In just three days, Bondrewd's name had set the world ablaze.
Bondrewd-the world's most evil criminal!
He was dubbed the "most evil," alongside the Revolutionary Army's commander, Dragon, the "most dangerous."
His officially announced crimes were: destroying an island of 100,000 people, stealing the heavenly tribute, slaughtering large numbers of Marines and government personnel, researching evil technology that threatened world peace, and conducting all manner of inhumane experiments on the survivors.
Bounty-5,564,800,000!
It matched the legendary Pirate King's bounty, the highest ever issued since the World Government's founding!
This was only the year 1518. Bounties had yet to be inflated by the Worst Generation.
The shock this bounty sent through the world was second only to Roger reaching Laugh Tale in 1497.
But when people saw the description of Bondrewd's abilities on his wanted poster, the impact on the world's understanding of reality surpassed even Roger's feat.
What kind of normal person's fruit powers needed the smallest possible font just to fit their "ability list" into the wanted poster's text box?!
The moment those dozens of fruit abilities came into view, it was as though the entire world's worldview had taken a brutal elbow strike, complete with a "MEN!"
Somewhere in the East Blue-
A vast cluster of floating islands lay concealed above the high clouds of the East Blue.
Inside the Japanese-style palace at the center of the Main Island, a crowd dressed like Japanese gangsters busied themselves with their duties.
"What the hell's gotten into the Marines? How did they find out about us?"
A buzz-cut man dressed like a thug in a suit, who looked every inch the gang's little brother, chatted with his fellow guard while on duty.
Recently, the Marines had somehow gotten hold of the information that "the Flying Pirates were hiding in the