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[Sengoku: "Crocodile: 'Red-Haired' Luffy, that bastard!! Damn it!!"]
[Seeing his own head being thrown from above by Luffy, Crocodile was practically fuming~]
[Donquixote Doflamingo: "Hmm, so you're going to play with him? Aren't you supposed to be Alabasta Kingdom's guardian deity? Look... 'Red-Haired' Luffy has become your... he's their eternal guardian deity in their hearts now.... Fufufu!!!"]
[Gecko Moria: "Living in their hearts, Doflamingo, you sure know how to talk, hehehehehe...!!!"]
[Blackbeard: "As for Crocodile's actions, he deserved to die for them!!! From this point of view... Luffy did nothing wrong!"]
[Sakazuki: "That's right, that pirate who deserves to die should be executed on the spot!"]
[Marine Headquarters, Marineford~]
["Sengoku, here's an application to revoke a bounty order~"]
[Tsuru brought a document into Sengoku's office and threw it onto Sengoku's desk...]
["Huh???"]
[Sengoku frowned slightly. He looked at Tsuru with some suspicion. "Does this kind of application need to be given to me? And do you need to deliver it yourself???"]
["You just read it first..."]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru's expression was a little bitter, and she shook her head~]
[Sengoku opened the document later~]
[This is an application report submitted by Lieutenant Colonel Hina~]
[The content roughly is...]
[She personally went to Warship Island to investigate the matter of Valbo, and found that what Luffy said before was actually true!!]
[Valbo indeed tormented Warship Island for several years, and it was indeed because of the Blackbeard Pirates that Valbo took his king and royal guard to be pirates~]
[In that case...]
[The application submitted by Tsuru and Colonel Losgi at that time for Luffy's bounty was a huge mistake!!!]
[Not only did they not indiscriminately kill innocent people, but they actually rescued the common people of the former Drum Kingdom from dire straits~]
[When she understood this matter, Lieutenant Colonel Hina felt deeply remorseful. She rushed to Marine Headquarters overnight. As soon as she returned to Marine Headquarters, she wrote this bounty application report to rectify the mistake she had made...]
[Understanding the purpose of this application, Sengoku laughed: "Then revoke it!"]
["But... there's another piece of intelligence here~"]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru let out a bitter laugh and placed another document on the table.]
[Sengoku was a little baffled, so he opened it and read it~]
["Bastard!!!! He actually killed a Shichibukai!!! This simply doesn't put our Marines in their eyes!!!!"]
[Seeing the content of the letter, Sengoku slammed the table hard, making all the documents on the table jump~]
[However, Vice Admiral Tsuru bit her lip: "I told you, you're still old-fashioned, or you haven't seen the main point... Can't you properly look at this wanted person's name again???"]
["Name???"]
[Hearing this, Sengoku looked at this person's name~]
[Monkey D. Luffy...]
[This level of bounty order had never been issued by Sengoku before, so this was Sengoku's first time seeing a bounty concerning Luffy.]
[He already had a lot of work and was busy every day, so he only focused on the incident just now and didn't pay much attention to the name.]
[Now, hearing Vice Admiral Tsuru's emphasis, he finally noticed the person's name...]
["Monkey D.?"]
[Sengoku's eyes suddenly narrowed. He immediately looked at the simple information below.]
[Age: Around 16]
[When speaking, he has a habit of picking his nose~]
[Seeing this, Sengoku gasped in shock: "No way!!! Is he Garp's grandson???"]
["No need to doubt, he is Garp's grandson..."]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru's bitter smile on her face deepened~]
["Damn it.... Damn it!!!" ]
[Sengoku paced back and forth in his office, holding this document.]
[After pacing for a while, he stopped and said angrily: "Garp, that bastard...!!! I said I wanted to properly train his grandson to be a pillar of the Marines, but now his good-for-nothing grandson actually killed our Shichibukai whom we painstakingly recruited!!"]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru asked in a deep voice: "What now? Should we tell Garp about this???"]
["Tell him! Of course, tell him!!! Let that old bastard see what kind of good-for-nothing grandson he taught!!!"]
[Sengoku was furious~]
["Then what about revoking the bounty...?"]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru asked again~]
[Sengoku was seething with anger, and cursed: "Revoke what!! Increase his bounty amount!"]
[Vice Admiral Tsuru took a deep breath: "Then how much do you think is appropriate to raise it to?"]
["This kid can kill Crocodile, so the new bounty should start at 100 million Berry!"]
["Considering that the document also mentioned Crocodile helped the people of Alabasta Kingdom catch pirates many times, it can be said that he is the great villain in the hearts of the people of Alabasta Kingdom."]
["Garp's kid killed such a person, the impact is extremely bad!!!"]
["Directly raise his bounty to 200 million Berry!!"]
[Sengoku said, slapping the table.]
[Alabasta Kingdom~]
[Royal Palace~]
[When Cobra learned what Luffy did in Oilseed Flower City, he was deeply moved~]
["This is that 200 million Berry 'compensation'...."]
["Ah... compared to 200 million Berry... your kindness is truly immense!!"]
[Princess's boudoir~]
[Vivi also learned this news. She stood by the window, looking towards the sea. Her small face was still pale from the shock.]
["...Luffy, thank you..."]
[Muttering softly, Princess Vivi gently placed the Straw Hat on her head. If Luffy were here, he would definitely be surprised that this Straw Hat was almost exactly like his own!]
[This Straw Hat was custom-made by Princess Vivi at the Royal Palace, and it's the same model as Luffy's Straw Hat. The only difference is that Princess Vivi's Straw Hat is decorated with a small flower on the brim.]
[Before Luffy and his group left, Princess Vivi actually had an impulse to follow Luffy out to sea~]
[But after careful consideration, Princess Vivi still suppressed it~]
[Because she saw that Nami and Luffy's relationship was so close, she didn't know what kind of affection it was, so she didn't have the courage to ask to go out to sea with them again~]
[Nami: "Huh? It seems Vivi over there also has a crush on 'Red-Haired' Luffy~"]
[Seeing Princess Vivi's "Luffy Couple Hat" that she had custom-made in the video, Nami felt distraught~]
[Before this, she was always teased by her companions. Now, someone could finally share the aggro for her!]
[Oh yeah!!]
[Nico Robin: "Couple hat...?!!! Even 'Red-Haired' Luffy over there doesn't know about this, but perhaps they will meet again in the future~"]
[Vinsmoke Sanji: "Hey hey hey!!! What the hell?! Why do Nami and Vivi both like Luffy?! Can't you two choose one to like me instead!!!!"]
[Roronoa Zoro: "Dumbass, shut up!! Can't you stop embarrassing yourself~"]
[Boa Hancock: "Oh my god! Is that Mr. Luffy so popular??? Then is my competition over there not very intense...?"]
[Charlotte Linlin: "First, let those people over there fight for a while... When that old hag appears, we will definitely use a human wave tactic to surround 'Red-Haired' Luffy!!!"]
[Shiki: "Linlin, your ambition is really big, huh!!! You already want to take down Straw Hat Luffy, and you still want to take down your counterpart over there, huh?! Hahahahaha!!!"]
[Charlotte Linlin: "Hmph!! Just watch!!!"]
[A few days later...]
[On the sea surface~]
[The Merry Go has been sailing for several days already!!!]
[A news seagull flew over~]
[Nami waved her small hand, and this news seagull landed.]
[Nami took out 100 Berry and put it into the pocket in front of the news seagull, then pulled out a new newspaper. The messenger seagull flew away~]
["Wow!!!--"]
[As soon as she opened the newspaper, Nami screamed~]
["Beautiful Nami, what happened?! Please allow me to come forward to protect you!!!"]
[Sanji came over with a slide~]
[Then, he saw the headline on the newspaper and instantly opened his mouth wide in shock: "Ah!!!--"]
[Everyone quickly gathered around~]
[Only to see the headline bounty order on the newspaper was exactly Luffy, with a big white grin!]
[Name: Monkey D. Luffy]
[Bounty: 200,000,000 Berry!]
[Crime: Killed Valbo... killed Shichibukai Crocodile...]
[Affiliated pirate group: Unknown for now]
[Position: Captain]
[Followed by Nami's and Zoro's bounties, still 50,000,000 Berry each]
[And then..., there's also!]
[Chopper!]
[Bounty: 50 Berry!]
[Defined as pet. No bounty for now~]
[Of course, Buggy and Luo Qin themselves have bounties, but because the Marines don't know they are on Luffy's ship, they haven't put Buggy's and Luo Qin's bounty orders in Luffy's "Unknown Pirate Group" column.]
["Damn it!!! Even Chopper has a bounty, and I don't?!"]
[Sanji kept grumbling with his mouth~]
[This feeling made him feel as if he hadn't received the Marines' "respect"...]
["This is troublesome now. Even if Luffy doesn't want to be a pirate, now he can only be a pirate."]
[Zoro frowned, sounding a little annoyed. "He's the first person to become Luffy's companion, so he naturally knows that Luffy isn't really interested in being a pirate."]
[Luffy patted Zoro's shoulder: "No need to tie yourself down. Let others call us whatever they want. Anyway, we just do what we want to do!!!"]
[He looked at the line "Unknown Pirate Group" on the newspaper, and the corner of his mouth twitched: "Since we've already firmly established our identity as a pirate group, why don't we give our pirate group a name?"]
[Nami widened her small mouth in surprise: "Ah! Really!"]
[Did she really become a pirate?]
[Although she was a thief before, there's a fundamental difference between that and being a pirate...]
[Moreover, because of the Arlong Pirates, Nami utterly despises pirates!!!]
["No problem. If everyone disagrees, then we won't mention this again~"]
[Luffy shrugged. He was very carefree~]
["No, no, no... I don't mean to go against your idea. I'm just... a little surprised... But if it's your decision, Luffy... I'm willing to follow it!!" ]
[Nami clenched her small fists and pulled vigorously in front of her body~]
[Buggy, beside them, heard Luffy say this and instantly became overjoyed!]
[If there was anyone on this ship who most wanted Luffy to form a pirate group, then Buggy and Usopp were definitely among the top two!]
[Now seeing that Luffy had this idea, Buggy immediately suggested: "I propose, let's call it the Luffy Pirates!!!" ]
[His previous pirate group was called the Buggy Pirates, so he naturally thought of this name now...]
["No! It should still be the Usopp Pirates!!! I used to be a pirate captain, and now it's perfectly suitable for me to be your captain!" Usopp's hairs stood on end with excitement~]
["Hey!!!--"]
[Nami's powerfully domineering fist immediately landed on Usopp's head...]
[Then she revealed a fish-man's sharp-toothed expression and yelled at Usopp: "Idiot!!! The captain is obviously Luffy!!!!"]
["That's right! Nami-san is right! The captain is Luffy!!!" Sanji's eyes glimmered with little red hearts, raising both hands in agreement.]
["That's natural!" Zoro said.]
[Chopper raised a small hoof: "I have no objection~"]
[As for Luo Qin...]
[Her opinion doesn't matter~]
[Because Luffy hasn't accepted her as a companion yet. He only made a promise with Luo Qin to let Luo Qin stay on the ship to teach him archaeology and translation knowledge.]
[According to the agreement, when Luffy learns archaeology and translation knowledge, Luo Qin will be free...]
["Alright! Since everyone agrees, then our pirate group is officially formed today!!!!"]
[Luffy glanced at his companions, setting the tone~]
[Afterwards, he rubbed his chin: "But... I feel like using my own name for the pirate group is a bit strange. It's better not to call it the Luffy Pirates..."]
[Luffy thought for a moment, touched his Straw Hat, and said with a smile: "This Straw Hat witnessed the joining of each and every one of us... why don't we just call it the Straw Hat Pirates!!!"]
["Straw Hat Pirates... sounds good!!!" Zoro nodded.]
["Since Luffy decided it, then I agree!!!" ]
["Nami agrees, so I agree too!!!"]
["Good! I have no objection either!" ]
["Are you really not going to consider the name 'Usopp Pirates'???"]
[Thump!!---]
[Usopp lay on the ground~]
[Thus, the Straw Hat Pirates were officially formed!!!]
[Afterwards...]
[It was time to draw the pirate flag~]
[On this vast sea...]
[Every pirate group with even a little reputation... their jolly rogers all have special markings!!!]
[For example, the Buggy Pirates' red nose skull...]
[And for example, the Black Cat Pirates' cat skull...]
[Then, for example, the Arlong Pirates' red giant shark...]
[It can be said... the most basic requirement for a qualified pirate flag is... as long as people see this pirate flag, they can recognize which pirate group it is!!!]
[And Luffy's pirate group is called the Straw Hat Pirates, so a special marking is easy to think of!!! The process of determining the pirate flag design was very brief, unanimously deciding to use a straw hat as the special marking for the pirate flag~]
[After that, Luffy personally drew the pirate flag.]
[Everyone was scared to death~]
[Then Usopp bravely volunteered to draw a slingshot skull... and was again beaten by Nami~]
[After that..., Usopp finally seriously drew the Straw Hat Pirates' pirate flag!!!]
[As the sail with the Straw Hat skull slowly rose, everyone's hearts instantly felt grounded, like being home.]
[In a corner not far away, Luo Qin looked at those lively figures. A faint sense of melancholy secretly arose in her heart...]
[This organization... seems a little different~]