Time slipped by in the blink of an eye.
Before they knew it.
This World Conscription ceremony had come to an end as well!
And as the buzz died down, the seas... gradually returned to calm once more.
This time.
The World Conscription... had brought enormous gains to Navy Headquarters!
Not only had it recruited four highly respected and capable veteran figures, but it had also filled one vacant Marine Admiral position.
That was right. After Issho became a Marine of the Land of Grass and did not participate in the World Conscription, Navy Headquarters had only found one Marine Admiral during this period.
Navy Headquarters was quite regretful about that.
However.
Powerhouses of that level were exceedingly rare across the seas. Finding even one during this recruitment drive was already incredibly fortunate.
Although the Marines would continue recruiting afterward, they would not do so on as large a scale as this time.
As for the remaining vacant Marine Admiral position...
Navy Headquarters planned to select someone directly from within the Marines!
No matter what, they had to replenish their admiral-level strength as quickly as possible.
As for the seas...
Nothing major had happened during this time. The only somewhat significant event was probably the Whitebeard Pirates issuing a kill order against their former crewmate, now Whitebeard traitor, Shichibukai, and captain of the Blackbeard Pirates—Marshall D. Teach.
As for the reason... those who knew kept silent about it with unspoken understanding.
Even Navy Headquarters did the same.
After all, with an even more terrifying enemy now in the picture, Navy Headquarters had no desire to provoke a war with the Whitebeard Pirates at this time.
Thus, the Pirate King's orphan... was still being held in Impel Down.
As for the other major news across the seas...
It mostly revolved around