I've Already Become An Admiral And Now The System Shows Up?

Zephyr said, "...The World Government's Five Elders's orders are difficult for the Marine to disobey, aren't they? They might even have to help protect the Celestial Dragons. That's why I don't want to be an Admiral."

"Heh heh, you still haven't managed to break through, Zephyr." Kenji was not very satisfied with Zephyr's answer.

But he also knew that this was the best solution the other party could think of at the moment.

In fact, since the World Government has existed for eight hundred years, most people in the world recognize the World Government as the official ruling body and have a natural awe of it.

And the Marine is a military organization built by the World Government, and over many years, the World Government has had absolute control over the Marine.

Perhaps individuals within the Marine occasionally defy the World Government's orders, but the entire organization is still firmly controlled by the World Government.

Actually, Kenji was initially a bit puzzled by this.

Why did those Marine officers never question the World Government?

After joining the Marine, he gradually understood that the Marine is essentially a military organization, and the first priority of a military organization is 'absolute obedience'.

Coupled with centuries of continuous propaganda and brainwashing by the World Government, as well as centuries of habitual obedience within the Marine system, the ultimate result is that very few people in the Marine dare to disobey orders, and they naturally obey the higher-level World Government as well.

But unfortunately for them, Kenji is a transmigrator. No amount of propaganda, brainwashing, or systemic inertia had any effect on him.

Kenji has no ideological constraints, so he doesn't care about the so-called higher-level World Government's orders. He only acts according to his own concept of justice.

Every Marine who initially held a sense of justice, as their life experience grew, would eventually form their own set of justice concepts.

For example, among the future three Admirals, Kuzan's 'Lazy Justice', Borsalino's 'Neutral Justice', and Sakazuki's 'Thorough Justice', and so on.

After so many years, Kenji naturally also has his own set of justice concepts, and this concept has matured with increasing experience.

That is: 'My Justice is the Greatest'!

Regarding this point, Zephyr, who had been Kenji's subordinate for many years, deeply understood it.

And because of this, he took the initiative to speak up today to remind him, though his words were rather obscure and suggestive.

At this moment, Zephyr also saw Kenji's continued 'acting as he pleases' attitude and the 'you might as well speak more clearly' meaning revealed in his expression.

He couldn't help but frown and finally spoke a little more plainly, "Kenji, as an Admiral, you are responsible to your superiors."

Kenji said, "Wrong, the only one you need to be responsible for is yourself!"

Zephyr said, "I'm afraid you won't have a choice then... you'll be subjected to unbearable pressure!"

"Heh heh!"

Kenji sneered, looking at Zephyr opposite him, and said firmly, "If that's the case, then I'll do it myself—the New Marine!"

Hearing these remarks, Zephyr was shocked, and even Sakazuki, who had been standing by with a gloomy expression, subtly changed his face. Ahint of horror appeared in his eyes, accompanied by a thoughtful look.

Of course, the most shocked was Zephyr, who, amidst his shock, subconsciously felt a sense of agreement.

Although very slight, it was indeed a sense of agreement, which made him even more shocked.

Do I also have the potential to be a rebel?

Kenji had been observing Zephyr's changing expression and finally concluded: This guy had the potential to be a rebel from the very beginning.

'It seems his formation of the NEO Marine was not a coincidence, but the result of multiple factors.' Kenji stroked his chin, secretly chuckling.

'Does "New Marine" sound a bit familiar? Speaking of which, I got a bit of inspiration from you...'

Thinking of this, Kenji suddenly had an idea and looked at Zephyr with a half-smile, asking, "Zephyr, do you support me in forming the New Marine?"

Zephyr was stunned.

Am I involved in this? So, what should I do...

He frowned, deep in thought, his expression very conflicted. "Hmm... I don't think it's come to that point yet... But, it seems forming a new Marine isn't bad either..."

At this moment, Zephyr's expression was very complex. Making his 'single-threaded' brain run 'multi-threaded tasks' was difficult, almost causing his brain to crash.

Kenji could see that Zephyr still held hope for the Marine, and a considerable amount of hope, so he stopped teasing him.

In fact, Kenji himself only had a preliminary idea for the 'New Marine'.

A few months ago, he almost had no such intention—

At that time, he was still an old Vice Admiral who was looking forward to retirement. But now the situation is different.

The saying goes, 'With great power comes great responsibility.'

And Kenji's interpretation of this as an old Marine is: The greater the ability, the more attention one receives, and the greater the responsibility to ensure one's own safety.

He has dealt with pirates for so many years and knows that there is a type of person among pirates who, for the sake of fame, dares to challenge either a Legendary Pirate or an Admiral.

Of course, what Kenji is most wary of is the World Government.

An aging Vice Admiral on the verge of retirement might not be worth the World Government's attention.

However, as Kenji's strength continues to increase, he will eventually receive greater attention, and by then, it might be too late to prepare.

So he planned to start making some arrangements soon, at least to train a group of his own core subordinates.

"Hmm, let's try training some young people first..."

Kenji already had some ideas about this and planned to try it out when going to Loguetown in East Blue this time.

"I can select a group of promising teenagers for training, setting up a training camp similar to Zephyr's instructor-student model..."

"As for the candidates, let's first see if there are any suitable ones among those homeless teenagers."

Just as Kenji's thoughts were becoming clearer in his mind, a system task prompt suddenly appeared in his vision.

[You perceive the darkness and crisis from the World Government and decide to establish a 'New Marine' to turn the tide and overthrow the darkness of the world!]

[Mission (Side - Long-term): Establish a training camp and recruit potential students!]

[Reward: Upgrade a random owned trait 1 time! (Basic Reward)]

"Eh? When did I say I was going to save the world?"

Kenji finished reading the mission content and suddenly realized that the damn system was digging a pit for him again.

His idea of establishing a training camp was to cultivate his own core team and create a paradise at an appropriate time.

As for overthrowing the darkness of the world and saving the world, those big things, let those destined people do them.

After all, in this world, 'destiny dictates XXX' truly exists.

Kenji didn't intend to change the course of history and respected 'the choice of destiny'.