It was still possible that this world had a path leading to other worlds.
He had already crossed into this world himself, so what was truly impossible anymore?
However, that place would definitely be difficult to find.
It might even require a specific opportunity or timing.
Cyrus raised a hand to his chin, thinking silently.
No matter what, he would have to try it someday.
If it turned out to be impossible, he would lose nothing.
But if it really was possible... that was honestly something worth looking forward to.
Beside him, Katakuri listened to Cyrus and the others talk. He only caught half of it and did not quite understand, but he did not interrupt them.
For the time being, Cyrus set aside the matter he had been thinking about and raised his eyes toward Katakuri.
"Do you need something?"
Hearing Cyrus ask, Katakuri nodded calmly.
"Yes. I came to ask what I should do next."
"That, huh…"
Cyrus thought for a moment.
Instead of immediately giving the next instruction, he fixed his eyes on Katakuri.
"Your brothers and sisters don't care about what happened to Big Mom?"
When Cyrus asked that, Katakuri's heart tightened. After thinking it over, however, he still answered honestly.
"They do care. She is our mother, after all. But they also understand that someone capable of defeating Mama is not someone we can oppose.
"What I want to know is how you intend to arrange things for my family."
When Cyrus asked about his siblings, Katakuri truly became nervous.
"Establish a branch of the Hunter Guild. As for your family, they can temporarily join the Guild."
Cyrus continued, "But I'll remind you now. From this point on, you are no longer pirates. I can choose not to ask about what you did before, but as for what you are not allowed to do from now on, I think you should understand that clearly enough."
Katakuri nodded, letting out a quiet breath of relief.
"I understand."
"Good. I'll have Crocodile contact you later."
After Cyrus finished speaking, he waved his hand.
Katakuri turned to leave, but just as he was about to go, Cyrus remembered something and spoke again.
"Right. If you discover Whitebeard's ship, report it to me."
"Whitebeard?"
Hearing that name, Katakuri's heart shook, and he turned back in surprise.
"I received word that Whitebeard is heading this way."
"I understand."
Katakuri nodded solemnly, then left quickly.
"Whitebeard, Edward Newgate. The strongest man in the world."
Issho faced Cyrus and spoke each word slowly.
"Did I not tell you?"
Seeing Issho's expression, Cyrus sounded somewhat surprised.
"Did you?" Robin asked back with a smile.
"I don't remember. But the information should be correct."
Cyrus thought back for a moment, then shook his head.
Even if he had mentioned it before, it had probably only been in passing.
"So? After fighting Big Mom, are you going to start another war with Whitebeard?" Issho asked seriously.
This time, they had basically won while lying down.
They had done nothing at all.
Cyrus had simply struck directly at the leader, defeated Big Mom, and the situation where Issho had been expected to act had never appeared.
"We were going to meet sooner or later anyway."
Cyrus did not hide anything.
After all, it was only a matter of time.
If things went according to his own thoughts, it would not only be Whitebeard.
Kaido and Red-Hair were also included.
Compared with the less famous pirates of the New World, Cyrus would definitely have to personally visit people like Whitebeard.
Only by defeating them one by one could the New World truly be brought under control.
This time, Whitebeard had taken the initiative to come over, saving Cyrus the trouble of finding him.
"That won't work."
Robin frowned slightly after hearing Cyrus's words.
"What?"
Cyrus turned back and asked.
"It's too fast. Even if you are destined to meet these people eventually, right now is still too soon."
After saying that, Robin thought for a moment, choosing her words carefully before speaking again.
"Big Mom and Whitebeard are both rulers of the New World. If you defeat them, then yes, in a sense, you will have occupied their territory. But your side has too few people.
If you fill one area with pirates, that can work. But if every region is filled with pirates and used to support the Hunter Guild, can that really hold together?"
Robin had raised a very practical problem.
Cyrus was not someone who refused to listen to advice.
"I think you may be rushing things a little too much," Robin said again.
Issho and Baby 5 did not speak. They simply watched Cyrus in silence.
"That's true."
Cyrus nodded.
With his strength, he could indeed suppress many things directly.
But to build a force that covered a massive area, even a relatively loose organization like the Hunter Guild still needed enough people to operate it.
Filling everything with pirates would indeed be hard to justify.
"Should I ask that crocodile for some people?"
Cyrus said, rubbing his chin.
"That probably won't work. I think he should be short on manpower too."
Compared to Cyrus's side, Robin felt Crocodile was even more lacking in people.
After all, he had more matters to handle.
"If not for the Revolutionary Army's help, along with the arrangements you made earlier, the Hunter Guild would not have developed this quickly."
Robin looked at Cyrus.
"Actually, this problem is very easy to solve. You just need to wait for a while. You only need to wait until the Hunter Exam begins."
Cyrus naturally understood what Robin meant.
Four or five months would be enough time for some people to begin standing out.
And those people could serve as the backbone of the Hunter Guild when the time came.
"And there is another issue. The New World needs strong people stationed here. Of course, if you plan to stay in the New World from now on, that would also work."
Robin spoke again.
"You're right, but sometimes things don't develop according to my will. For example, I can't control Whitebeard's movements this time."
Cyrus raised a hand and pressed it to his forehead.
As expected, it was a huge headache.
Although he had already handed off many matters to other people, there were still plenty of problems on his side.
Seeing him like that, Robin covered her mouth and laughed softly.
"What are you laughing at?"
Cyrus glanced sideways at Robin, his tone somewhat unfriendly.
"Actually, I may have made it sound a little too serious. Not all pirates are vicious monsters. Take this situation, for example. There are definitely many evil people within Big Mom's crew.
If we tried to investigate everything, then the Totto Land sea region would indeed become a huge problem. But the way you are handling it now may actually be better."
After saying that, Robin glanced at Issho.
"We don't have the time to pursue every single thing they did in the past. What matters most is what they do from now on."
"This old man thinks that makes sense as well," Issho said with a nod, giving his opinion.
"So?" Cyrus looked at Robin.
"Your strength is growing too quickly. It has made you less used to thinking things through."
Robin looked at Cyrus with a smile across her face.
"Back when we were still in the Four Seas, you were clearly able to think through many things."
"Was I?"
Cyrus scratched his cheek and turned to look at Issho.
"Do not look at this old man. This old man does not know it!"
Issho shook his head directly.
In any case, ever since he had met Cyrus, Cyrus had already been quite good at solving problems with force.
"No wonder…"
Robin's reminder made Cyrus slowly realize what had been happening.
No wonder most of the strong characters in hot-blooded worlds were hot-blooded idiots.
He had almost become that kind of person himself.
There were simply too few people like Aizen.
When one's own combat strength grew higher and higher, using force to solve problems naturally became the first option whenever something came up.
"So this time, I shouldn't move too fast. I should wait and let things develop slowly?" Cyrus spoke while nodding.
"That's basically right, but as you said, some things really are sudden incidents."
Robin continued smiling at him.
"In that case, if Whitebeard comes looking for me, I'll just deal with him however I should."
Cyrus thought for a moment before speaking.
"Although what you said makes sense, I don't want to move forward that slowly. I'll settle the New World's situation quickly. If anyone dares to break my rules, I don't mind teaching them properly all over again."
Robin slapped a hand to her forehead.
Issho's mouth twitched wildly.
So what exactly had he understood?
"If you do that, the Hunter Guild in the New World will become even looser, perhaps even scattered across different territories. The best-case scenario would be that the New World's structure remains similar to how it was before," Robin reminded him.
"That's enough."
Cyrus looked at Robin.
"After all, anyone who wants to interfere with my plans will first have to test whether my blade is sharp enough."
That statement…
Robin shook her head helplessly.
If you're strong, you make the rules.
In the end, this world really was still one where the strong decided everything.
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