Ending, Bounties, New Year, Snails

One day, in a certain sea area of Beihai.

On the Sirius was protruding above the sea to get some air.

While fishing, Sirius flipped through a newspaper and exclaimed in surprise, "Is the battle in Wano Country already over?"

"Is it over?"

Yamato, who was sitting next to him holding another fishing rod, leaned over.

"Kindness."

Sirius spread out the newspaper so that she could see it clearly as well.

The front page headline of the newspaper was about the Wano Country campaign.

The massive war involving the three Pirate Emperors of the New World is even more shocking than the news of Sirius breaking the Buster Call a few days ago.

So, what was the final result?

Hiyori's voice came from behind.

She was holding a tray with many drinks on it.

Sirius didn't turn around, but gave her a brief summary of the main idea of the news.

"Teacher Kaido and Charlotte Linlin suddenly joined forces, catching Whitebeard completely off guard. His pirate crew was almost entirely wiped out, with several of his captains killed in action. Whitebeard himself was also seriously injured and barely managed to break through the encirclement."

Sirius shook his head. "The era of the Whitebeard Pirates' absolute dominance is probably over."

"I see."

Hiyori nodded slightly.

"There's nothing we can do about it," Sirius said. "Teacher Kaido probably already reached a cooperation agreement with Charlotte Linlin a long time ago, Whitebeard fell for it."

Sirius had already foreseen this.

Kaido, the strategist, is still Kaido strategist.

How could he possibly sit idly by and wait to die?

Furthermore, Charlotte Linlin and he also have a foundation for cooperation.

Leaving aside the foundation of their past relationship.

How could Charlotte Linlin possibly have witnessed Whitebeard annihilating the Beasts Pirates?

If that's the case, where will the Charlotte Family find refuge in the New World?

"My father has always been cunning."

Yamato said very seriously.

"The Navy is going to be happy now." Jack, who was training Law and Bepo, sneered. "Whitebeard's strength has been greatly weakened, and the Beasts Pirates' power has also been severely damaged."

"If it weren't for what happened between us," Black Maria said with a smile.

Yes, the navy, which had originally been sitting back and watching the two sides fight, was certainly very happy to see the current situation in the New World.

However, the actions of the Sirius Pirates turned their laughter off.

"Captain,"

Hearing Sirius and the others talking, Bepo, who was training, asked curiously, "What kind of person is Kaido?"

Luo also turned his head, clearly looking curious as well.

That's the world-famous Pirate Emperor!

"Teacher Kaido?"

Sirius smiled and asked Yamato, "What do you think?"

"Ugh--Father is such a jerk!"

Yamato thought for a moment, then said, "He never wants us to do what we want, right, Sirius?"

Sirius laughed heartily, "That's right, Teacher Kaido always likes to force others."

Is that so?

Luo nodded slightly.

He roughly understood what kind of person Kaido was.

"But none of this concerns us!"

Sirius chuckled, casually tossing the newspaper behind him. He grabbed his fishing rod and yanked it, sending a large fish leaping out of the water. "Now I'm more interested in how this fish tastes!"

Behind them, a few pages of newspapers fluttered out from the scattering.

"Kindness?"

The young lookout had sharp eyes; he ran over immediately.

"Big brother! It's a wanted poster!! Your bounty has increased again!"

"Really? How much has it increased?"

"Six hundred million!! Dude, that's amazing! Your bounty is now sixteen billion Beli!! There are only four people on the high seas with a higher bounty than you! You're very close to Red-Haired! No wonder everyone on the high seas is saying that you two are Emperor Candidate!"

"Not bad, but how come that Red-Haired guy is so tall? What on earth did he do?"

"Oh! And there's Yamato, with 850 million Beli! That's amazing too!"

"What? It's only half of Sirius again?"

"Who told you to not perform well in the previous battle?"

"Damn it! I'm definitely going to beat you next time!"

"Brother Jack and Sister Maria's bounties have also increased. Brother Jack's is 430 million, and Sister Maria's is 370 million!"

"Still haven't caught up with Jack."

"Hmph, that's impossible."

Wow!! Even my sister and I have them!

"What? Pay-tan! We have a bounty on our head too?"

"Ugh! Sis, let go, I can't breathe—"

"Let me see, let me see! Spinosaurus Page One, bounty 50 million Beli! Ulti Pachycephalosaurus, 55 million Beli??? Damn it! Those bastards in the Navy are so condescending!!"

"Sister, it's because we're too weak compared to our eldest brother and the others."

"Damn it!! This is the shame of my life! Pay-tan! Time to train! Next time, we'll show those naval bastards our fury!"

"Very good, Little Ulti, you're full of energy!"

"I told you not to call me that! You stupid captain!"

Amidst playful banter, the Sirius sped away.

Time flies, and several months have passed since the battle on Redleaf Island.

During this time Sirius Pirates have been wandering around the North Blue.

Having learned from their previous experience, they no longer chose to land on famous islands, but instead randomly selected islands that had not yet been visited, sometimes heading east, sometimes west, leaving no trace like a gazelle hanging its horns.

A banquet is being held on the Sirius today because it's a special day.

The Sea Year 1512 has come to an end today.

Tomorrow marks the start of a new year.

The submarine floated on the sea surface. Using Law's ability, a round table was moved to the top of the submarine, where the members of the Sirius Pirates sat.

"Sirius, say something?"

Black Maria said with a smile.

"Hmm! Big brother! Say something!" Page One looked expectant.

"Oh dear, I didn't have time to prepare my speech!"

Sirius smiled, but he still raised his glass. "Well then, let me just say something."

"Happy New Year!"

He said.

"It really is just a simple sentence!" Jack smirked.

"The most important thing for a man is to keep his promises, right, Captain?" Luo said somewhat jokingly.

A few months later, he and Bepo had essentially integrated into the Sirius Pirates.

Sirius smiled and said, "Because I truly hope that all of us will be happy in the new year."

"To live happily, I believe, is the highest pursuit in life, and we are achieving it."

"Captain--"

Bepo's eyes sparkled. "So handsome!"

"That's very well said."

Hiyori said softly, "Happiness, that is indeed the most important thing."

"That's right!"

Yamato laughed, "We want to live happier than anyone else! That's why we set sail!"

She looked at Sirius.

Sirius returned her a smile.

This was something that was agreed upon ten years ago.

They are happier than anyone else.

"Wait! Captain! What's that?"

Bepo suddenly exclaimed.

Sirius turned around and saw a group of enormous monsters rushing forward at high speed on the distant sea.

That is--

Jack asked in surprise, "A snail?"