As the Angel Pirates stood before the bulletin board with their own thoughts, a burst of chatter suddenly rose outside.
"Speaking of which, it's almost ti for the next generation of Supernovas to erge! They'll probably reach Sabaody Archipelago soon, right?"
"The most promising ones... should be Bonney with her 150 million berry bounty and Page One with 120 million, right? I heard they're actually siblings."
"What's strange about siblings? 'Wet Hair' Caribou with 210 million and his brother Coribou with 190 million are siblings too! And their bounties are even higher. Plus, Caribou's a Logia-type Devil Fruit User!"
"Are these really the ones you're betting on? I'm more interested in this guy called 'Golden Thief'—a ruthless character who robbed Alabasta's royal palace right after setting sail! His first bounty was a staggering 350 million berries! His crew is insane too—a bunch of seemingly decrepit old n all with bounties over 50 million... There's even a unique group bounty poster targeting all combatants of the Old Geezers Pirates! This last bounty poster is truly unprecedented! Now that's potential!"
Listening to the passersby's heated debate, the Angel Pirates couldn't help but curl their lips.
These people were treating pirates like celebrities to idolize.
After the crowd of excited onlookers dispersed, Chopper whispered, "They robbed Alabasta? I hope Aunt Bellere and the others are okay."
"Didn't you see the cri description? They defeated everyone, but most victims just passed out inexplicably... That definitely sounds like soone with Conqueror's Haki," Jack frowned in concern.
"And they must already have mastered its controlled release... No wonder the Angel Alliance directly set a 350 million berry bounty. Honestly, that might still be too low."
"He's just so coward who doesn't dare hurt people and only cares about money!" Bonney declared triumphantly, arms crossed.
"If I catch him, I'll hang him up and beat him a hundred tis! A hundred tis, I tell you!"
For so reason, Yamato instinctively furrowed her brows upon hearing Bonney's words.
Not out of dislike.
But from an inexplicable premonition that Bonney might regret saying this... badly.
"It's good that Alabasta is fine..." Chopper patted his chest with his split hooves, showing a smile so adorable it could heal, "As for the Ulti siblings ntioned earlier... they must be those two classmates of mine, right? Are they the reinforcents sent by Captain Rosinante?"
"Probably?" Brook clapped his hands softly and said in a low voice, "If we go to the rendezvous point now, we should find out everything."
With that, led by Yamato, everyone left the newspaper office.
The passersby didn't react much, but in reality, the sharp-eyed paparazzi had already seen through their disguises.
As they left, the reporters sward after them in a chaotic rush.
All except one...
"These fools who don't know any better... Yamato is going to teach them a lesson they'll never forget."
The man hugged his cara, let out a long sigh, and laughed mockingly:
"Hahaha, lucky for Morgans tipped off, otherwise I'd probably be one of them too... How dare they ss with Michael's people?"
This man, naless and faceless, called himself the "King of Photography," nicknad "Fla Photo Hero"!
Originally the head of the Marines' photography departnt, he took all kinds of photos for propaganda.
But after being fired by the Marines, he beca Big News Morgans' top enforcer.
"All of them are idiots with no nose for news. Alabasta, which was recently attacked, is about to have a princess arriving at Sabaody Archipelago soon!"
Muttering to himself, the King of Photography blended into the crowd.
The next mont, he vanished among the masses, impossible to track.
A face so ordinary, it was terrifying.
...
"So, what exactly should pirates do?" Imu, now clad in a rose-red leather outfit, gripped a longsword and was about to undo the buttons on Michael's chest.
"Like, abducting innocent n or sothing..."
"That's not sothing a weakling like you gets to do."
With a casual flick of his wrist, Michael snapped the longsword in half.
"Tch, then at least give sothing to do..."
"Didn't you have enough to do as a queen eight hundred years ago? You've barely had a few full nights of sleep and already you're getting cocky?"
"No... It's just that habits and muscle mory die hard," Imu said with frustration. "That's why I'm trying to find sothing else to distract myself."
"You... truly have the body of a princess but the fate of a laborer."
Michael couldn't help but tease.
But...
He was bored too!
In the original story, Luffy's pirate life was a relentless chain of events with no downti.
Even excluding the two years of training on Amazon Lily, his total ti adventuring on the sea barely added up to three hundred days!
Three! Hundred! Days!
From a rookie who could barely knock out Alvida to one of the strongest fighters in the world.
Michael smacked his lips...
Compared to that, he didn't seem all that outrageous...
"Judging by our course, we should be nearing Water Seven soon... How about we stop there for a while? You've never seen a floating city, right?"
"Not a bad idea..."
A glimr of anticipation finally appeared on Imu's face.
"Honestly, as long as I'm sticking with you, I don't care where we go."
"...Lady, you're a queen! Not so lovestruck fool!"
...
"Why are you chasing us?!"
"Because I need so cough syrup."
"What the hell?!"
"Ahem, ahem—because we, the Love X Stan Pirates, adore youngsters like you!"
Near Water Seven, a central rudder-style fast sailing ship with a ram's head figurehead was intercepted by a large three-masted vessel.
A group of vicious-looking pirates surrounded the young crew aboard the smaller ship.
Their eyes lit up with glee when they spotted two radiantly beautiful young won among them.
"Hey! Long-nose, think of sothing already!"
"You're the red-and-white-haired one! Aren't you supposed to be strong?!"
"I am strong! But there are too many of them!"
The long-nosed young man and the red-and-white-haired girl wasted no ti bickering even in this dire situation.
"Cough! Cough! Usopp, Uta! We have to run!"
"Kaya, stop talking!"
"Look behind us! Isn't there a ship speeding toward us?"
Kaya pointed behind them.
Usopp and Uta turned around.
A massive pirate ship was hurtling toward them at terrifying speed.
Its flag bore a skull impaled by a straight sword.
Then, a voice filled with cheerful idiocy reached their ears.
"Shishishi! Old Geezers Pirates, combatant Luffy, reporting for duty!"
Uta & Usopp & Kaya, "What kind of ridiculous na is that for a pirate crew?!"
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