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Newgate: It was supposed to be an uninhabited island with no food, where you have nothing to do but wait to die.
(Pirate - Edward Newgate - Later known as "Whitebeard")
Ouchoku: In recent years, the survivors have joined up and formed their own faction! Why do you think that is?!
(Pirate sect leader - Ouchoku - Later the fleet captain of Pirate Island) [TN: The epithet literally means the founder of a religious sect. It's also used figuratively, like for the founders/trailblazers of a field, but I don't know how literal Oda is being.)
Ganzui: Who would've guessed there were gold veins underneath that island! The shadowy syndicates who heard about that lent their aid, and the villains living there made a fortune off of it! It pissed off the governemnt real bad!
(Smuggler pirate - Ganzui)
Rocks: But even if they went for the island themselves, it was full of burly criminals! If they got close, their pockets would've been emptied in no time!
And that's where we came in to negotiate with the government! We said, "How much would you give us if we took that island back for you?" Once we got the money, we'd go beat that Pirate Island to a pulp! And we'd divide the treasure between ourselves! But we wouldn't actually hand over the island or the criminals to the government!
I'd be the one ruling over Hachinosu! And I'd make a "pirate's paradise" along with all the dumb brutes on the island!
I can just see the stupid looks on the faces of all those government and marine guys! Vohahaha!