Capítulo 86: Authority Questioned
We had been sailing with Whitebeard for about a fortnight.
Whitebeard's shipwrights had went out of their way to remodel the ship that we had got to fit Whitebeard's taste. Also, the other three ships that were also the Moby Dick had assembled with the main ship, giving the pirates the oppurtunity to mingle along the five ships that were currently belonging to us.
I was currently sitting near the deck of the Moby Dick next to Whitebeard. I had left Ken in charge of our ship while the shipwrights were performing renovations. The rest of the crew were currently performing their daily routines, I heard from Stussy that the crew was excited to find out that they were currently stronger than the other divisions. The other divisions, upon learning this, would go out of their own way to learn and observe the crew's performance. Fostering an environment of growth.
The Division Captains on the other hand were currently drinking with us. There were countless barrels littered on the deck of the ship. They were all currently narrating stories and laughing to them as we continued sailing on. I could see Teach in the distance watching my crew train their haki, I couldn't tell whether or not I should feel guilty for letting the man who would kill Whitbeard learn haki. I had to take another swig of some fine wine that Stussy had brought to me from the ship.
Speaking of Stussy, she had been more clingy on me than usual since we joined Whitbeard's fleet. I could guess that she was trying to apologize for telling Pops. She was currently enjoying some tea on the other ship of the Moby Dick with Toki. I couldn't sense the kids though, they were probably napping within the ship's deck. Oden on the other hand, had been drinking heavily with Marco and Jozu nearby. They seemed to be listening to a story that was being told by Vista.
We had all been enjoying some tranquility when one of the members of the Whitebeard pirates came up to the drinking division commanders. He wasn't alone, a couple of other members came up with him as well. The only difference was that the other pirates were doing their damnest to stop this man from approaching us. While the other Division Commanders continued their drinking, he would only stop in front of Whitebeard.
"P-Pops! Why are we ignoring the fact that we had a battle with the Marines just for this guy here? W-Who is he anyway?" The drunkard member asked.
Like lightning, everyone immediately stopped drinking and looked at the commotion with interest. I took a swig of my wine before closing my eyes, it was obvious that this was one of the new members of the group.
"Gurarararara! What's your point, my son?" Whitebeard boomed in response.
"I can take this loser easily, l-let me *hiccup* fight him! I-If I win, I'll get the ship!" He declared, I could see the color on their faces draining. The other Division Commanders started murmuring in interest.
Whitebeard chuckled in response before looking at me, he wanted me to say something. After all, I was the reason that they entered that battle; Technically, it was Stussy, but she wasn't here. I had to take some form of accountability for this whether I liked it or not. This was an oppurtunity to appease them, if they had any grudges towards the situation.
I sighed before opening my eyes to look at the pirate, his eyes were flashing with clarity. It was obvious that he had planned this to some extent. The group that was with him were looking back and forth at us anxiously.
"Since you guys did help me out with the fight with the marines, it's only fair that I give y'all an oppurtunity. I will give up my seat as the 0 Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, if you defeat me in combat. This offer is for anyone and everyone, this should be enough, right?" As I said this, I stared at Whitebeard expectingly.
Whitebeard chuckled mischeviously before agreeing. I thought that given my already steep bounty, my infamy would speak for my strength. It was apparent that this wasn't the case, I could only make a statement on it; so that my position within this pirate group would never be questioned again.
It was after Whitebeard had agreed that an individual who was currently witthin the group belonging to the challenger. raised a bottle of wine before promptly bashing it on the head of the challenger. The rest of the group immediately grabbed the man and dragged him away, while the assulter lowered his head and apologized severely for the challengers actions before leaving with them.
The Division Commanders laughed when they saw this episode unfold. The only one who didn't laugh was a battle-hungry Oden who seemed to want to say something. Sure enough, as soon as the laughter died down, Oden raised his hand while standing up.
"I want to do it! I want to fight the peapsqueck!" Oden yelled.
His eyes were flashing with anticipation. I could only sigh quietly as everyone hummed in question, they all looked back at me; waiting for me to give a response for it. I could only sigh and nod my head at the challenge. He probably wanted a rematch after what I had did to him in Wano, I could sense that he had gotten stronger than the last time we fought.
As soon as Oden saw my nod of approval, he lunged at me while drawing out his swords. I immediately vanished from where I was sitting before reappearing on the railing on the edge of the Moby Dick. I had used Soru to move before Oden's attack landed on me.
"Calm down, Oden. I never said that I would fight you here, wait until we get to an uninhabitated island. Then, we can fight to your heart's content." I said calmly. Whitebeard seemed to approve of my offer, and Oden's eyes flashed excitedly after my offer.
He really wanted to fight me.
"Fine! But you can't back out when we get there!" Oden huffed.
"Wasn't planning on it," I replied quietly before taking a swig.
"Then it's settled," Whitebeard concluded. "Oden and Boris will fight when we find an empty island. Anyone else want to join in the fight?"
nobody wanted to come out to join in the fight. As a result, everyone remained silent until Whitebeard ended the conversation. Soon after, everyone resumed to their drinking like nothing had happened. Oden, huffed happily before sitting back down with Jozu and Marco. It was at this time that Stussy and Toki made their way back on to the Moby Dick.
Another duel with Oden was on the horizon.
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