In addition to Kaido's photo being updated, Arceus's photo was also changed—those photographers who dared to remain active on the battlefield truly had nerves of steel.
At this point, Arceus's photo in the winter poster had been changed to one showing him standing tall at the bow of a ship, fending off the attack.
However, the photo wasn't taken during the moment of fending, but rather just after the attack had ended, when the light barrier shielding Genesis was slowly dissipating.
It wasn't that no one had tried to photograph him earlier—they just hadn't succeeded.
While others were scrambling for cover, one photographer was furiously pressing the shutter. But his equipment couldn't handle the intense light; the resulting pictures showed nothing at all, as if the lens cap hadn't even been removed. Totally unusable for a wanted poster.
In the end, this shot was selected as the new photo. Though the light barrier still partially obscured Arceus, making his true appearance hard to discern, the World Government didn't care.
Updating the bounty was their final act of persistence. The Five Elders never believed that any bounty hunter or pirate could take down Arceus. If anyone could really pull off something like that, the five of them wouldn't need to wait around for Imu to awaken.
The only photo with a slightly different tone was Yamato's. Her new photo showed her chomping down and eating an ice spear created by Kuzan as if it were a snack—making her look somewhat cute instead.
"President, we've more or less compiled all the related wanted posters, but for tomorrow's front page... which story should we lead with?"
News had a shelf life. If news took several days to come out, it could no longer be considered news.
Normally, any one of these events would be big news material. But now, with so many all at once, the editorial team didn't know what to prioritize.
"Which one to use? All of them, of course. We'll release a full issue this time—every one of these news deserves its own page. I really can't bring myself to give up on any of them."
Morgans looked at the news in his hand. Apart from the mass escape of high-profile prisoners from Impel Down's Infinite Hell, he had nearly gathered all the explosive highlights of the war—even the news of Enies Lobby's destruction.
As for how he got that particular piece of news—well, Spandam sold it to him.
Not every major event happens with a reporter nearby. To gather more news intel, Morgans has always paid generous rewards to informants with exciting news.
With the deaths of Rob Lucci and Kaku, two elite agents, Spandam's influence had also suffered greatly. Thanks to Spandine's efforts, Spandam wasn't stripped of his position or held accountable, but his financial situation had become bleak.
Since Regice's goal hadn't been to kill, Spandam had survived by luck and ended up selling photos of Enies Lobby's destruction to Morgans in exchange for a considerable reward.
Following Morgans' decision, the News Coo went through many hardships. This edition of the newspaper was five times thicker than usual, and they could only carry so much. To deliver all the papers, they had to make several extra trips.
And thanks to the efforts of the News Coo and local newspaper offices across the seas, information about the Summit War began spreading throughout the world.
[Whitebeard's Final Words: ONE PIECE Is Real!]
[The World's Strongest—Kaido of the Beasts! The Future Ruler of the Seas]
[Is the World Government's Mysterious Weapon a Disregard For the Lives of the People?]
[Enies Lobby Destroyed!]
This time, Morgans didn't use sensational headlines—just stating the facts was enough to grab the world's attention.
Among them, the news about Enies Lobby was somewhat unusual, because Regice had not been given a bounty, and even the World Government couldn't clearly say what that "Ice Mountain" actually was.
They issued a bounty for Hydrachton only because it was Kaido's mount. But when faced with something whose status as a lifeform couldn't even be confirmed, they genuinely didn't know how to assign a bounty.
After all, this thing resembled a weapon more than a lifeform, and the World Government doesn't issue bounties separately for weapons. For example, Zeus and Prometheus of Charlotte Linlin—those types of bounties are always included under the master's name.
Additionally, the official statement regarding Enies Lobby was that it had encountered an unprecedented, once-in-800-years super cold air current, which led to its destruction.
At Sabaody Archipelago, aboard the Genesis, the new wanted posters had already arrived via the News Coo.
After leaving Marineford, the Genesis had made a detour to pick up Regice from Enies Lobby.
The Icicle Plate also returned to Arceus's body, causing Regice's power to weaken significantly.
When it possessed the Icicle Plate, Regice essentially had an infinite energy source and didn't have to worry about energy consumption at all.
But now that the Plate had returned, Regice's combat would once again drain its stamina—though this didn't affect how powerful it still was.
"Dad, six billion! That's huge—that's the highest bounty I've ever seen."
Looking at Arceus's terrifying bounty, Yamato expressed sincere admiration.
"Worororo, those guys finally used their eyes for once. Higher than mine—how interesting."
Kaido didn't show the slightest dissatisfaction; on the contrary, he felt that the World Government had finally used their brains for once. He didn't care about things like that—if it was one of his own, then a high bounty was no problem. Besides, Kaido now had new ambitions.
"Say, that attack earlier—was that your full power?"
"Nope. Why?"
"I'm still too weak. If I had to take one or two more of those hits, I wouldn't be able to handle it."
Kaido recalled the earlier attack, deeply intrigued by its destructive power. After having defeated Whitebeard, Kaido had actually felt a bit of disappointment—because there were hardly any foes on this sea stronger than Whitebeard in his prime.
Now that he had defeated Whitebeard, it meant he'd rarely, if ever, meet a stronger opponent. But that attack from above had given Kaido a new target to aim for.
"That attack… I've got to figure out how to strike back at it. That'll be my new goal from now on."
Kaido rolled his neck and made his decision.
"This time, when we get back, you'll give me some special training for a while. No one else can pull off that kind of attack."
"Wait! Father! You're already strong enough—why don't you take a break instead? There's no need to trouble Dad with this, right?"
Hearing Kaido's words, Yamato grew extremely anxious. If Kaido also mastered that kind of attack... Yamato couldn't even begin to imagine what it would feel like to be out traveling and suddenly get targeted by a strike from the sky.
"Is that so? Maybe you've got a point. It really would be a bit much to trouble your Dad."
"Thank goodness..."
"Then we'll start with you. Once we get back to Onigashima, you'll be my sparring partner for a month."
"Eh—huh?!"
Before Yamato could even finish her sentence, Kaido had already dragged her back into hell.
"What? You don't want to? Then I'll just—"
"No! Father, let me do it! Leave it to me!"
After thinking it over, Yamato realized a painful truth—if Arceus were the one to train Kaido, and Kaido really managed to break through his limits, she'd definitely be the one to suffer later. So she had to find a way to stop that from happening—like volunteering herself.
Sure, she'd get beat up for a month, but at least that would secure her peace in the days afterward.
[Damn it, old man tricked me again!]
Though Yamato was smiling on the outside, her thoughts were the complete opposite.
[Worororo, what a gullible girl. I said I'd start with her, but I never said I wouldn't ask Arceus afterward.]
Kaido's real plan was to use Yamato as a warm-up for a month, then fight Arceus. When it came to using brain, he was still one step ahead of Yamato.
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