The towering, majestic Gates of Justice slowly opened, making the enormous warship appear especially tiny beneath them.
The warship slowly passed through the Gates of Justice and entered the inland sea of Marine Headquarters. No, calling it an inland lake would have been more appropriate, except the lake was filled with seawater. It was quite vast, and the inner lake was very calm, aside from the occasional warship cutting across its surface and raising ripples.
Carlos stood at the bow of the warship, looking around Marine Headquarters. Heh, openly sizing up Marine Headquarters like this was quite a novel experience. In the distance, Marine recruits were training hard in the square, their sweat pouring down as the atmosphere buzzed with energy.
Once Momousagi's warship docked at the pier, a Marine Rear Admiral who had been contacted in advance arrived under Fleet Admiral Kong's orders to receive Carlos. He also arranged Carlos's living arrangements until he left Marine Headquarters.
This Marine Rear Admiral had been Kong's longtime chief clerk and could also be called Kong's secretary officer. Though he was a Rear Admiral, his status was no lower than that of a Vice Admiral.
The moment Carlos saw the person who had come to receive him, he was displeased. He had expected that no higher-ups would come to greet him. After all, it was difficult to accept in such a short time that a former enemy had suddenly become an ally.
Fine, if the higher-ups did not want to come, then they did not have to. But at least send more people. Sending just one person... Though he was a Rear Admiral from Marine Headquarters and held no low status in the Marines, who were they looking down on?
Did they think one Rear Admiral was enough to deal with Carlos?