The Great Voyage: The Props Master on the Straw Hat Ship

Little did they know, while the Straw Hat Pirates were engaged in a heated discussion about the soaring numbers of Luffy and Link...

On the other side, the Holy Land Marie Gioia.

The office, symbolizing supreme power.

"The Straw Hat Pirates have now become too powerful to be controlled."

Gorbachev, one of the Five Elders, held Luffy's newly issued bounty poster in his hand, his already serious face becoming even darker.

"Over 550 million Berries! No pirate has ever put up such a bounty before even reaching the Sabaody Archipelago!!"

"Who told them to have already gained such influence?"

The blond, middle-aged Lin Ken, one of the Five Elders standing beside him with his arms crossed, said in a deep voice:

"According to Rob Lucci, who has regained consciousness, his opponent is far superior to him in terms of speed, strength, defense, recovery, and adaptability."

"He has even more stamina and physical strength than this Zoan-type Devil Fruit user!!"

At this point, his tone became more serious, "I think you all know what this means."

“Rob Lucci is someone we’ve been focusing on since he was a child, training him according to the requirements and standards of the Celestial Dragons.”

"It can be said that at this age, there are very few people who can surpass Lucci in terms of physical skills, not to mention the monsters from the New World, but even among the powerful figures on the high seas."

"Moreover, Lucci is already twenty-eight years old, while the Straw Hat Pirates are only seventeen. The eleven-year gap allowed him to easily surpass Lucci II."

The blond, middle-aged Elder Lin Ken's words stirred ripples in the hearts of the other five elders:

"You mean..."

Wearing a black hat, the Five Elders of De Gaole tapped their canes and couldn't help but say:

Has he already reached the level of awakening?

"This is impossible!!"

The five elders, with their mustaches standing straight beside him, categorically denied it, saying, "That Devil Fruit has never awakened in the past eight hundred years."

"Even among the monsters that were exceptionally talented, those people still failed to develop it to the point of awakening!"

"How could a mere seventeen-year-old awaken his powers so easily?!"

Meanwhile, G. Erbachev, sitting there with a hooked beard and a birthmark on his forehead, continued:

"Even if it hasn't awakened, it has definitely caused some degree of change, or rather, it's gradually accepting that power... " He rested his chin on his hands, his eyes deep and unfathomable. "That's why we're offering such a bounty!!"

"To the greatest extent possible, eliminate it!!"

"Their next destination should be the Thriller Bark, right?"

Holding what appeared to be the first generation Kitetsu sword, the Five Elders, dressed in a kimono and wooden clogs, and wearing round-framed glasses, solemnly said:

"Let Moria deal with them properly. Hasn't he always claimed to have fought Kaido?"

"Then let him show us the strength he once had when he fought against the Four Emperors."

"Furthermore, just to be on the safe side, we should send another Shichibukai. With both sent over, there shouldn't be too much of a problem." The Five Elders of Daigole shook their heads at this point: "That's hard to say."

"Don't forget, the Straw Hat Pirates' vice-captain is also a formidable character."

"Not only does he possess so many strange and unusual items, but he's also a Logia-type Devil Fruit user with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability!!"

The atmosphere in the room immediately cooled down upon hearing this.

"We have been searching for this Devil Fruit, which is almost invincible in terms of destructive power even among Logia-type Devil Fruits, but we never expected it to fall into the hands of such a dangerous person!"

The five elders, including Churchill with his mustache, had a gloomy expression. "And he also understands ancient historical texts and knows the whereabouts of ancient weapons!!"

“Powerful, meticulous, and with bizarre methods… this level of threat far exceeds that of Nico Robin, the ‘Demon Child,’ and she is someone who must be eliminated as soon as possible!!” he declared emphatically.

"So we gave him a bounty that was almost no less than that of [Straw Hat Boy], didn't we?"

Lin Ken, the middle-aged blond man beside him, also said solemnly, "The combined bounties for the two of them already exceed 1.1 billion Berries!!"

"I now seriously doubt that even if we send another Shichibukai, even if they team up with Moria, we might not be able to defeat him."

"Unless we send a powerhouse of Hawkeye Mihawk's caliber, but even then, we're not entirely confident of success, considering that Kuzan didn't manage to defeat him either."

"Moreover, it's clear that Mihawk won't follow our orders."

"If this matter isn't handled properly, the Seven Warlords of the Sea might become a laughingstock on the high seas!!"

The fact that the user is a Logia-type Devil Fruit user, and also a user of the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, presents the Five Elders with a considerable challenge.

"In any case, the balance of power formed by the three major forces cannot be broken for the time being. Let Kuma go and see if he can take down the Straw Hat Pirates."

The five elders in kimonos, swords in hand, rubbed their temples. "It would be best if we could work with Moria to take him down. If not, we can use his mobility to retreat in time."

"The Straw Hat Pirates have now grown to a point where their captain and first mate possess enough strength to threaten the world."

"Their crew members are exceptionally strong!!"

"Based on what Jabra and the others have said, and our analysis, it's not hard to tell that they are also proficient in both types of Haki, and have mastered the Six Powers and some advanced techniques, such as Jabra's own..."

"My proudest achievement, the [Iron Body Fist], which even Lucci hasn't mastered!!"

"And as Kaku said, even though he used Zoan-type body enhancements, he was still no match for his opponent's superior physical strength!!"

"Even the mere Kung Fu Manatee possesses considerable physical skills and Haki, and even seems to have a Devil Fruit ability that allows it to stretch and recoil!!"

"It can be said that the Straw Hat Pirates, in terms of both strength and the level of threat they pose, far surpass other pirates of the same level in the first half of the series..."

In short, the Straw Hat Pirates have grown into a serious problem and must be eliminated as soon as possible!

"I've never seen any pirate crew that has mastered both types of Haki and our Six Powers of the Navy to this extent in the first half of the Grand Line!!"

"No amount of reward should be too much for them!!"

"indeed?"

The other five elders also nodded in agreement.

Then, they looked at the bounty posters for the other Straw Hat crew members besides Luffy and Link.

"That useless piece of trash Spandam not only failed to obtain the blueprints for [Pluto], but also dragged Enies Lobby and Lucci into the mess."

"If it weren't for the fact that his family has served the Celestial Dragons for generations, they would never have sent him to guard Enies Lobby. Entrusting him with such a task would have been a different story." A look of disgust flashed across the eyes of all the Five Elders.

They played a winning hand terribly and caused all sorts of trouble and problems.

They all have no sympathy for those who can't bring any value and can't accomplish their mission objectives.

Spandam is a useless piece of trash, utterly incapable of any real use!

Over here, they were discussing and deliberating on the bounty placed on the Straw Hat crew.

On Water Seven, after marveling at Luffy and Link's bounty amounts, the others couldn't wait to check their own bounty posters.

"Straw Hat Pirates swordsman, Pirate Hunter, Roronoa Zoro, bounty: 220 million Berries!!"

Zanbai read out the bounties for the Straw Hat Pirates (Zhao Hao) crew one by one.

"Over 100 million? And over 200 million!!"

Zoro looked at the wanted poster with a relaxed expression, as if he were enjoying an ice-cold drink on a hot summer day.

If the timing weren't so bad, he really wanted to have a good drink!

Nothing is more worthy of witnessing the improvement in his strength than such a bounty!

"Straw Hat Pirates sniper, [Sticky Gun], Usopp, bounty: 66 million Berries!!"

"It's doubled in price?"

Usopp held his bounty poster but didn't say much.

After all, he hadn't really shone in this battle; most of his gains were due to his participation in the invasion of Enies Lobby and his involvement in the fight.

Even without any particularly outstanding performances, doubling the score is still quite impressive.

"Navigator of the Straw Hat Pirates, Nami the Cat Burglar, bounty: 55 million Berries!!"

"I knew it???"

Nami was in tears; she couldn't escape the increased bounty after all.

"What about us? What about us?!"

Chopper, Ayumu, and Sanji, standing nearby, had increasingly high expectations in their eyes.

[Thanks to the generous donor 'Call Me Monster' for the two consecutive 588-point donations!! I'm speechless. There will definitely be an extra chapter tonight!!]

242 That's unfair! Why? Well, what can you do, Chopper? That's life! A photo that seems to have changed, yet also seems unchanged!

Even Usopp, who didn't participate in much fighting, had his bounty doubled, so there's no reason why their bounties should be low!!

"The Straw Hat Pirates' archaeologist, Nico Robin, the 'Devil Child,' has a bounty of 150 million!!"

"Ugh, the bounty has increased again!"

Robin rested his cheek on his hand and chuckled softly.

"Straw Hat Pirates combatant, [Bull] Kung Fu Dugong, bounty: 77 million Berries!!"

"Awoo~!!!!"

Ah Niu's loud roar reached everyone's ears.

"Awooo, awooo!!"

He held up his bounty poster and excitedly gestured to Link, trying to say something.

“Well done.”

Link looked on with satisfaction at Ah Niu, who, like a child, wanted to show off his achievements to his elders as soon as possible, seeking praise.

He patted Ah Niu's excited head and didn't hold back his praise.

My little apprentice is now quite capable of handling things on his own.

"What about me? What about me?!"

Upon seeing that even his friend Ah Niu had such a high bounty, Chopper couldn't wait to speak.

He had been waiting for ages, his eyes practically popping out of their sockets!

"Uh, the Straw Hat Pirates... doctor,"

Zambry glanced at the expectant Chopper, hesitated for two seconds, and mumbled, "Bounty amount, two and a half million..."

As he finished speaking, his voice gradually faded.

"How many, how many?!"

Chopper blinked, feeling like there was something wrong with his ears; he seemed to have heard a rather insignificant number.

Hmm, probably, maybe... I misheard?

"Uh, it's two and a half million Berries..."

Zambry carefully repeated the number to Chopper.

"Two and a half million...?!"

Rumble~

It was as if lightning had struck down from the sky, leaving Chopper completely scorched and battered.

Although the bounty amount has indeed increased significantly, the increase is even more exaggerated than that of Luffy and Link, which has increased by a full ten thousand times.

but……

It still can't escape the number 250, and~

"This is way too little!!"

Seeing his companions' numbers in the tens of millions, Chopper was on the verge of a breakdown.

"That's not fair! Ah Niu has 77 million peles!! Why is it that I can't even reach 10 million?!"

"Forget ten million, it's not even a fraction of Luffy's five million!!!"

"Are the intelligence agencies of the Navy and the World Government just sitting around doing nothing?!"

"This is discriminatory treatment! I'm not having it, I'm protesting!!"

Chopper was there, tears streaming down his face, his eyes rolled back in sorrow, desperately shouting that he couldn't accept this outcome at all! If Ah Niu had only a few million Berries in bounty like him, perhaps Chopper wouldn't have been so devastated.