In another part of the New World, or more accurately, a rather pleasant Kingdom.
The Dressrosa Kingdom, a country that had been overthrown by a great pirate, a country with a change of rule.
And now, the ruler here is named Doflamingo, one of the Shichibukai, a man who controls both the light and dark sides, and has many industries across the sea.
In private, he also deals in slaves and arms, and he is the intermediary of the underground world, "Joker."
Furthermore, he harbors the evil maritime Scientist Caesar, and secretly conducts transactions of artificial Zoan Devil Fruit with Kaido, one of the Four Emperors, behind the backs of the World Government and the Marines.
If one were to say that Mihawk is the strongest in terms of power among the Shichibukai, then Doflamingo is the most powerful in terms of influence.
And at this moment, sitting on the throne he had seized, Doflamingo also saw the wanted posters of Luna and the others.
"Fufufu, there are probably many idiots on the sea who think this is nothing more than a group of pretty faces," Doflamingo laughed loudly.
It hasn't been just a year or two since he started dealing with the Marines; he knows very well that the Marines would never target someone without reason. This group of young women definitely has something extraordinary about them.
"And this girl is also a Scientist," Doflamingo said, taking out Shiro's wanted poster. Due to his long-term arms business and artificial Devil Fruit dealings.
He highly values scientific research, especially those Scientists. Therefore, besides Caesar, he is also very concerned about the achievements of other Scientists on the sea.
Because he knows very well that the power of technology should not be underestimated.
He looked at the armor Shiro was wearing in the photo and recognized that it was no ordinary armor; it had a technological flavor to it. To be initially rewarded with a bounty of 100 million, could she be an ordinary girl?
If Kuina attracted Mihawk, then Shiro attracted Doflamingo.
He had already ordered some of his intelligence officers to pay close attention to this group of women.
In other words, he is looking forward to seeing what kind of scientific inventions Shiro can produce.
However, besides him and Mihawk, the other Shichibukai were not interested.
Either they genuinely couldn't pique their interest, or they were busy being shut-ins pursuing their own goals.
At the same time, the Four Emperors also had similar reactions.
Also in the New World.
On Whitebeard's territory, aboard the Moby Dick.
A banquet was being held. Haha, essentially, large Pirate Crews like this hold banquets every day, especially when they are aboard the ship.
"Hahaha, this is truly interesting. Pops, everyone, come and look. A group of Little girls actually have such high bounties."
Marco had just received the wanted posters, and seeing the contents on each one, he immediately found it amusing, couldn't help but laugh, and spoke.
"No way, seriously, they really are a group of Little girls."
"Wow, they actually came from the East Blue, and they can be rewarded with such high bounties."
"You're kidding, a bunch of Little girls is actually stronger than Ace and his brother."
"Exactly, Ace and his brother didn't have bounties this high initially either."
"What exactly did they do, or do they possess some kind of Ability?"
Jozu, Vista, and the other Division Commanders aboard the Whitebeard Pirates ship immediately started discussing this.
They felt especially surprised after seeing the wanted posters.
"Gurarara, this group of Little girls is not simple. When they arrive in the New World, it's going to get lively."
After drinking a large bowl of sake, Whitebeard immediately burst into laughter. He had a premonition that this group of people was definitely not simple, and their future was already set in the New World.
Marco and the others were immediately shocked. Wasn't Pops' evaluation a bit too high?
... Meanwhile, on the other side, was another of the Four Emperors.
Aboard the Red Force, the Red Hair Pirates were also holding a banquet.
But at the same time, they also received the wanted posters of Luna and the others. The members of the Red Hair Pirates, who were originally enjoying their feast of meat and sake, suddenly couldn't help but stare at each other.
Finally, they couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Hahahahahahahaha."
All of them, including Red-Haired Shanks, immediately burst into laughter.
After all, this group of Little girls was too amusing.
"Oh my, their initial bounties are so high; they must all be extraordinary."
"Yes, yes, they really are a fascinating group of girls."
Several of the executives immediately said.
"Hmm? This Little girl is unusual. She has a Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, and such an advanced technological sniper rifle. Based on this, she must have been a sniper for many years; her future achievements will likely be significant." Looking at Shino Asada's wanted poster, Yasopp, the current best sniper on the sea, gave a very high appraisal.
Because he could tell that setting aside her Devil Fruit Ability, Shino Asada was extraordinary both in terms of her sniper rifle and her skill as a sniper herself.
"I know this Little girl too; she's quite famous in the East Blue culinary world," Lucky Roo said, taking out Carmen's wanted poster.
"Shanks, they are the opposite of us. This is entirely a sisterhood Pirate Crew composed of women," Benn Beckman, whose wisdom surpassed the ordinary person, couldn't help but laugh, because this group of Little girls was too interesting.
"Haha, then let's look forward to it," Shanks also laughed loudly. At the same time, he was very much looking forward to the performance of this sisterhood Pirate Crew after arriving in the New World, and just how significant the impact they would create would be.
He was truly looking forward to it... The other two Four Emperors also saw the wanted posters of Luna and the others, but they did not pique their interest. After all, in their eyes, this was nothing more than a group of newcomers, and a group of Little girls at that.
The Marines did not specify the Abilities of Luna and the others, and there were no related newspaper reports. Otherwise, Kaido might have been interested in Carmen, who possesses the Phoenix Fruit.
Even Big Mom might have been interested in some of The Girls.
However, for now, these two Four Emperors have not shown interest; we will have to wait and see what happens later.
However, this time, the initial bounties of Luna and the others have more or less attracted the attention of many people across the sea.
There are also some people who remain indifferent.
But at the same time, another Pirate Crew was also shocked.
That is the Straw Hat Pirates, who are currently leaving Drum Island and heading towards Alabasta.
That's right, according to the plotline of the Pirate King anime, the Straw Hat Pirates are about to begin the Alabasta arc, and they are currently sailing on the sea.
Just then, a Newspaper Seagull spotted their pirate ship and immediately dropped a stack of wanted posters from the air.
At this moment, aboard the going merry, the childish trio of Luffy, Usopp, and Chopper were playing around, Zoro was exercising on the deck, Sanji had finished some chores and was resting at the stern, enjoying the cool breeze, while Nami and Vivi were chatting.
Since the two women were standing in the highest position, they noticed the wanted posters thrown down by the seagull.
Nami immediately grabbed the wanted posters and started looking through them, but she was instantly surprised by the photo on the very first sheet.
Following the order in which Luna and the others had previously viewed their own wanted posters, the stack Nami held was in the same sequence.
So the top poster she saw was Carmen's. Naturally, Nami remembered Carmen, since during that competition, she and Usopp had watched and cheered for Sanji. Carmen's culinary skills, which were not much inferior to Sanji's, and her graceful flair while cooking, had left a deep impression on Nami.
But who could tell her why Carmen's bounty was higher than Luffy's, by at least double?
"Everyone, come look! There's a newcomer from the East Blue with a bounty, and it's higher than Luffy's—a bounty of 68 million Berries! Sanji, do you remember Carmen?" Nami immediately shouted loudly, mainly wanting to attract her companions, because this matter was serious enough to warrant their attention.
Now, the Straw Hat Pirates were paying attention.
"What! From the East Blue? Higher than mine?"
"68 million Berries."
"What, is that Miss Carmen?"
The three main forces of the Straw Hat Pirates—Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji—spoke one after another, utterly astonished.
Soon, all of them gathered around.
They saw the bounty.
"Oh my goodness, it really is Miss Carmen! But why would she be rewarded with 68 million Berries?" Sanji roared loudly. Clearly, his infatuation trait had been activated, or, to put it bluntly, his perverted nature.
"Hmm, there are more underneath," but Usopp noticed at that moment that there were actually several more wanted posters below.
To be a sniper, one's eyes are naturally sharp.
"Nami, flip to the next one," Luffy, immediately interested, urged Nami excitedly and curiously to switch to the next poster.
"Alright." Carmen's situation was too bizarre, so it was better to look at the next one. Nami agreed and quickly flipped to the next poster.
"Sniper, 'Winged Lightning Sniper Shino Asada,' bounty of 75 million Berries."
It was Usopp who spoke these words, essentially reading the content aloud.
As a sniper, he naturally cared about other snipers.
"Winged Lightning? And the lightning wings behind her? Is she also a Devil Fruit User?" Nami is very interested in navigation knowledge and various weather conditions, so her attention was naturally drawn to the lightning wings behind Shino Asada in the photo. She couldn't help but open her cherry mouth and murmur.
"Wow, a beauty." Of course, Sanji's old pervert trait was activated again. His eyes turned into little pink hearts, and he showed a mouthful of white teeth.
He looked extremely lewd and punchable.
"Hmph, just a perverted cook." Zoro nearby sneered dismissively.
"What did you say, Moss Head? Do you want to fight?"
"As if I'm afraid of you! Come on if you dare."
Sanji immediately turned around and spoke angrily, flames erupting from his body and back, looking completely real.
Zoro also provoked him without fear, his hand already on the hilt of his sword.
But as Nami flipped to the third wanted poster.
A certain long-nosed individual couldn't sit still.
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