Kuzan's decision!
Two flowers bloomed; each had its own story.
Late at night, at Marineford's harbor,
a bicycle slowly
came across the distant sea,
heading toward the harbor.
The soldier guarding the harbor
narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Is that...?"
The veteran beside him
spotted a fluffy afro from afar.
"I-idiot! That's Vice Admiral Kuzan!
Hurry up and open the harbor gates!"
"Huh?? Y-yes!"
The young soldier hurriedly opened the gates.
Kuzan rode his bicycle swiftly through them
and reached the shore.
He waved to the two men in the watchtower.
"Yo~"
"Please find somewhere to park my bicycle~"
"Thanks~~"
Kuzan spoke in his lazy baritone.
Then he slowly walked toward the office building.
After crossing the Training Ground,
Kuzan finally reached Sengoku's office.
Knock, knock, knock!
"Come in."
Hearing Sengoku's slightly weary voice,
Kuzan pushed open the office door.
"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, I'm back~"
Sengoku, who had been bent over his paperwork, immediately looked up.
"Oh! Kuzan, you're finally back."
Kuzan scratched his head and said,
"Sorry, Fleet Admiral. I only just finished my mission,
and my bicycle is pretty slow..."
Sengoku was naturally aware of Kuzan's situation.
He waved a hand and said, "As long as you're back."
"By the way, Fleet Admiral,
you were in such a hurry to call me back.
Did something happen?"
Sengoku slowly took a list out of his drawer.
"Kuzan, take a look at the names on this list first."
Puzzled, Kuzan took the list.
Then he saw the words written on it:
[Admiral Candidate List]
They were in large print.
"Fleet Admiral, this is...??"
"Read it first. We'll talk afterward."
Kuzan could only pull out the list first.
Kizaru, Akainu, Kuzan, Xiu.
The four names met Kuzan's eyes,
and he immediately understood.
There weren't enough positions,
so they had to make a