"My name is Portgas D. Ace. Are you a pirate too?"
Ace asked straightforwardly, giving off a good impression.
Lucas shook his head. "No."
"No? Then are you a Devil Fruit user?"
Having just witnessed Lucas appear out of thin air, although amazed, Ace assumed it was a Devil Fruit ability since such powers existed in this world.
"No, just some special abilities."
There was no such thing as magic in the One Piece world, and explaining it would be troublesome, so Lucas just said he had special abilities.
There were many special races in this world, like the Minks, Fish-men, Giants, Lunarians, etc., so having special abilities wasn't strange.
Actually, humans in this world possessed special abilities themselves. Armament Haki, Observation Haki, and Conqueror's Haki were all special powers.
The truly ordinary people were from his past life.
Ace and Lucas chatted idly. Ace was cheerful and talkative, sharing many stories about the Whitebeard Pirates, satisfying Erica and Kanae's curiosity.
After three rounds of drinks.
Suddenly, Whitebeard stood up.
Seeing Whitebeard stand, everyone quieted down.
"Children! I have an announcement to make!"
Whitebeard pointed at Kanae and said, "Let me introduce her! Her name is Kanae Kocho, and from now on, she is the First Princess of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Then he pointed at Erica. "Her name is Erica Blandelli, and from now on, she is the Second Princess of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
Next, Whitebeard lifted Rin Tohsaka high. "This is my daughter, Rin Tohsaka. From now on, she is the Little Princess of the Whitebeard Pirates! I won't allow anyone to bully my precious daughter!"
"Oooooohhhh!!!"
All the pirates shouted loudly upon hearing Whitebeard's words.
Rin found this very fun, and both Kanae and Erica smiled.
Today was Pops' seventieth birthday; let the old man be happy.
Although they had only chatted in the group and never met properly, Pops had taken good care of them, treating them like daughters.
They completely didn't understand the significance of Whitebeard's words in this world.
Whitebeard was one of the Four Emperors of the New World.
"Emperor" represented a ruler of the sea, standing at the very pinnacle of the world.
Whitebeard announcing Rin and the others as princesses of the Whitebeard Pirates in such a high-profile manner...
With this identity, even the strongest power in this world, the World Government...
If they wanted to touch Rin and the others, they would have to consider whether they could bear the consequences.
Whitebeard accepted sons and daughters, but he had never announced anyone as a "Princess."
Then Whitebeard placed Rin on his shoulder.
Looking at Lucas, he said, "Lucas, come here."
Hearing Whitebeard, Lucas smiled, shook his head, but walked over.
Whitebeard put his hand on Lucas's shoulder. "His name is Lucas, my son. Furthermore, starting today, he is the Vice-Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates!"
"?!!!"
Everyone was stunned by Whitebeard's words.
Even Lucas was a bit bewildered.
What's going on?
He just came for a stroll and to wish the old man a happy birthday. The old man actually disregarded martial ethics and made him the second-in-command of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Po... Pops... are you serious?"
Diamond Jozu, the Third Division Commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, asked in disbelief.
It didn't matter if Pops Whitebeard made those three little girls princesses of the Whitebeard Pirates.
As long as Pops liked it, let alone three princesses, ten or twenty wouldn't matter.
Because that was just an honor. But the Vice-Captain of the Whitebeard Pirates was different.
That position represented authority under one person and above ten thousand in the Whitebeard Pirates.
Pops Whitebeard had never appointed anyone as Vice-Captain.
But everyone in the Whitebeard Pirates regarded the First Division Commander, Marco, as the de facto Vice-Captain.
Marco had followed Pops Whitebeard since childhood, fighting north and south, earning countless merits.
In some ways, without Marco, the Whitebeard Pirates wouldn't be as majestic today.
But now Pops was appointing an outsider, who had just arrived at the Whitebeard Pirates for the first time, as the Vice-Captain. Not to mention Jozu, no one else would accept it either.
"Of course it's true. When has Whitebeard ever lied?"
Blackbeard Teach, who was eating and drinking not far away, was slightly stunned by these words, then chuckled and continued eating and drinking.
Marco reacted first, raising his glass with a smile. "Today really is a joyous day. It's Pops' 70th birthday, the Whitebeard Pirates gained three princesses, and now we have a Vice-Captain. Come, let's toast to celebrate!"
"..."
Marco raised his glass, but the scene was quiet. No one raised their glass, and no one spoke. Everyone looked at Whitebeard with puzzlement, while also sizing up Lucas. Many eyes held disapproval, and some even looked at Lucas with anger.
Lucas smiled bitterly. "Pops Whitebeard! I just came to celebrate your birthday today. Aren't you roasting me on the fire? Let's just treat the Vice-Captain thing as a joke."
"On such matters, I, Whitebeard, never joke! Are you looking down on the position of Vice-Captain in my pirate crew?"
Whitebeard glared at Lucas.
Lucas hurriedly waved his hand. "No, absolutely not. It's just that I haven't been a pirate, nor have I achieved any merits. Vice-Captain is such an important position... Forget it. Why don't you just let me be a small pirate in the Whitebeard Pirates?"
The Whitebeard Pirates were one of the Four Emperors of the New World in the One Piece world. Even the Marine Headquarters and the World Government feared this powerful force.
Why would he give up being a fine Fairy Tail mage to become a pirate?
Whitebeard patted Lucas's shoulder hard and laughed. "Gurararara!! I say you can do it, so you can do it. If I let you be Vice-Captain, who dares to disagree?"
"I disagree!"
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