What Kuzan wanted to confirm was nothing more than the true relationship between Sharon Lily and Sharon Lawrence. He also wanted to find out whether they were really pirates.
After spending these days with Sharon Lily, it was impossible for the young Kuzan to say he felt nothing for the beautiful girl. But his reason kept telling him that there was something seriously wrong with Sharon Lily's identity.
So even after hearing Sharon Lily's form of address for Sharon Lawrence with his own ears, Kuzan still held onto a faint, unrealistic hope.
He even hoped that their attack on the Marines had been some misunderstanding—one that could be explained.
And after Sharon Lawrence was sent flying by Tsugikuni Yoriichi, hearing his subordinates address Lawrence as "King Sharon" and "Your Majesty" gave Kuzan even more hope.
"Are you alright, Kuzan?"
"I saw you get sent flying by him. I thought I'd have to lead the next mission myself."
Tsugikuni Yoriichi glanced at Lawrence's subordinates on the deck and slowly sheathed his sword.
Everyone who had leaped onto the deck alongside Sharon Lawrence had been intimidated by Tsugikuni Yoriichi's terrifying strength. After seeing Sharon Lawrence lose an arm in one strike and get sent flying by the second, no one dared make a rash move.
Having successfully brought the situation under control, Tsugikuni Yoriichi saw Kuzan return to the deck as if nothing had happened and teased him, showing no regard whatsoever for these "opponents."
"Kuzan, as a leader, your performance just now was rather unbecoming!"
"As your subordinate, I'm very worried about you!"
Tsugikuni Yoriichi spoke with an unexpectedly admonishing tone.
If not for the fact that anyone could clearly see Tsugikuni Yoriichi wore a field officer's epaulets while Kuzan wore a general officer's epaulets, one might have thought Tsugikuni Yoriichi