After all, Charlotte Linlin and Kaido had said that "Rocks was untrustworthy," while Whitebeard had indeed called Rocks an idiot and refused to acknowledge him as captain.
It seemed that the immensely powerful Rocks Pirates had truly been nothing more than a disorganized rabble.
No wonder that after Rocks was defeated at God Valley, the entire Rocks Pirates had instantly fallen apart, yet only a few of its officers had perished.
This Davy Back Fight was also known as the "crew-snatching battle." Its purpose was to seize the best crew members from other pirate crews.
The loser had to immediately swear lifelong loyalty to the winner!
And if a flag or captain was put on the line, then once the pirate flag was taken, it could never be flown again.
Anyone who violated the rules of the game would be regarded as the shame of pirates and might even be killed outright by the winner!
With Rocks' overwhelming strength, it was entirely possible that he had forcefully suppressed great pirates like Whitebeard, Big Mom, Golden Lion, Captain John, Silver Axe, and Ochoku, bringing them under his command.
The only question was which officer had been Rocks' original first mate.
It might have been Ochoku, the Great Pirate who inherited Hachinosu Island.
During the battle of God Valley, those powerful officers of the Rocks Pirates might all have hoped for Rocks to die. That way, they could leave the Rocks Pirates and regain their freedom without breaking their oaths.
"Pirates have to uphold honor too!"
Dongye Huanglong suddenly recalled Big Mom Charlotte Linlin's famous words. She had set sail with Streusen when she was young and had her own crew, so she certainly would not have wanted to join someone else's pirate crew.
She must have been forced into the Rocks