People like Shiryu joining the crew...
Even as an apprentice crewman, this was going too far.
Everyone looked toward Maud, and their expressions changed subtly.
Even Shakky, who was not part of the crew, felt that Maud's decision was a little too hasty.
It made her recall the pirate crew she had once belonged to, as well as the captain she had once revered.
That captain had never turned away any powerful person who wanted to join his pirate crew.
Although this approach could rapidly expand the crew's size, it would also plant hidden dangers.
And that was exactly what happened.
When the crew had once stood on the brink of destruction, it would be more accurate to say that they had fallen at the hands of their own people than at the hands of their enemies.
After realizing that Maud's decision was inappropriate, Shakky still did not speak up to remind him.
Strictly speaking, she was an outsider.
Even if she had not been, she could not casually interfere in the affairs of someone else's pirate crew.
Lafitte and Jaya also felt that it was inappropriate, but they could only silently accept Maud's decision.
As the people who had followed Maud from the very beginning, they knew that once Maud made a decision, no one else could change it.
As crew members, their duty was to support the captain's decision while spending more thought and effort eliminating the negative effects that each decision might bring.
As for Aokiji, compared with the wary Lafitte and Jaya, he was instead quite composed.
The stronger a person was, the less they lacked confidence, so naturally, they had fewer worries.
The most typical example was undoubtedly Beasts Kaido.
After giving Shiryu a lukewarm threat, Maud suddenly thought of something.
"Shiryu, there's something I