"Portgas D. Ace!"
"That red-haired Luffy over there, does he take me for a fool!?"
"Marco: Hahaha! That red-haired Luffy must think your 550 million Berries bounty was earned by slaughtering people and setting fires, right?"
"Edward Newgate: Gurararara! If he knew the real reason why the Marines wanted to put him to death, he probably wouldn't have turned a blind eye!"
"Sengoku: Nonsense!! That red-haired Luffy over there doesn't like to meddle in others' affairs!!"
"Monkey D. Ace: What you said is wrong! The red-haired Luffy indeed doesn't like to meddle in others' affairs, but the problem is… this… this isn't entirely someone else's business. I bet… if he knew the truth about why Ace was going to be executed, he would definitely make a move!!!"
"Portgas D. Ace: He better make a move!!! That way, I can directly annihilate him over there!!!"
"Crocus: ?? Where do you get such confidence from?"
[Because of the major event about to happen, the Straw Hat Pirates decided to take a week off to rest and wait for the major event to arrive.]
[The newspaper said that the news agency of the Sabaody Archipelago would broadcast the Summit War live!!!]
[So the Straw Hat Pirates once again headed towards the Sabaody Archipelago…]
[When passing by Island 66, the Straw Hat Pirates deliberately observed it…]
[Sure enough... the Marine guards on Island 66 had been strengthened quite a bit…]
[Luffy reminded them: "Let's visit again before we officially head to the New World!! The Marines owe us 2.458 billion Berries; we can't forget that~~~"]
[The other four members of the Straw Hat Pirates all deeply agreed!]
["This live broadcast of the Summit War is a good opportunity for us to understand the Marines' highest combat power and the combat power of the Four Emperors. Everyone must watch carefully, so that we can be prepared for the enemies we might encounter in the New World in the future!!"]
["At the time when Shanks's Red Hair Pirates were coming down, Luffy directly mumbled '757'."]
["Good!" Everyone understood. This was a rare opportunity!!!]
[There was still about a week until the Summit War began. This week was entirely for vacation.]
[After reaching the shore, everyone immediately rushed to the most famous restaurant in the area~~~]
["Look! It's him!! Straw Hat Luffy!! The great pirate with a 200 million Berries bounty! Capture him and get rich!!!"]
[Suddenly, someone in the crowd of Straw Hat Pirates shouted loudly.]
[Luffy and his crew looked over, only to see a guy with a watermelon head, holding a piece of paper, his excited face flushed red~~~]
["Look! The ones next to him are Roronoa Zoro and Nami, with bounties of 50 million Berries and 30 million Berries respectively!!"]
["Capture them, a total of 300 million Berries!!"]
["We have 108 bounty hunters here, everyone charge together!"]
["Good! Let's split the 300 million bounty together!!"]
[......]
[Listening to the clamor of the people around them, the Straw Hat Pirates finally understood. So they ran into fellow bounty hunters. ...!!]
[Luffy: Overwhelming aura~~~]
[An incomparably domineering burst of Conqueror's Haki instantly erupted from his body…!!!]
[The terrifying pressure was like 10 great mountains pressing down, instantly stunning all these bounty hunters to the ground, making them vomit white foam and twitch uncontrollably.]
[Only the bounty hunter who just shouted didn't faint.]
[This isn't because he could resist Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, but because Luffy's Conqueror's Haki deliberately bypassed him~~~]
["You… come here~~~" Luffy extended his right index finger and crooked it at this bounty hunter.]
[This guy was completely terrified at this moment, his two legs trembling uncontrollably. He stumbled and staggered towards Luffy's side.]
[With fear in his heart, this watermelon-headed bounty hunter walked up to Luffy.]
[Luffy reached out and took the paper from his hand. It turned out to be a special issue. The title was: 10 Supernovas!!]
["Huh??" Luffy raised an eyebrow, looking suspiciously at this watermelon-headed bounty hunter. "Hey! Does this paper mean there are 10 great pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries on this island now??"]
["Nani???"]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter was instantly startled!!!]
[He looked at Luffy in disbelief~~~]
["No way...!!"]
["As one of the 10 Supernovas, do you not know about this?"]
["Our captain is talking to you!" Basil Hawkins narrowed his eyes, and his sharp gaze instantly startled this watermelon-headed bounty hunter!!]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter quickly nodded: "Ah!! Yes, yes, there are indeed 10 incredibly powerful pirates like that…"]
["Ah ha ha~~~"]
[Hearing the words of the watermelon-headed bounty hunter, Nami was instantly delighted, "You're definitely mistaken about something!"]
[Luffy continued to ask: "We just landed not long ago. How do you know we're here?"]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter quickly replied: "We bounty hunters are an alliance! Every port has people watching! As long as there's a big shot with a bounty over 100 million, our alliance already knows their whereabouts. We're just waiting for everyone to swarm them when they land!!!"]
[Facing a strong person like Luffy, the watermelon-headed bounty hunter did not harbor any fluke mentality, and answered honestly~~~]
[As soon as these words came out, Luffy's eyes instantly lit up: "Oh?? So that means… they also know about the other 9 people???"]
["Uh.... Yes~~~"]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter was instantly startled. He looked at Luffy with this gaze, a little afraid.]
[Luffy slapped his thigh hard: "That's great!! Where are they??"]
["Uh, I can tell you~~~"]
[Saying that, the watermelon-headed bounty hunter took out a Den Den Mushi and asked: "This is Watermelon Head. Please report the locations of the other Supernovas besides Luffy."]
[Luffy saw this situation and immediately looked at everyone, pointing at the Den Den Mushi in the watermelon-headed bounty hunter's hand: "Look, this is professionalism, they even specialize in this!"]
[After a while, different voices came from the Den Den Mushi.]
["Island 24 Restaurant, found Supernovas Jewelry Bonney, Capone Bege, and Eustass Kid!"]
["Island 21 Bar, found Basil Hawkins, Urouge, and Scratchmen Apoo!"]
["Island 21 Common Street, found X Drake, Killer, and Trafalgar Law!"]
["Not too many, not too few, exactly 9! Professional!" Hearing the Den Den Mushi report so quickly, Luffy couldn't help but give the watermelon-headed bounty hunter a big thumbs up!!!]
[At this moment, Nami rubbed her hands together, licking her small tongue, and said excitedly: "Wow! Luffy, I did some calculations. These people together are worth 17.43 billion Berries!!!!"]
["9 people alone are worth so much money!?!?" Luffy's eyes widened, clearly also finding this price incredible!!!]
["We only caught around 700 million Berries before, only 3 billion Berries. Now 9 Supernovas are nearly 20 billion Berries!!!!"]
["This value is really high!!!"]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter looked at Luffy and Nami's expressions, completely stunned~~~]
["What is this situation?"]
["Isn't this guy a Supernova? Why is he showing the expression a bounty hunter should have…??"]
[Luffy looked at the watermelon-headed bounty hunter and said: "Hey! Watermelon Head! First take us to Island 21! There are more people there!"]
["Huh?"]
["What 'huh'?! You're delaying our money; this grandma won't spare you!!!" Nami raised her hand and slapped the back of the watermelon-headed bounty hunter's head.]
["Ah! Yes, yes, yes…!!" Seeing Nami get angry, the watermelon-headed bounty hunter instantly scrambled to lead the way ahead, whimpering.]
[Eustass Kid: "That guy… isn't he going to catch the people over there?"]
[Trafalgar Law: "Looks like it, this Luffy…"]
[Scratchmen Apoo: "Damn it!! Even Kid and Bonney aren't his opponents. If he's encountered, we don't know if we can escape from over there!!"]
[Urouge: "Still thinking of escaping? Calm your mind… or rather, let's see how many tricks each of us can pull off~~~"]
[Jewelry Bonney: "That hateful red-haired Luffy!! We haven't provoked him!!"]
[Capone Bege: "He only recognizes money!"]
[Led by the watermelon-headed bounty hunter, the Straw Hat Pirates soon arrived at Island 21!!!]
["Where's that Kid? He's the most expensive, find him first!"]
[Luffy pointed at the Supernova Special issue in his hand and asked the watermelon-headed bounty hunter.]
[The watermelon-headed bounty hunter pointed forward: "The bar!! He's right there in that bar!! And Scratchmen Apoo is there too."]
[Luffy lowered his head and looked at the Supernova Special, then shouted: "These two together are already over 500 million! That's great!!"]
[Upon arriving at the bar, Luffy immediately scanned the area with both eyes. He soon spotted Eustass Kid's figure…]
[Moments later, he also discovered Scratchmen Apoo's figure!!]
["Found them!!!"]
[Luffy smiled widely. Without another word, he unleashed Conqueror's Haki!!!]
[Rumble!]
[All the Marines present immediately foamed at the mouth, falling to the ground, vomiting white foam and twitching uncontrollably…]
[Only Eustass Kid and Scratchmen Apoo resisted~~~]
["Hey, hey, hey!! Damn it, this is… Conqueror's Haki???"]
[Scratchmen Apoo immediately stood up, staring at Luffy with startled eyes~~~]
[He had encountered strong people who possessed Conqueror's Haki before, but this was his first time seeing someone who could directly knock all his subordinates unconscious with Conqueror's Haki!!!]
["Bastard!! He actually used Conqueror's Haki here!!"]
[Kid's brows furrowed, and his eyes revealed an extremely cold expression~~~]
[Roar~~~]
[His Conqueror's Haki was also fiercely unleashed…!!]
[However…]
[???]
[He looked at the Straw Hat Pirates' crew with a bewildered expression. Not a single one of them had fainted???]
Vinsmoke Sanji: "Hahaha! Look at their stunned faces, it's hilarious~~~"
Franky: "I guess he's never seen a pirate crew that can completely resist the impact of Conqueror's Haki before, huh?"
Nico Robin: "Although he also possesses Conqueror's Haki, but his Conqueror's Haki, compared to that Red-Haired Luffy's Conqueror's Haki, is far inferior!!"
"Gecko Moria: Kishishishishi…!! This brat used all his Conqueror's Haki, and now he's just dumbfounded~~~"
["What?? You guys… you actually all resisted my Conqueror's Haki?" Eustass Kid looked at the Straw Hat Pirates' crew in astonishment~~~]
[And his words, instead, made Luffy retort with a bewildered look: "What?? Did you use Conqueror's Haki?"]
Mmm~~~
When Red-Haired Luffy asked this question, the chat room instantly erupted in laughter~~~
Using Conqueror's Haki had no effect on any of them; that was already heartbreaking enough.
But then the other party had to retort with such a question…
…he directly exploded on the spot!
["Bastard!! Go to hell!!"]
[Kid's mentality completely exploded!!!]
["It's like I punched you with all my might, and you turned around and asked me, 'Did you hit me??'"]
[Although there's no attack power, the humiliation is off the charts…!]
[Kid roared angrily. Magnet-Magnet Fruit ability activated~~~]
[All the metal objects in the bar instantly flew towards him!!!]
[But before he could even make a move, Luffy's large hand had already landed on his head!!!]
[A super large hand, covered in Armament Haki and Conqueror's Haki, directly engulfed Kid's entire head~~~]
["Don't even think about it!!" Kid fiercely grabbed Luffy's wrist, about to pull his hand away~~~]
[However…]
[As Luffy's palm suddenly shrank back, Kid's head and Luffy's knee made intimate contact!!!!]
[Thump!]
[Nothing unexpected happened. Kid cleanly and neatly fainted away~~~]
["Nani???"]
[Seeing this scene, Scratchmen Apoo's heart fiercely skipped a beat!!!]
["Damn it...! That guy Kid was instantly defeated with one blow??"]
["Holy crap, what kind of monster is this Straw Hat Luffy?!!"]
[As Supernovas, they naturally understood the bounties and strength of the other Supernovas!!!]
[It's like students in a class, all striving to be at the top; they definitely need to understand their competitors' situations~~~]
[Apoo had learned about Luffy through bounty posters and black market intelligence. He knew this guy's crew had massacred a former World Government affiliated country's guard corps, and also killed a Warlord of the Sea. It was these two things that earned him a bounty of 200 million Berries!!!]
[But it was very obvious… this bounty wasn't particularly outstanding among the entire Supernova roster!!!]
[But this scene before his eyes truly scared Scratchmen Apoo stiff~~~]
[Instantly defeating Kid, who had a 315 million Berries bounty, was simply outrageous!!!]
[Without thinking, he quickly turned around and fled~~~]
["Ahh ah ah ah ah!!! Straw Hat brat, we'll meet again someday!!"]
[He leaped from his spot. Scratchmen Apoo directly jumped towards the window~~~]
["Smooth-Smooth Surface!——"]
[Nami lifted her foot and stomped on the ground, instantly activating the power of the Smooth-Smooth Fruit!!]
[Slippery!]
[The moment Scratchmen Apoo's foot landed on the windowsill, he instantly slipped…]
["Ouch ouch ouch ouch…"]
[Scratchmen Apoo's two arms flailed rapidly in the air for a few circles, then he thumped and fell to the ground~~~]
["Bastard!! Who poured oil on the windowsill?!"]
[He angrily and frantically scrambled up from the ground, cursing loudly!!!]
[But at this moment, Luffy's large hand was already in front of his eyes…]
["Mmmph!!——"]
[When Luffy's hand suddenly tightened on his face, Scratchmen Apoo even found it difficult to breathe, and then he felt his entire body being violently pulled forward!!!]
[At this moment, what appeared in his mind was Kid's expression just now~~~]
[Thump!]
[With one blow of Conqueror's Haki to the head, Scratchmen Apoo also followed in Kid's footsteps…]
["We hit the jackpot!!! Besides these two, they also have so many subordinates! Quick! Tie them all up!!!" Luffy looked at the pirates lying on the ground and said…]
[…]
["Leave it to us!!!"]
[Franky opened a compartment on his shoulder, took out a special rope, and cheerfully rushed towards the pirates!!!]
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