The New Bounty for Blue-Eyes White Dragon!

The New Marines personnel arrived safely in Whole Cake Island.

Storm "stopped" the ice field and the warship Totto Land meters above the Kingdom of Treasures, roughly level with the Sky Garden.

When Zephyr and the others saw a floating Sky Island still hovering above Whole Cake Island, they all showed expressions of surprise.

"Ah la la..."

Aokiji raised his right hand, placed it between his eyebrows, and gazed at the Sky Garden in the distance.

"Sky Island made of mud? That's truly rare..."

As a Marine Headquarters Admiral, Aokiji was naturally aware of the existence of Sky Island.

He had no idea that there would be such a massive "Sky Island" high above Whole Cake Island.

"This isn't a naturally formed island, Kuzan."

Kizaru said in a low, somber tone.

"Don't forget Storm's identity, and that red dragon..."

"You mean 'Golden Lion II'?"

Upon hearing this, Aokiji withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Kizaru.

"Borsalino, you seem to have been dealing with the Dawn Pirates all along?"

Um?

Kizaru paused, stroked his chin, and began to recall.

It seems, perhaps, maybe... he really is always dealing with the Dawn Pirates?

Whitebeard the Second., Golden Lion II., the Red Dragon Emperor, and Natsu, Joan, and their group...

After thinking it over carefully, Kizaru gritted his teeth and said.

"It's all Vongola Storm's fault!"

Since the Red Dragon Emperor is also the White Dragon Emperor.

So the Dawn Pirates are Storm's pirate crew!

Kizaru realized this belatedly.

The reason he's had such a tough year is all because of Storm's crazy antics!

Ah?

Aokiji looked puzzled.

He had no idea what Kizaru was thinking at that moment.

On the other side.

Storm has already made arrangements for Nami and the others.

"Nami, you stay here and keep in touch with Ain and Binz. Once the rest of the crew on this naval warship wake up, help calm them down."

Storm gave some instructions to the Little Thief Cat, Ain, and Binz, and then looked at Zephyr.

"Zephyr, let's go to Punk Hazard down there first!"

Punk Hazard Island is also in the sky Whole Cake Island, only not as high as Sky Garden.

Storm believed that the most urgent thing was to take Zephyr to Vegapunk for a full medical checkup!

Zephyr was already prepared for this.

Kizaru and Aokiji followed along.

Storm casually conjured a Blue-Eyes White Dragon and flew with Zephyr, Kizaru, and Aokiji to Punk Hazard Island below.

I was just about to say that.

Aokiji sat lazily on the back of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, his hands supporting him behind his back and his legs spread wide apart.

"This dragon is really convenient! No wonder the General Staff set a special bounty for it."

"I can't even be bothered to talk about this anymore..."

Storm looked at Aokiji helplessly.

"What was Grandma Tsuru thinking? Why did she specifically set a bounty on my Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"

"But neither Zeus nor Prometheus in Big Mom's story have bounties!"

Storm and Blue-Eyes White Dragon are linked together.

Since the White Dragon Emperor updated his bounty.

The bounty poster for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was also updated.

The bounty amount for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was also updated at the same time.

[Blue-Eyes White Dragon]

[Image. JPG]

[Bounty: 87 million Beli]

[Bounty Level: ONLY ALIVE (Capture alive only)]

How should I put it?

Storm felt that Grandma Tsuru was deliberately targeting him!

Although the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is very strong, it is, after all, a creation of the Eight-Star [Clay Fruit] ability.

However, the bounty for a single clay creature reached a staggering 87 million Beli.

This is almost on par with a regular Supernovas!

Speaking of which, there are still quite a few "newcomers" in the Dawn Pirates who haven't received a bounty yet.

The Storm Pirates, who haven't even officially set sail yet, are even further behind...

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon not only "took a step ahead," but also "took a very big step."

But that's not all that's causing Storm's troubles.

If he remembers correctly.

A certain unnamed Sand Crocodile has a bounty of only 81 million Beli.

Even less than the Blue-Eyes White Dragon...

"About this matter."

Kizaru smiled and extended his right hand, pinching his thumb and forefinger together, almost creating a "fingertip universe".

"I do know a tiny, insignificant bit of inside information~"

Upon hearing this, Storm and Aokiji immediately turned their gazes toward Kizaru.

Even Zephyr, who always maintained a "cool" demeanor, couldn't help but secretly prick up his ears.

As a man who dreamed of becoming a hero since childhood, Zephyr naturally fantasized about mythical creatures like dragons.

For example, Hero Z riding on the back of a silver dragon to save the world... and so on.

"Storm, haven't you noticed?"

Kizaru reminded him with a smile.

"The 'bounty level' of your dragon."

All targets for which bounties have been set by the World Government and the Marine Headquarters have corresponding "bounty levels".

Even a Polar Bear with a 500- Beli bounty...

Even a reindeer with a 50- Beli bounty...

Even if the bounty for this reindeer were to increase to 20 times its original value in the future...

Their bounty levels are all "dead or alive"!

Almost all pirates have a bounty of "dead or alive".

However, there are always exceptions.

For example, a certain chef with curly eyebrows initially had a bounty level of "dead or alive".

After a series of "shady deals" by the Germa Kingdom.

The bounty for the curly-browed chef was changed to "capture alive only".

Of course, due to various incidents, the reward level was later changed back to "dead or alive"...

Storm recalled that when he was first put on a bounty, the Marine Headquarters also took some measures against his bounty poster.

His initial bounty was "capture alive only".

Unfortunately, it's now changed to "regardless of whether they live or die"...

However, the bounty level for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon has remained unchanged.

When Blue-Eyes White Dragon had a bounty of 9,500 Beli, the bounty level was "capture alive only".

Even after the bounty for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon skyrocketed to nearly ten thousand times its original amount, its bounty level remained "capture alive only".

After being reminded by Kizaru, Storm frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately realized the problem.

"You mean someone wants to capture my Blue-Eyes White Dragon alive? Is it the Navy—no, there shouldn't be anyone like that in the Navy."

Storm first offered a conjecture, then refuted it himself, and proposed yet another hypothesis.

"Shouldn't someone in the World Government want the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"

"Hmm... could it be Celestial Dragons!?"

Storm's expression turned quite strange as he finished speaking.

Slap! Slap!

Kizaru stretched out his hands and clapped them lightly a few times.

"As expected of Storm ~ As far as I know, it's not just one Celestial Dragons family that wants to 'capture' your Blue-Eyes White Dragon alive~"

Among the Celestial Dragons, a special group, many are fascinated by the mythical creature, the "dragon."

"Are the Celestial Dragons idiots? Are the General Staff all idiots too?"

Storm sighed in exasperation.

"I created the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"That's right~"

"Kizaru said leisurely."

"But Storm, are you expecting those smart people in the General Staff to present the facts and reason with the Celestial Dragons?"

If presenting facts and reasoning is effective with the Celestial Dragons...

Are those Celestial Dragons still Celestial Dragons?!

A group of Celestial Dragons coveted his abilities and created him...

Storm's lips twitched.

"I will definitely ride the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the Holy Land someday!"

A casual chat ensued.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon descended upon Punk Hazard Island.

Storm had already informed Bear of his impending arrival.

When the Blue-Eyes White Dragon descended, Bear and Sentomaru were waiting on the outskirts of Punk Hazard Island.

"Captain."

"Uncle Kizaru."

Bear and Sentomaru first greeted Storm and Kizaru, and then nodded to the others.

"This person..."

Zephyr's gaze swept past Sentomaru and stared intently at Bear for a moment.

"It seems to be 'Tyrant,' with a bounty close to 300 million Beli?"

Almost all targets with bounties exceeding 100 million are key targets of the Navy's attention.

What's more, he received a bounty of hundreds of millions of Beli in the South Blue!

There are many pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million in the Grand Line.

However, there are very few cases among the Four Seas with bounties exceeding 100 million.

Therefore, Zephyr recognized the Bear at a glance.

"And so on, and so forth..."

Storm briefly explained the situation regarding the Bear and the Sorbet Kingdom, and explained the origin of the title "Tyrant".

The so-called "Tyrant" was nothing more than a smear campaign against the Bear by the former king of the Sorbet Kingdom...

After listening to Storm's explanation.

Zephyr, Aokiji, and Kizaru all remained silent.

A priest who overthrew the king's tyranny was falsely accused of being Tyrant by the king...

This actually fits the stereotypes that Zephyr and others have about the kings of the World Government Member States.

In short, it's awful!

Storm gave a brief summary, then looked at the Bear.

"Has Bonney's checkup been completed?"

"Um!"

Bear nodded earnestly, his face showing gratitude.

"Dr. Vegapunk is truly a genius!"

"The whole ocean knows about this..."

Storm remained silent.

Where is Dr. Vegapunk now?

Storm did not ask, "Is Vegapunk available right now?"

Because the answer to this question shouldn't be too obvious...

When will Vegapunk be free?

This is a super-crazy scientist who, when he gets busy, seems to want to split himself into seven people!

So when Storm came back, he didn't contact Vegapunk beforehand at all; he just brought Zephyr with him.

"I'll lead the way!"

Sentomaru nodded to the group.

"I know where Uncle Punk is right now."

"Um."

Storm nodded slightly, looked at Zephyr, and raised his right hand.

"Professor Zephyr, please—wait a moment."

Ah?

Zephyr had just taken a step, intending to enter the research institute in front of him, when he almost tripped over his own back at Storm's sudden remark.

"Cough..."

Storm coughed lightly and waved his hand somewhat awkwardly.

"Someone's coming."

Upon hearing this, Zephyr and the others all looked behind them.

A plump, blind swordsman in purple robes was seen slowly flying towards them.

With a smile, he's here!

4:44 AM...

I feel like it's going to be a 4...

Goodnight, or good morning, everyone?