Capítulo 63: Straw hat 's Bounty
"So much knowledge and information. My head is spinning." Luffy said as he had swirly eyes hearing all of what Zack just spoke. He didn't expect that just because they slid down a quicksand they would get to uncover such a thing.
Zoro became irritated and hit him in the head, causing Luffy to fall face first into the sand and become unconscious. The crew weren't really surprised by this. It didn't matter what the story was, he only cared for his own decisions. Of course, when the situation demanded they would advise Luffy and he almost always agreed with his crewmates.
Even Zack didn't mind that Luffy had fallen asleep,
"The Government has banned any kind of studies and research on these texts and now only a selected few can read this and those who can read are either hidden or on the run. Like Miss Nico Robin here. In the bounty she has been termed as Demon Child from a very young age. It wasn't because she did anything heinous, but because she was able to read the texts."
When everyone had heard the real reason why Nico Robin was hiding from the Government and had such a high bounty, they only felt pity for her. Just because someone could read something had caused that person to flee.
"Robin-chan... Is that true? Zack, is the world truly sinking" Sanji asked in a serious tone. Robin gave a slight nod of her head. But she was confused of why Zack knew of this.
"How do you even know of my past?"
" I have my ways. Now let's decipher it completely and go find others. And for Sanji's question , yes it is slowly by 1 meter with time. But for you all to to know, it's too early."
After traveling 3 days and unveiling other poneglyphs, they return back to shore to travel back to sea to continue their journey. Through out the journey, Zack got many many benefits and they luck out finding a devil fruit in the ruins specifically mysterious [Pulverize-Pulverize fruit] which he stored in form of a card in his inventory.
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Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Fleet Admiral's Office,
Bam!
"What? Crocodile was defeated by Straw Hat Pirates. What the hell is that guy doing? How could he be defeated by some newcomers?" Sengoku screamed.
He was holding Transponder Snail while standing behind his desk. Next to him, there were several people including Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, Garp, Tsuru, and some other vice admirals.
"Fleet Admiral, Crocodile was indeed defeated by Straw Hat Pirates. Although the fight happened out of our sight, but by inspecting we have understood the basic situation."
"Crocodile had the intention to steal the throne of Alabasta King after killing King. Straw Hat Pirates invited by Princess Vivi fought against Crocodile and his Baroque Work Organization."
"Straw Hat Captain Monkey D. Luffy defeated Crocodile. Mr. 1, Daz Bon was defeated by Roronoa Zoro and his partner was defeated by Nami, Navigator of Straw Hat Pirates. Mr. 2, Bonclay was defeated by Sanji, Cook of Straw Hat Pirates."
"Simultaneously, Mr. 4 and his partner were defeated by Usopp, Sniper of Straw Hat Pirates, and Chopper, Doctor of Straw Hat Pirates. In this entire battle, Zack, the Vice Captain of Straw Hat Pirates defeated Mr6 and his partner through not getting totally involved."
"Also, he was able to defeat Colonel Smoker and force him not to get involved in this battle. At the same time, Colonel Smoker was able to find out that Zack's power is second only to Straw Hat Luffy and a very sharp mind."
"And, from what we found, Straw Hat Luffy was able to defeat Crocodile by abusing his weakness. Even so, his strength can't be underestimated since he was able to defeat one of the Shichibukai and also the Logia User despite being the Newcomer."
After hearing the entire report, Sengoku took a deep breath and sat down.
"Ensign Tashigi, thank you for your detailed report. How is Smoker's condition?"
It was none other than Tashigi speaking from the other side. Her voice turned a bit down as she continued.
"Although Colonel Smoker is fine, he has suffered terrible injuries. It will take him a while to recover."
"Yes, I understand. Ask Smoker to rest until we give any further orders. I will immediately send Rear Admiral Hina for support. Also, send the current situation of Straw Hat Pirates."
"If possible, we will try to eradicate this pirate group before they can grow." Sengoku's voice got harsh as he spoke.
Hearing his words, Garp's expression twitched. After all, the captain of this group was his grandson.
"Unfortunately, we couldn't find their traces." Tashigi held back her voice for a moment and finally answered.
"Yes, I understand. We will contact you later. Also, send their picture so that we can set them new bounties." After saying so, Sengoku puts the line down and explodes at Garp.
"Garp, it's your grandson messing around."
"Bwahahaha! That's my grandson." Garp proudly burst into laughter.
His laughter made everyone twitch their lips. If it wasn't for Garp's status in Marine, they had the urge to smack him.
"But Sengoku, how are you going to handle this? After all, my grandson saved a country from that scum." Garp slowly controlled his laughter and stared at Sengoku.
Although he knew that attacking Shichibukai was the same as fighting against World Government, he didn't want his grandson to have a huge bounty right from the start.
Sengoku stared at him and snorted.
"Although your grandson saved the country, he is still a pirate and attacked a scum protected by the World Government. So, he can't escape from bounty upgrade."
"Not to mention, it seemed like his crew is much stronger than normal newcomers' crew."
Saying so, he looked at others and said.
"Crocodile's bounty before he became Shichibukai was 340 million Bailey. But, his overall strength is around 700 Million Bailey Bounty. Now that he even threatened to capture a country, his bounty should be raised to 900 Million Bailey."
"From this alone, let's give Straw Hat Luffy the bounty of 390 Million Bailey. What do you think?"
Hearing his words, everyone shook their heads and said.
"We have no opinion."
"Although Zack didn't get involved in the battle against Crocodile, he did defeat Smoker without any Armament Haki. Unlike Crocodile, Smoker doesn't have an obvious weakness which speaks of his Battle IQ and overall strength."
"Not to mention, in terms of strength alone, Smoker admitted that Zack's strength is only weaker than Luffy's. So, I have decided to give him 340 Million Bailey."
"Would that be too much for a newcomer who isn't even a captain?" One of the Vice Admiral couldn't help but ask.
"I don't think so. Although Smoker is just a colonel, his overall strength is at least above Commodore, and with his devil fruit, it should reach the mid Rear Admiral Rank." Another Vice Admiral spoke.
Sengoku nodded his head and said "That's why I want him to give such a high bounty. It is much better to erase such threats before they can grow."
"If that's the case, I suggest giving Roronoa Zoro the bounty of 320 Million." Suddenly, Tsuru spoke.
Her words made everyone surprised.
"Wouldn't that be too much?" Few Vice Admiral couldn't help but complain.
Tsuru stared at Sengoku and said.
"Originally, his bounty should be around 90 Million Bailey. But, since he is the third strongest combatant in the group, and he was able to defeat someone with a 270 million Bailey bounty with rather ease, his strength shouldn't be underestimated."
"If not for his Captain's bounty being so low, his bounty would make perfect sense. So, it is better to give him such a bounty so that it will attract more bounty hunters."
When she said that, she couldn't help but glance at Garp. Normally, Luffy's bounty should have been higher but to give Garp some face, Sengoku directly halved Crocodile's true bounty.
"In that case, let's give him the bounty of 320 Million Bailey."
"Alright, let's discuss their Navigator's bounty. Although she wasn't shown to be strong in the report, she did defeat Mr.1's partner. Her overall strength shouldn't be bad."
"And, besides that, she is also a Navigator of the crew. Considering the importance of a Navigator and her strength, I decided to put the bounty of 240 Million Bailey in her head."
When Sengoku said that, none of them complained so he quickly moved on to the next person.
"Chef and the Combatant of Straw Hat Pirates. He was able to defeat Mr. 2, and from the report, it seems like his strength is closer to the Swordsman Zoro. Although his feat wasn't enough, it should make sense if we give him the bounty of 310 Million Bailey."
"Originally, it was for the swordsman but since the swordsman's bounty has reached 320 Million, it doesn't make sense if we give him any lower bounty."
"Sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates and Doctor of the Straw Hat Pirates. Although both of them didn't seem to have the incredible feat, they still defeated Mr. 4 and his partner."
"This alone proves their strength. Considering that the combined bounty of them was 280 Million Bailey, we need to give them 140 Million Bailey each."
"This makes the total bounty of Straw Hat Pirates reach Million Bailey. For a newcomer, this is an astronomical number. But, we can't ignore their threats."
"So, I have decided to send Yamakaji, Hina, and T-bone to capture them."
Hearing his words, everyone was surprised. This lineup wasn't easy at all.
One Vice Admiral, Two Rear Admiral, and there would obviously be some Colonels and Commodore.
"Would it be too much to send me for the Straw Hats?" Yamakaji couldn't help but look at Sengoku with a strange gaze. He also glanced at Garp and could feel a bit of restraint.
Sengoku glanced at him and then at Garp.
"It is precisely because they are Straw Hats, I decided to send a Vice Admiral. Capture Monkey D. Luffy at any cost as for others, it doesn't matter if you kill them."
Hearing his words, everyone understood the situation. Not killing Luffy was the best that they could do. After all, he was Garp's true grandson. If he dies in the hands of the marine, Garp's faith in the Marine might collapse.
After all, Luffy is just bud and also innocent.
Yes, they don't think Luffy was an evil person, especially Tsuru, and Sengoku. As someone who had been together with Garp for a long time, they understood his genes.
That's why even though Garp's son became the worst criminal in the world, they didn't blame him.
Not to mention, Luffy literally saved Alabasta Kingdom.
Garp also understood Sengoku's intention and didn't say anything. Although he didn't show his care, he was a grandfather after all. He didn't want his grandson to die.
So, just sending Vice Admiral would give him much more reassurance.
"Alright, then Tsuru, use these pictures and release their bounties."
As he said that, Sengoku took out a stack of the picture that was pulled out of the snail. He turned around them and spread them out but the next moment, his lips twitched.
Garp extended his head and saw the pictures. The next moment, he burst into laughter.
"Hahaha! That's my grandson."
Bang!
"Garp, shut up! And, what's with these pictures? It is not for a photo shoot but bounty posters." Sengoku jumped out of his chair and scolded Garp.
Everyone else also took a glance at those pictures and their expression also changed.
In the middle was Luffy, his picture was the same as in the original. Zack wore a black suit. He raised his right hand, with his index finger and middle finger up. There was a smile on his face.
Zoro's stance was quite different. He was holding a sword in front of him wearing his normal dress.
Sanji was wearing his normal suit but his expression was quite erotic, fully displaying his erotic nature.
Usopp was a bit different though. Unlike others, his posture was also a bit different. He was posing the stance of Jesus and there was the sun behind his head, making his posture quite holy.
Nami was winking at the camera while holding Alabasta Dancer's dress. It was quite sexy.
As for Chopper, his appearance was the same as normal. But, unlike his normal appearance, he used Monster Point in order to look quite ferocious.
Looking at these pictures, Sengoku even thought these pictures weren't captured by Smoker and his team but rather given by Straw Hat Pirates.
And, it was the truth. Before Zack left Smoker on the ship, he wrote a letter, properly defining their characteristics and also gave him their photos.
The reason was simple. In this sea, Bounty defines status. Naturally, he didn't want his crew's status to be low especially after seeing the previous bounties of his crew, he found it quite pitiful.
With the order of Sengoku, the news media started spreading out the newspaper and bounties all around the world.
.....…..
Windmill Village,
"Hahaha! Luffy made another trouble again. Look! His bounty has reached 390 Million Baileys." A middle-aged man shouted while holding a hug full of wine.
"That's our Luffy. It has only been a few months but he has already increased his bounty by so much." Another middle-aged man.
"Hahaha! That's right. A big pirate will come out from our world."
"Shut up! Shut up!" Suddenly, an old man with a stick shouted while slapping the desk with his stick.
"Do you know how bad it is for a pirate to leave our village?"
"Hahaha! Village Chief, you don't need to hide. You are also happy about Luffy, aren't you?" A middle-aged man swung his jug and burst into laughter.
"You idiot, why would I be happy because of a pirate?" The Village Chief shouted loudly and sighed. He found that the people in the bar had no intention of listening to him.
He sat down on the chair and took the glass filled with wine.
"Village Chief, there is nothing to worry about. Luffy has been saying he will become a pirate from a small age. Besides, it seems like he has gathered quite a lot of crew members."
A voice of a mature woman rang next to him. There was a beautiful lady standing behind the table while cleaning the glasses with a towel. Her beautiful green hair was tied and she wore a common dress.
There was a beautiful smile on her face when she talked about Luffy.
"Humph! That bastard Garp can't even control his grandson." Village Chief snorted and sighed.
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On a certain Island,
"Boss, Luffy did something amazing." A fat man eating chicken leg held the newspaper and shouted.
He passed the newspaper to the red-haired man. Seeing the bounty poster of Luffy and his crew, a bright smile appeared on his face.
"It seems like you are coming closer, Luffy."
"And, it doesn't seem like he defeated some measly pirate." Beckman took the newspaper in his hand and puffed out the smoke as he spoke.
"What do you mean?" Shanks looked at him with a puzzled expression.
"Look! His bounty changed the next day after this incident happened." Beckman threw the newspaper that showed the capture of Crocodile and his misuse of power on the front page.
"What? Luffy kidnapped the princess." Shanks's eyes widened as he suddenly stood up.
"Boss, you are reacting too much." Lucky Roo spoke from the side with a speechless expression.
"I don't think Luffy would kidnap a princess. This must be the report from Cobra. After all, his kingdom is one of the many kingdoms that are under the World Government." Benn Beckman explained.
"Hehe! It seems like Luffy has gathered quite an interesting crew." Looking at the bounty poster of his crew members, Shanks smirked.
"But, this is also trouble for him. Now, in his crew alone, there are 7 Supernovas. And, they have just been out for two months. From this alone, the Navy will do everything to wipe them out." Benn Beckman put a serious expression on his face.
"Shanks, should we do something?" A man with a gun who was sitting under the tree holding a bounty poster in his hand spoke. There seems to be some worry in his eyes.
"No!" Shanks shook his head and continued.
"Luffy has his own adventures. If he can't even grow under the threats of others, he won't reach where I am. So, we can't help him. But, why are you so worried?"
Shanks was a bit confused. After all, even if Yasopp knew Luffy, he had no reason to worry so much.
Yasopp puts the bounty posture on the stone. It was a bounty of a boy with a long nose. Just by looking at him, Shanks instantly recognized him. When he saw the name below that picture, he confirmed it.
He stood up and pats Yasopp's shoulder.
"Believe in your son! After all, he has decided to become a pirate and risk his life. Luffy won't let his partners die in front of him."
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