His bounty had skyrocketed from 100 million to 360 million.
Such a huge jump was rare in the history of the Marines' bounty system.
But in the end, the decision was finalized.
There were many factors involved.
Sengoku's instinctive glance at Garp's cheek scar just now hinted at the fact that Maud had once shot Garp, which was one of the reasons for the bounty increase.
But the most crucial factor was still the Maud Pirates' repeated attacks on the World Government's affiliated countries.
Those crimes were the real reason for the sky-high bounty.
Of course, the facts hyped up in the newspapers were also important reasons for raising the bounty.
For example, they had reported that Maud had single-handedly slaughtered thousands of pirates and soldiers. Another example was his strength, which had allowed him to effortlessly kill a Donquixote officer.
Whether exaggerated or not, as long as these factors were connected to the truth, they would become one of the Marines' considerations.
Garp set down Maud's 360-million-Beli Bounty Poster and picked up Jaya's.
"30 million."
She had no obvious record of wrongdoing. Simply as a member of the Maud Pirates, and because she possessed formidable strength, she had already been given a bounty of 30 million upon her first bounty issue.
Sengoku glanced at the photograph of Jaya that Garp had brought over.
That photograph was also Jaya's bounty photo.
Sengoku immediately understood why Garp had brought the photograph to his office.
"What do you think?"
Before Garp could raise the subject, Sengoku took the initiative to ask.
These two old Marines, who had walked side by side from the previous era to the present, possessed an extraordinary understanding of each other.
Garp naturally picked up the thread and gave his conclusion. "It has something to do with Gaban."