News of Marine Admiral Tsugikuni Yoriichi entering the East Blue spread rapidly with the distribution of the newspapers.
Naturally, the people most concerned about this were the pirates active in the East Blue. Before long, the news had spread throughout the East Blue's pirate circles.
Aboard the Red Force, Shanks, who had just been woken by his companions, held a newspaper in his hands. After carefully reading it, a trace of gravity appeared on his face.
"Tsugikuni Yoriichi..."
"Why would someone like him come here?"
"Is there something here that's drawing him in?"
"I haven't heard of the Revolutionary Army being active in the East Blue, nor have I heard of any major pirates emerging here!"
After thinking for a while, Shanks scratched his head. His tone was somewhat wistful and confused as he failed to grasp Yoriichi's reason for coming to the East Blue.
"Boss, could he be..."
"Coming for you!?"
Jesus Burgess looked at Shanks, stroking his chin as he guessed.
The Red-Haired Pirates had been established for several years. Jesus Burgess had not been aboard for long, but he knew that Shanks had once been an apprentice aboard the Pirate King's ship.
If there was anything in a place like the East Blue that could attract a Marine Admiral, then Shanks, a former member of the Pirate King's crew, was quite a likely possibility.
And unfortunately, the Red-Haired Pirates had caused some commotion recently. Their captain, Shanks, already had a bounty of thirty million Beli.
In Jesus Burgess's eyes, a bounty of that level was already quite "substantial." It was only natural that it would attract the Marines' attention.
"Coming for me?"
"No way..."
Shanks smacked his lips in surprise at those words. After hesitating for a moment, he shook his head and denied it.
He did