The Thousand Sunny soared through the sky.
"This feels amazing!" Luffy spread his arms wide, embracing the wind of freedom.
"I… I rember this feeling!" Usopp stared at the flying ship, as if recalling the Going rry soaring through the Knock Up Stream.
"This is the dream ship I built! Anything the rry could do, this ship can do too—and even better."
"No matter what damage it takes, I'll be able to fix it! Leave the ship and weapons to . From today onward, she's your ship!" Franky declared proudly.
"She can fly for short bursts like this, and with electricity or cola power she can stay airborne for much longer. Though… the flight speed still needs improvent!"
Franky planted his hands on his hips while explaining to the crew. Then he pressed a button, and a pair of tal wings unfolded.
"Still, Luffy, your demands were way too high. There just wasn't enough ti. So right now she can only fly and sail on the sea!"
Franky glanced at Luffy, who was happily swinging around.
"Yeah! That's fine—I love it!" Luffy said with a grin.
"Hahahahaha!"
Carrying a ship full of laughter, the Thousand Sunny drifted gently across the sea.
Far Away — Water 7
On Scrap Island, people gazed into the distance.
"Alright, let's go. I'm exhausted!"
"How about we grab a drink?"
Several foren from Dock No. 1 stood up and left.
"Chimney, Gonbe, let's go. Ti to head back to the station," Kokoro said, a bottle still in her hand, looking at the girl and cat staring out to sea.
"We're gonna starve like this!"
"Back then, Boss always told us what to do…"
"But now… the Boss is gone!"
mbers of the Franky Family had gathered together, worrying about how they would survive from now on.
Suddenly, a man with a stern face walked up.
"Just like I expected," he said.
"Iceburg!"
The thugs were startled, though none of them were afraid.
"I'll arrange work for you. Send soone to the Galley-La Company headquarters every day."
"Huh? Really?! Iceburg—no… Boss!"
"New Boss!!"
Iceburg: "…?"
Sowhere on the Grand Line
"Thank you for helping us wipe out the pirate crew with a 50 million bounty!"
A soldier spoke to the man before him—a white-haired Marine smoking a cigar, carrying a Seastone jitte on his back.
"What's wrong with the Navy? Pirates like that are worth fifty million?" Smoker scoffed.
Just then, Tashigi ran over.
"Sir! Have you seen the Straw Hat crew's bounties?"
She handed a stack of bounty posters to the Marine standing beside Smoker.
"Put your glasses on, idiot!" Smoker snatched the posters and walked into the courtyard.
He sat down and began looking through them casually.
But after just one glance—
His expression froze.
His pupils widened.
Anger surged.
"One billion Berries?! Are you kidding ?! Tashigi, are you sure this isn't a mistake?!"
"N-No… sir…"
Smoker slowly let out a sigh.
"The Straw Hat crew has beco the hottest rookie pirates on the entire sea."
"A Commodore and a Captain… within the Navy's system, that's not enough to do anything."
"Tashigi. We need to raise our rank—and our strength."
"Yes, sir!"
"I'll stake my pride on it. In the New World, we'll destroy them!"
East Blue — Foosha Village
"Party ti! Party ti!"
"The 'most successful' man from Foosha Village—now a 1 billion bounty criminal!"
"Cheers for Luffy!"
The villagers gathered at Makino's bar for a huge celebration.
Makino, with her short green hair and gentle smile, set bottles of wine on the tables.
"What's there to celebrate about becoming a pirate? A billion-berry pirate ca from our village!" the mayor scolded everyone.
"Cheers!"
The villagers ignored him completely.
"You idiots!" the mayor shouted, his beard trembling with anger.
Then he suddenly felt thirsty and gulped down the drink on the table.
"Don't be so worked up, Mayor," Makino said gently.
She picked up Luffy's bounty poster, her eyes softening.
"Luffy has finally beco a pirate famous across the world… and he's found a group of reliable companions."
"You call those companions?! They even attacked Enies Lobby! What on earth is Garp doing? That whole family—three generations—is nothing but trouble!"
"Hahahahaha!"
Shimotsuki Village
Koushirou smiled as he watched a group of noisy children.
"Sensei! The great pirate Roronoa Zoro set out to sea from here, right?!"
"Yes. But you mustn't follow his example."
"Why not? Being a pirate looks aweso!"
"Uh… I certainly didn't teach him how to beco a pirate…"
Koushirou looked up at the sky.
"I don't know why you attacked Enies Lobby… but as long as your heart isn't lost, that's enough."
"Follow the path you've chosen."
Syrup Village
A frail young girl smiled gently at three children in front of her.
"Look, Miss Kaya! The captain is now a 30 million bounty pirate!"
"Yes," Kaya nodded softly.
She began walking away.
"Miss Kaya, where are you going?"
Kaya turned back with a gentle smile.
"I'm going to study dicine even harder."
"So that one day… if Usopp cos back here injured, I'll be able to heal him."
The three kids froze.
"Captain's really lucky…"
"If he ever betrays Miss Kaya, we'll beat him up!"
Baratie Restaurant
A group of cooks surrounded Zeff, who seed to be the only man capable of reading the newspaper properly.
"Enies Lobby has been destroyed. Both the Navy and pirates will have their eyes on them now."
"The Straw Hat crew has beco famous across the world!" Zeff said seriously.
Then he tried to hold back laughter.
"And this bounty poster too!"
He pulled out Sanji's extrely crude bounty poster.
"Hahahahaha!"
"Sanji is amazing!"
The cooks slamd the table, laughing until tears stread from their eyes.
They even pinned the poster in the most visible spot.
Every ti a custor passed by, they would boast:
"Impressive, right, sir?!"
"That's the 300 million berry pirate—'Black Leg' Sanji!"
Cocoyasi Village
"Honestly… how did she end up on a bounty poster?"
"But judging from Nami's smile… she must be happy."
Drum Kingdom
Snow fell endlessly across the land.
A witch-like old woman stepped onto the snowy field.
"Dalton, why did you call here? I'm very busy."
"Sorry. Please take a look at this."
Wearing a green coat, Dalton handed her a stack of bounty posters.
"The Straw Hat crew's bounties?"
Dr. Kureha flipped through them quickly.
Even Luffy's 1 billion bounty didn't make her stop.
Until—
She reached one particular poster.
"Chopper!"
Tears quietly filled her eyes.
"I'm sure the bounty must be so kind of mistake," Dalton said, like a parent comforting soone whose child scored zero on a test.
"Hehehe!" Dr. Kureha smiled.
"As long as I can see how he's doing… nothing else matters."
Alabasta
Several n gathered around a table, staring at the bounty posters.
"Why? Why would Nico Robin join the Straw Hats?! If Princess Vivi sees this, she'll be heartbroken!" Igaram worried.
The scene shifted.
Vivi smiled calmly.
"I already knew about that."
"It's nothing."
"Nothing?! We thought you'd be the one most shocked!"
"Well… even when she was by my side, I could never figure out what she was thinking."
"But if Luffy decided to bring her along… then he must have his reasons."
"After all…"
"He's the man who will beco the Pirate King."
Her eyes sparkled with absolute trust.
New World — Moby Dick
"Gurararara!"
Whitebeard drank happily.
Even with IV tubes all over his body, the six-ter-tall giant radiated overwhelming presence.
"Pops, you've had too much to drink today," Jozu said worriedly.
"It's fine… Gurarara!"
"After all… I'm Whitebeard!"
Edward Newgate laughed loudly. The very clouds in the sky seed to tear apart from the force of his laughter.
"Pops!"
A bird wreathed in blue flas landed on the deck and transford into a pineapple-haired man.
"I think you should take a look at this."
"Oh?"
Seeing Marco's serious expression, Whitebeard grew curious and took the newspaper.
Headlines read:
"The Enies Lobby Destruction Incident""Straw Hat Crew — The Strongest Super Rookies?""Entire Crew Receives Bounties — Rising Stars of the Sea""Kid Massacres Alamal Island"
"Gurarara! Interesting rookies."
"Marco, they haven't even reached the New World, yet their bounties are already this high."
"Why do you think that is?"
"Because they attacked the World Governnt's stronghold—Enies Lobby?" Marco guessed.
"Half right," Whitebeard said after a drink.
"Maybe I'm getting old… can't keep up with you youngsters anymore!"
Onigashima
"Wororororo!"
"How interesting… Straw Hat Luffy."
"Can you… kill ?"
Kaido sat drunkenly on his throne.
Whole Cake Island
"Mamamamama!"
"What are Sengoku and the Five Elders doing?! A rookie with a one-billion bounty?!"
Big Mom stuffed cake into her mouth while tossing Luffy's bounty poster onto the floor.
Katakuri stared at the poster with his pale red eyes.
The man on it was smiling widely.
Looking at that smile, no one would associate him with a 1 billion bounty.
After a long silence, Katakuri sighed.
He had a bad feeling.
But he said nothing.
A Snowy Island — Red-Haired Pirates
Shanks and his crew were partying wildly.
anwhile, Benn Beckman sat on a broken tree, smoking while staring at the sky.
"Soone's coming," he murmured.
Just then—
A lone figure stepped onto the island.
His hawk-like eyes locked onto Shanks.
"Hey! Hawkeye! I don't have ti to duel you," Shanks frowned.
"Hmph. Ever since you lost your left arm, I've had no interest in fighting you," Dracule Mihawk said flatly.
"In that case—"
Shanks suddenly appeared beside him and slung his remaining arm around Mihawk's shoulders.
"Then let's have a party!"
"I ca here because of two pirates," Mihawk said, slapping two bounty posters onto Shanks' face.
"Oh?"
Shanks looked at them—and froze.
Then he burst out laughing.
"Hahahaha! Extend the party for three more days!"
"OOOHHH!!!"
The crew cheered.
The commanders looked confused.
Beckman also chuckled as he glanced at the posters.
"Co join us, Mihawk," Shanks said with a grin.
"You've taken an interest in that swordsman… haven't you?"
"I see enormous potential in him."
"Perhaps… he may even surpass ."
For the first ti in ages, Mihawk's icy face showed a faint smile.
"What a sword fanatic," Shanks shook his head.
And thus—
The Straw Hat Pirates beca famous across the world.
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