Actually, Marco didn't know that although Conqueror's Haki was innate, it was actually very related to the day after tomorrow. A person's growth from weak to strong not only improved their strength, but also improved their spirit.
Akira's own Haki was strong enough, and now that he had become the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates, his status had been improved, and his power naturally increased accordingly. Along with that came the strengthening of his Haki.
The gazes of more than seven thousand pirates all followed Akira's movement. When Akira stood on the high platform, the entire scene instantly became silent. It was a kind of momentum, a kind of domineering aura that made everyone convinced and submitted. Even Marco and the others were all captivated by Akira's Haki.
Among the Whitebeard Pirates, besides Akira, Ace also possessed Conqueror's Haki. He was the one who felt it the most deeply. Akira's Haki was too much stronger than his Haki.
"Brothers!"
Akira spoke from the high platform. He called out "Brothers," which immediately surprised many people. They were all Whitebeard's sons, but now Akira was already the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. His status was much higher than theirs.
However, Akira still called them brothers, which made many sentimental people very moved, and couldn't help but feel a sense of recognition towards Akira.
"I believe many of you know me, but there shouldn't be many people who have actually seen me. My name is Newgate Stone Akira. Others call me, Death God."
Everyone held their breath, looking at Akira on the high platform. This man was their current leader. Whether they could recreate their glory in the future would depend on whether this man in front of them could lead them.
"You should all already know that I am now the captain of the Whitebeard Pirates. Although Pops has passed away, the Whitebeard Pirates will never be destroyed. We are all Pops's sons, all brothers. So, as long as everyone believes in me, I guarantee that I will definitely be able to lead everyone to stand at the peak of this sea again, and let the Whitebeard Pirates reign over the sea!"
Akira's words weren't very impassioned. He could deal with enemies, but it was really difficult for him to say emotional words, because he wasn't that kind of person to begin with.
However, even though these words weren't that exciting, they still moved many people. Not for anything else, but for Whitebeard, to continue passing down the Whitebeard Pirates, and to let the Whitebeard Pirates climb to the top again. This was everyone's wish.
"Those who believe in me, follow me!"
Akira shouted loudly, and immediately all the pirates shouted along with him. They were willing to follow Akira, which was why they had come to this place. They believed that Akira would definitely be able to lead them to the top of the sea again.
"Brothers, now is a very special time. So, we need to re-divide the teams in order to better command them."
Most people didn't have any reaction to Akira's words, because they had already prepared for it before coming. Only a small number of people were somewhat agitated, but they didn't refute in front of so many people, just quietly listening to Akira speak.
Next, Akira spoke for a while, and then walked down from the high platform, having Marco lead the people to start dividing the teams.
Actually, Akira was doing this in order to establish command. After all, although there were many people in the Whitebeard Pirates now, Akira wasn't very familiar with them.
So, at this crucial time, he still divided these people and those pirate crews under his command into the sixteen divisions of the Whitebeard Pirates, with a total of sixteen teams.
The captains were naturally the sixteen division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates. As for those original captains, they served as the deputies of the division commanders.
This kind of distribution naturally caused many pirate captains to question and be dissatisfied, but it was ultimately suppressed, because they were indeed much weaker than the division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates.
Of course, the main reason was because Akira had made a guarantee that after he ascended to the position of Yonko, he would restore them to their previous state according to the original distribution.
While everyone was re-dividing, Akira and Marco stayed together. Akira asked Marco, "Marco, why didn't Jinbe and his Sun Pirates come this time?"
Marco said, "I'm not very clear either. It's just that after the Summit War ended, Jinbe returned to Fish-Man Island. It seems that something happened on Fish-Man Island. But since then, we haven't had any contact. I don't know what happened to him."
Akira and Marco naturally wouldn't suspect that Jinbe would defect from the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, Jinbe even dared to enter and exit Navy Headquarters together, let alone now. They just suspected that something had happened to him.
Akira said, "Now is an emergency. I hope nothing happens."
Thinking of Jinbe, Akira thought of that in the One Piece manga, Fish-Man Island had already become the territory of the four emperors Big Mom two years after the Summit War. But when it was occupied by Big Mom was unknown. That's why he was worried that Jinbe had run into trouble.
Akira didn't wait for Jinbe, but he waited for another bad news. Someone had come to ask for help.
"What's the situation?"
Akira and Marco were discussing matters when they suddenly heard a report that someone was looking for him. So, they immediately asked what the situation was.
The person who had come to ask for help was a samurai wearing a kimono. As soon as this person saw Akira, he immediately knelt down.
"Lord, please go and save my master."
Akira raised his eyebrows, and asked, "Who are you? Stand up and speak first."
Someone had inexplicably come to ask for help, which made Akira very puzzled, because he didn't know this person at all.
This samurai wearing a kimono didn't stand up, but lowered his head, and said urgently, "Lord, my master is Kozuki Oden of Wano Country. He said that you are an old acquaintance of his. Now, my master has run into big trouble, so he wants to ask the lord to save him."
"Kozuki Oden!"
Upon hearing this name, most of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't know who he was. Only a few division commanders, such as Akira, had a change in expression. Kozuki Oden had been the commander of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates more than twenty years ago. He could be considered one of the earliest members of the Whitebeard Pirates. Perhaps even some of the current division commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates didn't know this person.
More than twenty years had passed. Even Akira could only vaguely remember Kozuki Oden's approximate appearance. As for their feelings, there wasn't much left. After all, Kozuki Oden had boarded Roger's ship for his dream, leaving the Whitebeard Pirates. Later, even after conquering the Grand Line with Roger, he hadn't returned to the Whitebeard Pirates. So, everyone had basically forgotten about him.
Now that he had actually sent someone to ask for help, this made Akira and the others remember him again. To Akira and Marco and them, although their feelings had faded, Kozuki Oden had been the commander of the second division of the Whitebeard Pirates after all. Whitebeard hadn't expelled him from the Whitebeard Pirates. So, he was still a member of the Whitebeard Pirates now. Akira naturally wouldn't stand idly by to his request.
So, Akira opened his mouth, and asked, "You're his subordinate? What's wrong? Isn't he the lord of the Kozuki clan of Wano Country? What happened to him?"
"Thatch, who is Kozuki Oden?"
Ace, who was beside him, asked Thatch in a low voice, because he had just seen that Akira and the others' expressions had changed greatly when they heard this name. That's why he was very curious.
Thatch looked at Ace, and said, "He's your predecessor, the original commander of the second division."
Hearing this, Ace said in surprise, "He's my predecessor? The original commander of the second division? Then what kind of person is he?"
Having heard that this Kozuki Oden was actually his predecessor, Ace immediately became interested, and continued to ask.
Thatch recalled, and said, "He was a very powerful person, skilled in swordsmanship and physical skills. Of course, he was also the most knowledgeable person in our pirate crew, very intelligent. Speaking of which, besides both of you being the commanders of the second division, he also has another relationship with you."
"What relationship?" Ace asked in confusion.
Thatch said, "Although he was once the commander of the second division of our Whitebeard Pirates, he later boarded your father's ship, which is the ship of the Pirate King Roger. So, he can also be considered a crew member of Roger, and is naturally related to you."
As soon as Ace heard the name Roger, his expression immediately became ugly. He said in a deep voice, "He's not my father."
Seeing Ace's angry appearance, Thatch smiled, and didn't say anything further. They all knew that Ace hated his father Roger very much.
While Ace and Thatch were talking, the samurai who had come to ask for help from Wano Country had already told Akira the whole story. It turned out that the shogun of Wano Country had joined forces with the pirate emperor Kaido of the Beasts to imprison Kozuki Oden, forcing Kozuki Oden to reveal the secrets about the Pirate King, and all the other secrets.
After hearing these things, Akira wasn't too surprised, because he had already known all of this from the original story. However, he hadn't expected Kaido's actions to be so fast.
He hadn't dared to take action against Kozuki Oden before because Whitebeard was still alive, but now that Whitebeard was dead, he naturally became unscrupulous, directly attacking Kozuki Oden.
"You're saying that your lord has already been captured by Kaido?" Akira asked.
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