The bounty of one billion Beli News Coo.
In less than half a day, the entire sea was boiling.
In taverns, ports, and Marine Branch, people were discussing the bounty posters everywhere.
"First bounty: one billion Beli?"
"Are you kidding me!"
"This guy has never been on the bounty list before, how could he suddenly reach a billion?"
A pirate snatched the bounty poster and repeatedly checked the number on it.
After the 1, there are nine zeros.
There was no printing error.
That's one billion Beli.
The man on the wanted poster appeared calm, dressed in a purple-gold imperial robe.
His name was written below the photo.
Uchiha Xin.
For most pirates, a bounty of millions of Beli is enough to make them famous.
If you can reach the tens of millions level, you are qualified to dominate a certain sea area.
If the amount exceeds one hundred million, one will be considered a true great pirate.
Even Fisher Tiger, the Fish-Man once wreaked havoc in Holy Land Mary Geoise and freed countless slaves, was only given a bounty of 230 million Beli.
Uchiha Xin first appeared on the bounty list, his bounty immediately jumped to one billion.
This number is already comparable to the All-Stars and Three Sweet Commanders under the Four Emperors.
Even more astonishingly, some of his achievements were published below the bounty notice.
Slay Gecko Moria, Shichibukai.
He killed Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.
Kill Admiral Chaton.
Kill Marine Headquarters Vice Admiral Mole of the Marine Headquarters.
Destroy the naval fleet.
Each one of them is enough to make your scalp tingle.
"Where did this guy even come from?"
"He killed two Shichibukai and even a candidate for Admiral!"
"A billion-dollar bounty is not high at all."
"The Navy actually allowed this monster to remain dormant until now?"
Some people stared at the bounty poster, their faces filled with greed.
"One billion Beli!"
"If we cut off his head, he'll never have to go to sea again for the rest of his life!"
Someone next to him slapped him on the back of the head.
"Didn't you see that Chaton and Crocodile are both dead?"
"You're even stronger than a reserve Admiral?"
The man shrank back, no longer daring to mention the reward.
The news continued to spread.
The name Uchiha Xin, previously unknown to anyone, spread throughout the Grand Line for the first time.
On the ship of the Red Hair Pirates.
Lucky Roux ran up to the deck with the bounty poster in his hand.
He still had meat in his mouth, but his expression was more serious than usual.
"Captain!"
"Something terrible has happened!"
Shanks leaned against the ship's railing, his wine bowl suspended in mid-air.
Who is the Navy planning to execute next?
"It's not execution."
Raki Lou slammed the bounty poster in front of him.
"Take a look at this."
Shanks glanced down at it.
The figure of one billion Beli comes to mind first.
He put down his wine bowl and took the reward notice.
" Uchiha Xin?"
"Never heard of it."
Ben Beckman walked over.
"This is the first time a 1 billion bounty has been offered; such a situation has never occurred before."
"Even if the Navy wanted to exaggerate the threat posed by someone, they wouldn't arbitrarily set such a figure."
Yasopp poked his head out.
"Has another monster rookie emerged?"
"A newcomer?"
Raki Lu pointed to the bottom of the bounty poster.
"Which rookie can kill two Shichibukai and a candidate Admiral?"
"Even if Crocodile and Moria aren't on par with the Four Emperors, they're not people anyone can just kill."
Shanks looked at the photograph.
The Uchiha Xin on the bounty poster was completely unfamiliar.
There are no pirate crews.
There was no flag.
No prior experience.
The information released by the Navy doesn't even include his background.
This same person managed to kill several powerful individuals in a short period of time.
"A billion-dollar bounty isn't just about strength."
Shanks began to speak:
"The Navy believes that the threat he poses to the World Government is close to that of the core executives of the Four Emperors."
"And this may only be the beginning."
The pirates on deck stopped talking.
A crowd gathered around.
"Captain, should we send someone to check on him?"
"I heard he also has Hawk Eyes's Black Blade Yoru."
"How could Hawk Eyes possibly hand that knife over to someone else?"
"The Navy's reports aren't always true."
Just as Shanks was about to speak, a small boat approached the Red Hair Pirates.
There was only one person on the boat.
Black top hat.
Dark red patterned top.
But the iconic Black Blade was nowhere to be seen on his back.
Shanks recognized who it was and immediately stood up straight.
" Mihawk?"
What brings you here?
Hawk Eyes leaped onto the deck.
His gaze fell on the bounty poster in Shanks' hand.
"It seems you saw it too."
Shanks lifted the bounty poster.
"I was just about to ask you that."
"Is your Black Blade Yoru really in the hands of this Uchiha Xin?"
"Exist."
Hawk Eyes did not dodge.
There was a moment of silence on the deck.
Yasopp couldn't help but ask:
You lost to him?
Hawk Eyes looked at him.
"It's not a loss."
"They were defeated in one move."
One sentence was enough to change the expression of everyone in the Red Hair Pirates.
Raki Lu even forgot to bite the meat in his mouth.
Ben Beckman took out his cigarette and looked at the empty space behind Hawk Eyes.
The smile on Shanks' face also disappeared.
He's faced Hawk Eyes far too many times.
No one knew Hawk Eyes's swordsmanship better than him.
The title of the World's Greatest Swordsman was not earned through bounties or hype.
That's what Hawk Eyes earned through countless battles.
Defeating Hawk Eyes in swordsmanship is already extremely difficult.
Defeated in one move is more of a joke.
But the person who said those words was none other than Hawk Eyes himself.
Shanks stared at him.
You're not kidding?
Do you think I would joke about the outcome of a kendo match?
Hawk Eyes countered with a question.
Shanks fell silent.
Raki Lu swallowed the meat in his mouth.
"You used a Devil Fruit ability?"
"Or were you ambushed by some special ability?"
"None of those."
Hawk Eyes walked to the table and picked up a glass of wine.
He used pure swordsmanship.
"There were no Devil Fruit, and no methods I couldn't understand."
He drew his ordinary longsword and struck only once.
I couldn't catch it.
The wine in the glass stopped at the rim of Hawk Eyes's mouth.
His voice was flat.
But no one on the ship dared to take this matter lightly.
A member of the Red Hair Pirates whispered:
"Pure swordsmanship, defeating the World's Greatest Swordsman in a single move..."
"Then what about Uchiha Xin?"
"The new world number one?"
Hawk Eyes took a sip of his drink.
"This title means nothing to him."
His swordsmanship is no longer just about speed, accuracy, or power.
"I saw another realm."
"The outcome was already decided before the blade even fell."
Ben Beckman frowned.
"Even you can't understand it?"
I can understand part of it.
Hawk Eyes put down his glass.
"It is precisely because we can understand it that we are aware of the gap."
"My swordsmanship is no match for his."
This time, no one on deck spoke.
The members of the Red Hair Pirates have seen many powerful individuals.
They confronted the Whitebeard Pirates and ventured into the most dangerous waters of the New World.
But they had never heard Hawk Eyes speak of anyone like that before.