Just as the Straw Hat discovered Hachi, Hachi also discovered them.
When he saw Luffy and Nami standing at the bow of the Sunny, Hachi immediately looked panicked.
"Na... Nami?!"
Knowing the harm they had caused Nami, Hachi dared not face the Straw Hat at this moment.
"Hachi, we're here to save you!"
Kaimi suddenly cried out worriedly.
Upon hearing this, Hachi immediately stopped worrying so much and shouted back in a panic,
"Kaimi, Straw Hat! You guys hurry and leave here!"
"This is a trap!"
"The Flying Fish Riders have surrounded you from the sea!"
No sooner had Hachi finished speaking than a series of "swish swish" sounds came from the sea.
Dozens of riders on flying fish rushed out of the water in unison, completely surrounding the Sunny.
At the same time, a loud "bang" suddenly came from the wooden house in front.
Then, everyone saw a person wearing a full-coverage iron mask, riding a black ox, break through the house and rush out.
The person who came was Dibaruo, the leader of the Flying Fish Riders.
As everyone stared curiously at Dibaruo, he suddenly looked at Sanji and said in a deep, angry voice,
"You've made me look for you for so long! Black Leg Sanji!"
Hearing the other party mention Sanji again, everyone immediately looked at Sanji in unison.
Sanji, with a puzzled expression, took two steps forward, looked at Dibaruo, and asked,
"Who exactly are you?"
"Do we know each other?"
"I don't seem to remember ever seeing someone with your build and voice!"
Upon hearing this, Dibaruo's anger intensified, and he said in a deep, furious voice,
"Of course, you don't know me!"
"But..."
"It's precisely because we don't know each other at all, yet you've caused irreparable damage to my life."
"That day, you were the one who pushed me into hell for no reason!"
"So today, I must..."
"Even if it means mutual destruction, I will kill you!"
Sanji was also a bit angry now, frowning and saying furiously,
"So who the hell are you, you bastard?"
"I don't remember doing anything to you at all!"
Dibaruo became even more furious, roaring at Sanji,
"Stop pretending you don't know, Black Leg!"
"It's recent!"
With that, Dibaruo reached out to take off his helmet, saying at the same time,
"Alright!"
"I'll show you..."
"Look at this scarred face of mine."
As his words fell, the iron helmet on his head was also removed.
And when the Straw Hat saw his face hidden beneath the mask, everyone instantly opened their mouths wide in shock, with an expression of disbelief.
Sanji's face instantly darkened, and his entire face became incredibly gloomy.
Because they saw that Dibaruo's face was exactly the same as the photo on Sanji's bounty poster.
Dibaruo continued,
"Black Leg, do you know?"
"I've waited for this day until my heart broke!"
"I made up my mind to kill you before I even set sail!"
"But finding you is difficult!"
"Because the wanted poster and the person are completely different!"
"Marine and bounty hunters will miss you even if they see you in person!"
"But they will still find you according to the wanted poster!"
"After finding me, they will say..."
"'Found you! Black Leg Sanji!'"
"Then I will say..."
"'I'm not! I don't know who Black Leg Sanji is! I'm not even a pirate!'"
Dibaruo was already crying uncontrollably as he spoke.
At this moment, Sanji, with a gloomy face, rushed towards Dibaruo with his head down.
Dibaruo was still crying and saying,
"Do you understand?"
"The terror of suddenly being attacked by countless people!"
"I even get chased all over the world by Marineford and those terrifyingly strong bounty hunters!"
"What did I do wrong?"
"Give me back my life!"
Dibaruo tearfully recounted his painful life.
Sanji had already arrived in front of Dibaruo.
With a gloomy face, he kicked him without a word.
"Who cares about you?!"
Sanji snarled furiously, baring his teeth.
"I'm the one who should be angry about that wanted poster!"
As the two of them argued, the Straw Hat couldn't help but exclaim one by one.
"You scared me! There really are all sorts of strange things in this world!"
"Sanji wouldn't have been born under a miracle, would he?!"
"I can't help but sympathize with Dibaruo's situation! I feel like that guy is so pitiful!"
At this moment, not only was the Straw Hat watching the commotion, but even the Flying Fish Riders who surrounded them all looked towards Dibaruo and Sanji.
Although Dibaruo said he wanted to fight the Straw Hat to the death, they were still very afraid deep down.
After all, a bounty of 3 billion sounded like it could scare them half to death.
Now seeing Dibaruo entangled with Sanji, they also stopped moving, waiting to see the outcome.
While Sanji and Dibaruo were arguing and fighting heatedly, Luffy said to Zoro,
"Zoro, release that guy from the cage!"
Zoro nodded upon hearing this.
With a casual swing of his sword, he released Hachi from it.
After being released, Hachi immediately swam over and came onto the deck of the Sunny.
Kaimi was the first to ask worriedly,
"Hachi, are you alright?"
"I'm fine!"
Hachi replied, then shifted his gaze to Luffy.
"Thank you, Straw Hat!"
Luffy said faintly,
"If you want to thank someone, thank Nami! She was the one who decided to save you!"
Upon hearing this, Hachi immediately looked at Nami.
With an extremely nervous expression, he said cautiously,
"Na... Nami! Thank you for saving me!"
"I'm really sorry about Cocoyasi Village!"
"I know that no matter how much I apologize, I can't make up for the harm I caused you!"
"But I..."
Hachi was halfway through his sentence when Nami raised her hand and interrupted him.
Then, he heard Nami say,
"Enough! Don't say anymore!"
"That matter is in the past!"
"And the culprit Arlong is already dead!"
"Don't mention that matter again."
Nami said, then suddenly asked in return,
"Compared to that..."
"We killed Arlong, you wouldn't hold a grudge against us and think about avenging him, would you?!"
Hachi waved his hands repeatedly upon hearing this, and said hurriedly,
"No! I won't!"
"That matter was our fault to begin with!"
"Although Straw Hat was a bit heavy-handed, I can understand how you felt at the time!"
"Even though Arlong Big Brother died, it's a bit sad, but this matter is ultimately our fault!"
"So I never thought of killing you for revenge!"
Hearing Hachi's words, Nami nodded silently and said nothing more.
If Hachi still wanted revenge, she would definitely kick him into the sea.
But if he planned to let it go, then she wouldn't pursue it either.
Just after Nami and Hachi's matter was resolved, Sanji also returned to the Sunny at this time.
He lit a cigarette, took a puff, and then said indifferently.
"It's settled!"
"Let's go!"
Everyone looked at Dibaruo lying in the ruins.
They could still feel Dibaruo's presence.
But Sanji said it was resolved, so everyone didn't ask any more questions.
After that, they took Hachi with them and headed towards Sabaody Archipelago.
...
On the sea.
Sunny and a small snack boat slowly moved forward.
And at this moment, everyone was gathered on this snack boat.
"Wuwawuwawuwa... Delicious! So delicious!"
"I can't stop! So many delicious takoyaki!"
"It's really delicious! How did you make it? This rich sauce flavor!"
On the snack boat, Straw Hat kept eating, constantly praising the exquisite taste.
Kaimi and Pappagu happily served them, bringing plate after plate of takoyaki of various flavors to them.
"Didn't I tell you?! Hachi's takoyaki is the best in the world!"
Kaimi happily said to Straw Hat, praising Hachi's craftsmanship.
And Hachi's six hands were smoking from the effort, frantically making takoyaki for Straw Hat without stopping.
"Oh! Just eat your fill!"
"No matter how much you eat today, it's free!"
"Because this is our thank you for saving us!"
Just as everyone was happily and contentedly eating takoyaki, a shout suddenly came from the sea.
"Hey! You guys!"
"Young Master!"
Hearing this voice, everyone immediately reacted.
They had just heard this voice not long ago.
Following the sound, they saw Dibaruo on the sea, riding that bull, approaching with a group of Flying Fish Riders.
Straw Hat kept eating, looking at Dibaruo.
And when they saw his face again, everyone else was surprised.
That face looked significantly more refined, no longer as casual as before.
Just then, Sanji explained from the side.
"I changed the bone structure of his face, so he should have nothing to say now!"
As soon as Sanji finished speaking, everyone heard Dibaruo say.
"Oh! Black Leg Young Master!"
"After my face was kicked repeatedly by you, when I regained consciousness, I was stunned!"
"You made me so handsome, I'm even captivated by myself."
"Girls will chase me relentlessly like this!"
"My originally bleak life is about to turn rose-colored from now on!"
"Ah hahahaha..."
Dibaruo laughed stiffly, already fantasizing about his beautiful life in the future.
After laughing, Dibaruo finally got to the point of looking for Luffy and the others.
He took out a piece of paper with a phone number written on it and said to Luffy and the others.
"This is your first time here, so there must be many unfamiliar places!"
"This is the phone number of our Flying Fish Riders, call this number if you need anything."
"Please tell us whatever you need, and we will do our best!"
"Because Black Leg Young Master is my benefactor!"
"Mmm ah..."
After Dibaruo finished speaking, he gave Straw Hat a very stiff wink, and at the same time made a strange sound, looking extremely disgusting.
However, Luffy didn't care about any of this and said to Dibaruo without ceremony.
"As it happens, I have something I want you to help with right now."
Saying that, he took out Bonney's bounty poster and handed it to Dibaruo.
Then he said to him.
"We are currently looking for this pirate!"
"She should have already landed on Sabaody Archipelago."
"I want you to help us find her!"
Dibaruo took the bounty order, just glanced at it, and immediately exclaimed.
"I know this pirate!"
"She is a very famous supernova, just like you."
"She's on Sabaody Archipelago right now!"
Hearing Dibaruo mention a completely new term, Sanji immediately asked in confusion.
"supernova?! What's that?"
Dibaruo was stunned upon hearing this.
"Eh? Black Leg Young Master, you don't know?"
He then scanned the others, finding that apart from Luffy, everyone else looked confused.
So he explained to them.
"It's like this!"
"Among each generation of new pirates, those who can develop rapidly in a short period and have a bounty exceeding 100 million Berries will be called supernovas!"
"And the standard for judging supernovas is this place, Sabaody Archipelago, the gathering place where all pirates arrive before entering the New World."
"In other words, new pirates who can reach Sabaody Archipelago and have a bounty of over 100 million Berries are this generation's supernovas."
After explaining the meaning of supernova, Dibaruo continued.
"According to my information!"
"Currently on Sabaody Archipelago, including you, there are a total of 18 supernovas!"
"Besides you, there are 9 other super rookies with bounties over 100 million Berries."
"Although you haven't appeared on Sabaody Archipelago yet, everyone 307 is already discussing you enthusiastically!"
"People have even given your pirate group a brand new title!"
"Because all of you are supernovas, which is unprecedented, everyone calls you..."
"supernova Pirate Group!!!"
At this point, Dibaruo looked at the unfamiliar skeleton and the two pets, and added.
"People didn't count your two pets."
"And this skeleton, I haven't seen it before either, is it a new pet?"
As Dibaruo's words fell, Chopper, Karu, and Brook simultaneously bared their teeth and cursed angrily.
"Who are you calling a pet, you bastard!"
"Gah!"
"I'm a human! A human! Can't you see how obvious it is?"
Dibaruo's gaze mainly fell on Brook, who had spoken the last sentence, looked him up and down, shook his head, and said indifferently.
"I can't see it at all!"
Thud!
Brook immediately collapsed onto the deck helplessly, looking desperate.
And at this moment, Nami suddenly asked in confusion.
"You said there are 9 pirates with bounties over 100 million Berries besides us."
"But there should be 10 people in our group with bounties over 100 million Berries."
"Shouldn't there be 19 supernovas?"
"Why do you say there are only 18?"
Dibaruo immediately returned to a serious demeanor, becoming solemn.
He looked at Luffy, then said very solemnly.
"Straw Hat..."
"He wasn't counted as a supernova!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately became confused.
"Luffy isn't a supernova? Why not?"
"Didn't Luffy's bounty also exceed 100 million Berries? Why isn't he counted?"
Even Luffy himself was a bit curious and confused.
He had reached his knowledge blind spot.
Dibaruo looked serious and said word by word.
"Previous generations of supernovas usually only had a few, and their bounties generally wouldn't exceed 500 million Berries!"
"But the number of supernovas in your generation far exceeds any previous generation."
"All of this is due to the existence of your pirate group."
"And because most of your members have extremely high bounties that far exceed other supernovas!"
"This has made everyone pay extreme attention to your pirate group."
"Especially Straw Hat's bounty, which is as high as 3 billion Berries, even approaching the four Emperors of the New World."
"So..."
"People have excluded Straw Hat from this generation's supernovas!"
"They've established an unprecedented new title specifically for Straw Hat!"
Upon hearing this, everyone became extremely serious, filled with anticipation for Luffy's new title that Dibaruo spoke of.
Even Luffy himself was subtly looking forward to it at this moment.
What kind of title could it be?
Dibaruo's gaze swept over everyone, then he said solemnly, word for word.
"People are calling Straw Hat…"
"Supernova Emperor!!!"