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

Several days later, Marineford was already packed with people.

Everywhere you look, there are naval officers and soldiers in uniforms of varying ranks.

In addition, officials from the World Government and national representatives from member states of the World Government were also invited to participate in this grand event.

During the Sengoku period, a program was implemented to bring people closer to the public. Anyone who provided identification and stored their weapons in a designated location could tour the interior of Marineford.

The newspaper reporters, like sharks drawn by the scent of blood, keenly sensed that the decades-old naval structure would change starting with Sengoku's appointment. So, they were, in a sense, an uninvited group.

Because of Raleigh's promotion to Admiral, he had no choice but to return to Marineford from the Grand Line.

Raleigh, who had just arrived at the naval port, was stunned by what he saw.

He had expected a large number of people, but he never imagined there would be this many.

The port that the Marine Headquarters had built specifically for them was completely filled with warships and World Government vessels, forcing Raleigh to head to the second port under the guidance of a pilot.

This event seems to have attracted a lot of people.

Raleigh remarked that ever since he disembarked from the warship, he felt like there were people everywhere.

Many people recognized Rowley and asked to take photos with him.

Since everyone knew him, Raleigh wasn't aloof enough to reject everyone; instead, he tried to take as many photos as possible within the limited time.

Gion stood beside Raleigh, looking at the people who were admiring them with great pride.

You see, they all idolize Raleigh, and Raleigh is her man, so Raleigh's popularity means she has good taste.

Raleigh wasn't in a hurry, but the messenger sent by Sengoku was.

He shouted across the wall of people to Raleigh, who was taking pictures:

"Lieutenant General Raleigh, Grand Marshal Sengoku requests that you come to his office upon your return."

Just after finishing taking a photo with a beautiful woman, Raleigh heard the messenger's voice.

"OK."

Then Raleigh said with an apologetic expression;

"I'm sorry, everyone, I need to go and report to the Marshal. Let's take a group photo next time we meet."

Led by a messenger, he quickly made his way through the crowd and, under the protection of a group of soldiers, headed to the Marineford office building.

At this moment, a large number of people have gathered in Master Yuan's office.

What was originally a very spacious office has become somewhat crowded as the number of people has continued to increase.

He was wearing a navy uniform.

The group of children, including Sengoku, Garp, Tsuru, and Zephyr who hadn't been seen for a long time, came out. The four of them sat together, while opposite them were the representatives of the younger generation: Sakazuki in a red suit, Borsalino in a yellow striped suit, and Kuzan in a grayish suit.

There was also a more inexperienced group, such as Kaji, Doberman, and Mouse.

That's right, through its own efforts, the Rat has successfully crossed from the East China Sea to the Grand Line.

After attending the Marshal's promotion ceremony, he will lead a warship as a Major General to the Grand Line to fight against the sea monster.

Everyone was chatting, and also waiting for someone.

They all knew that person would definitely return, and that it would be a political event if that person did not participate in this Yuan Master promotion.

Where are Raleigh and the others?

Kakei suddenly blurted out a question. He was genuinely concerned about Raleigh, but what he really wanted to see most was Gion.

Although he had given up hope of catching up with Gion, he still longed to see Sode no Otoko; just seeing Gion was enough to motivate him.

"Zeff, how's your kid doing? When is he joining the Navy?"

When Garp saw Zephyr, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, he smiled happily.

At their age, both old rivals and partners are becoming increasingly rare.

Before they became mortal enemies, their relationship was mostly quite good.

"Hey Zephyr, if your kid wants to join the Navy, just tell me, and I'll guarantee I can train him."

Garp warmly put his arm around Zephyr's neck.

Zephyr was speechless. He reached out his right hand and nudged Garp, saying;

My son is still young. Although he's already at the colonel level in terms of ability, I'm still worried about him.

"You all know what happened before, and you know that I only have one child, so of course I don't want anything to happen to him."

"If possible, I would keep him in the military academy as an instructor."

Zefa sighed.

Pity the parents of the world.

Especially for someone like Zephyr, who had a child late in life and was now left with only one son due to the pirates' targeting.

They had to brave water and fire to become generals, crawling out of piles of corpses, so they naturally knew how arduous their journey had been.

Even though they barely managed to become Navy Admirals after facing countless dangers, they naturally don't want their children to follow the same path they did. "You can't control your child based on your own ideas, Zephyr."

Sengoku suddenly spoke up, and then said;

Just like my son Rosinante, as long as he doesn't break the law, he can do whatever he wants. If he wants to join the navy, he can join the navy; if he wants to join other organizations, he can join other organizations.

Zefa nodded as well.

What my old friends around me said wasn't wrong.

His son definitely needs a lot of tough training.

However, he didn't want to give his child to Garp to raise, since that guy was a bit too reckless.

Click.

"Reporting to the commander, Lieutenant General Raleigh has returned."

The messenger stood at the door, shouting loudly.

Upon hearing the news of Raleigh's return, it was actually Kaji and his group who were the most excited.

Most of them were around the same age as Raleigh, and for special reasons, Raleigh interacted with them a lot when they were in school.

They were naturally happy to see their good friends again.

Secondly, there are Sakazuki, Borsalino, and others.

Kuzan didn't say anything. In fact, ever since the Ohara incident, he seemed to have become a different person, transforming from a burning sense of justice into a lazy one.

Therefore, he is unwilling to participate in most of these activities.

"Okay, let him in."

Sora nodded, then addressed the naval officers below.

Christian Rowley is indeed a very talented person. I've already discussed it with others, and he'll have a place among the three admirals.

At that moment, Raleigh was tidying up his appearance outside the office door, then took Gion's small hand and pushed open the door.

"You've arrived, Raleigh."

"How's it going, Raleigh? Any interesting things happened?"

"Yeah, Raleigh, I can hardly get in touch with you. Have you released any new original songs lately?"

When you possess absolute power, the voices of everyone around you suddenly become incredibly pleasant to hear.

They will try every possible way to reach you and will do their utmost to respect the strong.

"Air Marshal, Christine Rowley reporting for duty."

Raleigh walked to the center of the office, took out a file, and handed it to Kong.

After glancing at it casually a few times, Kong suddenly felt a little confused.

For some reason, every time Raleigh goes to sea, he manages to bring unexpected surprises and gain tremendous influence.

"Rayle, you've finally arrived."

"I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I thought you were delayed because you were fighting with other pirates."

Kong was unusually tolerant and didn't say anything bad about Raleigh.

Starting today, Kong will officially step down from his position as Admiral of the Navy. However, due to the fact that the Chief of Staff of the three services is ill and will retire early this year, Kong's power has not been reduced too much.

The air conditioner smiled at Lori, but didn't take up too much of his time. Instead, it waved him over to let him get closer to his companions.

"Brother Raleigh."

"Lieutenant General Raleigh."

"Long time no see, Raleigh."

"Rayle, it's been such a long, long time since I've seen you."

Raleigh also deeply felt the hardships of naval life. Almost no one except the naval soldiers on his own warship would ever leave the ship. "Raleigh, Sakazuki, Borsalino, Kuzan, come here."

Sengoku suddenly spoke up; he was doing something he had already planned.

Raleigh knew perfectly well that any leader needs to establish their power and influence in the eyes of people around the world before taking office.

"Rayle, we've discussed this for a long time these past few days, and in the end, we've decided to maintain the same number of three generals."

"However, I still need to tell you in advance that you are already exceptionally capable at such a young age, with both strength and prestige being extremely high, so there is a position for you among the generals."

Sengoku nodded and said.

"No problem."

Raleigh said with a smile.

"Alright, everything is settled. We'll leave the rest to tomorrow."

"Let's celebrate tonight, but not too late."

"Yay!"

On Onigashima in Wano Country, Kaido is enjoying watching everything that makes him the victor.

Since he defeated Kozuki Oden using cunning and trickery, his life has become very simple.

Wu is simply directing the pirates to carry out L-type Zeetesl engineering.

To expand one's sphere of influence.

"Brother Kaido, take a look at this message."

Ran, dressed in a trench coat, appeared beside Kaido, handing him a piece of information he had just bought on the black market. Kaido, who was slightly tipsy, picked up the note and began to read it carefully.

"Well, it's not too surprising that the new Fleet Admiral is Sengoku."

However, to my surprise, these three guys actually became generals.

Kaido pointed unhappily at the three names on the intelligence report and said...

In fact, he disliked everyone in the Navy equally, but strangely enough, Kaido never spoke ill of Raleigh behind his back.

"Sakazuki and Borsalino have very strong Devil Fruit abilities, but I don't know how powerful they are."

"However, neither of these guys has any impressive achievements to show for themselves, so they don't seem very strong."

"But this guy, if he were chosen as the general, he would truly deserve it."

Kaido knew he couldn't defeat Raleigh, so for the sake of his own dignity, he could only elevate Raleigh's status and position.

After all, only when the person who defeats him is stronger can Kaido's strength be truly demonstrated.

Besides, Raleigh isn't just pretending to be good; he's a real Raptor.

"Brother Kaido, that red-haired brat Shanks, who used to be on Roger's ship, just led his fleet into our territory. It looks like they're heading further into the New World."

Kaido's eyes narrowed, and it was unclear what he was thinking.

Send someone to keep a close eye on their movements; I'm on my way there now.

The other pirates in the New World valued the still-active members of Roger's crew far more than anyone else.

After all, as members of the Roger Pirates, instead of rushing to find a place to hide, they headed towards the place with the most people.

The North Sea, the northernmost country.

The revolutionary army's stronghold has undergone tremendous changes.

The Revolutionary Army was already developing very rapidly, but after Dragon let Robin read the Poneglyphs, his thoughts changed.

Mechanization has now reached the far north. Thanks to the joint efforts of the Revolutionary Army, the machines are now used very skillfully, and Dragon has even used some Berries to build factories.

Dragon truly believed that the Poneglyph was real, so he resolutely followed the answers written on it.

However, external propaganda is not that important, so most North Sea countries have no idea that there is a far northern country and a revolutionary army.

"Have you pinpointed their location?"

Besides changing the Revolutionary Army's current identity, Dragon has other things to do.

Just a few days ago, their members Ivankov and Lightning were betrayed while they were operating outside of their home country.

Several pirates, driven by greed, reported this information directly to the World Government.

The World Government happened to have members of the CP organization nearby, so they contacted the CP organization to negotiate.

I later learned that Ifankov and Lightning were not directly sentenced to death by the World Government, but were ultimately imprisoned in Impel Down.

The dragon was somewhat worried.

That's Impel Down, a place the World Government considers of utmost importance.

It's not so bad that even a fly couldn't get in, but it's certainly an impregnable fortress.

Having worked in the navy for many years, Long naturally knew that with the Revolutionary Army's current strength, it was impossible to rescue the people during the program.

However, Dragon also subtly conveyed a message to Ifankov, who was imprisoned in Impel Down, through some of his past connections.

He would begin bribing the guards of Impel Down as quickly as possible to help Ivankov escape.

Just then, the intelligence officer who had been listening for information suddenly stood up.

"Chief, there is an extremely important message here that I need your review."

The intelligence officer wrote down the information he had heard on a small piece of paper and handed it to Long.

The dragon, who had been calm, suddenly looked at the names on the list and a look of shock flashed in his eyes.

Dragon wasn't surprised at all that Sengoku was the Fleet Admiral, because no one else could hold that position.

However, he was still quite surprised to see Raleigh, Sakazuki, and Borsaleno as generals!