Lynn, Wanted by the Navy for 1 Billion Beli!

"Momonga!"

The veins on Sengoku's forehead bulged as he practically forced the words out through gritted teeth. "Explain yourself properly. What exactly happened?!"

"Fleet Admiral, it went like this..."

Momonga began recounting the entire sequence of events.

But when they heard that a tiny black speck had flown in from the sky—

"Wait."

Akainu immediately cut him off. "From the sky? You're saying that little brat could fly?!"

"Yes, Admiral Sakazuki! He could fly! There was no warning whatsoever—he flew through the sky like a ghost!"

Garp froze mid-nose-pick, his mouth hanging wide open.

"Fly? Was that little brat a Devil Fruit user?"

Tsuru's brows knitted tightly.

Everyone else could only think of one possibility.

If he could fly—

Then there was a ninety-nine percent chance he was a Devil Fruit user!

Then Momonga mentioned the top-tier Conqueror's Haki.

When they learned that the Conqueror's Haki had immobilized three vice admirals, leaving them unable to move for a short time, the room fell silent. Everyone's expressions turned grave, their brows furrowed deeply.

He was so young.

Yet his Conqueror's Haki was so terrifying.

It was easy to imagine just how shocking that brat's future potential would be!

"Even if he could fly and possessed top-tier Conqueror's Haki... what about Dobberman? He was famous for his defense!"

The fear on Momonga's face deepened.

"That brat... he also knew some strange technique!"

"He kept shouting 'Gate of Opening,' 'Gate of Healing'... all the way up to the 'Seventh Gate'!"

"Every time he shouted one, his aura surged dramatically!"

"From green steam to blue steam... Vice Admiral Dobberman was sent flying by one punch when that brat was covered in blue steam..."

Recalling that scene, Momonga could not stop cold sweat from forming. "One punch... sent him flying! Tekkai... couldn't block it at all!"

The office was so silent that a pin drop could be heard.

Even Kizaru's eternally lazy expression became much more restrained as he muttered.

"Oh my~ Gate of Opening? Blue steam? How utterly unheard of~"

Akainu's eyes were sinister as he spoke coldly.

"Not a Devil Fruit?"

Momonga shook his head vigorously.

"Absolutely not! That power... was pure and violent! It wasn't any known Devil Fruit ability!"

"And at the end, he even wanted to open the 'Eighth Gate'!"

"Blood-red steam came off his body!"

"We could tell that brat's strength was enough to threaten our lives, so... so we had no choice but to retreat!"

Blood-red steam!

A threat to vice admirals' lives!

Sengoku felt the world spin around him and nearly failed to catch his breath.

He slammed his hand down on the desk!

"Bastard!"

"What kind of monster is this?!"

"How could that bastard Kaido have given birth to such... such a freak!"

For once, Garp was not laughing. His expression was grave.

"Gate of Opening... increasing strength... it sounds like the ultimate application of some kind of martial art."

"But for a one- or two-year-old child to use it... that's absurd!"

Tsuru pondered aloud.

"This ability has never appeared in any intelligence reports."

"Even that brat's origins were never mentioned at all."

Sengoku took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He looked at the Navy's strongest forces gathered in the room.

"Everyone, the threat posed by this brat has already surpassed our imagination!"

"A child not even two years old severely injured a headquarters vice admiral and forced back our army!"

"If he is allowed to grow..."

The consequences would be unimaginable!

The atmosphere in the office was so heavy that it was hard to breathe.

"He must be eliminated in the cradle!"

Akainu spoke with murderous intent. The power of the Magma-Magma Fruit made the air around him scorchingly hot. "A monster like this must not be allowed to live!"

Kizaru adjusted his glasses. "My, my~ That may be true, but Kaido's side isn't easy to deal with either~"

Even Aokiji opened his eyes, his voice carrying a trace of laziness. "A brat who can fly and unleash that kind of power... he really is a huge problem."

Sengoku's sharp gaze swept across the crowd.

"We cannot wait any longer!"

"Immediately! Issue a bounty to the entire world!"

He gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.

"Kaido's son, Lynn!"

"The bounty amount..."

Sengoku clenched his fists so tightly that his knuckles turned white.

"One billion Beli!"

"Dead or alive!"

One billion?!

A flash of surprise crossed everyone's eyes.

Even Garp bared his teeth at that number.

"Wahahaha! One billion Beli for a little brat! That really is... unprecedented!"

Tsuru nodded.

"Given the potential and threat he has displayed, that price is justified!"

"The whole world must understand how dangerous this infant is!"

Kizaru curled his lips.

"One billion, huh~ Things are going to get lively now~ Bounty hunters all over the world are going to go crazy~"

Akainu snorted coldly.

"The bounty is only the first step! We must find him as soon as possible and eliminate him completely!"

"Good!"

Sengoku made the final decision.

"It's settled! Carry it out immediately!"

Meanwhile.

New World, Onigashima.

Boom!

With earth-shattering fury, Kaido's mountain-like body fell from the sky and crashed into the center of Onigashima.

"King!!!"

Kaido's roar made the entire island tremble.

"Where is my son?! Where is Lynn?!"

He had only heard the words "Young Master Lynn has fainted" through an emergency Den Den Mushi before transforming into a dragon and rushing back from the expedition waters at top speed!

That violent aura left every member of the Beasts Pirates trembling in silence.

King the Conflagration hurried forward with a group of officers.

"Kaido-san! Please calm down!"

A rare trace of complicated emotion appeared on King's face.

"Young Master Lynn... he's fine. He only fainted from exhaustion!"

"Exhaustion?!"

Kaido glared at King with eyes as wide as bells, fury nearly erupting from them.

"Who did it?! Which bastard dared lay a hand on my son?! I'll tear him into ten thousand pieces!"

King took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice.

"Kaido-san, this matter... is somewhat complicated."

"You should... hear Sasaki's report in person."

Soon, the injured Sasaki was brought before him.

After Kaido heard the entire course of events through Sasaki's incoherent but horrified and fervent account...

The rage on his savage dragon face gradually faded.

In its place came disbelief, bewilderment, and... confusion.

"Conqueror's Haki... knocked out several thousand Marines?"

"F-flew?"

"G-Gate of Opening? Green steam? Blue steam? Sent a Marine vice admiral flying with one punch?"

"And at the end... blood-red steam... scared off every Marine?"

Kaido counted them one by one on his fingers, the expression on his face constantly shifting.

He turned his head and looked at King.

"King... did that brat Sasaki get beaten stupid? Is he talking nonsense?"

King's expression was equally strange.

"Kaido-san... what Sasaki said is probably... all true."

"When we arrived, the Marines really were fleeing in a panic. And judging by the destruction at the scene, as well as the miserable state of that useless Dobberman when he was found..."

Kaido fell silent.

His enormous dragon head slowly lowered as he looked at his fist, larger than a sandbag.

Then he thought of Lynn's tiny figure, not even half a meter tall.

"Pfft..."

A strange sound came from his throat.

Then—

"Heh... hehehe..."

"Hehahahahaha..."

"Wororororororororororo—!!!!"