"I believe everyone knows why we were able to win this time!"
Rocks then turned his attention to Rono.
"It is no exaggeration to say that Rono made the greatest contribution this time, far beyond anyone else!"
"Both the Navy and the Five Elders suffered because of him!"
"This is undoubtedly the biggest victory since the establishment of our Rocks Pirates!"
Hearing this, Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Wang Zhi, and the others nodded in agreement.
Rono was indeed the main hero, and no one could dispute that!
Even the captains who were often at odds with each other on weekdays didn't try to take credit this time!
After all, it was clear who deserved the most credit.
"As we all know, the Rocks Pirates have been missing a position, Deputy Captain!"
"So, I decided to make Rono the vice-captain of the Rocks Pirates!"
"Who among you agrees? Who disagrees?"
Rocks spoke slowly, looking around.
Whitebeard, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, Wang Zhi, Charlotte Linlin, and John—the six squad leaders—had incredible expressions on their faces.
The rest of the crew also widened their eyes!
Deputy... Deputy Captain?
Captain Rocks was about to choose a co-captain!
This shocked everyone!
They had thought the Rocks Pirates didn't have a deputy captain position!
Since the establishment of the Rocks Pirates, Rocks had never mentioned a vice-captain.
Everyone regarded the captain of the first division, Edward Newgate (Whitebeard), as the number two figure in the Pirates.
Most assumed Whitebeard was the deputy captain, but there was no such official position.
Now it seemed that in Captain Rocks' heart, Rono's status had surpassed that of Whitebeard!
Even the long-unsettled position of vice-captain was being handed over to Rono!
"Jie hahahaha, I really didn't expect it, Rono. Captain Rocks is quite optimistic about you."
"Yeah, I thought we didn't have a co-captain on board!"
"Wow, Rono, you became the deputy captain after only three months of joining. I've been here for years and I'm just a squad captain!"
Many captains were stunned for a moment, then congratulated Rono!
After all, Rono's strength and talent were obvious to all.
After the Golden City incident, Golden Lion, John, Silver Axe, and others admired Rono, the genius, from the bottom of their hearts!
Growing so much in three months to cut off a hand of the Five Elders was something the squad leaders knew they couldn't do.
When someone is similar to you, you might feel sour and jealous.
But when someone has left you far behind, all you can do is look up and admire them!
Therefore, when Rocks announced this, many squad leaders were not dissatisfied at all and congratulated Rono directly.
"Huh? It's a little different from what I imagined," Rocks said, a bit confused.
Originally, he thought that after he announced the news, Golden Lion, Silver Axe, John, and others would not be convinced.
After all, these monsters are dragons among men, and they are extremely talented.
They have also awakened the Haki of the Conqueror and have the qualifications to be kings.
Rocks had thought about choosing a deputy captain before, but no one was convinced.
These squad leaders fought several times, almost causing a split.
In the end, Rocks had to come forward to suppress it.
For this reason, Rocks simply did not set up the position of deputy captain.
But now it seemed that these monsters were quite convinced by Rono.
That's fine, Rocks thought, I'm relieved.
"Whitebeard, you don't have any opinion, do you?" Rocks asked Whitebeard, worried.
After all, Whitebeard was the number two figure in the Rocks Pirates before.
"Goo la la la, what are you kidding me! I already treat Rono as my brother!"
"My brother becoming the deputy captain makes me too happy! How could I have an opinion?"
Whitebeard took a sip of wine and laughed excitedly.
"Okay, then from today, Rono will be the vice-captain of our Rocks Pirates!" Rocks announced to the crew.
From now on, Rono would be the official deputy captain of the Rocks Pirates!
"Hahaha, Lord Rono has become the vice-captain!"
"Then we also follow suit!"
"Hahaha, sure enough, Lord Rono's legs are strong!"
After hearing the news, the members of the seventh division, headed by Kaido, felt proud and respected!
The rest of the crew looked envious.
The deputy captain has a much higher status than the squad captains!
He will definitely rise in the future!
"As the deputy captain, you only need to obey my orders, and you can also dispatch other squad leaders," Rocks began to explain Rono's powers as vice-captain.
In general, on the Rocks Pirates, Rono is second only to Rocks himself and above all others.
Except for Rocks, the other squad leaders had to listen to the deputy captain.
The profit share obtained every time they went to sea was second only to the captain.
But Rono didn't care about these things at all!
Joining the Rocks Pirates was just to kill all the Celestial Dragons!
But since Rocks wanted him as the deputy captain, Rono wouldn't refuse.
"Also, this is your reward."
At this moment, Rocks pulled out an exquisite box from nowhere.
The box immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Even without opening it, everyone could feel the deep sea aura emanating from the box.
There must be a Devil Fruit in it!
Even the usually calm Whitebeard became curious and stretched his neck.
The Golden Lion also came over.
Although they were already powerful, they were still attracted by the deep aura of this fruit.
"This is the Zoan-type Mythical Zoan, Fish-Fish Fruit, Model: Azure Dragon."
Rocks didn't beat around the bush. After opening the box, he showed it to everyone.
For a sea overlord like Rocks, it was natural to have something like the Devil Fruit Encyclopedia.
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