"What are you Marines doing?! You're taking money from member nations, yet you're sheltering pirates here! I'm going to file a complaint against you!!
Where is Colonel Dado? I'm going to have him punish you reckless fool!"
Bekeli could not understand Dodori's actions at all, and fury immediately overwhelmed his mind.
Helped back to his feet by the guards, he poked his head out from behind the wall of soldiers, pointing at Dodori while spitting constantly.
At that moment, Bekeli had no idea who Dodori was and merely took him for one of Dado's subordinates.
This was a problem caused by the Marines' internal dress code.
As a military force, the Marines naturally had their own clothing requirements.
Private First Class and below could only wear the Marines' most basic uniforms and standard caps. This continued until one was promoted to corporal, or the rank of petty officer.
After becoming a noncommissioned officer, one had relatively more freedom in dress, though one still had to maintain the Marines' image and could not be too uninhibited.
Officers of lieutenant rank and above were allowed to wear coats with "Justice" written on the back, and they also had access to more uniform styles.
By the time one reached commissioned officer rank, aside from the coat draped over one's shoulders, the rest depended entirely on personal preference. Dodori was one such example. For ease of movement, he wore a simple short-sleeved shirt without even a coat. Only the Marine cap on his head identified him.
Thus, in Bekeli's eyes, a Marine without even a Justice coat had to be some ordinary grunt.
"Dr. Siderial, do you have some kind of conflict with them? I think I can help clear things up."
By then, Bekeli's knocked-off crown had already been picked up by an