Are Pirates Really Not Allowed to Recruit Crew?!

The upcoming story blurb is below:

[Haikyuu!!] The Libero Must Be No. 1 Too

Blurb:

Ensius thinks this isn't going to work.

Just getting Luo and Corazon aboard nearly cost him his life, and that's not even counting the glutinous rice cake, the square-nosed puppet, the sand crocodile, the X-shaped vice admiral, and so on.

Ensius's head spins as he counts them all, but he refuses to give up on a single crew member he likes.

Only kids have to choose. He wants them all!

But recruiting every one of them is just too hard.

Ensius asks sincerely, "I don't want to work hard anymore. Can you just come aboard my pirate ship on your own?"

Everyone on these seas knows the billion-berry pirate has a strange hobby: he likes to randomly recruit people as his crew, much to the dismay of countless victims.

For example:

After three days without food aboard his ship, Ensius's eyes light up. "Katakuri, be my partner!"

Katakuri: "..."

Thanks for the offer, but his mochi isn't very tasty.

Another example:

Having just experienced Water 7's local customs, Ensius exclaims in delight, "Wow, Kaku, your nose is so cool! Be my partner!"

Kaku: "...?"

Thanks for the offer, but he's currently on an undercover mission.

And another:

Inside the underwater prison, Ensius, looking like a villain, menacingly threatens Crocodile: "Once I let you out, you're joining us!"

Crocodile: "..."

Has the outside world gotten so full of arrogant brats while he's been away?

And yet another:

Running into each other in the Sabaody Archipelago, Ensius confesses "grief-stricken," "Actually, your father already sold you to me."

Drake: "???!"

How did he become a slave without even knowing it?

And one more:

A certain Marine admiral: "Hold it. I'm not going to become a pirate with you."

Later...

Marine admiral: I take it all back.jpg

Ensius: "Hehe~"

One day, after Ensius has gathered a group of strong and reliable companions, someone asks him in fear and trepidation, "Why are you gathering so many powerful people?!"

Ensius tilts his head, confused.

"I just want to travel to every corner of the world with my friends!"

Please note:

1. The protagonist did not transmigrate and doesn't know the story.

2. No romance in this story, just friendship.

Upcoming story blurb:

The title was inspired by a line from Haikyuu!!.

Making an all-around genius play libero is the greatest luxury of all.

Asuka Yao's personality is just like his name: unruly and free. That style carries over to volleyball, too.

An all-around genius who stood out from the moment he first picked up a volleyball, Asuka Yao tried out several positions before choosing the inconspicuous libero role without a second thought.

Everyone urged him to play outside hitter and lamented that he was wasting his talent, but Asuka Yao didn't care.

Even as a libero, he would score points in his own way.

But that confidence was brutally shattered when he least expected it.

His teammates' lack of understanding, his coach's disapproval, and the crowd's boos became the last straw.

After hitting rock bottom, he chose to start over somewhere new.

Asuka Yao stopped and looked up at the gleaming characters:

Shiratorizawa.

What would this journey be like?

He couldn't wait to find out.

Theme: Human freedom is the freedom of thought