The Shock of the Navy's Top Brass: One Billion Beli Was Too Low

Demon Child Lynn!

This name had left an impression on them unlike any before.

Yet it had only been a short while.

And that little brat had already done something earth-shattering and utterly shocking again.

However.

That was not all.

"Gild Tesoro! He was also... also taken down with him!"

"!!!"

This time, not only Sengoku, but even the three Admirals, Garp, Tsuru, and the others beside him changed expression!

Kizaru's ever-present lecherous smile froze at the corner of his mouth. For the first time, the eyes beneath his sunglasses held no trace of mockery.

"My, my... that truly... startled me."

Akainu's brows twisted into a deep frown, and even the magma on his body seemed to stir restlessly.

"That brat from Kaido... has that kind of strength?"

Aokiji, too, rarely sat up straight, his usual laziness replaced by gravity.

"He took down two Shichibukai-level fighters in one go...? What kind of joke is that...?"

Sengoku took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down as he roared into the Den Den Mushi, "Tell me everything you know without leaving out a single word! What exactly happened in Dressrosa?!"

"I want to know the entire story!"

The voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi trembled even harder as it began recounting that nightmare-like scene in fits and starts.

"Fleet Admiral."

"It started because Doflamingo wanted to raise the price of the SMILE Fruits for the Beasts Pirates... by twenty percent!"

"Then Jack the Drought brought people over today! They were incredibly aggressive and nearly tore the docks apart!"

Sengoku rubbed his temples. He was already sick of listening to these pirates tear at each other like dogs.

"Get to the point! Where was Lynn?!"

"L-Lynn was beside Jack! That brat... he... he stepped forward and said that if Doflamingo did not lower the price, Dressrosa had no reason to exist!"

"T-Then! An indescribably terrifying Conqueror's Haki erupted from that baby! Doflamingo's Conqueror's Haki was crushed instantly!"

"Gild Tesoro stepped in to help. Only by combining their Conqueror's Haki were they barely able to hold it off... That was when I was knocked unconscious!"

"By the time I woke up, the battle was already over. Doflamingo and Gild Tesoro had both been severely injured, and the Donquixote Family officers were begging Lynn for mercy!"

"Luckily, the Image Snail I carried with me recorded everything, so I learned what had happened."

The temperature in the office suddenly dropped several degrees.

Lynn's Conqueror's Haki had directly crushed Doflamingo's? And even Tesoro had needed to join forces with him just to barely withstand it?

Lynn's Conqueror's Haki... was actually that powerful?!

"What happened afterward?!" Sengoku pressed, his heart racing against his will.

"Afterward, Diamante of the Donquixote Family refused to accept it and rushed forward to attack Lynn..."

"Then that brat's eyes changed, and black flames ignited on Diamante's arm! They could not be extinguished! Water would not put them out! Stone could not smother them! Even... even Seastone powder was useless!"

"Flames that even Seastone cannot suppress?!"

Tsuru's expression shifted slightly.

This had already surpassed the scope of a Devil Fruit!

Unless...

Demon Child Lynn was not using a Devil Fruit ability at all!

"In the end, Doflamingo used Conqueror's Haki... to suppress those black flames..."

"Those flames require Conqueror's Haki to extinguish?" Even Garp's tone became grave. "I have never heard of such a method."

"Doesn't that mean that anyone without Conqueror's Haki who gets caught in those black flames will be burned to death?"

Kizaru adjusted his sunglasses, his tone strange. "Demon Child Lynn is truly frightening~"

"Yes! Those black flames were far too wicked! Without Conqueror's Haki, getting touched by them meant certain death!"

"And then?" Aokiji asked.

"Then Doflamingo flew into a rage! He used Devil Fruit Awakening! The entire dock turned into strings! He attacked Lynn!"

"That brat... blue things resembling bones emerged around him to protect him! Doflamingo's attacks could not break through them at all!"

"Blue Skeleton?!"

"Unbreakable?!"

"How many methods does this brat have that even we do not know about?!"

The Navy's top brass could no longer remain calm. The more they heard, the more alarmed they became.

"Yes! Later, cracks appeared in that Blue Skeleton, and it shattered... Everyone thought it was over..."

"But! The very next second! Another identical Blue Skeleton appeared again! Completely intact! It was even stronger!"

"..."

The office abruptly fell into a terrifying silence.

The Admirals exchanged glances.

Then they all shook their heads.

Clearly.

None of them had ever heard of such a bizarre ability.

"Then that brat began to counterattack!"

"Blue steam erupted from his body... and he shouted something about the Seventh Gate: Gate of Wonder!"

"Then his aura... became more than ten times stronger than before! It was enough to rival an Admiral!"

"Doflamingo lost his nerve on the spot! He immediately agreed to lower the price! The price of SMILE Fruits was cut by twenty percent!"

Cold sweat seeped from Sengoku's forehead.

The Seventh Gate?

Was that not the technique Demon Child Lynn had used to severely injure Dobberman before?

But back then, it had been the Eighth Gate.

Now, the Seventh Gate alone could achieve such an effect.

Did that not mean... Demon Child Lynn had grown stronger during this time?!

"Was that all?" Akainu demanded.

"No!" The Den Den Mushi's voice became even more desperate. "That brat... he then set his sights on Gild Tesoro, as well as every underground-world big shot present! He said he would not spare a single one!"

"Good kid!"

"This little fellow suits my taste!"

"What a pity. Why does he have to be Kaido's son?!"

Garp sounded rather regretful.

The others, however, looked extremely grim.

"Tesoro was enraged on the spot! He also used Devil Fruit Awakening! Together with Doflamingo, he attacked that brat from both sides!"

"But then... that brat simply stretched out one hand... and an enormous white tiger charged out from his hand!"

"'Day Tiger!' That was what he shouted!"

"That white tiger... directly blasted apart the combined attack of Gild Tesoro and Doflamingo! All of it! It crushed them with overwhelming force! Gild Tesoro's golden giant form cracked on the spot! Doflamingo was blasted away as well!"

The Navy's top brass could not help showing shock.

One move... had broken the combined awakened ultimate attacks of two Shichibukai-level powerhouses?!

"It still was not over!"

"That brat... appeared in front of Doflamingo as if he had teleported. One punch! Just one punch! Doflamingo's awakened defenses were like paper and he was sent flying, his life and death unknown!"

"Then he went after Gild Tesoro! Also with one punch! Tesoro's golden barrier shattered layer by layer! He was sent flying too and fell unconscious on the spot!"

Hiss.

One punch for each Shichibukai-level figure?!

Just how strong was Demon Child Lynn's true strength?!

"So Doflamingo and Tesoro surrendered in the end, correct?"

Sengoku asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, Fleet Admiral Sengoku."

"In the end, Doflamingo was forced to hand over all the SMILE Fruits... and Gild Tesoro was extorted for ten billion Beli by that brat!"

"Ten billion..." Aokiji muttered, the corner of his mouth twitching.

The deathly silence in the office lasted for a long time.

Sengoku slowly sat back down in his chair, feeling cold all over.

He looked at the bounty poster for "Demon Child Lynn" on the desk. That delicate, innocent little face now seemed more terrifying to him than any vicious pirate.

One billion.

It was too low.

Given the current situation, the bounty had to start at least at two billion!