Joining the Military

Marine Headquarters, Marineford, "Jewelry Ginny, from the South Blue, 19 years old, skilled in marksmanship."

"Bartholomew Kuma, from the South Blue, 16 years old, a Paramecia-type Ability User with the Paw-Paw Fruit."

"Darkseid Gigue, from the South Blue, 15 years old, a Logia-type Ability User with the Dark-Dark Fruit."

At the Marine recruitment station, the interviewer stared dumbfounded at the three individuals before him, then looked down at the three resumes on the desk. His gaze finally settled on the small text on Gigue's resume: Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit!

Major General Babus stood beside him, also looking shocked.

He had long suspected Gigue was an Ability User, but he truly hadn't expected Gigue's Devil Fruit to be a Logia-type!

He knew all too well how powerful Logia-type Devil Fruits were, as the current batch of recruits led by Instructor Zephyr already included two such monstrous Logia users!

The Magma-Magma Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit. Babus had witnessed these two Ability Users in action, and to sum it up in one sentence: their attacks were like natural disasters!

Fortunately, the current instructor was the former Admiral Zephyr. If it were an ordinary admiral, they might not even be able to suppress these two Logia Ability Users.

The admirals at Headquarters had basically all mastered Armament Haki, allowing them to deal with the elementalization of Logia users. However, the destructive power of magma and light was simply too terrifying!

Even now, Babus remembered witnessing firsthand a Marine Rear Admiral, whose skill level was nearly identical to his own, being toyed with by the Glint-Glint Fruit user. Even with Observation Haki, he could barely touch the Ability User's clothes.

As for the Magma-Magma Fruit user, there was no need to even mention it. It wasn't that the Marine Rear Admiral couldn't touch him, but rather that he didn't dare to!

A single touch from that boiling magma would have been more than enough trouble for the Marine Rear Admiral.

Their proud "Tekkai" was a complete joke in the face of magma!

From that day on, Babus knew that Devil Fruits definitely had different tiers. At least in his eyes, Logia-type Devil Fruits were noble!

Furthermore, Gigue's Logia-type Devil Fruit was the dark element, the opposite of light. Just thinking about it made him realize that the Dark-Dark Fruit was definitely a top-tier Logia, no weaker than those other two fruits!

Babus's body began to tremble with excitement.

He had actually brought such a monster back for the Marines! No, a genius!

The interviewer also swallowed, whether he was stunned by the shock or something else, he inexplicably blurted out to Gigue, "15 years old? You're a bit young, which doesn't meet our recruitment requirements..."

As he spoke, he suspiciously examined Gigue's nearly two-meter height, thinking, "Is he really 15 years old?"

Gigue was also taken aback. Just as he was about to explain, Babus suddenly lunged forward and pressed the interviewer's head onto the tabletop.

"Mmph mmph mmph! (Babus, what are you doing?!)"

The interviewer struggled with all his might. Babus, with a constipated smile, said to the three of them with a grin, "Excellent, I believe the three of you are destined to join the Marines!"

Under the astonished gazes of the three, Babus's hands blurred as he grabbed the stamp on the desk and stamped it three times with a click-clack.

The display made it seem as if the three of them were signing a contract to sell themselves.

When the interviewer finally lifted his head, Babus was already holding the three resumes and instructing them, "You've all passed. I'll report to Admiral Sengoku shortly, and then Headquarters will arrange accommodation for you. Rest for a few days, and then you can take these three resumes to the Marine Academy to register!"

Gigue glanced at the bright red stamp on the resume and said, "Then we'll go out for a bit and come back to wait for you here?"

"Of course! But don't go too far, as you haven't officially joined the Marines yet."

"Understood."

After the three of them left, Babus took another close look at the three resumes in his hand, even kissing Gigue's resume fiercely, which made the interviewer beside him feel a chill.

He rubbed his reddened forehead and said with dissatisfaction, "Hey Babus! That's going too far. Even if we ignore Gigue's age, have you investigated the backgrounds of these three? All you know is they're from the South Blue?"

Babus glanced at him sideways and muttered, "Don't worry about that for now. This is a Logia-type, do you understand the value of a Logia-type? Tsk tsk, and there's a Paramecia Ability User here. Although Paramecia fruits are all over the place, this might be a pleasant surprise too?"

"Tch! Look at you. That girl Ginny is also good. She has a heroic aura about her. I've rarely seen that kind of feeling from the other girls who interviewed before."

"Exactly! Our Marines should welcome talented individuals like them! I did nothing wrong!"

Seeing Babus fall into a state of frenzy, the interviewer nodded helplessly and said weakly, "Alright, alright. Since you're going to report to Admiral Sengoku, show him these three resumes as well. Sigh! We're acting too hastily, not even properly investigating their backgrounds!"

"Yes, I will report this matter truthfully to Admiral Sengoku. I believe Admiral Sengoku will also support my decision!"

Babus carefully tucked the three resumes into his chest pocket and strode away.

On the way, Babus's excited emotions gradually calmed down, and he began to seriously contemplate his trip to the Kingdom of Sorbet.

Background checks were indeed quite important, especially for Gigue. Compared to Spandine, Gigue's background appeared even more mysterious.

However, no matter how he thought about it, he could never have imagined that Gigue would be a Celestial Dragon. At most, he guessed that Gigue was the illegitimate son of some high-ranking official within the World Government, and for some unspeakable reason, he was arranged to grow up in a remote country like the Kingdom of Sorbet.

Once the time was right, they would arrange for their child's path to be paved. He had heard of such tactics before.

Pursing his lips, Babus felt that compared to the Logia-type Dark-Dark Fruit, this little matter was nothing at all!

With this thought, Babus quickened his pace and soon arrived at Sengoku's office, gently knocking on the door.

"Admiral Sengoku, it's Babus."

"Come in."

Inside the office, Sengoku was holding a document just received from the World Government, muttering to himself, "Strange, why did the Kingdom of Sorbet suddenly change its king, and they didn't even mention the missing King Beckley..."

Looking up and seeing Babus enter, Sengoku beckoned him over and asked, "Babus, you're back just in time. Tell me, what's going on with the Kingdom of Sorbet? Have they found King Beckley?"