Xia Luo's "Justice," Standing Up to Steel Bone Kong!

A day later.

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Xia Luo, whose leave had ended, came to the Castle Tower to report in.

Steel Bone Kong looked at Xia Luo before him and laughed as he scolded, "You brat finally decided to come back. The Elite Training Camp's graduation assessment ended ages ago!"

Xia Luo had spent nearly a month in Ohara, then another half month on Sky Island. The training camp's graduation assessment had indeed already ended.

Xia Luo replied calmly, "It was my first time leaving West Blue. Since it was such a rare chance to go back, I stayed a little longer."

"As for the graduation assessment results, I know. Instructor Zephyr already told me. Sakazuki took first place, Momonga second, and Borsalino third—"

A few days earlier, the award ceremony had also ended. It was said to have been quite grand, on a far larger scale than the one when Xia Luo graduated early.

After all, Xia Luo had been the only one graduating back then. Making too much of a fuss over it would have seemed excessive.

This time was different. A full forty people had graduated, and they were the first batch of graduates from the Elite Training Camp. Naturally, the ceremony had to be more elaborate.

However, Xia Luo did not care about that. Only after returning to headquarters did he learn that Sakazuki had used an inspection as an excuse to investigate the West Blue 15th Marine Branch from top to bottom. Apparently, things had even turned unpleasant.

He had not yet had time to call Colonel Whiteman and ask about the specifics.

But he had heard that Sakazuki had actually attacked Colonel Whiteman, and not lightly at that.

Deliberate retaliation, was it?

Targeting him, was it?

At that thought, Xia Luo narrowed his eyes,