Navy Headquarters, Marineford.
Inside Navy Headquarters' main conference hall.
At this moment, this vast, grand, imposing conference room was already filled with Marines!
Following the orders of Fleet Admiral Sengoku, every Marine officer stationed at Navy Headquarters had rushed here at once.
This important meeting...
Officially, only Navy Headquarters officers had been notified that they could attend!
However.
At this moment.
There was one exception in the conference room...
He wore the Marine coat of justice and stood quietly and ramrod-straight behind the Marine Chief of Staff—Tsuru.
This was...
A rising star of the Marines!
Colonel Kabuto!
Although Colonel Kabuto stood out conspicuously among the many Marine officers, no one had any objections!
After all, given Colonel Kabuto's outstanding performance during the Celestial Dragon incident and his own strength, he was indeed qualified to stand here now.
For this reason, quite a few veteran Marine officers could not help but sigh in admiration as they looked at that young figure.
As expected of an Outstanding Graduate of the Marine's new training corps, someone who had graduated in just one month and even earned praise directly from the Marine's chief instructor, Instructor Zephyr.
Upon graduation, Navy Headquarters had already made an exception and granted him the rank of Navy Headquarters colonel!
And now... it would not be long before Colonel Kabuto was granted the rank of Navy Rear Admiral, becoming the Marine at Navy Headquarters who had risen to Navy Rear Admiral in the shortest time.
Perhaps...
It would happen during this transfer of power!
At this moment.
The entire main conference hall at Navy Headquarters was solemn.
Everyone stared gravely at Fleet Admiral Sengoku, seated in the Fleet Admiral's chair, fully aware of why he had convened this meeting now.
At this moment...
The time for the transfer of power