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Originally Posted by marvelB
I'd imagine that Whitebeard isn't the Pirate King yet because there's probably some great secret behind the final island that he has yet to discover. Either that, or he's aware of the treasure's whereabouts but chooses not to take it for himself out of respect for Roger. Both reasons are quite likely, IMO. Still, he's currently the world's most powerful pirate, and is, in Buggy's words, "the one who's closest to the One Piece". So I think it's pretty fitting for him to be knows as the "King of the Sea"....
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Now that you mention it I do remember Buggy saying that to his crew... That was actually one of the funnier parts of One Piece. That, and when Buggy was in the miner's skull island looking for treasure.