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The captain of the Blue Rose Pirates's name was actually Magnolia Celeste. She wasn't any kind of witch, rather her reputation for leading an undead army was due to her medical knowledge and healing techniques that allowed her to send her men back into the fight quickly even after being seriously injured. The sole reason she took up arms in the first place was to protect her village from corrupt government forces.

"I can't thank you enough for what you did for us today. We wouldn't have been able to survive without your help." Celeste said. "Though I have to say I'm surprised that a Warlord would be willing to help us."

"Yeah I've heard that before. I'm just a pirate for fun. I do whatever I want, I just happened to want to help you. It's nothing serious, but also in this case my help wasn't free." I said nonchalantly.

"What do you want? We don't have much to give." She replied.

"I want you." I said as I put my hand on her shoulder.

"W-What do you mean?" She stammered while blushing brightly.

"I want you to join my crew, we could really use a doctor like you on our crew." I said unaware of anyway that she could have misinterpreted my words.

"I see, but what about my crew and the people we've been protecting here? I can't just leave them behind." She said.

"Don't worry about that, I've already taken care of it."

"Really? How?"

"It's simple I just claimed this territory as my own. Given my agreement with the Navy, they can't just come in here and do what they want if this is my territory. Plus it should keep other pirates out of here too."

"I see, if that's the case then I will go with you. It's the least I could do after everything you've done for us."

"Don't mention it, and welcome to the crew." I said extending my hand towards her. As we shook hands the matter of her joining our crew had been solidified. In addition to an important crew member I had also gained my first territory as a pirate. My new territory was called, Baima Island.

After Celeste had joined our crew we know had a full roster of crew members that made me confident that we were ready to enter the second half of the Grand Line. We would now set out for the New World, but before we could we would have to stock up on supplies as we were running low.

"Oi! Rei! Quit slacking off! We need to restock, we're almost out of food, and mostly anything else too. Where's the closest place we can resupply at?" I asked our navigator.

"I wasnt slacking off! As for a place to resupply, I know of a place around here. Though it'll be a bit of a far trip. Especially when you consider that we have to go out of our way. It's not a big deal but it will take us off course, making the trip longer overall." She replied.

"Eh, it's fine I guess it doesn't really matter either way." I said.

We then went off to the closest island to resupply. The resupply went without any issues, however after they had fully restocked the ship we just so happened to have a chance encounter with one of the greatest pirates to ever live.

"Hey wait a minute , I know those flags. Yeah, I'd remember those flags anywhere. That's …. The Whitebeard pirates!" Yuma said in a mix between excitement and terror. And it was understandable for him to feel that way. The Whitebeard pirates were once one of the most powerful pirate groups in the world and they still held that title, despite Whitebeard's declining health. Meeting them here was a fortunate opportunity, or at least I saw it that way. Most of our crew were frightened so much that they could barely stand let alone fight if they had to.

"Don't worry guys, this will workout no problem for sure." I said. "I'm not looking for any kind of trouble here Z.

"It's certainly good to hear you say that Captain!" Jack said as he tried his best to not look as nervous as he was.

I then made my way over to where Whitebeard and his crew were, and declared, "Whitebeard! I challenge you to a duel!"

Most of Whitebeard's crew laughed at my challenge and didn't take me seriously, one of his crew seemed to have told him who I was.

"Ah, so I'm being challenged by one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea? Fine if that's what you want. I'll show you how a real pirate fights boy." He said as he downed his drinks. The stage was now set for an epic clash between me, and Edward "Whitebeard" Newgate, one of the Four Emperors. The anticipation of this fight filled me with excitement.