When the giant instructor and the recruit captain returned from "hell on earth"...
The giant instructor still hadn't recovered from the profound shock of seeing "hell on earth."
After a little while longer, the giant instructor recovered and spoke to the recruits.
"Everyone aboard! We're heading back!"
The giant instructor then strode toward the Marine warship, ignoring the recruits entirely as he muttered to himself.
I have to report this as quickly as possible! A "monster" has joined the Ferocious Beast Training Camp!
The recruits stood there stunned by the giant instructor's sudden decisiveness. A bitter smile touched the recruit captain's lips. He glanced at Ages, who was boarding the warship, and thought to himself.
Alas... this class will probably have both the lowest mission completion rate and the lowest death rate in the history of the death test...
The recruit captain shook his head, dismissing the thought, and called out to the recruits.
"Everyone, let's hurry aboard too."
Once all the recruits had boarded, the warship slowly sailed away from the island, where there would be no more bloody slaughter, and headed back to Marineford...
After the giant instructor boarded...
The giant instructor hurried back to his office on the warship.
He immediately called Marine Headquarters in Marineford on the Den Den Mushi.
"Buru buru..."
"Hm? Why are you calling so early about the results of the life-and-death test? Shouldn't you have only just reached the test island?"
Instead of answering the person on the other end, the giant instructor urged him on.
"Don't ask about that yet. Ōru, listen carefully. I have something very important to tell you, and you have to pass every word on to Fleet Admiral Kong. Do you hear me?"
At Marine Headquarters, Ōru frowned as the giant instructor's urgent, serious voice came through the Den Den Mushi. He rarely heard the normally aloof giant instructor sound so anxious and serious. He said,
"Yeah, I understand. Go ahead. I'll write down what you say right now and tell Fleet Admiral Kong every word."
Hearing Ōru's confirmation, the giant instructor was immensely excited. He recalled the sight of "hell on earth," then remembered that a ten-year-old boy had caused it. His voice trembled slightly with excitement as he spoke.
"Listen carefully! The island used for the life-and-death test can't be used for it anymore."
"What?! How did that happen? Explain yourself!" Ōru was stunned by the giant instructor's words and nearly snapped the pen in his hand as he shouted.
"Calm down! Let me finish! The reason the island can't be used for the test is that the Human Mimics there were wiped out. Not one survived!"
"What did you say?! How is that possible?! There should have been around a hundred Human Mimics on the island..." At that point, something suddenly occurred to Ōru, and he continued.
"Could it be that this year's recruits are that strong?! That's great! That's really great! Giant, tell me, just how many promising talents did this class produce? How high was their mission completion rate?"
Hearing Ōru's guess, the giant instructor imagined how far-fetched Ōru would realize it was when he heard what came next. The corners of his mouth rose as he said,
"Heh, Ōru, you're wrong."
"Wrong?"
"That's right. This class has the lowest completion rate ever. Only a few people completed it."
"What?! Impossible! Didn't you say the Human Mimics were wiped out? How could the mission completion rate be low?!" The giant instructor's words shocked Ōru again, and he nearly shouted himself hoarse.
"Calm down, Ōru. Let me explain what happened. Actually, this class... this class didn't produce many geniuses."
"Then how were the Human Mimics wiped out?" Ōru calmed down and frowned.
"Because this class produced one genius. No! Not a genius, but a monster! He wiped out almost all the Human Mimics by himself! Listen carefully! He wiped them out in one fell swoop! In one fell swoop!" The giant instructor grew so excited that his voice rose several decibels by the time he finished.
Bang!
The Den Den Mushi on the warship transmitted the sound of Ōru slamming his hand hard against the desk.
"What!! Is what you're saying true?!" Ōru could no longer calm himself. He could only slam his hand against the desk to vent his excitement.
Hearing how excited Ōru was, the giant instructor showed no concern that he might suffer a heart attack from the excitement. He dropped another bombshell.
"I'm sending you a photo now. It shows the place where that monster wiped out the Human Mimics."
When Ōru calmed himself again and picked up the photo sent through the fax Den Den Mushi...
Snap!!
Staring at the scene in the photo, which looked like hell on earth, Ōru felt the blood rush through his body. His heart began beating several times faster, his breathing grew rapid, and he unconsciously snapped the pen in his hand. He shouted,
"Oh my god!!"
"Giant... are... are you sure you didn't send... send... send the wrong photo?" Ōru was so shaken that he could barely speak.
"I sent the right one."
"Oh my god!! Giant, how is that thing you described a monster?! Are you sure it wasn't a humanoid ferocious beast??" Ōru was somewhat incoherent.
As soon as Ōru finished speaking...
Suddenly!
Like a madman, Ōru left a few words for the giant instructor over the Den Den Mushi, then rushed out in a frenzy.
"No! I have to tell Fleet Admiral Kong about this immediately!"
The giant instructor watched the Den Den Mushi after Ōru hurriedly said those words and hung up. He slowly put down the receiver and gazed through the window at the boundless sea, lost in thought. He murmured,
"Will this sea soon see the arrival of another terrifying existence?"