[One Piece] This Cauliflower Isn't Very Cool

They say Black Arm Zephyr's third class of students were incredibly hardworking, so much so that even Sakazuki had to admit defeat:

They say Black Arm Zephyr's third class of students were brilliant strategists, so much so that even Borsalino felt inferior;

They say Black Arm Zephyr's third class of students were devious schemers, and even slept through class to throw off their opponents.

Kuzan, one of Black Arm Zephyr's third class of students: "..."

Could he say the rumors didn't match reality?

Kuzan looked at the exam score in his hands. He'd only copied the opposite answers from the person in front of him, so how had he ended up first in the entire grade?

No! Next time, he was going to take the exam seriously. He wouldn't give the old geezer the chance to dump all his paperwork on him to grade!

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They say Whitebeard's daughter could read a thousand lines at a glance, and had even read every piece of gossip at Marine Headquarters;

They say Whitebeard's daughter had a photographic memory, and had even memorized every cloud over Marineford;

They say Whitebeard's daughter was incredibly arrogant, and had never scored anything but first place.

Whitebeard's daughter, Hong: "..."

If she could do all that, she'd have gone home ages ago!

Marco couldn't do anything besides medicine and navigation, so he dumped her at Marine Headquarters to learn from the Marines. He even said she couldn't return to the Moby Dick unless she passed.

What should she do? Copy the top student's answers next time?

Cheating is wrong.

Dad said to do the right thing.

After an intense moral struggle, Hong finally wrote down answers opposite to those of the top student.

She knew that even after this exam, she still wouldn't be able to go home-

Wait,

How did she get first place in the entire grade???

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Blurb written on January 28, 2024. I have too many storylines to finish this year. I hope this one can grow into a tree on its own.

Theme: Do the right thing