Chapter 57: What Division Commander? It's the Rocks Pirates Vice Captain
After Silver Axe, John, and Wang Zhi revealed everything that had happened in the Gold City, the pirates present stood there like statues, completely frozen!
"Were all 19 Celestial Dragons killed by Captain Rono alone?"
"That's... that's too amazing!"
"And he even cut off one of the Five Elders' hands! Oh my god! The Five Elders represent the highest authority in the world!"
"The Five Elders' personal sword, the Shodai Kitetsu, was even tamed by Captain Rono! He really is too powerful!"
"Captain Rono, does your division still need people? Can I join? I can scrub the floors for you!"
"I can help wash dishes and cook, mop the floor and do laundry, please let me join!"
The way the pirates looked at Rono immediately turned into starry-eyed adoration!
Some pirates were crying and shouting, begging to join Rono's division. They were willing to do menial chores and mop floors just to join Rono's Seventh Division.
After all, everyone had keenly realized the situation after hearing these stories!
Among the seven Division Commanders, Rono's potential exceeded the other six!
He was even a cut above Captain Whitebeard and Captain Golden Lion!
With such a strong backer, they definitely had to cling to him early!
"Hahahaha, do you think joining the Seventh Division is that easy?"
Kaido laughed loudly, feeling quite smug.
Especially seeing the intern crew members who had joined in the same batch as him now crying to come to the Seventh Division to scrub floors.
He was already an important member of the Seventh Division!
What satisfied Kaido even more was that Captain Rono valued him greatly!
This gave Kaido a feeling of gratitude for being recognized, and he worshipped Rono even more than he did Rocks.
"By the way, I happen to have something to announce to everyone."
Just then, Rocks took a fierce swig of alcohol, ate a large mouthful of meat, and suddenly spoke up.
Everyone immediately turned their gaze toward Captain Rocks.
Usually, after such a grand victory, Rocks would dispense rewards based on merit!
"I believe everyone knows the reason why we achieved such a massive victory this time!"
Having said that, Rocks also turned his gaze toward Rono.
"It is no exaggeration to say that Rono contributed the primary merit this time, far exceeding the second place!"
"Whether it was the Marines or the Five Elders, they all suffered!"
"This is undoubtedly the greatest victory since the establishment of the Rocks Pirates!"
Hearing this, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Wang Zhi, and the others nodded repeatedly.
Rono was indeed the number one contributor; this was undisputed by everyone!
Even the captains who usually fought amongst themselves did not come out to steal the glory this time!
After all, no one was blind; it was obvious who had the greatest merit.
"As everyone knows, the Rocks Pirates have always lacked a position: Vice Captain!"
"So, I have decided to let Rono serve as the Vice Captain of the Rocks Pirates!"
"Who agrees? Who opposes?"
Rocks spoke slowly, looking around.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, Charlotte Linlin, and John—the six Division Commanders—looked incredulous.
The rest of the crew also widened their eyes!
Vice... Vice Captain?
Captain Rocks is selecting a Vice Captain!
This stunned everyone!
Everyone thought the Rocks Pirates simply didn't have the position of Vice Captain!
After all, since the founding of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks had never mentioned anything about a Vice Captain.
Everyone had always considered the First Division Commander, Whitebeard Edward Newgate, as the number two figure in the pirate crew.
Most people tacitly assumed Whitebeard was the Vice Captain, just without the official title.
Now it seemed that in Captain Rocks' heart, Rono's status had already surpassed Whitebeard!
Even the long-vacant Vice Captain position was given to Rono!
"Jihahaha, I really didn't expect that. Rono, Captain Rocks thinks very highly of you."
"Yeah, I thought there was no Vice Captain on our ship!"
"Impressive, Rono. You became the Vice Captain just three months after joining. I've been here for several years and I'm still just a Division Commander!"
The many captains were stunned for a moment, then stepped forward to congratulate Rono!
After all, Rono's strength and talent were obvious to everyone.
After this Gold City incident, Golden Lion, John, Silver Axe, and the others admired this monstrous genius, Rono, from the bottom of their hearts!
Growing enough to cut off an arm of the Five Elders in just three months—the Division Commanders knew in their hearts they couldn't do that.
If someone is similar to you, you might feel sour or jealous.
But if someone has left you far behind in the dust, you can only look up to them and admire them!
Therefore, when Rocks made the announcement, the Division Commanders showed no dissatisfaction and directly congratulated Rono.
"Hmm? This is a bit different from what I imagined."
Rocks was also a bit confused.
He originally thought that after announcing this news, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, John, and the others would be unconvinced.
After all, these monsters were all dragons among men with exceptional talent.
They had all awakened Conqueror's Haki and possessed the Qualities of a King.
He had thought about selecting a Vice Captain before, but no one would submit to anyone else.
These Division Commanders had come to blows several times, almost causing the crew to split.
In the end, he had to step in personally to suppress them.
Because of this, Rocks simply didn't establish the position of Vice Captain.
But now it seemed that these monsters were all quite convinced by Rono.
This was good; it saved him the trouble.
"Whitebeard, you don't have any objections, do you?"
Rocks wasn't entirely at ease, so he asked Whitebeard.
After all, he was previously considered the number two figure of the Rocks Pirates.
"Gurarara, what kind of joke is that! I already treat Rono as my own brother!"
"My brother becoming the Vice Captain, I couldn't be happier. Why would I have an objection!"
Whitebeard chugged a mouthful of alcohol and laughed excitedly.
"Alright then. Starting today, Rono is the Vice Captain of our Rocks Pirates!"
Rocks announced to the entire crew.
From now on, Rono was officially the Vice Captain of the Rocks Pirates!
"Hahaha, Lord Rono has become the Vice Captain!"
"Doesn't that mean we get to share in the glory too!"
"Hahaha, Lord Rono's backing is indeed strong!"
Upon hearing this news, the members of the Seventh Division, led by Kaido, felt their faces flush with pride; it gave them so much status!
The other crew members could only look on with envy.
A Vice Captain had a much higher status than a Division Commander!
They would definitely prosper in the future!
"As the Vice Captain, you only need to obey my orders, and you can command the other Division Commanders."
Soon, Rocks began to explain the Vice Captain's authority to Rono.
Generally speaking, on the Rocks Pirates, Rono was below one person and above ten thousand.
Aside from Rocks, the other Division Commanders had to listen to the Vice Captain's commands.
The share of profits from every expedition would also be second only to the Captain himself.
However, Rono didn't care about these things at all!
He joined the Rocks Pirates only to kill all the Celestial Dragons!
But since Rocks wanted him to be the Vice Captain, Rono wouldn't refuse.
"Also, this is your reward."
Just then, Rocks took out an exquisite box from somewhere.
The box immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even without opening the box, everyone could feel the profound aura of the sea radiating from it.
Inside, there must be a Devil Fruit!
Even the usually calm Whitebeard felt a surge of curiosity and craned his neck.
Golden Lion also leaned in close.
Although they were ability users, they were still attracted by the profound aura emanating from this fruit.
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