Water 7.
Inside a room!
All members of the Straw Hat were gathered here, standing in twos and threes, their eyes fixed on the newspapers in their hands.
Each person's face showed surprise, but their other expressions varied.
Nami's forehead was sweating, her face full of disbelief, as she murmured, "What's going on with this report?"
Robin's expression wasn't as exaggerated as Nami's, but her eyes also held confusion, and she said, "It is a bit strange."
"Logically, the World Government wouldn't report news that causes them to lose face."
"I originally thought that our deeds would definitely be altered by them into reports favorable to them, but this newspaper is almost consistent with the facts."
"It reported everything: our invasion and destruction of Enies Lobby, our defeat of the Marine Buster Call, our provocation of the World Government, and even Luffy's defeat of the mysterious Marine Admiral candidate."
Robin was very confused about this.
With her understanding of the World Government, she couldn't fathom why those people would report facts that disgraced the Government.
What she didn't know was that this matter was fully reported to Doflamingo by his people embedded within the Marine.
And Doflamingo then immediately provided the true news to Morgans.
Morgans had also received information from the World Government, but the two differed greatly.
Because he was well aware of the World Government's true nature, Morgans used his own connections to secretly investigate the matter.
This was also why this report was published so late.
Back to Robin.
As soon as Robin finished speaking, Nami immediately pulled a long face, shook her head, and said,
"No, Robin!"
"I'm not talking about those reports."
"Look below that news article!"
Robin and the others all looked below the top-listed report, and instantly, a look of surprise appeared on everyone's faces.
Usopp was the first to see the report below, and immediately became like Nami, sweating on his face, his eyes filled with surprise and fear, and he said tremblingly,
"The... the first pirate crew under the Four Emperors?!"
Vivi also chimed in next to him, reading aloud, "The Fifth Emperor of the Sea!"
Chopper, upon hearing these two titles, said innocently,
"What does that mean?"
"It sounds like they're praising us for being strong!"
Chopper's face was beaming with joy, looking shy yet excitedly swaying.
"Damn it! Even if they praise us like this, I won't be happy!"
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Usopp immediately cried out in alarm,
"It's not that simple, Chopper!"
"This is very bad for us!"
"The Four Emperors are the four strongest pirate crews."
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"Countless pirates want to overthrow any of them and become a new Four Emperors."
"With this report out, in the eyes of those pirates, we've become the biggest threat to the Four Emperors."
"And it also says that Luffy is the Fifth Emperor, which is practically challenging the Four Emperors."
Usopp was already crying by this point, saying in despair,
"This way, we've offended both the Four Emperors and those pirates who want to become Four Emperors at the same time."
"Next, we'll definitely be hunted down by countless powerful pirates!"
"It's over!"
"Our pirate career is really over!"
Luffy was noncommittal about Usopp's analysis.
Although it was true, as Usopp said, they would anger both the Four Emperors and the pirates who wanted to become Four Emperors at the same time.
However, Luffy was not worried.
Their pirate crew's strength could definitely be considered top-tier now.
Just as this report said, apart from the Four Emperors, there probably wasn't any other pirate crew that could contend with them.
And even if it were the Four Emperors, if Luffy went all out, they would not be a cause for concern.
But no matter how confident Luffy was, the others were still scared.
After hearing Usopp's words, Chopper's smile instantly disappeared, and he let out a gasp,
"Eh?!"
Karu also cried out in surprise next to him.
"Gah?!"
The next second, the two of them, like Usopp, started crying despairingly as if their souls had been lost.
Nami was in a similar state, with two lines of tears on her face, crying helplessly.
After Roronoa Zoro heard Usopp's words, his eyes flashed with brilliant light, filled with strong battle intent, and he said with a smirk,
"Oh?! Isn't this great?!"
"I really want to fight those legendary Four Emperors Pirate Crews!"
Sanji lit a cigarette beside him and said expectantly,
"This report calls us the number one pirate crew under the Four Emperors, and Monkey D. Luffy is reported as the Fifth Emperor."
"Looking at it this way, our bounties will definitely increase a lot, right?!"
At this point, Sanji turned to ask Nami,
"Miss Nami, when you went to buy the newspaper today, did you not see the latest wanted posters?"
Nami shook her head and said, maintaining her crying expression,
"No! I just bought the newspaper and came back! I didn't pay attention to the wanted posters."
Sanji nodded upon hearing this and mumbled,
"Then it's possible they haven't come out yet!"
As soon as Sanji finished speaking, a rush of footsteps suddenly came from outside the door.
Everyone looked towards the door at the same time.
With a "bang" (ceeb), the door was suddenly pushed open by a group of people.
Then Monkey D. Luffy and the others saw the Franky Family's subordinates appearing at the door.
And the first thing these people said after entering the door was,
"Straw Hat, your ship is built, Big Bro told us to call you to come see it!"
Upon hearing this, Monkey D. Luffy and everyone in the Straw Hat immediately showed expressions of surprise and excitement, with everyone's eyes filled with anticipation.
"Great, let's go quickly!"
Monkey D. Luffy said excitedly and was about to walk out the door.
However, what puzzled and confused him and the rest of the Straw Hat was that the Franky Family seemed to have no intention of moving aside.
Monkey D. Luffy looked at the people in front of him in confusion.
He saw them all looking flustered, with cold sweat on their faces, eyes full of fear, and a look of being preoccupied.
Before Monkey D. Luffy could ask, Zambai, who was leading them, suddenly spoke,
"Wait, Straw Hat!"
"Before taking you to see the new ship, I want you to look at this first."
As Zambai spoke, he and the person beside him simultaneously held up wanted posters.
And while holding up the wanted posters, Zambai said word by word, in a fearful, deep voice,
"Your Straw Hat's latest wanted posters!"
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Straw Hat immediately trembled.
Some had surprise and excitement in their eyes, while others were filled with worry and fear.
However, just as everyone had not yet reacted, a figure suddenly appeared in front of Zambai, as if materializing out of thin air.
This scene made everyone in the Franky Family instantly shocked, looking at the eager figure in front of them.
Sanji's two eyes were wide open, his gaze quickly scanning across the wanted posters.
Suddenly, he stopped abruptly, pausing in front of one wanted poster.
However, the scene of Sanji's surprised excitement that everyone else imagined did not appear.
Instead, everyone saw Sanji standing still, as if frozen, staring blankly at his wanted poster.
This scene made everyone feel puzzled.
"What's wrong, Sanji?"
"Did you see that your bounty didn't increase much?"
Everyone spoke, gathering around him.
Monkey D. Luffy also looked over out of curiosity.
[Black Leg] Sanji, Bounty: 1,032,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
The moment they saw this bounty amount, a series of exclamations erupted from the Straw Hat.
"No... No way?! This bounty... it's too high!"
"sugei! Sanji sugei!"
"What a shocking number!"
"Sanji, with such a high bounty, why do you still look so down?"
Someone asked.
Sanji immediately reacted as if activated, saying in an extremely low voice,
"Look at that photo!"
Everyone immediately shifted their gaze to the photo upon hearing this.
In an instant, everyone was stunned.
The photo on the wanted poster was clearly drawn, and the person in it looked very silly, completely unlike Sanji.
Immediately, everyone understood.
Just then, Sanji suddenly clenched his fists, straining his whole body, and roared with his head tilted back,
"Damn it! Which bastard did this?!"
"Don't let me find out, or I'll never forgive him!"
No one paid attention to Sanji anymore; the others all went to look for their own wanted posters.
Soon, everyone had their own wanted poster in hand.
All sorts of expressions immediately appeared on everyone's faces.
[Pirate Hunter] Roronoa Zoro, Bounty: 1,111,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Roronoa Zoro's lips curved upwards as he looked at his wanted poster, very satisfied.
"Oh! Those guys have good taste!"
[Sniper King] Usopp, Bounty: 800,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
The moment Usopp saw his wanted poster, his eyeballs nearly popped out, and snot and tears gushed out as he cried in terror,
"8... 800,000,000 Berries?!"
"Waaahhhhhhh…"
"Please don't increase it so high!"
"I'm still young, I don't want to die so early!"
[Black Vine] Nojiko, Bounty: 730,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Nojiko didn't care much about her bounty; instead, she was a little interested in the title and laughed,
"Is it because of the weapon I often use? That's a bit interesting!"
[Thief Cat] Nami, Bounty: 666,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Looking at this auspicious number, Nami only felt the urge to cry.
"Why am I so high too?"
"Boo hoo…"
"I just want to be invisible!"
[Bluebird] Nefertari Vivi, Bounty: 500,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Vivi looked at this astonishing number, her small mouth forming an 'o' shape.
"sugei! I've become a wanted criminal with such a high bounty?!"
[Devil Child] Nico Robin, Bounty: 930,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Nico Robin looked at this exaggerated number with a shocked expression, and at the same time, she couldn't help but mumble,
"It seems the World Government still doesn't intend to let me go!"
But then, Nico Robin smiled slightly, looking calm and composed.
"But... I'm not afraid anymore!"
Chopper closed his eyes, his face full of excited anticipation, and mumbled,
"I wonder how much my bounty has increased this time?"
"Everyone else is so high, I must be over a hundred million too, right?!"
Saying this, Chopper excitedly opened his eyes and looked at the wanted poster in his hand.
[Loves Cotton Candy] Tony Tony Chopper, Bounty: 500 Berries, Dead or Alive!
"Bastard! This is like it didn't increase at all?!"
Chopper roared in fury, baring his teeth.
Suddenly remembering something, he turned his head to look at Karu next to him.
"Karu, how much is yours?"
Upon hearing Chopper's question, Karu immediately showed him his wanted poster.
[Big Yellow Duck] Karu, Bounty: 1,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
"Gah!"
Karu cried out proudly.
Immediately, Chopper slumped as if deflated, his head drooping weakly.
[Red Hair Diva] Uta, Bounty: 1,500,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Uta glanced at her wanted poster, her expression unchanged, but then she suddenly turned to look at Monkey D. Luffy.
Her small face immediately lit up with joy, and she asked with a smile,
"Monkey D. Luffy, how much is your bounty?"
The others, hearing this voice, all turned their heads to look at Monkey D. Luffy.
Each of their bounties had skyrocketed so much, and Monkey D. Luffy was even called the Fifth Emperor, so it must be incredibly exaggerated!
Everyone looked at Monkey D. Luffy excitedly.
Monkey D. Luffy was currently looking at the wanted poster in his hand, his gaze fixed on the photo that showed a smiling, very happy face.
This should be a photo secretly taken of him by someone while he was strolling in Water 7.
Upon hearing Uta's voice, he withdrew his gaze from the photo and looked at Uta and the others.
Then he grinned, held up the wanted poster in his hand, and said at the same time,
"I am… 3,000,000,000!"
[Straw Hat] Monkey D. Luffy, Bounty: 3,000,000,000 Berries, Dead or Alive!
Upon seeing this astonishing number, the entire place immediately erupted in gasps and exclamations.
"Hiss… sugei!"
3... 3 billion Berries! That's too high!
Indeed! That number is too exaggerated!
Luffy is amazing!!!
However, this number is reasonable for Luffy! After all, that monster was defeated by Luffy in one blow!
And Luffy is now called the Fifth Emperor, so this number is only right! Those Four Emperors all have bounties of four or five billion Berries.
Now that you mention it, it seems so! We are now called the strongest pirate crew under the Four Emperors, so it's no wonder everyone has such high bounties.
Seeing that everyone seemed to have recovered from the shock of seeing their bounties, Zambai finally spoke.
Straw Hat, actually, we came to you because we want to ask you for a favor.
Hearing Zambai's words, and seeing his nervous and worried expression, Luffy already vaguely guessed something.
But he still asked.
What is it?
Zambai's expression was grave and worried, then he took out a bounty poster from behind him, held it in front of Luffy, and said worriedly.
Please look at this!
Luffy and everyone else looked over.
"Cyborg" Franky, bounty 140,000,000 Berries, dead or alive.
Franky's current strength, logically speaking, is not worth such a high bounty.
However, because the World Government considers him a member of the Straw Hat.
And during Franky's battle with the Buster Call, Karu was constantly providing him with cola support.
This made Franky like a robot whose combat power never diminished, always in peak condition, making countless Marines complain bitterly.
This is why his bounty exceeded the 100 million Berries mark.
At this moment, Zambai said with extreme worry.
Our Big Brother has been mistaken for a member of your Straw Hat and has also been given a high bounty.
He can't stay here any longer, otherwise, he will definitely be captured by the World Government.
Saying that, Zambai, with tears streaming down his face, pleaded with Luffy.
Straw Hat, please take in our Big Brother and let him go with you!
As Zambai finished speaking, all his subordinates behind him pleaded in unison.
Straw Hat, please take Franky Big Brother with you!
Listening to these people, Luffy grinned and said with a determined expression.
That guy...
I've already decided to take him!
Hearing Luffy's words, the Franky Family was immediately overjoyed, crying and laughing as they continuously thanked Luffy.
Thank you, Straw Hat!
Thank you so much!
Alright! Quickly take us to see the new ship!
Luffy, on the other hand, had already been unable to resist wanting to see the new ship, so he immediately stopped these people and told them to lead the way.
...
When Luffy and the others saw the news reports and bounty posters.
These world-shattering major news also spread throughout the world.