Chapter 32: Lifelong Rival
After passing through the gate of the officer training camp, Darren inexplicably had a follower.
Kuzan followed Darren's footsteps like a little fanboy, and sighed from time to time beside him, his eyes shining.
"I heard that in the operation to defeat the Ward Pirates, you faced the great pirate Bondi Waldo alone, right?"
"And... I heard that you formed a powerful fleet in the North Sea that no one can defeat..."
"This is so cool..."
Facing the fanatical Kuzan, Darren had a headache and could only perfunctorily say a few words.
"- I've decided!!"
Kuzan suddenly rushed forward and stopped Darren's steps.
He raised his hand, pointed at Darren with his head held high, his eyes seemed to burst into flames, his thick lips raised a fighting smile, and he clenched his fists and said:
"Darren, from today on, you are the opponent of my life that Kuzan has identified...!"
"Are you ready to face my burning will and justice!?"
Darren:...
Kaji:...
Darren's mouth twitched.
Looking at the youthful and passionate Kuzan in front of him, he felt that his life in the officer training camp in the future would probably not be too peaceful.
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The officer training camp has not yet been officially expanded into a naval academy, and the number of naval officers who come here for training each time is also small, so the area inside is not large.
Darren, Kuzan and Kaji quickly found the location of the training ground.
It was noon, the sun was scorching in the sky, and the yellow sand was flying in the training ground. Even the sea breeze could not dispel the stuffiness in the air.
A dozen naval officers of different sizes had already arrived here in advance. Some of them lowered their heads to wipe their sabers, some were ready to fight, some remained silent, and some leaned against the shadow of the tall wall and smoked silently.
The arrival of Darren and the other two quickly attracted their attention, and there were whispers.
"It's him, right?"
"Rogers Darren..."
"The 'King of the North Sea' who is rumored to have killed Bondi Waldo..."
"He looks really strong... Such momentum..."
"..."
The naval officers stared closely at the tall figure walking in the front, with different expressions and their own thoughts.
"Who are the two people next to Darren? Do you know them, Dalmesia?"
Someone asked a young officer wearing a military cap and with a Dalmatian pattern on his face.
Dalmesia said slowly:
"The guy wearing a brown hat is Kaji, he is from the headquarters, very talented... As for the yawning guy with black curly hair, I don't know him."
"Do you know him, Huoshaoshan?"
"His name is Kuzan, he is from the South China Sea like me, and he is a monster."
The square-faced young man named Huoshaoshan with a buzz cut said with a smile, biting a lit cigar in his mouth.
Although his facial contours are very rough, his smile gives people a gentle sense of security.
"He is ridiculously strong and was selected by the headquarters to enter the training camp."
"...Monster?"
The gloomy man who was wiping his saber not far away raised his head when he heard this description.
His skin was dark and shiny, his eyes burst with cold fighting spirit, and his long reddish-brown hair was as messy as the eight legs of a spider.
"Ghost Spider, you better take it easy. This is not the vacation West Sea."
The person who spoke was a young man wearing a military cap and with a cross scar on his cheek. There was a hint of teasing in his stern eyes.
"No matter how leisurely the West Sea is, it is better than your "weakest East Sea", Doberman." Ghost Spider said coldly.
Doberman sneered:
"If you are not convinced, you can fight again. I guess you didn't fight well yesterday, right?"
Ghost Spider sneered:
"Forget it, I'm not interested in weaklings."
As he spoke, his fierce eyes moved away from Kuzan and slowly fell on Darren.
...
Just as the officers who also participated in the training camp were looking at Darren and the other two, Darren also simply observed the people present.
Although they looked at least 20 years younger than the images in the original plot, their overall features were still quite recognizable.
The one with the Dalmacia skin is Dalmesia, the animal-type Dog-Dog Fruit Dalmatian form ability user, the future elite vice admiral of the Navy, who once severely injured the "Sun God" with a shaving and finger gun on the battlefield of the top.
The one with a short hair and beard, biting a cigar, smiling honestly and calmly is Huoshaoshan, the future elite vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters.
He took care of the Chief of Staff "Crane" during the war on the top. He was strong and gentle. He was a role model for many young navy officers. He was one of the five vice admirals who participated in the "Demon Slayer Order" on Judicial Island and participated in the mission of the Demon Slayer Order twice.
The one with long reddish-brown hair and a sinister expression is Oni.
The future elite vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters has a very cruel personality.
He didn't care even if he would hurt his subordinates when performing a mission. He was one of the five vice admirals who participated in the "Demon Slayer Order" plan and was a well-known hawkish figure in the Navy in the future.
The one with a scar on his face is Doberman, the future elite vice admiral of the Navy Headquarters. He was one of the two vice admirals who cooperated with Akainu to chase the Whitebeard Pirates in the late stage of the war on the top. His personal style is very tough.
After the Battle of Marineford, even when Red Hair suggested not to make a fuss about the deaths of Whitebeard and Ace, Doberman directly scolded the Four Emperors Red Hair.
Except for these few people, Darren couldn't recognize the other officers.
After all, there was not much introduction to the navy in the original plot, but it is certain that those who can pass the headquarters' review and selection to enter the officer training camp will definitely be the backbone of the navy in the future.
Unlike the large-scale enrollment in later generations, the early officer training camp recruited the elites of the elites, and it was a veritable "cradle of generals".
"Hey, hey, Darren, Kuzan...the way they look at us seems a little wrong..."
Kaki, who was standing next to Darren, always felt uncomfortable and uncomfortable facing the pairs of eyes.
"The eyes full of fighting spirit... really make people excited!!"
Kuzan adjusted his sunglasses, grinned with thick lips, and was full of energy.
Kaki rolled his eyes, ignored Kuzan, the passionate young man, and turned to look at Darren.
Darren waved his hand and smiled: "Kaji, move two steps over there."
"Oh, what's wrong?" Although Kaji was confused, he still did it. "Is this enough?"
"Move two more steps."
"Okay."
"Do you still feel uncomfortable now?"
"Now... now it's okay!"
Kaji was surprised.
"What's the matter?"
Darren said lightly:
"Because they only looked at me and Kuzan, not you."
Kaji:...
"Hahahaha!! Little guys, are you all here?"
Just at this time, a loud and hearty laugh came from the entrance of the parade ground.
Everyone stood up, adjusted their military caps, put away their sabers, and looked in that direction with a solemn look.
The yellow sand was rolling and flying, and a burly tall figure took steady and powerful steps, slowly walked through the yellow sand and walked towards them.
Purple short hair, bronze skin, muscular muscles that make the uniform bulge, wearing a pair of black sunglasses, and a general's cape with golden wheat ears hanging on the shoulder straps fluttering in the wind.
A solemn and solemn majesty and momentum suddenly came to the face.
Former admiral of the Navy Headquarters, Zephyr, Navy code name... "Black Arm"!
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Ask for everything, grateful.