Bounty Growth

Corazon, though unsure how Fleet Admiral Sengoku found out about this, reported everything he knew truthfully.

After listening, Sengoku fell into a long silence.

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku?"

"Sigh..."

With a deep sigh, Sengoku finally understood the reason.

Since those two youths were survivors of White Town in Freyvans, it was only natural for them to hate the Navy and the World Government.

All the people of Freyvans were victims of that immense profit!

However, from another perspective, Sengoku was relieved.

Even if those two youths were determined to stay with the Donquixote Family.

Because no matter how terrifying a genius was, if they couldn't grow up, they were just a pile of Kitsuchi.

How long could the two, suffering from Lead Sickness, live? Three years or five?

Naturally, there was no point in discussing it further.

Therefore, while sighing, Sengoku completely abandoned the idea of letting Corazon take a risk and decided to let nature take its course.

Moreover, this news would also put Tsuru's mind at ease.

It was just that Sengoku didn't expect Corazon to take over the topic and proactively ask, "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, is there really no way to cure Lead Sickness? Even Marine Headquarters can't do anything?"

"Marine Headquarters indeed does not possess the technology to treat Lead Sickness, but the world is vast, and perhaps there exists a highly skilled doctor somewhere who can cure it."

Sengoku first dashed Corazon's hopes, but out of compassion, he didn't completely shut the door.

He had already vaguely guessed what Corazon intended to do, but he didn't stop him.

No matter the outcome, it was a choice of fate.

A few days later, the ship docked, and Doflamingo, who had won but couldn't feel happy, finally returned with his crew.

But the first change that occurred was the bounties of everyone.

Because the Donquixote Family had wiped out four formidable Pirate Groups this time, and in the subsequent pursuit, Doflamingo had killed several Navy personnel, the nature of which was heinous. Thus, Doflamingo's bounty was directly raised to 130 million Belly.

This figure was enough to make him a person not to be underestimated even in the first half of the Grand Line, let alone in the North Sea.

It could be said that with this wanted poster issued, there would be almost no one in the North Sea who would dare to oppose the Donquixote Family, unless Germa 66 suddenly appeared.

But in reality, even this bounty did not match Doflamingo's true strength or the crimes he had committed.

It was only because he had acted too few times and most of his crimes lacked evidence that they were left unresolved.

The bounties of other cadres had also increased to varying degrees.

Of course, no one cared about these things.

Because their Donquixote Family was not considered pure Pirates, Doflamingo was more like an anomaly among Pirates.

He operated in the underground black market and engaged in various illegal businesses.

In fact, the industries in the North Sea were just a starting point; Doflamingo had greater ambitions yet to be realized.

Therefore, Doflamingo didn't care about the fame brought by bounties and didn't particularly desire it.

If it weren't for some reckless individuals who incessantly provoked him, he wouldn't have taken action.

Now, it should finally be a bit quieter.

Another thing worth mentioning is that for some unknown reason, Abel and the other children were not on the wanted list.

"Abel, did your operation go smoothly? How many people did you kill?"

Upon seeing Abel return, Luo impatiently asked.

"It went relatively smoothly. Because the strong opponents were dealt with by other cadres, Baby-5, Buffalo, and I were mainly responsible for dealing with the weaklings."

"Even if they were weaklings, they were still formidable weaklings! Each one could take on three, no, five Luo!"

Buffalo hurriedly corrected Abel's words, then proudly lifted his chin.

Luo was so angered that he rolled his eyes, grinding his teeth.

Although he knew his talent was lacking and his progress was slow, he didn't think he performed so poorly that he couldn't even handle a few weaklings.

"It's all Corazon's fault, that bastard! If he hadn't stopped me, I definitely would have proven myself this time!"

But for some unknown reason, he still didn't tell Abel and the others about Corazon's affairs.

Just as Abel wouldn't share every secret with Luo, some things were meant to be known only by oneself.

Under Luo's envious gaze, Abel had to exaggerate his achievements and describe his process of slaughtering his way through.

Coupled with Buffalo and Baby-5's occasional additions of 'details about how awesome they were,' they finally succeeded in completely fooling Luo.

And he vowed that next time, he would definitely participate!

To this, Abel just chuckled twice.

There's no way you'll ever get him as long as Corazon is around.

He could even guess exactly where those Navy members got their intel from.

They probably stopped Luo from going to avoid friendly fire.

Abel didn't think much of it. After all, he wasn't a member of the "D. Clan," so Corazon wouldn't be that worried or invested in him.

In comparison, he'd rather spend time with real men like Senor.

At least there wouldn't be as much pressure.

During dinner, Abel unceremoniously stuffed himself with a table full of food, most of which was high-calorie meat.

This time, even Jora's facial muscles twitched twice, but she said nothing.

It was because she had already heard about Abel's performance during the recent operation.

To be able to unleash Flying Slash consecutively at such a young age, possessing such terrifying swordsmanship talent, if he could find a way to cure his illness, he would eventually surpass her and become the Young Master's right-hand man!

Under these circumstances, it was just a slightly larger appetite and eating a bit more each day.

If she were to pick a fight over such a trivial matter again, even Doflamingo would probably get angry.

So, she simply pretended not to see it, even considering whether to find an opportunity to ease their relationship in the future, as there wasn't much conflict between them anyway.

This was clearly the thinking of a smart person!

Didn't you see that even Diamante had stopped bothering Abel and Luo?

Clearly, he didn't want to make things difficult for Doflamingo.

"I'm going to the back mountain to train. After this practical combat, I've had some new insights into my swordsmanship."

After eating, Abel provided an explanation for his upcoming actions and then left.

His words, however, caused many people to exchange glances, looking somewhat surprised.

"Fufufufufu, it seems our family will truly have another Great Swordsman in the future."

Doflamingo laughed heartily, his tone carrying a hint of teasing, but also, no small amount of expectation!