Sabaody Archipelago.
Shakky's Rip-off Bar
Shakky, who had just extorted money from a rookie pirate crew, was lighting Beli.
Suddenly, the bar's wooden door was slowly pushed open, and Rayleigh, holding a bottle of liquor, walked in. "Which unlucky fellow is it now?"
"A small-time pirate from the North Blue."
Rayleigh, sitting to the side, had just picked up the beef jerky from the small dish when he suddenly looked at the notice wall, his gaze instantly narrowing. "What have those guys done now?"
Shakky continued, pointing at Beli: "There's no concrete news, but information from the World Government's internal channels suggests that the Hidden Ones Organization have done something big."
The wanted posters section on the bulletin board has been updated with wanted posters for the Hidden Ones Organization.
[ Steel Man: Bounty 3.6 billion...]
[ Blue Flame Witch: Bounty 2.5 Billion...]
[ Galdino the Candle Man: Bounty 800 Million...]
[ Thunder Qilin: Bounty of 2.5 billion]
[Man with Cat Claws glasses: 800 million bounty...]
[Green-haired masked man: 3 billion bounty...]
[Suspected Devil Fruit User: Bounty 1.5 billion...]
Another member has been added?
Shakky lit a cigarette without looking up. "Perhaps it's a member who wasn't exposed before."
Rayleigh took a sip of Rum: "It seems the World Government has suffered a major loss this time."
"They are too mysterious. Almost the entire Underworld has no information about this organization. The existence of that spatial ability user who can teleport quickly makes this organization very difficult to eradicate."
Suddenly, Shakky remembered something. "That's right, perhaps the incident with the Kingdom of Flevance was orchestrated by this organization."
" White Town?"
"According to intelligence gathered from the Underworld, the people of the Kingdom of Flevance did not die from the toxic ash from the mine explosion, but rather mysteriously disappeared."
Rayleigh immediately realized. " White Town is a landlocked country, and several neighboring countries have sealed their borders. Only spatial teleportation can move the people out of this country, but..."
"You mean to say that Amber Lead Syndrome is difficult to treat, right?"
Rayleigh nodded.
"Hoo..." Shakky exhaled a puff of smoke. "As far as I know, there aren't a large number of Amber Lead Syndrome patients in the Drum Kingdom, nor is there a large supply of Prussian blue for treating heavy metal poisoning."
"It seems the other party has very advanced medical technology."
"By the way, is there any news about the matter Shanks asked you to handle?"
Shakky shook her head. "No."
The bounty on the wanted posters of the Hidden Ones Organization has been updated.
On the high seas, the attention given to the Hidden Ones Organization is growing.
It's not just the Cipher Pol and the Navy that are conducting the secret investigation.
Even the Sea Emperors of the New World, as well as the various giants of the Underworld, the Revolutionary Army, and the Shichibukai, have shown great interest in the Hidden Ones Organization.
However, their investigation was almost entirely futile against the elusive Noah Family.
Paradise, the starting island of the fourth route - Whisky Island.
The second floor of a bar.
Crocodile looked at the newspaper and wanted poster in his hand, his face showing no unusual expression, but in his mind he recalled an intelligence report he had obtained last year.
' Ancient Weapon are very likely hidden in the Alabasta royal palace...'
'It seems I need to make arrangements as soon as possible. If I can find the legendary Ancient Weapon, then I can rule the world...'
'However, Baroque Works is still short-handed. Only Bon Clay has any real skill; the rest are trash. It seems I need to go out and recruit some stronger bounty hunters from all corners of the world...'
Paradise, Water 7.
A coffin ship slowly drifted into the harbor.
The tall man carrying a giant sword glanced at the ordinary people around him with his eagle-like pupils, a hint of boredom flashing in his eyes.
"Isn't that the Navy Hunter?"
"Keep your voice down, are you out of your mind..."
"It's Shichibukai..."
"Run!"
Mihawk ignored the ordinary people and walked toward a bar in the harbor.
As he stepped into the bar, the rabble of customers fell silent, and many even broke out in a cold sweat.
The bartender, with a stiff smile, asked, "Sir, what kind of drinks and snacks would you like?"
"A plate of Water Water Meat, a bottle of Goroni red wine, and today's newspaper, please."
"Hold on."
The bartender quickly handed him a newspaper, and Mihawk picked it up and saw the updated bounty poster.
'That Steel Man looks like a swordsman, right? Too bad, these guys are so elusive, I wonder where Shanks has been lately...'
North Blue, Yate Sea.
*Cough! Red-Haired Shanks, lounging on a beach chair, sneezed and rubbed his nose. "Who's missing me?"
Beckman, at the bow of the ship, bought a newspaper from the News Coo, glanced at it, and his face instantly turned serious. He then jumped to Shanks' side.
"What Big News Morgans?" Shanks, his eyes fixed on the deep blue sky.
"The bounty on that Hidden Ones Organization has increased significantly, especially for that spatial ability user; it's now at 3 billion Beli."
"Oh? That's really impressive!" Shanks didn't seem too concerned.
"These guys must have done something big again, causing the World Government to drastically increase their bounty..."
Just then, Yasopp, atop the mast, shouted, "Boss, we've spotted a World Government ship! They seem to have spotted us..."
Shanks narrowed his eyes, then stood up and gazed at the distant sea.
Sure enough, an armed ship flying the World Government flag appeared, but instead of avoiding it, it quickly approached the Red Hair Pirates.
Half an hour later, the two ships were less than 500 meters apart.
In an instant, the World Government's armed ships opened fire.
"Attack!" Shanks had intended to pretend he hadn't seen them, but he hadn't expected these guys to be so tactless.
Yasopp and fired a series of shots with his pistol.
Bang bang bang...
Boom boom boom...
The shells were instantly blown apart by the bullets in mid-air.
The other crew members quickly launched an attack.
At this moment, the CP9 agents on the World Government's armed ships also began to retaliate using Geppo or rifles.
However, when faced with the Red Hair Pirates, whose strength was already at the level of the Emperors of the Sea, these guys were completely crushed.
As the squad leader, Foz immediately switched into Saber-toothed Tiger's orc form. "Roar! Die!"
The next second, a terrifying surge of Conqueror's Haki caused Who's eyes to roll back, and he collapsed helplessly to the ground.
The battle on the armed ships quickly came to an end.
"Boss, look what I found..." Gab walked out of the cabin carrying a small box, while the monkey Monster next to him shouted loudly, indicating that it was the one who found the treasure chest.
Shanks chuckled and shook his head, "I know! It was definitely Monster who found it."
But the next moment, Shanks ' expression turned serious, because he saw what was inside the small box: a Devil Fruit.
Beckman noticed Shanks's odd expression and seemed to remember something. "Could this be the fruit you've been searching for, Captain?"
Shanks took the small box and nodded. "Yes, it seems we can't continue sailing in the North Blue. Change course immediately, we'll head to the East Blue right away."
" East Blue? I understand!" Beckman didn't ask why they were going to the East Blue, nor was he interested in knowing why Shanks valued this Devil Fruit so much.
The Red Hair Pirates quickly changed course and moved rapidly towards Reverse Mountain.
at the same time.
The Five Elders of Mary Geoise also received news that the armed ship escorting the fruit had been attacked by Shanks.