Underground World's Bounties

Somewhere in the waters of the latter half of the New World.

A pirate ship drifted aimlessly across the sea.

Although Luo Ji had seized some Log Poses and Eternal Poses on Onigashima,

he recognized most of the names, because even Kin'emon and the other country bumpkins whose memories he had inherited did not recognize them.

Without the islands or special events from the story, Luo Ji was completely lost.

He could only find a few Eternal Poses he recognized and set a course in one direction for the time being.

Among them were Big Mom Pirates' Whole Cake Island and Doflamingo's territory, Dressrosa.

In the end, Luo Ji chose Dressrosa.

Because he needed to leave the Beasts Pirates' territory as quickly as possible, and he could not afford to provoke the Big Mom Pirates for now.

"Luo Ji, Luo Ji! I want to go to Sky Island, Fish-Man Island, and the Boin Archipelago, where it's full of food..."

Ever since successfully setting sail, Yamato had remained in a state of excitement, looking forward to her future life of adventure.

"I know, I know. We'll definitely go to all those places!"

"But right now, we need to recruit powerful companions and escape Kaido's pursuit.

You don't want to be captured and taken back by Kaido either, do you, Yamato?"

Luo Ji could only force Yamato to calm down. He still needed to ask her about awakening Conqueror's Haki and cultivating Conqueror's Coating.

Moreover, Luo Ji's special Observation Haki, which allowed him to hear the voice of all things, had not awakened yet.

The golden cards that had dropped from Momonosuke all contained unawakened abilities. What a pain.

That bastard really deserved to die!

"That's right, that's right! We have to leave Kaido's territory quickly!"

At the mention of Kaido, Yamato instinctively shrank her neck. She never wanted to return to that lousy place, Onigashima.

At that moment, Tama was familiarizing herself with Onimaru's Onyudo ability so that she could command it in battle later.

"Come on, come on. Let's train our three types of Haki."

"If you have too much energy with nowhere to vent it, then store a few more uses of 'Musaishi Hyoga' for me!"

Looking at Yamato, who was as hyperactive as a child with ADHD, Luo Ji could only squeeze her for all she was worth.

She could make a greater contribution to his Elemental Scroll.

"All right."

Yamato was somewhat helpless, but she could only follow the orders of Luo Ji, her captain.

However, she soon began looking forward to what kind of people their future companions would be.

Would they be as powerful and bold as the officers of the Roger Pirates and Whitebeard Pirates?

During the boring voyage, Luo Ji and Yamato both devoted themselves to training. The extreme weather they encountered from time to time opened their eyes.

Hailstones as huge as houses, Hot Water Ascending Spheres as enormous as islands, and seas where the four seasons changed in rapid succession.

Luo Ji knew the New World was dangerous, but the extreme weather was far too outrageous.

The Paradise and the Four Blues were much safer.

What Luo Ji and the others did not know was that the Beasts Pirates had issued bounties through the Underground World for Kozuki Hiyori, Karamatsu, Denjiro, Fire Fist Ace, Luo Ji, and Yamato.

Every one of them had a bounty of 300 million, while Yamato's bounty was as high as one billion.

For a time, the entire Underground World became intensely interested in these people.

What on earth had they done to make the Beasts Pirates so furious?

Especially this Yamato. What right did she have to possess the same bounty as Jack the Drought?

Could this woman really be even stronger than Jack the Drought?

At the same time, the man named Gol D. Luo Ji also entered the sights of countless powerful figures.

On a certain winter island.

The Red Hair Pirates, who were taking a break, also received all kinds of intelligence from the Underground World.

"Gol D. Could he be Captain Roger's clansman? Or does he have some other connection to Captain Roger?"

Red-Haired Shanks looked at the young man's portrait. He looked nothing like Captain Roger, so he probably was not Roger's son.

"Not many people on the seas know that the Pirate King Roger's name was Gol D. Roger. His bounty poster said Gold Roger."

Benn Beckman wore a thoughtful expression. Even the World Government was burying information about the Clan of D. What exactly was so special about these families?

"Gol D.'s name hasn't spread across the seas. It seems he really is part of the Clan of D., not some fraud trying to borrow Roger's fame.

Captain Roger said that every member of the Clan of D. was destined to shake the seas."

Red-Haired Shanks revealed a faint smile.

Rocks D. Zebek, Gol D. Roger, Monkey D. Garp, Monkey D. Dragon...

Every one of them was a renowned great figure!

Of course, there was also Marshall D. Teach, who had left him with three scars, as well as Monkey D. Luffy, who had inherited his straw hat and will.

Now a newcomer named Gol D. Luo Ji had appeared as well. It seemed the sea was about to become interesting again.

"That Fire Fist Ace seems to be part of the Clan of D. too. His name is Portgas D. Ace!"

Yasopp held Ace's Marine-issued bounty poster and suddenly spoke in surprise.

This newcomer, Fire Fist Ace, was no ordinary person. He was one of this year's supernovas.

When he landed at the Sabaody Archipelago, his bounty had already reached 310 million Berries, making him this year's rookie king.

"Two members of the Clan of D. wreaked havoc in Beast Kaido's headquarters? How interesting, how interesting!"

"As expected of the Clan of D., destined to turn the seas upside down!"

"Boys! Let's hold a banquet for these two rookies from the Clan of D.!"

Red-Haired Shanks suddenly shouted excitedly, seemingly in an excellent mood.

The Great Pirate Era that Captain Roger had begun had finally produced a few promising seedlings.

"Long live the captain! Let's have a banquet!"

The entire Red Hair Pirates immediately erupted in cheers, each of them brimming with enthusiasm and joy.

While the Red Hair Pirates were holding their banquet, the Whitebeard Pirates also received the latest intelligence from the Underground World.

Aboard the Moby Dick.

"Gol D.? Is this the person Roger was waiting for?"

"Hiyori? What is that bastard Kaido trying to do?"

Whitebeard Newgate's gaze suddenly turned icy. Hiyori was Oden's daughter—and a little girl who had been born aboard the Moby Dick.

Kaido had actually dared to place a bounty on her!

This was practically a direct provocation of Whitebeard's sensitive nerves.

"Dad, please save Miss Hiyori, Denjiro, and the others!

Denjiro and Karamatsu are also retainers of Lord Oden. They must be in great danger now!"

Izo, who had the appearance of an effeminate young man, pleaded with Whitebeard.

Even after joining the Whitebeard Pirates for more than twenty years, he had continued to follow news about Wano Country and the Kozuki Family.

He did not want to see anything happen to his homeland, brothers, or companions.

"Dad, we've all held Hiyori before. We can't let anything happen to her!"

Phoenix Marco, Diamond Jozu, and the others spoke up one after another, their faces filled with fury.

They had yet to avenge Kozuki Oden's death at the hands of Beast Kaido. Now Kaido had issued a ruthless bounty meant to wipe them all out. It was simply a provocation against the Whitebeard Pirates.

"Spread the word through the Underground World: anyone who dares lay a hand on Hiyori and the other two will become enemies of the Whitebeard Pirates!"

Whitebeard Newgate waved his massive hand and made the decision with imposing authority.

Although he did not want to go to war with the Beasts Pirates, that did not mean Beast Kaido could provoke him recklessly.

Most importantly, any pirates and bounty hunters who wanted to target Hiyori would have to carefully weigh their own strength.

"Long live Dad!"

The Division Commanders of the Whitebeard Pirates shouted excitedly one after another.

As the foremost of the Four Emperors, they should possess such courage and majesty.