Through a newspaper report and the Navy's newly issued Bounty Poster, Maud once again burst into the public eye.
Another week passed after that.
The topic Maud had stirred up showed no signs of cooling down.
In Paradise, the first half of the Grand Line, countless pirates secretly memorized Maud's name.
Among these pirates were rookies like Cavendish, who had debuted around the same time as Maud. But most were pirates who had given up on pursuing their dreams and spent all day immersed in Paradise.
Not only that, even the Shichibukai had noticed Maud's rapid rise.
A year ago, this young man had flashed by like a shooting star. Now, a year later, he had already done quite a few eye-catching things on the starting island and the second island.
After entering the Grand Line, he had only passed through two islands, yet he was already this overbearing.
If this continued, wouldn't he turn an entire route upside down before even reaching Sabaody Archipelago before the Red Line?
Somewhere in the Grand Line.
The sky was clear and cloudless.
The Netherworld cut through the azure sea, riding the waves.
On the deck, Beli curled up in a corner, looking gloomy.
Bepo asked Jaya for a bowl of freshly made seafood chowder and brought it over to Beli. He then placed the steaming, fragrant chowder in front of him.
"Hey, raccoon, isn't it just 10 Beli? It'll go up later. Here, drink this hot soup and cheer up."
"..."
Beli slowly raised his head and cast a sinister look at Bepo, who was trying to comfort him.
"Bear, how much is yours?"
"What?"
Bepo tilted his head slightly, a look of confusion on his face.
"Your bounty!"
Beli ground his teeth.
Bepo shook his head and sighed before saying seriously,