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77. Hobi’s Surrender. The Battle nearing its end.

│3rd Person POV│

[Grand Line, New World, Beehive Island…]

In response to Hobi's question, Vista instinctively twitched the corner of his mouth, ‘This guy…, he is blatantly underestimating me.’

Vista wasn’t concerned about Hobi wanting to fight him from time to time.

After joining the Whitebeard Pirates, they would be comrades. And comrades often compete with each other for various reasons.

However, this guy was implying that he would be seeking fights with Vista just to beat him up.

‘Well, you won’t always be the stronger one, Hobi. Your time will come.’ Vista thought in the confines of his mind.

"No problem."

Marco didn’t hesitate to push Vista under the bus, “As long as you join and don't violate the morals and rules of my Whitebeard Pirates, the rest is trivial.

“Additionally, Vista has been too lax in recent years; if some beating could strengthen him up, I don’t see any problem with it."

Hearing Marco’s statement, Hobi replied, "Alright, I agree!"

Although Hobi knew that after he joined the Whitebeard Pirates, he would be ridiculed by the other pirates for jumping the ship, he was prepared to face them.

In exchange for some ridicule, he would get to fight and humiliate VIsta again and again. Only this way would be able to forget the hatred he had been harboring in his heart for three years.

On the other hand, if he didn’t surrender and agree to Marco’s deal, he would be killed, just like Wang Hao and the other senior cadres were being killed one by one.

"Wise choice."

With a calm smile, Marco expressed his satisfaction.

Hobi was a strong individual with his strength surpassing Vista’s by a small but significant margin.

Taking the potential of his Mythical Zoan Type Devil Fruit, Marco was sure Hobi would grow even stronger in the future.

Of course, there is no possibility of him reaching the Four Emperors level.

Even Marco himself wouldn’t reach the Four Emperor’s level without Conqueror's Haki, even if he awakened his Devil Fruit.

"In that case, this matter is now settled!"

Marco declared, "From now on, you will be a member of my first team. And just as I had said, if you perform well, I will grant you the position of Vice-Captain.

“Don’t expect to get it without any merit just because you are strong.”

Hobi expressed his agreement without any hesitation, "No problem."

He knew that he would have to make some significant contribution to rise in the ranks of Whitebeard Pirates.

Especially as a former enemy, he would have to prove himself.

Then, thinking of something, Hobi asked, “Commander Marco, can you treat my injuries?”

Asking this question, Hobi's eyes were full of expectation.

The wounds he suffered while being trapped for three years had changed his appearance for the worse.

Without his hooded cloak, he looked like a walking dead.

Not just his appearance, but even some of his internal organs were in bad shape.

He was only alive because of the powerful vitality he gained after eating the Mythical Zoan Type Devil Fruit, Liz Liz Fruit; Model: Wyvern!

Even the experienced doctors in the New World were unable to treat his injuries. He was hoping Marco’s Healing Flames could heal him.

"Certainly!"

With a laugh, Marco replied in affirmation.

He walked forward, getting closer to Hobi, then stretched out his hands and covered him with Healing Flames.

While doing this Marco explained, “My Healing Flames will heal your injuries but you would still bear some scars.”

Sizzle—!

As the flames started their work, Hobi's injuries began to sizzle at the start, burning the various harmful substances and organisms that were preventing the injuries from being healed.

Then, his wounds started to knit together, missing flesh grew back, and his appearance began to improve slowly but surely.

"Comfortable!" Hobi couldn’t help but say with relief. Closing his eyes, he enjoyed the feeling of being freed from the pain he had to suffer all the time because of his injuries.

"Marco, we'll leave first. We'll go lend a hand to the others."

Seeing this situation, Jozu and Vista looked at each other and declared.

The two of them didn’t want to linger there now that Hobi had already surrendered.

"Go for it!"

Nodding his head, Marco gave his approval while keeping his hands focused on carefully controlling the Healing Flames.

Seeing this, Jozu and Vista immediately departed without any hesitation.

With the aid of Jozu, Vista, and Thatch, the senior cadres of Ochoku Pirates began to get defeated quickly.

Gradually, most battles on the Beehive Island came to an end with the members of the Ochoku Pirates being killed.

Even Sherzi wasn’t able to hold on for much longer against Ace. Just a few minutes after Thatch had finished off Noji, Sherzi was also killed by Ace’s ultimate move.

Among the senior cadres of Ochoku Pirates, only Snow Leopard, who was facing Ron, and Hobi, who had been recruited by Marco, were alive.

Now, once Whitebeard defeated Ochoku, the Whitebeard Pirates would be able to declare victory and reclaim Beehive Island.

After surveying the situation of the battlefield and seeing that they weren’t needed anywhere else, the Division Commanders immediately arrived in the area where Ron was fighting Snow Leopard.

Observing Ron going toe to toe against an enemy like Snow Leopard, they were all amazed and shocked at the same time.

"Interesting!"

"Ron has become remarkably powerful."

"Facing a pirate with a bounty of over 500 Million Berries, Ron is actually able to hold on?"

“By Davy Jones! How long has it been since this little guy started his journey?”

“Yeah, how did Ron become so much stronger in such a short time?”

For a time, the Division Commanders threw questions one after another.

In all the time they had been on the sea, they hadn't seen anyone like Ron.

Going from being a boy weaker than his peers to the level of being able to fight a Vice Admiral level opponent in the span of less than 6 months was truly unbelievable.