admiral candidate would let me appoint him as my personal bodyguard."
Unfortunately, Kuro never heard those words.
To escape this idiot's nuisance sooner, Kuro had even retracted his Observation Haki, solely focused on leaving quickly.
Otherwise, if he'd heard those words, he'd have turned back immediately, retreating to Shabondy forever, refusing to leave again.
After descending from the other end, the Marine Base stationed at the Red Line's opposite end had already prepared ships. After Kuro's group boarded, the responsible Commander saluted them off. The warship set sail toward the New Marine Headquarters.
"Hey, Kuro, Bartolomeo being turned into a slave? Hard to imagine. Also, I just sensed a powerful aura—was that the new Admiral Tatsumaki?"
Lida finally spoke after boarding the warship.
She disliked Mariejois' environment, barely speaking the entire trip.
"Ahh", Kuro nodded, biting his cigar while gazing at the Grand Line. "Don't meddle in such matters. Avoid this crappy place. I'm glad I'm an old Navy hand, deeply entrenched within the organization. Otherwise, if I were stationed in Mariejois, I'd go mad."
He had to thank Tatsumaki for this.
Without him taking the post, Kuro would likely have been forced to guard Mariejois by the World Government.
But now, an Admiral's station sounded far more secure than a Vice Admiral's.
See? That's the safety of rank.
He was just a Vice Admiral. Most high-level affairs didn't require him to rack his brains.
That was Sakazuki's job, and Gramps', and the still-shining Shiranami.
Though Shiranami had successors now.
Unless something unexpected happened, it'd be either Tina or Zhuge Liang.
After a few more years, she could retire too.
That Chief of Staff position held significant weight, representing a major faction.
(End of Chapter)
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