C78:-OnePiece_TL_WBPirates_Ron

78. Teach getting promoted. The War nearing its end.

│3rd Person POV│

[Grand Line, New World, Beehive Island…]

For a while, Thatch and the others were discussing it.

Observing Ron fighting with increasing intensity and finesse on the battlefield, their eyes were filled with disbelief and awe.

In such a short time, Ron had experienced such exponential growth. This was simply unbelievable.

As time passed, the elite members of each Division also began to arrive near the Division Commanders and silently observed Ron’s fight.

As they continued watching, they began to acknowledge that Ron was indeed capable of being the heir of their crew.

All this time, they had only heard about Ron’s existence. They had never seen him fight, some were even seeing him with their own eyes for the first time.

So, it was hard for them to accept that a newcomer was declared Whitebeard’s Heir, until now.

Now, Ron was displaying his strength and potential against an opponent like Snow Leopard.

Moreover, Ron was still so young. He definitely would reach much greater heights in the future.

Expectation and admiration filled everyone's eyes.

"Commander Thatch, you have finished your battle already? And everyone else is here too!"

At this moment, Teach came forward and greeted Thatch.

Looking at most of the Division Commanders that have gathered here to watch Ron’s fight, he understood that the war between the Whitebeard Pirates and the Ochoku Pirates was nearing its end.

Not surprisingly, the Whitebeard Pirates would emerge victorious.

"Teach! You did great this time."

Seeing Teach arriving, Thatch immediately stepped forward and patted the former’s shoulder, expressing his joy.

He had heard from Izou and Fossa about how Teach and Ron had rescued them from a dangerous situation.

Thatch didn’t know how Teach’s strength so much all of a sudden. However, he didn’t give it much thought.

After all, Teach had been a member of the Whitebeard Pirates for over two decades now and everyone already sees Teach as family.

More importantly, Thatch was extremely happy that a member of his Fourth Division had such strength.

Thinking of this, Thatch made a decision and declared, “Teach, once this war is over, you’ll serve as the Vice Commander of the Fourth Division.

“When the time comes, I will personally inform Pops about this.”

"This…” Hearing Thatch’s words, Teach was stunned speechless for a few moments.

However, he quickly recovered and said, “Commander Thatch, this isn’t right. Although I have the strength, I am already so old.

“Why not give the position to someone like Ron? He’s young and full of potential.”

As soon as those words were spoken, many of the elite members of the Whitebeard Pirates had the same question in their minds.

Although Teach not accepting the position right away was unexpected for them, the point he raised wasn’t wrong.

In terms of potential, the benefits of letting Ron serve as the Vice Commander were even greater.

Waving his hand, Thatch dismissed Teach’s suggestion and explained with a calm smile, "There’s no need for that.

“Pops is going to establish a new Division called the Elite Guard Legion. He has already decided that Ron is going to be the one to lead this new Division.

"This Legion’s main purpose would be to protect the base camp and it will be under Dad’s command until Ron is ready to lead them properly.

"He is still young, and he doesn’t have much experience in leading people. Learning from Pops for a while is the best choice."

"I see."

Upon hearing this, Teach and the surrounding Whitebeard Pirates suddenly comprehended.

If this was the case, then it makes sense for Thatch not to consider making Ron the Vice Commander of his Fourth Division.

"In that case, I will do as you say, Commander Thatch. Although I don't have much confidence, I will try to live up to your expectations."

Knowing that he could not refuse Thatch any longer, Teach stopped resisting and accepted the position of Vice Commander without any hesitation.

"Very good!"

Seeing this, Thatch nodded with satisfaction. First Ron, now Teach. His Fourth Division was so full of talents although Teach seemed to be a late bloomer.

"Teach, is the Amp Amp Fruit copied by Ron really so powerful?"

At this moment, Ace stepped forward and asked.

On the way to their current location, he had talked with Izou and found out about Ron copying a Paramecia-type Devil Fruit from an enemy.

At first, he was shocked to hear that. However, when Izou further explained, his shock intensified after hearing the power of the copied Devil Fruit.

He questioned Teach to get further validation of the existence of such a special Devil Fruit.

Not only Ace, but the other Division Commanders were also looking at Teach at this moment.

After all, they all assumed that the second Devil Fruit Ron was about to copy would be Whitebeard’s Tremor Tremor Fruit.

"It is true."

Nodding his head, Teach said without hesitation, "Ron even said that he gets his overall abilities enhanced by a few degrees as he further develops the Devil Fruit.

"Because of this, he was able to safely jump to the level of a Commodore without any side effects."

Gulp—!!

Hearing his words, most of the Division Commanders couldn’t help but gulp.

Subconsciously, Ace looked at Ron and said, “The power of Copy Copy Fruit is really terrifying.

“Even with the limit of only being able to copy three Devil Fruits, once Ron develops the powers of the Devil Fruits to a high degree, not many people in the world would be capable of contending with him.

“Sometimes, I really envy Ron’s luck.”

As soon as these words were said, they immediately gained the approval of most of the Division Commanders.

After all, the Copy Copy Fruit was indeed extremely powerful.

With just the Phoenix Fruit and the Amp Amp Fruit, Ron was already very powerful. Once he copied the Tremor Tremor Fruit in the future, they couldn’t even imagine what Ron would be able to do in the future.

"Alright."

At this time, Marco clapped his hands, bringing everyone out of their reverie, and said, "Don't get too caught up in your thoughts.

“After all, Ron cannot awaken the Devil Fruits he copies. There is still some gap between the copied abilities and the genuine deal.

“Ron would have to ultimately master all three Haki to truly rise to the top. I know his talent is terrifying as he successfully awakened all three Haki at such a young age.

“However, he would have to face countless challenges in the future to make his Haki stronger. Just like now, he is fighting a superior opponent to grow stronger.

“You guys should learn from him and work hard to grow stronger too.”

Hearing this, Jozu, Vista, and the other Division Commanders all had solemn expressions.

Previously, after being stimulated by the pressure brought by the Conqueror’s Haki clash of Whitebeard and Kaido, Ron had awakened his Conqueror’s Haki.

And now, not long after that incident, Ron successfully awakened Observation Haki and Armament Haki sometime before fighting Snow Leopard.

On the other hand, they had to go through some intense training to awaken their Haki.

"It’s time to end this, Snow Leopard!"

At this moment, Ron's low roar resounded, successfully attracting the onlooker’s attention back to the fight.

Appearing in front of Snow Leopard, Ron assumed a horse stance and pushed both of his hands forward.

Along with coating his hands in Armament Haki, he also amplified his strength to his current limit.

“Blue Flames: Bazooka!”