Admiral's Helplessness, Holy Spirit Island! (Two-in-One)
Hachinosu Island, Ochoku.
Tsugikuni Yoriichi had only the faintest impression of those two names. After roaming the Pirate World for so many years, even he knew very little about Hachinosu Island.
It was not because Tsugikuni Yoriichi did not care about the "state of the world."
For the Marines and the World Government, matters concerning God Valley and the Rocks Pirates were scars they were unwilling to mention. Within the Marines, even Garp, who had personally experienced the events at God Valley, was reluctant to speak of the past.
After the Rocks Pirates were destroyed, their crew members each set off on their own paths.
Whitebeard, Big Mom, and the others had already been immensely powerful. They had never possessed any real loyalty toward Rocks, and each had their own ambitions and bonds. In time, they made names for themselves upon the seas.
Ochoku, however, had even greater ambitions than Whitebeard and Big Mom.
After the Rocks Pirates fell apart, Ochoku inherited their legacy, occupied Hachinosu Island, and took in those pirates unwilling to leave.
Under Rocks' management, Hachinosu Island had long become a paradise for pirates. Pirates and civilians had already become intermixed on the island, and it had developed into a relatively complete social system.
Over the years, Ochoku had settled into the role of local emperor. The indulgences of his luxurious life had gradually worn away much of the desire in his heart.
If one could lie around and enjoy the life they wanted, how many would be willing to sail out and risk life and death?
Thus, compared to the rapidly expanding Whitebeard Pirates, surrounded by Whitebeard's sons, or Big Mom, who had formed a nation of her own and taken in countless people, Hachinosu Island under Ochoku's rule was