Talent of a Great General

"Pirates are here!" There was a commotion on the pier. By the time Rono arrived, dozens of fully armed Marines were guarding the port. "Mad Sword Pirates, what do you want? The Major General is arriving soon, are you trying to go to prison?"

Rono jumped onto the ship's helm, raising his hands. "Misunderstanding, misunderstanding. I'm a bounty hunter. I killed all of the Mad Sword Pirates and I'm here to collect the bounty."

"Oh? You, so young, managed to kill the entire Mad Sword Pirate crew? Oh! I see. A few days ago, they went to rob a merchant ship and ran into the Sapphire. They fled in disgrace. This kid just picked up a bargain. If what he says is true." Major General Kassel arrived just in time and analyzed Rono's story.

"Do you have any proof?" Kassel asked in a deep voice.

"Of course!" Rono threw the corpses on the deck onto the pier one by one. Kassel gave a look, and a Marine ran over with a gun to inspect them.

"Report, Major General. Inspection complete. They are indeed cadre members of the Mad Sword Pirates."

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The Major General nodded. He had already figured out the answer when Rono threw out the first corpse. The inspection was just a formality.

"You can go to Marine Headquarters to claim the bounty. But you're so young, have you ever thought about joining the Marines to fight pirates and contribute to this Great Sea?"

"Okay, what are we waiting for? Let's go." Rono heard this and leaped from the helm, walking towards the small town.

"It's fine, you don't need to give an answer right away. When you have the thought..."

Sigh! He actually agreed? I just said it casually. I had my whole speech prepared! And what's with the familiarity, you jerk! I haven't agreed yet!

The Major General was clearly stunned, but being a Major General, he quickly recovered. "Alright, do you know the way?"

Rono, who had already walked several meters away, stopped. He silently retracted his steps and stood beside the Marines, his eyes looking at his nose, his nose at his mouth, and his mouth at his heart.

Everyone "...", the Major General took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to complain. He ordered his subordinates to clean up the bodies and led the way back.

"Name"

"Rono, Wolf Rono."

"Age"

"15"

"Height"

"1 meter 84, I feel like I've grown taller again recently."

"Devil Fruit user?"

"Mhm..."

The physical examination report was quickly completed. Since there were no inspection machines in the Pirate King world, everything was self-reported. Led by an instructor, Rono received two Marine uniforms, some daily necessities, and a bank card with nearly 50 million in bounty. If he were a Marine, it would be recorded as merit, and there wouldn't be much money. But Rono was still a bounty hunter when he exchanged the bounty, so he had to be paid the bounty. However, even if Rono wanted to convert it to merit, it would be impossible. The Marines wouldn't let an unknown kid get promoted right away.

In the office, Kassel lit a cigar and looked at the two reports before him. The first was a physical examination report. Kassel glanced at it briefly before turning to the second, "The little thief from New Moon Village only went out to sea about half a month ago and suddenly gained immense strength. Although according to Sapphire's captain, Asiya, he trains diligently every day, villagers said he was a lazy bum a year ago. Devil Fruit Ability amplification cannot be ruled out." This information had been gathered over the past few days. Normally, the Navy wouldn't be so strict, but Rono was different. Which new recruit could take down a pirate crew alone? If he were a spy sent by a major pirate group, he wouldn't be able to rise to a high position, and it might even be possible to follow the trail back to the source.

Kassel reread the report carefully and took out a Den Den Mushi from his drawer, dialing a number.

"Bru Bru, Bru Bru, Kua Jiang."

"Moshi moshi, this is Marine Headquarters. Major General Kassel, what can I do for you?"

"It's like this..." The Major General explained Rono's situation, adding his own opinion at the end, "This kid's talent is extraordinary. If the intelligence is accurate, he achieved this strength in just one year of training. I recommend initiating B-Class Supervision. If his background is clean, he might reach Admiral strength within ten years!" As he spoke the latter part, the Major General's expression turned serious, his tone lowered, as if afraid of being overheard.

"..." The Den Den Mushi mimicked Kassel's expression perfectly, causing the other party to fall silent. The Den Den Mushi also furrowed its brows and pursed its lips, "We need to verify the situation. Headquarters will send someone." They still seemed somewhat unconvinced.

"Then I'll trouble you," Kassel hung up the phone, extinguished the cigarette butt in his hand, and called for a messenger, "Tell the low-ranking soldier who came the day before yesterday to come see me."

About ten minutes later, the red-haired youth kicked open the door, "Uncle, what do you need me for? I still have to go back to the Arena!"

"..."

Kassel was speechless. What was with "Uncle"? He was only 30! And what was with that eager tone? Were they that close?

"Vandalism. You'll have to pay the fine later." Kassel pointed at the office door, whose lock was broken. Why did he feel a surge of secret pleasure? No, no, no, he must be mistaken. He was a righteous Navy officer. He must have been too busy these past few days and needed to apply for leave.

"..., Uncle, you called me here just for this?" Rono had a stern expression on his face. Would I have kicked it down if you hadn't called me?

"Ahem, of course not. It's like this, young man, I see you have exceptional talent. Here's a recommendation letter from Marine Headquarters. It's not ten million, just 9.98 million Belly! Take home a Marine Headquarters recommendation letter! How about it, interested? I've even given you a discount."

"..., I'll go pay the compensation," Rono walked out without looking back.

A gust of wind blew in from the window. Major General Kassel was left in disarray by the wind. This was a recommendation letter from Marine Headquarters! How could you act like this? Wasn't that the holy land for all Navy officers?

"Hey, hey, hey, don't go, don't go! Forget it, 100,000, take it." Major General Kassel, with a pained expression, handed the recommendation letter in his hand to Rono.

Rono's reaction was to quicken his pace. Just as he was about to step out of the office door, Major General Kassel panicked, "Fine, fine, fine, you brat, I won't take your money then." A strong wind carrying the envelope flew towards Rono's head, and then... stuck in...

"..., Nima, something's happened, something's happened. I'm not going to die like this, am I?" Major General Kassel froze in the posture of throwing.

"Then I won't pay for the door," Rono turned his head and said to Kassel in a low voice, completely ignoring the envelope stuck in the back of his head. He casually pulled out the envelope, stuffed it into the pocket of his uniform jacket, and walked towards the Arena. Kassel nodded dumbly, watching Rono leave the office.