Pirate: I was just slacking off, do you really think I'm bad?

Kong accepted the expensive cigars that Raleigh handed him, opened the box, took one out, and put it in his mouth.

Raleigh quickly lit a match and lit one end of the cigar.

"Phew, this cigar tastes really good."

Sora expressed his great delight at the gift that Raleigh gave him.

I'm glad you like it, Marshal Kong. I have many more cigars like this in my stash.

Raleigh quickly replied with a well-behaved expression.

Kong nodded with great satisfaction:

If only you were this motivated at work.

"During the time you were sent out to roam the world, although the battle achievement list always listed the names of your subordinates, I asked them, and they all said that it was because of your command that so many achievements were made."

"You may have your own reasons, but Headquarters still hopes you will earnestly uphold the Navy's justice."

Whether it was the East Blue where you once served, or the North Blue where you later governed, the number of pirates decreased significantly and criminal activity declined markedly during your tenure—this is the most obvious evidence.

"Therefore, based on the unanimous discussion and deliberation of the senior naval officers of this headquarters, it is decided to award you the rank of Vice Admiral of this headquarters."

Upon hearing this, Luo Li stood up happily, gave the Sky Element Master in front of him a proper military salute, and said:

Master Kongyuan, I am very grateful for everyone's trust in me.

"Since joining the Navy, I have been upholding the Navy's justice wherever I go, which is why the number of pirates in the areas I govern has significantly decreased."

Sora nodded and gestured for Raleigh to sit down:

Don't be so serious, Raleigh. This is an honor you deserve.

"The Vice Admirals of Headquarters are a crucial cornerstone in maintaining the security of the World Government's rule, and most of them are now world-renowned."

"Just like our naval hero Garp, and your brother Borsalino, your senior Sakazuki, and so on."

Every person who reaches the rank of Vice Admiral in the Navy is a powerful figure.

"If nothing unusual happens, we will hold your commissioning ceremony at the Naval Academy the day after tomorrow morning."

Raleigh nodded seriously and said with a very earnest expression:

"I will absolutely not let you down, Marshal Kong."

Kong waved his hand, then took out a file from the folder next to him and said:

I believe in you, Raleigh.

"There is plenty of time, so you can make proper preparations. If there are people you want to invite, you can find them a place to watch the ceremony in advance."

After leaving Master Yuan's office, Raleigh felt relaxed and happy.

He has now become a Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters much earlier than originally planned.

To be honest, this has far exceeded the plan that Raleigh set for himself.

Raleigh's promotion plan this time is actually far ahead of his peers. Even Kuzan, the genius of Raleigh's military academy class, is still quite a bit short of being promoted to lieutenant general.

While most of his peers were still striving to become brigadier general, Raleigh had already become a lieutenant general. How could this not arouse envy?

Even though the original manga described a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral force as having accumulated over many years, the number of them was still extremely small during the Marineford War.

After Raleigh left the Air Marshal's office, the news of his promotion to vice admiral was no longer concealed by the Navy. Soon, news of Raleigh's promotion to vice admiral was published all over the world.

And in a very short time, it caused an earthquake within the navy.

Because both in terms of Raleigh's age and his length of service in the Navy, Raleigh is a relatively new recruit.

In Raleigh's class, the strongest, Kuzan, had only just surpassed the rank of colonel and reached the rank of general.

Including Gion and Kake, two brigadier generals who followed Raleigh and picked up a bunch of military equipment in the North Sea.

There were only three commodores in total, and even at that level, their speed surprised many veterans in the navy, let alone the vice admiral Raleigh had reached.

Discussions were taking place throughout the navy.

"Is this guy a monster? According to his information, he's just a newbie who hasn't been around for very long."

"Rayle? I remember that name. The last intelligence report about Bondiwald mentioned that it was North Sea Admiral Rayle who killed Bondiwald."

Quite a few monsters have emerged in the last two years: Vice Admiral Garp's son Dragon, Vice Admiral Sakazuki, and Vice Admiral Borsalino.

I heard there seems to be some kind of relationship between Raleigh and Lieutenant General Borsalino.

"They are fraternal brothers who grew up together in Beihai."

However, Raleigh's promotion to lieutenant general had nothing to do with his brother Borsalino; it was entirely due to his own merit.

However, I heard that it was the World Government's idea to promote Ralph to Vice Admiral so that he could be transferred out of the North Blue.

In just a few days, news about Raleigh has overshadowed all the previous hot news.

Even many of the great pirates on the Grand Line were engrossed in reading their newspapers.

Edward Newgate let out a hearty laugh and said to a child in front of him who looked like a pineapple head!

"Marco, this guy is about your age and has already risen to the rank of Vice Admiral. I bet he'll be a formidable rival to your generation of pirates."

Marco simply pursed his lips and said nonchalantly;

So what? He can't beat me.

Mark is very confident in his abilities.

Edward Newgate's hearty laughter filled the entire deck; Raleigh was now just a very young child to Whitebeard.

Even though Raleigh was promoted to Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters, he was still a greenhorn in Whitebeard's eyes.

In a mysterious strait of the Grand Line, the Roger Pirates are making a brief stop to resupply their equipment.

Captain, Captain, big news, big news!

Redhead excitedly held up the newspaper he had just received and ran all the way to their captain, Roger.

A very young man in the Navy has been promoted to Vice Admiral of the Naval Headquarters. The inauguration ceremony for Vice Admirals is reportedly scheduled for the day after tomorrow.

Roger took the newspaper from the red-haired man and began to read it carefully.

"What a powerful young man! He's not even 20 years old yet, and he already has the ability to be promoted to lieutenant general."

Roger wanted to praise Raleigh's talent, but after thinking about it carefully, he realized that his own ship was full of incredibly talented monsters.

Now he is most famous for his Barrett tanker.

In just a few years, Barrett, who had acquired the power of a Devil Fruit, had already become strong enough to fight Rayleigh.

"These two Vice Admirals, Raleigh and Barrett, are of the same age and will soon be entering a new era for them."

"But for now, the world is still in the hands of us old guys, hahahahahaha!!!"

Roger laughed proudly, his Conqueror's Haki spreading outwards, eventually damaging the surface of the object.

Rayleigh, sensing Roger's Conqueror's Haki, walked out of the cabin with a helpless expression and took away the unconscious Shanks and Buggy.

Captain, next time you unleash your Conqueror's Haki, could you please consider those two brats, Shanks and Buggy?

Don't always provoke men and make me suffer the consequences for you.

Rayleigh seemed quite helpless. He was originally an ordinary person with a very happy and stable life, until he met Roger, who was setting sail and extended an invitation to him.

This message spread rapidly from the Grand Line to all corners of the world.

"Breaking news, big news, brothers! Come and listen to me, I've heard something incredibly important."

A burly man shouted in the training ground.

After hearing his words, many people who were training stopped what they were doing and went over to join in the fun.

"Fernando Sanz, you're not spreading fake news again, are you?"

Last time you said there was some big news happening, but it turned out to be nothing more than some pirates who just set sail and stole a ship from the Navy.

Hearing the commotion around him, Fernando Sanz, with a solemn expression, patted his chest and said loudly:

"Brothers, I swear on my integrity, this is going to be big news."

Then he pulled out a newspaper from his pocket and said:

Look closely, the newspaper says that Christian Rory played an indelible role in reducing the number of pirates during his past tenure.

Therefore, after a meeting, the Navy Headquarters unanimously agreed that Raleigh was capable of serving as a Vice Admiral, and the Vice Admiral ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow.

After Fernando Sanz finished speaking, the naval soldiers surrounding him were all in an uproar.

"Christine Raleigh!"

I already knew him; he was the naval captain from the same branch as Captain Rat.

How long has it been? How come he's already become a lieutenant general?

Most navy personnel actually accepted this information, but they still stubbornly insisted on their position.

In such a short period of tenure, he has accumulated so many achievements. I really don't know if it's the result of his own hard work or because he has a good older brother.

The message also reached the naval base in the East China Sea. Good heavens, this Commander Raleigh is truly formidable. Even when he was in the East China Sea, I knew he'd eventually rise to headquarters.

A navy officer with slightly graying hair, puffing on his pipe, said, "Report! Sir Rat, this is today's newspaper."

The adjutant I mentioned placed a brand-new stack of newspapers on the table in front of the mouse.

"Lord Rat, there is something here that concerns us: the news that Lord Raleigh has been promoted to Vice Admiral of the Marine Headquarters."

"What!"

The mouse, who hadn't intended to read it, suddenly picked up the newspaper on the table and began to read it carefully.

The mouse picked up the newspaper and began to read it carefully.

After reading all the articles about Raleigh, I finally let out a long sigh of relief.

This guy's promotion speed is too fast; I don't want to be left too far behind.

The order was given: everyone should have two days of rest and preparation.

"Because after witnessing Raleigh's ascension ceremony, we will be conducting a three-month crackdown targeting all pirates."

The rat is actually still a colonel.

So, in order to prevent Lori from going too far away, the mouse devised the following plan.

In the navy, there are strict requirements for being promoted to admiral.

Sometimes, if it's really impossible to find a suitable candidate, it's better to leave the position vacant than to just let someone fill in.

The number of admirals in the navy has always been this, even when others refuse to be promoted.

We will absolutely not choose someone who is not up to the task to serve as a general.

The mouse gripped the boy, Yasutsuna, that Lori had given him tightly at his waist, and secretly swore an oath in his heart.

Beihai, the residence of the Don Quixote family.

Don Quixote said that the chapel inside his body seemed to have been destroyed by something.

Amidst a cloud of dust, Doflamingo was breathing heavily.

Before seeing the newspaper, the entire Don Quixote family was still basking in the good news that their market share had increased.

Suddenly, they saw in the newspaper that the North Sea Admiral, Christian Rowley, who had been suppressing their development, had been promoted to Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters for his meritorious service in governing the North Sea.

"What right does this guy have to accept this award? The pirates and underground forces in the North Sea owe their existence to our valiant battles."

"The Donquixote family has contributed so much, so why is it that a naval admiral who basically doesn't contribute anything gets promoted to vice admiral?"

Many members of the Don Quixote family did not understand.

Their young master, Doflamingo, was also confused.

After venting his anger, Doflamingo regained his usual wisdom.

He gazed intently at the nautical charts along the Grand Line and said;

"It's alright. A lieutenant general like him rarely gets to go out on missions; he's usually stationed at Marineford, only responding to special military situations."

"He himself had no reasonable reason to stop us from doing what we were going to do."

On the nautical chart, there was a place that had long been marked, the place where the Don Quixote family would continue to operate.

"By the way, Kaido said he wants to buy a lot of weapons and hopes we can give them some discounts in that regard."

Doflamingo quickly considered the matter in his mind and then said:

"Tell him our latest terms: if he buys three weapons, we'll give him a 90% discount."

In the new world, many people are now engaged in fierce battles, creating a huge demand for weapons.

Beihai, the northernmost country.

While training his physical fitness, Long also kept up with the latest events happening in the world. When he heard the news that Rory had been promoted to lieutenant general, he actually put down his training equipment and went to the newspaper.

"Hmm, this guy seems to have been promoted to Vice Admiral at Marine Headquarters at a younger age than me."

"Dragon said with emotion."

This is also related to the times. Back in Dragon's time, there were too many senior vice admirals in the navy.

However, after the Battle of God Valley, many elderly lieutenant generals voluntarily retired.

This is why, in the past two years, Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Raleigh have all been promoted to lieutenant general at a very young age.

We'll meet again at the finish line. I believe that day will come sooner or later, Raleigh!