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After passing through the gate of the officer training camp, Darren found a follower for no apparent reason. Kuzan acted like a little fanboy, following closely in Darren's footsteps. From time to time, he would express heartfelt sighs, and his eyes would shine.
"I heard that during the operation to defeat the Ward Pirates, you faced the great pirate Waldo alone, right? And more... I heard that you formed a powerful fleet in the North Sea that is unmatched... This is so handsome..."
Facing the fanatical Kuzan, Darren had a headache and could only mutter a single word.
"I made a decision!!"
Kuzan suddenly rushed forward and stopped Darren in his tracks. He raised his hand, pointed at Darren with his head held high, his eyes seemed to be bursting with blazing fire, his thick lips raised in a fighting smile. He clenched his fists heavily and said:
"Darren, from today on, you are what I, Kuzan, consider... my lifelong rival!! Are you ready for my burning fighting spirit and justice!?"
Darren:…
The corners of Darren's mouth twitched. Looking at the young and passionate Kuzan in front of him, he felt that his future life in the officer training camp would not be too peaceful.
The officer training camp had not been officially expanded into a naval academy, and the number of naval officers training here in each session was also very small, so the internal area was not large. Darren, Kuzan, and Kake quickly found the school grounds.
It was noon, the sun was scorching in the sky, yellow sand was flying in the school grounds, and even the sea breeze could not dispel the sultry heat in the air. A dozen naval officers of various sizes had already arrived here in advance. Some of them lowered their heads and wiped their sabers, some were gearing up, some remained silent, and some were leaning against the shadow of the tall wall and smoking silently.
The arrival of the three quickly attracted their attention, and there were waves of whispers.
"It's him, right? Rogers Darren... The 'King of the North Sea' who is rumored to have killed Waldo... It does look very strong... Such momentum..."
The naval officers stared closely at the tall figure walking at the front, with different expressions, and each had their own thoughts.
"Who are those two people next to Darren? Do you know them, Dalmatian?" someone asked a young officer wearing a military cap and Dalmatian stripes on his face.
Dalmatian said slowly, "The guy in the brown hat is Kake. He comes from the same department and has great talent... As for the guy with the yawning black curly hair, I don't know him. Do you know him?"
"His name is Kuzan. He was born in the South Sea like me. He is a monster." A young man named Huo Shaoshan with Chinese character hair said with a smile, a lit cigar in his mouth. Although the outline of his face was very rough, his smile gave people a gentle sense of security.
"He is ridiculously strong. He was selected by the headquarters to enter the training camp."
"Monster?" The gloomy man wiping his saber not far away raised his head when he heard this description. His skin had a dull luster, his eyes were filled with cold fighting spirit, and his long reddish-brown hair was as messy as a spider's eight legs.
"Onigumo, please take it easy. This is not the West Sea where you were on vacation."
The speaker was a young man wearing a military cap and a cross scar on his cheek. There was a teasing smile hidden in his stern eyes.
"No matter how leisurely the West Sea is, it is still better than your weakest East Sea, Doberman," Onigumo said coldly.
Doberman sneered, "If you are not convinced, you can fight again. I guess you didn't have a good fight yesterday, right?"
Onigumo sneered, "Forget it, I'm not interested in weak people."
As he spoke, his fierce gaze moved away from Kuzan and slowly fell on Darren.
While the officers who also participated in the training camp looked at the three, Darren also briefly observed everyone present.
Although they look at least twenty years younger than the characters who appeared in the original plot, their overall characteristics are still quite recognizable.
The one with the skin of a Dalmatian is Dalmatian, a user with the ability of the animal-type dog fruit, Dalmatian form, and a future elite vice-admiral of the Navy. He once severely damaged the Sun God with a razor and a finger gun on the battlefield above.
Huo Shaoshan, the future elite Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters, has short hair, a beard, a cigar between his teeth, a simple smile, and a gentle temperament.
He took care of the Chief of Staff Tsuru during the war on the top. He was strong and gentle. He was a role model for many young marines. He was one of the five Vice Admirals who participated in the Demon Slaying Order on Judiciary Island. He participated in the mission of the Demon Slaying Order twice.
The one with long auburn hair and a sinister expression is the Onigumo.
The future elite Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters has a very cruel personality.
He doesn't care even if he hurts his subordinates when performing tasks. He is one of the five Vice Admirals who participated in the Demon Slaying Order plan and will be a well-known hawk in the navy in the future.
The one with the scar on his face is Doberman, the future elite Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters. He cooperated with Akainu to pursue the Whitebeard Pirates in the late stages of the war, and was one of the two Vice Admirals. His personal style is very tough.
After the war, even when the red-haired man asked him not to make a fuss about the dead Whitebeard and Ace, Doberman directly scolded the red-haired Yonko.
Apart from these few people, Darren could not recognize the other officers.
After all, there is not much introduction to the navy in the original plot, but what is certain is that those who can pass the department's review and selection to enter the officer training camp will definitely become the backbone of the navy in the future.
Unlike the large-scale enrollment in later generations, the early officer training camps recruited the best of the best, and were truly the cradle of generals.
"Hey, hey, Darren, Kuzan... they seem to be looking at us a little bit wrong..."
Kake, who was standing next to Darren, felt as if he was sitting on pins and needles as he faced the gazes directed at him.
The eyes full of fighting spirit... really make one's blood boil!!
Kuzan adjusted his sunglasses and grinned with thick lips, full of energy.
Kake rolled his eyes. He ignored Kuzan, a passionate young man, and turned to look at Darren.
Darren waved his hand and said with a smile, "Kake, take two steps over there."
"Oh, what's wrong?" Although Kake was confused, he still did as he was told. "Is this enough?"
"Move two more steps."
"Good."
"Do you still feel uncomfortable now?"
"Now... it's fine now!"
Kake's face was full of surprise.
"What happened?"
Darren said calmly:
"Because they only looked at me and Kuzan, not you."
Kake: …
"Hahahahaha!! Little ones, are you all here?"
At this moment, a loud and bold laughter came from the entrance of the school ground.
Everyone stood up one after another, adjusted their military caps, put away their sabers, and looked in that direction with solemn expressions.
The yellow sand was flying in the air, and a tall and burly figure walked slowly across the yellow sand towards them with steady and powerful steps.
He has short purple hair, bronze skin, and knotted muscles that bulge out of his military uniform. He wears a pair of black sunglasses, and the general's cape with golden wheat ears on the epaulettes is flying in the strong wind.
A calm, chilling majesty and momentum suddenly hit his face.
Former Navy Admiral Zephyr, Navy codename... Black Fist!