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Hearing Zephyr call him, Kizaru felt a headache coming on and muttered, "What does that old man want now? Can't even have a day off in peace!"

Akainu had already taken off his shirt and was doing one-handed push-ups on the ground. Kizaru rubbed his hands and asked, "Sakazuki, want to come with me?"

"No, Teacher Zephyr only called for you."

"How heartless, I just treated you to yakiniku!"

"Gigue treated."

"Eh, close enough, close enough~"

Seeing that Sakazuki had no intention of going, Kizaru had no choice but to give up. He walked towards the door with his head hanging low.

Kizaru and Zephyr couldn't stand each other. In Kizaru's opinion, Zephyr looking for him suddenly could only mean trouble.

And as it turned out, his thoughts were correct.

As soon as he entered the office, Zephyr saw Kizaru and immediately started scolding him, "Borsalino! I remember telling you not to use your ability outside the school, right? The complaint calls are coming to me!"

Kizaru looked down, rolling his eyes, and mumbled, "Who's so nosy? It was just a flash of light!"

Zephyr slammed the table heavily, "What did you say?! Stand at attention! A Marine shouldn't have such poor posture!"

Kizaru pouted and awkwardly straightened his body, shouting, "Yes! Teacher Zephyr, everything you say is right!"

"Don't give me that! If everything I say is right, why haven't you ever listened? What is Sakazuki doing?"

"Reporting, Teacher Zephyr! He's exercising!"

"Hmph, you have the nerve to say that? Sakazuki, another Ability User, always focuses on physical training. What about you?"

"Reporting, Teacher Zephyr! I want to train too, but since you called me, I felt that Teacher Zephyr's matter was most important!"

Looking at Kizaru, who seemed unfazed like a dead pig not afraid of boiling water, Zephyr rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Forget it, there's no point in saying more. You'll understand when you suffer a loss from it."

"Reporting, Teacher Zephyr! Can I leave now?"

Zephyr waved his hand as if shooing away a fly, saying impatiently, "Go, go. Training continues tomorrow. You'd better not be late!"

"Yes!"

Kizaru gave an extremely standard military salute and turned away, marching out with heavy stomps that echoed on the floor.

Zephyr watched Kizaru leave the office with his arms crossed. He sighed, took a document from his drawer, looked at Gigue's photo on it, and muttered to himself, "Another Logia. I hope you won't give me as much of a headache as Borsalino."

Sengoku had already handed Gigue's and the other two's information to Zephyr, specifically highlighting Gigue's details. The implication was that he wanted Zephyr to pay special attention to Gigue, a promising talent.

Even without Sengoku's words, Zephyr understood the significance of a powerful Logia Ability User to the Marines. As for Gigue's age, he hadn't even considered it.

Since Zephyr stepped down as a Marine Admiral and became an instructor, his mindset had changed significantly.

Now, he poured all his energy into cultivating his students.

He invested twelve parts of his effort, especially in promising talents like Kizaru and Akainu.

Even though Kizaru often went against him, Zephyr would at most just reprimand him. Of course, this was also because Kizaru's talent was strong enough.

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Don't let Kizaru's usual carefree demeanor fool you. Zephyr knew that even if Kizaru wasn't a Glint-Glint Fruit user, with his current physical combat and swordsmanship skills, he would be virtually unmatched by anyone else in the school, except for Akainu.

Zephyr often wished that Kizaru could be half as diligent in training as Akainu!

The reason he was always so strict with Kizaru was not because he disliked him; he simply hated that he couldn't live up to his potential!

On the day of their reporting, Major General Babus arrived at Gigue and the other two's residence early to escort them to the Marine Academy.

After escorting the three to the entrance of the Marine Academy, Babus stopped and said with a smile, "I can only escort you this far. Once you go inside, walk straight to the administrative building. Instructor Zephyr's office is on the top floor."

Gigue shook hands with Babus and said, "Major General Babus, thank you for your trouble during this time."

"Haha, it's my duty. All three of you are rare talents, and your future achievements will surely surpass mine. I'll have to address you all as Officers by then!"

Afterward, they exchanged smiles. Babus waved his hand and turned to leave.

Gigue and the other two entered the school. On the way, Gigue noticed many cadets already doing physical training on the training grounds. Among them was an acquaintance, Akainu, whom he had eaten barbecue with not long ago.

Akainu stood alone in a corner of the training grounds, with various training equipment placed around him. At this moment, he was lifting a barbell.

Judging by its size, the barbell was clearly custom-made and not something a normal person could lift.

Yet, in Akainu's hands, it was like a toy. He showed no signs of strain at all.

The cadets passing by were already used to it, merely glancing at him before continuing their own tasks.

Akainu seemed to sense someone was watching him. He looked up and immediately spotted the three of them standing outside the training area.

Ginny and Kuma waved, while Gigue gave Akainu, who was inside the training grounds, a thumbs-up.

Akainu casually dropped the barbell he was holding. It landed on the ground with a dull thud.

Those nearby glanced over, and then froze.

Sakazuki, who they always knew as expressionless, was actually smiling and waving in a certain direction.

Although the smile looked a bit stiff, it was clear Akainu was trying his best.

Following Akainu's gaze, they saw Gigue and began to discuss amongst themselves.

"A new face, who is that?"

"Don't know, he must be a new recruit reporting in."

"There are still new recruits joining now? They must have good potential. The admission standards for this batch are quite high!"

"Yeah, and it looks like he knows Sakazuki. Normally, besides Borsalino, he doesn't pay attention to anyone else!"

"I bet they're from the same hometown. Tsk tsk, could it be another monster?"

"Shh! Don't say that. Do you forget about those guys last time? They badmouthed Borsalino and Sakazuki caught them red-handed. They were hospitalized for half a month!"

At these words, the murmuring stopped abruptly.

They remembered that those guys were smart enough to provoke Sakazuki, saying he only relied on his ability and challenging him not to use it if he dared.

Those guys were quite strong among the cadets and thought they had a good chance if Akainu didn't use his powers.

However, reality was cruel. Akainu indeed didn't use his ability; he knocked out those who had nicknamed him behind his back with just his fists.

This also made everyone realize that the gap between them and Akainu was more than just a Devil Fruit.

Outside the field, after greeting Akainu, Gigue was about to continue walking when he suddenly stopped. He raised his hand sharply to grab something.

Zephyr, who had appeared behind Gigue without anyone noticing, looked at his arm, which was being held, with surprise. He praised, "Good reaction. You must be Gigue."

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