"I wonder if I am worthy of your approval, Fleet Admiral?"
Gion and Rosen locked eyes, and when she heard the other say that they had no shortage of soldiers and servants, but no shortage of female Admirals to pacify the sea, a slight smile appeared on her lips.
"Your conscription application has been approved."
Rosen met Gion's gaze, speaking with a smile, but his tone was very serious.
"It's my pleasure."
Gion took a step forward, now only a hand's breadth away from Rosen:
"Rosen."
Welcome back.
She first reached out to straighten Rosen's Justice Coat, then looked at the man in front of her and let out a long sigh of relief.
Her heart was in her throat the moment she saw Rosen heading to Hachinosu alone.
Even after witnessing the enemy wipe out the Hive, behead Ochoku, and tear through the sky to return to Marine Headquarters, he was not completely at ease.
I knew this moment.
Gion finally felt completely relieved.
Happy graduation.
Gion.
Rosen's Observation Haki was naturally able to clearly perceive Gion's drastic emotional fluctuations.
"Hey, buddy."
"What about mine?"
"Don't forget, I graduated too!"
Seeing that Rosen doted on Gion, Kake completely forgot about his role as the background character.
"How could I forget?"
"the same as you."
"Happy graduation, Kake!"
Seeing this, Rosen couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle, then reached out and waved towards the still-present Garganta in the sky.
call out
Two coats suddenly flew out of the Garganta and landed in his hands like birds.
"When I graduated, Professor Zephyr gave me a Justice Coat as a graduation gift."
"It symbolizes my hope that I will become a Marine admiral soon."
"Now, I'm also giving you a coat of justice, and I hope you can all become admirals."
With a wave of his hand, Rosen draped two Justice Coats over Gion and Kake respectively.
"A Marine admiral?"
Gion reached out and grabbed the justice coat that Rosen had draped over her shoulders, her pretty face showing a slight change in expression.
This is not the overcoat worn by an ordinary officer, but the righteous overcoat of a Navy Admiral.
Although doing so was somewhat presumptuous, given her admiral-like magnanimity and the fact that it was a gift from Rosen, no one in the Navy Headquarters would have any objections.
"Brother."
"Your clothes are really heavy."
"However, I will wear it properly."
The moment Kake donned the coat of justice, he seemed to feel the heavy burden that a Marine admiral must shoulder.
He finally understood that Rosen had been carrying this burden ever since graduation.
"I believe in you."
Rosen's gaze swept over Gion and Kake, then he nodded.
"Ah la la la la, the new three Admirals?"
"I saw the three of them."
"I suddenly feel like I'm getting old."
Seeing Rosen, Gion, and Kake getting along so well, Kuzan couldn't help but think of himself, Sakazuki, and Borsalino.
The difference is really huge!
"It's not the new three admirals, but the Fleet Admiral and his three admirals."
"Junior."
"Even before he graduated, he was already building his own team and creating his own three admirals."
Borsalino shook his head, correcting Kuzan's statement.
He was the person in the Navy Headquarters who knew Rosen's ambitions best.
His junior classmate is going to build his own Navy Headquarters and his own three admirals.
Gion is one of them.
The second point is that additional calculations are required.
As for the last of the three new Admirals, Borsalino thought it should be the devil's heir who was the first to follow Rosen.
Douglas Bullet.
"yes!"
When Sengoku saw Rosen and the other two, he looked pleased.
For a Fleet Admiral who had lived most of his life and was about to retire from his prime, nothing was more gratifying than seeing the navy pass on its torch, with each generation stronger than the last.
That's how it is now.
The next Fleet Admiral is Rosen.
The admirals at the peak of their careers are Kuzan, Sakazuki, and Borsalino.
A promising young Marine officer with the potential to become an admiral, there is Gion, and there is Kake.
These forces were also united by Rosen's presence.
Seeing the promising future of the Navy Headquarters, and even its unprecedented golden age, and being able to witness it all firsthand, how could Sengoku not be overjoyed?
"I, as an Admiral, am likely facing the risk of losing my job."
Upon hearing this, Kuzan wore a pained expression.
"Aren't I the same?"
Borsalino shrugged.
At this moment, the three Admirals, who rarely interacted before, had many more interactions than before because of Rosen's appearance.
At least, that's true for Borsalino and Kuzan.
"It seems it's time to put this matter on the agenda."
Sengoku glanced at Rosen, who was chatting and laughing with Gion and Kake, and his eyes flickered. He had already made a decision in his mind:
"Kuzan."
Borsalino.
"And then there's Victor Seiji."
"Come with me for a moment, there's something I need to discuss with you."
After saying that,
He called to Borsalino, Kuzan, and Victor Seiji beside him, and they walked toward the Fleet Admiral's office.
The Ochoku Pirates have been wiped out and swept into the dustbin of history by Rosen.
The Navy's graduation ceremony has also concluded.
Zephyr, as the person in question, also carried Ochoku's head to the Marine cemetery to pay respects to his wife and children.
After witnessing all of this, Sengoku lost the desire to stay at the Marine Academy and instead decided to deal with the series of upheavals that would engulf the seas after the Ochoku Pirates were expelled.
Of course.
There is another matter that is more important to the entire Navy Headquarters than dealing with the aftermath of Rosen's killing of Ochoku and the changing situation at sea.
In his view, only by implementing this matter as soon as possible can the Navy Headquarters usher in an unprecedented period of prosperity.
With the departures of Zephyr, Sengoku, and others, and the return of Rosen with Ochoku's head, the graduation ceremony, which had already passed its end time, finally came to a close.
Students from Zephyr Class, as well as other classes, whether they knew each other or not, greeted their classmates before leaving alone or in twos and threes.
After taking photos with Gion, Kake, Smoker, Hina, and others, Rosen also left the Marine academy.
Having already graduated early, he no longer chose to live in the military academy dormitory as before. Instead, under the guidance of a Captain from headquarters arranged by Sengoku, he arrived at a detached villa with a small garden in the officers' living quarters of Marineford.
Obviously.
The Sengoku had already arranged accommodations for him long ago.
Everything inside, from furniture and appliances to daily necessities, is brand new and fully stocked.
Normally, logistics personnel come to clean and tidy up every day.
Rosen only requires you to bring your bags and you can move in directly.
He was happy to relax and take a break.
after all.
He single-handedly confronted the Four Emperors' crews, and although he was unharmed, only his clothes were slightly dirty, the consumption of his Haki, physical strength, and mental energy was considerable. Then he tore through the Garganta and rushed back to the Marine Headquarters in Paradise from Hachinosu in the New World.
This was the first time Rosen had felt what fatigue was since graduating from Marine school.
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POWERSTONE! POWERSTONE! POWERSTONE!! 🔥🔥🔥