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"What bounty do you think is appropriate?" Kong looked around, asking.
The silent Vice Admirals continued their silence, not wanting to speak. They almost all had pirates they needed to pursue. Garp was already fast asleep, a snot bubble expanding and contracting from his nose. Only he could sleep so soundly in such a situation.
Only Kizaru and Zephyr had a good understanding of Arthur. They had the most say regarding the bounty.
"Given the Five Elders' direct intervention, and that he's made an enemy of the Celestial Dragons, we should set it reasonably high. Moreover, this person is a Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, extremely powerful, and his speed rivals even Borsalino's!" Zephyr said after thinking for a moment.
"How about 300 million? After all, it's his first bounty!"
"I concur!" Kizaru agreed. He even thought this bounty was a bit low.
"Seconded!" Seeing Kizaru nod, the other Vice Admirals nodded in agreement.
Sengoku and Tsuru had no objections either. As for Garp? He had been asleep for a long time. Everyone chose to ignore him.
"Alright, it's settled then, Contact the news agency and issue the bounty. The Lightning Master, Seabury D. Arthur, bounty: 300 million Belly!" Kong gave the direct order.
The highest-level Marine meeting was adjourned.
"Is it finally over? Hahaha, I must beat my donut-eating record today!" Garp woke up at the right moment, picking his nose, full of energy as he walked out of the Fleet Admiral's office, leaving a group of people with dark expressions.
This Marine Council successfully set Arthur's bounty and quickly contacted the World Economy News Paper.
Within two hours, both the World Government-controlled news agency and the New World's "Big News" Morgans jointly released the news about Arthur's bounty.
News Coos flew at top speed to every corner of the world. Arthur's first bounty shocked everyone.
The Lightning Master - Seabury D. Arthur! Rumble-Rumble Fruit user.
Bounty: 300 million Belly!
Crimes: This man is guilty of heinous crimes, including defiance of World Nobles and the attack on a Celestial Dragon transport ship.
Wanted Dead or Alive (Preferably Alive)!
The bounty poster clearly stated Arthur's ability, bounty, and crimes. Bold text emphasized "Dead or Alive, preferably alive."
The World Government hadn't given up on trying to bring Arthur into the fold to assist Vegapunk, but if capture proved impossible, they were fully prepared to eliminate him.
This bounty news wasn't limited to the West Blue like when Arthur destroyed Capone Bege's headquarters.
—This news was going Global.
People all over the Four Blues, the Grand Line, and the New World were buzzing.
Countless people were moved.
Some sneered, some envied, some were amazed, and some bounty hunters immediately set sail for the West Blue to hunt Arthur down.
Some even thought that Arthur had looted all the treasure from the Heavenly Tribute transport ship after the robbery, unaware that he had only taken a few Devil Fruits, leaving all the treasure to sink with the ship.
Most pirates set sail for treasure. How could they ignore this huge treasure?
They wouldn't dare rob a Celestial Dragon directly, but now that the "Heavenly Tribute" was up for grabs. They were obviously very envious.
Grand Line, Jaya Island, Mock Town!
A pirate ship was docked at the port. It was the Oro Jackson.
Almost everyone with some knowledge recognized the flag on it. Most people regarded it with fear and awe.
Two crossed bones, a skull, and a wave-shaped mustache. It was the infamous Roger Pirates. They had returned to the Grand Line and arrived at the place where Arthur had lived for five years.
"Roger, look..." Silvers Rayleigh, his golden hair and spectacles glinting in the sun, was sipping wine and reading the newspaper.
"Hmm?" Roger grinned, closing his eyes, seeming to be sensing something.
Awakened by Rayleigh's words, he leaned over and took a look, his eyes instantly lighting up. "What an amazing kid, hahaha!"
On the newspaper, Arthur's full-face photo was very clear. He was raising his head high, a look of indifference in his eyes, his tall figure standing firm against the wind, his blue greatcoat billowing behind him, and blue electric currents wrapped around his body.
"Three hundred million Beli at such a young age! And I, Buggy the Clown, don't even have a bounty!" Buggy with a red nose widened his eyes and leaned his head over, his face full of disbelief and envy.
"And you call yourself a pirate? You couldn't even hold a candle to him," Shanks said, ever the mocker. "Still, you gotta admit, he's impressive."
"Shanks, do you want to fight?"
"Bring it on. I'm not scared of you!"
"You two knuckleheads! Instead of being jealous, why don't you try harder? Now get back to training!" Scopper Gaban pressed down on the heads of the two, slamming them together forcefully.
Instantly, Shanks and Buggy clutched their foreheads, tears welling up in their eyes.
"Oden, are you sure the Poneglyph is on this island?" Roger ignored the bickering and turned to a man wearing a samurai outfit, wooden sandals, and carrying a longsword.
It was Kozuki Oden, the Daimyo of Wano!
"No mistake, Captain Roger!" Oden replied confidently.
"If that's true, then maybe the Sky Island of legend really exists!" Roger looked up at the sky.
A massive whale-shaped pirate ship cruised slowly forward, its flag fluttering in the wind: a white cross with a crescent-shaped mustache on a skull.
This was the Moby Dick, flagship of the Whitebeard Pirates.
"Pops, news is in. There's a new blood making waves," Marco reported, his trademark deadpan expression unchanged.
"New blood? How impressive?" Whitebeard grumbled, swigging from a massive bottle of sake. He cared little for anything outside his "family."
"Pops, this rookie named Seabury D. Arthur. had the nerve to attack the Celestial Dragons' Heavenly Tribute!" Marco seemed to still be in disbelief.
"Got guts. But he probably won't live long." Whitebeard said casually. This wasn't nonsense. Because Even the manic Shiki hadn't directly challenged the World Government like Arthur had.
"If he can survive the World Government's onslaught and make it to the New World, then he'll be someone worth watching."
Those who hadn't reached the New World could never be considered qualified powerhouses. Therefore, the first half of the Grand Line was called "Paradise"!
On the other end of the New World.
High atop a towering mountain peak sat Golden Lion Shiki's base, rebuilt after the Battle of Edd War.
"Jii hahaha hahaha! To think there'd be such a brazen brat in this world! Jii hahaha hahaha!" Shiki cackled. With a ship's wheel sticking out of his head, he resembled a demented rooster. After his defeat, his former confidence had been worn thin.
"Pupu pupupu!" Dr. Indigo danced around like a marionette, making odd farting noises. "Should we recruit him into the Golden Lion Grand Fleet?"
"Nah. Let him be. The kid won't last," Shiki said, puffing on a cigar.
For the first time in the eight years since Arthur had come to this world, he had entered the sights of the top figures of the world.
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