A few days later.
Navy Headquarters.
The then Major at Navy Headquarters, known internally as the "Meeting King," Brannew stood in front of the conference room, facing the many solemn Navy officers, and said:
"Since entering the Grand Line, the Navy discovered they appeared in Alabasta, confirmed their involvement in the Alabasta rebellion, and such figures are becoming increasingly dangerous and need to be eradicated as soon as possible!"
Bang!
He slapped the whiteboard next to him, which had two wanted orders on it, "After our evaluation, the captain of the 'Straw Hat Gang', Monkey D. Luffy, carries a bounty of 100 million Belly."
"Roronoa Zoro, who single-handedly took down a hundred bounty hunters at Whiskey Peak, and also defeated Daz Bonez in Alabasta, has a bounty of 60 million Belly."
The Navy officers on the left and right rows, biting cigars and folding arms, remained silent, seemingly waiting for Brannew to continue.
Brannew took down the two wanted orders and replaced them with several others. Upon seeing these wanted orders, the eyes of the Navy officers turned sharp.
Brannew also glanced at the topmost wanted order and said:
"Since entering the Grand Line, it first took down three Navy patrol warships, then headed to Alabasta where it allied with the former Seven Warlords, Crocodile, in an attempt to seize the nation. After failing, Crocodile was arrested by the Navy, yet they withdrew unscathed and seized Alabasta's Royal City and the city 'Rain Land'."
"Among them, in conspiracy with Crocodile, they used bombs during the civil war in Albana, destroying the Royal Palace and nearly one-fifth of the buildings. According to statistics, the number of troops killed or wounded in the explosion reached about 50,000!"
"From the beginning, this guy targeted the King, not only inherently dangerous but also possesses formidable strength, having defeated Colonel Smoker and the Whitebeard Pirates' second squad captain, Portgas D. Ace, consecutively in the port city of Nalohara."
"Their accompanying pirates are becoming increasingly rampant. Captain Tina encountered his members in Albana and not only failed to arrest them but also suffered serious injuries... According to intelligence, many of these guys have mastered the Six Styles!"
This superhuman body technique requires inhuman training to master. With such power, treating them as small pirates is impossible.
And now... they are even less so-called small pirates.
"Coupled with repeatedly destroying countries and looting royalty, they are currently the most notorious generation! They must be stopped quickly, lest they grow stronger!"
Bang!
Brannew slapped the whiteboard heavily, and seven wanted orders appeared on it.
The three at the bottom, from left to right, are Gin, Pearl, and Mute.
The bounties are 35 million, 20 million, and 11 million respectively.
The three above, from left to right, are Lily, Marika, and Renedia.
The bounties are 86 million, 80 million, and 65 million respectively.
And the one at the very top, which the Navy officers were very familiar with since entering the Grand Line, had already caught their attention with a high bounty, and after conspiring with Crocodile to destroy a nation, this bounty... is not going to be low.
"Calamity, Norton Sage, bounty of 420 million Belly!"
Just as Brannew shouted, at the top of the largest building of Navy Headquarters, in the Fleet Marshal's Office, Sengoku, wearing glasses that reflected light, looked at Sage's wanted order and said in a deep voice:
"It's getting more and more dangerous! Garp, look at the trouble you've caused!"
"Hahaha, the bounty is too high!"
Sitting on the sofa nearby, eating a donut, Garp laughed heartily.
"No, it's not high at all, you have no idea what this guy has done."
Sengoku shook his head, glanced at Garp, and said: "Your grandson, having defeated Crocodile, this matter cannot be openly acknowledged due to consideration of the World's Government reputation, so the bounty was raised to 100 million. But even so, he does not pose a threat to the World Government."
"The real threat is this guy!"
He picked up Sage's wanted order, and said, "According to intelligence, it seems that Nicole Robin was also in Alabasta, and disappeared after contact with him. As fellow O'hara descendants, he stole the Poneglyph buried within the Alabasta Royal Tombs... What exactly is he trying to do!"
Garp, suddenly halting his hearty laughter, stared at the donut in his hand and said, "Pluton?"
Crocodile knew that Alabasta held information about Pluton, and as Navy seniors, they were aware too.
But it was only information, and it didn't directly concern them.
If not for the Navy's intervention and Cobra's testimony, they wouldn't have known that the Poneglyph was buried in the Royal Tombs.
But now it has been stolen, and moreover by O'hara's descendant!
Thinking of this, Sengoku's head began to ache.
"Garp! The mess you caused, you fix it!"
Sengoku glared fiercely at Garp and shouted, "We can't let him go unchecked any longer, such a dangerous individual entering the New World will only cause more chaos in the seas!"
"Hahaha, the New World has always been quite chaotic." Garp laughed.
"Garp!!"
"Alright, alright..."
Garp finished his donut, stood up, and walked out, "If I encounter him again, I'll bring him back!"
Watching Garp leave, Sengoku sighed again and looked at the arrogant and wanton photo on the wanted order, muttering, "Calamity..."