Donghai, Windmill Village.
Inside the pub.
It was very lively here, with villagers sitting on chairs, laughing and chatting.
"Haha, Luffy is now a wanted criminal!"
"This kid is really good."
"Yeah, maybe a big pirate will appear in our village in the future, don't you think?"
However, all he saw was an old man who slammed the bounty order on the table, puffing his beard and glaring.
"What are you arguing about?"
"There's a pirate in our village. What's there to be happy about? Why are you coming here to drink and celebrate?"
"Village Chief, isn't this good?"
The tavern owner Makino came over and picked up the bounty on the table. It read:
"Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates [Straw Hat Boy] Monkey D. Luffy, bounty: fifty-five million!"
"Hehehe~"
"Luffy has finally grown up. He knows that he loves to eat meat, but he still puts meat in other people's bowls."
Makino looked at the portrait in which Luffy was smiling and picking up meat for Shirahisa, and said with a smile.
"Humph, pirates are pirates!"
The village chief sat there drinking with an angry look on his face.
East China Sea, Shimotsuki Village.
One-hearted temple.
Shimotsuki Koshiro looked at the slightly wrinkled bounty order in his hand, and a smile unconsciously appeared on the corner of his mouth.
"Zoron."
"Is this your choice? It seems that you have found a group of good friends…"
The young apprentices in the dojo were whispering.
"Is that Brother Zoro?"
"Why are you so fierce?"
"He seems to be scolding the guy with the curled eyebrows?"
When Shimotsuki Koshiro heard these words, his head suddenly hurt. When he saw the bounty order, he couldn't believe it and immediately clenched it in his palm.
New World, an unknown island.
There was a large pirate ship docked on the shore.
This is the Redforth, the ship that Red-Haired Shanks, one of the Four Emperors of the Sea, rides on. Next to this ship is a small coffin boat.
Hawkeye came here after returning from the East China Sea.
The depths of the island.
Faintly, one could hear the sound of cheerful laughter.
The red-haired man sat by a campfire, holding a wine glass in his right hand and drinking from it in big gulps. Then he looked up at Hawkeye who was sitting opposite him and spoke in a teasing tone.
"how?"
"We just had a fight a dozen days ago and you're here now?"
Facing the red-haired man's teasing, Hawkeye merely glanced at the other's empty left arm.
Then he shook his head slightly and spoke expressionlessly.
"Since the last battle, I have no interest in you who lost an arm, but I found an interesting pirate group in the East China Sea."
"Oh? A pirate group that interests you?"
Hearing what Hawkeye said, the red-haired man became curious.
Hawkeye did not respond. He took out three bounty warrants and threw them directly to the red-haired man in front of him.
"Are you here, Luffy?" The red-haired boy picked up one of the photos and looked at it. After a moment's hesitation, he smiled and said, "I didn't expect him to go out to sea so soon. However…"
"First time being offered a bounty by the Navy."
"Is Luffy's bounty that high?"
"Purgatory Blade?" Beckman narrowed his eyes and stared at Bai Yu's bounty order: "A newcomer appeared in the East China Sea?"
…
Meanwhile, on board the Merry.
"Nami~san~"
"At this time, how about I personally prepare a cup of afternoon tea for you?" Sanji stood in front of Nami with love in his eyes, his whole body twisting like seaweed, with a wretched expression.
"No need, Sanji." Nami looked down at the nautical chart in her hand and refused without raising her head.
"Sexy Kappa!"
Zoro, who was in training, snorted.
"Green algae head, you know nothing!" Sanji turned around and looked at the other person: "Just follow the barbell!"
"Huh? What did you say?"
Just when Sanji was about to retort to Zoro again.
"Hey, Sanji!"
"I'm hungry and want to eat meat!" Luffy stood at the kitchen door and shouted at Sanji who was quarreling.
Seeing that the other party was busy arguing and ignoring me.
Luffy suddenly stretched out his rubber arm.
"Hey! Wait, wait—"
Before Sanji could react, Luffy wrapped his arms around his waist and slowly dragged him into the kitchen.
At this time.
Usopp walked out of the cabin with a gray face, and a wisp of black smoke floated out. It was obvious that his invention had failed again: "Damn it!"
"It's always just a little bit off!"
"Ahem—"
"This is not an invention, it's choking me to death."
"That's it, ahem!"
Johnny and Joseph also rushed out. They were curious about what Usopp would invent.
As a result, not long after they went down, they heard an explosion, followed by black smoke that almost choked the two brothers to death.
Bai Yu leaned against the side of the boat, holding a cup of tea brewed by Sanji in his hand, watching the farce silently, but a smile appeared in his eyes, and the fragrance of tea melted on his tongue.
"Gu——!"
At this time, a news bird flew across the sky. After its wise eyes moved, it found a pirate ship in front of it and flew straight over.
As an experienced newspaper seagull.
Even pirates.
They will also choose to pay obediently.
If the notoriety spreads, the news birds will never go to this pirate ship again. This is the rule of the industry.
Arrived above the pirate ship.
After circling in the air for a few times, the news bird looked down and saw someone waving at it, then it flew downwards.
"What the hell?"
"Gu!"
The news bird stretched out its wings and pointed to its chest.
"The price has increased again?" Bai Yu looked at the bag on its chest that held money and saw 80 Baileys written on it. He complained, "It was 50 Baileys before…"
"Gu!"
The news bird scratched its head with its wings, obviously understanding what Bai Yu said, but this was not something it could decide after the human in front of it paid the money.
It flapped its wings and flew away.
"Um?"
The moment Bai Yu opened up.
Three brand new reward posters slipped out of the newspaper.
"My bounty?" Bai Yu glanced at it inadvertently and was immediately surprised.
Didn't expect it to be available so soon?
He was thinking that the bounty would be announced only after they had defeated Aaron.
During lunch, Luffy was excited for a while because he was wanted, while Zoro and Sanji almost fought because of the drawing on the bounty order.
…
late at night.
Nami came out of the room quietly. She glanced at the boys' dormitory with mixed feelings. She seemed to have made up her mind and was about to turn around and leave.
A calm voice came from behind.
"Planning to leave without saying goodbye?"
Nami froze when she heard that and slowly turned around.
Under the moonlight.
Bai Yu's outline seemed to be coated with a layer of silver. He was sitting on the bow of the boat, holding Yue Jianjiu, his eyes fixed on her.
"It's none of your business." Nami turned her face away.
"This is indeed none of my business." Bai Yu shook his head and said calmly: "But it is about my partners."
"We are just partners…" Nami was silent for a moment, and finally whispered: "You don't know anything, I don't want you to get involved in trouble…"
"I knew it…"
Bai Yu murmured softly. He noticed in the morning that something seemed wrong with Nami's condition.
Sure enough, I guessed it right.
"What's the trouble?"
"Don't you already know how powerful we are?" Bai Yu pointed behind her and said, "Ask Luffy, will he think we are afraid of trouble?"
"Hehehe, don't be afraid!"
Nami turned around suddenly and saw Luffy, Zoro, Sanji and Usopp standing at the door without her noticing.
"You all…know that I'm about to leave?"
"Nami!" Luffy came in front of her, suddenly stretched out his hand, and put the straw hat on Nami's head: "You are my navigator, and also our pirate group's partner!"
"Whoever it is."
"Anytime you bully you are bullying us."
...
Name: Shiro Yu
Talent entry: Daily Lucky Bag (EX level)
Strength: C, Constitution: D+, Speed: D-
Haki: Not yet unlocked Kendo realm: Top swordsman (+)
Swordsmanship level: Lv7, abilities: Hell's Breathing (D+), One Sword Shura (E+), One Sword Style·Thunderbolt (E-), One Sword Style·Bana (E+)
Entry: Beast Strength (F+)
Inventory: Bamboo Dragonfly, 270 Million Baileys, Kunai × 7, Senzu Bean × 1, Explosion Talisman × 10
Overall evaluation: Fierce level combat power