One Piece Chapter 26, page 5-6: CAPTAIN KURO'S PLAN
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Kuro continues explaining his scheme: "I'VE SPENT THREE YEARS GETTING EVERYONE TO TRUST ME, AND AS SOON AS SHE WRITES THE WILL, NO ONE WILL SUSPECT ME! THIS WAY, I CAN OPENLY... CLAIM HER WEALTH!" Jango, looking skeptical, asks, "JUST FOR THIS YOU SPENT THREE YEARS BEING A BUTLER...? IF I WERE YOU, I WOULD HAVE JUST ROBBED THEM STRAIGHT ON!" Kuro replies, "IF I HAD DONE THAT, I'D STILL BE AN OUTLAW, AND THE MARINES WOULD STILL BE CHASING ME! THIS PLAN CAN GET ME TONS OF MONEY, PLUS I WON'T HAVE THE MARINES CHASING ME. I LIKE USING MY HEAD TO FIND A PEACEFUL WAY TO SETTLE THINGS!
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Jango bursts out laughing, "HAHAHAHA! PEACEFUL WAY TO SETTLE THINGS? YOU MEAN MURDERING HER ENTIRE FAMILY IS A PEACEFUL WAY?" Kuro replies coldly, "HEY! WHAT ENTIRE FAMILY? KAYA'S PARENTS DIED NATURALLY! THAT WAS OUTSIDE MY PLANS!" Jango waves it off, "WHATEVER, LET'S NOT ARGUE OVER THIS. ANYWAYS, YOU JUST NEED TO SEND THE SIGNAL! OUR SHIP HAS BEEN ANCHORED CLOSE BY... FOR ALMOST A WEEK! THEY CAN'T HOLD BACK ANY LONGER...." A dark silhouette of the Black Cat Pirates is shown. Below, Luffy and Usopp listen in stunned silence.