The third time is this [Scholar] advancement quest. (Continued)

A new notification appeared before Adrian's eyes.

[Version 1.0 update initiated]

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[Forum closed]

[Exact release time for Version 2.0 unknown. Please wait patiently]

Adrian tried to log in to his official forum account, only to find that the login button had gone gray. He could no longer access it, just as when the closed beta had yet to begin.

"No release date, huh? I'll have to see what changes next time."

"I miss the days when harvesting players was so easy..."

Marine Headquarters, Marineford.

Inside the Admiral's office.

Crunch, crunch...

The sound of Senbei being bitten and crushed came steadily from the sofa, accompanied by intermittent gulps of water.

Sengoku the Buddha entered the office with a thick stack of white documents in his arms and immediately heard the racket, as loud as a string of firecrackers going off.

Sengoku's brows drew together almost visibly, and his face darkened.

"Garp!"

Sengoku glared at Garp, who was sprawled across the office sofa, and roared in irritation.

"Why are you in my office? And why are you stealing my Senbei?"

"Because I ran out of Donuts... Crunch... Figured you'd still have some snacks here, so I came over... Gulp... Ah! All gone! That hit the spot!"

Showing none of the dignity of a Headquarters Vice Admiral, Garp tossed aside the empty Senbei packet, raised his teacup, and gulped down its contents before letting out a satisfied sigh.

A vein bulged on Sengoku's forehead. He silently shifted the documents in his arms, about to free his right hand and give the old ape a friendly punch in the face.

But Garp's next words brought Sengoku back to his senses.

"Tsuru told me you'd just gotten a batch of Black Pepper Senbei in your office... Mm, they