The vast plaza fell into dead silence.
Thousands upon thousands of eyes turned in unison, locking onto Bepo, their faces filled with disbelief.
Just moments ago, Akainu, a Marine Admiral, had spoken with absolute certainty, poisoning everyone's impression.
He had described Shu as a monster among the new Marine recruits.
There might have been a slight element of exaggeration in that claim.
However, as Marines themselves—soldiers and officers who had climbed step by step out of the Marine recruit training camp—
they knew very well that once Shu left the camp and received Akainu's personal training, he would definitely be considered a monster among both his own class and previous ones.
Unfortunately, this monster named Shu had truly terrible luck, having been matched against a terrifying mascot.
A member of the Mink Tribe!
The fact that it could throw the former Marine Admiral Zephyr so badly off balance
was enough to show that its origins were far from simple.
"Laxus, stop it quickly! Be careful, it might lose control!" Zephyr urgently reminded him again.
However, the instant his words fell, the lightning wrapped around Bepo's body suddenly scattered before everyone's eyes.
His enormous four-to-five-meter body, like a small mountain, directly returned to normal.
Still looking adorably foolish, Bepo lowered his head and gazed at Shu, who had been embedded in the city wall and lost consciousness. Scratching the back of his head, Bepo said, "Teacher, did I use too much force? You told me before not to end the fight too quickly. Was I supposed to use three moves, or four?"
"And I was supposed to take one of the opponent's attacks too, so I could give him enough face and leave him a way out!"
Bepo's deep voice carried a weak, soft tone.
Combined with his harmless expression, the