"Oh my god, 'Uranus' Uno?!"
Johnny looked at Uno, sweat on his forehead.
Unlike Zoro, who went out to sea to become the world's greatest swordsman but became a bounty hunter temporarily because of financial constraints,
Johnny and his partner, Joseph, are professional bounty hunters.
As a bounty hunter, the first thing to do is to collect intelligence.
At least they need to know the bounty of each pirate, as well as information about their combat capabilities, so that they can select the pirates they can defeat and get a generous bounty and go and attack them.
Various newspapers are naturally a major source of information about pirates for bounty hunters.
As the world's largest newspaper, the World Economic Information Service's newspaper is a must-read.
Although most of the reports of the World Economic News Agency are about the Grand Line, their East Blue, which is known as the weakest sea, does not get much coverage, but it is good to broaden their horizons.
But some time ago, in the reports of the World Economic News Agency, East Blue, which had always been an unknown company, was reported on a page by the World Economic News Agency.
'Uranus' Uno! He is the super rookie who was reported by the World Economic News Agency!
The World Economic News Agency wrote in its report, "A new king of the ocean is about to be born."
Johnny naturally remembered this exaggerated evaluation very clearly.
"'Uranus'? Gee! Uno, your name is so funny."
Usopp looked at Uno and exclaimed.
Usopp's father, Yasopp, went out to sea as a pirate very early. His mother died of a serious illness when he was a child, so naturally the family did not have much savings.
In addition, he also likes to invent things, which requires money as a foundation.
The newspaper of the World Economic News Agency is not cheap. Usopp naturally cannot buy every issue. At most, he buys one occasionally to broaden his horizons and to brag better.
And Usopp just didn't buy Uno's issue.
"And his fame is even higher than that of Captain Luffy."
Nami laughed.
Nami didn't know why, but she was also very happy when she heard that Uno was very famous.
But after what happened with Kaya, Nami seemed to gradually understand what was going on.
Nami glanced at Uno, her pretty face slightly red, and her eyes even a little cautious.
In fact, it's not just Uno. Before entering the Grand Line, Zoro, who was known as the 'Pirate Hunter,' was much more famous than Luffy.
"I will definitely become famous! And get a super high bounty!"
Luffy naturally would not be jealous of his partner but was full of fighting spirit, clenched his fists, and shouted.
"Captain?"
Johnny turned his head and stared at Luffy blankly.
"Why? Don't I look like a captain?"
Luffy put his hands on his hips and straightened his chest.
Nami, Zoro, and Usopp all shook their heads.
We were about to enter the Grand Line, and this idiot who chose the musician over the chef was not like a captain at all.
"...."
Luffy immediately started drawing circles in the corner.
"It's unbelievable that 'Uranus' Uno and Brother Zoro would choose you as the captain."
Johnny also refreshed his understanding of Luffy at this moment.
"By the way, where's that guy Joseph? Why isn't he with you?"
Zoro looked around, wondering.
The two partners, Johnny and Joseph, have always been inseparable.
"Joseph, him!"
Johnny suddenly showed a look of grief.
"What's going on?"
With Zoro's unhappy expression on his face, Johnny pulled Joseph up from the boat on the sea.
Joseph's face was gloomy, and he looked like he was about to die.
"Joseph was alive and kicking a few days ago, but suddenly he turned pale and was in a coma for several days. I couldn't figure out the reason.
My teeth were falling out, and blood was gushing out of old wounds. I didn't know what to do."
Johnny looked saddened to see his partner like this.
"When I sent him to rest next to the rocky mountain, a shell suddenly fired from the ship."
Johnny even started to cry.
"!!!"
Luffy's and Usopp's mouths dropped open.
It turned out that it was the artillery shells they fired!
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
Luffy and Usopp immediately bowed ninety degrees.
"If apologies worked, there wouldn't be a need for the police."
Johnny saw Joseph spit out blood again and burst into tears.
"Right, partner! Brother Zoro, this guy is not going to die, is he?"
Johnny kept shaking Joseph.
"You're really going to kill him by shaking him like that."
Uno and Nami came over.
"Relax, it's just common scurvy. Luffy, I told you before I prepared the apples.
If you are lacking vitamins when sailing on the sea, forget it; you don't understand. As long as you don't eat enough fruits and vegetables, you will get this disease."
Uno looked at Joseph and said.
"Huh? Did Uno say that?"
Luffy tilted his head, trying to remember, but there was no such impression in his mind.
"Brother Uno! Since you know what this disease is, you must know what to do!"
Johnny immediately looked at Uno and said with tears in his eyes.
"All it will take is some fresh fruit. Luffy, Usopp, go get those oranges."
"Uno," commanded Luffy and Usopp.
"Hi!"
Luffy and Usopp immediately complied, desperately stuffing a bunch of citrus fruits into Joseph's mouth.
After a while, Joseph jumped up and sang and danced with Johnny.
But soon, joy turned to sorrow, and Joseph fell down again. Although Joseph, as a native of the Pirates' world, has a good absorption ability, after all, he does not have an entry like Superman's Constitution (deep purple).
It's impossible to fully recover immediately, and it's just uncomfortable to keep jumping around like this.
Fortunately, you will be able to fully recover after a few days of rest.
Johnny was also relieved.
"This is a lesson, Luffy. Never underestimate sailing."
Nami said to Luffy while writing in her navigation journal.
Luffy's behavior of not wanting a chef but a musician first is simply stupid behavior in sailing.
"I didn't expect there would be such a crisis during the voyage."
Zoro also spoke up.
Although Uno had mentioned this disease when preparing the apple, Zoro did not take it seriously at the time. Now seeing Joseph's appearance with his own eyes, it is also a huge lesson.
He thought that during the voyage, all he needed to do was to have enough food.
"Does this mean that we must consider nutritional balance during a long journey with the limited food on board?"
Usopp was also thoughtful.
"If you think about it carefully, this is a necessary ability for sailing."
Nami said.
"Is it a necessary ability?"
Luffy, who was chewing on bread, suddenly shouted.
"Okay! That must be a chef at sea! Let's go find a chef at sea!"
Luffy stood up and said while looking at Uno and the others.
"This is indeed what we need most on the Pirates ship before going to the Grand Line."
Uno smiled.
No matter how much we say, it would be better to let Luffy and Zoro experience it for themselves.
Growth is not only about strength but also about mental maturity in order to become a truly strong person.
Luffy and Zoro will be the important combat forces needed in the future to plunder advanced items by themselves and use the lineup luck (super gold) to seize the luck of the iconic characters of the Pirates camp.
In particular, the combat power of the two who have grown up in the future to defeat the Four Emperors will be very important to Uno.
The Four Emperors Pirates represent a complete force, and the more combat power they can use, the stronger the better.
Facing a group of people besieging him alone, even a top emperor-level warrior would not be able to handle it.
Kaido of the Beasts, who was defeated in the round-robin battle in the original work, is the best negative example.
Uno wouldn't make that mistake.
"As for chefs, I know a good place."
Johnny grinned.
"Okay, that's it; that's where it is!"
Luffy grinned.
"It's very close to the Grand Line, and there are rumors about the eagle-eyed man that Zoro-sama has been looking for."
Johnny's words made Zoro's eyes narrow.
It made Uno's mouth curl up.
"The course is north-northeast!"
"Restaurant on the sea! Barati!"
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