Chapter 498

"I never dared to dream..."

"I never imagined I'd live to witness the birth of a Navy headquarters junior general at just five years old!"

"Doesn't that mean, in another two years, he might even seize the admiral's seat?"

"Is this, then, the most terrifying monster the Navy has ever seen? Today, I've finally seen it with my own eyes."

A group of Navy personnel erupted in excitement.

The entire Navy headquarters, over a hundred thousand strong, was utterly shaken by this news.

One Navy member spoke up timidly.

"I remember, the previous record for the youngest headquarters junior general was twenty-one."

"Yet today, that record has been completely shattered."

A Navy member slapped his chest and declared with absolute certainty: "I guarantee, no one will ever break this record from now on!"

This statement,

was immediately endorsed unanimously by all Navy personnel.

A headquarters junior general at just five years old... up...

Will anyone ever break this record in the future?

This is absolutely impossible!

This record has opened a new chapter in history!

And it has extinguished all future possibilities of anyone breaking it!

While the Navy headquarters was thrown into massive upheaval,

the news reached Captain Kapu's ears.

"What the hell?"

"The Supreme Commander actually appointed Lu En that kid as a Navy headquarters junior general?"

"This!"

Even Captain Kapu was stunned.

Lu En's mid-admiral-level combat power is indeed real...

But he never expected it.

Lu En, who possessed mid-admiral-level combat power, was instantly appointed as a Navy headquarters junior general!

That's a junior general!

Ranked just below him, a Navy headquarters mid-admiral.

In another two years...

That brat Lu En might become my direct superior?!

Captain Kapu was dumbfounded.

He couldn't believe the truth of it.

"Is this real?"

"Are you sure this isn't a joke?"

Captain Kapu opened his mouth but could not speak.

The thought of

in two years, his grandson Lu En potentially standing on equal footing with him,

instantly

left Captain Kapu silent.

"In another three or five years..."

"With Lu En's astonishing genius, he'll surely become a Navy headquarters admiral without question."

"If that happens,"

"won't I end up as this brat Lu En's subordinate?"

Merely imagining it made Captain Kapu feel utterly humiliated.

But then he reconsidered,

regarding Lu En's appointment as headquarters junior general,

Captain Kapu quickly came to terms with it.

"That brat Lu En recently captured Whitebeard II and delivered him to the underwater prison, Impel Down."

"In that case,"

"though he never officially joined the Navy, his accumulated merits are immense."

"Looking at it this way, his appointment as a junior general isn't without reason."

Captain Kapu had almost forgotten.

Though Lu En had never officially joined the Navy, he had actually amassed tremendous merits!

These merits were far beyond what even an ordinary Navy headquarters junior general possessed.

For example,

Whitebeard II, Webull, was captured by Lu En.

Just this single feat is beyond the capability of any ordinary Navy headquarters junior general.

Yet Lu En accomplished it!

A sea pirate whose power rivals hundreds of millions of Berries...

Was captured alone by Lu En!

Isn't this achievement substantial enough?

Obviously.

The merit of capturing Whitebeard II, Vegapunk, is far greater than capturing ten sea pirates with bounties of over a hundred million Berries!

Moreover.

How many sea pirates has Lu En captured altogether?

Even Captain Kapu can no longer remember.

Taking all the above into account.

Regarding Lu En's promotion to Rear Admiral of the Headquarters, Captain Kapu suddenly found it entirely reasonable.

"Hahaha!"

"For such a momentous occasion, we must certainly inform Admiral Sengoku properly."

"Let that old man Sengoku also rejoice for my grandson Luffy."

Captain Kapu laughed loudly, his face brimming with pride, and dialed the Den Den Mushi.

……

After hanging up the Den Den Mushi,

Admiral Sengoku's lips continued to twitch.

Listening to Captain Kapu's boasts and bragging…

His ears were nearly worn out.

Fortunately,

He managed to hang up with a timely excuse.

Otherwise,

Captain Kapu would have kept bragging!

"So you've got a genius grandson? Look at how proud you are!"

"One of these days…"

"I'll find a son even more talented than your grandson!"

Admiral Sengoku fumed.

But upon further reflection,

He immediately deflated.