Tremors

One day later, East Blue.

The Straw Hat Pirates were sailing as usual.

The sun beat down fiercely, and the Merry felt as if it were about to catch fire.

Fortunately, on its deck, drops of sweat were falling.

Although the sweat was also hot, the moisture it provided gave the Merry a small sense of security.

As for where the sweat came from.

Thinking of this, the Merry's figurehead seemed to wear a comical expression.

On deck.

"Ah, it hurts so much!"

Sanji clutched his knees, his face contorted in pain.

But when he saw the few people in front of him, he felt a little bit of comfort.

Luffy was covered in bruises and had already been knocked unconscious.

Zoro's eyes were rolled back, and all the alcohol he'd drunk last night had been vomited out after being beaten.

Usopp had lost consciousness and was twitching on the ground, possibly having a seizure.

Even Shushu was on its back with its tongue hanging out, looking like it was about to die.

Only he, for the moment, hadn't lost consciousness.

"Can Yue, what's wrong with you today? You're hitting too hard!"

Sanji seriously suspected that Can Yue was in a bad mood today and was taking it out on them.

Can Yue sighed softly, his stern face showing no hint of emotion.

Then he said coldly.

"Don't talk so much, continue. If you can't kick me, you'll be like them."

Sanji immediately broke out in a cold sweat, but seeing how serious Can Yue was, he knew he had to give it his all today.

Sanji instantly leaped to Can Yue's right, raised his left leg, and attacked Can Yue's face.

"Hard-boiled!"

Can Yue lightly shifted his head, easily dodging the kick.

But then, Sanji, using the moment Can Yue dodged, spun his body. He used his right leg for leverage and delivered a spinning kick.

'Hmph, the time you took to dodge is enough for me to kick.'

Thinking this, Sanji wore a proud expression.

"Take this, White-faced Steamed Bun Quick Kick."

But unfortunately, this kick was easily dodged by Can Yue with a side flash.

Then, Sanji collapsed.

"Get up, continue."

Sanji touched his aching head and let out a roar of encouragement to himself.

(╬?益?) : "Ah~, I'll fight you to the death!"

In just a few tens of seconds, Sanji jumped up-lay down-stood up-fell down-crawled up-crawled down-propped himself up-fell down.

After repeating this several times, he finally ended up on his backside, his consciousness hazy, and passed out.

Just then, Nami came out of the bedroom, intending to go to the deck to pick an orange.

As soon as she opened the door, she met Can Yue's gaze and her delicate body stiffened.

Nami felt flustered by Can Yue's stare.

She stammered, "Um... I'll go back to sleep for my beauty sleep?"

Can Yue didn't respond immediately, but instead grabbed the large wooden stick beside him.

"Come here!"

Seeing that her fate was sealed, Nami summoned her courage and shouted at Can Yue.

"I'm coming! I'll beat your butt black and blue later!"

Then she walked towards the deck at the bow of the ship.

After she drew out the Weather Stick and struck a pose, looking at the twitching people and the dying dog on the ground, her hard-won courage faltered again.

Pouting her lips, she said aggrievedly, "Brother Can Yue, go easy on me later..."

In a sea area a hundred kilometers away from the Merry.

The pirate flag with a clown emblem fluttered in the wind above the mast.

On the deck, a beautiful woman with smooth, dark hair and a well-proportioned figure was reading a newspaper under a parasol.

Looking at the latest news, Alvida sighed with a hint of helplessness.

"Captain Buggy, why do you have to be so flashy? The Marines have already discovered your awakened ability, and your bounty is too high, it's dangerous."

"Huh? Ka-hahaha, I knew it! With me making such a fuss, my bounty would definitely skyrocket."

Clown Buggy jumped from the crow's nest to the deck and walked towards Alvida.

He poked his head over curiously, "How much did the bounty go up to?"

Alvida sighed, "200 million! Buggy, do you know what that means?"

Buggy glanced sideways, his expression a mix of laughter and tears as he spoke.

"Only 200 million? I thought it would be at least 500 million, that's the basic benchmark for a Great Pirate."

Buggy was clearly dissatisfied. Did the Marines look down on him that much?

"And here I thought I had prepared a grand gift for them."

Alvida watched Buggy feign disappointment while clearly smug, and felt immense contempt.

But she didn't voice it, because the current Buggy was truly terrifying, at least in terms of presence, he was incredibly strong.

The acrobat Kabaji walked up to Buggy, his face full of flattery.

"Captain, I believe with the gift you've prepared, your bounty will at least reach over 800 million, no problem."

Buggy was very pleased to hear this.

"Of course! Your boss here prepared two islands for the Marines in Loguetown. Ka-hahaha!"

As Buggy finished speaking, all the crew members, including Alvida, looked towards the sky behind them with a hint of fear.

Dozens of massive, square island fragments floated in the air, closely following the pirate ship as it moved forward.

Beneath the island fragments, the pirate ship looked like a mouse standing before a giant tiger, creating a powerful visual effect.

Even though these huge fragments had been following them for a long time, every time they saw them, they felt a deep sense of awe.

However, Buggy didn't keep these islands floating all the time; once he got tired of showing off, he would restore the island fragments.

The members of the Buggy Pirates could also have banquets or rest on the islands.

This was also why Buggy's awakening was discovered by the Marines.

It was too flashy.

"Captain, there's new information about the Straw Hat Pirates in the newspaper."

"Oh? Can Yue and them? Let me see!"

Meanwhile, the latest bounty posters for the Straw Hat Pirates and the Buggy Pirates were received all over the world.

In East Blue, Fuchsia Village.

Village Chief Usopp Slapp discovered that the entire village was happily celebrating.

When he arrived at the bar, he learned the reason from the bar owner, Makino.

The village chief was so angry he puffed out his chest and glared.

"Village Chief, everyone is happy about Luffy's increased bounty."

"Hmph, 50 million. Our village produced a 50 million big bad guy. That's more than six Higgses, sigh."

Makino smiled gently and picked up Luffy's bounty poster, placing it in front of the village chief.

"Don't be sad, look how happy Luffy is."

"Hmph! That brat, I don't know how Garp raised him."

Even so, the corner of the village chief's mouth couldn't help but lift slightly.

At the Sea Restaurant, Baratie.

The chefs were all celebrating the increased bounties of the Straw Hat Pirates.

"Hahaha, as expected of that Can Yue, 65 million, that's terrifying."

"Boss, what was yours back then?"

Zephyr's face darkened at the question, and he reached out and slapped Patty on the head.

"I've long forgotten! Hurry up and finish celebrating, we need to prepare to receive guests."

Patty retracted his neck and then went to the next table to continue the revelry.

"Even the Pirate Hunter has 30 million, but that kid Sanji didn't even get a nomination, tsk tsk."

"Exactly, it's a disgrace to our fighting restaurant. Yahahahaha!"

Zephyr looked into the distance, worry etched on his face.

"With bounties this high, you're definitely on the Marines' radar. Be careful, Sanji."

Cocoyasi Village.

Village guard Gen was fuming at Nojiko's house.

"Look at this photo! On a pirate ship, lifting your shirt, shaking out your wallet. What kind of image is that? How will you ever get married?"

Nami's bounty poster photo was rather unique. It captured the moment she left Cocoyasi Village and boarded the Merry, lifting her shirt to shake out the villagers' wallets.

Nojiko smiled at Gen's agitated state.

"Do you want Nami to get married?"

"No..."

"Then what are you worried about? Maybe Nami can even become a star in the pirate world with this photo."

Nojiko chuckled. Then, she looked down beneath the table. Can Yue's bounty poster was seared into her mind.

No wonder he wears a mask. He's so cool.

Excited, Nojiko sat on her chair and rocked back and forth. She was so engrossed that she bumped her head on the table corner.

Orange Town.

Thanks to Buggy's abilities, the town was mostly restored. All that remained was to spend money on materials and take things slow.

At that moment, all the townspeople were holding the bounty posters of the Straw Hat Crew and Buggy, complaining loudly.

The butcher fell into a memory, a happy smile on his face, as he looked at the bounty posters of Can Yue and the others.

"My benefactor, I'm so glad I met you."

That same night, he discovered his wife had secretly kept Can Yue's bounty poster.

"My benefactor, I really, really regret meeting you."

The extremely high bounties of these two pirate crews stirred up controversy that couldn't be contained within the East Blue.

In the other three seas, and even in the New World, it caused quite a stir.