His first bounty

Time passed, and noon arrived the next day.

Lucci and Kaku finally returned, travel-worn, after securing ties with the Underworld forces within the Ilusia Kingdom and on several nearby islands.

His expression as cold as ever, Lucci gave a concise account of the process and results. Once his report was finished, he seemed to remember something, pulled a folded sheet of paper from his coat, and casually tossed it toward Dawn.

The paper spun through the air, only to be caught by an invisible force. It then unfolded smoothly and hovered before Dawn's eyes.

It was a wanted poster.

A black-and-white photograph occupied most of the page. It showed Dawn himself, apparently taken in secret during one of his appearances at the harbor, from an awkward angle.

Below the photograph were conspicuous lines of uppercase English:

DEAD OR ALIVE

Herman Dawn

฿70,000,000

"Seventy million Beli for my first bounty?"

"Heh, the same starting price as my teacher, Kaido. Not bad."

"It seems the World Government's vast intelligence machine isn't all-powerful after all. No matter how much the esteemed Lord Imu hates the David Family, they probably can't remember every face that carries that bloodline."

From the name and amount on the wanted poster, he could deduce two things:

First, his true name had not been exposed. The World Government had only tracked down the name he used as a cover. In its current assessment, he was merely an emerging pirate overlord who posed a considerable threat within the Four Seas.

Second, his dual Devil Fruit abilities had not been exposed either. He was certain that if the World Government knew his secret, his bounty could never have remained at the friendly figure of seventy million Beli.

Until he gained sufficient strength, he had little desire to reveal that he possessed