One Piece: I, a scum of the navy, became an admiral Chapter 235

The next morning.

Marine Headquarters, Officer’s Residential Area.

Allen’s residence, a certain room.

Sunlight quietly pierced through the gap in the half-closed curtains, casting golden speckles on the wooden floor.

Allen subconsciously stirred, feeling the warmth from beside him.

The girl lay quietly beside him, her light pink hair fanned out on the pillow, her fair face flushed faintly under the sunlight, her eyelashes fluttering slightly like butterfly wings.

Allen’s lips curved upward slightly. Memories of last night surged like a tide.

He felt only physical and mental pleasure, as if a hint of a charming atmosphere still lingered in the air.

Allen reached out and tucked a strand of the girl’s messy hair behind her ear, murmuring softly:

“I don’t know who she learned it from, acting tough even when she’s exhausted.”

This made Allen’s mind recall his previous “personal” secretary, Doll. She would only beg pitifully when she finally knew fear.

However, Allen was still very satisfied with this new little secretary. Not only were her figure and appearance top-notch, but the key was: ‘When there’s work, the secretary does it. As for when there’s no work…’

Cough cough… Everyone who understands, understands (smirks).

Then, Allen’s old face flushed as he looked at the location of the dropped light orb.

He really didn’t understand why after such matters, the light orbs always dropped in strange places.

Do you really think I, Allen, am that kind of person?! Rewards like this, even a dog wouldn’t…

“Acquired Reward: Physique + 0.8.”

Pick! I’ll pick up rewards from places like this!

Tina seemed to sense Allen’s movement. Her long eyelashes fluttered a few times, and she slowly opened her eyes.

Her gaze met Allen’s, and a hint of shyness flashed in her eyes. She stammered:

“Vice Admiral Allen… the promotion ceremony is soon… can we… do it again tonight?”

“No… Tina, listen to my explanation, it’s not what you think…” Allen tried to argue, but Tina cut him off.

Tina was a bit shy, stammering:

“V-Vice Admiral Allen, you don’t need to say more, I understand!!”

What do you understand?!

Allen felt like crying without tears. He was truly jumping into the Yellow River, unable to wash himself clean.

Due to the solemnity of the Admiral promotion ceremony, Allen had returned to his headquarters residence early after finishing the Impel Down instance.

Allen had also engaged in a deep and profound academic exchange with Tina.

A long time later.

Marine Headquarters, on the vast and solemn plaza, the ceremony for promoting Marine Admirals was about to begin.

Around the plaza, nearly ten thousand elite Marine soldiers stood in neat formation.

Their postures were straight, their weapons gleamed with cold light, showcasing the Marines’ might. The sound of their footsteps, like a tide, was uniform and awe-inspiring.

Their white Marine uniforms shimmered under the sunlight, and their cloaks flapped in the wind.

At this time, guests began to enter the plaza.

Among them were representatives from the World Government, representatives from several affiliated nations, and of course, reporters from the Bird News Agency.

For a ceremony like this, where four Admiral-level Marines were born, Sengoku naturally wanted to publicize it widely, letting the whole world know. On one hand, it could boost morale, and on the other, it could serve as a deterrent to pirates.

Low whispers of conversation occasionally drifted through the crowd, full of speculation and discussion about the new Marine Admirals.

“Who do you think will be the Marine Admiral this time?!”

“I’d say it must be Vice Admiral Sakazuki. Not only is he powerful, but his name alone makes pirates tremble.”

An official from an affiliated nation analyzed seriously.

But another official immediately began to refute.

“I feel Vice Admiral Kuzan has a greater chance. Although he seems cold, he often rescues civilians from pirates.”

They talked about everyone except Borsalino and Allen.

After all, Borsalino had always seemed lazy and nonchalant, and as for Allen…

At this moment, the various princesses and noblewomen from the affiliated nations beside them became agitated.

They indignantly said:

“Why can’t it be our Vice Admiral Allen!”

“Yeah, yeah, Vice Admiral Allen is so handsome and such a gentleman.”

“He always helps us when we ask him…”

Those officials saw that all the female nobles were speaking up for Allen and couldn’t help but shrink their necks.

It had to be said, although Allen’s reputation wasn’t the best, his prestige among female nobles had always been high. It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to call him a “friend of noblewomen.”

Informed sources: Keep it low-key, Vice Admiral Allen, you’re practically the benchmark for a negative example in the Marines.

As time passed.

The high-ranking officials of Marine Headquarters, draped in their cloaks symbolizing justice, walked into everyone’s sight with steady steps.

Among them was the current Marine Fleet Admiral Sengoku, whose stern face and resolute eyes exuded an incredibly powerful aura;

Following closely behind was “Hero of the Marines” Garp, who, with a smiling face, began to eat a bag of senbei regardless of the occasion.

Of course, Zephyr, Tsuru, and other high-ranking Marine officials would not be absent from such an occasion…

In the center of the plaza, a tall ceremonial platform was set up.

On the platform lay the ceremonial swords symbolizing the power and status of a Marine Admiral.

Since it was an Admiral-level investiture, only Fleet Admiral Sengoku could preside over the entire Marine Headquarters.

Sengoku ascended the ceremonial platform, his face solemn, and scanned the Marines and guests below.

Then he spoke sternly into the transponder snail on the platform:

“I am Sengoku, Fleet Admiral of Marine Headquarters!”

“Here, I welcome all of you who have traveled far to attend this Marine Admiral promotion and investiture ceremony!”

Sengoku’s voice echoed through the loudspeakers around the plaza via the transponder snail.

Upon hearing Sengoku’s words, the music in the plaza immediately stopped, and the scene instantly fell silent.

“I believe everyone is curious about who will be promoted to Admiral this time!”

Since the details of the event had not been widely publicized, only a few knew who was being promoted to Admiral.

Sengoku then stopped beating around the bush and continued speaking into the transponder snail microphone:

“Alright, let’s get straight to the point…”

“Please, ‘Kizaru’ Borsalino, ‘Akainu’ Sakazuki, ‘Aokiji’ Kuzan, and ‘Candle Dragon’ Bernadotte Allen, come to the stage!!”

Upon hearing Sengoku’s words, everyone below was dumbfounded.

“∑(っ°Д°;)っ Four, four people?!”

“Holy crap, I thought only one or two ‘Admiral candidates’ would become Admirals, I never thought it would be four?!”

“This is really big news! Does this mean the Marines have confirmed that all four ‘Admiral candidates’ possess Admiral-level combat power?!”

An Admiral was not like a Rear Admiral or Vice Admiral; besides achievements, the most important thing was to possess the highest combat power in the Marines.

Clearly, this situation was almost a once-in-a-century occurrence. Even during Roger’s era, the Marines only had two Admirals, and one Garp who refused to become an Admiral no matter what.

And now, the Marines suddenly had four Admirals. Who knew what kind of storm this would stir up in the New World.

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