Hikaru's ultimate goal in planning the entire battle was not simply to defeat Blackbeard, but to completely annihilate his forces. If Blackbeard's forces were not uprooted, they would surely rise again someday. Even if they posed no threat, the existence of such a hate-filled faction would still be extremely unpleasant for him.
Thus, from the very start of the war, Hikaru had made a series of tactical arrangements. On the surface, he was gradually weakening Blackbeard's strength, but in truth, every step pressed closer and struck from the flanks. His real purpose was to wear down the unstable morale within the Blackbeard Pirates.
The Blackbeard Pirates had risen too quickly, and there were simply too many destabilizing factors within them. Loyalty was their first fatal weakness. They were a major force cobbled together from countless pirate crews, one that had expanded rapidly in a short time. For now, it was difficult for them to become a force with absolute unity and tacit understanding.
So Hikaru first wore down their morale and shook their will to fight.
Then the three-pronged assault trapped the entire Blackbeard Pirates in a situation where they could not support one another. With every pirate crew too busy looking after itself, their lack of trust exposed the flaw of caring only for themselves in battle, causing the Blackbeard Pirates to further crumble into a scattered mess.
Blackbeard, who had failed to notice the hidden dangers within his own pirate crew, appeared to lose control of the situation after this blow. At that moment, he committed a grave taboo. Born a pirate, he believed in the supremacy of strength and wanted to use absolute intimidation to cow his subordinates and forcibly rally their morale. When the battle turned against him, rage clouded his mind, and while fighting Red-Hair,