One Piece: Nobody knows Devil Fruits better than me.

Chapter 135 The Star Lord's Bounty, Breaking News!
Roy's momentary daze and serious expression went unnoticed by anyone.

Because at that moment, almost everyone in the conference room had this expression.

Even Kizaru, who was lazily picking his ears, and Akainu, who had been wearing a sour face, clearly became serious at this moment.

The twelve constellations.

This organization, which was virtually unknown just over half a year ago, has managed to capture the world's attention in just a few short months.

Everything they did was a momentous event, shaking the very seas.

Every one of their current executives is exceptionally powerful, even more terrifying than the Seven Warlords of the Sea handpicked by the World Government.

But most importantly—their mystery.

To date, even though they have appeared more than once, there are at least five recorded appearances of the highest-ranking officials of the twelve constellations.

However, information about their organization remains shrouded in mystery.

Even though their existence is already widely known, the world government continues to try to block and cover up their existence.

Within the navy, knowledge about them is limited to word of mouth.

Even after the battle at Sabaody Archipelago not long ago, the entire Navy is still not entirely clear on the specifics—Akainu, who was a participant in the battle, was only recently allowed to return to Marineford.

However, now, the Warring States period mentioned this name at this meeting and made it the topic of the meeting.

Its significance is self-evident.

"The government has authorized the release of information about the twelve zodiac signs and has provided some additional information that was previously only known to the government."

"To this end, we have updated the information about the twelve constellations in the Navy's internal documents, as well as the status of their bounty posters."

The Warring States period succinctly explained the situation.

At the same time, as he was speaking, He took out several bounty posters from his sleeve.

She handed the first of the wanted posters to the Warring States.

"First is the first of the twelve zodiac signs to appear – the Rooster."

Then the voice of the Warring States period rang out.

"Initially, the 'Rooster' appeared in the Kingdom of Nismair's Heavenly Gold storage area, plundered the Kingdom of Nismair's Heavenly Gold this year, and then disappeared without a trace."

"Not long ago, he and one of his subordinates suddenly appeared in the Sabaody Archipelago and subsequently kidnapped a Celestial Dragon."

As he said this, Crane also posted a picture of 'Saint Ambocam'.

"Not long ago, the government confirmed his death through the Celestial Dragon's Vivre Card—his private treasury was subsequently robbed, and its treasures were stolen."

As soon as these words came out.

The atmosphere in the room fell silent instantly.

"Wow, that's really bold."

"Although it's a good thing, but..."

Roy even heard some small murmurs coming from certain places in the room.

Clearly, the generals present were all surprised—although most of them knew the Celestial Dragons' character and probably didn't really have any loyalty to them.

But they were still surprised when they heard that someone had actually killed a Celestial Dragon.

After all, most of the Navy originally guessed that Rooster was likely to extort ransom through the Celestial Dragons.

But at that moment, Zhan Guo's suddenly raised voice interrupted the whispers.

"In short—we can see from this that Rooster is a guy who acts without any scruples, and the twelve constellations are by no means just the highest-ranking officers. At least in the Sabaody Archipelago, several lower-ranking members delayed Sakazuki's advance by self-destructing."

"In addition to the intelligence we had previously obtained—the president of the criminal organization 'Baroque Works' in the Grand Line is 'Dragon,' one of the twelve constellations."

"Based on the analysis of existing intelligence, the Twelve Constellations should be a huge organization, with each top leader having many members under their command and subordinate agencies. However, due to the unimaginably tight organizational structure, there have been no clues about them so far."

At this point, both Sengoku and He's expressions became extremely serious.

Although they still cannot understand how such a powerful organization could have remained hidden at sea for so many years.

But facts speak louder than words.

The presence of top-ranking officers with vastly different abilities and formidable strength, along with the occasional appearance of lower-ranking members, is enough to confirm the veracity of this conjecture.

Roy: "."

I wanted to laugh, but I didn't dare.

Then, Sengoku continued, "Besides that, regarding the Rooster's abilities—"

At this point, he looked at Akainu.

Akainu silently stood up and turned to look at the conference room.

“I’ve fought him before, and he’s definitely a dangerous guy.”

The general spoke with seriousness.

"I've confirmed that he's a user of some kind of Mythical Zoan Devil Fruit, possessing light manipulation abilities similar to Borsalino's, extremely high speed, and also powerful regenerative abilities and physical strength."

He recounted in detail what he knew about the Rooster's strength.

The naval officers present became increasingly alarmed as they listened.

Although they had heard about what happened in the Sabaody Archipelago, hearing Akainu mention it himself was another matter entirely.

After hearing Akainu explicitly state that "that guy is dangerous," no one would doubt the truth of his statement.

After speaking, Akainu silently sat down again.

Sengoku continued, "He claims to have consumed the 'Dragon-Dragon Fruit - Winged Dragon Form,' but the specifics are questionable."

After a moment of silence, he said, "Because this fruit is not listed in the fruit encyclopedia."

After saying that, he slapped the wanted poster in his hand.

The figure wearing a chicken-head mask was clearly visible on the wanted poster.

Below, the amount of his bounty stunned everyone present.

"In conclusion, we have determined that the Rooster is currently one of the most dangerous members of the twelve constellations. Its original bounty has been nullified, and the new bounty has been increased to 31 billion Berries according to the orders of the Five Elders."

The Warring States period spoke softly but seriously.

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"31 billion?!" *N
A cacophony of voices erupted instantly.

"If the bounty is over 30 billion, besides the 'Four Emperors,' are there any other people still alive on the high seas today?"

"And that guy who escaped from Impel Down and disappeared more than ten years ago."

"You mean the 'Golden Lion'?"

"Yes—not just Golden Lion, but also 'Pirate Godfather' Wang Zhi has exceeded three billion."

"A bounty personally set by the Five Elders?"

Many people have noticed the problem.

Normally, the bounties for pirates are determined by the Navy and then reported to the World Government.

However, according to the Warring States period, the bounty for the 'Twelve Constellations' was clearly different this time.

Their bounties appear to have been personally determined by the World Government and the Five Elders.

At that moment, Sengoku simply banged on the table in front of him: "Silence!"

He didn't offer any further explanation, but simply picked up the second bounty poster.

"The second member of the Twelve Constellations, Dragon—Mr. 0 of Baroque Works, once killed Crocodile, one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, in Alabasta."

He continued recounting the bounties on the highest-ranking members of the Twelve Constellations, as well as their deeds and known intelligence.

[Chenlong, Bounty - 2.053 billion Berries]

[Rat, Bounty - 2.731 billion Berry]

[Pig, Bounty - 2.511 billion Berry]

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And looking at the bounties for each of them, which were no less than two billion Berries, the total number was almost more than ten billion Berries.

At this moment, many naval commanders felt numb.

Even Roy was somewhat stunned at this moment.

But what truly astonished him was the last wanted poster that Tsuru produced, and Sengoku's words: "Besides those four."

The words of the Warring States period were now extremely solemn.

"The last known member of the Twelve Constellations, who has only appeared once, is suspected to be the leader of the Twelve Constellations."

"According to intelligence provided by the World Government, its code name is 'Star Lord'."

As he spoke, Zhan Guo unveiled the bounty poster in his hand.

"His bounty is 10 billion Berries."

"...Tao Shao?"

Upon hearing this, many generals instinctively asked questions.

A moment later, after seeing the number of zeros on the Warring States bounty poster, they finally realized they hadn't misheard.

"Ten billion!?"

But it is precisely because they know they did not mishear that they begin to doubt whether there is something wrong with their brains.

They naturally knew what a bounty of 10 billion Berries meant.

The so-called bounty represents the danger that the criminal poses to the world.

Even Gol D. Roger, the 'Pirate King' who ushered in the Great Pirate Era, only had a bounty of 5.5648 billion Berries.

But now, that being called 'Star Lord', who only appeared once, is almost twice as numerous as Roger.

That means the World Government makes no attempt to hide their thoughts—they believe the Star Lord poses a far greater threat to the world than the Pirate King!
"why?"

"This number will incite riots!"

"While he did pierce through the Red Line, making him undeniably incredibly powerful, this number is simply too much."

The naval commanders couldn't understand it at all.

But at this moment, Sengoku shook his head.

"This is also the intelligence that the World Government recently provided to you."

He glanced around at the person in front of him, his gaze serious.

"The Star Lord is not a newly emerging 'criminal' of this era."

"He had already committed serious crimes in the old days—"

At this point, Sengoku's voice seemed to pause for a moment, but he finally said, "The World Government's intelligence says that he was the culprit behind the God Valley Incident more than 30 years ago."

"Therefore, this bounty is special—anyone who can provide information about the location of the Star Lord's hideout, and whose information is confirmed by the government, can receive a portion of the bounty."

"In addition, the World Government will send 'special envoys' to various countries around the world to conduct free patrols and explorations. They have the right to mobilize local navies and government forces to search for any traces related to the twelve constellations and the star lords."

The words fell.

The entire conference room fell silent once again.

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As mentioned before, the God Valley incident was a secret event that was erased by the World Government.

Even so, the naval commanders had all heard of the name "God Valley"—they at least knew that Garp was called a "naval hero" after that incident, and that the Rocks Pirates, who once dominated the seas, disappeared after that battle.

Even the place called Valley of the Gods sank into the sea after that, and almost no one on the island came out alive.

Countless names that are now famous on the high seas are said to have risen to prominence after that battle.

That was a truly momentous event that 'influenced an era'.

But now, a completely new message has emerged.

Among the twelve constellations, the one called the 'Star Lord' seems to be related to the major event more than thirty years ago, or even the mastermind behind it.

"So, the Star Lord is quite old?"

"Is he a powerful figure who has existed from the old era into this one?"

"Have the twelve constellations existed for that long already?"

Therefore, the doubts in the minds of the naval commanders were naturally endless.

At this moment, Roy's eyes also showed some surprise.

"Goodness, he's not acting at all now."

He murmured in his heart.

Unlike others, Roy's intelligence allowed him to see the true nature of what Sengoku was saying at that moment.

The Star Lord could not possibly be some powerful being who has existed for over thirty years, and the Twelve Constellations have been established for less than a year at most.

The idea that he was the mastermind behind the 'God Valley' incident is utter nonsense.

He was even certain that the injuries on Sengoku's face were probably caused by this incident.

It's worth noting that Garp was personally involved in the God Valley Incident and even fought with Im himself.

In the original story, after learning that Sengoku had cooperated with the World Government to conceal the truth about God Valley in order to maintain the stability of the sea, the old man physically assaulted his best friend.

This time, the World Government has brought up the God Valley incident again and identified the 'Star Lord' as the mastermind behind it, which will naturally provoke Garp's anger once more.

However, when this topic came up, Roy was also a little curious—as a participant in the God Valley incident, did Garp know that the 'Star Lord' had appeared in God Valley? And did he know the final fate of Rocks?
"He probably doesn't know, otherwise, given this old man's personality, he would at least have told Marshal Sengoku."

"Well, we can still find out if we have the chance later."

He muttered to himself, but he wasn't in a hurry—his relationship with Garp was not as good as his relationship with Lieutenant General Bilos, and it would be inappropriate to bring up such sensitive information as God Valley.

So Roy temporarily put aside the matter of God Valley and Garp and continued to ponder.

He could, of course, ignore the false information that Sengoku mentioned.

But soon, Roy keenly gleaned the two most crucial pieces of information from them.

First, the World Government seems to have no intention of concealing the existence of the 'Star Lord' anymore, but this will undoubtedly cause discussion and chaos in the ocean.

Second, the World Government is about to send a 'special envoy' to inspect the countries—this clearly touches on the sovereignty red lines of many member states of the World Government to a large extent.

After all, at least on the surface, the member states of the World Government are merely "members" of the World Government, not its slaves.

Even for the World Government, the aftermath of these two events was clearly not something they could easily handle, yet they still did it without hesitation.

It's worth noting that even after it was confirmed that Luffy was 'Nika' in the original story, the World Government didn't react with such a huge reaction.

This is sufficient to illustrate the point.
"The World Government, no. It's the World King 'Im'."

Roy thought to himself, "That guy is more wary of me than I thought."

While pondering this, Roy remained calm.

Where is the Star Lord?
If you have the ability, then go ahead and look for that kind of thing.

But it is precisely at this moment.
"Bulu Bulu." "Bulu Bulu."

Inside Roy's sleeve, a small red Den Den Mushi rang.

Despite the noisy conference room at the moment, the sound of the Den Den Mushi wasn't particularly jarring.

But without a doubt, this still made Roy frown.

It's common sense that he wouldn't carry a normal Den Den Mushi with him during a meeting—phones should be silenced during meetings.

But the red Den Den Mushi on Roy's body was an exception.

It is the detention unit's 'emergency phone worm,' only notifying Roy when there is a genuine emergency within the detention unit.

"Hey."

At that moment, Roy connected with him.

Then, he heard a tense and anxious voice on the other end of the Den Den Mushi.

"Boss."

Roy recognized the voice as that of 'Motara,' the liaison officer from the detention center office.

"Hans and his men have disappeared in the East China Sea."

"Debris from the 'Black Loyalty' was also found in the waters near the scene—they may have been in an accident!"

　1.2 words updated today.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)