, ▁he ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁manip ulative ▁and ▁self ish , ▁ens uring ▁Con nor ▁signed ▁his ▁articles ▁before ▁he ▁experienced ▁any ▁other ▁life ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁Di ablo . ▁ ▁Ch eng ▁Li ▁– ▁ ▁Ch eng ▁Li ▁is ▁introduced ▁as ▁deput y ▁of ▁The ▁Di ablo ▁but ▁later ▁gets ▁her ▁own ▁ship ▁( the ▁T iger ), ▁given ▁as ▁a ▁gift ▁by ▁the ▁feder ation . ▁She ▁is ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁very ▁serious ▁about ▁almost ▁everything . ▁She ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁as ▁she ▁saves ▁Con nor ▁from ▁d row ning . ▁She ▁cl ash es ▁frequently ▁with ▁Mol u cco ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁captain ▁the ▁ship , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁he ▁should ▁ab ide ▁by ▁the ▁rules ▁of ▁the ▁Pir ate ▁Federation . ▁It ▁is ▁later ▁revealed ▁she ▁works ▁for ▁the ▁Federation , ▁and ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁bring ▁Mol u cco ▁into ▁line . ▁ ▁Bar th ol ome w ▁" B art " ▁Pear ce ▁– ▁Bart ▁is ▁a ▁fellow ▁pir ate ▁ab o ard ▁The ▁Di ablo . ▁He ▁strik es ▁up ▁a ▁friendship ▁with ▁Con nor ▁quickly , ▁even ▁don ating ▁his ▁clothes ▁and ▁bed ▁to ▁him ▁when ▁he ▁first ▁arriv es . ▁He ▁also ▁acts ▁as ▁a ▁guide , ▁showing ▁Con nor ▁the ▁ro pes ▁and ▁helping ▁him ▁sett le ▁down . ▁He ▁w ield s ▁a ▁broad s word , ▁on ▁account ▁of ▁his ▁size . ▁He ▁constantly ▁fl ir ts ▁with ▁his ▁fellow ▁crew ▁member ,