Bang!
"Pirate? Becoming a damn Pirate Crew?"
Before anyone else could say anything after hearing Ace's words, Zephyr directly hammered his fist onto Ace's head and laughed loudly: "Avengers Pirates? In my opinion, it should be called the Justice League! We must always uphold justice in our hearts."
"Justice League? What a terrible name!"
Enel, standing beside them, let out a mocking sneer after hearing it. "If you ask me, we should just call it the Hall of Gods!"
Ace: "Gods? God of Thunder?"
Crackle!
Ace: "What are you doing, Enel?!"
Zephyr: "Listen to me, it should be Justice League!"
"Avengers Pirates!"
"Hall of Gods!"
The three started arguing again.
Ian: "..."
Ian looked speechless at the three arguing in front of him, especially Instructor Zephyr… already so old yet still arguing with the youngsters?
Because so many things had happened, and on top of that, all of them were now on the World Government's bounty list, after discussion, they decided to form an organization.
It would be more convenient for managing, developing, and uniting everyone.
Now they had money, people, and territory. In a way, they were already an organization, just missing a name.
So early this morning, before he even got out of bed to enjoy a good sleep, they dragged him out to discuss the name of the organization.
After all, they couldn't just call it Grado!
Thus, the first meeting of this nameless organization began, and it was a chaotic meeting.
"Kid, I had no desire to be some pirate!"
Zephyr let out a loud laugh with a ferocious grin on his face. "But since it's like this, we'll settle it by voting!"
After saying so, he turned to Binz and Ain. "Binz, Ain, what do you two think of the name I came up with?"
"… Quite amazing!"
Binz paused for a moment, then praised without hesitation: "Even after leaving Marine Headquarters, Zephyr-sensei still lives by his own justice. It's truly admirable. Zephyr-sensei, I'm not like that traitor Enel! I will always follow you!"
Everyone: "..."
Hearing this, everyone fell silent and stared at Binz, as if they hadn't expected him to be this good with words.
Ain was much simpler. She just nodded. "I also support Zephyr-sensei."
"I disagree."
Seeing Zephyr blatantly pulling votes, Ace shouted unhappily, then turned to Law. "Law, you'll support me, right?"
"No. Avengers Pirate also sounds extremely bad."
Law didn't humor him at all and said expressionlessly, "I suggest calling it the Heart Pirates."
"That name is too plain! Mine is obviously better!"
Law: "..."
Law's eyelid twitched as he expressionlessly looked at Ace. "Yours is worse. It has an unlucky vibe."
"Huh? Why? Avengers Pirates sounds great!"
"I already said, don't call it a pirate crew! Kuma, you say something!"
"Me? Anything is fine!"
Being called out by Zephyr, Kuma scratched his head with a silly smile.
"All of them sound good!"
But unlike Kuma, everything is good. Little Bonney, in his arms, giggled and said, "I think calling it the Bear Pirates sounds good too!"
"I already said it can't be a pirate crew!"
"Zephyr, we're already wanted by the World Government. What's the problem with calling ourselves a pirate?"
The scene erupted again, everyone stubbornly sticking to their own chosen name. Even Robin, who was leaning beside Ian with a child in her arms, thought for a moment and then smiled.
"How about calling it the Dark Pill Organization?"
However, as soon as she said this…
"..."
The people who had been loudly arguing immediately fell silent, then all turned to look at Robin and spoke in unison with firm determination: "No!"
Without a doubt, Robin's chosen name received unanimous rejection.
Even Ian, who originally wanted to agree with his wife, could only shut his mouth.
To be honest, Ian didn't care what the organization was called. In this sea, strength was everything.
If you were strong enough, even if you named yourselves the Weakling Pirates, no one would dare look down on you.
But if you lacked strength, even if you named yourselves the King of the Pirates, you would just be a joke.
Looking at the group arguing once again, Ian sighed helplessly. He planned to just let them fight it out and use the name of whoever won.
However, at that moment, as if realizing the argument wasn't going anywhere, everyone simultaneously turned toward Ian and said in unison:
"Ian, what do you think?"
Ian: "..."
What do I think?
What can I think?
Ian raised an eyebrow, pondered, and said, "How about you all fight it out first? Whoever wins, we use their name."
But the moment he said this, everyone stared at Ian with dissatisfaction.
"Ian, this is an extremely important matter."
Zephyr said with a frown while looking seriously at Ian. "The name of the organization represents the future path of development. Only when everyone accepts it can it strengthen unity, loyalty, and execution!"
"Shameful!"
Enel also let out a cold laugh. "If nothing works, just use my name! I was the God of Skypiea!"
"That's right, that's right, Zephyr is correct, Mr. Ian!"
Ace also nodded seriously. "Mr. Ian, you're being way too childish."
Ian: "..."
You all still dare to say I'm being childish?
Your names are the childish ones.
Ian's mouth twitched, but facing everyone's stares, he took a deep breath and smiled. "I think all of your names are quite good!"
"Ace's Avengers Pirates clearly pointed out our purpose and future direction. It can motivate us to keep moving forward, growing stronger, and ultimately achieve revenge. And just like Ace said, we are already wanted by the World Government. Whether we're called pirates or not no longer matters. Only getting stronger is our life goal."
"I knew it!"
Ace instantly became happy. "My name is amazing!"
"It's indeed amazing!"
Ian praised generously, then immediately turned to the dark-faced Zephyr, who seemed ready to rebut. "Of course, Instructor Zephyr's name is also excellent!"
"Justice League! Just as Binz said, even after suffering such treatment and leaving Marine Headquarters, Instructor Zephyr hasn't forgotten his justice, still holding firmly to the justice in his heart. For us, isn't that a guiding light?"
"Even though we're now wanted by the World Government, facing a fork in life and feeling lost about the future, we must still not forget the justice within. Even if we face injustice, we must still swing the justice in our hands."
"Ian is right!"
Zephyr nodded with satisfaction, puffing out his chest. "That is exactly what I meant!"
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