"Having wisdom parable to Benn Be?"

  "However, acc to Arton, his as don't seem all that wise."

  "Or is it that his vision isn't broad enough, thus limiting his ideas for makih?"

  Gioed her in her hand, looking at the diary copy with i.

  Beside her, there was a wanted poster for Kuro.

  She had obtai while reading the diary copy, requesting it from a naval soldier.

  Initially, Gion wasn't particurly ed about Kuro.

  However, when Artoioned "Axe-Hand Man," Gion ged her mind.

  If Kuro could hypnotize "Axe-Hand Man," then Kuro might also possess signifit strength.

  This was Gion's thought.

  And seeing Arton pare Kuro with Benn Be of the Red-Haired Pirates.

  Giarded Kuro even more highly.

  At this moment, her purpose for heading to the East Blue was not just to find Arton.

  Apart from Arton, "Axe-Hand Man," Kuro, and even the daughter of Red-Haired were on her search list.

  "Why 't this man ever finish what he's saying?"

  "Where exactly did this Kuro go to amass wealth?"

  "And who exactly is 'Axe-Hand Man'?"

  "Even Uta is only known to have stayed in the Isnd of Music."

  "Whether she is still there is also unknown."

  "Writing a diary, shouldn't all things be clearly written?"

  Gion sighed, her reseowards Arton growing a bit more.

  Oher side, Syrup Vilge.

  'Spending three years to gain trust and amass wealth?!'

  'Could it be referring to Khadore?!'

  Kaya's eyes widened as she stealthily g the butler Khadore nearby.

  She thought it over, and if there was someone who could match the description of Captain Kuro that Artoioned, it could only be her butler, Khadore.

  'It 't be, how could Khadore possibly be Captain Kuro.'

  'What Artoioned must be someone else.'

  Kaya shook her head, tinuing to bury herself in the medical book under Khadore's puzzled gaze.

  [Speaking of which, besides intelligence, Captain Kuro is also quite skilled in bat.]

  [His self-developed teique "Nukiashi" and the Navy's Six Powers teique "Soru" are parable in terms of speed.]

  [No wonder he could roam the East Blue for so many years.]

  [Unfortunately, "Nukiashi" has a fatal fw; every time he uses "Nukiashi," he 't distinguish between friend and foe.]

  [This causes him to have to distance his rades and fight alone every time he wants to use "Nukiashi."]

  [It's uain if tinuing as a pirate will make him stronger iure.]

  [He probably will, though. Even now, iirement, he never fets bat.]

  [The habit he developed of pushing up his gsses with the palm of his hand, because his on is a glove fitted with ten bdes he still maintains even after retirement.]

  [This shows he still possesses a bat mi...]

  'The way of pushing up gsses?!'

  Kaya blinked and turo look at Khadore.

  And at that moment, Khadore recisely pushing up his gsses with the palm of his hand.

  'Is it true?!'

  Kaya excimed in shock.

  "What's wrong, Miss Kaya?"

  "Is there something on me?"

  Khadore pushed his gsses up with his palm again and asked in fusion.

  "Nothing."

  Kaya hurriedly shook her head.

  Seeing Kaya's dition, Khadore's brows furrowed immediately.

  "Miss Kaya, you're not quite yourself today."

  "Perhaps you're too tired."

  "Let's not read the medical book today."

  Khadore closed the window, then walked over to Kaya and took the medical book from her.

  This a, which had happened often before, shouldn't have seemed strao Kaya.

  But after reading Arton's diary, fag Khadain, she instinctively flinched.

  "Miss Kaya, I've pced the medical book on your desk."

  "Rest for today."

  "I'll take care of you again tomorrow."

  Khadore looked at Kaya with a slight frown, then stood up and walked to the door, saying to her.

  "Wait, Khadore, I have something I want to ask you."

  Kaya, unwilling to believe that Khadore, who had taken care of her for many years, was Captain Kuro seeking her wealth, quickly tried to stop Khadore to crify.

  "What is it, Miss Kaya? Do you have any other instrus?"

  Khadore asked in fusion.

  "I..."

  Kaya pursed her lips, her gaze iently falling on the diary copy.

  [Captain Kuro, perhaps now should be referred to as Khadore.]

  [I hope Kaya doesn't ask Khadore about his habit of pushing up his gsses with his palm.]

  [That guy is likely to be very sensitive about this question.]

  [Kaya is really a poor little girl.]

  [Fortunately, she has more than just Captain Kuro as a butler.]

  [The other butler, Merry, truly cares about Kaya.]

  [Captain Kuro is truly ruthless; when implementing his pn iure, he didn't hesitate to strike down his colleague Merry, who had worked with him for many years.]

  [He even crushed the brand-new gsses that Kaya had prepared as a gift for him.]

  [As a pirate, he is thh, utterly heartless.]

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