With the intervention of the ravenous crew members, the battle between the pirates and the militia erupted instantly.
In this fight, the members of the Pale Emperor Pirates displayed overwhelming strength.
Dozens of militia members were completely defeated within only a few breaths under the pirates’ assault.
In no time, they were all sprawled across the ground, having lost the ability to continue fighting.
The crew members, who hadn’t even had their fill of battle yet, looked at the fallen militia and couldn’t help but sound disappointed.
“What the heck?
They’re already down?” “They dared to block our landing, so I thought they’d at least be somewhat strong.” “Looks like reality fell far short of expectations.” …
The pirates chatted casually.
Meanwhile, Yuta Okkotsu had already arrived beneath the Eternal Galebreaker.
Looking up at Carnes on the deck, he greeted him with a smile.
“Captain!” A smile also appeared on Carnes’ face.
“We came to pick you up.
Where are the others?” Yuta glanced back and explained, “I heard the commotion over here, so I came ahead of everyone else.
The others shouldn’t be far behind.” As he spoke, several figures suddenly burst out from the direction of the island.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The moment they landed, one of the burly men burst into laughter.
“Hahaha!
I’m the first one here!” “No, Yuta was first.” Someone immediately corrected him.
“Rather than arguing about something meaningless, shouldn’t we report to the Captain first?” “Good point!” As they talked, the group headed toward the Eternal Galebreaker.
Upon arriving below the ship, they all greeted him.
“Captain!” Carnes smiled and nodded in response.
He could tell at a glance that these were all high-level crew members who had mastered both Armament Haki and Observation Haki.
There were exactly ten of them.
Not one missing.
Shortly after the ten high-level crew members arrived, a dense sound of footsteps echoed in the distance.
The pirates looked toward the source of the noise.
A large group of men and women carrying swords at their waists was walking toward the Eternal Galebreaker.
Without exception, every one of them was a crew member recruited by Carnes.
“They’ve all arrived.” Looking at the approaching crowd, Carnes couldn’t help feeling a sense of satisfaction.
At that moment, Demiurge stepped beside him and asked, “Shall we prepare to set sail?” Carnes looked up at the sky, which was already beginning to brighten.
After a brief silence, he shook his head.
“No.” “We’ve been sailing nonstop for quite some time.” “We’ve barely had any real rest.” “Let’s take it easy for a day.” As he spoke, he turned toward the crew members who had rushed off the ship earlier and called out loudly.
“We’ll rest for half a day.” “We’ll set sail again after lunch.” “Go do whatever you want.” “We’ve been stuck on the ship for days.
Taking a stroll around the island isn’t a bad idea.” The sudden announcement caught everyone off guard.
Then the crew erupted into cheers.
“Long live the Captain!!” Carnes smiled and turned to the newly arrived crew members.
“The same goes for all of you.” “Go do whatever you’d like.” Before long, everyone dispersed.
Some headed into town to explore the island.
Others remained along the shoreline.
A large number chose to stay aboard the ship, especially the crew members who had only just arrived.
As the crew relaxed and chatted happily among themselves, Carnes noticed something interesting.
Even newly recruited crew members already knew the existing crew.
And that familiarity worked both ways.
Everyone seemed to know everyone else’s name.
At the same time, Carnes discovered another peculiar detail.
Even if he personally didn’t know a crew member’s name, the moment he looked at them and tried to recall it, their name would automatically appear in his mind.
Standing on the deck and looking at the diverse group of crew members before him, Carnes muttered softly, “It’s probably about time to establish squads…” The crew was disciplined and followed his orders without question.
But without any formal organizational structure, things still felt somewhat chaotic.
The battle earlier had revealed traces of that disorder.
Although there were only a little over seventy crew members right now, that number would continue to grow.
Eventually, some form of squad system would become necessary.
“Let’s just split them evenly for now.” As he spoke, Carnes turned his gaze toward the horizon.
The sea had begun glowing red.
The sun was rising.
Dawn had arrived.
Returning to the ship’s cabin, Carnes entered his room and began carefully planning the structure of the future squads.
Originally, he had intended to create a detailed management system for the crew.
Yet after only a short while, his thoughts started wandering.
Before he had even finished planning the squads— He had already started thinking about implementing a full-fledged Legion system once the crew grew large enough.
When he finally came back to his senses, he couldn’t help laughing at himself.
“Heh.” “There are only seventy crew members right now, and I’m already thinking about legions?” “Have I not been resting enough?” “I can’t believe I’m having trouble concentrating.” As he spoke to himself, Carnes subconsciously looked through the cabin window at the endless sea beyond.
After a moment of contemplation, he smiled and shook his head.
“Forget it.” “Overly detailed management would just create unnecessary restrictions.” “I’ll start with two simple squads.” “It’ll make transitioning into a legion system easier later on.” On the island where the Pale Emperor Pirates had docked— Inside a house halfway up a hillside, some distance from the town— “Boss!” “Nisen and his militia lost!” “The pirates have already landed on the island!” CREATORS’ THOUGHTS AniForge_058 Enjoying the story?
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