Naval headquarters.
A conference room with a simple decoration style has a rectangular conference table.
Sitting at the conference table were some senior naval generals. The lowest rank among them was major general, and the highest rank was naturally Marshal Zhan Guo.
Admiral Sakaski was not in the meeting room because he was fighting pirates in the New World, so there were only two admirals present.
Aokiji, Kuzan!
Kizaru, Borsalino!
Of course, some of Akainu's radical generals are here as well. Vice Admiral Doberman is a radical hawkish navy officer.
The information of the seventy students was passed back and forth among these naval generals. Sometimes someone would give the student to someone else, and sometimes there would be fierce verbal disputes.
After about an hour of selection, most of the seventy cadets had been selected by naval generals from various factions.
At this time, there was only one student's file left on the brown conference table.
The file naturally belonged to Coles.
As the most dazzling new star in the navy recently, the management of Charlotte Coles immediately attracted the attention of all the generals present.
The two seats below Sengoku were Admiral Aokiji and Admiral Kizaru.
Aokiji folded his arms across his chest and closed his eyes, his face showing that he was not too keen on recruiting "future generals".
And next to Borsalino.
She was trimming her fingernails with a pair of nail clippers and seemed to have no interest in Coles, the rising star of the Navy.
This is a bit strange.
Zhan Guo put down the form filled out by Coles and asked, "Kuzan, do you think of Coles like this?"
Kuzan opened his eyes and said, "Marshal, that handsome young man you mentioned, I saw him last time at the elite training camp, he was very good."
Sengoku turned to look at Kizaru next to him: "Borsalino, Coles is also inclined to join your team, what do you think?"
Borsalino continued trimming his nails while responding to Marshal Sengoku's questions.
"Charlotte Coles, his growth rate is amazing, he is a real 'monster'! But he is also a lot of trouble. I prefer a quieter time, so let Kuzan take care of him!"
The meaning of this statement was very clear, and it was obvious that Coles was being given to Kuzan.
Zhan Guo understood, and then announced: "Since there is no dispute, then Charlotte Coles will be under Kuzan's command, and you, Kuzan, will be his direct superior."
Kuzan had no objection to this. After all, a rising star in the navy with the potential of a great admiral was very worthy of leading.
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Time passed, and the time until graduation from the elite training camp shortened. Ten days, nine days, eight days, seven days...
Finally, the time came to the night before graduation.
Inside the dormitory building.
The tense atmosphere of the past has now turned into an extremely relaxed state.
Because the students don’t need to continue training tomorrow, they can just wait for graduation.
In the dormitory.
Coles was rarely practicing. He was organizing his improvement over the past year.
The most obvious improvement in strength is the cultivation of Observation Haki and Armament Haki.
Only by mastering this pair of domineering powers can one truly step into the threshold of becoming a strong person.
Next, comes the improvement of physical skills.
Through high-intensity training, not to mention the six naval styles he mastered, his physical fitness alone has improved immeasurably.
The number of shadow soldiers summoned by the shadows has now reached three hundred.
In addition, he also developed many new moves with the power of the Shadow Fruit.
"Shadow Domination": Using the shadows on creatures or objects to exercise forced control and domination.
"Shadow Sealing Technique": Relying on the power of shadow, construct a powerful sealing barrier to seal the enemy inside and cut off contact with the outside world.
"Shadow Swap": You can use it on your own shadow soldiers to swap positions. (The current range of possible swaps is within 100 meters)
"Shadow Sun": ... (Coles is still unsure of the power of this attack, but it should be the strongest attack at this stage)
Under the guidance and training of Instructor Gion and Major Kahn, his swordsmanship has officially reached the level of a swordsman and can now deliver flying slashes.
Compared to before he arrived at the headquarters, Coles's strength can be said to have improved by leaps and bounds.
As for whether he has the power to protect himself against the Seven Warlords now, he is not too sure. He will only know after a real fight.
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The night passed quietly.
The time for graduation has finally arrived.
Coles woke up early and started packing his things because he had to leave this place after today.
Looking at everything in the house, he felt a little reluctant, but this feeling was fleeting. After all, he had already prepared himself mentally to leave the elite training camp.
After breakfast.
The cadets began to head to the academy's square and sat on the seats below, just like at the opening ceremony.
There was no carefully planned graduation ceremony, nor any tearful speeches.
On this last day, Zefa walked up to the stage with his burly figure and said only one sentence:
"You've graduated!"
These five words contain a lot of meanings, including the hard training in the past year, the instructors' tireless teaching, and the reluctance to leave.
"Goodbye, Mr. Zefa!"
"Goodbye, Mr. Zefa!"
Coles stood up with a serious expression and saluted, and the students around him did the same.
When the elite training camp opened, they had already heard Zefa say that this would be the last class taught by Teacher Zefa.
This elite training camp has come to an end. In addition to the graduation of the students, it is also the time for Teacher Zefa to leave the military academy and step down as chief instructor.
Zefa was wearing a navy coat, a relieved smile on his old face.
He believed in his heart that this class of students would become the pride of the Navy!
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After Zefa left, the instructor began to distribute graduation notices to the students.
As the names were read out one by one, the students left the square one by one.
In the end, the instructor no longer had the appointment notice in his hand, but Coles was still the only one left on the field.
"Charlotte Coles, regarding your next appointment, Admiral Aokiji asked you to go to his office in person to see him."
"OK."
Coles stood up, already understanding in his mind that since he was going to find Aokiji, he must have joined Kuzan's faction.
This was not unexpected.
The things in the dormitory had already been sorted out, and he also had his own shadow space, so he left with ease.
Coles, wearing a navy coat and a magic sword hanging at his waist, walked out of the military academy in high spirits.
Then he strode towards the huge tower with the two big words "Navy" printed on it.
People come and go along the way.
This shows how busy our department is right now.
After reaching the superstructure through the tower's elevator stairs, Coles officially stepped into the vision of the senior management of the Navy Headquarters.
After asking a soldier on duty where Admiral Aokiji's office was, Coles walked straight in that direction.
A few minutes later.
Coles came to the door of Aokiji's office, reached out and knocked on the door, saying, "General Kuzan, I'm Charlotte Coles, reporting in today!"
However, the office was silent and no response came out.
What's going on
Coles was a little confused. He couldn't help but knock on the door of the office again: "General Kuzan, I am Charlotte Coles."
Still no response from the office.
What's going on? I can clearly sense the presence of Admiral Aokiji inside
Coles suddenly thought of Kuzan's habit of sleeping anytime and anywhere.
Could he have fallen asleep
He used his observation Haki to investigate.
Then, Coles's face was speechless. General Kuzan really fell asleep.
Faced with direct supervisor sleeping during working hours.
The subordinates’ choice is to wait for the leader to wake up naturally without disturbing him, or to wake him up directly
Coles' choice, naturally, was to wake up the leader directly.
He pushed open the sliding door of the office and saw Kuzan sleeping in the chair at his desk with a green sleeping mask on his face.
Coles saluted and said loudly, "Report to Admiral Kuzan, Lieutenant Commander Charlotte Coles from the Navy Headquarters is reporting in."
The loud sound woke Kuzan from his sleep.
Kuzan reached out and moved the green sleeping mask covering his eyes to his forehead, and said calmly: "Oh, sorry, I fell asleep suddenly."
Coles lowered his saluting hand and asked, "General Kuzan, I wonder what I should do next?"
Kuzan scratched his afro and said absentmindedly, "Ah, I think I forgot."
Coles: …
Kuzan searched the table for something, then took out a pirate wanted poster and said, "How about this, you go and catch this pirate first."
Coles stepped forward and took the reward warrant.
The photo on the bounty poster was of a middle-aged man with a ferocious face, whose most distinctive feature was the row of sharp teeth in his mouth.
Below it are the words "Life or Death" and the pirate's name and bounty.
"Crazy Tooth" Lemus!
The bounty is 200 million Baileys!