There were many ways to break up a fight, but to resolve one perfectly, unless neither fighter truly wanted to fight, the mediator had to be far stronger than both of them.
Kuzan could not do that. In a fight that was not to the death, he and Sakazuki were evenly matched; neither could do anything to the other in a short time.
But Kuzan was clearly taking sides. He did not care what Lyliana was doing and only stopped Sakazuki from fighting back, leaving Sakazuki stuck taking a beating.
Kuzan had no way to deal with Sakazuki, and likewise, Sakazuki could not break free of Kuzan's restraints.
"Kuzan, do you even know what you're doing?!"
"I'm preventing this from escalating beyond control. Starting an irreconcilable conflict with Dr. Siderial's family is not in the Navy's interests. Whether you injure her or do anything else, it will do the Navy no good."
Kuzan could spout official platitudes too. He simply did not usually bother.
As fellow Navy officers, Kuzan had no reason to fight Sakazuki. Even if Sakazuki's bombardment of the evacuation ship was unacceptable to him, he merely loathed Sakazuki's actions in his heart.
That kind of justice was not Kuzan's justice.
But since someone else who also could not stand Sakazuki had made a move, there was nothing wrong with lending her a hand.
He was tough as nails. What harm could a few punches from a little girl do?
Just think about who had created the Prosthetic Bodies, who had given so many soldiers a new lease on life.
Who was overseeing the Pacifista project? If every branch could be equipped with a Garp-type robot, what an effective deterrent that would be against pirates everywhere.
No matter how far this matter was taken, whether to Sengoku, Kong,