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Great reaction you seem to be very interested in the things that One Piece excels at; character, world building, melding the goofy with the more serious moments which is actually why this is my favorite story wether that be novels, video games, manga, movies, anyways just saying you'll probably love the story all the way through and its fun to watch someone experience it for the first time. Btw idk if you caught on to this, that marine that they hypnotized is Axe Hand Morgan Helmeppo's dad.
So the thing about retiring as a pirate is, if you still have an open bounty on your head, you will always be a target. Some pirates are able to hide and are strong enough to fend off hapless bounty hunters and Marines, but others only get their bounties erased by either capture or death (or making a deal with the World Government). Kuro decided that he didn’t want to even deal with potential bounty hunters at all so he faked his death to release himself from being a target at all.
Also the fact that you love Syrup Village this much just means you’re going to implode at the step-up in quality as the story progresses. For the record, for me, I didn’t get hooked on the series until the Baratié.
Don’t doubt your judgements or intuitions in One Piece, Oda absolutely threaded a needle when it comes to Kuro that you clearly caught on to. Even more interesting is how early in the series a villain like this is. It’s so well done. Lol also the 90s music cut ins are way too fab to ignore
I'm sure the Axe-hand Morgan situation was explained to you, but how deeply Kaya has been manipulated is heartbreaking. The fact that even while clearly being a bad guy right in front of her face, he can still cloud her judgement 💔🫠
