Seeing Zephyr unable to save face and still being stubborn, everyone said goodbye to him with a smile.
"Hehe, goodbye then, take care of yourself, teacher."
Both sides waved, and they left the ship's side only after the ship gradually went far away and the figures on the port could no longer be seen.
Gathering everyone on the deck, Luffy took a deep breath and walked up to the bow, looking at the familiar faces below, and announced loudly:
"Soldier, from today on, our Marine Guerrilla Team is established.
Next, let us set out for justice, for the Marine, and for a better future!!"
"Oh oh oh——!!!"
Not counting Luffy, there were a total of 41 young and energetic young people graduating this year, all cheering.
After Luffy happily celebrated with everyone for a while, he asked another question:
"There are no positions on the ship yet. Is there anyone who would like to volunteer?"
After the words fell, the young men were silent for a moment, and then they burst into even louder noises.
One of the bald young men, a mature and strong man, raised his hand impatiently and shouted:
"Captain, let me be the chef, my dishes are delicious!"
Luffy did not doubt him and directly appointed this person:
"Okay, then Bill will be the chef."
Hearing that a position had been assigned, everyone became more excited and raised their hands to recommend themselves.
Soon, with everyone recommending themselves.
The helmsman, gunner, doctor, and even musicians were gathered.
But among these people, no one dared to volunteer to take the position of navigator.
An excellent navigator is responsible for the entire ship.
When encountering bad weather, the level of the navigator is the most important factor in determining whether they can escape from danger.
Therefore, these fledgling newcomers, even if they have learned basic navigation skills, no one dared to take this responsibility.
Luffy also had a headache. He wanted to request a special marine soldier for this position to Sengoku at first.
But because he poached an entire elite camp, the angry Sengoku only replied to him, "Get lost!".
He had no choice but to take on this responsibility first, and make arrangements when he found the right person.
Now that the responsibilities have been assigned, the next thing to consider is where to start their mission.
For this, Luffy asked everyone to express their opinions.
"Of course we should stay in the Grand Line. Only here can we display our strength."
One team member expressed his thoughts passionately, and soon everyone agreed.
"don't forget, in addition to catching pirates, monitoring the marine is also our mission.
Luffy is the Squad captain with a rank of Marine HQ Lieutenant Commander, who can we investigate if we stay in the Grand Line?"
The person who spoke was Gavin. What he said made sense, but not many people agreed.
"What are you afraid of? Our captain is the grandson of Vice Admiral Garp.
The guerrillas are also directly under Fleet Admiral Sengoku. Whoever dares to stop him will be done for!"
Cook didn't take those things to heart at all, and this was agreed by most people.
After all, compared to the four seas, they still want to venture into the Grand Line. After a long discussion, everyone's opinions were roughly unified.
But in the end, they all turned their heads and looked at their captain.
He is the leader here, and what to do specifically depends on Luffy's decision.
Luffy didn't want to waste time in the four seas. With his strength, it was no longer meaningful to catch hundreds or tens of millions of small pirates.
But looking at the Log Pose he had just worn on his wrist, he hesitated again.
Snap!
After clapping his hands and attracting everyone's attention, Luffy pointed to the endless sea ahead and said excitedly:
"It's decided, let's go to the East Blue!"
"oh...ah——?"...
"What? Going to the East Blue?"
In the Fleet Admiral's office, Zephyr, who had just returned from the port, shouted in surprise.
Behind the desk, Sengoku nodded with satisfaction and said with great appreciation:
"That's right, those kids are more mature than I thought.
They didn't blindly run around in the Grand Line, but went to the most stable East Blue to slowly accumulate experience."
Zephyr frowned and listened to Sengoku's praise for Luffy, and muttered:
"Really? Why do I feel like this isn't the style of that little bastard?"
"You have too little confidence in your students, Zephyr."
Sengoku, who was in a good mood, rested his chin on the table with his elbows, and said with a smile:
"These children are the future of the marine who have received the most rigorous education.
If they only have that level of thinking, it would be a waste to have such a good teacher."
Although there are still doubts in his heart, Zephyr heard my his friend praise him and his students.
Zephyr temporarily put aside the distracting thoughts, snorted, proudly picked up the black tea on the table and took a sip, and said:
"Oh, these little devils are still far from it.
When they find their own justice, then they can be considered a truly qualified marine."
Sengoku nodded in agreement, and then heard Zephyr say:
"It's better to go to the East Blue. In recent years, I often hear about the scandals of the East Blue Marine.
Let him go there, just in time to clean up the garbage inside the marine."
When mentioning this topic, Sengoku restrained the childish expression on his face and began to be serious.
"I have heard these rumours.
So when the guerrillas go to the East Blue this time, I am planning to have them clean up."
Zephyr nodded and continued to accompany Sengoku to drink black tea leisurely. Could it be that the elite camp is on vacation? He needs to relax for a while.....
On the other hand, the Marine Guerrilla's trip to the East Blue was not so smooth.
On the first day of sailing from the headquarters.
Luffy: "Cook, have you spotted any enemies?"
Lookout Cook: "Captain, no one has been spotted yet."
Luffy: "Really? Then keep observing and don't miss any traces of pirates."
Cook: "Yes!"...
Day 3.
Luffy:"Cook, is there anything going on today?"
Cook:"Captain, nothing."
Luffy:"Well, okay."....
Day 7.
Luffy:"Yes?"
Cook:"No."
Luffy:"Fuck!"
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