Akira continued, "I don't care about the position of Yonko at all, but this is something Pops once possessed, so I will never let others snatch it away. Our goal isn't just to kill Blackbeard. Killing Blackbeard is just the first step. How to continue to compete with the other forces on the sea is what we need to think deeply about."
After everyone had calmed down, Akira had the division commanders gather the people, and then turned his gaze to Aokiji, who was standing alone not far away.
"Akira, what's going on with that Aokiji guy?"
Marco, Ace, and the others followed behind Akira. Marco asked Akira.
Akira looked at Aokiji, his heart filled with mixed emotions. Back during the Summit War, he had wanted nothing more than to kill Aokiji, but at this moment, looking at Aokiji standing there alone and forlorn, he also felt that he was somewhat pathetic.
A former Navy admiral, but now he had become a pirate, someone he had once looked down on the most. Regardless of what his purposes and thoughts were, he was now alone.
"Him? He came to my door himself."
Akira sighed, and then began to explain the cause and effect.
"What? You didn't kill Aokiji and Akainu when you had such a good opportunity. Instead, you let Akainu go, and took in Aokiji. What are you thinking? You don't really think that guy sincerely defected to us, do you?"
After hearing the whole story, the people of the Whitebeard Pirates all revealed expressions of shock and regret. In their opinion, the most correct thing for Akira to do would have been to kill Aokiji and Akainu, rather than let Akainu go, and take in Aokiji.
Akira said lightly, "Whether Aokiji sincerely defected to us, I'm not sure. But I know one thing. With his addition, it's a huge increase in strength for our Whitebeard Pirates."
Everyone agreed with this point, because it was indeed the case. Aokiji had played a very important role in forcing the Blackbeard Pirates to retreat.
Marco said, "Akira, that's true, but Aokiji is a Navy admiral after all. Even if he lost to Akainu, and didn't want to continue staying in the Navy, no one can be sure whether he joined our pirate crew sincerely, or with ulterior motives."
"I'll be watching him. At the very least, he will definitely not do anything detrimental to us in the next few years. We just need to treat him as a gun, and we don't need to force anything else too much," Akira said.
To Akira, Aokiji was now a gun, a gun that he used to deal with others. If he used it well, it could play a big role. So, he would definitely not let Aokiji go easily. As for whether it was worth it, everything would depend on the future.
Marco asked, "Let's put Aokiji's matter aside for now. I understand your attitude towards Blackbeard, but are you just going to let him go like this? He wants to take Pops's position, and he's developing very quickly. He's definitely not an easy character."
Akira said, "Of course I know what Blackbeard is capable of, and I also want to deal with him, but I don't want to lose too many brothers because of him. I'm waiting for an opportunity. There are still a little over ten days until the time we agreed on with the pirate crews under our command. I want to see how many people are still loyal to us. Only if people's hearts aren't scattered can our Whitebeard Pirates climb to the top of the New World again."
Marco asked, "Are you saying that you'll wait until everyone has gathered before taking action against the Blackbeard Pirates?"
Akira nodded, and said, "That's right. As long as we can ensure that there are fewer personnel losses, we can take action against Blackbeard."
These people of the Whitebeard Pirates were very important to Akira. They were key to him competing for the sea in the future. So, he naturally didn't want them to suffer heavy losses just because of the Blackbeard Pirates. After all, these people were veterans of the Whitebeard Pirates, and were also elites among elites. It was impossible to be so strong and loyal without a long period of training.
"I'll listen to you."
After several clashes with the Blackbeard Pirates, Marco already knew that with his leadership ability alone, it wasn't enough to contend with Blackbeard. In the Whitebeard Pirates, only Akira was the one who could defeat Blackbeard, and Akira also had a lot of ideas.
Not long after Akira and them finished fighting Blackbeard, the process of their battle spread throughout the New World.
"What did you say? The new captain of the Whitebeard Pirates has finally shown his face, and even fought Blackbeard?"
"Yeah, I heard that the two of them fought to a standstill, but in the end, Blackbeard retreated for some unknown reason."
"You guys don't know. I've heard some things. It's said that the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, Death God, is very powerful. I had heard before that he wanted to inherit Whitebeard's position, and I always thought he was just blowing his own horn, but I didn't expect that he would actually have the ability. Even Blackbeard almost couldn't beat him."
"I know that guy Blackbeard. He's a very powerful and cruel guy. It's said that many powerful pirates have been wiped out by him. This is actually the first time he's suffered a loss at someone else's hands, and it was even at the hands of his opponent, the Whitebeard Pirates."
A group of people gathered together, spreading the news of Akira and Blackbeard's battle everywhere.
"However, I heard that it wasn't just Death God who took action for the Whitebeard Pirates this time. There was also an unexpected person, Navy Admiral Aokiji. He actually joined the Whitebeard Pirates."
"I've also heard about it. That Aokiji joined the Whitebeard Pirates, and became a division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates. This has been spreading like crazy recently. It's really unexpected that a dignified Navy admiral would actually become a pirate, and even join the Whitebeard Pirates."
"It's indeed amazing. That Death God is really powerful. He even dared to take in a Navy admiral..."
"Navy Admiral Akainu became the Navy Fleet Admiral because he won against Aokiji when he and Aokiji dueled. It's just that I didn't expect that Aokiji would leave the Navy after losing to Akainu, and even join the Whitebeard Pirates."
"..."
"Interesting. That guy Akira was actually able to recruit a Navy admiral."
When Shanks heard this news, he was also shocked speechless. There had been no news of Akira for more than a month. There was only news of the Whitebeard Pirates and the Blackbeard Pirates fighting, and he had actually been somewhat worried about Akira. It wasn't until he heard that Akira had appeared, and had repelled the Whitebeard Pirates, that he felt relieved.
However, before he could react, he heard the news that Navy Admiral Aokiji had joined the Whitebeard Pirates. Regarding this point, even with his intelligence, he couldn't figure out how Akira had done it.
"A Navy admiral joining the Whitebeard Pirates. This is probably something that Navy Headquarters hadn't even thought of. Navy Headquarters is going to lose face this time. Such a big thing has happened just after the new Navy Marshal took office. I wonder what the Navy will do?"
Beckman, who was beside Shanks, was also very surprised. He hadn't expected that even the admiral, the strongest combat power of Navy Headquarters, could be turned.
Shanks laughed, and said, "What really surprises me isn't that Aokiji left the Navy. It's that that kid Akira actually has the guts to take in Aokiji. I don't know what he's thinking. Aokiji was still an enemy before, and in the next moment, he dares to turn him into a comrade. His heart is really big enough."
Beckman said, "It is big enough. However, if Aokiji has truly submitted, then he's also added an extremely strong combat power, which is a very big boost to the Whitebeard Pirates."
Shanks said, "Akira was actually able to calmly not fight that guy Blackbeard to the death. This also surprises me a lot. It seems that he has also grown. If it had been in the past, he definitely would have killed Blackbeard regardless of everything, instead of letting Blackbeard retreat."
"But this change is obviously good. I'm even more looking forward to what he will do next."
Shanks was very interested. He had always valued Akira very much. Especially now that Akira had become more stable and calm than before, he also wanted to see how Akira would defeat Blackbeard.
Shanks had fought Blackbeard before, and knew Blackbeard's strength very well. Especially after the Summit War, he had even elevated Blackbeard to the same level as himself, being very wary of him. However, Blackbeard's opponent was Akira, and he was even more optimistic about Akira, because he could see through Blackbeard, but he couldn't see through Akira.
Beckman said, "According to my guess, I'm afraid the Black and White War will completely end in less than half a year."
"Oh?"
Shanks looked at Beckman curiously, and asked, "Why are you so sure?"
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