Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
"Ginny Jewelry, 19 years old, good at shooting."
"Berro Bartholomew, 16 years old, a Paramecia-type Flesh Ball Devil Fruit user."
"Kael, 15 years old, a user of the Dark Fruit ability."
At the Marine Recruitment Department, the interviewer looked at Kael and the three people in front of him with astonishment, then turned to the three résumés placed on the desk. His eyes finally stopped at the small words on Kael's résumé: "Dark Fruit!"
Rear Admiral Babs, who had stepped aside, also looked stunned.
He had guessed that Kael had a Devil Fruit ability, but he never expected it to be the Dark Fruit!
He could understand the power of the Dark Devil Fruit, because among the new recruits brought in by Instructor Zephyr, there were now two more monsters!
The Magma-Magma Fruit and the Glint-Glint Fruit. Babs had seen the users of these two abilities.
To summarize in one sentence: they were walking natural disasters!
Fortunately, the current instructor is the former Admiral Zephyr. Even an ordinary general couldn't suppress those two.
The generals in this division generally have Armament Haki capable of dealing with elemental Devil Fruits, but the lethality of magma and light elements is truly terrifying!
Babs still remembered seeing a Marine Rear Admiral, who was nearly on the same level as himself, being mocked by the user of the Glint-Glint Fruit.
Even though he had Observation Haki, it was hard to even touch the hem of that ability user's clothes.
As for the one who used the Magma-Magma Fruit, there's no need to elaborate. It wasn't that the Rear Admiral couldn't touch him he didn't even dare to!
Boiling magma was enough to make a Marine Rear Admiral experience hell.
Their proud "Iron Body" technique was a complete joke in the face of magma!
Since then, Babs realized that there were indeed different classes of Devil Fruits.
At least in his eyes now, the Dark Devil Fruit was a noble fruit!
Moreover, Kael's Devil Fruit was a dark element the opposite of light.
Just think about it!
This Dark Fruit is definitely not inferior to those two. You could say it's one of the highest-quality fruits!
Babs's body began to tremble with excitement.
Had he really brought such a monster to the Marines!?
The interviewer swallowed his saliva. He didn't know if it was from shock or something else, but he suddenly said to Kael:
"Fifteen years old? You're a bit young. This doesn't meet our recruitment requirements..."
As he spoke, he looked suspiciously at the person in front of him and thought:
"Is he really 15 years old?"
Kael was also dumbfounded. Just as he was about to explain, Babs suddenly became angry and slammed the official's head directly onto the desk.
"Hmm hmm! (Babs, what are you doing!?)"
The official struggled hard but couldn't lift his head.
With a constipated smile on his face, Babs turned to Kael and the other two with a grin and said:
"Excellent! I think these three talents were born to join the Marines!"
While Kael and the other three watched in stunned silence, Babs's hands became afterimages as he grabbed the stamp from the desk and stamped it three times.
Anyone unaware might think the three of them had just signed a contract to be sold.
When the interviewer lifted his head again, Babs had already taken the three résumés and said:
"You've passed. I'll report this to Admiral Sengoku later, and the headquarters will arrange a place for you. Rest for a few days, then take these three résumés to the Marine Academy."
Kael examined the red stamp on his résumé and said:
"Then let's go hang out for a bit, and later come back and wait for you, okay?"
"Of course! But don't go too far. After all, you're not officially enlisted in the Marines yet."
"Alright."
After Kael and the others left, Babs carefully examined the three résumés again.
He even kissed Kael's résumé forcefully, which made the officer next to him shiver.
Rubbing his red forehead, the officer said discontentedly:
"Hey, Babs! You're going too far. Even if you ignore Kael's age, have you checked any of their backgrounds?"
Babs glanced sideways at him and muttered,
"Tch! Listen to yourself. That girl Ginny isn't bad either. She looks like a hero. I think very few of the girls who came to interview ever gave me such a feeling."
"No problem! As Marines, we want this kind of talent to join us! There's nothing wrong with what I did!"
Looking at the mad Babs, the interviewer shook his head helplessly and said weakly:
"Alright, alright. Aren't you going to report to Admiral Sengoku? In the meantime, show him these three résumés. Hey! We haven't even checked their backgrounds. We're still rushing things too much!"
"Fine, I'll report everything truthfully to Admiral Sengoku, and I believe he'll definitely support my decision!"
Babs clutched Kael's résumé tightly in his arms and walked away.
On the way, Babs's excitement gradually settled, and he began to seriously consider this trip to Sorbey Country.
Especially for Kael, background investigation was truly important.
With Spangdyne in the background, Kael's past had become even more mysterious.
But no matter how much he thought, he could never guess that Kael would turn out to be a Celestial Dragon.
The most he could imagine was that Kael was an illegitimate child of a high-ranking official in the World Government, placed in Sorbey Country for some dark reason.
Raised in such a remote country...
When the time came, the child's path would be cleared.
Such operations were not unheard of.
Pursing his lips, Babs felt that this little thing was nothing compared to the Dark Fruit!
With all these thoughts in mind, Babs quickened his pace and soon arrived at Sengoku's office.
He knocked gently on the door.
"Admiral Sengoku, it's Babs."
"Come in."
Inside the office, Sengoku was holding a new document sent from the World Government, muttering to himself,
"It's strange that the Kingdom of Sorbey suddenly changed its king and didn't even mention the missing King Beckley..."
When Sengoku looked up and saw Babs enter, he waved his hand and asked:
"Babs, you're back. Tell me what happened in Sorbey Country. Did you find King Beckley?"