The Army Soul That Was Drained Away!

Sakazuki's tone was forceful, and the resolute look on his face made Tsugikuni Yoriichi tilt his head slightly and give him another look.

Under his pressure, Sakazuki could still say something like that. Yoriichi truly admired him for it.

No matter what sort of image Sakazuki had in others' eyes, at least personally, everything he did genuinely upheld the beliefs in his heart.

Even if he truly became an enemy, someone like Sakazuki might be hated, but he would never be looked down upon.

"Will you make a move?"

"It's been so many years since we last met, yet you haven't changed at all!"

"I think highly of you, Sakazuki. How about leaving Marine Headquarters and joining the New Marines?"

"I think you'd be better able to fulfill your ambitions in the New Marines."

"Being a Marine Admiral, virtually confined within Marine Headquarters, is truly a waste of your talents."

Yoriichi withdrew the arm resting on Sakazuki's shoulder. A gentle smile appeared on his face as he spoke.

A moment ago, the atmosphere between them had still been tense enough to draw swords, but in the blink of an eye, that tension vanished without a trace.

Sakazuki had actually already prepared himself to fight Yoriichi. If Yoriichi made the slightest unusual move, he would immediately transform into his element and put as much distance as possible between himself and Yoriichi, buying time for the others on the platform to react.

But he had not expected Yoriichi to suddenly change the subject and start recruiting him.

Sakazuki's face was full of astonishment. Clearly, he had never expected to hear such words from Yoriichi.

His relationship with Yoriichi could not be called good, nor could it be called bad.

During Yoriichi's time at Marine Headquarters, the two had interacted very little. Neither