In Sea Circle Calendar year 1489, the Elite Training Camp officially opened, and Marine Headquarters underwent personnel changes.
Tsuru was promoted from commodore to vice admiral but transferred to the Marine Staff Department as Deputy Chief of Staff, retaining her vice admiral rank.
The following year, Sea Circle Calendar year 1490, Sakazuki, the ultimate workplace overachiever, accumulated the most merit and rose three ranks.
He advanced from headquarters captain to headquarters vice admiral and became commander of the G-3 Base in the New World, where he would remain stationed long-term!
Kuzan rose two ranks, advancing from Marine captain to headquarters rear admiral, and joined the headquarters mobile unit, which provided support for major missions.
Borsalino also rose two ranks to headquarters rear admiral and transferred to the Science Defense Unit, tasked with protecting Vegapunk, to assist the scientist.
Meanwhile, on the final day of 1489, just before the turn of 1490, a major event also shook the Celestial Dragons.
Saint Homing of the Donquixote family decided to abandon his status as a Celestial Dragon and leave Mary Geoise with his wife and two sons.
Another year later, in Sea Circle Calendar year 1491, Gern's involvement in the Golden Lion's attack on G-3, coupled with his defeat of Borsalino as the sole victor in the training camp's exhibition matches,
along with his military achievements and a background perfectly suited to the training camp's publicity campaign, earned him special approval to rise four ranks.
He advanced from headquarters captain to headquarters commodore and was appointed patrol commander in the New World.
At twenty years old, he also became the fastest officer in Marine Headquarters history to reach flag rank!
Meanwhile, after reaching Lodestar Island at the end of the Log Pose route and discovering that it was not Laugh Tale, the Roger