Outside the cave, Kuro slowly walked over. He bit his cigar and listened to the sounds of battle coming from inside.
"Luciru Kuro."
Beside the cave, a figure walked out and said seriously, "Please don't get in our way."
The person was slender and wrapped in a hood, revealing only a delicate face.
"You are that, Hugh something… Forget it."
Kuro said with interest, "You should have discovered me long ago. Although the aura is only here, your ability can see me. Why didn't you do anything?"
When he sent the pirates on the island to Hell for a free lifetime tour, he felt that someone was watching him several times. The only person on this island who could make him feel like he was being watched was this person who ate the 'Reflection Fruit'.
If this guy can form a 'reflection' from that position on Pegasus Island to here, then it will be very simple to do this.
Hughica did not answer Kuro. "I saw your performance in the War Of The Best. Hernando is confident that he can deal with you, but I don't think so, so…"
What?
Want to screw me in advance?
You don't have that item either.
Kuro raised his eyebrows and placed his left hand on the handle of the Autumn Water Blade at his waist. He pressed his thumb against the blade and prepared to kill this ability user.
For metahumans, he usually deals with them quickly to prevent them from failing miserably.
"I hope you don't stop Hernando, please!"
Huetica suddenly knelt down and made a standard 'Underground' gesture towards Kuro, her head touching the ground.
"We know that we have committed a heinous crime and humiliated Marine, but as long as we let Hernando accomplish his goal, we will pay the price when we arrive!"
Kuro's thumb relaxed slightly and he looked at the kneeling Shutica with a strange expression. "Huh?"
Hugh looked up and said sincerely, "Hernando is actually very respectful of Teacher Zephyr. He is willing to give up everything for Zephyr, even back then, because of Teacher Zephyr's decision-making mistake, his family was killed by pirates."
… .
Bang!
Bang! Bang!
Zephyra's left hand turned into Armament Haki and punched Hernando, but he blocked it with one hand.
"Back then, I respected you so much and trusted you, thinking that the justice you insist on is the real justice. Marine's duty is to catch pirates, and the trial is handed over to the judiciary, how right that is!"
Hernando waved Zephyra's hand away and punched her back.
"I caught that pirate with my own hands because I believe in your justice, but my family has become the sacrifice of this justice. Why? Because of your 'no killing' principle?!"
"From that day on, I hated you!"
… .
"Hernando doesn't hate Master Zephyr. Although his family died because of this, we are Marines. The price… we are prepared."
Kurlo agreed with Hugh's words.
Marines are also a high-risk profession. Although most people in this world are idiots, it's not like there are no unscrupulous people. Some people are willing to kill the family of their enemy to vent their anger.
As a Marine, his head is also on his belt…
… .
"What did you get from your 'Don't kill' code? No, you got nothing! Your arm, your students, they disappeared because of your code, your justice!"
"That pirate is still alive!"
"Hernando!!" Zephyra said angrily: "Why did you mention this!"
… .
"Seven years ago, Teacher Zephyr was ambushed and the entire ship was destroyed, leaving only Ian and Bintz. Teacher Zephyr lost an arm because of this. Since then, Teacher Zephyr has been in a bad state."
When he said this, Hugh looked a little sad.
"We respect Teacher Zephyr very much, but it is because we respect him too much that we begin to wonder if, if Teacher Zephyr starts to kill people, will he become stronger and no longer be threatened!"
"So, Hernando decided to do something…"
Determination began to appear in Hugh's eyes. "Let Master Zephyr kill!"
"As long as Master Zephyr begins to kill pirates, the pirates on the sea will definitely fear Master Zephyr's reputation. Master Zephyr will definitely pull himself together!"
Kuro closed his eyes slightly and looked at her for a long time before saying, "Then you guys are really… idiots."
Change the beliefs of a strong man?
This matter is not easy to achieve, even if Zephyr is wavering at this time, his belief is not so easy to change.
Kuro had not seen Zephyr before, so he did not know much about him. But now that he had seen him and fought, he understood very well that this old man's faith was very firm.
What the World Government did a year later, in Kuro's view, was not enough to disappoint Zephyra.
World Government has nothing to do with their Marine.
However, if a Marine, who was once regarded as the successor, became a pirate who had done many evil things and was personally broken by him and had to be killed, then this matter is very likely.
"Revive?"
Kuro exhaled the smoke. "I'm afraid it's become out of place. It's so stupid that it makes people want to laugh."
What that old man cares about the most is justice and students.
His students were killed by pirates, and then someone became a pirate.
And if his justice is betrayed again, Zephyr may go to an extreme.
For example, they want to destroy the New World and let all the pirates die with them. For this, they can accept any price, even if it means taking all the innocent civilians of the New World with them.
At least in his memory, that was what Zephyr did, although he did not succeed because he was pulled into the theatrical version by the man who wanted to be the 'Shanghai Thief King'.
But reality is not so mysterious. From Kuro's experience, the Deceit King will probably be beaten by Zephyr.
"Don't call us stupid!"
Hugh stood up and gritted his teeth. "In order to let Teacher Zephyr return to that hopeful person, we bet our future and our honor!"
"We bring shame to honor, we burn, kill, and plunder. We are already beyond redemption. This sin should have died long ago!"
The smell of blood on Hugh's body is very strong. Kuro doesn't even need Kenbonshoku (Observation) to smell the 'evil' stench on her body.
Put it with Kuro, this is a damn person.
Kuro was silent for a moment and said, "So, you have been begging for death for a long time?"
"Yes, from the moment we met Master Zephyr, our mission has been achieved."
"I don't have as much will as Hernando and I don't dare to face Teacher Zephyr, but as a Marine, you can satisfy my wish. The sins of pirates should be punished by Marines."