The Black Emperor Pirates faced no obstacles as they expanded.
Their rise was unstoppable.
Most Great Pirates who had seen Teach fight Garp
knew they were no match for Teach.
They either fled or submitted.
The few Pirates who resisted were easily defeated by the Black Emperor Pirates' core officers.
Teach barely had a chance to fight in person.
This campaign of expansion also revealed the Black Emperor Pirates' terrifying potential. They had talent to spare.
Some members had been recruited from the Four Seas or the Sky Arena.
Others were Pirates newly recruited in the New World or who had come to join of their own accord.
Among them were many young, ambitious Pirates who had no desire to join the old-guard crews. They had been waiting for a chance to join the Black Emperor Pirates.
The seeds had likely been sown across the seas when the Black Emperor Pirates were first founded.
Many factors had contributed to the crew's rise.
Their time in the Sky Arena had played the biggest part.
To young Pirates, "Black Emperor" Teach, who had climbed all the way from the bottom of the Sky Arena, was undoubtedly the more promising choice.
Many of the Black Emperor Pirates' officers made names for themselves across the seas during this campaign.
"Devil Bird" Lafitte.
"Death Musician" Liszt.
Lubbock.
"Rebound Man" Lancelot.
"Steel" Ryan.
"Megalodon" Mog.
"Emperor Crocodile" Slada.
There were too many to count. The Black Emperor Pirates had gathered an extraordinary wealth of talent.
Teach's reputation and personal charisma only added to their appeal.
Even in the Four Seas, he had drawn in countless talented young people eager to see a wider world.
Given enough time for these officers to come into their own, the Black Emperor Pirates would rival any Sea Emperor, perhaps