"Let's see, with this bounty, will his grandpa still dare to pretend he didn't see anything!"
"Notify Morgans, I'm issuing a new bounty for the Straw Hat Pirates!"
One day later, the newspaper released by Morgans spread throughout the world. Suddenly, the "Straw Hat Pirates" became the focus of the world's attention!
The First Half of the Grand Line
Mihawk bought a newspaper as soon as he got back. He frowned as he read it. "60 million Belly? Is Roronoa Zoro only worth this much now?"
He flipped through, finally finding a photo, Luffy standing in the air during their battle.
Bounty: 980 million Belly!
"His strength should be worth around 2 billion, at least, right?" Mihawk muttered, his anger surging. "The bounty for someone who can injure me, Hawkeye, and make me run away, is less than 10 billion? Do the Marines look down on me? Fine! Fine! Fine! I don't even want to be a Shichibukai anymore!"
The New World, Whitebeard Pirates
Marco bought a newspaper and lay leisurely on a long bench. As he read, his eyes suddenly widened, and he leaped to his feet.
"Pops, Pops, something big has happened!"
"Gurararara, all the Four Emperors are in the New World, what big thing could there be?" Whitebeard, who was on an IV drip and drinking sake, laughed. Although he was old, his aura was undiminished.
"Pops, look at this, Ace's older brother!"
"What? An older brother three years younger than him? Bring it over, let me see." Whitebeard was instantly excited.
"Hehehe, this bounty amount is truly unheard of for a newcomer," Marco and the others gathered. Occasional laughter erupted from all around.
"Haha, as expected of Ace's older brother, his bounty is already almost a billion!"
"He can even injure Hawkeye? What happened? Did Hawkeye hold back?"
As Ace's number one fans, the Whitebeard Pirates paid close attention to Luffy. And Ace's fanboy status wasn't exaggerated, that Luffy's strength was truly formidable!
Cloud-shrouded Onigashima
Kaido was drunk and started acting up, hugging a sake jar. "That Yamato, she says she's going to beat me, but I'm her dad~ Gulp gulp" He cried and chugged sake, while King, Queen, and Jack could only sigh.
But at that moment, King stepped forward and handed Kaido Luffy's bounty poster. "Boss, I don't know who can subdue Young Master Yamato, but this newcomer can help us."
"What good is he?" Queen asked disdainfully.
King ignored her, speaking directly to Kaido. "This guy has incredible combat power, he defeated Hawkeye by himself. And I heard he has infinite recovery abilities, teleportation, lightning manipulation, and the Gum-Gum Fruit. If we can bring him in, the Whitebeard Pirates will be nothing."
Kaido was finally moved. "Is that so? Then capture him, I want to make him my subordinate!"
"Someone who can make even Hawkeye retreat probably won't be willing to become a subordinate," King mused. "I think we can start with Young Master Yamato. You've always wanted someone to keep her in line, right? I think this guy is quite suitable."
Queen and Jack looked on with question marks. 'What?'
Kaido was also stunned, looking down at the bounty poster. "You want him to be my son-in-law?"
King said seriously, "Young Master Yamato should be old enough to get married by now. If you're not satisfied with him, one of us three will also work."
Jack and Queen immediately puffed out their chests. Inwardly, they secretly gave King a big thumbs-up.
However— Kaido glanced at the three of them, his dragon mouth twitching. "He's the one. Go tell him I want him to be my son-in-law, and to come to Onigashima for the wedding!"
King: "Yes, Boss Kaido!"
Queen had a face full of question marks. 'What's going on?'
"Boss, aren't you going to consider the two of us?"
Kaido said nothing. King turned and left. Jack grew anxious, even starting to complain. "Brother Queen, how could we ever be worthy!"
The sun was bright, and the sea was calm. On the deck of the Going Merry, Nojiko sat in a chair, concentrating on her Time Fruit. Nami hid under an umbrella, flipping through the newspaper. Kaya did a dozen push-ups, then recovered instantly. As for Luffy... he stood at the bow of the ship, using his "heaven-defying comprehension" to sense Haki.
Suddenly, a scream came from under the umbrella.
"Luffy! Come look!" Nami yelled.
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