Two days later...
Dressrosa, eastern coast.
At this moment, the harbor was packed with people. Aside from the Riku royal family, over a thousand kingdom soldiers, and the group of Marine soldiers led by Zephyr, there were also more than a thousand captured pirates.
Out on the distant sea, eight large warships sailed toward them in a straight line.
Because so many prisoners had been captured in this war, two warships alone could not transport all the pirates to the Marine prison in a single trip. Multiple journeys would be required. In addition, over a thousand pirates had escaped onto the sea and vanished without a trace.
For safety reasons, Marine Headquarters decided to dispatch eight warships and an Admiral candidate to handle the transportation of these prisoners...
After waiting for quite some time, a warship finally entered the harbor, dropped anchor, and lowered its gangplank onto the dock.
Kizaru, three meters tall, wearing a white Justice coat over a yellow-and-white striped suit and sunglasses on his face, walked down the gangplank with both hands in his pockets and a lazy expression.
Clearly, this guy had done and said nothing—he was merely walking—yet somehow he always made people feel like punching him... Sephiroth, standing among the assembled crowd, silently grumbled to himself.
"Long time no see, Teacher Zephyr... Hah~!"
Kizaru raised his right hand and dug into his ear with his pinky.
After that, he even let out a yawn.
"Borsalino! You're already an Admiral candidate and the highest commander of the Marine G-2 Branch!
Can't you act a little more proper?!"
Veins bulged across Zephyr's forehead. His old face darkened as he sternly reprimanded him.
He had been dissatisfied with this student's conduct ever since their days at the Military Academy. After Kizaru graduated and rose higher and higher