Bounty

Taking the wanted posters from Panda, Locke began to study them carefully. The first one was his own.

Phantom Locke, captain of the Phantom, bounty of 80 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Yun Zhinnan, crew member of the Phantom Pirates, bounty of 50 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Carmen, crew member of the Phantom Pirates, bounty of 40 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Big Bear, member of the Phantom Pirates, bounty of 10 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Second Bear, member of the Phantom Pirates, bounty of 10 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Panda, member of the Phantom Pirates, bounty of 10 million Beli. Crimes committed: massacring all of Bisi Island and attacking the East Blue Marine Branch.

Locke read through them one by one and discovered that everyone in the pirate crew except Annie had a bounty on their head. For pirates in the East Blue, those amounts were practically astronomical.

He had no idea how the Marines had learned their names. Though he and Carmen had revealed their names to the Marines themselves, Yun Zhinnan, Big Bear, and the others had not.

But it did not matter. So what if they knew? They had never intended to hide anyway.

"The photo came out pretty well. It captured my handsomeness perfectly!" After reading all the wanted posters, Locke pulled out his own and began admiring the picture on it.

"Tch!" Carmen rolled her eyes at Locke, then snatched her wanted poster from his hand.

"As expected, I was born beautiful. I look good no matter how they photograph me." Carmen had caught Locke's infection.

"Big brother, what is this? Why don't I have one?" Annie, who had been looking at the wanted posters nearby, suddenly asked.

"This is slander from those bad Marines against us," Locke explained.

"Hmph! Those Marines are awful, slandering big brother like that. The next time Annie sees them, I'll teach them a harsh lesson." Annie clenched her little fists.

"Mm! Annie is right. The next time we see them, we'll teach them a harsh lesson," Locke agreed.

"These Marines are truly scum. They actually pinned what happened on Bisi Island on us," Panda said angrily from the side.

"It is because the World Government has already rotted away that we must change it!" Locke rose to his feet.

"We will always follow you, Captain." Big Bear and Second Bear walked over at that moment.

"Hahaha! Good! Let us change this world completely!" Locke declared boldly.

Yun Zhinnan lay in the distance, looking at Yun Zhinnan before him. Smiling, he stroked the jade pendant in his hand and murmured, "Xi Cai, it looks like our future lives will be very exciting!"

"You two, get back to training. If you want to change the world, this little strength of yours is not enough." Locke turned and spoke to Big Bear and Second Bear behind him.

Big Bear and Second Bear, who had just been brimming with spirit, immediately wilted at Locke's words. Still, they returned to their training.

"Carmen, I'm hungry!" Locke said to Carmen again.

"Eat what? All the food on the ship has been eaten. If you don't catch any fish today, don't even think about eating." At the mention of food, Carmen snapped at Locke angrily.

Having been told off, Locke could only sit back down helplessly and continue fishing.

The provisions aboard had originally been enough to last Locke and the others a long time. But after Big Bear and the others came aboard, the food supplies had been consumed at an alarming rate. What had been a month's worth of food was gone in just a few days.

There was no other choice now but to catch fish to replenish their supplies.

Just then, a pirate ship appeared on the sea in the distance, entering Locke's view as it continuously sailed toward him. Judging by its pirate flag, Locke was certain he had never seen this group of pirates in the anime.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Food is here!" Locke tossed aside his fishing rod and sprang to his feet with a laugh.

Without waiting for anyone else to react, Locke conjured a pair of angel-like wings behind his back and flew off the Phantom.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Captain, we robbed at least ten million Beli from that village just now, didn't we?" On the Simba Pirate Ship, a crew member laughed as he spoke to Captain Simba.

"What is ten million Beli? As long as you follow me, I guarantee you'll eat and drink like kings from now on." Simba picked up a barrel of beer beside him and began drinking.

"That's right. Captain is a pirate with a bounty of eight million Beli. Who in the East Blue would dare provoke us?" Another crew member flattered him.

"Hahaha! Drink!" Delighted by his crew's flattery, Simba raised his cup to signal everyone to drink.

The crew all raised their cups and began celebrating.

"Captain, a pirate ship has been spotted ahead," a crew member from the lookout came down to report.

"What about it? Have we seen it before?" Simba asked.

"Never seen it. It should be a pirate crew that has only recently put to sea," the crew member said.

"Hahaha! Boys, another job has come to us. Let's go rob them!" Simba declared boldly.

"Rob them!"

"Rob the hell out of them!"

The crew members all chimed in.

But if they had seen the wanted posters from recent days, they would not have said such things. They had been too busy raiding nearby islands to pay any attention to them.

"Oh! You're planning to rob me?" At that moment, an unwelcome voice rang out among them.

The crew members who had been so excited all turned toward the source of the voice.

At some unknown point, a handsome-looking man in a black coat, with a long sword hanging at his waist, had appeared among them.

"Kid, who are you?" Simba had already risen to his feet. Holding a large spiked club, he stared intently at Locke and asked.

"My name is Locke, the captain of the pirate ship you're about to rob," Locke replied naturally.

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Kid, you know your place pretty well! Since you know we're going to rob you, hurry up and bring over all the valuables on your ship. Maybe our captain will be kind enough to spare your lives," the surrounding crew members said arrogantly.

"You'll spare our lives? Then thank you." Locke spoke to them politely.

Looking at Locke amid the crowd, Simba was not as arrogant as his crew. Instead, he watched Locke with a tense expression. This kid had appeared on his ship without making a sound. If he had not spoken up himself, none of them would have even noticed him. It seemed this man had some skill.

"Good that you know. Our captain is a great pirate with a bounty of eight million Beli," the crew continued arrogantly.