Chapter 249: The Ten Billion Belly Crew, and Shane the God-Slayer!
He held off Teacher Z? The Vice Admiral's eyes widened. To have that kind of strength... does that mean...?
"Continue!" Sengoku snapped, his face growing darker.
"Yes, sir!" Brannew said, pointing to the first wanted poster, a burly, fierce-looking man with the clear features of a Fish-Man. "The former 'Three Calamities' have now become the 'Four Calamities'! The first, 'Earth Rumbler' Jack! In the Sabaody incident, he defeated Commander Sentomaru and the ten Pacifista units he brought with him in under thirty minutes! Ten units! The pinnacle of our scientific achievement, each one capable of easily dispatching a Supernova, and he crushed them with almost no effort!"
A murmur went through the room. The Vice Admirals had always been a little disdainful of the Pacifista project, but they couldn't deny its effectiveness. For one man to take down ten of them... the strength of this "Jack" was terrifying.
"'Earth Rumbler' Jack, former bounty 777 million, is now raised to 1,000,000,000 Belly!" Brannew announced.
One billion! The room erupted in whispers.
"Next!" Brannew pointed to the poster of the tall man in the bear-ear hat. "'Thunder Fall' Bartholomew Kuma! In the Sabaody incident, he single-handedly suppressed two members of the Holy Knights, destroying their bodies a total of 800 times! His brutality and ruthlessness are a perfect match for his former epithet, 'The Tyrant'!"
800 times? The officers who were unfamiliar with Kuma shuddered. This gentle-looking man... was even more savage than the Fish-Man?
"The Four Calamities' 'Thunder Fall,' Bartholomew Kuma, former bounty 870 million, is now re-evaluated to 1,265,000,000 Belly!"
"And then! The head of the Four Calamities, the first mate of the Curtain Call crew, Kuina!" Brannew pointed to the third poster. "In the Sabaody incident, she was able to hold off our top military power, Admiral Borsalino, for a significant period of time! Considering her astonishing growth and potential, the bounty for 'Wind Erosion' Kuina is raised from 940 million to 1,380,000,000 Belly!"
The officers' faces grew grim. That was almost the same as the bounty of King the Wildfire, Kaido's right-hand man. But King was a veteran of the seas. This girl... was barely out of her teens.
"And the final member of the Four Calamities!" Brannew's voice rose. "The blind swordsman, Issho! He single-handedly held off our reinforcements, pinning down General Z himself! According to General Z's own assessment, this man's strength is, without a doubt, on the level of an Admiral! And his Gravity-Gravity Fruit... can even pull meteors from the sky!"
"He is a man of justice who has chosen to walk a path of 'evil'! Therefore, Marine HQ has decided to issue a bounty that reflects his strength! 'Falling Star' Issho, initial bounty: 2,100,000,000 Belly!"
The room was in an uproar. 2.1 billion! For a first bounty! That was a number that surpassed all other Yonko commanders! The last person to receive such a bounty... was Rocks D. Xebec himself!
"Silence!" Sengoku's voice boomed. He gestured to Brannew, who removed the four posters and replaced them with a single, massive one. The room fell silent once more.
In the photo, a handsome, dark-haired young man in a black coat stood in a beam of sunlight, a blood-drenched katana resting on his shoulder, his gaze a mixture of contempt and indifference. Even in a photo, his presence was overwhelming.
"'The most dangerous existence of this generation! The most vicious of criminals! In the Sabaody incident, he publicly executed four World Nobles and arrogantly tore up the truce with the World Government! His crimes are beyond measure, his threat level sufficient to shake our very foundations! By order of the Holy Land itself—'" Brannew took a deep breath, his voice trembling as he announced the final number.
"'World's Greatest Swordsman'! 'God-Slayer' Shane! New bounty: 4,186,000,000 Belly!!!"
No one spoke. No one questioned it. The number was astronomical, a leap of over a billion from his last bounty, a number that surpassed even the Yonko, Red-Haired Shanks. But it was deserved. He was that man. The man who had killed gods.
"Brannew," Tsuru said, her voice quiet. "Calculate the total bounty of the Curtain Call crew."
"Yes, ma'am!" Brannew said, his mind racing. "The seven who remained in their territory, 2.292 billion. The four who attacked, 6.745 billion. Plus Shane himself... 12.223 billion!"
"You forgot," Tsuru said, taking a sip of her tea. "The Supernovas who joined him... with them, the total is... over thirteen billion."
A "Ten Billion Belly Crew"... The name alone was terrifying.
"The tide of the new era is upon us," Sengoku said, his voice grim. "We cannot stand idly by. From this day forward, this crew is our highest priority. But... do not despair." He looked around the room, his eyes burning with a fire that had not been extinguished. He had seen the rise and fall of Rocks, of Roger. The Marines had endured. The Marines would always endure.
"On my honor as 'The Buddha' Sengoku, on the honor and justice of the Marines!" he roared, slamming his fist on the table. "We will not rest until that monster and his crew are buried at the bottom of the sea!!!"
In a small, remote town in the New World.
"Who is it?!" Morgans hissed, a pistol in his wing.
The door was silent. He peeked through the window. Three figures in white coats stood outside. "We've been looking for you for a long time, Morgans," the leader said, his voice cold.
"CP-0?" Morgans said, surprised. "Is this about my latest issue?"
"If you were truly discreet, you would have censored the news of the World Nobles' deaths," the agent sneered. "Now, stop wasting our time. Saint Saturn himself has requested your presence. You will come with us."
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