Well, looks like even if Lacy wins now, can the ship even leave? The main enforcer on his side is dead, and he is missing a dozen more hands from the crew. Also, reinforcements may actually arrive for Oofuda. Lacy is a dead man walking already
The narrator probably talks about Ranko. This is more like Ranko vs Ideal than Marco vs Caracal. Marco vs Minowa was a personal battle used mainly for character development but in this battle Rodem became Ranko's tool of survival and dominance. I think the author is too good to reuse the "I will...