On the Ark Maxim, aside from the three Straw Hat Pirates, there were also a whole bunch of division commanders and officers from the Whitebeard Pirates. When Creed saved Luffy, he'd saved them as well along the way.
As for the ordinary crewmen, although he had teleported them more than thirty miles away, the battle had been so intense and the aftermath shockwaves so terrifying that it was hard to say how many of them would survive.
"Creed-dono, thank you for your help this time, and for avenging Pops' great revenge for us. After discussing it, we've decided to join your Crew to repay this debt of gratitude."
As the First Division Commander, Marco bowed in thanks and stated the result the officers had reached together.
Now that Creed had become Pirate King, repaying him was not an easy thing. The most direct way was to join the Creed Pirates and serve under him.
"Alright. You're my crew now. But I'll allow you to keep Whitebeard's title—becoming one of the pirate crews under my banner, and you'll have a certain degree of autonomy."
To be honest, Creed didn't lack this power. But seeing how sincere their attitude was, he thought it over and agreed.
"Man, then how am I supposed to beat you in the future, Creed-nii…"
Marco and the others joining made Luffy, who was eating meat nearby, extremely dissatisfied.
Even a mountain of meat and alcohol couldn't shut him up, leaving Creed a little speechless.
After dropping Luffy and Marco's group off at a suitable place and making arrangements with Marco, Creed drove the ark toward Totto Land.
Next, once they recovered their strength, it would be time to prepare for the crusade against the Holy Land Mary Geoise!
"Finally… the day has come!"
Even Creed felt a bit dazed.
"Thanks for your hard work, Creed-nii."
With no one else around and the major matter settled, Ain's little face reddened as she leaned in and kissed Creed on the cheek.
"Thanks for your hard work, Creed-nii."
With no one else around and the major matter settled, Ain's little face reddened as she leaned in and kissed Creed on the cheek.
"You've worked hard these days too."
Creed wrapped an arm around her, indulging in this rare moment of warmth between just the two of them.
"It wasn't hard."
Ain, a little greedy, burrowed into his embrace and nestled closer.
"Once we break the Holy Land Mary Geoise, we'll have ten or eight kids—every day lively and bustling."
Creed's sudden words made Ain's face turn as red as an apple, and she huffed bashfully.
"Have that many… can you even raise them?"
"If I don't try, how would I know whether I can raise them? Let's start right now."
Creed lifted her around the waist and walked straight toward the cabin.
"Isn't that bad… it's broad daylight…"
After that tender moment, Ain was also a little moved, but it was still daytime—and her Creed-nii had just fought a huge battle…
But Creed didn't care about any of that. He lowered his head, and his mouth immediately sealed her cherry lips.
There weren't many chances to have free time—now that there was a chance, of course he had to try.
Meanwhile, Falkor looked at them with a puzzled face. Since Creed told it to stay outside, it could only complain with a few "ying ying ying" sounds, then flop down bored on the railing at the bow.
After a short while, the ark began to tremble ever so slightly, making it lift its little head again toward the cabin—along with hearing faint, broken sounds drifting out.
So it grew a little worried that its master might be bullying the mistress.
But it was extremely loyal to Creed, and didn't disobey the order to stay outside.
Loguetown.
After reading a newspaper, Garp's expression shifted back and forth. He sighed, boarded a ship, and headed toward the East Blue.
The next day, the headline that Creed had become the new generation's Pirate King detonated across the entire world…
The whole world surged with undercurrents. Order in some places began to loosen, and signs of chaos appeared. Several ships responsible for transporting Heavenly Tribute were intercepted. Some Marine branches were also overrun by pirates. Everything now looked like the calm before a storm.
Totto Land Cake Shop, in the council hall.
The Creed Alliance held its largest alliance meeting to date.
The theme of this meeting was the crusade against the Celestial Dragons—storming the Holy Land Mary Geoise.
Of course, this was no small matter. Even though Creed was very confident in his own strength, it still required a great deal of time to prepare.
If they failed, then everyone present would either lose their heads, or spend the rest of their lives hunted down—forced to live in the shadows.
However, some people weren't very interested in the meeting's theme. Instead, they were far more interested in certain newly joined alliance members.
"Kaido, didn't you say that except for Rocks, you'd never submit to a second person for the rest of your life? So why'd you go back on it?"
Big Mom and Kaido had once been comrades. Now that they were sitting at the same table, there was naturally no shortage of teasing.
"Hmph! Big Mom, aren't you the same? You promised you'd defeat Whitebeard and become the number one Emperor of the New World."
Kaido shot back irritably.
When you're under someone's roof, you have no choice but to lower your head.
"Never thought I'd see it—never thought I'd see it!"
Shiki looked at Kaido, rubbing his hands together again and again.
And Dragon, for his part, was extremely delighted about Kaido joining.
With Kaido's strength, he could easily pin down one of the Five Elders. And Dragon, Shiki, and Big Mom could each pin down one as well.
It seemed… they were still short one more Emperor-level force?
(End of Chapter)
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