After Akira walked to the desk and sat down, Aramaki and Yixiao immediately straightened their bodies and waited for Akira's instructions.
Akira picked up Aramaki's information and said calmly, "According to the information, you killed three pirate ships named Ed on the way to Marine Headquarters!"
"Yes, Lord Marshal!" Aramaki answered with his head raised, "The Ed pirate group has been attacking merchant ships in the South China Sea for a long time. Their crimes are unforgivable. Their subordinates have killed them all, leaving not a single person alive!"
Having said this, Aramaki suddenly took a step forward and raised his voice. "Lord Marshal, I have a question about killing the Ed pirate group. Do my subordinates have the qualifications of First Ascent, trap, Slay General and Seize Flag Four Great Military Merits?"
Hearing this, Akira smiled and said, "Why, are you starting to take credit now?"
"No!"
Aramaki held his head high and said righteously, "This is not a request for credit, but my subordinates hope to take office as soon as possible and dedicate their loyalty to Lord Marshal!"
"Then let me see your loyalty!"
Akira took out an appointment letter from the drawer and quickly signed his name on the appointment letter, "Although you were not in the navy when you killed the Ed pirates, as long as you are fighting for justice, you are worthy of encouragement. What's more, you did a just act on the way to recruit soldiers, so, Four Great Military Merits, I give it to you!"
With that said, Akira handed the appointment letter to Aramaki, "Welcome to join Marine Headquarters, Aramaki Rear Admiral!"
"Little...Rear Admiral."
Unexpectedly, Four Great Military Merits, who had taken over Four Great Military Merits once, was promoted to the headquarters Rear Admiral. Aramaki was a little unresponsive for a while, and his expression was a little dull.
"What?"
Akira looked up at Aramaki, "Not satisfied?!"
"No... no."
Aramaki retracted his mind and said with wild eyes, "My subordinates did not expect happiness to come so quickly. Thank you Lord Marshal for your promotion and trust. Please rest assured Lord Marshal, Aramaki will fight to the death to safeguard the justice of the navy!"
Akira smiled and nodded, "Give yourself a code name. This is a tradition of Marine Headquarters!"
"Code name?"
Aramaki thought for a while, then simply said, "Ryokugyu!"
Hearing this, Akira's eyes gradually narrowed.
Obviously, even if he traveled through time and came to this world, causing Aramaki to appear early, Aramaki did not change his code name to Scalper, Blue Bull, Red Bull, but still chose the code name "Ryokugyu".
Thinking of this, Akira said calmly, "Although you have been promoted to become the headquarters Rear Admiral, you must undergo training before you officially take office. However, you do not need to participate in recruit training and report directly to the officer training camp!"
"Yes!"
Aramaki raised his hand again and saluted, "I'm resigning."
Just after turning around and walking a few steps, Aramaki suddenly remembered something and turned to look at Akira, "Lord Marshal, I have a heartfelt request. After the officer training camp is over, can I choose my own subordinates? On the way to the headquarters, I met some young people. They were not afraid when facing pirates, but chose to fight against them. I hope to transfer them to my subordinates!"
Akira nodded simply. "That's right."
"Thank you Lord Marshal!"
Aramaki raised his hands to salute again, and immediately ran out happily.
When Aramaki walked out of Headquarters Building, the group of young men and women who came to the headquarters on a merchant ship with him came to greet him.
"Master Aramaki, did Lord Marshal give you all Four Great Military Merits?"
"Let me tell you quickly, what reward did Lord Marshal give you?"
Looking at the young recruits waiting downstairs, Aramaki took out his appointment letter and said proudly, "From now on, you will call me Mr. Rear Admiral!"
"Wow--"
"Rear Admiral? How many levels have you been upgraded in a row?"
"No, the military merit reward Lord Marshal is really given? Long live Lord Marshal!"
"What are you talking about? How dare you question Lord Marshal!"
"Don't blame me too much. Lord Marshal is my idol. I just didn't expect that Lord Marshal would directly promote Aramaki to Rear Admiral!"
Aramaki stopped everyone from continuing to make trouble, and waved his bold hand and said, "While I, Rear Admiral, haven't gone to the officer training camp yet, I will treat you all to a meal. When the officers return from training, you will all follow me, Rear Admiral."
Fleet Admiral's Office li.
Akira picked up Yixiao's information and looked at it, his brows gradually furrowed.
Like Aramaki, the merchant ship accompanying Yixiao was also attacked by pirates on the way.
Unlike Aramaki, Yixiao did not annihilate all the pirates who attacked the merchant ship, but only sank the pirate ship.
Of course, this is not the point.
The point is, he only read the information of Aramaki and Yixiao, and both of them were attacked by pirates on the way.
It is not difficult to imagine that other people may have been attacked by pirates, and some may have even encountered accidents on the way.
This means that even if he issued an order to kill the pirates at East Blue, even if Shichibukai surrendered, and even if Kaido and Charlotte Linlin were killed, it would not have brought much deterrence to the lawless pirates on the sea, and it would even encourage their arrogance.
Gion, who was standing nearby, also noticed something was wrong at this time. After Akira stared at Yixiao's information and fell into deep thought, he tentatively shouted, "Lord Marshal?"
"Gion, you didn't do your job well!"
Akira closed the document and said with a serious face, "Both Aramaki and Yixiao encountered pirates on their way to Marine Headquarters, so it is not difficult to infer that other people have also encountered pirates. You should go and investigate the matter immediately, and immediately notify the headquarters and major branches, asking them to send warships to patrol the important routes in the sea areas under their respective responsibilities to ensure the safety of the personnel coming to the headquarters and major branches."
"In addition, any pirate group that attacks merchant ships carrying personnel coming to the headquarters and major branches to participate in the recruitment during the recruitment period must be caught and made to pay the price."
"Yes!"
Gion didn't dare to neglect, and immediately turned around and ran out.
This was indeed an oversight on their part. Even if they saw the records on Yixiao and Aramaki, they only focused on their abilities and ignored this detail.
"With a smile, can you answer a question for me?"
Akira did not watch Gion. When Gion turned to leave, he immediately looked at Yixiao and said, "According to the recorded data, on the way here, you only sank the pirate ship that attacked the merchant ship, instead of killing all the pirates on the pirate ship!"
"Is it because you don't want to commit too many killings, or is there some other reason?"
Yixiao nodded slightly and explained, "The situation at that time was quite special. I couldn't ensure the safety of everyone on the ship. The only way was to sink the pirate ship and take this opportunity to speed up the merchant ship to leave!"
"Really?" Akira frowned slightly, "With your strength, you can use the gravity Devil Fruit ability to launch a meteorite attack after the pirate ship was sunk, so that the pirates floating on the sea because of the sinking of the pirate ship have no chance of survival. Once any of them survive, the passing merchant ships will most likely be retaliated by them!"
"Before you became a navy, you can do whatever you want, but after you become a navy, such behavior cannot happen again!"
"Whether we let them go or not is a matter for God. As a navy, there is only one thing we have to do: send these heinous pirates to see God!"
Having said this, Akira's tone suddenly softened a lot, "Although your kindness and righteousness are of little use in the current troubled times, after the troubled times, we will need people like you to govern. Therefore, I will also promote you to Rear Admiral. I hope you will not disappoint me!"
Before he finished speaking, Akira once again took out an appointment letter from the drawer and signed his name. He changed his serious expression and said with a warm smile, "Just like Aramaki, before going to the officer training camp, give yourself a code name!"
Yixiao thought for a while and simply said, "Fujitora."
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