Sengoku's Hollow Praise

Tsuru was the first to speak. "Sengoku, I suggest a bounty of 100 million Beli."

"100 million Beli?"

Garp could not help exclaiming. It was not that he had never seen the world, but this was a first bounty...

Tsuru nodded. "That's right. Give him a bounty of 100 million Beli right away!"

After receiving a definite answer, Garp was briefly stunned. Then he smiled. This young man called Moke not only possessed terrifying talent in swordsmanship, but was also suspected of having three Devil Fruit Abilities.

A bounty of 100 million was truly not high at all.

A Logia ability similar to the Glint-Glint Fruit alone was worth 100 million...

However, Garp did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he pondered for a long time.

Only after reaching a decision did Sengoku say, "How about giving him a bounty of 300 million Beli and raising him to the skies?"

"Ah?!!"

Garp and Tsuru both turned to look at Sengoku.

Tsuru in particular was surprised. Sengoku had always been steady and cautious. The 100 million Beli bounty she had just proposed had been carefully chosen based on his temperament—a suitable amount that Sengoku could accept.

Yet she had not expected Sengoku to act so out of character.

Suddenly, a glint of wisdom flashed through Tsuru's eyes. With some surprise, she said, "You want to include him among the Shichibukai?"

Hearing that, Garp curled his lip.

He had nothing but disdain for the Shichibukai. However, he did not speak up to stop it.

Sengoku said, "That's right. Given his relationship with Smoker and Tashigi, there's a high chance he'll agree. Of course, he must first survive this wave. Otherwise, no matter how great his talent or how many Devil Fruit Abilities he has, it will all be useless."

Tsuru smiled. "Then let's add more fuel to the fire. Put his three Devil Fruit Abilities on the bounty poster. Also, clearly state that he is a three-Devil-Fruit user and is suspected of having already mastered a method for possessing multiple Devil Fruit Abilities."

At those words, Sengoku was stunned for a moment.

Then he was overjoyed. He could already see forces from every side swarming toward Moke...

Meanwhile, in the New World.

Doflamingo had received underground intelligence.

"A Logia user with an ability similar to the Glint-Glint Fruit? He dares to make an enemy of me, Doflamingo, over that? Rookies really don't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth!"

He turned to Gladius beside him. "That little cook was the hidden piece you left behind. Get rid of her as well this time!"

Gladius nodded. "Yes, Young Master!"

A few days later, at Reverse Mountain, a pirate ship bearing a straw hat sailed into the harbor.

At that moment, a News Coo flew overhead.

Seeing it, Nami tossed out a coin. After catching it, the News Coo dropped a newspaper and landed directly before Nami.

Nami picked it up and looked at it, her beautiful eyes widening.

Then she cried out, "Luffy, come look! Is this the man you and Zoro ran into in Loguetown before?"

"Whoosh..."

Nami's words immediately drew everyone's attention aboard the ship. They all walked over and looked at the newspaper.

A bounty poster appeared before their eyes, showing a man sheathing his sword, looking down upon the world.

Then they saw the enormous bounty printed beneath it.

A full 300 million Beli!

Luffy shouted, "Yes, yes, yes! It's that guy! He helped the Marines catch me in Loguetown. But isn't he a Marine? Why does he have a bounty too?"

Zoro nodded as well. "That's right. He was the one who crossed swords with me. I never expected him to have such a high bounty!"

"A swordsmanship genius, a three-Devil-Fruit user???"

Then his gaze fell upon a line beneath the bounty poster. Once he read it clearly, his eyes widened.

His eyes were filled with shock as he muttered inwardly, As expected, he hadn't used his full strength back then.

At the same time, a blue-haired girl also leaned closer with curiosity.

At the same time, a beam of light descended onto their deck and transformed into a person.

The arrival was naturally Moke.

He swept his gaze across everyone present.

Luffy, Zoro, Sanji, Nami, Usopp, Princess Vivi. Everyone was here... He had not expected such a coincidence.

They had reached Reverse Mountain at the same time.

After all, he had set out three months later than this group!

Then again, they could only travel by ship. Moreover, they did not have an Eternal Pose... They had relied entirely on luck along the way... Unlike him, who had both a clear route and a precise Eternal Pose.

How could he not be faster?

"You bastard, do you want to fight again?" Luffy immediately assumed a fighting stance.

Clearly, Moke had left a deep impression on him.

"Eek..."

Nami and Usopp were so frightened that they hid behind Zoro.

With a flash, Sanji stepped in front of Princess Vivi, wearing a fawning expression. "Princess Vivi, don't worry... I won't let him hurt you in the slightest."

Moke: "..."

Honestly, Sanji was the one he thought least highly of in the entire Straw Hat Pirates.

Nami and Usopp might be timid, but when something happened, they truly stepped up. But Sanji? One beautiful woman was enough to make him grovel.

Even if he knew his companions were in danger, he would not fight back. He would just drag things out endlessly...

If every member of the Straw Hat Pirates did not have protagonist plot armor, by the time he got things sorted out... people with little strength like Nami and Usopp would have died countless times already.

He called it being a gentleman who did not hit women.

In reality, he was simply a pure-blooded simp, and one without much of a bottom line at that.

"Don't get worked up... I'm not here to fight you this time..."

Before Moke could finish speaking, someone fell from the sky and landed on the deck, staring fixedly at Moke.

Greed flickered in his eyes.

It was as if Moke was not a person at all, but a priceless treasure.

Then he let out a strange laugh. "Tsk, tsk... I didn't expect I'd actually manage to wait for you. What good luck!"

"Who are you?"

Moke looked utterly baffled. He had never seen this person before!

Zoro took the newspaper from Nami behind him and threw it to Moke. "It's probably because of this!"

Moke caught it and took a look.

Good grief!

What the hell!

Not only had they directly put a 300 million Beli bounty on him, they had even said he was a three-Devil-Fruit user who possessed a method for gaining multiple Devil Fruit Abilities.

Wasn't this putting him over a fire to roast?

Sengoku, you old bastard...

The newcomer laughed. "Now that you've read the newspaper, you should know why I'm here, right? Hand over the method for consuming multiple Devil Fruits, or else..."

He did not finish his sentence, but his meaning was already perfectly clear.

"Heh heh... Vulture, this isn't something you can keep all to yourself. Why not say it openly and let everyone share it?" At that moment, a group of people emerged.

They stood beneath the ship, staring at Moke.

The two leaders were a man and a woman. The man looked like a rock singer.