Victor turned around and looked at the young man behind him.
The young man wore an excited smile, his eyes shining with admiration.
"You are?" Victor asked doubtfully as he looked at the young man.
The young man first gave a military salute, then replied, "Colonel Victor, I'm a student of Teacher Zephyr's 1491 class. My name is Wright. I just graduated this year and am currently interning aboard Vice Admiral Garp's ship. I never expected to meet a senior here. I'm really lucky."
Victor, Sakazuki, and Borsalino belonged to the 1490 class, Zephyr's first class of students.
"Hmm." Victor looked at Wright and smiled. "How is Teacher Zephyr's health? I haven't visited him in a year."
Wright said, "Teacher Zephyr is very healthy. He often mentions you to us and tells us to learn from you."
Victor smiled. "Teacher Zephyr is always praising me. I'll get conceited."
Wright said admiringly, "Teacher Zephyr said that no matter what Body Arts you see, you can learn it after watching it just once. You're a genius among geniuses, and the first of all his students to master Haki. Your Rokushiki Combat Techniques are especially practical in real combat. And there are the records you set while you were at the academy. No one has managed to break them even now..."
Wright prattled on nonstop, looking every bit like a devoted fanboy.
However, this was hardly surprising.
Victor was proficient in Body Arts and Haki, and he had trained extremely hard since childhood.
In Zephyr's eyes, Victor was not only talented but also diligent. He was a model for the students and Zephyr's pride.
Victor encouraged him, "As long as you maintain your passion and keep training, you can become like me."
"Yes!" Having received encouragement from his idol, Wright was naturally delighted.
"Then carry on with your duties. I'm going to the deck for some fresh air."
After saying that, Victor turned and left.
Victor and the others arrived at the Branch G1 base.
At that moment, the two vice admirals from Branch G1 were already waiting for them in the naval harbor.
"Victor, it's been a while since I last saw you."
The vice admiral who spoke first was Boris, who was fifty-seven years old that year.
The vice admiral standing behind Boris was Cliff, who was forty-nine years old.
Victor took the initiative to greet Boris and Cliff. "Uncle Boris, Uncle Cliff."
Boris asked in confusion, "I heard you went to the South Blue. How did you end up being transferred to Branch G5?"
Victor explained, "It was Uncle Sengoku's arrangement. He thought I needed more tempering."
"Mm-hmm. Sengoku made the right decision this time." Boris nodded in agreement.
There was no reason to send an elite from Headquarters to the South Blue.
Wouldn't that be a waste of talent?
Although Victor had indeed violated military discipline, Boris did not think it was a serious problem.
Who had never been young and hot-blooded?
At that moment, Victor saw quite a few familiar faces.
One of them was Akainu.
However, Akainu had not yet received his codename.
He should be called Sakazuki.
Sakazuki wore a red short-sleeved shirt and a Marine cap, with a long sword strapped to his back.
At present, Sakazuki had yet to gain the power of the Magma-Magma Fruit.
Another was Borsalino.
Borsalino wore a yellow shirt, a white vest, and a Marine cap.
Aside from them, Victor ignored Fire Mountain, Onigumo, and the others entirely.
Sakazuki, Borsalino, and the others also saw Victor.
Sakazuki remained expressionless.
A trace of curiosity flashed through Borsalino's eyes.
Originally, Victor would have been sent to the New World for an internship like them after graduating.
However, Victor had remained in the first half of the Grand Line.
Now that so many promising young people had been gathered together, it meant the Marines were preparing for a major operation.
At dinner, Victor saw the trio of Sakazuki, Onigumo, and Doberman, who always sat together in the cafeteria.
Both Onigumo and Doberman agreed with Sakazuki's justice.
Sakazuki's justice was absolute justice. He intended to eliminate every evildoer in the world!
This kind of utterly hard-line justice naturally had no shortage of followers.
However, the trio seemed somewhat out of place in the cafeteria.
That was because Fire Mountain, Jimir, and the others, along with major generals, brigadier generals, and officers of colonel rank, sat in the central area.
Some of them were Sengoku's subordinates, some were Zephyr's, some were Garp's, and some were Tsuru's.
In the past, Sengoku, Zephyr, Garp, and Tsuru had been comrades-in-arms. Their subordinates had banded together, forming what was essentially a faction.
Zephyr in particular was famous throughout the world for "not killing." As a result, this faction was relatively moderate and represented the Marines' doves.
Victor glanced over from the corner of his eye and saw Borsalino sitting alone in a corner. He picked up his tray and walked over.
Borsalino was eating curry by himself. When Victor sat down, he seemed a little surprised.
"Is it all right if I sit here?" Victor asked with a smile.
"Suit yourself," Borsalino said indifferently.
"Then thanks." Victor picked up a piece of chicken, dipped it in sweet-and-spicy sauce, and ate it unhurriedly.
At that moment, Wright entered the cafeteria. He had just finished ordering and was looking for a seat when he spotted Victor.
After seeing Victor, Wright immediately patted the person beside him.
"Senior Victor is over there."
Like Wright, the young man beside him was also a devoted fanboy of Victor.
"Senior, this is Connor."
Wright introduced the young man beside him to Victor.
Connor scratched his head and said sheepishly, "Hello, Senior. Your Rokushiki Cultivation Insights helped me a lot."
While he was at the military academy, Victor had written two books: Rokushiki Derivative Techniques and Rokushiki Cultivation Insights.
After reading them, Zephyr had lavished Victor with praise and promoted the two books at the academy.
In particular, nearly all of Victor's juniors had read the two books, and every one of them had benefited greatly.
Rokushiki was difficult for ordinary people, let alone mastering it.
To master it, one had to overcome difficulty upon difficulty.
Victor had written down his cultivation insights directly, allowing people like Wright to avoid many unnecessary detours.
In the eyes of Wright and the others, Victor was incredibly selfless and magnificent!
Victor smiled. "Don't mention it. If it can help you, then it has value."
"Senior, can we sit beside you?" Wright asked cautiously.
"Of course." Victor nodded in agreement.
Wright and Connor sat at the table beside them.
They were thrilled. Eating with their idol was simply wonderful!
Borsalino continued eating by himself. He could not help thinking, So that was why he wrote those books. I really can't underestimate him.
Borsalino and Victor were classmates.
When Victor had written Rokushiki Derivative Techniques and Rokushiki Cultivation Insights, the students had all assumed he was merely showing off.
They had not expected those two "ordinary books" to have such a tremendous influence.
For monsters like Borsalino and Sakazuki,
Rokushiki Derivative Techniques and Rokushiki Cultivation Insights were indeed very ordinary and completely useless to them.
Victor smiled and asked Borsalino, "You still haven't been promoted to colonel after two years?"
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