Chapter 245: The Admiral's Test

Karl stroked his chin and observed the new recruits not far away, seeing if he could find a familiar face.

Hey, don't say, he actually found one. Isn't that... Smoker's follower? What was her name, Kuina? No, Tashigi!

"Hey, look, Vice Admiral White Crow is looking at us! Could it be that he's choosing an adjutant? I heard..."

Tashigi, in the crowd, felt a surge of joy and quickly adjusted her glasses to make herself look reliable, not knowing that she looked a bit silly.

"How about that one? The girl with the glasses?"

Zephyr took a look and nodded slightly: "Good eye. This little girl is not even 20, she's skilled in swordsmanship, but her foundation is a bit weak, and her personality has some issues. If trained well, perhaps she can stand on her own in the future."

"Then it's her. Ain, remember to take her when she graduates."

Ain sized up Tashigi and felt it was fine. Since Karl had decided, then it would be her!

"Alright, I'll tell the others when the time comes."

Karl grinned: "Then I'll trouble you, Master Zephyr. We won't disturb you anymore, goodbye!"

Two days later, an unnamed small island.

Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Staff Officer Tsuru, the three Admirals, two Admiral Candidates, and Karl, who was about to become an Admiral Candidate, were all gathered here.

Karl's goal was to challenge one of the Admirals to prove that he possessed the strength to be an Admiral Candidate.

The three Admirals were the ones being challenged. Actually, they were also curious about who Karl would choose as his opponent, except for Kizaru.

He was thinking that they were all old acquaintances; Karl shouldn't be tossing his old bones around. If he wanted to toss someone, he should go toss Sakazuki, or Kuzan would be fine, just don't look for him.

As for the others, they were just there to bear witness, commonly known as the melon-eating crowd.

On the unnamed island, Sengoku patted Karl on the shoulder: "Are you ready?"

Karl smiled slightly: "Of course, it's just a bit difficult to decide who to choose as my opponent."

Sengoku chuckled: "I can't help you with that, it's all up to you."

Akainu turned his head to look at Kuzan and Kizaru, took two steps forward, and stared straight at Karl, still with that cold, stern face.

"Let me do it! Karl, to be honest, I've been curious about your strength for a long time."

"I remember the first time I saw you, you were so vulnerable, but I didn't expect that in just a few years, you would grow so rapidly and even awaken Conqueror's Haki..."

"I am truly curious."

Karl's smile gradually faded. When dealing with Akainu, you couldn't be playful; it was best to put on a sour face just like him, as that was what he responded to.

"In that case, I'll trouble Admiral Akainu to have a match with me! Let's see if my strength has reached your expectations."

Akainu revealed a rare smile: "Just what I wanted."

Sengoku, standing to the side, nodded, looked at Akainu, and said: "I'll only say one thing: you are colleagues, no matter what, stop when you've made your point."

"Let's go, leave this to Sakazuki and Karl!"

Then Sengoku led the onlookers onto the warship and sailed away from the unnamed island, stopping about 200 meters from the coastline to watch the battle from a distance.

*Clang~*

Karl gripped Raiu and Shusui, looked at Akainu not far away with a solemn gaze, and condensed a ball of golden Holy Light: "Holy Light Blessing!"

*Whoosh~*

I've been buffed, let's go!

"A really nice blade. Before I obtained the Magma-Magma Fruit, I also used a sword. Later I discovered that magma has stronger lethality! Karl, you must be careful."

"I won't hold back just because you're injured."

Karl said with an unchanging expression: "Same here... Weapon Blessing!"

Golden halos appeared on the blades of Shusui and Raiu, and a light wave trail was left behind with every gentle swing, looking very powerful at a glance.

"Hmph~ Arrogant!" ===== CHAPTER 247 =====