The Bubble Bike sped across the green grass.
As far as the eye could see, the houses beca increasingly abandoned, with barely anyone living there.
At the sa ti, several foolish bounty hunter crews began targeting the Straw Hat Pirates.
But in this world, bounty hunters rarely stood on the sa stage as true pirates.
With only a brief clash, they were quickly wiped out.
"Hatchan, are you sure soone lives here who can coat our ship?" Usopp asked skeptically.
This place looked like the middle of nowhere, yet they had already been attacked by three bounty hunter groups.
"What kind of person would live sowhere like this?!"
"We're almost there," Hatchan said.
He handed Usopp a crude map.
"The Sabaody Archipelago is enormous. It's divided into 79 numbered Groves. Even the Marines can't fully control it."
"Among them, Groves 1–29 are known as the Lawless Zone. A lot of pirates and bounty hunters gather there."
"And the place we're going to is Grove 13."
Usopp's expression instantly froze.
His Observation Haki spread to its limit.
Within a radius of a thousand ters, there were over a hundred pirates and bounty hunters hiding nearby.
Usopp's eyelids twitched wildly.
We've walked straight into a den of thieves…
The Straw Hat crew imdiately beca alert.
However, their bounties were so high that most people weren't stupid enough to provoke them.
Eventually, the Straw Hats arrived at their desHination—
Shakky's Rip-Off Bar.
The bar looked quite old, but its location was excellent, built atop a raised platform.
"Is this really a normal bar?" Usopp whispered nervously.
With the main fighters absent, Usopp was temporarily acting as the group's backbone thanks to his powerful Observation Haki.
But while he was still hesitating, Hatchan had already pushed open the door.
"Rayleigh? Shakky? Are you here?"
Everyone looked inside—
—and instantly froze.
Inside the bar, a mature and elegant woman was grabbing a pirate by the collar and punching him straight in the face.
BAM!
The pirate instantly lost consciousness and collapsed to the floor as blood splattered everywhere.
"Oh? Hatchan," the woman said calmly, turning toward them with a friendly smile.
"Welco. Let just clean up first."
Outside the bar, several pirates were stuck headfirst into the ground.
anwhile, Usopp, Chopper, and Brook sat stiffly inside, not daring to move.
Shakky placed a plate of corn snacks on the bar counter.
"No need to be shy. Hatchan's friends are my friends."
She casually lit a cigarette, looking every bit like a seasoned boss lady.
"Really? Then I won't hold back!" Brook said as he happily began eating.
Shakky then walked over to Chopper.
"I have a gift for you."
She took out a large piece of cotton candy.
"Wow!"
Chopper's eyes sparkled as he grabbed it and began licking it happily.
"100,000 Berries, by the way," Shakky said casually.
Chopper froze instantly.
After hesitating, he nervously pulled out a colorful banknote.
"Pfft—don't worry," Shakky laughed.
"I won't charge Hatchan's friends."
She gently rubbed Chopper's head, clearly amused.
Suddenly, Usopp frowned and tensed up.
"How do you know so much about us?"
"Because," Shakky said while taking a deep drag of her cigarette,
"I'm an information broker."
"By the way, Shakky, we—"
"I know," she interrupted Hatchan calmly.
"You brought them here so Rayleigh can coat their ship, right?"
"But where's little Monkey? Isn't this his ship?"
"If you an Straw Hat Luffy, he'll probably be back soon," Hatchan replied.
"By the way, where's Rayleigh?"
"Who knows?" Shakky shrugged.
"Probably out flirting with won sowhere. He might be having too much fun to co back."
Her voice carried a hint of annoyance.
"If you want to wait, you can… but he hasn't co back for half a year."
"Half a year?!"
The Straw Hats were stunned.
"Do you know where he might be?" Usopp asked anxiously.
Shakky thought for a mont.
"He's probably sowhere in Groves 1–29."
"If not there, maybe at Sabaody Park."
"Alright!" Usopp stood up.
"Then we'll go check the amusent park! We can et up with Sanji there too!"
Just then, Brook walked up to Shakky with a serious expression.
"Excuse , madam… may I ask what color your underwear is today?"
"Oh? That?" Shakky said thoughtfully.
"If I rember correctly, today it's—"
"…Oh my! That's quite the impressive underwear!"
"Anyway," Shakky said as they prepared to leave,
"no matter where you go, be careful."
"According to my information, there are fourteen pirates on this island with bounties over 100 million Berries."
Elsewhere on the Sabaody Archipelago
Inside a restaurant—
A woman sat at a table devouring food loudly and without any manners.
Her crew watched awkwardly.
"Keep the food coming!"
She was one of the Super Rookies—
"Glutton" Jewelry Bonney
Bounty: 140,000,000 Berries
Bonney had long pink hair, a gold ring under her right eye, bright lipstick, and wore orange-and-black shorts with a light green hat.
Not far away, a man elegantly wiped his mouth with a napkin.
"A vulgar woman," he muttered. "Shut her up."
"But this is Marine territory—"
Before his subordinate could finish—
A fork stabbed into him.
He was another Super Rookie—
"Gang" Capone Bege
Bounty: 138,000,000 Berries
Short and heavyset, Bege wore a striped suit, a green scarf, and a black hat while constantly smoking a cigar.
Outside the restaurant, a gloomy man spoke to his subordinate.
"Killing today will ruin my fortune."
He was—
"Magician" Basil Hawkins
Bounty: 249,000,000 Berries
Tall and slender, with flowing blond hair and mysterious tattoos.
Inside a bar elsewhere—
A red-haired man glared at soone across the room.
The other man responded by raising his middle finger.
"Heh," the red-haired man sneered.
He slowly lifted his hand.
BOOM!
A massive hole blasted through the wall.
The other man flipped backward to dodge, then raised his arms in a snake-like martial stance.
"If you want to fight, I'm always ready!"
He was a Longarm Tribe fighter—
"Roar of the Sea" Scratchn Apoo
Bounty: 198,000,000 Berries
Opposing him was the arrogant red-haired pirate—
"Captain" Eustass Kid
Bounty: 315,000,000 Berries
Elsewhere on the streets—
Two powerful pirates clashed.
One giant monk swung a massive pillar, destroying houses.
The other, wielding twin scythes, moved swiftly toward him.
Just as they were about to collide—
A man holding a sword and an axe stepped between them.
"Take your fight to the New World," he said coldly.
"Ha! So it's the forr Marine, Drake," the monk sneered.
"We were just getting started, Drake," another man said lazily.
They were also mbers of the Super Rookies.
"Red Flag" X Drake
Bounty: 222,000,000 Berries
"Mad Monk" Urouge
Bounty: 108,000,000 Berries
"Massacre Soldier" Killer
Bounty: 162,000,000 Berries
"Surgeon of Death" Trafalgar Law
Bounty: 200,000,000 Berries
Fourteen pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million Berries had gathered on this island.
They were known as the Super Rookies.
Among them—
There might be soone destined to lead the next era.
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