# Gulado Tyrant Pirate Group
In the eastern part of the Pluto Sea Area, the Tyrant Pirate Group has been established for a year.
The Captain is Grado, a Paramecia Type Volcano-Volcano Fruit User.
The Vice-Captain is Yates, an Ancient Zoan Sickle-Dragon Fruit User.
In addition, there were Kromer, son of "Monster" Stu Man; Mundo, son of "Savage" Cowens; and Tryndamere, son of "Bone Crusher" Unseld Weiss.
Cho'Gath, son of "Big Bug" Dennis Romande, is a Gluttony Fruit User.
Gragas, son of "Giant Arm" Mark.
Lemoine, son of "Half-Beast Man" Brock Lesnar.
Birds of a feather flock together.
When Grado announced his intention to establish a Pirate Crew, some friends from the Royal Military Academy who were familiar with Grado decided to follow him.
A large portion of them were sons of Pluto Pirates Cadres.
Compared to joining the Pluto Pirates, which focused on defense and stability,
a new Pirate Crew with a stronger pioneering spirit was what these young monsters, who inherited Pirate Blood, pursued.
They craved adventure, war, expanding Land, and participating in the Hegemony of this Great Era.
From the very beginning of its establishment, this Pirate Crew was destined to be a Pirate Crew with great potential.
One could say that the only thing hindering their development was time.
The Tyrant Pirate Group is holed up on an island in the eastern part of the Pluto Sea Area.
Although this place is not the Territory of the Pluto Pirates and does not explicitly fly the flag of the Pluto Pirates, it is actually under the control of the Pluto Pirates.
The size of the Territory marked on the map is not entirely accurate.
In the Sea Area surrounding the Pluto Sea Area, the warships of the Pluto Pirates frequently patrol.
Some islands are not nominally occupied by the Pluto Pirates, but they are within the patrol range of the Pluto Pirates' warships.
In this situation, other factions dare not easily occupy these islands, which are, to be precise, no man's land.
But in reality, in the eyes of some people, this belongs to the Territory of the Pluto Pirates.
The Tyrant Pirate Group established by Grado is located on an island at the edge of the Pluto Pirates' warship patrol range, where the boundary is not clearly defined.
The Territories of the Pluto Pirates, Flying Pirates, Silver Axe Pirates, John Pirates, and Big Mom Pirates are said to be close, but they do not actually border each other.
They are separated by a Buffer Zone to avoid direct conflict.
This Buffer Zone is U-shaped, extending from the West to the South, and then to the East of the Territory controlled by the Kronos Kingdom.
It envelops the Territory of the Kronos Kingdom within it.
This Buffer Zone is inhabited by a large number of Pirate Crews and other factions, separating the Top Powers.
Some of the powerful Pirate Crews among them can also occupy over a dozen islands.
During the War in the New World, the Tyrant Pirate Group established by Grado was very low-key, not using their Devil Fruit ability, keeping it hidden as a trump card.
But in some local Sea Areas, they have gained some reputation.
This Area, where a large number of factions gather, is a chaotic mix and actually very chaotic.
Fierce fighting between Pirates is continuous; a single island might be contended for by over a dozen Pirate Crews.
Islands with more resources might be occupied by several Pirate Crews.
Grado's Tyrant Pirate Group is located on a trade route connected to the Pluto Sea Area.
Such islands often have merchant ships arriving, which can bring considerable profits and have always been the object of contention for various Pirate Crew factions.
Immediately upon the establishment of the Tyrant Pirate Group, Grado cleared out the various factions on this island, completely occupying it, and at the same time began recruitment and expansion.
After a year of development, the Tyrant Pirate Group only has just over 500 members.
In this year, they have repelled a full fifty to sixty waves of attacking Pirates.
A war would break out every few days; one can imagine how chaotic this sea area is.
Even with the chaos, this Buffer Zone still possesses unimaginable order.
This is a place where those weak Pirate Crews can barely survive.
All merchant ships are not allowed to be plundered because they are all guests of the Pluto Pirates.
What they can occupy is only the resources on the island and a small amount of protection fees.
The more developed the economy of the island, naturally the more protection fees.
If they want to plunder freely, they can only go to other sea areas.
These are the rules set by the Pluto Pirates, and they must obey them.
They also dare not disobey.
This Buffer Zone, besides those small Pirates, is also where some stronger, ambitious factions lie dormant.
Once a Great Pirate falls into a disadvantage, they will rush up and tear off a piece of their territory.
Besides the Territory plundered by the Flying Pirates, factions like the John Pirates and Silver Axe Pirates also had a small portion of their Territory taken by some other factions during the War.
This Buffer Zone thus slightly expanded.
Such factions do not have that kind of influence to interfere with the Northern War.
But the premise is that they can withstand the subsequent reckoning by these Top Powers.
Up until now, Grado still needs to lie dormant.
The number of Pirate Crew members is not large, so his need for territory is not great; being able to maintain the development of the Pirate Crew is enough.
He needs time to develop and become stronger.
Once he reaches a certain degree, he will be able to occupy a decent island, using this island as a core to gain a foothold in the New World.
"Another Pirate Crew has targeted us? Truly clueless. Yates, go and take care of them."
Grado listened to the news that came and smiled disdainfully.
"Hmph! Let me destroy them."
The tall Yates heard this, coldly snorted, stretched his arms, and was already prepared for battle.
Although the Tyrant Pirate Group only has the Territory of one island, it has considerable influence on the surrounding twenty to thirty islands.
The young Tyrant Pirate Group, established for only one year, has already defeated dozens of Pirate Crews.
This potential is beyond doubt.
Many who heard that the Captain of the Tyrant Pirate Group was just a kid not even twenty years old underestimated them.
Such things happened too often.
Those who wanted to use them as stepping stones ultimately all became stepping stones for the Tyrant Pirate Group.
With the reputation gained, more and more Pirates will want to join the Tyrant Pirate Group.
For better development, Grado arranged informants on some islands in this sea area; as soon as there was any news, he could quickly know.
The Tyrant Pirate Group is not conspicuous on The Great Sea.
Those Top-Tier Pirate Crews do not even know about the existence of the Tyrant Pirate Group.
Grado has not yet exhibited the qualities of a Strongman; how could the small skirmishes between minor Pirates catch their eye?
Unless like Kasa, he defeats a Great Pirate with a Bounty of several hundred million Beli.
As for Grado, many of the Pirates he defeated did not even have a Bounty.
This is a problem with the Marines; after all, the Bounties of many Pirates on The Great Sea haven't been raised much, and some Young Pirates cannot get a Bounty even if they emerge.
And this situation is also what Grado hopes for.
(end of chapter)