Admiral Kizaru had, in the end, become the Marine Headquarters Marshal, a position he didn't particularly care for. As for the formal, grand inauguration ceremony that the former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Kong, had promised him, it was never mentioned again.
Perhaps the Marines had already suffered enough humiliation lately, and didn't want a story about an admiral who'd been beaten black and blue by a brat on several occasions becoming marshal to appear in the papers, where people could point fingers and laugh at them.
Or perhaps there was some other reason.
Either way, halfway through today's meeting, after former Marshal Sengoku had briefly delivered his summary and officially resigned, Admiral Kizaru Borsalino quietly took office as the new marshal in the conference room of this Marine base on the Sabaody Archipelago, in front of a crowd of senior Marine officers and the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Kong.
Perhaps an official document would be sent to the various Marine fleets and bases after the meeting to announce the news. But the grand, solemn inauguration ceremony that had been planned was certainly out of the question.
And so, after Kizaru accepted the white scepter that symbolized the authority of the Marine Marshal, that was that.
Then, as soon as the simple inauguration ceremony was over, and before Kizaru could deliver a speech, Kong eagerly stood up and began his report.
"Everyone!"
"I'm sure you already know."
"After Donquixote Doflamingo of Dressrosa, Gild Tesoro of the Gran Tesoro, along with his ship and the hundreds of thousands of people in its Golden City, have all now gone over to the side of the great pirate Brat."
"The situation has become extremely dire!"
Watching the senior Marine officers sit stiffly in their seats, the new Marine Marshal Kizaru lounging around,