In the last sbs (102) there is a question about cover of Chapter 1031:
Questioner: Hi Odachi! Based on the cover of Chapter 1031, the second man in the Heart Staff is Bebo, isn't it? I was surprised because I thought the three B and Sachi together made up the second man! Does this mean that Beppu (Sulong) is the strongest among them? from pudding ya
And Oda answer: You're talking about that cover, surely Zoro and the rest of the cover don't all have the nickname "Deputy Captain". All these second man group I chose arbitrarily. Usually Sachi and Binqin rely on them more, but they acknowledge Beppu's superiority over them when they see his transformation into Selong.
Oda said than zoro is the second man and not all of them are vice, but he never said than zoro isn't vice unlike than Beppo. If oda wanted to say than zoro isn't vice he could say the same than beppo (zoro is the second stronger but the mugis doesn't have vice). he didn't say it, indicates than zoro is vice and he will introduce in the manga.
Questioner: Hi Odachi! Based on the cover of Chapter 1031, the second man in the Heart Staff is Bebo, isn't it? I was surprised because I thought the three B and Sachi together made up the second man! Does this mean that Beppu (Sulong) is the strongest among them? from pudding ya
And Oda answer: You're talking about that cover, surely Zoro and the rest of the cover don't all have the nickname "Deputy Captain". All these second man group I chose arbitrarily. Usually Sachi and Binqin rely on them more, but they acknowledge Beppu's superiority over them when they see his transformation into Selong.
Oda said than zoro is the second man and not all of them are vice, but he never said than zoro isn't vice unlike than Beppo. If oda wanted to say than zoro isn't vice he could say the same than beppo (zoro is the second stronger but the mugis doesn't have vice). he didn't say it, indicates than zoro is vice and he will introduce in the manga.