The rewards for Carl and others within this department came out very quickly. When people saw the content of this reward, their jaws dropped.
The three female cadets headed by Lucia were all awarded the rank of Colonel, and the four male cadets led by Carl were even more outrageous. The lowest rank awarded to them was Commodore Kuma.
The remaining Carl, Akainu, and Borsalino were all awarded the Rear Admiral rank, but Carl, as the first meritorious officer, stood out as a bit special.
Because they are still students, the military rank this time is essentially a temporary position, and they are not yet able to command their own fleets or subordinates.
But Carl is different. Marine senior management gave him a privilege: he has the power to mobilize part of the army. He can go to sea in peacetime and report upon returning.
So currently, only Carl is a real Marine Rear Admiral.
Of course, even fictitious positions like Akainu's and others' with no real power for the time being are enough to make many Marines who have worked for decades.
What's more, Carl and the other students started as Colonels of the Headquarters.
Although the Marines from the Headquarters are not as exaggerated as the branches, with the same military rank, except for the branches starting with G on the Grand Line, the Marines from the Headquarters will overpower the branch in terms of strength and level.
Don't look at the anime and see that the main Rear Admiral seems very inconspicuous, but everyone knows that this is a position that many Marines will never be able to reach in their lifetime.
Hanging on the wall of Carl's four-person dormitory are four Marine coats from large to small. These are uniforms that have just been issued to the four of them.
The colors are gray, black, red, and yellow, corresponding to their fruit abilities.
By the way, Marine officers and above can have their clothes designed and made by the Logistics Department according to their preferences. At higher levels, they can even choose to go shirtless, such as Admiral Aramaki.
However, except for trying on the coats when they were first given, the four of them would not normally wear them. After all, wearing coats to train would be a bit pretentious.
But when Carl and the others appeared on the training ground again, the students looked at them very differently from before.
In the past, no matter how extraordinary their talents were, as long as they were in school, they were still students.
It's different now. Carl and the others are already Marines with formal military ranks, and they are all Rear Admirals. In the eyes of all students, they are already considered "big shots."
Some people even call Carl and the others "Sir."
On the girls' side, Lucia and the others received the same treatment as Carl and his group. Lucia didn't feel anything about it. She was the third captain of the Figarland family, and her position was no worse.
Gion, on the other hand, didn't care much about this kind of thing because of Tsuru.
Only Ginny seemed a little at a loss. Fortunately, her best friend Jessica treated her the same as before, which made her feel much more at ease.
About half a year later, Carl was doing physical training on the training ground as usual.
Since the gap between the strength of the four of them and the others is quite significant, and ordinary physical exercises no longer satisfy them, besides ability development exercises, the four of them also engage in physical confrontations to improve their strength.
Akainu enjoys fighting bears very much, probably because they share taciturn personalities, and the fights are very physical, highlighting the clash of strong men.
This makes Borsalino miserable. Every time his opponent is Carl, who is the strongest. And who told him to enjoy wielding the sword?
Clang, clang, clang!
Muramasa and lightsword kept colliding, with scattered sword energy tearing up the turf on the surrounding ground repeatedly.
In this type of training, Borsalino is the only one allowed to use abilities because his weapon is a lightsword made with his powers.
To prevent Muramasa, the demon sword, from directly absorbing Borsalino's lightsword, Carl had to deliberately control Muramasa, but even so, it was tough for Borsalino to fight.
The lightsword was cut several times, its light dimming, as if it would collapse at any moment.
Carl dodged and pulled back, and a wisp of red gas gradually wrapped around the blade of the demon sword Muramasa. Borsalino's pupils shrank when he saw this.
"…"
Carl was preparing to use the sword technique with a serious expression, but he froze when he heard Borsalino call to stop, and the Conqueror's Haki that had just condensed on Muramasa dissipated into the air.
The battle between Akainu and Kuma ended abruptly. Akainu wiped the sweat from his head, looked at Borsalino with some confusion, and said,
"Borsalino, when did you start calling timeouts? Are you getting lazy when Teacher Zephyr isn't here?"
Borsalino pursed his lips, looking somewhat like an abandoned wife. He said aggrievedly,
"Sakazuki, you had a great time fighting. Have you considered my feelings?"
"?"
The upright Akainu wore a confused expression, while Kuma stood silently by, saying nothing.
Carl reluctantly put Muramasa away. He looked at Borsalino and said,
"Okay, I was a bit harsh that day, but I really didn't mean it!"
A few days ago, Carl also used this ability on Borsalino, and Borsalino experienced this kind of swordsmanship for the first time. Due to his lack of experience, the invisible sword energy pierced his body, and he fell to his knees.
Even the thick-skinned Borsalino felt so ashamed when he thought about it that he immediately called a timeout when he saw Carl's starting position today.
After all, in physical training, his privilege is to use the lightswsord. It would be a foul to dodge using photonization, so he really can only choose to fight hard. And while his will is not weak, it does not compare to Akainu's.
So in addition to his fruit ability, Carl has another move that can defeat Borsalino, which is the sword techniques.
After Borsalino's strike, Carl and the others did not continue. They simply sat on the ground. After a while, Lucia and Ginny joined them after finishing their training. One on the left and the other on the right, they sat beside Carl.
Akainu and the others were used to this situation. The four boys chatted casually, and Ginny joined in from time to time.
Lucia knelt quietly beside Carl. When Carl looked at her, she would smile softly, her smile captivating many male students who had a crush on her.
Until Momonga hurried over and said,
"Carl, Teacher Zephyr is at the recruitment office. He asked you to come over!"
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