Rorschach nodded to the surrounding marines and began to walk toward the stage.
"Big Brother Rorschach." Hibari stared blankly at Rorschach's tall and straight back.
Unbeknownst to her, Rorschach's height had already surpassed Sengoku's and was getting very close to her father's, reaching more than 2.9 meters.
"Major General Rorschach! It's Major General Rorschach!"
In the silent crowd, Rorschach's appearance was like a rock thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples to spread out.
Excited exclamations came from all directions, one after another.
Listening to the surrounding marines enthusiastically recounting Rorschach's achievements, Pamela, Bepo, and the many other marines under Rorschach felt as refreshed and comfortable as if they had eaten ice cream on a hot summer day.
Those fervent shouts were as if they were talking about them.
"Major General is invincible!" Pamela grunted in a booming voice, clenching his huge fist.
"Idiot! Don't call him Major General! That was before! Major General Rorschach's rank is definitely going to be promoted now!" Bepo said in a low voice, his face flushed as if he were drunk.
On the stage, Sengoku, Zephyr, Garp, Vice Admiral Tsuru, and the others all watched as Rorschach slowly walked up.
In everyone's sight, a tall and slender marine teenager with a handsome face, long silver hair, and a pair of starry-blue eyes walked out of the crowd like a dragon striding forward.
A calm and imposing aura emanated from this seemingly very young marine teenager.
This aura gave the crowd a sense of security rather than a sense of oppression.
It was as if as long as this young man stood in front of them, he was a cliff that could block all disasters for them.
The sea breeze blew, and as his silver hair flew in the wind, the young man went up to the stage and faced the gaze of hundreds of thousands of eyes on the island.
He was calm and composed, with a gentle and soft smile on his face.
Seeing Rorschach's performance, a look of gratification and satisfaction appeared on Zephyr's face.
Zephyr felt that he had no regrets in life, having been able to teach such an excellent disciple in his lifetime.
Garp walked up to him and patted Rorschach's shoulder with his big hand. He said with a smile: "Good job, kid! You're finally awake. You don't know this, but during the five days you were unconscious, that old guy Zephyr was so worried that he almost went to the Five Elders to ask for the best doctors and medicine."
Rorschach's heart warmed. He looked at Zephyr with gratitude, and he also looked at the people in front of him.
Sengoku, Garp, Zephyr, Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji, and Vice Admiral Tsuru were all his teachers.
He had received too much care from them over the years.
He opened his mouth, about to say something, but Zephyr interrupted him.
Zephyr grinned and waved his hand. "Don't waste time. You're the main character today."
Rorschach smiled wryly, scratched his head, and turned to look at Sengoku.
Sengoku took his hand and brought him to the front of the stage. He said with a smile:
"I'm sure no one doesn't know this handsome young man next to me now, do they?"
The smile on Rorschach's face froze. A wave of good-natured laughter immediately erupted from the crowd below.
Then, fervent cheers and shouts rang out.
"Of course we do! That's Major General Rorschach! I saw him on G1 island. He was the one who killed the great pirate, Shiki!"
"That's right! Jack the Drought was also killed by Major General Rorschach!"
"And what's more, that Cracker and Charlotte Oven were also thrown away by Major General Rorschach as if they were nothing, even though they were ferocious pirates with bounties of several hundred million!"
"Major General Rorschach can also control lightning. I thought he was the user of the Goro Goro no Mi!"
"He can also control the air and protected us with an air bubble!"
"His power is like that of a god. He can throw around huge warships. In front of him, those incredibly powerful pirates are just a bunch of weaklings who are no match for him!"
Listening to the buzzing discussions below, a smile appeared on Sengoku's face.
He took out a speaker den den mushi from his pocket, coughed lightly, and made the noisy crowd quiet down. Then, he said in a deep voice:
"Before I explain the military honors that Rorschach has earned in this war, let's learn about his past. Brandnew, please read Rorschach's resume for everyone."
"Yes, sir!"
Brandnew walked up to the high platform with a stack of papers and took the speaker den den mushi from Sengoku.
The papers in his hand were Rorschach's detailed information.
They included his background, his past, his performance since joining the Navy, his achievements in eliminating pirates, the many contributions he has made, and the evaluations of him from the Navy's high-ranking officials.
Facing the eager gazes of the crowd, Brandnew began to read aloud in a loud voice.
"In the year 1515 of the Sea Calendar, Rorschach joined the Navy and became a glorious marine soldier after his hometown was destroyed by pirates."
"In the same year, at the enlistment selection in the 177th Branch of the North Blue, he fought five hundred people alone and was exceptionally promoted from a third-class marine to a Marine Lieutenant of the 177th Branch."
"In the year 1516 of the Sea Calendar, in the year Rorschach served as a Lieutenant in the 177th Branch, he arrested and eliminated more than two thousand pirates. In July of the same year, a coup d'état occurred in the Prynne Kingdom. The first prince, Elijah, tried to seize power and establish a pirate kingdom. The legitimate heir, the second prince Gruss, requested assistance from the Navy, and Lieutenant Rorschach led a team to go there. He successfully stopped the coup d'état, eliminated many pirates, killed the pirate Truel the Wild Bear with a bounty of 59 million beli, and killed the captain of the Giant Worm Pirates, Mig Jones, with a bounty of 120 million beli."
"In August of the same year, Lieutenant Rorschach left the North Blue and entered the Headquarters to participate in the recruit training. On the first day, he fought a thousand people alone, defeated all the other recruits, and also defeated the recruit instructor team, becoming a Marine Headquarters Lieutenant Commander."
"In December of the same year, Lieutenant Commander Rorschach was at the Sabaody Archipelago, where he killed the pirate Arisuto the Avenger with a bounty of 360 million beli and arrested the Dickalbin Brothers with a bounty of 150 million beli. After that, Lieutenant Commander Rorschach was promoted to Marine Headquarters Colonel."
"In the year 1517 of the Sea Calendar, Colonel Rorschach accepted the recruit graduation exam mission and left the Headquarters for Paradise to complete a mission with a total bounty of 6 billion beli..."
When Brandnew read out the number "6 billion beli," the marines, who were already shocked by Rorschach's past, all opened their mouths wide and stared at Brandnew in disbelief, wondering if they had misheard him.
It wasn't just the marines who hadn't graduated from the recruit training yet who were stunned. Even the Marine Headquarters' officers who had graduated many years ago had an expression on their faces that said, "Are you kidding me?"
The officers knew that every year, the instructor team of the recruit training would indeed issue various exam missions.
These missions were usually assigned with different levels of difficulty based on the recruits' overall performance during their training.
The recruit training was mainly focused on combat strength, so the exam standard was based on the bounty of the arrested bounties.
The standard graduation exam for a regular recruit training was a single mission with a 10 million beli bounty.
The standard graduation exam for an elite recruit training was a single mission with a 50 million beli bounty.
And a graduation exam mission of over 100 million beli was usually assigned to the elite of the elites, who were the reservists for the officers.
But what the heck was 6 billion beli?
This was simply unheard of.
Not only was it unheard of, but it was also something they couldn't even dare to dream of.
Brandnew glanced at the restless crowd below, raised his voice, and continued:
"In the year 1517 of the Sea Calendar, Colonel Rorschach successfully stopped a prison break plot at Impel Down and was promoted to Marine Headquarters Commodore. After that, he single-handedly fought a tsunami in Water 7 and defeated the nightmare of the Paradise Sea, Rakulana the Water God, saving the lives of tens of thousands of civilians in Water 7."
"After that, he led his subordinates to the capital of the Holy Poplar Kingdom, Spring Queen City, to fight the two-thousand-strong pirate armada led by Gulliver and Don Chinjao. He successfully defeated them and stopped the disaster of a pirate massacre of the city. He also killed the great pirate Gulliver the Thousand Transformations, with a bounty of 760 million beli, and Chinjao the Drill, with a bounty of 542 million beli. After that, he was promoted to Marine Headquarters Rear Admiral."
"In the Alabasta incident, Rear Admiral Rorschach stopped the Shichibukai Crocodile, who had secretly incited a war and attempted to seize power, and led a team to eliminate the notorious Baroque Works of Paradise."
"In the Bug Kingdom incident, Rear Admiral Rorschach, with the help of Admiral Zephyr, killed the old-era great pirate, Mother Rosè the Spider, with a bounty of 1.58 billion beli."
"And then..." Brandnew took a deep breath, took a new paper, and said in a loud voice: "The G1 sea battle!"
At this point, the countless people gathered in the plaza held their breath and looked at Rorschach with a mix of reverence and zeal.
They heard Brandnew say in a strong and powerful voice: "In the G1 sea battle, Rear Admiral Rorschach led many Headquarters officers to enter the New World as a vanguard force. On the G1 Branch island, he fought fiercely with the massive pirate alliance in a series of battles. In a desperate situation with no supplies left, he held his ground for two days and three nights until the Headquarters' main force arrived."
"In this great war that shocked the world, Major General Rorschach's military achievements were dazzling."
"The total number of pirates killed by Major General Rorschach surpassed fifty thousand!"
"This includes Who's-Who the Saber-toothed Tiger of the Tobiroppo of the Beasts Pirates, Jack the Drought of the three Disasters, Wang Zhi the captain of the Wang Zhi Pirates, and the captain of the Flying Pirates, the legendary great pirate of the old era who once stood shoulder to shoulder with the Pirate King Roger and Whitebeard, Shiki!"
After Brandnew finished, he couldn't help but gasp for air. His face was a little flushed, and he was clearly very excited.
Below the stage, the dense crowd fell into a long period of silence.
Then, there was a buzzing of discussion.
The discussions came one after another, spreading like waves, and finally gathered into a loud roar.
The marines and Headquarters officers, and even veteran Vice Admirals like Momonga and Onigumo, all became restless. The way they looked at Rorschach was now filled with reverence.
At this moment, even though they knew that the person standing in front of them was a young marine who had only been in the Navy for a little over two years and had not even officially been announced to have graduated from the recruit training, this did not stop their admiration and respect for Rorschach.
In this Great Pirate Era, where individual power was prevalent, even within the Navy, they respected and revered the strong.
Not to mention that Rorschach's resume also included many heroic deeds of saving civilians and kingdoms.
Such a powerful marine who was truly upholding justice was someone that every marine soldier had to feel respect for.
At this moment, Sengoku walked up, took the speaker den den mushi, and said in a loud voice: "In the two years that he has been in the Navy, Rorschach has diligently trained, fought pirates, protected civilians, and upheld justice, all of which are a testament to him being an extremely excellent marine!"
His booming voice, like a thunderclap, echoed over Marineford island, making countless people perk up and listen.
In the crowd, there were also many reporters from various newspaper agencies around the world. They all raised their cameras and notepads.
A few days ago, they had reported the news of the Navy's great victory in the New World, which had shocked countless people around the world.
In these past few days, all the things that had happened in the G1 sea battle had spread across the world like a storm.
Among them, the report from the news giant World Economy News Paper was the most eye-catching.
Because Morgans had personally led a team, risking his life to get close to the G1 battlefield, and obtained the most authentic, first-hand news.
He also personally wrote a news article, using an entire newspaper page to introduce a supernova marine teenager.
In that article, Morgans did not hold back his praise for that marine teenager, believing that he would definitely become a future Navy Admiral.
Therefore, in these past few days, reporters from various news agencies had flocked here to investigate this marine supernova whom Morgans had praised so highly.
Unfortunately, Rorschach had not appeared in the reporters' sight.
Until today, at the large-scale commendation ceremony after the funeral, this dazzling marine supernova finally appeared!
How could this not excite people?
Looking at the tall, handsome, and powerful young man on the stage, the reporters were overjoyed.
Such a young man was a darling of the news agencies. Just by printing a few high-definition photos of him, they would be able to sell an untold number of copies.
No one understood better than the reporters that a person like Rorschach, who was powerful, handsome, and a hero of justice, would become an idol for many young people.
Under countless eyes and the clicks of cameras, Sengoku looked at the straight-standing Rorschach and said in a deep voice: "Rorschach! Now, on behalf of the World Government and the Marine Headquarters, I officially grant you the rank of Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral! And, in view of your astonishing talent and powerful strength, I specially grant you the position of the third Admiral Candidate of the Marine Headquarters, codename..."
"Blue Kirin!"
"Its meaning is a blue kirin who will fight to the death to uphold justice!"
After Sengoku finished, he took a wide cloak of justice from Zephyr, unfolded it with a swoosh, and personally put it on Rorschach.
He patted Rorschach's shoulder and encouraged him: "I hope you will not be arrogant or impatient, will uphold the justice in your heart, will not forget your original intention, and will continue to fight for justice!"
After Sengoku's words, the entire Marineford instantly turned into an ocean of noise.
Countless people let out shocked exclamations.
"What amazing news! Not only was Major General Rorschach promoted to Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral, officially becoming a high-ranking marine officer, but he also became the third Admiral Candidate of the Headquarters! This is a rank second only to a Navy Admiral!"
"A fifteen-year-old Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral and Admiral Candidate! My goodness! What a freak!"
"Codename 'Blue Kirin,' the Navy Headquarters' Blue Kirin? The future Admiral Blue Kirin! The legend of the kirin that was circulated in Paradise was about Vice Admiral Rorschach after all!"
The marines were all excited. They raised their arms and waved them frantically, shouting Rorschach's name.
They were shouting so loudly, as if they wanted to vent all the pent-up emotions they had been holding back from the war.
"Vice Admiral Rorschach! Vice Admiral Blue Kirin!"
Hibari, Bepo, Pamela, and the others were so excited that they couldn't control themselves.
It was only then that Garp, Zephyr, and the others, who were standing behind them, walked up.
Garp punched Rorschach in the chest and laughed heartily.
"Hahaha, you've really done it, Rorschach! You've already caught up to this old man! A fifteen-year-old Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral! Sigh, it's really true that you can't compare yourself to others. That good-for-nothing grandson of mine is still playing in the mud in the East Blue."
Rorschach almost fainted from the punch. He covered his chest and gasped for air in pain. His feet felt wobbly, and he almost fell to his backside.
He smiled wryly. "I'm not fully recovered yet. Old man, go easy on me. Uh, speaking of which, why didn't you think about bringing Luffy to Marineford to become a marine soldier?"
Garp shook his head when he heard that. "That kid is too stubborn. No matter how much I talk, he won't come."
Rorschach raised an eyebrow, closed his five fingers, and pointed at Zephyr. "Just tie him up! Throw him to Teacher Zephyr to be properly disciplined! With your family's bloodline, if that kid trains hard, he'll be an Admiral at the very least!"
"I told you he's stubborn, a hundred times more stubborn than a mule. He says he doesn't want to be a marine. Sigh, you can't force a melon to be sweet. Forget it, let him be." When Luffy was mentioned, Garp immediately became depressed, and a low-pressure mood enveloped him.
"You can force a melon to be sweet!" Rorschach encouraged him. "Old man, just harden your heart and bring him here. I'll help you discipline him. I guarantee he'll become a Navy Admiral."
"Is that so?" Garp was a little tempted.
But Sengoku, who was nearby, couldn't listen anymore. He waved his hand at Garp as if he were shooing a fly away. "Give it a rest. I don't want the Navy to produce another leader of the Revolutionary Army. One Dragon is already a headache. Your whole family are stubborn donkeys with their own tempers. No one can tame them. Get out of the way. I still have to continue with the commendation."
"What did you say? This old man is not a stubborn donkey!" Garp was so angry that his mustache and eyes twitched. He almost rolled up his sleeves and started a fight with Sengoku right then and there.
When Rorschach saw this, he quickly spoke to calm them down.
After that, he held his Admiral Candidate uniform and returned to the crowd, watching as Sengoku's commendation ceremony continued.
The commendation ceremony at Marine Headquarters lasted until the evening.
And on the next day, the news of Rorschach becoming the third Admiral Candidate of the Marine Headquarters swept across the world like a storm.
On this day, the name Blue Kirin officially stepped onto the world stage.
End of Chapter)
────────────────────────────────────
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Naruto: Starting with Tsunade-san]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Battle Through the Heavens: Heavenly comprehension]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Soul Land 2: Golden Dragon King]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Marvel: The Fantasy Crystal]."
"If you're interested, please support me in my other novel [Marvel: Hades]."
"If you want early access to nearly 60+ chapters, join my patreon:- patreon.com/BaDwYGaMeR"