Kong's question immediately left Sengoku speechless.
Garp and Zephyr looked at Sengoku, silently mocking him, as though today's meeting had nothing to do with either of them.
Kong clearly noticed that Garp and Zephyr were standing aside, ready to watch the show. Raising his head, he looked at Zephyr and asked,
"Zephyr, you're Tsugikuni Yoriichi's teacher. Tell me, what reward should the Marines grant him for such accomplishments?"
"Don't suggest promoting him to admiral. You know that's absolutely impossible."
"The World Government has already turned a blind eye once. If Tsugikuni Yoriichi rises to admiral so quickly, too many things will go beyond our control."
"Give me something practical!"
Kong had a tremendous headache right now. On one hand, he was pleased by Tsugikuni Yoriichi's achievements. He was no longer young, and seeing such an outstanding young Marine rise through the ranks genuinely made him happy.
But what troubled him was that this young man had to be Tsugikuni Yoriichi—the very man who had killed CP0 not long ago!
Although Tsugikuni Yoriichi had acted in the name of "justice," the Marines were not truly such simple companions of "justice."
If not for that incident, no matter how richly Tsugikuni Yoriichi was rewarded for his current achievements, there would have been no issue. Yet precisely because of that incident, the Marines could not make a grand spectacle of rewarding him.
What kind of message would lavishly rewarding Tsugikuni Yoriichi send to the Marine officers?
But if they gave him no reward, or were too stingy with it, it would also leave room for criticism within the ranks.
He had destroyed the renowned Flying Pirate Group by himself. If there was no eye-catching reward, who would still be willing to give their lives for Headquarters?
"Hehehe!"
"Hahahahaha!!!"
Hearing Kong's question, Zephyr, who