"Heavens! The Shattered Star Region is about to change completely! A Pirate King... there's actually a Pirate King now!"
"This alliance declaration really got my blood pumping! Are we Shattered Star Pirates finally going to rise up?"
Some in the tavern were excited, while others were alarmed.
"The Ghost Captain! How could it be the Ghost Captain? He only rose to prominence recently. Why would the big shots choose him as Pirate King?"
"Do you even have to ask? His strength, obviously. The Ghost Captain wiped out Golden Dagger and subdued a Kalon Beast single-handedly. I heard he also spearheaded this joint raid on the Locke Conglomerate. Everyone's seen his ability to organize people and his personal combat prowess.
"He might not have been around long, but his achievements are the real deal."
"I don't think it's that simple. Rumor has it there's an incredibly mysterious and powerful organization behind the Ghost Captain. Maybe he beat the other big shots into submission?
"Whatever else you might say, the Six Great Pirates attacking the Dark God Temple together definitely wasn't fake news. I heard they beat the shit out of the Dark God Temple. It was brutal. So at the very least, Dark Shadow definitely didn't volunteer."
[Dark Shadow: "..."]
"Hmph! I don't care who becomes Pirate King!
"These big pirate gangs do nothing but bleed us dry. Now they've banded together to form some Shattered Star Pirate Alliance. Won't life get even harder for us small-time pirates?" someone scoffed.
"Illiterate! Ignorant! Didn't you hear what the Pirate Code said? Once you join the alliance, every pirate's right to life and property will be guaranteed.
"Why is the Shattered Star Region such a mess, with big fish eating little fish and little fish eating shrimp? Isn't it because there's no single