Chapter 74 The Boiling Situation

In the Headquarters building, Garp is in his office, lying back on a chair with bubbles coming from his nose—obviously asleep.

The man sent by Zephyr knocked on the door for a long time but received no response. If he hadn't heard Garp's snoring through the door, he would have thought Garp wasn't there.

In desperation, he had to knock harder, finally waking Garp. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, Garp drowsily said,

"Who is it? Come in."

The visitor opened the door, saluted, and said,

"Vice Admiral Garp, your son is at the recruiting office. Zephyr Admiral would like you to come over."

"Oh, I see... Nani!?"

At the recruiting office, Dragon had already narrowed his eyes, and a strong wind gradually blew around his body. He took a few steps forward, almost touching Carl, and said lightly,

"Senior Carl, can you let me experience what you call power?"

Carl moved his shoulders and neck slightly, looked at Dragon with a half-smile, and said,

"Want to fight me? Okay, I'll help Teacher Zephyr test your strength."

He then turned his head to Zephyr and asked,

"Teacher Zephyr, what do you think?"

Zephyr considered it and decided it would be good to let Dragon fight Carl. From his perspective, Dragon was a bit too self-righteous.

Of course, it's good to have your own sense of justice, but coming here and starting to lecture others on what justice is?

Who doesn't know that Carl is someone who has actually experienced bloody battles with pirates, and he also defeated a division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. The value of this experience is immense.

Not only Zephyr, but everyone present felt that Dragon wasn't qualified to advise Carl.

Zephyr felt it was necessary for Carl to fight Dragon—not just to see the newcomer's strength but, more importantly, to help Dragon understand that there are levels beyond his.

As for Carl's defeat, Zephyr didn't even consider it. He knew Carl's strength well; he could easily defend a G branch by himself.

But since Dragon was the son of Zephyr's old friend Garp, Zephyr's final decision was to prevent Dragon from losing too badly,

"Okay, let Aramaki and Kuzan join too. Carl, this shouldn't be a problem for you, right?"

Carl smiled slightly and said,

"Of course, no problem. I'm happy to have a friendly match with the three juniors, but should we start here? The juniors are all Logia."

Zephyr waved his hand indifferently,

"Just stay here. I'm not worried about the three of them, but you should be careful, especially with your moves!"

The recruitment office had a huge open space for testing new recruits, but Carl and the others were "specially recruited" and skipped this step.

And this wasn't the Marine school under Zephyr's command, so even if the damage was severe, it would be Sengoku's concern.

Kong is gradually delegating power to Sengoku, and it's no secret among Marine senior leaders that Sengoku is about to become the next Fleet Admiral.

After Zephyr agreed, Aramaki rolled his eyes at Dragon and thought,

"Where did you come from? How could I take action against Lord Carl? No, I absolutely can't get involved in this!"

Thinking this, he raised his hand to refuse, but Aokiji had already rushed up, pulling him along, saying,

"Come on, I didn't expect to have the opportunity to fight against senior Carl. It's really great!"

"..."

Dragon said no more, his body instantly turning into a gust of wind, flying to the center of the open space at a very fast speed. Carl's figure gradually twisted, disappearing into the dark vortex emerging behind him, reaching his position one step ahead of Dragon.

Aramaki was directly pulled over by Aokiji, with a reluctant expression on his face.

The battle hadn't started yet, but the Marines had already heard the news and rushed over. They had heard about the arrival of three new Logia members today.

But the main attraction was Carl.

Carl has been gaining popularity recently—the 17-year-old Rear Admiral! Even if he is an extremely rare Logia user, should he be this extraordinary?

Many were prejudiced, feeling that the newspapers exaggerated Carl's feats just to promote the Marines.

After all, except for Zephyr, Garp, and Tsuru, who had briefly fought against Carl, none of the generals had witnessed his strength.

Their impression of Carl remained that of the "strongest student."

The impact of this battle grew. Soon, even the triad of Kizaru, Garp, Tsuru, and Sengoku arrived at the scene. Zephyr was a bit confused seeing the three of them, and asked,

"Why are you three here?"

Garp glanced at Dragon on the field and was about to speak when Zephyr interrupted,

"You don't need to say anything, I know you're here to see your son."

"..."

Sengoku and Tsuru exchanged glances, and Sengoku said,

"I also want to see the strength of our youngest Rear Admiral. Besides, there are three super newcomers—naturally, we need to pay attention to their battles!"

Tsuru nodded, indicating she felt the same.

Zephyr helplessly held his forehead and said,

"With so many people here, the venue is a bit crowded, and there are no seats prepared for you!"

Hearing this, Sengoku smiled, pointed at the Marines who were watching, and said,

"It's okay. Let's all stand and take a look. There's no need to be so formal."

While they were talking, another group of people arrived. Zephyr took a closer look and saw it was students led by Ginny and others.

As soon as Ginny saw Zephyr, she ran over and said with a smile,

"Teacher Zephyr, everyone wants to watch Brother Carl fight. This isn't skipping class, right~"

Zephyr was prepared. He waved his hand casually and said,

"If you want to watch, go ahead. It won't happen again."

With Zephyr's permission, the students cheered and crowded into the group of generals. The generals were tolerant of the young people, and no one minded.

Especially for the female students—they were given some space and allowed to squeeze into the front row.

Ginny looked at Carl on the field and shouted loudly,

"Brother Carl, come on!"

The other girls, initially timid, were encouraged by Ginny's performance. After all, even the aloof Lucia was cheering for her cousin, so they all joined in.

Seeing this, the male students were naturally unwilling to be outdone. 

"Come on, boss! Show these three recruits the strength of our Marine school!"

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