Especially after reading the newspapers, they learned about the abilities and strength of every Young Lady in the Pink Hat Pirates.
Now, many people believe that Luna is also a Devil Fruit User, possessing the Mythical Zoan, Void Demon God Greeza Form.
She possesses Admiral Level strength, has mastered the emission of Armament Haki, and has mastered the coating of Conqueror's Haki.
Coupled with that terrifying Void Ability, which grants immunity to attacks, and with the precedent set by Akainu's case, many powerhouses on the sea have no choice but to take Luna seriously.
Because this is definitely an Admiral Level powerhouse.
Kuina, who possesses the excellent sword, Demon Blade Thousand Blades, specializes in speed and offense, and is the first mate and swordswoman with Reserve Admiral level strength.
Shiro, a Scientist with Reserve Admiral level strength, who wears super-defense technological armor and specializes in strength and defense, is also a Mechanical-Mechanical Fruit User.
Dia, who also possesses entry-level Reserve Admiral strength, has information similar to Luna's —the Marineford was fooled.
Everyone on the high seas simply doesn't know about the Rainbow Stone and the Space Stone, otherwise they would definitely go crazy.
Therefore, their assessment of Dia is that she is a Space Ability User, suspected of having a Space Devil Fruit, and holds the position of Shipwright.
Then there are the remaining four Vice Admiral Level powerhouses, all of whom possess at least the strength of a Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral.
The sniper Asada Shino, who possesses a super-tech sniper rifle, is a special humanoid creature and a Lightning Fruit User.
Carmen, the Phoenix Fruit possessor; Kaya, the Angel Fruit possessor; and Nojiko, the Snow Woman Fruit possessor.
In summary, on the high seas, unless they are truly arrogant or overly confident in their own strength, many people now regard the Pink Hat Pirates with apprehension and seriousness.
They will not treat them as just a typical group of rookie pirate girls.
Meanwhile, the Straw Hat Pirates, who had long since left Alabasta and bid farewell to Vivi, received the relevant newspapers and bounty posters while sailing.
They were also very shocked. The Straw Hat Pirates now consisted of seven people, as Robin had already joined the ship, although she hadn't truly acknowledged the Straw Hat Pirates yet.
They all had different reactions.
Luffy was depressed; darn it, his bounty was only 30 million Berries, but every single member of the Pink Hat Pirates, all of whom started sailing later than him, already had bounties exceeding 100 million.
Where could he possibly put his face?
Zoro, however, felt proud of Kuina; she truly was the rival he had acknowledged since childhood. He also needed to work harder, and he figured he would probably get a bounty poster this time too, and Luffy's would likely increase.
Then there were Sanji, Nami, and Usopp, who were astonished by the earth-shattering changes experienced by the people they knew and cared about within the Pink Hat Pirates. Who could have imagined that those they cared about, who had been mere commoners before leaving the East Blue, had now undergone such massive transformations?
Chopper and Robin, on the other hand, had no strong reaction; they were simply amazed by the strength of the Pink Hat Pirates, just like everyone else on the sea.
Of course, regarding the fate of the Marineford, Robin, who has always intensely disliked the Marineford since the Ohara incident, laughed.
Serves them right; they brought it upon themselves.
At this time, at Marineford.
Akainu and Tsuru had returned, and due to this incident —both the defeat by the Straw Hat Pirates and the great humiliation suffered by the Marineford —they were forced to convene a High Command meeting.
Essentially all existences at or above the rank of Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral came to attend this meeting.
Whether due to defeat or humiliation, many people at the meeting were incredibly furious; let alone the hardliners, even the neutral and moderate factions felt the same.
They clamored to launch another attack against the Pink Hat Pirates to reclaim the trampled dignity of the Marineford and uphold their justice.
Sengoku, seated at the head, and the other Navy High Command remained silent in response. After all, they genuinely understood how troublesome the Pink Hat Pirates were, especially Luna. Without actual means to deal with her, they simply couldn't touch Luna.
In the end, Sengoku stood up and spoke. He first asked everyone to quiet down as he needed to speak, and the Marines stopped arguing and cursing.
Sengoku immediately said.
"What you speak of must naturally be done. The justice and dignity of the Marineford must absolutely be upheld, and the prestige of the Marineford must not be lost. We must let the people of the sea know that we are not a laughingstock."
"However, the Marineford has personally dealt with the Pink Hat Pirates three times. This group of young rookie girls is truly extraordinary, especially their captain, Luna. Her Void Ability, which ignores attacks, is simply too insurmountable."
"Unless we find a way to counter it, the Marineford going after them again now will only result in another failure and humiliation."
"Therefore, for now, we will temporarily stop targeting them. We plan to let the Pirates and Bounty Hunters help us test the waters first, and then make further plans. I believe the Marineford will not truly be incapable of dealing with Luna's Void Ability."
"The current policy of the Marineford will remain the same as before, but we cannot easily give up on targeting the Pink Hat Pirates. The intelligence division will constantly monitor them, and their new batch of bounties has already been released."
"I believe many Pirates and Bounty Hunters will go looking for trouble with them. In other words, when dealing with the Pink Hat Pirates, our priority now is intelligence, especially concerning Luna. I believe we will eventually find a way to deal with the Void."
Sengoku looked at everyone present and spoke a great deal, which served as the overall strategy for dealing with the Pink Hat Pirates.
After listening, everyone nodded, including the Vice Admirals who had been arguing fiercely earlier in support of immediate attack; even the hardliners all nodded.
They all agreed to the plan.
The Marines looked at the eight photos —or rather, bounty posters —on the whiteboard behind Sengoku.
They were colorful, young women with distinct characteristics and confident smiles on their faces.
The expressions of all the Marines became solemn, their gaze fixed.
They all knew clearly that this group of girl Pirate Crew was truly unusual; three defeats and one humiliation suffered by the Marineford were the best evidence.
Especially yesterday, even Akainu, the strongest Admiral in the current Marineford, was easily defeated. After hearing Akainu recount the battle process, even Aokiji and Kizaru showed serious expressions.
All the Marines present felt the same way. They clearly understood that they could not view the Pink Hat Pirates as just an ordinary rookie girl Pirate Crew... Thus, different people across the entire sea had different reactions.
Things were indeed as the Marineford expected. Even though Morgans' newspaper had fully detailed the abilities and strength of all the girls, including Luna.
There were still some hot-headed Pirates and Bounty Hunters who didn't know their own limitations and came looking for trouble with Luna and the others.
Luna and the others welcomed them all, as they were free training fodder and wealth-bringing children.
How could they possibly refuse? Eliminate one who comes, eliminate a group who comes, sinking them all to the bottom of the sea, taking all their resources and wealth.
The supplies on Luna's pirate ship were almost exhausted since leaving the East Blue, but these blind Pirates and Bounty Hunters arrived truly quickly.
The more they eliminated, the more supplies and wealth they seized. Luna's total wealth has now reached an astonishing 800 million, and their supplies are much more abundant. Originally, they had planned to go to nearby towns to purchase some to replenish their stock.
To replenish the supplies consumed since leaving the East Blue, but now that they had seized so much, they didn't need to.
So, for now, Luna's voyage over the past few days has been like this.
On one hand, continuing toward Jaya Island.
On the other hand, eliminating the suicidal Pirates and Bounty Hunters, greatly increasing their wealth and supply reserves.
At the same time, the strength of Luna and her seven companions was also greatly improving.
First, there was Luna. She had developed many Magma moves from the Magma Ability she copied from Akainu, but she didn't show them when eliminating Pirates and Bounty Hunters because she intended to keep it hidden.
Furthermore, her training in Haki had also yielded further results.
The same was true for Greeza's ability. Luna was close to becoming familiar with the second form of the Greeza Template.
She was even close to fully understanding the power of the first form.
Luna's strength was further enhanced.
Not only relying solely on Greeza's power, but she is now at the Admiral Level.
The combination of physical techniques and Haki also brought her to this level.
Luna's overall strength was further enhanced, and she was likely not far from the Yonko.
Next was Kuina. Her Shadow Swordsmanship, Shadow Step, and mastery of the skills of the Demon Blade Thousand Blades were also improving.
Furthermore, under Luna's occasional guidance, her and Shiro's Three Types of Haki were also improving. Their Observation Haki was close to reaching Future Sight, but sensing attacks was already no problem for either of them.
After all, whether it was Kuina's Shadow Assassin Qi inheritance or Shiro's inherent Galactron MK2 ability, both gave them a certain level of sensory ability, which also accelerated their training speed in Observation Haki.
Hardening and emission of Armament Haki was no longer an issue, but they still had some distance to go before mastering Ryou, which would likely take some more time.
The same was true for Conqueror's Haki. The Conqueror's Haki pressure they released already inflicted some actual damage, but they still needed time to learn and practice the coating technique.
Regardless, Kuina received a comprehensive upgrade.
Shiro was the same. She used the Galactron Axe as her weapon, possessed her own set of remembered axe techniques, and her development of the Mechanical-Mechanical Fruit was also fully enhanced.
It is estimated that before long, both of their strengths will break through to the Admiral Level.
Next was Dia. Under Kuina's guidance, her dual-wielding swordsmanship was already decent. It was just a pity that Dia had not awakened Haki.
However...
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