[Ace gave Marco the withered look for just a moment before he grinned from cheek to cheek. Marco had been Whitebeard's strategist, through and through. Discussing every battle with Pops had never been a necessity and it was always implicit that his own commands were law with the other commanders.

If Marco had to ask a question, it was because he wasn't absolutely certain of something. There was always some small factor that could evade even him, after all.]

We'll see if it thins the crew out, then. If you're so sure about your decision to get revenge that way, make sure everyone knows--and, present it as if it were my idea.