On a well-lit mangrove tree more than ten meters high in the Shampoo Islands.

Kuzan wore a blue hat, a light gray windbreaker, a white vest, a pair of black trousers, and a pair of black sunglasses, lying lazily on it and basking in the sun.

His arms are obviously missing, causing the windbreaker to be a little loose.

The Navy Headquarters has powerful doctors, so over the past few days, his injuries have almost recovered.

Without his arms, it can be said that his daily activities are a lot of trouble, and his strength has also been reduced a lot.

He felt that if he faced himself at his peak now, he would be easily defeated.

But apart from these things, which made it difficult for him to adapt for a while, there were no other major problems.

Because thinking of being able to escape the quagmire of war, Kuzan felt that it was all worth it.

From the moment Sakaski, Porusalino, and Sengoku all turned to Yongen, he knew that the World Government had absolutely no chance of winning.

He and Yongen had some personal grudges, so being able to survive was a sign of Yongen's mercy.

At that time, he just had a whim and asked whether he could withdraw from this request.

Yes, this is a request in Kuzan's view.

If Yongen did not agree at that time, even if Sakaski, Porusalino, and Sengoku wanted to save him, Yongen could have killed him.

Kuzan is very clear about this.

In fact, even if the World Government does not order him to abdicate, Aokiji plans to propose the abdication matter in a few days.

Because he simply doesn’t want to face Yongen on the battlefield anymore.

However, being ordered to abdicate, one advantage for Kuzan is that he can pretend to be dissatisfied and leave the Navy Headquarters, without having to worry about all kinds of troublesome things.

The previous savings, plus the billion beli that the world government now gave him as compensation.

Kuzan knew that as long as he didn't spend money lavishly in the future, he could live a very comfortable life.

He didn't know what Yongen wanted to do, and he didn't know why Yongen didn't start a war now.

If you think about it carefully, you may not be able to guess something.

It's just that he is already an outsider at this time, and there is no point in thinking about so many things.

From now on, he only needs to think about how to live a comfortable life.

"I really didn't expect that after retiring from the position of general, it would be so easy."

Kuzan said with a smile while basking in the warm sun.

Kuzan felt very comfortable not having to be tied to the navy headquarters on standby.

At this moment, although Kuzan's vision did not spread over a large area, he still sensed something unexpected.

"Just be honest with me."

Kuzan became aware of it with concentration.

A corpulent pirate with a ferocious figure was driving a little girl who was no more than twelve years old, but could vaguely see that she had some beauty in her appearance.

This little girl was wearing some tattered linen clothes and had some scars on her hands and feet.

There was a sound of "pop!"

Kuzan felt that although the little girl was whipped with a whip that was dozens of centimeters thick, her body was shaking a little, and tears were constantly falling on her face, she did not dare to make a sound.

"Hahaha~ It's okay to cry. Some financial backers just like you."

The pirate, who was over two meters tall and somewhat muscular, laughed when he saw them like this.

"..."

Kuzan was silent when he saw this.

"This is a good seedling. It would be great if you can play with it."

A pirate who was only 1.5 meters tall said with a sad look on his face.

"Are you stupid?"

"You can play whatever you want after selling it."

"It was hard to get this, but it won't be worth it once you play with it."

Facing the ferocious pirate, he said in a tone of hatred.

"I'm just talking."

The wretched pirate, who was 1.5 meters tall, said with a resentful expression.

"It's not a pity that you were caught by us."

"If you can find a good sponsor."

"You may even live a luxurious life that is difficult to experience even if you work hard all your life."

The strong pirate holding a long whip spoke.

But the little girl didn't reply.

There had already been a commotion on the ship where she was captured and brought here.

But it was of no use at all. Compared with these pirates, their strength had no room for resistance.

Just when Kuzan was hesitating whether to take action or not.

A little girl with dirty hair and face, and extremely gray eyes met his gaze.

The little girl's originally dull eyes brightened, and she opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask for help from him, but she still lowered her head and did not speak.

Kuzan felt a little touched when he saw this.

In the Shampoo Islands, human trafficking is a gray area.

Their navy won't care about it. After all, there are Tianlong people here from time to time, who will come to buy slaves, so their navy can't care too much.

It's not that there are no new recruits in the navy who want to seek justice, but those who have learned the full situation.

Except for a few marines who were overwhelmed by anger, most of them would calm down and turn a blind eye to this situation.

It's hard for Kuzan to say anything about this kind of thing. Since he can't control it, he just avoids it.

So in the past, Kuzan would try his best to avoid places like the Chambord Islands.

It's just that this time he just separated from the Navy Headquarters and he hasn't decided where to go yet, so he will temporarily stop at the Chambord Islands.

I didn't expect to encounter such a thing by chance.

When these pirates were driving these little girls past the Kuzan tree.

"These people stay, you can get out."

Kuzan said lazily.

"who?!"

Hearing this, the strong pirate looked around and said loudly.

"Boss, above."

The 1.5-meter-tall pirate with a somewhat wretched appearance reminded him.

"Do you still need to remind me? The boss must know it."

Facing the ferocious fat pirate, he immediately flattered him and said.

The little girl just looked up.

Kuzan turned over and jumped directly from the tree.

Kuzan jumped from a height of more than ten meters and landed lightly on the ground without any damage to the ground.

"Who are you!"

The two-meter-tall, muscular pirate looked at the sudden appearance of a man who was one-third taller than him, his eyes narrowed and he said nervously.

Before Kuzan could answer, a gust of wind blew by.

A sound of "Hu~".

Kuzan's gray trench coat was blown up.

The short pirate saw a flash of empty cuffs at a glance.

"Boss, his arm is broken."

"A disabled person wants to do something brave? Hahaha~"

The fat pirate who was facing the fierce scene also saw it and smiled disdainfully.

"Hahahaha~"

The strong pirate also laughed. He thought that this person who suddenly appeared was a powerful character.

After all, if this person stood there alone, with a height of three meters, he would still look very intimidating.

But after knowing that this man had no arms, he relaxed.

Because without arms, you can't even hold weapons, let alone fight.

The little girl just wanted to ask for help because this was their last chance.

But she just saw that the man's cuffs were a little loose and seemed to have no arms, so she gave up on asking for help.

Otherwise, it would be bad if this person is implicated.

"You run away quickly, otherwise you will be killed by them like my father."

The little girl heard the ridicule of these pirates and reminded her in a hoarse voice.

Kuzan was originally unmoved by the ridicule of these pirates, but when the little girl spoke up, Kuzan was a little surprised.

He looked at the little girl with unbearable eyes.
Chapter completed!