The Biggest Scam (1/3)

The group of people walking half-dead from the outskirts back to Marineford made many passing marine family members laugh inwardly. Still, among the group of "walking dead" who seemed to have lost their souls, Longinus' sturdy body stood out.

Dragon's slightly cold gaze swept over the crowd until it rested on Longinus, then he looked satisfied.

Although Longinus is used to extreme conditions, it's unlikely that the previous intense training had affected him half as much.

Dragon could see that Longinus' hanging hands were trembling slightly, and his long, drawn-out breathing was becoming disturbed, and it was clear that carrying a small mountain was no easy task for him either.

Even so, he was not scattered like the others but kept a steady pace of solemn manners at all times.

Dragon was already an extremely self-disciplined man. While not so much as to take his standards and force others to do the same, he was naturally more optimistic about Longinus, who was equally self-disciplined as himself.

"With this level of self-discipline, even an ordinary person can grow into a powerful person, and with his brilliant talent, it seems that in less than twenty years, this headquarters will have an additional supreme warrior!" Dragon lamented in his mind that after twenty years, Longinus was only thirty-four, still a bit too young for the Admiral.

On the other hand, the other branches are a bit jealous of the G2 branch's treatment. It's only been in for a few days, it's second class and commended, are you guys really from the same branch as us?

It's like, you think the group is all rookies just like you, only to find out at the end that everyone else is older and you're the only rookie.

So, someone approached Gregory, who seemed to be the best talker in the G2 branch, and asked, "Brother Gregory, are all of you in the G2 branch so determined? Or is there a trick to ... this?"

Those Headquarters recruits also quietly perked up their ears, and they were quite curious about the answer to this question.

"Well ..." Gregory straightened his back against the aches and pains, put his hands behind his back, and said in a deep, wandering tone, "When you have experienced the fear on the brink of death, you will see the limits of this degree. It's not worth mentioning!"

The person asking the question blinked and asked, "Huh? What do you mean?"

Gregory sniffed and said with hatred, "That is to say, that is to say ... hey, with your IQ, it's hard for me to explain it to you. How about this, when the next special training, you come with us, after experiencing the boss's special training, you will be able to undergo a life-changing transformation just like us!"

Despite being scorned by Gregory, the interrogative marine was thrilled, "As it turns out, none of them ranked outside of the hundred, and even their own will was incredibly strong, all because of the change that man brought about!"

"Can I ... join your special training?" He asked with some anxiety.

"Don't worry. The boss once said that no matter where we come from or what part of the sea we come from, the heart that gives itself to justice is the same!"

Looking into Gregory's sincere eyes, he was half ashamed and half admiring, "Perhaps only a benevolent man like Gregory deserves to follow a legend like Longinus!"

The surrounding recruits saw that marine blend in quickly and shrugged and were secretly impressed. Who wouldn't want to stand at the top class like Longinus?

As a result, Gregory was soon surrounded by people.

"Brother Gregory, will you let me join you?"

"Make sure I follow the instructions of brother Longinus, please!"

"I also want to have the power to uphold justice, so please teach me the powerful secrets!"

Gregory's heart was happy to see the team growing, but he forced himself to remain calm and said, "Let's take it easy, one at a time."

Seeing the crowd getting crazier and crazier, Abraham broke out in a cold sweat. He wasn't as optimistic as Gregory, "I wonder if they'd still be this excited if they knew Gregory himself was scared half to death falling from 10,000 meters?"

Dragon's cold mouth twitched wildly. What was this? Was this a lack of faith in his ability to teach?

"But those kids in G2 did well, so if Longinus can get the others to undergo a similar transformation, they'll be left to their nonsense."

...

This division's cafeteria is spacious, bright, clean, and fresh, giving it a simple yet substantial feel.

On the plate that was served was the breakfast of the day - meat!

That's right, complete meat and no other glamorous skanks.

In his mind, Longinus even thought that if Garp told Luffy that the "price" of being a Marine was to eat meat, there might be another soldier in the future who would shout every day to be the King of the Marines.

"But, it seems to taste surprisingly good!" Longinus was also surprised after taking his first bite. He soon came to his senses, "Yes, the intention of this division is for the recruits to draw as much of their life energy as possible. So naturally, they won't intentionally make it taste horrible to disgust people."

"Each of you, you have to eat food for me in portions of ten people, this is not a request, but an order. Of course, if you still want to eat more, you don't have to think about saving money for this Headquarters. There are still plenty of ingredients in the kitchen!" The Lieutenant standing next to Dragon spoke up.

Seeing that the headquarters had even considered the taste of the food for them, these recruits were touched and determined, "Today, brace yourself even if you have to die!"

Longinus didn't eat fast, but it was more than steady, the spoon in his hand never stopping, and with the powerful absorption of Seimei Kikan, so much so that the number of plates on the table was surprisingly higher later.

"Ararara, Dragon-senpai, are you helping Zephyr-sensei manage the newcomers again?" The tall marine man wearing sunglasses and a hat with the marine insignia painted on his head, carrying a tray of food, did so in front of Longinus and asked Dragon's side.

"Kuzan? It's rare. It's hard to see you up so early." Dragon's cold face showed a stiff smile.

Dragon was still quite impressed with the junior who often followed his old man's lead.

"I just got back to headquarters, so I have to look the part at least." Kuzan yawned lazily.

"Wow. It's Vice Admiral Kuzan! He has the name of a monster and is also the youngest Vice Admiral in this Headquarters!"

"Wait, Vice Admiral Kuzan calls Vice Admiral Dragon as his senior, did Vice Admiral Dragon come from boot camp as well?"

There were gasps of surprise around the table, clearly admiring Kuzan, and many also looked frequently at Longinus, who sat opposite Kuzan.

If the third training camp monster was Vice-Admiral Kuzan, then Longinus was the rightful monster of their session.

Kuzan heard the news, turned to them, and said, "Don't you know? Dragon senpai was also a monster alongside Sakazuki and Borsalino at the first camp."

"Well, it's quite similar to your session."

Kuzan said to himself, "But yes, Dragon senpai spent most of his time under the tutelage of Vice-Admiral Garp, so naturally Zephyr-sensei wouldn't declare it."