That morning, in the northwestern Pudora Kingdom Waters...
Beside a small island, a small pirate ship lay quietly at anchor.
Though the ship was tiny, no one dared go anywhere near it.
The reason was the flag flying above it—the flag of the Red Hair Pirates!
On deck, Ben Beckman sat casually on a platform, enjoying the rare morning sunshine.
Pascal hurried over to Ben Beckman, his red curls bouncing, a newspaper in his hand.
"Boss Beckman, look! The latest paper's out!" Pascal said urgently.
"What's in it is incredible!"
Pascal's shouting woke Anthony from a sound sleep. Irritated, he rubbed his bald head.
Anthony let out a heavy breath and frowned. "Pascal, what are you making such a fuss about?"
"Doesn't the paper usually come out around noon?"
"What kind of junk did you bring over here this early?"
Pascal chuckled oddly. "Today's paper came out first thing this morning!"
"You sleep in every day. No wonder you didn't know it came out early!"
"Take a look. It's from the World Economy News Paper!"
With that, Pascal handed Anthony a copy of the latest paper.
Anthony took it, still frowning, and glanced over it without much interest.
A moment later, his expression changed.
Surprise slowly crept into his eyes.
Anthony looked up at Pascal in confusion. "This really is the World Economy News Paper!"
"This is the first time I've ever seen it come out so early."
Anthony could not help marveling. He had never encountered anything like it.
Pascal raised an eyebrow and smiled. "Look closely at today's front-page headline."
"And don't stop there. Read through every other story too."
Still skeptical and full of questions, Anthony quickly skimmed the paper.
Then his brows drew together. "This isn't some fake newspaper, is it?"
"Why... why is every story