Marineford War: I Will Stand in the Sky

"So, it's truly fortunate that you survived the attack from that Devil Fruit user, Yann."

"I see."

Yann said in a tone of sudden realization.

Of course, what Yann realized more about was the combat power level of Tiger, Corazon, and the "Blackwing Demon" when they unleashed their full power.

In the past, due to his limited vision and abilities, Yann was never able to accurately position himself.

However, with the official evaluation from the World Government and the Navy Admiral, Yann probably already has a better understanding of the situation.

Kuzan then went on to explain.

"Later, the World Government carefully examined all of Saint Musgarud's records and found that Saint Musgarud's most recent trip away from the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to the sea was a year ago."

"Based on the tone of that Devil Fruit user, it was clear that Saint Musgard had offended the so-called 'Lord of Hueco Mundo,' which led to the Hueco Mundo organization's attack on Saint Musgard."

"Therefore, it is most likely that Saint Musgarud offended the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' during that trip."

At this point, Borsalino looked around and said in a low voice with a sigh.

"Speaking of which, that Musgarud Saint really had a terrible time. His heart was ripped out, and his body was torn into hundreds of pieces in an instant."

Yann was actually very clear about this.

Of course, given the change in plans, there was no longer any need to spare Saint Musgard's life. So Yann simply let Hancock deal with Saint Musgard completely, which would also help to completely clear Hancock's mind of the psychological trauma caused by the Celestial Dragons.

However, Hancock, in her first experience wielding the power of the "Blackwing Demon," accidentally caused this mess due to her anger.

"Then, during the World Government's investigation, it was discovered that, coincidentally, Tiger, a fish-man with combat power at the level of a quasi-admiral, was captured by human traffickers from the small Sabaody Archipelago shortly after returning to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise a year ago, and was quickly sold to the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."

Kuzan continued.

"It is obvious that this is not a simple coincidence, but rather the result of the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo's' revenge, which is why the fishman Tiger was sent as a slave to infiltrate the Holy Land of Mary Geoise to gather intelligence."

Yan's lips twitched subtly. He was even a little embarrassed to call the analysis by the World Government and Kuzan a coincidence, so he could only ask.

"Then...then why save those slaves?"

“It’s very simple, and the answer even came from Corazon himself,” Kuzan replied.

"Huh? When did this happen?" Yann was stunned.

“Naturally, it was said while you were unconscious, when Corazon and Tiger led the slaves to jump off the Red Line. It’s normal that you don’t know,” Kuzan said.

Upon hearing Kuzan's comment, Yann blinked his eyes in confusion, as if he had already recalled it.

Of course, in order to trick the slaves into jumping off the cliff without revealing that the Revolutionary Army was waiting below, Yann could only use the "Hueco Mundo Organization" as an excuse to give the slaves courage.

But...did the World Government really believe it all?

Seeing the confused look in Yan's eyes, Kuzan assumed that Yan hadn't figured it out yet and could only continue to explain.

"After analysis by the World Government, it was found that the reason for rescuing those slaves was most likely because Tiger, while infiltrating the World Government as a slave, developed compassion and had the idea of ​​rescuing these slaves."

"And this way of thinking is also completely consistent with the personality traits that the World Government constructed by collecting recorded intelligence about Tiger's past."

"That's why Tiger suddenly and unnecessarily fled Mary Geoise a few days before the Devil Fruit user launched the attack. Perhaps Tiger was going to see the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' at that time."

"hiss……"

After listening in a daze, Yann gasped. He was completely unable to refute the World Government's explanation, which perfectly matched the motives of Tiger, Corazon, and Hancock in all their actions during the incident.

To be honest, if Yann were an outsider, he would almost certainly believe this explanation as well.

However, Yann was well aware that these were mostly unexpected and unforeseen events.

The Hueco Mundo organization never intended to offend the World Government at this time; they were forced into it.

In the end, Yann could only utter two words in a daze.

"Great!"

"This isn't over yet..."

Kuzan shook his head and said.

"The World Government has now issued a bounty on Hueco Mundo and is not only searching for traces of the organization on a large scale, but also investigating the identity of the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' one by one."

Hearing this, Yann asked with concern, "Hmm? How do I investigate?"

"It's very simple. You have to know that the Celestial Dragons' every move needs to be recorded. So the World Government is now checking every outsider that Saint Musgard came into contact with after leaving the Holy Land Mary Geoise a year ago."

After a pause, Kuzan continued.

"Furthermore, the World Government roughly estimated the time between the disappearance of Fishman Tiger in the Holy Land of Mary Geoise and the attack on the Holy Land of Mary Geoise. By extrapolating from the swimming speed of the Fishmen, it is easy to determine the extent of the 'Lord of Hueco Mundo' centered on the Holy Land of Mary Geoise."

For a moment, Yann couldn't help but feel alarmed by the power of the World Government.

If the World Government's deduction is correct, the "Lord of Hueco Mundo" might very well be exposed by the World Government soon.

Unfortunately……

As Yan stepped into the Bubble Cable Car Port, he thought to himself.

"I am the Lord of Hueco Mundo!"

[Chapter 183: A Bounty of Nearly 10 Billion]

Following Yann, Kuzan, and Borsalino back onto the warship, they set sail back towards Marine Headquarters. Yann also had a soldier bring him the latest bounty posters for Hueco Mundo.

As expected, just as Kuzan said, all members of Hueco Mundo were put on the wanted list.

First came a bounty for Fisher Tiger. Although Fisher Tiger was not actually a member of Hueco Mundo, the beautiful misunderstanding led to a frighteningly high bounty for him.

"Fisher Tiger, a member of Hueco Mundo, with a bounty of 960 million, for climbing the Red Line and destroying the Holy Land Mary Geoise. Extremely evil, extremely dangerous, life or death is at stake."

Yaen glanced at the reason for the bounty on the wanted poster. There was no mention of slavery; the reason was simply that the Holy Land of Mary Geoise had been destroyed.

Of course, for the ocean as a whole, daring to destroy the sacred site of Mary Geoise was already a shocking event.

Immediately, Yann flipped to the next page, which turned out to be Corazon's.

"Don Quixote Rosinante, also known as Corazon, is a member of the Don Quixote Family, a member of Hueco Mundo, a former Navy Lieutenant Commander, with a bounty of 1.08 billion for climbing the Red Line and destroying the Holy Land Mary Geoise. He is extremely evil and extremely dangerous, and can only be captured alive."

So, is this the difference between having a background and not having one?

Yann compared Tiger's and Corazon's bounty posters, and found that the reasons and amounts of the bounties were quite similar.

The only difference is that Corazon, a former Celestial Dragon, can only be captured alive, while Tiger, a Fish-Man, is not subject to capture regardless of life or death, which is quite realistic.

Then, Yann flipped through the pages again and discovered that not only Corazon, but also all the Donquixote Family executives had raised their bounties to a whole new level, reaching the standard of a major pirate crew in the "New World" of the latter half of the Grand Line.

Of course, the reason why the bounties on the Donquixote Family executives were increased was not only because of Corazon, but also because the World Government later confirmed that these Donquixote Family executives had attacked Bubble Cable Car Port.

The next bounty poster for a member of Hueco Mundo is an image of Hancock in her Blackwing Daedalus form.

"Name unknown, suspected to be a Zoan-type Mythical Zoan Devil Mode user, a member of Hueco Mundo, with a bounty of 2.25 billion Berries, charge: harming a Celestial Dragon, a descendant of God. Extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous, extremely dangerous, life or death is at stake."

At that moment, Yann was stunned when he saw the amount of Hancock's bounty.

So tall???

Keep in mind that a bounty of over two billion Berries would place him among the top ten pirates currently active on this sea.

Furthermore, the bounty poster used the phrase "extremely dangerous" three times in a row, which fully demonstrates the World Government's fear of the Blackwing Demon.

The World Government did not dare to state in the bounty poster that Hancock killed Saint Musgard, but only used the vague term "harmed the Celestial Dragons" to describe Hancock's crime.

"Isn't the World Government taking this a bit too seriously?"

Yann's lips twitched slightly. He did a quick calculation and found that the combined bounties on Hancock, Corazon, and Tiger, three members of Hueco Mundo, had even exceeded those of Shanks's pirate crew at that time.

"The Hueco Mundo organization is really going to become famous worldwide now."

Just when Yan thought that were all the bounties for Hueco Mundo, he unconsciously rubbed his fingers together and discovered that there was another bounty poster below.

"besides?"

As soon as Yann picked up the bottom wanted poster and glanced at it, he immediately felt uneasy.

The wanted poster didn't even have a picture; it only showed a mysterious black figure.

"The Lord of Hueco Mundo, whose real name and gender are unknown, is suspected to be the leader of the Hueco Mundo organization. His bounty is 4 billion Berries. His crime is: leader of an anti-government organization who has secretly plotted many evil schemes to disrupt the peace of the sea."

Before Yann could even be shocked by the fact that he had a bounty of 4 billion Berries on his head, he raised his eyebrows excitedly when he saw the notes at the bottom of the bounty poster.

"Note: Anyone who can provide valid intelligence related to Hueco Mundo will be rewarded with between ten million and two billion Berries, depending on the importance of the intelligence."

This... seems like a way to make money!

Instantly drawn to his attention, Yann stared intently at the bounty poster in his hand, lost in deep thought.

This is a reward of at least ten million and at most two billion Pelés.

Most importantly, isn't it possible for Yone to fabricate information about Hueco Mundo at will? And there's no need to worry about it being proven false.

If planned well, isn't this a sustainable path to wealth?

Yann smacked his lips, feeling a flutter in his heart.

……

At the same time, as the bounty notices related to Hueco Mundo spread throughout the seas, they also stirred up a huge wave.

After all, with Hueco Mundo's Lord of Hueco Mundo at the head of the 4 billion Berry bounty, the entire Hueco Mundo organization has reached a bounty of nearly 10 billion Berry!

This level of skill surpasses that of most pirate crews on this sea, and is comparable to those legendary pirate crews.

……

Yamato Province, on Oni Island.

Kaido of the Beasts, who was gradually being recognized by the world as the "strongest creature in the world," casually flipped through the bounty posters of the Hueco Mundo organization and said disdainfully.

"Where did this thing come from? Forty billion? That's almost as much as Lao Tzu's."

Upon seeing this, the officers of the "Beasts Pirates" chimed in with their opinions.

"Perhaps it's just a publicity stunt by the world government, a baseless publicity stunt."

"The bounty for merely sabotaging the World Government is nothing to worry about. If we wanted to, we could easily get a bounty of tens of billions."

"That's right, that's right. What kind of bounty is it if there's not even a face on it?"

……

After the officers finished their mockery, Kaido casually tossed the stack of bounty posters aside and continued the banquet.