Watching Roger's Execution at the Start

"The bounty is 260 million!!"

"260 million? Are you sure he's a Supernova?"

Smoker's pupils contracted, and he cried out in shock.

A bounty that high was beyond what a captain like him could handle.

Besides, wasn't that excessive even for a Supernova?

"A year ago, his bounty was only 150 million. I heard he caused a huge disturbance at Sabaody, so the World Government raised it substantially."

"And apparently, even back then, his strength didn't match his bounty..."

"I see..."

Sabaody now was a far cry from when Atlas had been stationed there. It hadn't immediately returned to its former chaos, but it was already most of the way there.

There was no helping it. The Marines simply couldn't spare someone powerful enough to guard Sabaody indefinitely.

That meant all the measures Atlas had taken back then could only treat the symptoms, not the cause.

Once she left,

everything would be undone.

"Send a distress signal to the base immediately!!"

Smoker made the decision on the spot. With his Logia Devil Fruit and Observation Haki, he should be able to hold that man off for a while.

"Yes, sir!!"

New World, G-5 base.

Atlas descended slowly from the sky, flexing her hand as though she could still feel what she had just struck.

That Enel...

She had given him a taste of power, and he'd immediately gotten carried away. He had only just awakened Armament Haki, yet he thought he could beat her. What a joke.

He had taken "Belief is power" to an absurd extreme.

"Vice Admiral!!"

The moment Atlas's feet touched the ground, Maynard rushed out of the base. His powerful frame made the ground tremble beneath him.

"Hmm?!"

"Captain Smoker has run into Mammoth Jack!!"

His voice reached her before he did.

"Mammoth Jack?"

Atlas