Chapter 507

left them far in the dust.

What's more,

On Lu En's journey from the East Sea to Marineford, he had no idea how many stray pirates he'd arrested along the way, nor how many vicious pirate crews he'd wiped out.

And this was a record and combat achievement that the vast majority of Marine Headquarters rear admirals did not possess.

The overwhelming majority of Marine Headquarters rear admirals had simply endured their way up to the rank and status of rear admiral through sheer, drawn-out time.

It did not mean…

that they had achieved any particularly illustrious combat record,

or racked up any great amount of merit for the Marines,

before attaining the rank and status they held today.

By contrast.

The matter of Lu En becoming a Marine Headquarters rear admiral now carried an enormous weight of gold!

Compared to those who had endured their way into a Headquarters rear admiral post through time…

Lu En had forcibly used sufficiently overwhelming combat power, combined with the illustrious record built up by arresting countless pirates, to earn the Headquarters rear admiral post.

This was, clearly, all the more worthy of admiration and reverence.

"Earlier, we actually went and doubted a great meritorious hero?"

"Even though Lu En is only five years old, what he has done already surpasses more than ninety percent of rear admirals."

"For an existence like this to become a Headquarters rear admiral is simply well-deserved!"

"Could not be more fitting!"

"Our doubts, in the end, were nothing but a joke."

"How cruel of us, to have doubted such a great hero of the Marines. Speaking of which, I still don't know which detestable fellow actually took the lead in questioning Lu En, this great meritorious hero."

"Exactly, that kind of person is truly too detestable."

The discussion swirling around five-year-old Lu En's rear admiral rank, at this moment, began to undergo a tremendous reversal.

No longer did anyone denounce Lu En.

Instead,

they were full of admiration for Lu En.

On the contrary…

the Headquarters rear admiral Ke Li, who had taken the lead in questioning Lu En from the very start, suffered a barrage of secret grumbling and complaints from a group of Marines.

"Rear Admiral Ke Li, in my view, doesn't even have the qualifications to be a rear admiral."

"Isn't that right…"

"Rear Admiral Ke Li only endured his way into becoming a Headquarters rear admiral through long, drawn-out time. By contrast, Rear Admiral Lu En is simply countless times more suitable than him."

"After all, Rear Admiral Lu En genuinely, solidly used one illustrious combat achievement after another to become a Headquarters rear admiral. Compared to a rear admiral like Ke Li who endured his way up through time, the weight of gold is simply far, far higher."

"The two are almost completely incomparable!"

A group of Marines began to point their spears at Ke Li.

As the one who had taken the lead, Ke Li was thus quite wretchedly denounced by a group of Marines.

He had not expected it either.

Lu En, at only five years old, had actually created so many illustrious combat achievements!

As a result,

no one would dare question the matter of Lu En becoming a Headquarters rear admiral anymore.

Just the single act of arresting Whitebeard Jr. …

that one point alone was enough to shut up the doubts of most people.

Not to mention,

the number of pirates Lu En had arrested was far, far too many.

The number of pirate crews he had annihilated was also far, far too many.

Too many to count on one hand.

The wretched Ke Li…

was taken by the Marines and compared to Lu En.

Thus.

one conclusion was reached at this point.

Before Lu En, Ke Li—who had endured ten whole years before becoming a Headquarters rear admiral—was even belittled to the point of not being fit to carry Lu En's shoes!

Upon learning the truth, Ke Li was on the verge of tears.

"It wasn't as if I was the only one harboring dissatisfaction?"

"It's just that…"

"I alone was the only one who dared to speak the dissatisfaction in my heart out loud."

"You bunch of fence-sitters!"

"Damnable!"

"That little brat Lu En—isn't he just too much of a monster?!"

"Only five years old, yet he's already created so many illustrious combat achievements."

Ke Li was so angry he spat blood.

Outside, the voices denouncing him grew ever more numerous,

At this moment,

GLOSSARY:

Lu En

Ke Li

Whitebeard Jr.

Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral

Marine Headquarters

East Sea

Marineford

He was filled with regret.

He shouldn't have actively questioned Marshal Kong's decision.

Now it's done.

He's stirred up Lu En, a true giant!

The key is…

The navy, who once stood shoulder to shoulder with him, have now all turned into fence-sitters, one and all switching sides to join Lu En.

Thus,

Keri has been utterly abandoned by all.

He felt deep helplessness and despair.

"So in the end…"

"Am I the real clown?!"

At this point,

Keri had to admit a fact.

That is…

Lu En, merely five years old, truly possesses the qualification to serve as Vice Admiral of the Navy Headquarters!

If Lu En is not qualified…

Then he, Keri, has even less right to such a position.

It is utterly unimaginable.

Looking across the entire Navy Headquarters, Marineford…

Who else could possibly possess such qualification?

No one!

Not a single person!