Tashigi and getting ready to start

Tashigi - are you a marine? -

Tashigi asked Kaito this by looking at his clothing. Kaito had not yet received his marine backgammon and was not wearing anything to indicate he was.

Kaito - ah, could you say not yet -

Tashigi - are you a recruit? -

Kaito - no -

Tashigi - so you are a relative of an officer? -

Kaito - yes -

Tashigi - I see, I was surprised to meet someone other than the navy near the docks of the marina -

Kaito - I see -

Kaito initially wanted to explain his situation, but then he first decided to get to know Tashigi a little better without her knowing that he would be her superior in the future.

Kaito - are you a recruit? -

Kaito looked at the standard Marines uniform she was wearing, and she could admit that, despite her age, she looked really good. Although in the future Tashigi would become even more beautiful.

Tashigi - no, despite just graduating from the academy, I'm a corporal -

Kaito - I see, but I thought that the ends were already allowed to wear different types of uniforms and not required to wear the standard uniform -

Tashigi - that's right, but after graduating breasts I inform that we would be assigned to different locations and wanted to wait to know where I would be appointed to choose the style of uniform I would wear -

Kaito - I see, and why are you here? -

Tashigi - well, after waiting and seeing how other recruits were appointed, I was finally informed of my destiny, they told me to come to the headquarters to continue my training, when I graduated with a higher rank than most recruits, they wanted to continue my training here -

Kaito - I see -

Apparently, that Tashigi was in Marineford was a coincidence, it was surely for this reason that I got to know Smoker. Kaito didn't know how they got to know each other and how he had become his second in command, now he could imagine how they met. Kaito despite knowing a lot about the One Piece anime and manga, I could never see the end of the story. And this I leave with many questions that I expected to get to answer on your trip.

Kaito - well, it was nice to meet you, but I have to leave -

Tashigi - ah, okay, it has also been a pleasure for me to meet you, I hope that when you join the marina we can meet again -

Kaito said goodbye to Tashigi and each went a different way.

Kaito - (I want to see her face in surprise when she finds out that I will be her superior) -

Kaito smiled at the thought of how Tashigi would react when they met again.

Kaito returned to his room, decided not to train and continue preparing his things, now that he had a designated ship, he could start transporting his belongings there.

The next day, Kaito did not receive any message from his grandfather, so he decided to go to the training camp to continue training. Along the way he met an old acquaintance of his, Vice Admiral Momonga. Momonga did not recognize him at first, but when Kaito greeted him, he reacted surprised to meet his former student. Momonga and Kaito chatted for a few minutes, Kaito had the idea of having a fencing duel, but Momonga had to reject the proposal. Kaito had to resign and after speaking for a few more moments, he said goodbye to his former fencing master.

Kaito arrived at the training camp, despite his attempts to concentrate he did not succeed, all the while he was thinking about whether his grandfather could fulfill his request. At noon as he always went to eat in the dining rooms and after finishing eating he was called by a marine.

Marine - Excuse me sir, but the fleet admiral calls him at his office -

Kaito nodded and after washing his hands, he headed for his grandfather's office.

When he arrived, he saw that he was not alone, and was surprised when he saw that the other person in the office was a man in a black uniform.

Man in black - well, Sengoku-san, if it was all we had to discuss then I retire -

Sengoku - very good -

Kaito saw the man in black come out and after he closed the door, Kaito proceeded to sit in the chair in front of his grandfather's desk.

Kaito - did you want something ojichan? -

Sengoku - you would have to start addressing me as admiral of the fleet, and stop calling me that, well leaving that aside, the man who just left, is the Cipher Pol officer appointed here to liaise with the navy -

Kaito - is it related to the request I made to you? -

Sengoku - yes -

Kaito - so in the end what? –

Sengoku - they accept your request, but they are not willing to be both, they let you choose only one, in addition he has to agree to join the navy -

Kaito - very good -

Kaito was happy and sad at the same time. He was glad that his request was possible, although surely in the future Cipher Pol would end up charging the favor, on the other hand, he was sad because he could not bring his two companions and had to choose between one of the two.

Sengoku - in addition to this topic, I also wanted to inform you that the recruit you selected is by chance here at Marineford, and that you will soon meet her when the paperwork is over -

Kaito - okay -

Sengoku - and finally, I wanted to give you this -

Sengoku got up from his seat and headed for a closet from which he pulled out a fairly large box. He gave it to Kaito, and he opened it.

Kaito - this is ... -

What Kaito took from the box was a navy officer's jacket, it was the typical navy jacket, all white, the sleeves of the arms were also white, and the word "justice" was written on the back . Sengoku grabbed the slap and placed it on Kaito's shoulders, then proceeded to look at how it fit.

Sengoku - now if you look like a marine -

Kaito - ... -

Kaito stared at the jacket on his shoulders, he had to admit that he was very excited to wear this jacket. Maybe anyone who was in the same position when reincarnating in this world, and previously liked the story of One Piece, wanted to be a pirate like the protagonist, but for Kaito this was different, in his previous life if there was occasions where he imagined being a pirate and finding the One Piece, but he also liked to imagine being a marine like Koby. And after arriving in this world and having been raised by his grandparents, the idea of being marine was the one that ended up exciting Kaito the most. And now that he fulfilled this desire, he was looking forward to starting his journey through this world.

Kaito - thanks ojichan, well now it will be, thanks admiral of the fleet -

Sengoku smiled when he saw his grandson so excited.

Sengoku - well, it's time for you to retire, I still have work to do -

Kaito - ok, see you later -

Sengoku - yes, ahh, I almost forgot, but your grandmother also wanted to see you, it will surely be your room -

Kaito - ok, bye -

Kaito left the office, put the jacket in the box, he still didn't want to take it until he is completely ready for his trip. At night, he met his Tsuru.

Tsuru - Hi Kaito -

Kaito - hello obachan -

Tsuru - I see that Sengoku has already given you your marine jacket -

Kaito - yes, now I am officially a navy captain -

Tsuru saw how happy her grandson was and was glad for him, after that, she got up from the seat and handed Kaito an elongated object wrapped in cloth.

Kaito - and this? -

Tsuru - a gift for your recent marriage to the navy -

Kaito took the elongated object and unwrapped it, when the silent fabric showed a beautiful katana in its sheath.

Kaito - is this for me? -

Tsuru - yes, you have been training with wooden swords or standard swords for a long time and now that you are about to sail the sea as a marine, it is appropriate that you carry a sword worthy of your strength -

Kaito looked at the katana again, the holster is jet black, the hilt of the katana has a sky blue color, and the piece between the hilt and the blade was golden. Kaito pulled out the katana and watched the sheet. This one had a silver tone with metallic blue ornaments on the edge. Kaito took a step back and began to swing the katana through the air, the katana moved very fluidly in the hands of Kaito.

Kaito - thank you very much obachan -

Tsuru - you don't have to give them. I hope you find it useful -

Kaito - yes –

Kaito was testing the katana for a few more minutes until Tsuru told him to stop that and have dinner.

After dinner, Tsuru left, Kaito was watching his katana for quite some time until he decided to go to bed. Once in bed he began to think about what his grandfather told him.

Kaito - (I have to think who to bring between Kaku and Kalifa) -

It was difficult for Kaito to decide between one of the two, both were important people for him, but he had no choice but to choose only one.

In the end Kaito reached a simple conclusion. Despite having decided long ago that he would not care to intervene in the original story of One Piece, I ended up choosing Kalifa, in the first place, since she, in his opinion did not have much relevance in the story, in addition to her confrontation with Nami It didn't seem so important compared to Kaku's against Zoro. And, secondly, Kaito could not deny that he felt something for Kalifa, although he also had this feeling for Hina, and could even have it for Robin and Hancock. Kaito had a headache every time he thought about all this.

The problem would end up getting worse in the future with the other girls that I would end up meeting in the future.