Kronos Kingdom.
His three sons stood before Hades.
His twelfth son, Cyrik; his nineteenth, Kyle; and his twentieth, Chigral.
Born in Sea Era 1489, they were now fourteen years old and all nearly two meters tall.
Cyrik had short black hair and a double-edged longsword at his waist. His eyes looked faintly brooding, and a cold smile rested on his face.
Kyle had short golden hair and carried a sword as well. With his gentle expression and handsome looks, he easily won people over.
Chigral had dark purple hair and an unassuming appearance. He, too, wore a sword at his waist.
These were the three children Hades wanted to join the Marines.
At their age, they could begin preparing to enlist.
In fact, Hades had only felt comfortable sending them to the Four Seas once the situation there had gradually stabilized.
Hades knew that the Marines would establish the Elite Training Camp in two years.
It would bring together Navy Soldiers with considerable potential from across the Marines.
They would receive abundant resources and training.
Upon graduation, they would become officers with a higher starting point. The most outstanding among them would be trained directly as adjutants to Marine Vice Admirals and Marine Admirals.
Ordinary Marines could not hope to match their rate of promotion.
In North Blue, the future Marine Admirals Sakazuki and Borsalino had already enlisted.
They served under "Day Tiger" Davis, the former Marine Admiral who was now North Blue Governor.
Though they had yet to make names for themselves at sea, intelligence reports said Davis valued them highly. He expected great things from them and had made their training a priority.
Neither of them had acquired a Devil Fruit yet.
They were developing their Swordsmanship and Body Techniques in every respect.
Within the North Blue Navy,