The Light of the Marine Corps

East Blue, Loguetown.

The port where the ships are docked is dotted with marines.

This situation is because of Smoker's management and seems strict stereotypes for the town, full of tension and a stern atmosphere.

All the marine soldiers are in high spirits, enthusiastic military posture. Those sneaking ashore pirates can only be fearful of replenishing supplies and not dare to think of trouble.

"Captain Smoker, Captain Smoker, has been received by Hitsu... ouch, it hurts!" The young marine girl wearing glasses excitedly ran and fell flat on her face on the ground.

"Idiot! How dumb are you to fall even on a smooth road?" The Marine Captain, who had his "Nanashaku Jitte" behind him and a cigar in his mouth, shouted angrily.

"Yes, I'm sorry." The marine girl stood up, held up her glasses, and apologized in shame.

"Well, go on."

"There's news from the 177th branch that Admiral Hitsujiza is coming our way."

"Is that so? It's been another three years!" Smoker sighed, and with great perseverance, spat the cigar out onto the ground with a stomp.

The marines who hadn't experienced that scene three years ago were astonished beyond belief that Captain Smoker had taken it upon himself to throw away his cigarette?

Is this not to be rude?

But this officer is said to be a super prick who doesn't even give a damn about Commodore and Rear Admiral!

The marine girl asked with some leap of faith, "Smoker-san, I heard that when you used to be in the headquarters, you were very much valued by Admiral Hitsujiza!"

"To be precise, it was senpai who thought highly of each and every one of them."

"I should be considered the first in my class of freshmen, but there are many people who are better than me in the previous generations of predecessors." Smoker said squarely, "But no matter who goes to ask for advice, senpai will not be superficial, he has been that dedicated, to every single marine is incomparably important!"

"So Admiral Hitsujiza is such a gentle man!" The young girl said longingly.

"The gentle side of my senpai will only show to justice; the side left to the pirates, there is always only iron blood and killing!

"To deal with pirates, it should be like this!" The marine girl nodded repeatedly and then fell into a trance, "I really look forward to meeting the admiral! I heard that Admiral Hitsujiza is a super perfect person!"

"Of course, he is the light of the Marine Corps!" Smoker said thoughtfully, "Tashigi, if you want to develop as soon as possible, do not miss this opportunity, he will not refuse any request for advice from the marine."

Tashigi's eyes were twinkling with tiny stars, "It's really possible ..."

"Here it comes!"

Hearing Smoker's words, Tashigi couldn't be bothered to finish her sentence and hurriedly held her glasses and swept around the sea.

"Huh? Where is it?"

"It's not the sea, it's the sky!"

Tashigi looked up and saw huge golden sunlight falling, like the sun's flame trembling down.

Boom!

The giant beast landed on the ground, raising a big storm that even caused the nearby sea to plummet and ripple.

Now Minos has grown to the size of nearly a small to the medium-sized warship.

The townspeople or pirates watching from afar are trembling in their hearts, and they have rarely seen even the small sea king class, where they have seen such a terrifying showdown.

Many of them even rolled and crawled towards the town, shouting, "The beast is attacking the town!

Tashigi also breathed a sigh of relief and asked with difficulty, "Is this the friend of justice in the legend, Minos the Griffin?"

Smoker solemnly nodded, "Even if the pirates with a bounty of over 100 million, it is just a matter of its claws. To put it bluntly, namely a part of the vice admirals of the headquarters will not be Minos's opponent."

Tashigi already did not know what to say, compared to the legendary beast of the level of vice admirals of Headquarters, were just the mounts of Admiral Hitsujiza?

As for the surrounding marine soldiers, more early fell into a state of petrification.

"Didn't I say that there was no need for such fuss?" Longinus said as he jumped down from behind Minos with a leap.

"Sir, this is a spontaneous act on our part!" Smoker said seriously.

Tashigi repeatedly nodded, "Mm-hmm!"

The surrounding marines also reacted and cheered like a mountain of cheers.

"Admiral Hitsujiza! Admiral Hitsujiza!"

"Ad, Admiral?" The distant, distracted pirates once again suffered a heavy blow, snotty self-talk, "Loguetown is too dangerous, I can not stay here!"

Back to the Marine Branch.

Smoker said with some shame, "Senpai, that Clown Buggy's whereabouts, we have not yet found."

"I can understand, the East Blue is such a large place, to find a person, it would not be easy." Longinus said soothingly.

"But in case he unleashes ..."

"Don't worry, with me, the sky won't fall!" Longinus smiled.

"Also, with you sitting in the East Blue, there is indeed nothing to worry about." Smoker's angular expression showed a rare smile.

Tashigi's heart is also doubly shaken, one person to suppress a sea, is this the deterrent power of the headquarters' admiral?

"Speaking of which, although we haven't seen each other for three years, but I have never stopped hearing about you."

"Ah? What?"

"It's all reports, hahahahaha!" Longinus laughed, "There are your subordinates who report you as authoritarian, there are peers who report you as bossy, there are superiors who report you as rebellious. There are almost hundreds of report letters about you that are piling up in my place!"

Then, Tashigi saw a very extraordinary scene.

Smoker-san, who was always unsmiling, turned from pale to blue, from blue to purple, and finally red like a monkey's butt.

"I'm sorry for giving you trouble, senpai!"

"Haha! If I really have a problem with you, all of those papers are not stacked up!" Longinus laughed, "I have investigated all about you, what you have done has not deviated from justice, and is always on the path of practicing justice, if this is considered trouble, I would like to have more of such troublesome subordinates like you!"

"Senpai, I ... " Smoker's heart is moved, for a moment can not say.

"I hope you also do not blame them, no one will be perfect, although they do not get along in character, but most people are fighting for the goal of justice."

"I never thought of it that way; instead of having this kind of mind, it would be better to catch a few pirates." Smoker shook his head; he naturally knew that his eyes could not tolerate dirt character as his misfits' root, but he never thought to change.

People who live always have to have some persistence.

"It's just a little aggravating, with your talent, it's really unfair to stay in a position like captain for six or seven years."

"As long as you can fight evil, it doesn't matter at all what rank you hold." Smoker stared at Longinus with a burning gaze, "Just like you, senpai, didn't you also refuse to be promoted to Rear Admiral back then?"

"You're good at silencing me with my affairs." Longinus laughed, "Tell you what, after this incident, you will be promoted to Commodore as well."

Tashigi, on the other hand, was biting her lips tightly, trying not to let the tears fall, she had always known that Captain Smoker was a very good and excellent person, but it was because of his temper that most people had not understood him.

Those who are not as good as Captain Smoker can be promoted, but Captain Smoker, who has made so many merits, can only be in the same place for six or seven years in a row.

Now, Captain Smoker's efforts can finally be rewarded!

Sure enough, Admiral Hitsujiza is the light of the Marine Corps!

Published in Qidian, August 27, 2019