"Zefa?"
These words stunned Kirby. "Who is Zephyra?"
"You guys go out first."
Garp said to Kirby, "I want to talk to Kuro alone."
"Yes."
Kirby and Beru Maybo responded and led the way out.
Kuro also waved his hand, signaling Leda and Crowe to go out first.
After they all went out, Garp slowly took a sip of tea, then picked up the shell and took a bite. Only then did he react and said to Kuro, "Do you want to eat it? It tastes very good!"
Didn't you say Zephyr!
Kuro pulled the corners of his mouth and resisted the desire to roar. "What happened?"
"What? Oh, Zephyr… He quit the Marine. Puhaha, an old man quit the Marine. He wanted to destroy all the pirates in the world and set up a new Marine on his own."
Garp laughed so hard that he almost burst into tears.
"You seem older than him, Mr. Karp."
Kuro glanced at the laughing Garp and narrowed his eyes slightly. It had been a long time since he last saw this old man. The white hair on his head had completely changed. The white hair that was originally a little colorful had now become dull and gray.
Has his spirit been exhausted…
Facing Kuro's gaze, Garp's smile disappeared bit by bit. He gently put down the shell in his hand and his expression became deep.
"The reason for quitting the Marine is that the pirate who killed his student ten years ago was called up by the World Government and became Shichibukai. You have heard about it, after all, Polusalino came to you before."
"Well, I know that guy, Whitebeard II."
Kuro scratched his head in frustration. "I also patrolled West Blue and didn't find it."
During this period of time, he had naturally patrolled the West Blue. After all, Zephyr was the person who taught him, so he still had to give him a favor. To be honest, such an old man in his seventies and eighties had withdrawn from the Marine alone and started a new Marine. Even though he was old, he still wanted to make a living. Kuro could not bear it.
Only he did not find it.
The sea is so big, and he has no information about the World Government, where can he find it?
If he couldn't even find the old man, let alone him.
"World Government… Really, let's do some human resources." Kuro sighed.
"So, I feel a little bored. It just so happens that you haven't returned to the headquarters, so I accompanied Kirby and others to find you. After all, your island is very famous now. Hot spring and song and dance island."
Kuro bit his cigar and smiled. "You can stay as long as you want. I don't have anything else here, but I have a lot of fun."
He had not spent these eight months in vain.
Since he was going to develop Pegasus Town, he would develop it to the end. Since the last time the old K of Twin Horse Nation sent people here, Pegasus Island has shown its vitality. Because of the population, many buildings related to hot spring can be built very quickly. In addition, because of peace, nearby merchants began to come and promote it.
But at first, Kuro only wanted to make a hot spring, but half of the Kabuki came to Kumarakuni and insisted on coming here to perform singing and dancing. Over time, this island became a hot spring and an island of singing and dancing.
Development, of course, is the environment that is the most important. In West Blue, where Mafia is everywhere, there is no business that does not collect protection fees. The key is that this is a matter of various countries. The World Government can't control it, and it is quite legal. But Kuro is different. This is the first aspect that he cracked down on.
Although Pegasus Island had experienced war trauma and there was no such thing, Kuro would not let it breed. Only with a peaceful environment would there be a foundation for development.
As Pegasus Island became more prosperous and more people came and went, there was not enough space for the town. Kuro waved his hand and let Lida join the stock and began to expand.
The main way of cooperation is for her to pay, and Kuro will ask for a dividend of half. The main way of making money is to collect rent. After all, he doesn't know how to do business, but he can rent out the built buildings for others to do business.
Of course, Crowe is in charge of this.
Although he was not short of money in the Marine Corps, Kuro did not object to having more. This way, he could live more comfortably.
This is already Kuro's ultimate dream.
The town has developed, and there are all kinds of entertainment and restaurants. What he eats and drinks now are all from the higher-ups. Every day, he gets up and goes for a walk and inspects his industry. When he is hungry, he finds a high-end restaurant to eat and watch songs and dances.
Because he was a big landlord, he did not even pay for his food. It was just that he wanted to pay, but those shop owners did not want his money. As time passed, Kuro gave up.
Such a day was simply too good.
It's just a pity that he didn't get to meet any beautiful women. He could see them, but every time he saw them, they would disappear when he wanted to meet them. Then, Leda would appear. It was a little strange.
"Hahaha, then I won't stand on ceremony. But Kuro, I can take a vacation here, but you have to go back to report."
Garp said to Kuro, "When I called you, you were either busy or didn't answer the phone. If your subordinates didn't answer the phone from time to time, Headquarters would have thought that something happened to you on Pegasus Island."
"Which subordinate of mine?" Kuro glared.
His first reaction was Kaz. The bearded man had risen a level because he had cleared too many pirates and was now a major.
"Koro, isn't he your adjutant?" Garp replied.
Kuro's lips twitched. He had forgotten about this.
Most Marine branch bases have a Base Commander, who is basically a Colonel, and also a Lieutenant Colonel and a Brigadier General.
The two adjutants are basically lieutenant colonels, but this varies from person to person. That idiot Smoker was in Roguetown back then, and Adjutant Tashigi was only a Staff Sergeant.
Kuro's adjutant is Leda and Crowe, and Leda is basically not in charge, so there is only one adjutant, and that is Crowe.
In order not to report to the headquarters and get promoted, he made up his mind to delay it as much as possible. If there was a call, he would just answer it perfunctorily.
If he wasn't busy today, he would go to suppress pirates tomorrow.
Anyway, I'm not going.
In the end, he couldn't even be bothered to answer the phone and left it all to his adjutant, Crowe.
Headquarters stopped calling him. He was still glad that Headquarters had forgotten about him, but…
Such a difficult old man came.
"Can I not go? I feel that I am not feeling well. I have been too tired recently and I want to take a vacation."
The kind that is best laid to rest here.
"Puhaha, I don't care, that's Kirby's business." Garp waved his hand and picked up the shell again to eat.
"But you still have to go back. Sengoku asked me to take you back no matter what. If you don't report your work, the World Government will have an opinion."
Kuro pursed his lips and looked at Garp. "Give me a chance."
"Huh?"
Karp was stunned for a moment and did not understand Kuro's words. He asked, "How can I give you a chance?"
"Actually, I want to be good… No, I want to be stationed on Pegasus Island and not go anywhere. I don't even want to go to Headquarters anymore. I just want to be a colonel."
"Puhaha, go talk to Headquarters and see if he agrees with you. Besides, this is not my mission. This is Kirby's mission. I was just asked to capture you." Garp laughed.
"So there is no room for discussion?" Kuro straightened up and said fiercely.
"Yeah, it's not negotiable." Garp nodded.
"Okay!"
Kuro sat back with a sullen expression.
He would not argue with an old man in his seventies or eighties. He was just going back to report his work. He would come back after reporting.
He has been calm for more than eight months. At this rate, it will not be a problem for him to stay safe.