Colonel Vidal
Vidal never imagined that when he saw, or even touched, the Justice Coat, he wouldn't be standing in front of a mirror admiring his own stunning good looks, representing the highest level of handsomeness in the Navy.
Instead, he lay in bed bruised and battered, his face contorted with bitterness, enduring waves of excruciating pain all over his body. In such a state, how could he possibly feel any joy at graduation?
What's most infuriating is that Zephyr, citing his teacher's final order, forbade him from using his Devil Fruit power to recover, claiming it was to make him truly appreciate how hard-won 'justice' is.
What else could he do? Although no one was supervising him, Vidal knew he had some principles.
It's best not to try to gloss over something like this.
As for the fact that no one was watching, well. Borsalino in the other room was humming away twenty minutes ago, but now he's strangely quiet.
That's right, Sakazuki has moved back up since he entered the top 20.
However, it was Borsalino who first made the request, because he found spending time with Dragon too boring and dull.
Aside from talking about Vice Admiral Garp, this guy would suddenly get all fired up, but he didn't really like that kind of thing.
Look how nice Vidal is! When the weather is nice, we sunbathe together in the yard, eat fruit, and drink juice.
When the weather is bad, we can chat indoors about the rumors and stories we know, and maybe even tend to our potted plants.
Therefore, they had the best relationship among the four, while Doragasakaski was just an ordinary classmate and roommate.
The two even occasionally argued because of their differing attitudes toward pirates, and would temporarily resolve their differences with their fists on the day of the melee.
Unfortunately, Sakazuki was initially evenly matched, but he became increasingly weaker as the game progressed. Once Dragon successfully mastered Haki Emission, he was completely outmatched.
As a result, the number of disputes decreased, since the conflict was essentially resolved, and in this world, might makes right!
Whether Sakazuki truly submits or not, only he himself knows.
"Borsalino, is he still alive?" Vidal asked weakly, staring at the ceiling.
"I'm dying," a weak voice came from next door.
Borsalino still suspects that Zephyr must have disliked him, which is why he went a little further.
He now breaks out in a cold sweat from the pain of even the slightest movement.
Vidal turned his head slightly and glanced at the neatly folded Justice Coat beside him, and a document placed on top of it.
To be honest, I haven't even read what's written on it yet. I can't help it, it was just too painful before.
He took the document and looked at it, finding that it contained his detailed information and various achievements in the Special Training Camp.
The most eye-catching part is the rank section, which clearly displays the words "Colonel of the Colonel," which should be the highest rank that the Special Training Camp trainees can achieve.
He remembered that Smoker, the Devil Fruit User, was only a colonel at the Colonel at the age of thirty-four, while he himself was in the same class as Smoker when he graduated at the age of twenty-one.
This is the difference in Qidian. From this, we can guess that Smoker will only be Major after graduating from the Special Training Camp.
It's pretty absurd that a Logia Fruit user has ended up like this.
Vidal then looked down and was surprised to find that he had been transferred to Sengoku's direct forces.
This is Admiral; normally he should be serving under Vice Admiral for a period of time.
"Borsalino, what's your rank? Who's your direct superior?"
"I don't know, I haven't seen it yet, and I'm not interested."
But after he said that, four or five breaths later, a voice came from the other end, saying, "Lieutenant Colonel of Headquarters, Vice Admiral Amyz, directly under G-2 Branch."
"As expected," Vidal thought to himself. "It seems that Dragon is very likely Colonel, and Sakazuki is Lieutenant Colonel."
"And you?"
Borsalino, noticing Vidal's prolonged silence, asked him, "He already told me, how could you not tell me?"
Let's be fair, okay?
"Oh, I am Colonel, directly under Admiral Sengoku," Vidal's light voice came through the wall.
Borsalino's expression froze. You did this on purpose, didn't you? You definitely brought this up on purpose!
Can't we still have fun together?
To be honest, I really don't think Vidal's rank should be higher than mine. After all, he is truly strong, and I admire him wholeheartedly.
"Starting tomorrow, we'll be going our separate ways."
"Just don't die~"
"That sounds like my line, 'You can't beat me.'"
"But I can run fast. If I encounter someone I can't beat, I can just leave. You can't do that."
"With Admiral by my side, who can't I defeat?"
"Well"
The two of them chatted back and forth across the distance, and the pain in their bodies seemed to lessen somewhat. The last day slowly passed by in this process.
The next morning, the door to Forest family's little house in the Marineford residential area suddenly opened.
Vidal, draped in a pristine white Justice Coat, stepped across the threshold and stopped in the sunlit courtyard.
Ms. Enid followed them out, accompanied by Enel and Bullet, and looked her tall, handsome, and dashing son up and down with satisfaction.
"Great, we've finally waited for this day!"
"Daddy is so handsome!"
Enel waved his little hands excitedly and shouted to Vidal, while Bullet, standing beside him, suddenly looked forward to the day when he would wear a coat.
He had dreamed of becoming a general since he was a child, but unfortunately, he was betrayed just as his dream was about to come true. However, he could have fulfilled his dream in the navy!
"Oh, Enel- chan, am I not handsome enough?" Connor stood inside the house looking very sad.
"Grandpa is more mighty than Dad!" Enel thought for a moment and finally found a suitable one from his limited vocabulary.
"Ha ha!"
"Alright, let's hurry up and go, Vidal. Don't be late and leave a bad impression on the Sengoku Admiral," Ms. Enid urged hastily.
"Yes!"
Vidal nodded solemnly, exchanged a glance with his father, and then, without further hesitation, strode out of the courtyard gate toward the distant Justice Fortress.
Soon Vidal stood at the door of Sengoku's office.
To be honest, this is my first time visiting Admiral's room. I've only been to Fleet Admiral's offices before, so I don't know what's different about them.
[Knock knock knock.]
Vidal knocked gently on the door, and immediately a familiar voice inside told him to come in. He pushed the door open and went in.
"Reporting to Admiral Sengoku, Colonel Forrest Vidal of the Colonel is reporting for duty!"
Sengoku put down the documents in his hand and looked up. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination, but Vidal felt that the mountain of documents on the table seemed even taller than the Fleet Admiral's.
"Hmm, you must be surprised that you followed me. Well, I can tell you directly, I was the one who asked you to come."
Vidal listened quietly to what Sengoku was about to say.
"Because I think you are the most unique trainee in the first Special Training Camp, and you have a quality that I really like."
Sengoku fed the documents in his hand to a small lamb on the table while looking at Vidal with gentle eyes.
"Honestly, if you weren't in this Special Training Camp, I wouldn't have taken on any of the graduates. I hope you won't let me down in the days to come."
"Yes, Admiral!" Vidal replied calmly.
"Alright, now go to my warship and familiarize yourself with the people and the environment. In a few days, you'll be coming with me to the North Blue for an important mission. Be prepared."
"Yes!"
A slight ripple appeared in Beihai Vidal's eyes.
A huge thank you to Wan Yuqingcheng for the 100-point reward! Hooray!! Vidal has finally graduated from the Special Training Camp! This deserves a round of recommendation votes to celebrate! His naval career officially begins now! Note that as everyone knows, this book will soon be available for purchase, so to prepare for that day, I'll maintain two updates a day for the next few days, with the rest going as reserves. After purchase, I'll update at least three times a day! Of course, if the data is very good, it's possible to update more. I sincerely implore these three thousand readers to help this small author. Who else can I ask but you?