The next day, dawn had barely broken.
Quite a few figures had already gathered by the sea, discussing things excitedly.
"Special training is finally starting today. I thought we'd have to keep waiting forever!"
"Yeah, I heard there's a new instructor."
"Just our luck. Vice Admiral Dragon happened to leave on an emergency mission. This new instructor definitely can't be as strong as Vice Admiral Dragon."
"You can't put it that way. Strength doesn't determine how good someone is at teaching. The fact that he can become an instructor at the Marine Headquarters Training Camp says a lot in itself."
"But Vice Admiral Dragon trained plenty of outstanding students too, especially the Three Monsters from the previous class. I heard they're already no weaker than many Marine Headquarters rear admirals!"
"Speaking of monsters, there are plenty of formidable newcomers in our class too. Doberman, Herbert, and Dalmatia from Marine Headquarters, Strawberry from G2 Branch, and Rice from G8 Branch. Every one of them has monster-like strength!"
Most of the newcomers had their eyes on the five most dazzling figures. Three of them were strong individuals skilled in swordsmanship, one possessed the rather rare Iron Head Technique, and the last, though merely a user of an ordinary Zoan Devil Fruit, had shown quite remarkable performance when paired with his formidable Martial Arts.
Soon, Zephyr's burly figure appeared before them. Behind him stood a tall Marine officer who looked rather young, leaving everyone present somewhat confused. Was this... a transfer student?
In truth, most of them had heard Longinus's name to some extent, but very few had actually seen what he looked like.
Still, amid the confused whispers, two cries of surprise stood out in particular.
"Senior Longinus!"
"Boss Longinus!"
The speakers were Rice from G8 Branch, sporting a Mohawk, and Strawberry