The Young Vice Admiral, Austin Grows Up

Time kept flowing.

In the blink of an eye, six years had passed since the battle of Cake Island.

Nothing major had happened in those years. Pirates still chased and fought one another, while the Marines could only barely maintain stability as they quietly developed their strength behind the scenes.

On this day, Marine Headquarters once again completed the appointment of two officers to the rank of Vice Admiral.

One was Gion, a beautiful woman with long, straight black hair and a Famous Sword in hand.

The other was Tokikake, a somewhat lecherous fat man.

All the high-ranking Marines stationed at Marine Headquarters had gathered to witness the birth of the Navy's two new hopes for the future.

Both were promising officers expected to surpass the rank of Vice Admiral and become top-tier fighting forces in the future.

"There are more and more young people in the Marines. They are the hope of the future."

Sengoku sighed emotionally as he wiped his glasses.

"That's right."

The purple-haired Zephyr beside him smiled as well.

"Gion and Tokikake were the two finest Marines of their class. Achieving this much now is only natural."

"But there is still a gap between them and the previous few classes..."

As Gion's sworn elder sister, Vice Admiral Tsuru did not lavish her with praise like the others. Instead, she stated an undeniable fact.

"The seas are cruel, after all. Not everyone is like Austin and the others."

As she spoke, Tsuru glanced sideways at Garp, who was sleeping soundly nearby without a care in the world.

As though sensing her gaze—

Pop—!!!

The snot bubble instantly burst, and Garp opened his eyes.

"What, is it over already?"

"We were talking about your fine disciple. He completely led the Marine training camp astray!!!"

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