Kuro left and watched him leave. Sengoku was silent for a long time before he sighed. "Times change… We Marines may also change."
"Puhaha, I don't understand your words. No matter how you change, aren't you still a Marine?" Garp laughed.
"You're right…"
Sengoku said, and then his voice lowered, "But, Garp… you will lose your grandson."
Garp was stunned and just stared at the meat on his hand and fell silent.
… .
New Headquarters.
Kuro flew directly from Red Port to this side. For him, there is not much difference whether there is a ship or not.
However, as a man of the sea, a ship is a characteristic of the sea.
But if it really comes to a critical moment, it would be faster to fly by himself.
Sakasugi was recuperating in Headquarters. After they were picked up, they returned to Headquarters for treatment.
Kuro came to the military doctor's office with ease. By this time, Sakasugi had woken up and was sitting on the bed with an IV in his hand and bandages all over his body. Beside him was a newspaper.
"You didn't burn the whole hospital. After failing, you don't even have a temper anymore, Marshal."
Kuro saw that everything was normal and even teased him.
"Kuro, it's you."
Sakasugi nodded and said, "This is the headquarters. I don't lose my temper at any time. Don't make me sound like a child."
Kuro smiled and then pointed to the newspaper next to him, his face gradually becoming serious. "So, you read it."
Sakasugi was silent for a while and said, "Yes, I saw it and received the order to be promoted. I am no longer a Marshal. Now I am the Commander-in-Chief of the entire army… Tsk, that position!"
Already received?
And from the looks of it, Sakasugi accepted it?
But this thing… You really can't not accept it. You don't have to accept the promotion, but if you want to be removed from your original position, it's useless to say that you don't accept it.
"The power is there. If you don't agree, then you are rebelling."
Although Sakasugi's rebellion will definitely take away a large number of people, that will be internal strife and Sakasugi will not become Zephyr.
"Then…"
Kuro looked at Sakasugi. "You heard about me?"
"I heard about it. I have no objections."
Sakasugi looked at Kuro with some relief in his eyes. "Originally, when I resisted the order, I thought that after the end of the Pirate Era, the position would be given to you. I didn't expect that in my hands, the Pirate Era still hasn't ended, and even… I am no longer qualified to fight."
The commander of the entire army is untouchable.
Unless Mariejois suffers a major crisis, the Commander-in-Chief really has nothing to do there. The Commander-in-Chief can't get involved in Marine matters, even if he is a Marine-born Commander-in-Chief.
Empty Year is also a Marine Fleet Admiral, but in the War of the Best, there is still nothing.
"You will end it, Kuro!"
Sakasugi stared at Kuro and said in a deep voice, "Look directly at me and promise me that you will end it!"
Kuro pursed his lips and closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he said to Sakasugi with a firm look in his eyes, "I promise, General, I will personally kill Straw Hat and Tich and end the representative figures of these pirates. I will suppress the pirate arrogance to the minimum and then personally end this so-called Pirate Era."
"That's good, then Marine will be taken over by you. I don't care what you do. As for the question of Admiral, if you are promoted, Admiral will have an empty position. Have you thought about who it will be?" Sakasugi said.
That's true…
It was completely unexpected.
Kuro himself was a little stunned. He was inexplicably regarded as a Marshal. He had not even performed the ceremony and now he had to think of a candidate for a Admiral…
Opening the World Conscription again?
There is no time left. Besides, the World conscription has made the Marines a little mixed. It is better to keep it stable.
"From Admiral alternate…"
"No, Tokikake and Momousagi are not qualified. They are too weak."
Sakasugi shook his head and said, "I have a suggestion for you. You are a general of the Country of Peace, right? Kuzan is also working part-time in the Country of Peace. Recruit him. Although he has a broken leg, his strength is absolutely not a problem."
The two of them fought for ten days back then, so there was no problem in terms of combat power. Now that Sakasugi has retreated, one more person has to go up.
"Kouzan?"
Kuro did a tactical backstroke and raised his eyebrows. "I thought you wouldn't mention this."
Sakasugi snorted. "Although he has turned his back on Marine, he has a chance to be original now. I don't get along with him, but I didn't say that you don't get along with him."
Kuzan doesn't have a bounty because he came out of Admiral. The World Government can't be so stupid as to order a bounty for him, let alone Marines. Everyone cares about old times. Besides, giving a bounty for Kuzan would be completely qualitative. What good is it to force people to oppose them?
"Okay, I got it. Your opinion is good."
Sakasugi's words also moved Kuro.
This is indeed a good idea.
This guy has nothing to do in the Country of Peace every day, so there is no problem in recruiting him as a general.
But there is one thing. Once we recruit Kuzan, how can the Country of Peace defend…
However, now is not the time to worry about this problem.
"Okay, you rest well, I'll leave first…"
Kuro said to Sakasugi and left. Outside, he looked up at the slightly dazzling sun. Under the sun, there were no clouds and the sky was clear. It was a rare good weather.
"I wanted to vent my anger, but I didn't expect it to come true… Shanks, you're probably going to lose it."
The words he said on the Port of Henson were originally out of anger because it was not his turn to make decisions. He was a general, not a marshal. All decisions still had to be made by the marshal.
But it was different now. Sakasugi accepted his position as the Commander-in-Chief of the entire army and gave the position of Marshal to him without any unwillingness.
In that case, there was something to talk about.
He pulled Red Hair out of Impel Down. With Straw Hat's personality, he would definitely save his guide this time.
The relationship between these two is also very deep.
Compared to Dorag, Straw Hat was more like a child of Shanks, although they had only met once.
However, Straw Hat did not know his father and had never seen him before.
But once this guy is pulled out…
Kuro pinched his eyebrows with a headache. "That's a big battle, but the advantage is that once it's solved, we don't have to care about anything."
There are too many people related to the straw hat. Once all of them are killed, the sea will immediately enter peace!