Gathering of Giants

"What were you thinking?" Dragon asked, unable to help himself as Jon fell into deep thought.

　　"Nothing, to be honest, I myself have not yet understood what is happening."

　　John didn't explain his guess, it was just his guess, whether it was true or not, he couldn't be sure yet, and he didn't want to just show his cards.

　　Dragon's gaze flickered, he saw that John should have understood something, but did not reveal it, after all, the two of them were just housemates, not to the point of exchanging secrets.

　　John was a little uneasy when Dragon was looking at him, and knowing Dragon's future, he did not want to become friends with Dragon, who was the head of a revolutionary army that could leave the watch at any moment.

　　In this world, although John was not happy with some aspects of the World Government, he still felt that he belonged to the Marines, after all, his father was in the Navy and he had the opportunity to grow up in the Navy.

　　Therefore, despite the fact that the Fleet was under the authority of the World Government and there could be darkness there, he never wanted to leave the Fleet and naturally did not want to be influenced by Dragon, the head of the Revolutionary Army.

　　Silence reigned again in the middle of the hostel.

　　Marineford, marshal's office!

　　Steelbone Kong, who had served as a Marine Marshal for many years, was by now a qualified Marine Marshal.

　　A very strong, broad-chested man with brown skin to reflect his toughness, white hair and beard, a muscular body and facial scars, Kong looked less like a marshal who does paperwork and sits in an office and more like a battle-hardened, burly man. nail fighter.

　　In addition to Marshal Kong, there were four other people in the office, including Admiral Zephyr, who had just entered.

　　The five present represent the center of power in the fleet, besides Marshal Kong and Admiral Zephyr, there are three more - Admiral Sengoku, Vice Admiral Garp and Vice Admiral Tsuru.

　　Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Zephyr are all soldiers who joined the Marines during the same period, but Sengoku and Zephyr became admirals, while Garp and Tsuru became vice admirals.

　　These five men were not only the most powerful beings in the fleet, but also one of the strongest in combat.

　　"Garp, are you still not ready to upgrade your rank to admiral?"

　　Kong asked Garp, who was sitting with a lazy expression while eating senbei (cookies). This isn't the first time he's asked Garp that question.

　　Gapu waved his hand in disgust: "No, no, how convenient it is for me now. If I become an admiral, not only will I have so much work, but I will also have to work hard for those guys (tenerubito), so I don't have this free time."

　　"Ahem."

　　Beside him, Sengoku coughed twice lightly and looked at Garp, "Be careful what you say."

　　"Poh." Garp looked indifferent.

　　Kong had long been accustomed to Garp's personality so naturally he wasn't angry but rather helpless, Garp was good at everything but his cavalier personality which gave him a huge headache.

　　As a Fleet Marshal, Kong naturally has to think about the Fleet, and there are still spaces for the standard three Fleet Admirals.

　　The most qualified person to become an admiral is Garp, but this guy does not want to become an admiral, so he is stuck in the position of lieutenant general.

　　If anyone else had been in his place, Kong would have used every possible means to make him an admiral. Three admirals are always a stronger deterrent to pirates than two admirals.

　　Only due to Garp's rebellious nature and his origins in the D clan, after careful consideration, Kong did not insist on this, but waited until Garp came to his senses and began to sincerely serve the world government.

　　As for Tsuru, although she is quite experienced, she is still less powerful than Sengoku and the three of them.

　　Even though Tsuru had the strength of a reserve admiral, Kong didn't want to promote her to the rank of admiral, and Tsuru herself didn't want to be an admiral either.

　　It was also disappointing to see so many people lay eyes on the position of admiral, but Garp and the others didn't take it seriously.

　　Without dwelling on the matter, Kong looked at Zephyr and asked, "Zefir, what do you think about meeting the elite selected from different branches?" Are there talents with special potential?

　　The next generation of the fleet is something that he, as marshal of the fleet, had to seriously consider.

Sengoku, Garp and Tsuru were also looking at Zephyr, they were also curious.

　　Zephyr replied: "From what I've learned so far, it's very good, there are a lot of very good talents here, not much worse than it was in our time."

　　"ABOUT?"

　　When this was said, Kong was immediately very surprised, knowing that Zephyr and his class had produced two admirals and several lieutenants, among whom were also outstanding talents such as Garp and Tsuru, this class was definitely the most outstanding in decades.

　　Now Zephyr compared the students of this class with her own, and the conclusion was not bad at all, could it be that the students of this class are really that outstanding?

　　Zephyr said with a smile, "I also didn't expect that there would be so many outstanding young people this semester, it looks like I'm lucky."

　　Garp laughed out loud, "Wahahahahaha, Zephyr, my son went too. You can't talk about my son, can you, wahahahahaha, you're right, this Dragon boy really inherited some of my qualities."

　　Zephyr waved Garp off, speechless at such a smug Garp.

　　"It's true that Dragon is good, but I wasn't talking about him."

　　Garp instantly took on a displeased look and barked, "Is there anyone better than Dragon?".

　　Garp still knew a lot about his son, it's just that he knew Dragon and Zephyr didn't, and as far as the information goes, Dragon's stats were indeed not as good as some of the others.

　　Zephyr said: "Among the students in this period, there are two of the most outstanding, one is the logic of light, the other is the logic of magma, do not exaggerate, they are two ahead of the other a lot, this is the level of the monster."

　　At these words, Kong and the others' faces changed, and Garp was even more shocked: "Two users of the Logia's power?"

　　Kong said in a deep voice, "The logic of light and the logic of magma, these two Devil Fruits, even among natural fruits, are outstanding and have great potential, and they even appeared at the same time."

　　As a military marshal, Kong naturally read Devil Fruit illustrations and had a deep understanding of Devil Fruits, Pico-Pico na mi (theology of light) and Magu-Magu no mi (theology of magma), both of which were powerful.

　　Zephyr replied, "According to the information, there can be no mistake, devil fruit ability is only one aspect that worries me, these two are excellent in all aspects except fruit ability, especially in terms of physical fitness, far superior to other cadets; in my opinion According to the estimation, the future potential of these two is at least a Vice Admiral, becoming an Admiral or Grand Admiral (Commander-in-Chief) is also very likely."

　　Kong spoke with a serious face: "In that case, you should focus on training these two, and the future of the fleet should be given extra attention."

　　"Certainly". Zephyr nodded.

　　"Besides them, are there any other outstanding talents?" Grand Admiral (Commander-in-Chief) Kong also asked curiously.

　　"There are two other Zoan-based fruiters, but besides them, there is one person that I care about the most, among this class of students, he is very special, I have never seen talent like him before."

　　Seeing Zephyr's strange face, Kong couldn't help but ask, "Since you said 'special', he must be very special, tell me what's so special about him?"

　　"Innate Will" Zephyr said.

　　The other four turned pale, and Kong even exclaimed, "King's will, does he have a king's will?"