The Government Takes Action! Bounties! Big Bear, the Son-in-Law!

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku!"

As Sengoku walked through the wide corridors of Pangea Castle, the patrolling soldiers and government officials he encountered along the way all greeted him respectfully.

Sengoku simply nodded in response.

As Fleet Admiral, he was an absolute high-ranking figure even within the vast World Government.

Only the Five Elders and the Commander-in-Chief of the Army hold a higher position than him.

Of course, the Celestial Dragons are not included in this hierarchy.

Although they are recognized as the Celestial Dragons, apart from the Five Elders, even the commander of the Knights of God does not hold a position within the government. Theoretically, they do not directly wield power.

Well, theoretically speaking, it means that this is how it should be.

In short, Sengoku was indeed a high-ranking official in the World Government, so even in Pangea Castle, the central city of this World Government, people greeted him.

But he kept walking, and even quickened his pace.

Because he was summoned by the Five Elders, the pinnacle of the World Government, who wield the highest power in the world.

They must be discussing the sudden battle that occurred in Logue Town.

That just so happens, Sengoku also has many questions he wants to ask about that battle.

As we approached the Five Elders' office, a person suddenly appeared at a fork in the corridor.

"Oh! It's Little Sengoku. Have we arrived yet?"

This was an elderly man with white hair and beard, thin build, leaning on a cane, hunched over, and wearing thick reading glasses that looked like bottle caps.

Upon seeing the Sengoku, the old man couldn't help but smile, revealing his gums, where only a few front teeth remained, making his speech slurred.

"Mr. Isaac..."

A hint of helplessness flashed in Sengoku's eyes. "Could you please stop calling me 'Little Sengoku'? I'm already fifty years old."

"Hehehe, in my eyes you're all still little brats!"

The old man Isaac, smiled kindly. "It seems like just yesterday that you all joined the Navy."

"It must have been tough, right? That brat Sora died in battle without making any arrangements, and right at this time, the Navy is facing a severe challenge unlike anything it has faced in eight hundred years."

"The pirate alliance in the New World, led by Roa Golden Lion, and the sea that's starting to go berserk because of Roger's last words—that must be a headache, right?"

"Don't worry, Mr. Isaac!"

Sengoku's expression suddenly turned serious. "No matter what challenges we face, the Navy's justice will never be defeated! Whether it's the remnants of the old era or the pirate alliances that want to dominate the New World, let them come at us!"

"Hehehe! Seeing you so energetic puts my mind at ease!"

Isaac stroked his snow-white beard and nodded repeatedly. "The Navy's sense of justice has been well passed down. Just grit your teeth and hang in there, Sengoku. Once Sakazuki and the others have grown up enough to stand on their own, things will be fine. They're just like you, all very outstanding kids."

"If all else fails,"

The old man raised his hand and patted his thin chest, straightening his back with force. "These old bones of mine can still fight—"

Before the words were finished, a loud "kara" sounded.

Wow! My back hurts!

The old man clutched his lower back, sweating profusely.

"You should just stick to your position as Commander-in-Chief of the Army and shine brightly."

Sengoku quickly went over and helped the old man up with one hand, while gently massaging his lower back with the other.

The old man's name was Isaac.

Decades ago, when Sengoku, Kapooro, and others had just joined the navy, he was the Fleet Admiral of that era.

Now, this nearly 90-year-old man holds the position of Commander-in-Chief of the World Government's Armed Forces.

How should I describe this position?

In theory, he could command all the military forces under the World Government.

This includes, but is not limited to, the Navy, the Holy Land Guard, police forces in various locations, the jailers of Impel Down, the Enies Lobby forces of Enies Lobby, and the CP system other than CP0.

However, in reality, the influence he could exert directly within these teams was relatively limited.

Take the navy, for example. Sengoku is currently the man with full authority over the navy, while Isaac cannot directly command it.

Commander-in-Chief of the Navy is essentially a retirement position held by each generation of Fleet Admiral after they retire to the second line of duty.

"As you get older, your body can't keep up."

As Sengoku helped him walk forward step by step, the commander-in-chief sighed, "But little Sengoku, if you encounter anything you really can't handle, just come to me! This old body of mine can still burn for justice one last time!"

"A person nearing ninety shouldn't act as passionately as a young person."

Sengoku with some helplessness, "If you really want to help, let's hurry up now. The Five Elders are waiting for us."

Fortunately, the place wasn't far from the Five Elders' offices, and the two quickly entered the Hall of Power, where the Five Elders were waiting for them.

"Sengoku, Isaac, I've called you here for something."

The bald, mustachioed Five Elders, Warcury, cut to the chase. "The Shichibukai Plan is officially underway; you must fully cooperate."

"The Shichibukai Plan?"

Isaac, who looked significantly older than the Five Elders, froze for a moment, only remembering after several seconds, "Oh! That plan! Is it about to officially begin?"

"Shichibukai-- "

Sengoku's expression suddenly changed. As the Fleet Admiral, he was naturally aware of this plan. The government had been planning it for a long time. Had this incident finally made the Five Elders make up their minds?

"However, Your Excellency the Five Elders, the issue of legal piracy will likely have a huge impact on the Navy, which is committed to justice!"

That's why I'm asking you to cooperate fully.

Nusjuro, now wielding a new sword, said calmly, "Ultimately, if the Navy hadn't been so incompetent, how could the government have been forced into such a passive position?"

"If we can't win over Ochoku and the others, and without their defection, how do you think we can deal with a monster like the Golden Lion of Roa?"

The Sengoku period was speechless.

Roa and Golden Lion are indeed the enemies the World Government fears most.

Not only do they possess formidable strength, but they also boast exceptional mobility and destructive power. If they cannot be killed in one strike, the government cannot afford the retaliation.

That's it.

Ju Peter, now dressed in a burgundy suit, looked at Isaac. "Isaac, have CP coordinate with CP0. We must win over Ochoku, Silver Axe, and Captain John!"

"I understand."

The former Fleet Admiral nodded slowly, then thought for a moment and added, "If we want to win over the pirates, isn't there still Whitebeard? There should be some animosity between him and Roa."

The Five Elders exchanged glances, and then their eyes lit up simultaneously.

Yes!

How could I have almost forgotten!

There's also a Whitebeard!

Given that guy's unruly nature, it's definitely impossible to recruit him as Shichibukai, but recruiting him to fight Roa together is not impossible.

His homeland, the Sphinx he cherished, had been turned into a living hell by Roa!

"I'll leave the task of contacting the Whitebeard Pirates to you as well!"

The direct way of Warcury.

"Good."

The old Fleet Admiral nodded slightly again.

"Your Excellency Five Elders,"

Sengoku suddenly spoke again, "If the plan proceeds smoothly, how much of the Celestial Dragons' forces will be able to mobilize when the final battle against the pirate alliance begins?"

"Or, will that lord who appeared in Logue Town make a move? To truly eliminate monsters like Roa and Golden Lion, we should do our best to gather all the forces we can."

The Five Elders paused for a moment and looked at each other.

Then Satan spoke up, "We'll talk about that later."

"Besides,"

His voice turned cold and stern as he rebuked, "Sengoku, you don't need to meddle in the Celestial Dragons' affairs. That's not something you should be spying on."

"Yes."

The Sengoku period held some regrets.

If we could gain a deeper understanding of the Celestial Dragons' hidden power, we would feel much more confident.

Unfortunately, the Five Elders didn't seem to reveal any further details.

"In addition,"

Warcury added, "The search for the remnants of Roger Pirates cannot be neglected either; they know too many secrets they shouldn't know! Especially Roger's wife and children! They are the top priority in the search!"

"Yes."

In any case, the World Government has indeed taken action.

Besides the Shichibukai plan that Sengoku knew about, CP0 was also quietly taking action, their destination being the Giant Kingdom of Elbaf.

Not long afterward...

Egghead Island.

After dropping everyone off here, Golden Lion returned on his own. He needed to properly recover from his injuries before starting the next phase of his operation.

Kaido also hurriedly transformed into a giant blue dragon and returned to Wano Country. In order to deal with the possible retaliation from the World Government, he also had to make preparations in advance.

Let's first sail our fleet away from Wano Country and wander around the territory for a while.

So, only Red remained.

However, he did not intend to stay long and decided to take a short rest before returning to the West Blue to continue his long journey alone.

At the port of Egghead Island, the small boat prepared for Red is already in place.

"Honestly, you've come all this way to be a guest, can't you stay a little longer so I can show you some hospitality?"

Roa, who came to see them off, said with some emotion.

We will part ways sooner or later, so what difference does it make whether it's sooner or later?

Redfield stood calmly at the ship's railing.

Roa's lips twitched slightly. "Are you trying to give me a tongue twister?"

"Then let's just stay."

Roa said, "How about coming to my place, Red? I can take you to see the most magnificent scenery in the world, and, well, maybe even surpass it in the end."

This Blue Star is only a small part of the overall world view, after all, there's also the concept of Space Pirates.

After turning the entire world into a world of delicious food, shouldn't we embark on a journey to space to create new culinary Paradise?

Is this story called, Toriko?

"I have no interest in being subservient to anyone."

Red showed no reaction and calmly declined Roa's invitation.

But then he paused, and added with interest, "If there's anything else interesting, I'm willing to help, just like we agreed."

"What a cold-hearted man."

Roa sighed somewhat helplessly, "Alright, keep in touch if anything comes up."

However, it was at this time...

A News Coo across the sky, and rolls of newspapers fluttered down.

Red instinctively reached out and caught it.

Upon seeing a newspaper falling from the sky, almost everyone who makes a living at sea would do the same thing.

"Um?"

Redfield paused for a moment, then pulled a few pages from between the pages of the newspaper.

The aloof man's smile gradually widened. "Roa, this is our wanted poster."

"Oh?"

Roa raised an eyebrow, "Did everyone's stock rise?"

"Surge."

Red laughed and said, "Kaido has risen to 3.2 billion Beli, and mine has jumped directly to 3.6 billion."

"If it's the Golden Lion, it's 4.4 billion."

"Wow, the government is really going all out this time."

Roa raised an eyebrow. Wouldn't that just put them at the top of the bounty charts for all the pirates?

Their bounties had already skyrocketed during the operation to seize the New World a year ago.

The bounty has now surged again, and it's completely out of character for a bounty in this day and age.

Of course, despite the large sums involved, the World Government probably never expected any bounty hunters to actually collect those bounties.

What about me?

Roa asked.

"You..."

Red gave Roa a deep look. "There's no one in the world with a higher bounty than you."

These new arrest warrants have once again shocked the world.

After all, the existence of a new arrest warrant means one thing.

"Did Roa and the others escape from Logue Town successfully? Everyone's bounty has increased, which means everyone is still alive, right?"

"Even Garp the Hero Zephyr Admiral n't handle them?!"

Amidst the panic, people couldn't help but be shocked by those staggering numbers.

"Those four are probably the four pirates with the highest bounties in the world! Apart from the deceased Roger and Rocks, no one has a higher bounty than them!"

"Forget about Roger, and while Rocks' bounty is higher than the other three, it still can't compare to Roa's!"

"Yeah! This guy's bounty is a whopping five billion Beli!"

Roa's bounty had already increased to a full four billion during that operation a year earlier, making him the person with the highest bounty in the world before news of Roger finding the Laugh Tale leaked out.

This time, the bounty has reached a full five billion, which is still a little lower than Roger's, but it is indeed the highest bounty among living people!

Even looking at the entirety of history, only Roger had a higher bounty than him!

"So, what exactly did Roa do in Logue Town?!"

The Golden Lion only increased from 3.9 billion to 4.4 billion!

It wasn't just ordinary people on the high seas who were curious about this.

Upon seeing the wanted poster, Charlotte Linlin immediately opened a chat room.

They inquired about what exactly happened in Logue Town.

Roa had nothing to hide and told them everything.

"In other words,"

After hearing Roya's account, Charlotte Linlin's voice became somewhat shrill, "Is there at least one Celestial Dragon who is even stronger than Roger Rocks?"

Not only her, but Ochoku and the others couldn't help but gasp in shock.

If that's the case, then that's really a very bad situation!

"But there's no need to worry, that guy isn't invincible,"

Roa said with a smile, "As long as we all unite and help each other, there's nothing to be afraid of."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh.

The others couldn't help but laugh along.

The chat room was immediately filled with laughter and cheerful chatter.

Unity and mutual assistance—of course, their alliance existed precisely to unite and help each other against the World Government.

Cake Island.

Charlotte Linlin hung up the phone, her smile vanishing in the next instant.

"Those bastards are all unreliable! I need stronger forces!"

She raised her hand and stroked her flat stomach.

To be honest, each pregnancy was by no means a painful experience for her.

Her body size was so enormous that, in contrast, the children she gave birth to were not much larger than normal human babies.

It slipped out in a flash.

It was common for women to be pregnant with triplets and still wield knives on the battlefield to fight.

Charlotte Linlin was overjoyed to have become pregnant with a Bakaria Tribe child.

But now, that joy has vanished.

Strength!

To conquer this world, she needs even greater power!

Having a child is a must, but other aspects can't be neglected!

"Has that guy still not given in?"

Charlotte Linlin looked at her eldest son beside her, "Not only is he a Bakaria Tribe, but he also possesses a powerful Devil Fruit. I've generously promised not to divorce him. Only he can remain my husband forever. What more could he possibly want!"

Perospero's lips twitched slightly.

You won't divorce him, but that doesn't mean you won't have children with other people.

Wouldn't that be even worse? It's better to get a divorce! You're bound to wear that green hat so many times you could buy them wholesale!

"Katakuri has been trying to communicate with him."

Perospero promptly deflected the blame, saying, "I'll go ask him how the progress is."

"Um."

Charlotte Linlin nodded slowly, "That guy's power must not be wasted!"

Somewhere in this island town.

Katakuri leaned against the wall, watching with great interest the man treating the lined-up patients inside the makeshift clinic ahead.

"Don't move."

Xiong spoke gently, patting the old man's chest lightly with his palm.

As a red bubble appeared behind the old man, his expression visibly relaxed.

"My back pain stopped immediately!"

The old man thanked him repeatedly, "Your Highness, thank you so much!"

Prince...

Upon hearing this address, Xiong's expression visibly contorted.

But he quickly put on a gentle smile again. "It's nothing, just a trivial matter."

Katakuri's lips curled slightly.

What an interesting guy.