Devil Fruit Auction

"Mr. Gordon, we'll leave Uta in your care. The destruction of Elegia was the work of the Red Hair Pirates..."

At that moment, the members of the Red Hair Pirates silently gathered the food scattered nearby and carried it aboard their pirate ship.

Even when some of the civilians wanted to help, they politely turned them down.

The sails rose, and their distinctive flag fluttered in the wind, gradually vanishing from everyone's sight.

"Captain..."

"Don't look back. This was a great victory! Brothers, raise your glasses—we're throwing a party!"

The following day, newspapers across the world ran front-page reports on the Red Hair Pirates' wanton destruction of the kingdom of Elegia, an incident in which an entire nation had been wiped out.

Even the World Government and Marine Headquarters were shaken by it. They immediately decided to raise the Red Hair Pirates' bounties, turning them into notorious pirates of the seas and powerful contenders for the title of Four Emperors.

Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral's office.

"How could this be? How could you do something like this? If Roger found out, he'd probably be heartbroken, Shanks."

Sengoku lowered his eyes, stunned by the intelligence report and the news. But more than anything, he found it hard to believe.

If Sengoku had fought Roger for most of his life, then he had at least been involved for half of it. How could Shanks, who had followed Roger's side and was practically no different from his adopted son, do something like this?!

"Fleet Admiral Sengoku, regarding Red-Haired Shanks, intelligence personnel sent to Elegia to investigate have basically confirmed that this is true."

"As for his bounty, we should set it at..."

"Then it's decided. Red-Haired Shanks: 3.5 billion Berries. Every member of his pirate crew will have their bounty raised by 100