Chapter 144

Overall, Karl was an extremely difficult opponent.

"The younger generation is to be feared..."

Karl grinned and condensed a ball of white holy light, merging it into Akainu's body.

Akainu's injuries began to heal slowly at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was estimated that he would recover as before in about ten minutes.

"Admiral Akainu, let's go!"

Akainu revealed a rare smile, nodded, and looked at the warship not far away.

After returning to the warship, Sengoku directly called out to Karl: "Karl, come in with me."

"Ah? Oh, oh! Right away!"

After Karl left, Akainu walked to Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan and Borsalino, looked at the unnamed island gradually being swallowed by the seawater, and sighed: "Our era is eventually going to pass."

Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan chuckled and shook his head: "I don't think so, Sakazuki. You've been in the Marines longer than I have. How many 'monsters' Move Move Like Karl have you seen?"

"Two." Akainu looked at Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan and continued: "One is you, and the other is him."

"I originally thought Smoker was the next you, but unfortunately, he isn't."

Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan said indifferently: "So, our era hasn't passed. Karl's existence only represents that the Marines have one more Admiral-level combat force. Perhaps one day, when one of us becomes Fleet Admiral, he will step up."

"This is a good thing for the Marines, isn't it?"

Sakazuki remained silent, vaguely feeling that Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan seemed to be implying something, but having just experienced a great battle, he didn't want to discuss this issue in depth with Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Admiral Kuzan.

Because it was still too early to say these things!

"Karl, I saw your performance just now. You truly didn't disappoint my expectations. Zephyr has trained another good seedling!"

Karl smiled slightly: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku is too kind."

"This is your appointment letter. From now on, you are an Admiral Candidate of the headquarters, with the title White Crow. Karl, accept it!"

Salute, take the appointment letter, shout the slogan—all in one go.

"Ding~ Congratulations to the host for promoting your rank from Vice Admiral to Admiral Candidate. Daily mission rewards changed to 9 attribute enhancement cards + random rewards * 5 (can be stored). Probability of obtaining rare rewards increased to 9%."

Karl revealed a smile. Three years, the rewards had finally increased. It's just that if he wanted to become an Admiral, he either needed the Admirals to expand or wait for an opportunity. That would be another three years.

The next day, the news of Karl becoming an Admiral Candidate made the headlines.

At first, people were skeptical: what qualifications did a 28-year-old young Marine have to become a candidate for the Marines' highest combat power? But after learning a little about Karl's resume, they were immediately fine with it.

Just kidding, a Marine who could suppress a region in the New World and whom even the Four Emperors didn't dare to provoke easily—if he didn't become an Admiral Candidate, who would?

Grand Line, Paradise.

"Vice Admiral White Crow? What, it's actually him!!!"

Ace looked at the familiar face on the newspaper with a solemn expression. He would always remember this face. Marine Rear Admiral—no, now he was an Admiral Candidate.

As a Marine, I give you a piece of advice: there are only two kinds of pirates—dead pirates and pirates in Impel Down...

He had remembered this sentence until now because he was the first man to see at a glance that he was the bloodline of the Pirate King, and also the only Marine besides his grandfather who knew he was Roger's offspring.

"Hey, Captain Ace, what happened? You look very nervous!"

Ace squeezed out a smile: "Nothing, just another Marine Admiral Candidate has been born."

"Admiral Candidate? Let me see. It's actually him?"

Ace asked strangely: "What? You know him?"

Skull said excitedly: "How could I not know him? He is the most handsome man in the world, the dream of thousands of girls! I'm so envious! If I were as handsome as him, why would I have to become a pirate!"

Ace knocked Skull on the head irritably: "You say that, but what's the use of being handsome? On the sea, you ultimately have to rely on strength."

Skull curled his lips: "That's not necessarily true. The noble ladies in my hometown are all fans of that Marine, shouting every day that they won't marry anyone but him. If I could marry a noble lady..."

"Alright, alright, shut up. Instead of worrying about this, you'd better worry about whether we'll encounter Marines next! It's said that there are many Marine branches on this route!"

Skull shrugged nonchalantly: "What's there to fear? Don't we have you, Captain? You are the invincible Logia user! No matter how many Marines come, we don't have to be afraid!"

Ace smiled helplessly. Invincible? Perhaps!

Anyway, his primary mission was to leave the Grand Line as soon as possible, head to the New World, compete with those strong people who galloped across the sea, and realize his dream!

No one could stop him!!!

Alabasta.

"Mr. 0, this is today's newspaper."

Crocodile took the newspaper, saw the content, and revealed a disdainful smile: "Tch, it's this guy again."

The woman hidden in the shadows chuckled: "What, you also know this world's number one handsome man?"

"That's none of your business, Miss All Sunday. Do your own work."

Robin curled her lips and left the smoke-filled room. Only then did Crocodile pick up the newspaper and look at it carefully.

"This guy has become stronger again!"

Originally, Crocodile didn't care what happened to Karl, but ever since he fought Whitebeard a few years ago and walked away unscathed, he had remembered this young Marine.

"The plan is about to start. Once I get Pluton, the whole world will tremble because of me, Guhahaha~"

Robin, who had walked outside, could hear Crocodile's rampant laughter and shook her head helplessly.

Marine Headquarters, Crescent Bay.

"Ain, be safe out there. If you encounter any problems you can't solve, call me anytime, understand?"

Ain, standing on the warship, smiled and waved: "Don't worry, I'm not a child anymore!"

"Then why did you call me 'Dad' yesterday... and ask me to give you all the cookies to eat!!!"

"Go to hell! I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to catch pirates!"

Karl waved goodbye. After the warship disappeared, he looked at the raven beside him: "Let's go, we're going to Amazon Lily."

What does it mean to share the rain and dew equally!

As for inviting Ace to join the Seven Warlords of the Sea? We'll talk about it later. Anyway, this guy wouldn't join, and the invitation was just a formality.

Capture Ace? Forget it. Anyway, Teach will take action, so he won't get involved, so Garp won't look for trouble with him, and he'll be relaxed.

The raven flapped its wings happily and flew toward Amazon Lily. It didn't know anything else; it only knew that once it reached Amazon Lily, there would be endless meat to eat, and there would be two-legged beasts to massage it and smooth its feathers. It was incredibly comfortable.

"Caw!"