Admiral Zephyr

The warship quickly approached the island and soon arrived at the crescent-shaped port. Rows of warships, no less than a dozen, moored in front of the port, demonstrating the military might of the fleet headquarters.

　　The warships pulled up in the harbor and Rear Admiral Norville immediately yelled, "Everyone, take your things and disembark immediately."

　　At that moment it was already after eight in the morning, and John followed everyone, leaving the ship. Walking along the road, he saw that there were many soldiers at the base of the fleet headquarters, and although there were many of them, they were all walking and doing orderly business.

　　In particular, the port was very busy: warships came and went here, and a large number of naval soldiers maintained order in the port.

　　For the first time at Naval Headquarters, John followed the brigade without saying a word, doing everything he was ordered to do and decidedly not doing what he was not allowed to do.

　　"Everyone follow me immediately."

　　Giving the order, Norville quickly led John and the others out of the port and into the base, passing through many of the compounds before reaching a wide area.

　　The area was huge, at least 100,000 square meters, John had never seen such a large playground before, there was a lot of equipment inside that looked like it was intended for naval training, the area was divided into several zones.

　　John was brought to one of them, only to see that there were already many people standing there, most of them were dressed in naval uniforms and some in civilian clothes, and they were standing together, clearly not in the same style, they must be from different places.

　　With a little thought, one could guess their identity: they must have been recommended soldiers who had come from various divisions of the fleet, just like them.

　　"Norville, this time you are the slowest, we have been waiting for you for over an hour."

　　Several admirals dressed in navy cloaks spoke with a smile to Rear Admiral Norville, who was the leader of John's group.

　　Norville smiled and greeted the other admirals, and forced John and the others to stand beside the others.

　　When John stood up, he saw that the others were standing straight and unblinking, and kept level with the others, not moving and looking around.

　　It wasn't long before a group of men suddenly approached, led by a tall, overweight middle-aged man with short purple hair, dressed in a white suit and Marine coat.

　　"Admiral Zephyr".

　　After the appearance of this man, Norville and the other admirals, as well as the Marines surrounding him, spoke respectfully.

　　"Is he Zephyr?"

　　John's pupils narrowed as he gazed at the purple-haired, middle-aged man, his heart fluttering, this was a Fleet Admiral, a real Fleet Admiral, one of the strongest men standing at the top of the fleet.

　　John, who watched the One Piece anime, had a deep understanding of Zephyr, an admiral who was an absolute legend, and being able to see him with his own eyes now was, frankly, a little exhilarating.

　　Zephyr nodded to the other admirals, then walked out in front of the newcomers.

　　Zephyr, who had been in a depressed mood lately, suddenly felt much better when he saw a group of young faces in front of him.

　　As Admiral of the Fleet, Zephyr held the title "Thou Shalt Not Kill", but he was a man who believed in maritime justice, and although he did not kill pirates, he was never gentle with them and would arrest them when necessary.

　　However, this year, his wife and family were killed by pirates, which made him very disillusioned with the Navy, because he is a Fleet Admiral, how big a mistake should it be to kill a loved one of a Fleet Admiral?

　　He was so unhappy with the navy that he wanted to resign and retire from the navy, but Kong and Sengoku tried their best to keep him, so he decided to trust the navy again and stayed, keeping his position as admiral and becoming chief instructor.

　　Thanks to Zephyr's strength and ability, despite being an instructor for the first time, the entire fleet, full of confidence in him, made him the chief instructor from the very beginning and specially selected to train the most elite young people of the new fleet class.

　　"The fact that you're here means you know what's going to happen next."

　　With no formality, Zephyr said short and clear: "In the next few days you will complete my training, and in a few more days I will select the best of you for a year of training and training."

　　"If you want to become my students, your performance in the next few days will be decisive, and when I choose someone, I do not choose the strongest among you, I want to choose the best overall."

　　"So, in the time to come, even a small detail can determine your fate."

　　"It's clear"

　　"It's clear". "It's clear". ...…

　　After all, it was the first time they had come together, and the soldiers present were clearly unable to respond accurately and in sync.

　　Zephyr's face turned cold as he barked again, "Got it?".

　　"It's clear"

　　"You understand?"

　　"It's clear".

　　...

　　...

　　Dozens of times in a row, finally, everyone's answers became neat and synchronous.

　　Only after that, Zephyr nodded in satisfaction and said with a serious face, "I did not read your information, there may be those among you who have too much merit, those who are gifted, and those who have special abilities, but I want to tell you that no matter what your status was before, when you arrive here, your status will be the same."

　　"From now on, your status is a new student, and I, your instructor, have only one task."

　　"Listen, follow my orders, whatever I tell you, you will do, even if it is wrong, you will do everything, and if you have any comments, you will then express them to me."

　　"It's clear?"

　　"It's clear".

　　Another neat and unanimous answer, the point about obeying orders was not a problem for everyone present, everyone was a soldier, and soldiers must obey orders, this is elementary.

　　"Today, for the first time, many of you gathered at Marine Headquarters, it only has two words."

　　"Justice"

　　"Justice, just two words, but that's what I, and everyone in the Navy, has always believed in."

　　"Many people have their own goal of becoming a navy, but no matter what your previous goal was, now, you must remember my words, before you do anything, you must adhere to justice and remember justice in your hearts, only then you will be qualified to be a good navy."

　　Even though Zephyr was devastated by the death of his family, he has not forgotten about justice, and now that he has become a naval instructor, he believes that the most important education is to show his students what justice is.

　　Justice is the motto of the Navy, as evidenced by the Marines' cloak "Justice". Perhaps many people have a different understanding of justice, but the vast majority of Navy officers are among the soldiers who believe in it.

　　Just as John thought Zephyr would continue, Zephyr suddenly paused and the conversation took a different direction.

　　"Now everyone, at my command, start a long run around this area with a hundred kilograms of weight, and remember, I want you to run until you have no strength left to stand up."

　　At these words, many people looked at each other in bewilderment, apparently none of them expected Zephyr to switch so quickly, saying justice one moment and then making them start a long run the next moment.

　　But while some hesitated, others obeyed, and a man with a cold face, more than two meters tall, in a naval cap, a red shirt and with a long knife, came out, pulled himself together, went to the place where the weights were stored, picked them up and began to run .

　　When someone took the lead, the rest moved quickly, picking up the weights next to them and starting to run.