A calm day on the sea.
Two wanted posters spread throughout the entire sea via newspaper birds.
"Hey, what a joke! Those guys, they can be bullied too?" Doflamingo's pupils constricted sharply.
The red wine in his goblet spilled.
A smile, whether of satisfaction or mockery, appeared at the corner of his mouth.
He glanced at the wanted poster.
He looked at Kevin.
He didn't linger.
There was nothing noteworthy about a dead man.
...
"A hero, he is a hero."
"Finally, someone has stood up! Finally, someone dares to oppose those people!"
"Wuwu, will my daughter come back?"
Cheers came from many islands.
On the high seas, the group of people hated by everyone were not pirates, but the Celestial Dragons who called themselves World Nobles.
Among the Pirate Crews.
There was admiration, envy, and disdain.
"Ten, hundred, thousand, ten thousand... Four hundred and forty million Berries."
"The World Government is furious; the bounty amount is intentional, isn't it?"
"A first bounty over four hundred million, it should be the first time, right? Too bad he won't live long."
"If I had known that invading the Holy Land could make me famous, I would have gone too."
"Idiot, are you sure you can return alive from Holy Land Mary Geoise, and escape the Navy's encirclement when you return? You're asking for death."
Pirates dared to provoke the Navy.
But few dared to provoke the World Government's Celestial Dragons.
Just thinking about it sent shivers down their spines.
...
...
The Red Hair Pirates, who were about to leave the Grand Line.
Red-Haired Shanks held Kevin's wanted poster in his hand.
Tiger was also wanted, and the news stated he was an ally.
But the world's focus was on Kevin.
He was identified as the main culprit.
Tiger only set the fire, Kevin saved people and killed them. More than one powerful World Government official died by his hand, as did Celestial Dragons. The Celestial Dragon who once captured Hancock had his entire family killed.
The World Government concealed the news of the Celestial Dragon's death.
Benn Beckman looked at the bounty poster in Red-Haired Shanks's hand and genuinely praised, "An unprecedented feat, a remarkable young man."
"I really hope I'll have a chance to drink with him someday."
"Boss, why don't we go find him? If he's in danger, it would be good to lend a hand."
Lucky Roux and other crew members gathered around.
"How can we find him in the vast sea?" Red-Haired Shanks put down the newspaper, his expression somewhat complex. "If he can survive, his future will surely be beyond imagination."
"Difficult."
Benn Beckman shook his head.
"One can imagine what kind of forces the World Government and the Marines will use to encircle him next. It will surely surpass what they've sent after us, and even surpass those few in the New World."
....
Sabaody Archipelago.
Many slaves who escaped from Holy Land Mary Geoise first fled to this place to hide.
"Rayleigh, are you going out?" Shaki watched the hungover Rayleigh push open the door and leave.
Rayleigh waved his hand casually, "With so many slaves, I'll help where I can. Otherwise, it will be very difficult for them to return to their homelands."
Walking on the street.
Rayleigh looked up, squinting at the morning sun on the horizon.
He seemed to recall something.
A knowing smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Suddenly, he saw a ship appear on the horizon.
"That direction, another ship coming from Holy Land Mary Geoise. Are they slaves?"
On the ship.
There were only five people.
Captain: Kevin.
First Mate: Gyon.
Administrator: Hancock.
Helmsman and odd jobs: Boa Sandersonia and her sister.
"Hancock."
"Here I am~~~" Hancock instantly appeared in front of Kevin, her eyes swirling as she gazed at him intently.
"Hancock, you three sisters, take the Berry and buy enough daily necessities."
There was money on the ship.
Relying on his memories from his previous life, Kevin and Gyon had already amassed a considerable fortune together.
"Gyon, go find a relatively new ship."
The current ship belonged to the World Government, and many of its features were too obvious.
The warship Gion brought yesterday was even more obvious.
Changing ships was necessary.
Otherwise, their location would be too easily exposed.
Gyon, who had already changed out of her military uniform, nodded. Sabaody Archipelago was not short of ships; there were many pirates and many Pirate Crews, so naturally there were many pirate ships.
"Let's meet back here in an hour. It's not advisable to stay here long."
Sabaody Archipelago was too close to Marineford.
The ship docked.
Everyone started moving.
Kevin, who had originally planned to go to Sabaody Archipelago to gain some achievement points, suddenly looked to the side.
He met the gaze of a half-white-haired old man on the shore.
"An extraordinary person has arrived." Kevin and Rayleigh had similar reactions.
"Care for a drink?"
Rayleigh raised the sake flask in his hand.
"Good."
A few minutes later.
Shaki's Rip-Off Bar.
The idle Shaki rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought.
Suddenly, she heard the door open.
Her lazy gaze froze, and she looked in surprise at Kevin, who was following Rayleigh through the door. She stiffly lowered her head to look at the bounty poster on the bar, today's latest bounty poster.
Looked up, looked down, looked up, looked down...
It was him.
"Young man, you're much handsomer than your picture." Shaki smiled and simultaneously took down the finest liquor from the top of the liquor cabinet.
"Hey, hey, hey, Shaki, before, when I wanted a drink, you'd tell me to get lost, but now you've just met Kevin and you're bringing out the best liquor." Rayleigh expressed his sadness.
Shaki ignored him.
She swayed her hips and came in front of Kevin, pouring him a drink herself: "Young man, you've done something truly remarkable."