Absalom wasn't a fodder back then.
or: used to link alternatives.
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That wouldn't make any logical sense. Drake isnt within the SH group. And he's most defintely not the second strongest in the allaince, when Queen knows Law is within it. Viz is the only translation that makes it vague like that. Most translators say that Queen is talking about Sanji and Zoro in that convo.
But evem if we use Viz's translation as the be it and end all. Then we can still see Queen looking at Sanji and Zoro's bounty posters when he says twos and threes.....not looking at Drake and Zoro fighting Apoo. Thus we can tell by the imagery context that he is talking about the second and third strongest in front of him.
context here is queen notices drake and zoro on apoo further expanded when he says the
other guy.
other guy to drake that is.
in the panel right next to him we also see drake and zoro clearly clashing with apoo...
you could argue the validity of the viz with someone else
once again if we were to take your assumption as correct
doesnt say sanji is the second strongest definitively
your own bias would have to paint that.
so again
i find your point null
too many jumps
too many arguments to something that should really be settled by a panel indicating sanji is the second in command in over a 1000 chapters in the story. you cant find a single one. thats enough to tell you its a personal fanfic of yours.