"You two idiots are still worrying about whether your bounties are higher or lower? That's so childish."
Lina let out a cold snort. Paying no attention to the two of them fighting, he simply picked up his own wanted poster, glanced at it, then contentedly basked in the sun.
"..."
As expected of a man worth 4.2 billion. He really wasn't childish at all.
Nami gave him a speechless look, then couldn't help smiling. She shook her head with an amused sigh, sat down on the grass beside him, stretched out her legs, and leaned back to rest her head on Lina's lap.
Lina ruffled Nami's hair, feeling its silky strands slip between his fingers.
The playful commotion around them wasn't noisy. Instead, it brought him a different kind of peace.
Although his bounty hadn't surpassed Kaido's in life, there was no doubt that, aside from the deceased Roger, Whitebeard, and the others, he now had the highest bounty of any pirate in the world.
At this level, raising his bounty further wouldn't be easy. He was still some distance from the five-billion-berry Hall of Fame.
This time, apart from him, Sanji, Zoro, and Franky, everyone else had received only small increases. Some hadn't received any increase at all.
Luffy—3.6 billion berries.
Robin—980 million berries.
Usopp—680 million berries.
Brook—540 million berries.
Next came the two pirate interns.
Pastry chef Pudding—60 million berries.
Musician Uta—60 million berries.
The outside world had officially recognized Uta as a member of the Straw Hat Pirates, too. Her first wanted poster left her feeling both uneasy and excited.
At that moment, Uta was as usual at the crow's nest atop the main mast, leaning by the window and watching the surrounding sea through a telescope.
Far away, two small warships could just barely be seen,