Who told him to become the Pirate King!

The new naval personnel arrived safely in Totto Land, South Korea.

Storm "stopped" the ice field and the warship at an altitude of 10,000 meters above the Kingdom of Treasures, roughly level with the Sky Garden.

When Zephyr and the others saw a floating island still hovering above Totto Land, they all showed expressions of surprise.

"Ah la la—"

Aokiji raised his right hand, placed it between his eyebrows, and gazed at the sky garden in the distance.

"A floating island made of mud? That's truly rare—..."

As a Marine Admiral, Aokiji was naturally aware of the existence of Skypiea.

He had no idea that there would be such a huge "sky island" high above Totto Land in the world.

"This isn't a naturally formed island, Kuzan."

"Kizaru said in a low, languid tone."

"Don't forget Storm's identity, and that red dragon—."

"You mean 'King Lion II', right?"

Upon hearing this, Aokiji withdrew his gaze and turned to look at Kizaru.

"Boltarino, you seem to have been dealing with the Dawn Pirates all along?"

Ok?

Kizaru paused, stroked his chin, and began to recall.

It seems, perhaps, maybe—he really is always dealing with the Dawn Pirates?

Whitebeard Jr., Shiki Jr., the Red Dragon Emperor, and Natsu, Joan, and their group—"

After thinking it over carefully, Kizaru gritted his teeth and said.

"It's all Vongola Storm's fault!"

Since the Crimson Dragon Emperor is the White Dragon Emperor.

So the Dawn Pirates are Storm's pirate crew!

Kizaru realized this belatedly.

The reason he's had such a tough year is all because Storm has been causing trouble!

what?

Aokiji looked confused.

He had no idea what Kizaru was thinking at that moment.

the other side.

Storm has already made arrangements for Nami and the others.

"Nami, you stay here and keep in touch with Ain and Binz. Once the rest of the crew on this naval warship wake up, help calm them down."

Storm gave some instructions to the little thief cat, Ain, and Binz, and then looked at Zephyr.

"Zeff, let's go to Punk Hazard down there first!"

Punk Hazard Island is also in the sky of Totto Land, but it's not as high as Sky Garden. Storm thinks the most urgent thing is to take Zephyr to Vegapunk for a full check-up!

Zefa had already prepared for this.

Kizaru and Aokiji followed along.

Storm casually conjured a blue-eyed white dragon and flew with Zephyr, Kizaru, and Aokiji to Punk Hazard Island below.

"I was just about to say that."

Aokiji sat lazily on the back of the Blue-Eyes White Dragon, his hands supporting him behind his back and his legs spread wide apart.

"This dragon is really convenient! No wonder the General Staff set a special bounty for it."

"I'm too lazy to even talk about this," Storm said helplessly, looking at Aokiji.

"What was Granny Tsuru thinking? Why did she have to set a bounty on my Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"

"Neither Zeus nor Prometheus in Big Mom had bounties on their hands!"

Storm and Blue-Eyes White Dragon are linked together.

Since the White Dragon Emperor updated his bounty.

The bounty for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was also updated.

The bounty amount for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon was also updated at the same time.

Blue-Eyes White Dragon

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[Bounty: 8700 million Berry]

[Bounty Level: ONLYALIVE (Capture alive only)]

How so?

Storm felt that Granny Crane was deliberately targeting him!

Although the Blue-Eyes White Dragon is very strong, after all, it is a creation of the eight-star [Clay Fruit], the bounty for a clay creature has reached 8700 million Berries.

This is almost on par with a regular supernova!

Speaking of which, there are still quite a few "newcomers" in the Dawn Pirates who haven't received a bounty yet.

The Storm Pirates, who haven't even officially set sail yet, are even further off...

Blue-Eyes White Dragon not only "took a step ahead," but also "took a very big step."

But that wasn't the only thing making things difficult for Storm.

If he remembers correctly.

A certain unnamed crocodile currently has a bounty of only 8100.

Wanbeili.

Even inferior to the Blue-Eyes White Dragon—

"About this matter."

Kizaru smiled and stretched out his right hand, pinching his thumb and forefinger together, almost creating a "fingertip universe".

"I do know a tiny, insignificant bit of inside information~"

Upon hearing this, Storm and Aokiji immediately turned their gazes toward Kizaru.

Even Zephyr, who always maintained a "cool" demeanor, couldn't help but secretly prick up his ears.

As a man who dreamed of becoming a hero since childhood, Zephyr naturally fantasized about mythical creatures like "dragons".

For example, Hero Z riding on the back of a silver dragon to save the world... and so on.

"Storm, haven't you noticed?"

Kizaru reminded him with a smile.

"Your dragon's 'bounty level'."

All targets for which bounties are set by the World Government and the Navy Headquarters have corresponding "bounty levels".

Even a polar bear with a 500-Berry bounty...

Even a reindeer with a 50-Berry bounty...

Even if the bounty for this reindeer increases to 20 times its original value in the future...

Their bounty levels are all "dead or alive"!

Almost all pirates have a bounty of "dead or alive".

However, there are always exceptions.

For example, a certain chef with curly eyebrows initially had a bounty level of "dead or alive."

After a series of "shady deals" by the Kingdom of Germa.

The bounty for the chef with curly eyebrows was changed to "capture alive only".

Of course, due to various incidents, the bounty level later reverted to "dead or alive".

Storm remembered that when he was first put on a bounty, the Navy Headquarters also took some measures against his bounty.

His initial bounty was "capture alive only".

Unfortunately, it's now changed to "regardless of whether they live or die"...

However, the bounty level for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon has remained unchanged.

When Blue-Eyes White Dragon had a bounty of 9500 Berries, the bounty level was "capture alive only".

Even after the bounty for the Blue-Eyes White Dragon skyrocketed to nearly ten thousand times its original amount, its bounty level remained "capture alive only".

After being reminded by Kizaru, Storm frowned and thought for a moment, then immediately realized the problem.

"You mean someone wants to capture my Blue-Eyes White Dragon alive? Is it the Navy—no, there shouldn't be anyone like that in the Navy."

Storm first offered a conjecture, then refuted it himself, and proposed another conjecture: "Perhaps someone in the World Government wants the Blue-Eyes White Dragon?"

"Hmm... Could it be a Celestial Dragon!?"

Storm's expression turned quite strange as he finished speaking.

clap clap!

Kizaru stretched out his hands and clapped them a few times.

"As expected of Storm~ As far as I know, it's not just one Celestial Dragon family that wants to 'capture' your Blue-Eyes White Dragon alive~"

Among the Celestial Dragons, a special group, many are fascinated by the mythical creature, the "dragon."

"Are the Celestial Dragons idiots, and are the General Staff all idiots too?"

Storm sighed in exasperation.

"I created the Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"

"That's right~"

"Kizaru said leisurely."

"But Storm, are you expecting those smart people in the General Staff to present the facts and reason with the Celestial Dragons?"

If presenting facts and reasoning is effective with the Celestial Dragons.

Are those Celestial Dragons still Celestial Dragons?!

Created by a group of Celestial Dragons using their own abilities...

Storm's lips twitched.

"I will definitely ride the Blue-Eyes White Dragon to the Holy Land someday!"

They chatted casually for a while.

The Blue-Eyes White Dragon descended upon Punk Hazard.

Storm had already informed Big Bear of his arrival.

When the Blue-Eyes White Dragon descended, Kuma and Sentomaru were waiting on the outskirts of Punk Hazard.

"captain."

"Uncle Kizaru".

Kuma and Sentomaru first greeted Storm and Kizaru, and then nodded to the others.

"This person—"

Zephyr's gaze swept past Sentomaru and stared intently at Kuma for a moment.

"It seems to be 'Tyrant Bear,' with a bounty close to 300 million Berries?"

Almost all targets with bounties exceeding 100 million are key targets of the Navy's attention.

What's more, he received a bounty of hundreds of millions of peggs in the South China Sea!

There are many pirates with bounties exceeding 100 million in the Grand Line.

However, there are very few cases among the four major offshore fishing vessels with bounties exceeding 100 million.

Therefore, Zephyr recognized the bear at a glance.

"So it is, so it is—"

Storm briefly explained the situation of the Great Bear and the Kingdom of Sorbe, and explained the origin of the title "Tyrant".

The so-called "tyrant" is nothing more than a dirty trick the former king of the Kingdom of Sorbe used to smear the Great Bear.

After listening to Storm's explanation.

Zephyr, Aokiji, and Kizaru all remained silent.

A priest who overthrew the king's tyranny was falsely accused of being a tyrant by the king.

This actually fits the stereotype that Zephyr and others have about the kings of the World Government member states.

In short, it's absolutely awful!

Storm gave a brief summary, then looked at the bear.

"Has Bonnie's checkup been completed?"

"Um!"

Big Bear nodded earnestly, his face showing gratitude.

"Dr. Vegapunk is truly a genius!"

"The whole ocean knows about this."

Storm remained silent.

Where is Dr. Vegapunk now?

Storm didn't ask, "Is Vegapunk available right now?"

Because the answer to this question shouldn't be too obvious.

When will Vegapunk be free?

This is a super-crazy scientist who, when he gets busy, seems to want to split himself into seven people!

So when Storm came back, he didn't contact Vegapunk beforehand at all; he just brought Zephyr with him.

"I'll lead the way!"

Sentomaru nodded to the group.

"I know where Uncle Punk is right now."

"Hmm, Storm nodded slightly, looked at Zephyr, and raised his right hand."

"Professor Zephyr, please wait a moment."

what?

Zephyr had just taken a step, intending to enter the research institute in front of him, when he almost tripped over his own back from Storm's sudden remark.

"cough-·-.···

Storm coughed lightly and waved his hand somewhat embarrassedly.

"Someone is coming."

Upon hearing this, Zefa and the others all looked behind them.

A plump, blind swordsman in purple robes was seen slowly flying towards them.

With a smile, he's here!