One Piece: Blue Scale Admiral

The signature reads: Lieutenant General Charles Adila of the Headquarters.

After reading the suicide note, Rorschach felt incredibly depressed.

He frowned, recalling the battle that day.

When he led Hibari into the pirate group, he remembered that Vice Admiral Adila was also unharmed.

Moreover, as a naval support force that arrived later, he was full of energy and could exert his full strength. Given the situation at the time, there shouldn't have been any powerful pirates who could kill him.

It's important to know that before Rorschach recommended Shiryu to Akainu as his lieutenant, Akainu's lieutenant was Adila.

His strength is in no way inferior to that of the flying squirrel and others.

Seeing Akainu silently finish carving Adila's tombstone, Rorschach couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Sakazuki, how did Vice Adila die?"

Akainu put down his carving knife, stood up, looked at Rorschach, and said expressionlessly, "He was hit by falling island debris while trying to rescue his subordinates during the tsunami and disappeared into the sea. What a hopeless idiot."

"what?"

Rorschach's mind went blank.

Adila sacrificed himself while trying to save his men.

In Rorschach's memory, although Adila was usually quite kind to him, he was an absolute supporter of the Akainu faction and a ruthless general who believed in absolute justice.

Although it's not quite appropriate to say it like that.

However, the ruthless hawkish admirals in the navy prioritize strength above all else.

They will not hesitate to praise and commend their subordinates who are exceptionally talented and capable.

For example, Onigumo, Doberman, and others took good care of me back then, and they also greatly admired Rob Lucci from CP9.

Most hawkish generals don't think much of their weak and cowardly subordinates.

They believe in the survival of the fittest, despise death, and are not afraid of life or death, but they are also somewhat indifferent.

They generally wouldn't do something as reckless as risking their lives to rush into a tsunami to rescue their subordinates.

Rorschach never expected that Adila, Akainu's former lieutenant, would do such a thing.

"That's why I said he was a fool. He sacrificed the strength he had cultivated for decades for some insignificant subordinates. He still couldn't understand that the root cause of those subordinates' deaths was the pirates. If a hundred incompetent subordinates died, then he would kill a thousand, ten thousand pirates to avenge them. Knowing it was futile, he still tried to save them, and in the end, he even lost himself. What is this if not stupidity?"

Akainu's voice was cold, like metal clashing, squeezed out from between his teeth, as hard as cold iron.

Luo Xia looked at his face, hidden in the shadows and unable to see his expression, and his lips moved, but he couldn't say anything.

The sky gradually darkened, and a light drizzle began to fall.

An old man with purple hair was digging in the ground, holding a shovel in his hand.

A hoarse and melancholic melody came from his mouth.

"The ocean is watching the beginning of this world."

"The ocean also knows the end of this world."

"Therefore, the direction it guides us is the path we should take."

"Therefore, it guides us toward the right world."

"Pain and suffering have all embraced me."

"Broad, gentle, and embracing me..."

A cold sea breeze blew in from the sea, and marines and officers from all over gathered, forming a white ocean.

The residents of Marineford also quietly left their homes and came to the square in front of the cemetery.

A child placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the cold white cloth.

People began to hum the ballad that Zefa was singing.

"The ocean is watching the beginning of this world."

"The ocean also knows the end of this world."

"What if I disappear from this world?"

"Even the all-knowing ocean will guide you."

"I'm not afraid, because you're here."

"I'm not afraid, my comrades are waiting for me..."

This is a farewell song for the navy, meaning both parting and comfort.

Rorschach and Akainu also went over.

He saw Lark walking towards him from a distance, carrying two sets of military uniforms in his arms.

As the melancholic humming echoed over Marineford, warships were returning to port in the nearby inner bay naval base.

Looking exhausted, Sengoku, Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, Kuzan, and others disembarked from the warship.

Behind them were naval soldiers carrying boxes.

Inside the box are the ashes of naval personnel who died in the G1 naval battle.

Many more soldiers perished in the raging tsunami, their bodies never even recovered.

After donning their military uniforms, Luo Xia and Yun Que silently merged into the sea of ​​people. Standing in the square in front of the cemetery, they watched as the soldiers gently placed the bodies wrapped in white sheets, boxes, and uniforms into the dug pits.

Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Tsuru, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and others, along with their warriors, picked up shovels and silently filled the earth.

Sengoku put down his shovel, walked solemnly to the front of the crowd, and slowly spoke in an old and hoarse voice:

"Please allow me to tell you with the heaviest sorrow that we lost a total of 37,283 brave naval soldiers in this war."

"Among them are four lieutenant generals, eighty-six major generals, and three hundred and seventy-eight brigadier generals from the headquarters..."

"They are the bravest naval warriors, heroes who dare to sacrifice themselves for justice, unafraid of death, and protect our world!"

Let us pay them the highest tribute!

"salute!"

"Splash!"

The crowd surged forward, and everyone raised their right hands above their heads in unison.

In the crowd, someone couldn't help but sob.

The Warring States period's raised right hand suddenly clenched into a fist, and he shouted:

"Their sacrifice was not in vain!"

"In this war, the enemy's scale and ferocity are the most powerful in decades."

"A pirate alliance of over 160,000 men, led by the four great pirate crews—Golden Lion, Kaido, Charlotte Linlin, and Wang Zhi—attempted to destroy the Navy, completely control the New World, and bring fear and disaster to the innocent. Our warriors fought bravely and relentlessly, and we successfully stopped them!"

"The entire 160,000-strong pirate alliance was routed, with over 90% annihilated on the spot! The ringleaders, Shiki the Golden Lion and Wang Zhi, were killed."

"This war is a victory for our forces of justice!"

"Now let us reward the outstanding soldiers and generals who have made great contributions in this war!"

Chapter 414 Awarding of Medals

Sengoku took a thick stack of names from Vice Admiral Tsuru, stood on the high platform, and scanned the naval soldiers standing straight in front of him.

"Vice Admiral Charles Adila of the Headquarters killed over a thousand vicious pirates during the war, slew Cracker, one of the Sweet Commanders, who was severely wounded, and saved his comrades from the brink of death on multiple occasions. Finally, in the massive tsunami caused by the island's collapse, he risked his life to save 877 of his men on an entire warship, but he himself did not survive the tsunami. He was 40 years old."

"Charles Adila is hereby awarded the rank of Vice Admiral for Life of the Navy Headquarters, and awarded First Class Merit. His achievements will be permanently recorded in the history of the Navy and deserve to be remembered forever."

Suddenly, the sound of many soldiers sobbing rang out from the crowd.

Those were the soldiers on the warship that Adila rescued during that massive tsunami.

They had thought they would die under the towering waves, but they never expected that Adila, the highest-ranking officer of the warship, would sacrifice himself and plunge into the sea, slashing the massive tsunami with his last blow.

"Uncle Adila..."

A deep sadness welled up in Yun Que's eyes, and tears streamed down her face as she recalled the face of the man who always smiled and handed her cotton candy.

Her father was a busy and overly rigid man who rarely smiled, even when he was with his daughter.

So, from the time Hibari could remember, the generals under Akainu were her childhood playmates.

Adila, Doss, and Denore all doted on her.

Adila, in particular, treated Lark like his own daughter because he had no children of his own.

Now, the uncle who always made her laugh and happy has left us forever.

Another loved one she cherished has been lost.

Luo Xia sighed, patted her head, and said nothing.

On stage, Sengoku's voice paused for a moment, then rang out again.

"Commodore Doss of this Command fought bravely in this war, killing more than 300 pirates. Even after having his arm severed by Wang Zhi, he treated more than 2,400 wounded soldiers, saving the precious lives of the naval warriors!"

"He is hereby awarded the rank of Major General of the Dass Headquarters, the title of Special Grade Military Doctor of the Headquarters, and the title of Combat Hero for Saving Lives and Healing the Wounded."

"Doss! Come up to the stage to receive your medal!"

"Yes!"

A firm voice rang out from the crowd.

Then, under the reverent and grateful gazes of countless marines and residents, Doss, who had lost an arm, walked step by step through the dense crowd toward the high platform.

Wherever he went, countless people raised their hands in salute.

Dawes ascended the platform, Sengoku saluted him, then personally handed him the young general's uniform and helped him put on his military cap.

"On behalf of all naval personnel and their families, I thank you, Rear Admiral Doss."

"I am pleased," said Zhan Guo.

Behind him, Zephyr, Karp, and the others also nodded to Dawes.

Doss raised his hand in salute, "For justice!"

Thunderous applause immediately erupted from the audience.