Somewhere in the New World.
The sun was shining brightly, and the sea was calm.
The Thousand Sunny is currently sailing here.
"Hey! Luffy, come help me! We're loading a huge truck!"
Usopp, who was sitting on the edge of the boat, suddenly shouted loudly, his fishing rod now bent at almost a ninety-degree angle.
Meanwhile, the line kept swaying, and was constantly being pulled in the sea, which shows that the creature below that took the bait was incredibly powerful.
"Here it comes, Usopp, hang in there!"
Luffy standing nearby, immediately showed an excited expression, threw down his fishing rod, and ran towards Usopp.
"Let's pull together!"
Luffy roared, and then the two of them exerted all their strength at the same time.
"Drink!"
The two men let out a low shout, and simultaneously unleashed powerful force from their hands.
In an instant, the fishing rod was pulled up.
"Thump!"
The fishing rod was pulled up instantly, and a huge creature leaped out of the water along with it.
"Oh ho! It's an octopus!"
The moment Luffy saw the giant creature, an excited smile appeared on his face, and drool couldn't help but drip from his mouth.
It's been a long time since they've had takoyaki.
The octopus's enormous body slammed heavily onto the deck, causing the entire Thousand Sunny to shake.
A moment later, the hatch opened, Nami darted out, shouting as soon as she emerged:
"What happened?!"
"It's okay! We caught an octopus, we'll have takoyaki tonight!"
Luffy flashed his front teeth and looked at Nami happily.
Nami stared at the octopus, which was over ten meters long, on the deck, and several veins bulged on her forehead.
"Phew~"
After taking a deep breath, Nami ultimately said nothing and went straight into the cabin.
"Um?!"
Xia Chen, lying on the bow of the Thousand Sunny, was somewhat surprised to see Nami in this state.
The sun must have risen in the west today!
It's strange that Nami didn't even scold Luffy and his crew for making such Luffy!
However, Xia Chen only pondered it for a moment before giving up and continued to squint his eyes, enjoying the warm sunshine.
Several days have passed since they left Wano Country.
These past few days at sea have allowed Xia Chen to experience a long-lost feeling of his former life.
Relax and feel at ease!
However... this kind of life probably won't last long.
Xia Chen squinted, but some things involuntarily came to mind.
According to the island indicated by the Log Pose, their next destination is Egghead Island, where Vegapunk is located!
Also known as Future Island!
The island's facilities and buildings are all futuristic.
To be fair, although the current Log Pose is practically useless, it ultimately makes it impossible to reach the Laugh Tale Laugh Tale.
We still need four Road Poneglyph.
But at least it gives them something to look forward to, so they don't just wander around aimlessly like headless flies.
and--
After Wano Country, they also obtained a rubbing of the Road Poneglyph from Kaido.
With the piece Zou obtained and the one the Big Mom had, they now possess three Road Poneglyph.
We only need one more piece to pinpoint the location of Laugh Tale!
And this last piece...
"Ah!!"
Just as Xia Chen was pondering, Chopper on the deck suddenly shouted, holding a large stack of newspapers in his hand, his eyes revealing a look of horror.
Chopper, what's wrong?!
Luffy and Usopp, who were admiring their spoils of war, suddenly heard Chopper's scream and quickly turned around to ask what was wrong.
"This... this!"
Chopper stammered, his hands trembling as he held the newspaper.
It's easy to imagine what he saw that horrified him.
Seeing Chopper's expression, Luffy and Usopp both wore serious expressions.
They were very puzzled as to what could possibly make Chopper make that expression.
After all, they are now seasoned veterans who have weathered many storms, and they are no longer as impulsive as before.
The Straw Hat Pirates are now a true Yonko (Four Emperors) pirate crew!!
" Chopper, what happened?"
Usopp asked again.
Chopper lowered his head and remained silent, slowly taking out something tucked inside the newspaper.
That... was a stack of wanted posters!
The next second.
Chopper suddenly looked up, held up a wanted poster, and roared:
Why is my bounty only 3000??
"This navy... is simply outrageous!!"
"I defeated a Flying Six with a bounty of hundreds of millions on Onigashima, and I even fought against Four Emperors! What's with this insulting bounty I'm getting now?!"
Chopper, his face contorted with rage, instantly grew larger, transforming into his Heavy Point.
"Oops!"
" Chopper, calm down! You need to look at it from a different perspective. I remember your last bounty was 150 Beli, right?"
"This time it's 3000! That's a full 20 times the original! Think about it, who else has seen this kind of increase?"
Zoro was sleeping on the deck, appeared beside Chopper at some point and patted him on the shoulder.
Then, quite easily, he took the latest wanted poster from Chopper and found his own one among them.
When Zoro saw the amount, a smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
Roronoa Zoro, Bounty --
2.22 billion Beli!
"Wanted poster?"
The seriousness on Luffy and Usopp's faces vanished, replaced by a surge of excitement that grew stronger over time.
The two figures flashed and instantly appeared beside Zoro, grabbing the bounty poster from his hand.
The top one is Luffy's.
Straw Hat Boy Luffy, Four Emperors, has a bounty of --
4.56 billion Beli!
Only now has the Navy truly acknowledged Luffy's title as Four Emperors, instead of just mentioning it briefly in the newspapers as before.
The title and reward amount on the bounty poster are the best proof.
Among the current Four Emperors, his bounty ranks second, higher than Red Hair and Big Mom, and only below Kaido.
While a high bounty doesn't necessarily mean greater strength, having such a bounty certainly demonstrates Luffy's current status.
Luffy's face lit up with visibly delight as he looked at the bounty poster in his hand.
"4.56 billion Beli!"
"Hahaha... wow, that's a huge increase!"
Luffy's loud laughter also drew everyone else out of the cabin.
As soon as they came out, they saw Luffy holding a bounty poster, hands on his hips, looking extremely excited.
Zoro, who was standing to the side, also had a smile on his face, as did Usopp had just received his bounty.
In short, at a glance, apart from Chopper face was as black as charcoal, the others all had happy expressions on their faces.
The moment Sanji saw the new bounty posters, an expectant expression appeared on his face. He jumped down from the second floor and excitedly took the remaining bounty posters from Usopp's hand.