Luna casually found a noodle shop that looked very busy, ate a bowl of noodles, and filled her stomach.
After eating, she walked on the main street, buying some clothes and daily necessities she liked. Midway, she also ran into her other companions, The Girls, and she gave them a brief greeting. After all, everyone was currently free to do their own thing; they just needed to have fun.
But in the end, it was too boring, so Luna returned directly to the pirate ship.
She came to the storage room specifically holding Momousagi and Tokikake. Seeing the two people tightly bound, unable to break free or escape, Luna immediately dropped her guard.
However, she did not intend to give the two of them complete medical treatment. After all, given their physiques, they wouldn't die. It wouldn't hurt to delay treatment for a while; they just needed Kaya to return and handle it.
Seeing that the time was right, she immediately took out the monitoring and projection transponder snail. After some manipulation, her broadcast could only be viewed by Sengoku and others at the Marineford.
After everything was ready, she called them directly.
After a while, the transponder snail connected.
Luna quickly heard the voice of the current Fleet Admiral Sengoku coming from the other end of the transponder snail.
"Tokikake, you called now? You must have encountered the Pink Hat Pirates, right? The opponent probably escaped already, since you couldn't defeat them. Oh, right, how did Momousagi's experiment go? Can a pure swordsman injure Luna?"
Heh heh, he's quite the daydreamer. Isn't he underestimating her and her Pirate Crew too much?
Luna sneered internally.
"What's wrong? Tokikake, speak! Quickly report the situation over there!" Sengoku, on the other end, hearing the delay in response, said again with some dissatisfaction.
"I'm sorry, they can't answer you," Luna said in a highly provoking tone.
"..." Hearing this unfamiliar voice, Sengoku immediately fell silent. He understood that the events over there had far exceeded their expectations and shattered their previous assumptions.
Things were developing in a completely unfavorable direction.
"You must be Luna." As a strategist, Sengoku naturally guessed who the person on the other side was, but he was still a little uncertain. What if it was another girl from the Pink Hat Pirates?
But his intuition told him it was Luna—the powerful rookie Pirate who broke the record for the highest initial bounty in history, the one the Navy currently felt was unbeatable, the one with a bounty of 300 million Berries.
"That's right." Luna only replied with two short words.
"What happened to Momousagi and Tokikake?" Sengoku said with a dark expression, gritting his teeth on the other end.
"I'm using the monitoring and projection transponder snail. You can see for yourself," Luna said with a smirk on her end.
Sengoku immediately took out the two types of transponder snail in his office, confirmed they were connected, and instantly activated them. He then saw the live footage and video recording.
But the sight instantly made his face turn ferocious; his eyes were bloodshot, and he ground his teeth.
Because Sengoku saw Tokikake and Momousagi, who were covered in injuries, bleeding profusely, and whose clothes were soaked in blood. They were tightly restrained, unable to move, and were currently unconscious.
He also saw all the Navy elites the two had brought with them: bodies piled up like mountains, blood flowing like rivers, with almost no survivors.
"You bastard!" Finally unable to hold back, Sengoku roared the insult.
His powerful roar, combined with his current strength, was heard throughout the entire Marineford, which seemed to tremble.
At this moment, all the Marines inside the Marineford were startled, including the Three Admirals, Garp, and Tsuru. They were all stunned. What happened? What was wrong with Sengoku? Had another major incident occurred?
They immediately became curious and wanted to know what exactly had happened, so they started walking toward Sengoku's office from various locations within the Marineford.
"Calling me a bastard, huh? Fine. Should I just kill the two of them right now?"
Luna sneered disdainfully, her voice laced with killing intent.
"You... what are your conditions?" The thought that the Navy could not afford to lose Momousagi and Tokikake, these two Reserve Admirals, these two pillars of the Navy High Command, immediately struck him.
Sengoku could only suppress his rage and speak immediately.
Because he knew very well that Luna calling him now and showing him this footage definitely had a purpose. Obviously, the opponent wanted to negotiate terms and gain some benefits from the Navy.
The thought pained Sengoku and filled him with shame. The pain stemmed from knowing Luna would certainly demand an exorbitant price, and whatever she demanded ultimately belonged to the Navy.
The shame stemmed from the fact that in this operation, the Navy's dignity and justice had been severely trampled, thrown onto the ground and viciously stepped upon.
"As expected of the strategist, smart. Listen, first, I want 2 billion Berries. I believe two Navy Reserve Admirals should be worth that much, right?"
Luna chuckled and snorted. Since they were now a Pirate Crew, the more money they had on hand, the better. Especially since everyone had taken a share of the funds for this free activity to buy what they wanted. Shiro, in particular, needed money most for her scientific research. Their current crew funds were about to drop to only eight digits.
Therefore, they had to replenish their funds. Furthermore, as Navy Reserve Admirals, 1 billion each wasn't excessive, right?
A money-grabbing, exorbitant bastard.
Sengoku cursed silently in his heart. He knew that 2 billion was no small sum, but exchanging 2 billion for two Reserve Admirals was indeed necessary.
"Fine, I agree. What else do you want?" Sengoku agreed immediately, suppressing his anger, but he could tell that Luna must want something more.
"Very good, I like talking to smart people. Listen, I also need at least one ton of Sea Stone, and an eternal pose for Jaya Island in the first half of the Grand Line," Luna immediately stated her final demands.
Sea Stone is a material in the Pirate World that is harder than diamonds. Even pure martial arts experts find it difficult to break free from handcuffs or chains made of it. Furthermore, this stone, which contains the power of the sea, is best used for confining Devil Fruit Users.
She planned to ask the Navy for some so Shiro could study it and, while she was at it, forge several sets of chains. Then, in situations similar to the current one, they could be used to restrain Devil Fruit Users on the ship.
But at the same time, she also wanted to see what kind of miraculous and useful things Shiro could invent by studying Sea Stone.
As for Jaya Island, heh heh, Luna naturally had her own purpose for going there.
Although Sengoku was a bit confused—after all, he couldn't truly guess what Luna was thinking—these two minor items were easy for the Navy to acquire, much easier than 2 billion Berries.
So he readily agreed.
Their conversation ended there. They agreed to exchange the hostages and items two days later at the Twin Capes Lighthouse at Reverse Mountain.
The moment the call ended, Garp and the others arrived, and the five of them walked in immediately.
They saw Sengoku silently putting away the transponder snail.
"Sengoku, what exactly happened?"
Staff Officer Tsuru asked directly. She immediately found a place to sit down with Garp and the Three Admirals.
"Alas, here's what happened." Sengoku sighed and immediately recounted the entire sequence of events.
From the initial planning and sending out Momousagi and Tokikake, to the exchange agreement they had just reached.
The others listened to his explanation, especially after Sengoku personally showed them the previous recording again.
The five of them were silent at first, but at the same time, their expressions grew increasingly grim.
After all, the Navy had suffered a massive defeat this time, receiving a brutal slap in the face.
Moreover, the opponent was just a Little girl, a rookie Pirate, making the slap sting even more.
"Hmph, this is absolutely outrageous! Let me go. I guarantee I'll bring our people back and bury them there."
Sakazuki immediately flew into a rage and cursed angrily.
Against Pirates who trampled on the dignity and justice of the Navy, he would absolutely step up and take action immediately, ensuring he captured the opponents, no matter who they were, even if they were a group of young girls.
After speaking, Sakazuki's eyes were filled with killing intent.
"These young girls nowadays are truly ruthless. It's too terrifying."
Kizaru usually looked sloppy and appeared very lecherous, but this time he seemed serious. After all, so many Marines had died, and all the elites they brought this time were wiped out.
Even he, who was usually accustomed to being lazy, felt a bit angry and upset. Although he appeared to be a slacker, and indeed was one, that didn't mean he didn't care about the Navy.
After all, he had his own sense of justice.
"We certainly must suppress the arrogance of this group of girl pirates," Aokiji also expressed his agreement.
"Sengoku, make a decision," Tsuru said seriously. The Navy's justice must be upheld, and their dignity must be reclaimed. Moreover, the ones who did the trampling were just a group of young girls, rookie Pirates.
If this news got out, wouldn't many people think that anyone could bully the Navy? A counterattack against the Pink Hat Pirates must be launched.
Garp remained silent on the side, but he was actually starting to regret letting Luna and her crew off so easily back then.
"Alright, Tsuru and Sakazuki will go on this trip. However, we must redeem the people first, and then Sakazuki, you can make your move."
Sengoku immediately made up his mind. But one thing was clear to him: as a pure swordsman, Momousagi's slashes and sword energy seemed to be completely immune to Luna's Void Ability. So this time, they would let Sakazuki use his Devil Fruit power to test it, to see if he could injure the opponent.
He still couldn't believe it. If she truly was immune to all attacks, Luna's destructive power and attack power would be no less than that of an Admiral or an Emperor, and the Navy would be facing another major formidable enemy.
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