"Fleet Admiral Kuzan!"
"Fleet Admiral Kuzan!"
"Fleet Admiral Kuzan!"
Deafening cheers rose from below the platform, shaking the heavens and earth.
Kong and Sengoku exchanged a glance, shook their heads with smiles, and walked down from the platform.
They left Kuzan alone on the platform, scratching his forehead over and over.
With Kuzan's appointment as Fleet Admiral now a done deal, Marines such as Onigumo and Doberman had no choice but to accept it.
Only after quite a while did Kuzan raise a hand to quiet everyone.
"Ahem. Next, as the new Fleet Admiral, I will issue my first order."
At Kuzan's words, every Marine pricked up their ears.
They knew that any newly appointed official would introduce sweeping reforms.
All the officers and soldiers immediately grew anxious, afraid that the new Fleet Admiral's axe would fall on their heads.
Onigumo and Doberman exchanged glances, each seeing the worry in the other's eyes.
"Marineford was utterly destroyed in this war and can no longer serve as the location of Marine Headquarters.
"So, after unanimous deliberation among the Marine leadership, we have decided to relocate Marine Headquarters to the G-1 Branch."
"Phew~ So that's all it was. I thought it would be something else."
"The G-1 Branch? Isn't that right here?"
Ten thousand meters beneath the sea, on Fish-Man Island.
The Fish-Man Café.
An enormous blue shark mermaid sat on a bubble sofa, holding a pipe. On the table in front of her lay a stack of newspapers.
Spread out beside the newspapers were the Wanted Posters for Lott's Crew.
Then he looked at the enormous Crystal Ball in front of him again.
"Lord Lott, my abilities are too weak to foresee the future more clearly. Otherwise, I could offer you some help."
She had just performed another divination with the