Chapter 94 Money from the Sky (Ch 94)

“Maybe… I’m too tired~”

Listening to Gion’s gentle words, Alan couldn’t help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly, and he smiled and agreed.

However, Gion gave Allen a fierce look and retorted unhappily:

“Vice Admiral Kuzan is a monster-level figure in our Marine Headquarters. How could he be tired in such an occasion?!”

Although her voice was not loud, the people around her could still hear the conversation clearly.

In an instant, the originally noisy environment suddenly became quiet, and everyone’s eyes were cast towards Gion and Allen.

Immediately afterwards, whispers began to be heard among the crowd.

A student with a look of astonishment on his face couldn’t help but exclaimed:

“That person is Vice Admiral Kuzan, codenamed “Aokiji”?!”

“Who told you that, really?”

“Now that you put it that way, it does feel a bit like it…” Someone pointed at the sleeping figure on the stage and muttered softly.

“Lieutenant General Kuzan! That’s right, it’s Lieutenant General Kuzan!!” Finally, a very confident voice shouted this sentence.

As more and more people joined the discussion, the mood became increasingly heated.

For a moment, the whole scene seemed to be ignited. Everyone was so excited that they could hardly control themselves. They all had their eyes wide open, with expressions of disbelief on their faces.

The three future admirals and current admiral candidates still have very high prestige among the younger generation of the navy.

After all, this is a pirate world where strength is respected, and the navy also respects the strong, and Kuzan is one of the best among the younger generation.

Just at this moment.

Zefa also heard the cheers from the audience, and his embarrassed expression disappeared instantly. He thought Kuzan would fail, and his lazy attitude would undermine the students’ self-confidence…

“It seems that I worried too much. I really underestimated the influence of this kid Kuzan…” Zefa shook his head slightly and muttered to himself.

He just coughed lightly, and his originally relaxed expression became serious.

His sharp eyes swept over the people in front of him, then he pointed at Kuzan, who was standing beside him and sleeping soundly, without any image, and said:

“He is Kuzan, currently a vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters, codenamed “Aokiji”, and also a student of the third training camp!”

Having said that, Zefa paused for a moment and observed everyone’s reactions.

At this time, Zefa took advantage of the situation and added: “In a sense, he is also your senior!”

After receiving Zefa’s affirmative answer, the crowd below suddenly exploded.

Someone shouted excitedly:

“If Vice Admiral Kuzan were to carry out the mission with us, we would not be powerless even if we encountered those vicious pirates!”

“Yes, yes. If Mr. Zephyr and Vice Admiral Kuzan were there, those pirates would probably feel their scalps tingling just thinking about it!”

For a moment, the atmosphere was extremely warm, and everyone’s self-confidence seemed to be ignited and burning.

Looking at the team whose morale was greatly boosted, Zefa nodded with satisfaction, and soon returned to his serious expression, and asked loudly:

“Now, let me ask you again solemnly – is there anyone who wants to withdraw from this operation halfway?!”

However, this time, all the students did not hesitate and said excitedly:

“Of course it’s a mission!!”

“We are the elite of the navy!!”

Hearing this, Zefa nodded with satisfaction and continued:

“This mission will be scored based on specific performance. If students can continue to receive excellent or above evaluations, they will become outstanding representatives of the training camp…”

All outstanding graduates of the training camp will receive generous rewards, and even devil fruits are not impossible to obtain.

Looking at the reactions of the students, Zefa nodded with satisfaction.

“Disband now! You can go back and organize your equipment… Meet at the harbor in an hour!!”

“Yes!” Everyone answered respectfully.

Then they left the training camp one after another.

Bang!!

At this moment, the bubbles coming out of Kuzan’s nose suddenly burst, and Kuzan, who was standing, also shook his head slightly.

He scratched his curly hair lazily, looked around at the empty area, and asked in confusion:

“Eh? Where are my junior students, Mr. Zefa?!”

Hearing Kuzan’s words, Zefa’s veins popped up and he yelled at Kuzan:

“How dare you say that! I finally wanted to show off, but you let me down!!”

Although Zefa couldn’t stand the three students who were focused on developing devil fruits, he had to admit that they were very talented.

After hearing what Zefa said, Kuzan touched his nose embarrassedly.

Ever since the O’Hara incident, he has been thinking about what justice is in the Navy…Now, just when he has some clues, he is called to carry out the mission.

“I’ll definitely do that next time…” Kuzan said lazily.

Zefa looked at Kuzan like this. As a senior navy official, he naturally knew that Kuzan had witnessed the dark side of the navy.

In the end, he just sighed, patted Kuzan’s shoulder gently and said:

“Forget it… I’ll leave the next mission to you.”

Facing a teacher who treated him sincerely, Kuzan rarely smiled.

“Okay, Mr. Zefa…”

“You should also go back and prepare…”

An hour later,

Naval headquarters port.

Dozens of students have already taken their positions, and next to them are the instructors of the training camp lined up in a neat row.

The team included Admiral of the Navy Headquarters “Black Arm” Zephyr, Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters and Admiral Candidate “Aokiji” Kuzan, 12 accompanying instructors, and several elite naval soldiers.

In previous years’ escort missions, the navy usually sent one or several ordinary vice admirals to personally carry out the mission. This time, considering the presence of a group of cadets, Zefa specifically asked Kuzan, who was free, to accompany them.

To be honest, with such a configuration, even if you go to the New World, there will be few pirates who are blind.

“Reporting that all personnel have arrived and are ready to head to the Grand Route!”

After counting the number of people, an instructor came to Zefa respectfully and reported.

“In that case, notify all students to board the ship…”

Soon after, a low roar was heard from the warship as it slowly left the harbor.

On deck.

Alan was looking into the distance while Kake was chattering beside him.

For some reason, Gion was far away and looked in the direction of Alan from time to time. As for Dor, he was probably catching up on sleep after a tiring night.

“What’s going on? I just returned to headquarters yesterday and I have to go on a mission today…”

“Oh~ It seems that you don’t like going on missions very much…” A voice came from behind Alan.

Alan and Kake turned around, and Kake’s expression immediately became serious and respectful.

A tall man slowly came to stand beside Allen, and then said like an old friend who had not seen each other for a long time:

“I told you we’d meet again…”