Starting as a pirate, he rose to become the strongest Shinigami in Soul Society.

Chapter 137 Bane: I'll transfer you to my ship to wash the deck as soon as I turn my back!

The day after the war ended, Bann went to Marshal Sengoku early in the morning to discuss the situation with him.

Clearly, under Zephyr's "rebuke," Bane has learned his lesson and is no longer fixated on things like the World Military Draft, which is still uncertain. He readily accepted the Grand Marshal's overtures and promised to serve as a general candidate in the future.

After getting the answer he wanted, Sengoku was very happy and kept praising Bane as a good man.

And he readily fulfilled his promise, preparing a general's reserve position for Yixiao.

After having both Bane and Issho sign an application document, Fleet Admiral Sengoku said he would arrange for the current Admiral Kuzan to endorse them as soon as possible. Once Kuzan's procedures were completed, he, as Fleet Admiral, would sign it, and that would be it.

It is estimated that this process, which should take about a week, will be part of the collective evaluation and reward process.

At that time, a large number of naval officers and colonels will be promoted, which is to be expected. Bane did not see any problem with it. After the war is over, it is reasonable for the survivors in the winning camp to be promoted and made rich.

Justice alone cannot defeat pirates. Ultimately, it depends on how generous your treatment is.

Sengoku, also to show his closeness, casually mentioned that he was preparing to promote Bane's good friend, Captain Smoker, to Rear Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, and Captain Tina to Commodore, and so on.

Bane was naturally very willing to have such a close exchange, and he chatted with the Grand Marshal about the treatment of Zoro and the others.

This was already part of Sengoku's plan, so there were no major setbacks. After some discussion, Roronoa Zoro was promoted to the rank of Rear Admiral, Fubuki received the same rank, and Waver also became a Commodore.

Nami also benefited from this, gaining the same rank of Navy Captain. Considering her negligible combat ability, Bane decided that when he took office as Vice Admiral, he would transfer Nami to his side as an assistant to the admiral, essentially a secretary.

In addition, Bane also mentioned Dr. Genus to Fleet Admiral Sengoku. It was only then that Sengoku remembered that Bane had such a person under his command. After a brief inquiry, he learned that Dr. Genus had been given the position of Navy Captain by Zephyr and was currently serving in the Science Unit.

After careful consideration, Marshal Sengoku decided to include Dr. Genus in this group promotion as well, just to give face to Bane and his group and promote him from colonel to brigadier general. It wasn't a big deal anyway.

Based on his current trust in Bane, Sengoku also temporarily believed what he said about Dr. Genus having world-class scientific research capabilities.

Then, when he talks to Mary Geoise, Sengoku can be even more assertive. Don't say I didn't consider everything; I even considered the science corps and directly recruited another top scientist! Why recruit any more soldiers?

Finally, after confirming that he would become a vice admiral in the Navy Headquarters within a week and be listed as an admiral candidate, Bane reluctantly bid farewell to Fleet Admiral Sengoku.

Although intelligence indicated that the pirate ships on Sabaody Archipelago hadn't finished their coating yet and couldn't go anywhere, Bane decided to resolve these issues as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.

So after bidding farewell to the Grand Admiral, he immediately found Smoker, who was still hospitalized, and told him the good news that he would soon be promoted to Rear Admiral of the Navy Headquarters. He then forcibly took his good friend out of the hospital, transferred a standard warship from the naval port, and headed towards the Sabaody Archipelago.

The Sabaody Archipelago is very close to the Marine Headquarters. In the original story, after the riot involving the beating of a Celestial Dragon broke out, Admiral Borsalino arrived by warship. He hadn't even settled into his seat when the warship arrived.

On the deck of the warship, in front of the massive gun turret, Bane stroked the cold naval cannon while watching the mangrove trees gradually appear on the horizon. He clicked his tongue and said, "Although it's not my first time riding in one, I have to say, our navy's warships are really fast."

"Don't try to change the subject. What exactly are you in such a hurry to come to Sabaody Archipelago for?" Smoker said, cursing.

He was shirtless, but his upper body was wrapped in bandages, and he looked rather pale.

The typical symptoms are excessive blood loss and lack of physical strength.

"Didn't I just tell you? Fleet Admiral Sengoku has assigned me a big mission, so before I go to carry it out, I need to practice a bit more and warm up, so as not to mess up my first mission as a soon-to-be Vice Admiral," Bane said matter-of-factly.

Marshal Sengoku has assigned me to torture those prisoners at Impel Down, so I must first practice on the Sabaody Archipelago, right?

No problem!

The mere mention of it made Smoker's teeth ache, and he couldn't help but ask again, "No, you're not kidding me, I still need to confirm with you, are you really going to become a general candidate soon? Did the Field Marshal tell you himself?"

"Why would I need to fool you about something like this?" Bane glanced at Smoker dismissively. "The results will be in a week, and this proposal will be initiated by General Kuzan. Aren't you on good terms with Kuzan? Just ask him if you don't believe me."

Seeing that Bane was still so self-righteous, Smoker had no choice but to believe him.

How long has it been? How come Bane has already become a candidate for admiral in the Navy?

Is this reasonable?

Smoker fought his way up in the Navy for so many years, and he was only a colonel, barely about to be promoted to rear admiral.

Let's compare it to Bane. No, no, there's no need to compare it to Bane.

Thinking of this, Smoker turned to look at Roronoa Zoro, who was currently under the mast, being empowered by Issho's gravity and vigorously swinging his long sword for slashing practice.

And then there's Fubuki, sitting atop the watchtower, surrounded by swirling yellow sand, gazing at the boundless blue sea.

These two will become the next batch of rear admirals in the navy at the same time as him.

Upon hearing the news, Smoker almost shed tears of excitement.

He forced himself to comfort himself, saying that the reason Smoker remained a colonel all these years was because he was honest, upright, incorruptible, intolerant of any wrongdoing, and had a firm stance on justice, repeatedly refusing the goodwill of his superiors.

He also urged and instructed Ben to learn from naval admirals like Smoker, who were full of a sense of justice!

Don't just think about getting promoted and making money all day long. Think more about justice. Do you understand? Justice is a fundamental virtue of our navy!

But Bane completely ignored him. "I'll learn from you?"

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

Is there no hierarchy? I'm a lieutenant general, a candidate for general, and I'm supposed to be learning from you, a mere major general?

You speak so arrogantly, I'll transfer you to my ship later, and you'll be in charge of washing the deck!

Just as Bane and Smoker were bickering, the warship gradually approached the Sabaody Archipelago. However, before the warship even got close to the port, a riot suddenly broke out on the island. A burst of cannon fire followed by a huge explosion on Island Sixteen, with billowing smoke and startling a large flock of birds.

"What's going on?" Bane looked at Island Sixteen, which wasn't too far away, and stroked his chin.

The next second, the cabin door of the warship was pushed open, and Nami, wearing a sexy bikini, held up a Den Den Mushi and said, "Bane, something interesting happened on the island! Eustass Kid and Trafalgar Law are fighting!"

Bane did not take the Den Den Mushi from Nami's hand. Instead, he turned his gaze back to the area where smoke was rising and unleashed his Observation Haki.

"I'll be going now!" Bane seemed to have confirmed the situation, and said with a grin.

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already left the deck using Moonwalk.

"Hey, hey!" Nami seemed to be about to say something, but obviously, she didn't have a chance, which annoyed her, and she was about to complain to her friends.

When he turned around, he saw that only Smoker, Yi Xiao, and Webber, who also wanted to jump into the water, remained on the deck.

Zoro, who was training just moments ago, has vanished. Looking further into the distance, a cloud of yellow sand rises from the horizon, clearly indicating that Fubuki has also fled!

"Damn it, one after another!" Nami complained, her expression a little complicated.

Her companions were all growing stronger, and although she was also an important navigator, she wasn't indispensable in the larger naval system, which made her feel uneasy and restless.

For some reason, I started to have the idea of ​​becoming stronger.

(End of this chapter)