บท 333: 332 Assigning Role, Marines
Kid, Killer, and Capone Bege are all supernovas with great potential. Naturally, Whitebeard wouldn't mind having more talented individuals on board.
As for their respective goals, what kind of ideas they have to join the Whitebeard Pirates, it is not very important.
Once they're on the ship, everything can change. Whitebeard doesn't expect everyone who joins to be 100% loyal to him right away.
Yet, the atmosphere aboard and Whitebeard's own charismatic personality are enough to gradually inspire genuine loyalty in people. It's the best approach to go with the flow.
Thus, Whitebeard is both lenient and strict. While he's tolerant in many aspects, he's also firm in his decisions, as seen in his refusal to allow Smoothie to join.
However, it's also because Smoothie is clearly from the opposing party. During the war, she abandoned her own pirate crew and then decided to join the enemy's crew. This disgusted Whitebeard somewhat.
"Oyaji, where should we place them?"
Benjamin asked.
"Kid and the others are also supernovas, each with a bounty of over 100 million, so they have potential to be appointed as commanders or fleet captain in the future"
Whitebeard currently has seventeen commanders and three close guards. Among them, Marco, Jozu, Vista, Charles Vane, Tesla, and Jinbei are his core commanders. Kid, Killer, and Bege certainly aren't on the same level as division commanders.
However, they could be placed in positions similar to the rear commanders. With the incorporation of the Big Mom Pirates, several commander positions could be expanded.
But promoting a newcomer who just joined as a commander, especially when they're not fully trusted, would be a bit inappropriate.
That's why Benjamin consulted Whitebeard. Otherwise, with Benjamin and Marco's authority, they could have arranged positions for Kid and the others without Whitebeard's input.
After a moment of thought, Whitebeard spoke up: "In that case, appoint them as deputy commanders. You can assign three commanders to lead them, which will make things easier for you."
So, Benjamin and Marco gathered the core commanders for discussion. Only the core commanders were involved because they needed their strength to deter a reckless individual known as supernova
"Oyaji said they should be deputy commanders. Who's willing to take them under their wing? Let's discuss it,"
Marco said casually.
"Having a supernova as a deputy? Sounds interesting, count me in,"
Charles Vane said with a smile.
The idea of having a supernova as a deputy seemed particularly appealing to Charles Vane, so he was eager to take on the responsibility.
However, after Charles Vane finished speaking, the others remained silent, indicating that no one else wanted to take on the responsibility.
"Why? Only Charles Vane? The rest of you aren't willing?"
Marco asked doubtfully.
"These are three supernovas, known as the Worst Generation. Do you doubt their strength is sufficient to be your deputy?"
Benjamin was also puzzled. He had thought it would be an easy decision.
"Hey, I don't need an extra deputy here," Jozu said first.
"I'm good without one too," Vista also said immediately.
"I'm not very familiar with them, so getting along might be a bit troublesome," Tesla added.
"The old man can take on the Fishman as a deputy,"
Jinbei proposed, his reasoning is quite strict and quite sufficient, as the Fishman could cooperate well with him.
"Fine, I'll take one then"
Marco said, feeling a bit resigned. He knew he had to take the lead in this situation, even though he wasn't particularly fond of the three individuals.
"If no one else wants to, we'll settle it by drawing lots. Fair and square,"
Benjamin suggested, opting to decide randomly.
With everyone's agreement, they proceeded with the lottery, and eventually, Jozu's name was drawn.
"Damn it, why is it me!"
Jozu grumbled, feeling irritable.
After negotiation, the final decision was made: Kid would be Jozu's deputy, Killer would serve as Charles Vane's deputy, and Capone Bege would be Marco's deputy.
With these matters resolved, everyone began to rest. The fatigue from the war hadn't completely faded, especially for Marco.
If he hadn't heard that a supernova wanted to join their pirates crew, Marco wouldn't have rushed over out of curiosity.
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The next day, at dawn, the members of the Whitebeard Pirates began to wake up and prepare to leave Bluff island. All the ships of the Big Mom Pirates had been commandeered by Whitebeard's crew.
However, just as everyone was ready to set sail, the lookout suddenly sounded the alarm.
"Marines! There are so many Marines!"
It turned out that the Marine Headquarter had deployed individuals with Devil Fruit abilities that could affect vision in order to approach the Whitebeard Pirate Group unnoticed. As a result, the lookouts didn't spot the Marine warships until they were within close range.
Under the command of the senior commanders, everyone swiftly boarded the ships to prepare for defense against the enemy. Staying on the island at this moment would only make them a living target.
Whitebeard stood on his ship, the Moby Dick, surveying the scene. Nearly all Marine warships were scattered across the sea, closing in from all directions, almost surrounding them completely.
"The Marines are really going all out this time. Looks like they want to wipe us all out,"
Marco remarked, looking at the dozens of Marine warships in the vicinity.
"No, this isn't a real decisive battle,"
Whitebeard said, shaking his head. He hadn't spotted an Admiral among the ranks, and the commanding officer of the opposing Marines in this operation should be a Vice Admiral.
Even though their formation is huge, without their top combat power, they can only inflict minor blows at best.
"Full offensive!"
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Marine Vice Admiral commanded, leading the charge.
Following the order, the Marine warships immediately unleashed bursts of cannon fire. Marco transformed into a phoenix and soared into the air, shouting, "All commanders, brace for defense!"
As he spoke, Marco used his body to shield against the incoming shells. They didn't do much harm to him, so he could easily withstand them.
At the same time, the other commanders leaped into action one by one, using their own abilities to counter the incoming shells.
"Execute the plan!"
Marine Vice Admiral ordered, seeing that the pirates on the opposite side were resisting the shells.
Amidst the chaos, nobody noticed that several officers from a Marine warship had jumped into the sea.
Marines had been observing for quite some time, gathering significant information, such as the arrangement of the Big Mom Pirates' prisoners on specific ships.
The Marine officers stealthily maneuvered downstream from the sea, locating the captive ships. They silently boarded them, quickly killing the guards.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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