Chapter 86

Crowe’s Thoughts

Not long after, the military adviser came back. When he saw that Kuro and others were there, he was relieved.

He was prepared to report to Headquarters that Kuro was missing. Fortunately, they appeared.

“Second Lieutenant, where did you go? You have disappeared for five days.” The military officer asked.

“There’s an old man with a rudder on his head who is too hospitable and played with him for five days. Alright, let’s set sail. Five days is enough time for you to rest.”

General Kuro Cao gave a salute and went out to gather Marines and began to get supplies on the ship.

Crowe was full at this time. He propped his elbows on the table, raised his chin with the back of his hand, and put on an expression of a ‘thinker’.

“What are you thinking?”

Leda finished the food at Mayor Mendel’s house and began to dig into her small backpack. She took out an apple and looked at Crowe.

Crowe glanced at Kuro, who was smoking a cigar like a salted fish, and said, “I don’t think this will work.”

“What can’t?”

“Mr. Kuro’s position is too low. If he is too low, there is no way to compete with him. Even if he is a direct subordinate of Admiral Kizaru, if he is really ordered by his superiors, he can’t refuse.”

“This will make him very passive. Since he has become a Marine, his status is naturally necessary. At least he is a colonel. Only then will Mr. Kuro have more free power.”

During this period of time, Crowe has not only cultivated to become stronger, but he has also been constantly exploring the position system in the Marine.

Crowe remembered what Kuro had said when he invited him on board. He had to borrow his ‘Wisdom’.

After so many days, he had some understanding of Marine positions.

Although the ‘Lieutenant’ class is an officer and has the authority to lead a cruise ship to check the sea area in the Headquarters, it is still too constrained. Now Kuro is still free because he is Kizaru’s direct subordinate.

However, if he really encountered a higher-up conscription, Kuro could not always disobey. That would not be in line with Kuro’s strategy of wanting to be safe and comfortable.

As his think tank, he had to think of a way to kill two birds with one stone.

In the end, the best way is promotion.

At least to the colonel, Kuro can disobey orders. As long as it is within the rules, he will not be punished.

Especially the battle of Golden Lion, which made Crowe understand a lot.

It is good to stay in East Blue all the time, but there will also be many irresistible factors.

If they had a higher status, could they mobilize a large number of Battleships to make their actions a little easier?

“Kuro doesn’t like to make contributions, you know.” Leda was also a little tempted.

If Kuro’s status is high, she can eat more.

“It’s good that Mr. Kuro doesn’t know. He is a Marine after all, and under Admiral Kizaru, promotion is only a matter of time. What we need is a push.”

“How?” Leda glanced at Kuro and asked quietly.

“There is only one answer…”

Crowe pushed up his glasses, which glowed. “Catching pirates.”

“Find a chance to secretly catch a pirate with a high bounty and hand him over to the headquarters,” said Crowe.

“It seems good.”

Lida nodded. “But there doesn’t seem to be any pirates with a high bounty in East Blue. The only high old guy has sunk to the bottom of the sea.”

Crowe said, “There’s plenty of time for us to go to the Grand Line. There’s no hurry. If you agree, the matter will be half done.”

“Okay, you’re in charge. Let me know.”

Leda nodded and was about to say something when something in her arms rang.

“Rustle, rustle, rustle…”

Leda took out a Den Den Mushi in the form of a watch.

This belonged to Kuro, who had given it to him for safekeeping during the battle.

“Kuro, you have a call.”

Leda ran to Kuro and handed out Den Den Mushi.

“Phone call?”

Kuro took it and looked at Den Den Mushi’s expression, his veins were showing.

At this moment, Den Den Mushi’s expression became extremely wretched. This wretched expression, no matter how you look at it, it is infuriating.

“Hey!”

“Kuro, what do you want from me?”

“I looked for you five days ago and you’re only replying to me now? It’s okay, I just want to ask if you’ve finished cutting your nails!”

**TIP**

Kuro angrily pressed his watch and hung up Den Den Mushi, then brought the watch to his wrist.

This old man is really late.

What use was he now?

“Lida, why are you still eating? Pack up and leave.”

Kuro looked at Leda who was still taking out fruits from her backpack and asked curiously, “How much food are you hiding in your bag?”

He remembered that the backpack was from five days ago. It was strange that she had not finished eating it.

“Many!”

Leda said triumphantly, “I have a lot of stored food, I’m afraid I’ll starve. There’s still half left.”

With that, she escaped from her backpack one by one.

“This is an apple.”

“Banana.”

“Pineapple.”

“Hamegoa.”

“Watermelon.”

“And also…”

Kuro watched her take out a large amount of fruit from the bag that reached half of her body at most and couldn’t help but smile.

What is this?

Dimensional Pocket?

That bag can hold so many fruits and a watermelon?

“And this, Tao…”

Leda took out a fruit the size of her head from her bag. The fruit was full of mysterious patterns and the whole thing was sky blue.

Seeing this fruit, Leda tilted her head. “Strange, isn’t it a peach? What is this? Do I have this fruit?”

Seeing this fruit, Kuro was shocked. “Hey, Leda, where did you get the Devil Fruit?”

That pattern can only be found on one fruit in the world.

Devil Fruit!

“Devil Fruit?”

Leda was stunned for a moment and then threw away the Devil Fruit in disdain. She said in disgust, “This thing tastes terrible.”

The worst thing she had eaten in her life was the Devil Fruit. And it was because of the Devil Fruit that she became so hungry so easily.

Kuro reached out to take it and looked at the sky-blue Devil Fruit, which was full of spiral patterns.

The shape of the fruit looks like Paramecia, and the sky blue represents the color of the sky.

“No way…”

Kuro raised his eyebrows as he thought of a possibility.

“Devil Fruit? This is the first time I’ve seen Devil Fruit.”

Crowe stood up and stared curiously at the fruit in Kuro’s hand. “I heard that it’s expensive. A Devil Fruit is worth at least 100 million Berries.”

“If it’s what I think, then this is more than 100 million…”

Kuro was a little uncertain. “It can’t be that coincidental. Although there is a probability that the fruit will be reincarnated on a nearby fruit after the death of the ability user, that is only a probability. It is more likely that it will appear randomly…”

Even if it’s probability, there are a lot of fruits on the island. Why did it happen to be in Leda’s bag?

“Are you sure there is no Devil Fruit in your bag?” Kuro asked.

“Impossible!”

Leda said decisively, “I remember my food clearly!”

What are you so happy about!

Kuro sighed. “If only I had the Devil Fruit Guide.”

If it really is the [Floating Fruit], then Kuro must eat it.

“I do.”

At this time, Mayor Mendel suddenly said, “My family has that index.”