User blog comment:WhitzellBlood/The Blackbeard Pirates After the Two Year Time Skip Part One/@comment-3118919-20101217234521

Yeah, I know that but Jesus Burgess is obviously the helmsman and not the first mate, the first mate doesn't have to come first when it comes to recruiting, what if Chopper had been the first crewmate of the SH pirates? Would you want a weak crewman? No. I think Shiryu is the first mate for he is the second to strongest Blackbeard pirate.