What Division Commander? He's the Rocks Pirates' Vice Captain
After Silver Axe, John, Ochoku, and the others recounted everything that had happened in the Golden City.
The Pirate present stood frozen in place like statues!
"Did Captain Rono kill all 19 Celestial Dragons by himself?"
"That's... that's amazing!"
"And they even cut off one of the Five Elders' hands! My God! The Five Elders hold the World's Highest Authority!"
"Captain Rono has even subdued the Five Elders' personal sword, the First Generation Kitetsu! That's incredible!"
"Captain Rono, is your squad short-staffed? Can I join? I can help you mop the floor!"
"I can help you wash dishes and cook, I can help you mop the floor and do laundry, please let me join!"
The Pirate present immediately looked at Rono with starry eyes!
Some Pirate were crying and begging to Rono Rono's crew.
He would even Ning Yuan odd jobs and mop the floor than not Rono Rono's Seventh Division.
After all, everyone who heard about these things clearly saw it!
Of the seven Division Commander, Rono's potential surpasses that of the other six!
Even Captain Whitebeard and Golden Lion's captain are slightly inferior!
With such a thick thigh, I definitely need to cling to it in advance!
"Hahaha, joining the Seventh Division isn't that easy!"
Kaido laughed heartily, quite pleased with himself.
Especially seeing his former fellow trainee crew members crying and begging to come to the Seventh Division to clean the floors.
I'm already an important member of the Seventh Division!
What pleased Kaido was that Captain Rono also valued him highly!
This made Kaido feel indebted to Rono, and he even admired Rono more than he admired Rocks.
"Oh, right, I happen to have something to announce to everyone."
Just then, Rocks took a big gulp of wine and a large bite of meat, and suddenly spoke up.
So everyone turned their attention to Captain Rocks.
After such a great victory, Rocks would usually reward those who had contributed to the victory!
"As you all know, the reason we were able to achieve such a great victory this time is..."
After saying that, Rocks turned his gaze to Rono.
"It's no exaggeration to say that Rono made the greatest contribution this time, far surpassing the second place!"
"Whether it's the Navy or the Five Elders, they've all learned their lesson!"
"This is undoubtedly the biggest victory in the history of our Rocks Pirates!"
Upon hearing this, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Ochoku, and the others nodded repeatedly.
Rono is undoubtedly the biggest contributor, and there's no disagreement about that!
Even the team leaders, who often fight amongst themselves, surprisingly refrained from vying for credit this time!
After all, everyone has eyes; it's obvious who deserves the most credit.
"As everyone knows, the Rocks Pirates have always been short of a Vice Captain!"
"Therefore, I have decided to appoint Rono as the Rocks Pirates Vice Captain!"
"Who agrees? Who disagrees?"
Then Rocks slowly spoke, looking around.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, Ochoku, Charlotte Linlin, John, the six Division Commander, all looked on incredulously.
The others also stared wide-eyed!
First mate... Vice Captain?
Captain Rocks is choosing Vice Captain!
This left everyone stunned!
Everyone thought the Rocks Pirates didn't have Vice Captain position!
After all, since the Rocks Pirates were founded, Rocks had never mentioned having Vice Captain.
Everyone has always regarded the First Division Commander, Whitebeard Newgate (Newgate), as the second-in-command of the Pirate Crew.
Most people also assume that Whitebeard was the Vice Captain, just that he didn't hold that position.
It now seems that in Captain Rocks' heart, Rono's status has surpassed that of Whitebeard!
Even the long-unappointed Vice Captain position was given to Rono!
"Hahaha, I really didn't expect that, Rono. Captain Rocks thinks highly of you."
"Yes, I thought we didn't have Vice Captain on board!"
"Wow, Rono, you've only been with the company for three months and you're already the Vice Captain! I've been here for years and I'm still just a Division Commander!"
Many captains were stunned for a moment, then came over to congratulate Rono!
After all, everyone has witnessed Rono's strength and talent.
After the Golden City Incident, Golden Lion, John, Silver Axe, and the others truly admired Rono's Monster genius!
They knew in Division Commander hearts that they couldn't cut off one of the Five Elders' arms in just three months.
If someone is similar to you, you might feel resentful or jealous.
But if someone has already left you far behind, then you can only look up to them and admire them!
Therefore, when Rocks made this announcement, the many Division Commander showed no dissatisfaction and immediately congratulated Rono.
"Hmm? This is a little different from what I imagined."
Rocks was also somewhat bewildered.
He had originally thought that Golden Lion, Silver Axe, John, and others would be dissatisfied after he announced the news.
After all, these Monsters are all exceptional individuals with extraordinary talents.
They have all Awakening Conqueror's Haki, possessing the qualities to become kings.
I had thought about choosing a Vice Captain before, but no one was willing to submit to anyone else.
These Division Commander fought each other several times, almost causing a schism.
In the end, it was only through his own intervention that the situation was brought under control.
Therefore, Rocks simply abolished the position of Vice Captain.
However, it now seems that these Monsters are all quite convinced of Rono's abilities.
That's good, it saves me some trouble.
"Whitebeard, you don't have any objections, do you?"
Rocks, still uneasy, inquired with Whitebeard.
After all, he was previously considered the second-in-command of the Rocks Pirates.
"Gurarara, what are you talking about! I already consider Rono my own brother!"
"I'm overjoyed that my brother is the Vice Captain, how could I possibly have any objections!"
The Whitebeard took a big gulp of wine and laughed excitedly.
"Alright, from today onwards, Rono will be the Vice Captain of our Rocks Pirates!"
Rocks will announce this to the crew.
From this day forward, Rono is officially the Rocks Pirates Vice Captain!
"Hahaha, Lord Rono has become the Vice Captain!"
"Then aren't we benefiting from it too?"
"Haha, as expected, Lord Rono's legs are indeed thick!"
Upon hearing this news, the Seventh Division Members, led by Kaido, felt their faces burning with pride and immense honor!
The rest of the crew could only look on with envy.
The Vice Captain has a much higher status than the Division Commander!
They'll definitely prosper in the future!
"As the Vice Captain, you only need to follow my orders, and you can also command other Division Commander."
Soon, Rocks began explaining the powers of the Vice Captain to Rono.
In general, within the Rocks Pirates, Rono was second only to the leader, holding a very high position.
Apart from Rocks, the other Division Commander had to obey the orders of the Vice Captain.
The profits he received from each voyage were second only to those of the Captain himself.
However, Rono didn't care about any of this!
He Rocks Pirates solely to kill Celestial Dragons!
However, since Rocks wanted him to be the Vice Captain, Rono wouldn't refuse.
"And here's your reward."
Just then, Rocks pulled out an exquisite box from somewhere.
The box immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even without opening the box, everyone could feel the strong scent of the sea emanating from it.
It must contain Devil Fruit!
Even the usually composed Whitebeard became curious and craned his neck.
The Golden Lion also joined in.
Although they were ability users, they were still drawn to the profound aura emanating from the fruit.