Marine Little Giant: Donquixote Rosinante!?
"General Sengoku and I will stay at headquarters. Tsuru and Garp will lead the team. You should also come with us to the East Blue. In Loguetown, we will execute Roger." Admiral Sengoku said in a rather cheerful mood.
Admiral Sengoku certainly had reason to be happy. Not only was Pirate King Roger about to be publicly executed by the Marines, but Shiki had also been captured. From this perspective, the Marines was in a great position. It was just a shame that there were no stocks in this era, otherwise, this performance would have caused a surge in stock prices.
"I see, I understand." Ortolan nodded, then asked, "When do we depart?"
The Chief Staff Officer, sitting on the sofa, took a sip of tea and said, "We'll meet at noon. All the arrangements have been made. You can take Li and board the ship."
"No problem," Ortolan immediately agreed.
Seeing that there was nothing else going on here, and that the Admiral Sengoku and the Chief Staff Officer Tsuru- He were having tea and getting to know each other, he didn't need to be a third wheel. What if the two of them got into the mood and wanted to kiss or something?
Therefore, Ortolan simply said, "If there's nothing else, then I'll..."
Before he could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door. After the Admiral Sengoku responded, a figure pushed the door open and walked in. This figure was ridiculously tall, much taller Ortolan, probably over four meters tall.
Just by looking at his height, Ortolan knew who had arrived: the tallest normal human in the Marines, the adopted son of Admiral Sengoku, and the True Celestial Dragon of the Yellow Banner of Mary Geoise, Donquixote Rosinante!
That's right. Ortolan had met Rosinante a few times before. He was also very surprised when he first met him because in his impression, Rosinante was a rather frail person. He hadn't paid much attention to his height, but he thought it was about the same height as Doflamingo, right? A little over three meters tall, which is about the standard height of Admiral.
When Ortolan saw him that time, he was shocked. Good heavens, his height was unique even among the Marines!
Later, he found out that Rosinante claimed to be 4.3 meters tall, which was outrageous. Doflamingo should be his younger brother!
However, although Rosinante's height is extremely high, he is generally thin, giving him the appearance of a skinny bamboo pole. At the same time, he has a very kind and gentle personality, so his personal temperament is indeed somewhat delicate.
After he entered, he saw Ortolan and smiled somewhat shyly. It was obvious that this guy was also rather introverted and belonged to the socially anxious type.
"Good morning, Vice Admiral Bane," Rosinante greeted first.
"I told you not to be so formal, just call me Ortolan, Rosinante," Ortolan replied with a smile.
Ortolan felt that Admiral Sengoku and Rosinante were, in some ways, too upright to be humane. For example, Rosinante was his adopted son, which gave him a powerful background in the Marines.
Furthermore, Rosinante officially joined the Marines about a year earlier than Ortolan.
But as of now, Rosinante is only a Lieutenant Commander in the Marine Headquarters, and even when he died on Minion Island, he was only a Commander colonel in the Marine Headquarters.
They're the kind of guys you can find a ton of in Marineford. You know, the Marines standing guard at the gates of Fortress of Justice all have to be captains on their epaulets!
It is clear that Rosinante has absolutely no connection with the Admiral Sengoku; he relied entirely on his own efforts.
Moreover, very few people in the Marines knew Rosinante's true identity. Only those close to Admiral Sengoku knew that Rosinante was his Admiral Sengoku son. And, whether to avoid suspicion or because of his introverted personality, Rosinante didn't interact with people in these circles.
Upon hearing Ortolan's words, Rosinante hesitated for a moment, a slightly embarrassed look on his face, and whispered, "Ortolan..."
This was considered an agreement with Ortolan, and he would no longer call him Vice Admiral Bane.
On the other side, the Admiral Sengoku, upon seeing Rosinante, waved happily and said, "You've arrived! I heard from Zephyr that you graduated from his class? You're going to be awarded the rank of Commodore, right? That's really something..."
Normally, graduating from Teacher Zephyr would usually result in Commodore general rank, and Commodore would graduate as Rear Admiral, just like the Momonga.
Upon hearing this, Rosinante quickly shook his head and said, "No, no, although I have graduated, I only graduated with a degree in academic subjects. I failed completely in practical training, so I have already declined the rank of Commodore general. I am fine as I am now."
"Huh?" Admiral Sengoku was somewhat surprised and paused for a moment, but seeing Rosinante's apologetic expression, he opened his mouth but ultimately didn't object to Rosinante's approach. He simply shook his head helplessly and said, "You're just too serious about these things. Completing your academic studies isn't easy either. Not all of our Marines commanders are militant types. The Intelligence Department, Criminal Investigation Division, Science Unit, Logistics Department, Propaganda Department all have non-frontline officers..."
Rosinante shook his head again and said, "I'm still a long way from them."
Listening to this, Ortolan felt a bit emotional, wondering whether to call Rosinante stubborn or just plain obstinate.
His behavior is actually quite taboo in the workplace. It's only because he has powerful connections, an introverted personality, and is not good at social interaction that people noticed it.
After all, the original promotion criteria are there. After graduating from Teacher Zephyr, no matter what your major is, as long as you complete the required courses, you can be promoted. But you think you only passed the academic courses, so you refused. How can those who are like you and only completed the academic courses have the nerve to be promoted in the future?
Isn't this going to offend people?
However, Ortolan didn't bother explaining these intricacies to Rosinante; there was no need. Didn't even Admiral Sengoku) insist? Could it be that Admiral Sengoku n't understand these principles?
Even other fathers don't care, so why would he care?
Upon closer reflection, it makes sense. He wouldn't mind if his father, Ortolan, were Marine Admiral.
Instead of continuing the topic, Rosinante looked at Chief Staff Officer Tsuru and said, "Chief Staff Officer, I want to work in the Intelligence Department. What do you think?"
Chief Staff Officer Tsuru did not readily agree, but instead glanced at Sengoku first.
Sengoku seemed to have no intention of forcing Rosinante to make a choice, and nodded slightly without speaking.
Seeing that Sengoku had no objections, Chief Staff Officer Tsuru said, "That's fine. After you go back, submit an application, and I will approve it for you."
Upon hearing this, Rosinante's face lit up with joy, and he said happily, "Then I'll leave it to you, Chief Staff Officer."
"But if I may ask, why did you choose our Intelligence Department? Did you get bored with the Propaganda Department?" Chief Staff Officer Tsuru asked with some curiosity.
That's right, Rosinante previously worked in the Propaganda Department, just an ordinary junior Marines officer, the kind who didn't have much of a presence.
In reality, the Marines's Propaganda Department doesn't have much real power or importance. This is because when it comes to major propaganda and publicity issues, it's usually Mary Geoise that takes action, leaving the Marines with little involvement. The Marines's main responsibility is to maintain the Marines's image and promote Hero deeds and Marines commanders.
"No, that's not it. The atmosphere in the Propaganda Department is very good." Rosinante shook his head, then his expression became slightly more serious as he said, "I'm just paying attention. In the last two days, the Donquixote Family has grown stronger and stronger, so I'm a little worried. That's why I want to join the Intelligence Department to pay more attention to their problems."
"Doflamingo?" Chief Staff Officer Tsuru rubbed his temples. "That guy has certainly caused a lot of trouble, but given his status, we can't really intervene unless he goes too far..."
In Mary Geoise, she herself had also spoken about Donquixote Doflamingo, and this matter was basically Chief Staff Officer Tsuru, so she had quite a few encounters with Doflamingo.
In the original story, on Minion Island, Doflamingo got a headache just hearing the name of Chief Staff Officer Tsuru, which shows that the Chief Staff Officer left him with quite a psychological shadow.
Ortolan guessed that the Chief Staff Officer must have used many bizarre methods to teach Doflamingo a lesson and make him behave himself, but clearly, it had little effect.
Ortolan listened for a while, and seeing that they seemed determined to continue their conversation, but he had no interest in such matters at the moment, he didn't disturb them, took his leave, and quickly left the office of the Admiral Sengoku.