Several days later, the Warhamr finally returned to Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The first thing Hamr did upon returning was naturally to send word to old man Sengoku: Fleet Admiral's office. eting now.
"Lance, co with to see old man Kong and Sengoku."
"Shirley, arrange the Warhamr's resupply work. Don't unload the Sky Island Dials and Iron Clouds. I estimate we'll be setting sail again within a few days."
"Gion, Tokikake, I'll ask old man Kong about your next assignnts, whether you continue following or get reassigned elsewhere."
After speaking, Hamr dragged Lance straight toward headquarters.
None of the others found it strange that Hamr was bringing Lance to et the higher-ups.
After all, Lance was now the user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Reporting this would greatly benefit his future Marine career.
But Hamr's thoughts were entirely different.
Arriving at the Fleet Admiral's office, Hamr pushed the door open and walked straight in.
"Old man Kong, old man Sengoku, I'm back."
"Oh? Staff Officer Tsuru is here too."
"As expected, the old trio gathered together again."
Looking at the three Marine higher-ups inside the office, Hamr casually walked over to the sofa and plopped himself down.
anwhile, Lance behind him imdiately stood straight and formally saluted all three senior officers one by one.
"Commander Lance, no need to be so formal."
Old man Kong waved his hand, signaling Lance to relax before turning toward Hamr with visible displeasure.
"Hamr, you urgently summoned us all together. What major matter do you have to discuss?"
Hamr couldn't care less about Kong's attitude.
Who knew whether the old man was having another late-life nopause episode?
Hamr certainly wasn't going to provoke him.
"There are two matters this ti."
"The first one, well, it's Lance."
The mont they heard the matter involved Hamr's subordinate, the old trio revealed puzzled expressions.
They imdiately began examining Lance carefully, unable to understand what issue this vice-captain of Hamr's could possibly have.
"Lance, stop standing there like a block of wood. Show them."
Seeing Lance standing stiffly in place, Hamr urged him impatiently.
'There were still other matters to discuss afterward.'
'Why was this guy so clueless?'
Lance nodded.
Then he slowly raised his right hand.
The next second, electric light exploded forth.
His entire arm transford into blue lightning.
Crackle.
Kong: "!!!"
Sengoku: "!!!"
Tsuru: "!!!"
"The Rumble-Rumble Fruit!"
The three simultaneously shot to their feet and shouted in unison.
Lance slowly withdrew his powers.
The eyes of the three senior Marines were now filled with shock.
They naturally knew Lance.
Although he had been part of the first elite training camp, his strength back then wasn't particularly exceptional.
Otherwise he wouldn't have been assigned as Hamr's adjutant.
After all, under the monstrous brilliance of Sakazuki, Borsalino, and Hamr, the rest of the trainees simply couldn't compare.
Yet after only a few years, he had suddenly beco a Logia user.
And not just any Logia, but the terrifyingly powerful Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Without exaggeration, the Rumble-Rumble Fruit absolutely stood at the pinnacle of Logia Devil Fruits.
Speed. Attack power. Control.
A nearly perfect Devil Fruit.
"Hamr, where exactly did you go during this period?"
"You actually found the Rumble-Rumble Fruit?"
Sengoku and Tsuru imdiately shifted their gaze toward Hamr.
Sengoku voiced the question first.
After all, Lance definitely hadn't eaten a Devil Fruit before.
Only after returning from this voyage with Hamr had he suddenly transford into a Logia user.
If Hamr hadn't played a major role in this, Sengoku would shave off his afro on the spot.
"Old man Sengoku, why are you so certain Lance eating the fruit has sothing to do with ?"
"Couldn't he have just randomly found it on the roadside like Monkey-boy?"
Hamr wore an incredibly smug expression, making Sengoku desperately want to blast a shockwave directly into his face.
"Hurry up and explain, Hamr!"
Even old man Kong couldn't help but speak up at this point.
"Skypiea."
"I led the crew to Skypiea during this period."
The mont the words "Skypiea" were spoken, the old trio instantly beca serious.
"No wonder I couldn't contact you."
"So you went to the heavens."
"And the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was discovered there too?"
Facing Sengoku's questioning, Hamr nodded.
"Not only that."
"I also got slashed twice by Roger."
"Though honestly, I should thank Roger. Without him, I probably wouldn't have found the Rumble-Rumble Fruit."
Hamr then recounted his encounter with the Roger Pirates and explained how he eventually obtained the Rumble-Rumble Fruit afterward.
"Hmph. That damned Roger Pirates crew actually went to Skypiea."
"Speaking of which, Hamr…"
"How did it feel facing Roger's Conqueror's Haki coating head-on?"
Sengoku's expression shifted from anger to amusent as he looked teasingly at Hamr.
The mont Hamr recalled the world-destroying Divine Departure slash infused with supre Conqueror's Haki, his entire body trembled.
If possible, he never wanted to face that kind of attack ever again.
"Old man Sengoku, stop mocking ."
"I'm telling you, in terms of Conqueror's Haki coating, you're no match for Roger."
"Look at his Divine Departure, then look at your glowing shockwaves."
"You seriously call that Conqueror's Haki?"
Who was Hamr?
A man whose mouth was tougher than steel itself.
Faced with Sengoku's teasing, he retaliated rcilessly.
"Cough cough cough!"
"You brat, let's go!"
"Forget talking, we're fighting right now!"
"I'll show you whether my Conqueror's Haki can beat the shit out of you!"
Sengoku was absolutely furious.
That damned Hamr actually dared to look down on him.
Unforgivable!
"Hmph! I'm not fighting you."
"Hurry up already."
"Shouldn't Lance get promoted under these circumstances?"
"He's got the Rumble-Rumble Fruit now."
"Isn't the rank of Commander a little too low?"
Yes.
Hamr had specifically co to demand a promotion for Lance.
After all, Lance had followed him for many years now.
Of course Hamr needed to look after him.
"Hmm. Promote him then."
"For now, appoint him as a Rear Admiral."
"After all, Lance has accumulated plenty of military achievents while following you these years."
"Whatever. As long as he gets promoted."
"But Lance still remains my vice-captain. Don't you dare transfer him away."
Promotion was one thing.
Losing his vice-captain was another.
Hamr absolutely refused to let him go.
"You bastard Hamr!"
"A Rumble-Rumble Fruit user is just going to keep playing sidekick behind you?!"
"Do you have any sha?!"
Sengoku exploded instantly.
In his eyes, as long as Lance worked hard and didn't slack off, he would at minimum beco a top-tier Vice Admiral-level combatant.
How could such talent remain stuck behind Hamr forever?
He should be out at sea combating evil and sharpening his strength!
"Hmph, what's wrong with following behind ?"
"I'm telling you, I plan to forge Lance, Shirley, and Hina into an ironclad force."
"Lightning."
"Shield."
"Spear."
"And , Hamr himself!"
"My god!"
"Just imagining it sounds aweso!"
Wasn't this basically Sindbad Warrior Thor?!
In the future they'd slaughter gods and demons alike!
'I'll just transform into the hamr, Lance can handle the fighting!'
Perfect logic!
Sengoku beca so angry he nearly stopped breathing.
He felt like his lungs were about to explode.
"Relax, old man Sengoku. Don't get angry."
"I'm telling you, I already have ideas for your exclusive weapon."
"And I obtained plenty of treasures from Sky Island too."
"Be careful not to die from anger."
"Otherwise your exclusive weapon might end up in Monkey's hands instead."
Originally Sengoku had been furious beyond reason.
But the instant he heard the words "exclusive weapon".
All his anger vanished imdiately.
An excited smile instantly appeared across his face.
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