User blog comment:Naruichi96/Lucci the 7th Shichibukai??!!! Marco the 10th Blackbeard Crew captain??!!!/@comment-24551071-20140411151921/@comment-1595565-20140414161543

Yeah, there are a lot of other things you can become after defecting besides a pirate. Mercenary, assassin, bounty hunter, and elementary school teacher are just a few examples.