When Kenji led his team to Island 1, he saw Sakazuki beating a Supernova.
Kenji found the Supernova pirate being beaten unfamiliar; he estimated that the bounty on him probably wasn't high. If Marie were here, she would likely recognize him.
One of the two 'monster' students from this class at Marine School was beating a Supernova, so the other one naturally wasn't idle either.
Swish!
Kenji looked in the direction of the laser firing sound, only to see flashes of light everywhere in the air.
Fighting Borsalino was a Supernova enveloped in lightning. Kenji actually had an impression of this person.
"That kid is 'Roaring Thunder' Thor, right? I remember his bounty was exactly 500 million, a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user."
As Kenji walked, he scanned the battlefield inside and out, with no intention of helping to subdue 'Roaring Thunder' Thor. He only wanted to find Marine personnel to quickly understand and confirm the situation.
Due to the battle between 'Roaring Thunder' Thor and Borsalino, the light pollution on the battlefield was particularly severe, and the intense explosions caused by the battle made the smoke in the area difficult to disperse.
However, some Marines did spot Kenji and excitedly shouted, "Look, it's Admiral Shirojishi!"
"Admiral Shirojishi personally came to support us, now we're saved!"
Kenji quickly found Tsuru among the Marine ranks, but he still didn't see Zephyr.
He asked, "Why are you the only one here? Where's Zephyr?"
"He went after a pirate and hasn't returned." Tsuru replied expressionlessly.
Kenji was startled at her words, then looked thoughtfully in the direction of Island 13.
"Now that you're here, you handle this battlefield. I need to stabilize the situation in Sabaody Archipelago." Tsuru said, then briefly explained the current situation in Sabaody Archipelago.
Simply put, the situation was very bad. Due to the excessive commotion caused by several Supernova pirates who landed, the Marines stationed in Sabaody Archipelago had almost entirely deployed their forces to deal with these Supernovas.
This created huge security loopholes on many islands, and countless pirates took the opportunity to rob and plunder, making a fortune.
Such a complex situation certainly couldn't be handled by just one Marineford Vice Admiral.
In Kenji's original plan, Zephyr bringing elite students could supplement Marine combat power, Sakazuki and Borsalino would join the fight against the Supernovas, and Zephyr would fight the strongest 'monster Supernova' Kaido, allowing the situation to gradually come under control.
"Zephyr... I must question him thoroughly when he gets back." Kenji stroked his chin, a meaningful smile appearing in his eyes.
After a simple handover, Tsuru began carefully selecting team members. After all, stabilizing the entire Sabaody Archipelago was very difficult, yet she couldn't take all the Marine personnel. She had to choose a group of elites.
Kenji still didn't intervene in the ongoing battles between those 'monsters.' On the surface, he appeared calm and observant, but inwardly, ripples had already formed.
Because, without warning, a system mission prompt appeared in his vision again.
[You discovered that students Sakazuki and Borsalino actively challenged Supernova pirates, and as a fellow student, you feel very unconvinced!]
[Mission (Side): Challenge a Supernova pirate and successfully survive!]
[Reward: One self-selected upgrade of an already owned trait!]
"I'm unconvinced when I see others challenge Supernovas? When was I unconvinced? Why don't I know?" Kenji was a bit bewildered by this sudden challenge mission.
However, he then thought about it, putting himself in the shoes of a student, and it clicked.
If it were his teenage self, who had just joined the Marine and was ready to do great things, he would definitely be unconvinced. Back then, he wasn't entirely convinced by Kong, who was in the same class.
"The difficulty of this side mission seems quite conservative, only requiring survival." Kenji almost thought the damn system had grown a conscience, but the extremely generous system reward immediately put him on alert.
"Self-selected upgrade of an already owned trait? Before, it was always a random trait upgrade."
Being able to select which trait to upgrade, if such rewards came a few more times, focusing on upgrading one trait would undoubtedly greatly enhance combat power in a short period.
Such a reward was undoubtedly a two-level jump compared to before, because above 'random trait upgrade' there was also 'fixed trait upgrade.'
A jump in reward level naturally also means a direct increase in mission difficulty!
Kenji observed the battlefield and saw Borsalino continuously firing lasers, but they couldn't harm 'Roaring Thunder' Thor, the Supernova pirate with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability. For an average-talented student to challenge such a Supernova was no different from suicide.
On the other side, Sakazuki was indeed beating up a Supernova pirate, but that was Sakazuki, a 'monster' among elite students. If it were Kenji during his student days, it would be a bit difficult to survive.
Just as Kenji was looking up and observing the battle, Thor, surrounded by lightning in mid-air, accidentally noticed him and instantly recognized his identity.
"The new Marine Admiral, Shirojishi?"
"Ya hahaha! Ever since I arrived at Sabaody, I've been hearing about the Marine appointing the weakest Admiral in history. I didn't expect to run into him!"
Thor's face was filled with pleasant surprise, and the lightning around him illuminated the bright ambition in his eyes.
"Today is truly my lucky day. I don't have to rush to the New World to challenge those Legendary Great Pirates anymore..."
Zzzzt~ Boom!!
As he spoke, Thor's body transformed into lightning, currents surged, and he rushed towards Kenji below at light speed.
"Oh my, don't be too arrogant!"
A fierce light suddenly flared behind Thor, followed by a laser that instantly pierced through the lightning Thor had transformed into.
Then, Borsalino's figure condensed and appeared, looking directly at Thor.
"Our battle isn't over yet, your opponent is me!"
"We're both Logia Devil Fruit users, fighting you really isn't much fun." Thor sneered, his fanatical gaze fixed on Kenji below.
"If I take care of a Marine Admiral here, my reputation can definitely be compared to those few, becoming the fourth Legendary Great Pirate!"
"Get lost quickly, don't get in the way!"
The next moment, Thor's entire body transformed into scattered currents, and for a moment, there was lightning everywhere in the air.
Borsalino squinted and carefully scanned, but ultimately failed to find Thor's true body, striking empty air as the latter shook him off.
Thor, transformed into lightning, moved with incredible speed, unleashing over a hundred million volts to fiercely strike Kenji's head, the distance between them closing rapidly.
Just as Thor could already see faint currents touching Kenji's head, a large black fist slammed into his face at an even faster speed.
Bang!!
With a dull thud, Thor was sent flying backward, crashing through more than a dozen walls before falling heavily.
"Be friendly to your elders, don't always resort to sneak attacks."
Kenji reached up and scratched the top of his head, it had been a bit itchy from the electric current.