Straw Hats Bounty Part 1
“Good!” Liam smiled and immediately took out a few notes. He passed them to Mikita and said.
“These are Marine Six Styles and Haki Notes. You can practice them after you leave the waters of Alabasta. I suggest you settle down on a barren island for a few months and train vigorously.”
“At the same time, try to invite trustworthy and talented newcomers to your fleet and slowly develop the second fleet.”
Taking those notes in her hands, Mikita wasn’t surprised but Mr. 2 and the others were surely stunned.
“Are you sure you want to give these to us so soon? We just joined. Aren’t you afraid of our betrayal?” Mr. 3 immediately opened his mouth and asked.
Liam shook his head and said.
“Although you guys are not good people, you are not betrayals. Besides, Mikita is stronger than all of you. And, Mr. 2 is a loyal shemale. Even if you try to betray, they can suppress you.”
“But, the reason why I chose you guys is that I know you won’t betray me that easily. By the way, I have a suggestion for you guys.”
“What?” Seeing that others didn’t speak a word, Mikita asked.
“After you leave here, search for Buggy Pirates. Buggy might still be with them or maybe not by the time you find them.”
“No matter what, just defeat them and ask them to join you. Although they aren’t good people and they might even have thoughts of betraying you, as long as you can suppress them, it won’t be a problem.”
“Also, tell Buggy that he can still become the Captain of the Second Fleet and even act independently on his own but he must answer our call.” Liam answered.
“Is this Buggy guy really that good? If I remember correctly, isn’t he just a 15 Million Bailey-worth pirate?” Mikita tilted her head in confusion and asked.
Liam chuckled and answered.
“Yes, he is indeed weak but he has the same charm as my Captain. And, more importantly, his Luck and Charm are even more exaggerated. Just wait for a few months, he will definitely show you his true worth.”
“Of course, he also has a powerful background. He was an intern on the Gold Roger ship. And, he is still a brother to Red Hair Shanks.”
“What?” At this moment, everyone screamed in shock. Their voice was so loud that even Straw Hats easily heard them.
Although everyone was shocked, they quickly calmed down. But, Mikita couldn’t calm down for a moment. After spending a lot of time with Straw Hats, she truly understood Luffy’s charm.
She had never felt this good after being a pirate. Right now, she would never betray Luffy even if someone forces her. So, hearing that someone has even more charm than Luffy made her stunned.
Liam continued to chuckle as he said.
“Not only that I believe if Bucky trains hard, he might also even get stronger like Luffy. After all, if Luffy isn’t afraid of Blunt attacks, he isn’t afraid of sharp attacks. They exist like oil and water.”
“Anyway, we will leave soon and you guys also find a ship and leave Alabasta. Soon, this place might be hard to leave.”
Hearing his words, everyone nodded their heads together.
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Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Fleet Admiral’s Office,
Bam!
“What? Crocodile was defeated by Straw Hat Pirates. What the hell is that guy doing? How could he be defeated by some newcomers?” Sengoku screamed.
He was holding Transponder Snail while standing behind his desk. Next to him, there were several people including Aokiji, Kizaru, Akainu, Garp, Tsuru, and some other vice admirals.
“Fleet Admiral, Crocodile was indeed defeated by Straw Hat Pirates. Although the fight happened out of our sight, we have understood the basic situation.”
“Crocodile had the intention to steal the Alabasta King after killing King. Straw Hat Pirates invited by Princess Vivi fought against Crocodile and his Baroque Work Organization.”
“Straw Hat Captain Monkey D. Luffy defeated Crocodile. Mr. 1, Daz Bon was defeated by Roronoa Zoro and his partner was defeated by Nami, Navigator of Straw Hat Pirates. Mr. 2, Bonclay was defeated by Sanji, Cook of Straw Hat Pirates.”
“Simultaneously, Mr. 4 and his partner were defeated by Usopp, Sniper of Straw Hat Pirates, and Chopper, Doctor of Straw Hat Pirates. In this entire battle, Liam, the Vice Captain of Straw Hat Pirates didn’t get involved.”
“But, he was able to defeat Colonel Smoker and force him not to get involved in this battle. At the same time, Colonel Smoker was able to find out that Liam’s power is second only to Straw Hat Luffy.”
“And, from what we found, Straw Hat Luffy was able to defeat Crocodile by abusing his weakness. Even so, his strength can’t be underestimated since he was able to defeat one of the Shichibukai and also the Logia User despite being the Newcomer.”
After hearing the entire report, Sengoku took a deep breath and sat down.
“Ensign Tashigi, thank you for your detailed report. How is Smoker’s condition?”
It was none other than Tashigi speaking from the other side. Her voice turned a bit down as she continued.
“Although Colonel Smoker is fine, he has suffered terrible injuries. It will take him a while to recover.”
“Yes, I understand. Ask Smoker to rest until we give any further orders. I will immediately send Rear Admiral Hina for support. Also, send the current situation of Straw Hat Pirates.”
“If possible, we will try to eradicate this pirate grow before they can grow.” Sengoku’s voice got harsh as he spoke.
Hearing his words, Garp’s expression twitched. After all, the captain of this group was his grandson.
“Unfortunately, we couldn’t find their traces.” Tashigi held back her voice for a moment and finally answered.
“Yes, I understand. We will contact you later. Also, send their picture so that we can set them new bounties.” After saying so, Sengoku puts the line down and explodes at Garp.
“Garp, it’s your grandson messing around.”
“Bwahahaha! That’s my grandson.” Garp proudly burst into laughter.
His laughter made everyone twitch their lips. If it wasn’t for Garp’s status in Marine, they had the urge to smack him.
“But Sengoku, how are you going to handle this? After all, my grandson saved a country from that scum.” Garp slowly controlled his laughter and stared at Sengoku.
Although he knew that attacking Shichibukai was the same as fighting against World Government, he didn’t want his grandson to have a huge bounty right from the start.
Sengoku stared at him and snorted.
“Although your grandson saved the country, he is still a pirate and attacked a scum protected by the World Government. So, he can’t escape from bounty upgrade.”
“Not to mention, it seemed like his crew is much stronger than normal newcomers’ crew.”
Saying so, he looked at others and said.
“Crocodile’s bounty before he became Shichibukai was 81 million Bailey. But, his overall strength is around 200 Million Bailey Bounty. Now that he even threatened to capture a country, his bounty should be raised to 300 Million Bailey.”
“From this alone, let’s give Straw Hat Luffy the bounty of 150 Million Bailey. What do you think?”
Hearing his words, everyone shook their heads and said.
“We have no opinion.”
“Although Liam didn’t get involved in the battle against Crocodile, he did defeat Smoker without any Armament Haki. Unlike Crocodile, Smoker doesn’t have an obvious weakness which speaks of his Battle IQ and overall strength.”
“Not to mention, in terms of strength alone, Smoker admitted that Liam’s strength is only weaker than Luffy’s. So, I have decided to give him 120 Million Bailey.”
“Would that be too much for a newcomer who isn’t even a captain?” One of the Vice Admiral couldn’t help but ask.
“I don’t think so. Although Smoker is just a colonel, his overall strength is at least Commodore, and with his devil fruit, it should reach the Rear Admiral Rank.” Another Vice Admiral spoke.
Sengoku nodded his head and said “That’s why I want him to give such a high bounty. It is much better to erase such threats before they can grow.”
“If that’s the case, I suggest giving Roronoa Zoro the bounty of 100 Million.” Suddenly, Tsuru spoke.
Her words made everyone surprised.
“Wouldn’t that be too much?” Few Vice Admiral couldn’t help but complain.
Tsuru stared at Sengoku and said.
“Originally, his bounty should be around 60 Million Bailey. But, since he is the third strongest combatant in the group, and he was able to defeat someone with a 75 million Bailey bounty with rather ease, his strength shouldn’t be underestimated.”
“If not for his Captain’s bounty being so low, his bounty would make perfect sense. So, it is better to give him such a bounty so that it will attract more bounty hunters.”
When she said that, she couldn’t help but glance at Garp. Normally, Luffy’s bounty should have been higher but to give Garp some face, Sengoku directly halved Crocodile’s true bounty.
“In that case, let’s give him the bounty of 100 Million Bailey.”