pertwk Chapter 108 An Astounding Bounty!
Chapter 108 An Astounding Bounty!
"Gah—!"
A sharp bird cry pierced the sky as a newsbird swooped down with pinpoint accuracy, dropping a latest newspaper beside the crowd.
Everyone's eyes were instinctively drawn to the newspaper.
Marco was closest, so he picked it up without thinking.
I only glanced at it.
His movements froze instantly!
I felt like I was petrified!
"Marco? What's wrong?"
Diamond Joz, who was standing nearby, noticed something was wrong and curiously leaned over.
next second.
"Bang!"
Joz also let out a gasp.
His mouth was wide open enough to fit an egg, and his eyes were filled with incredulous horror!
This bizarre scene drew all the members of the Whitebeard Pirates to gather around.
When they saw the contents of the front page of the newspaper.
"hiss--!"
Gasps of astonishment echoed across the beach!
The front page of the newspaper featured two enormous photos that took up the entire page!
One of them is Chen Ye in his divine pose as the sun god Apollo, looking down upon all living beings!
The other picture shows Luffy transformed into Nikka, the sun god, with a free and unrestrained smile, exuding a wild and liberated aura!
Below the two photos are two lines of bounty amounts that would make any strong person in the world stop having a heart attack!
【Chen Ye of 'Time and Space', Bounty: 7.5 billion Berries! (Capture alive only)】
Monkey D. Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, has a bounty of 4 billion Berries! (Whether he lives or dies)
7.5 billion!
Four billion!
These two figures shocked everyone present!
"Seven...seventy-five billion...Pele?"
Bista's voice trembled; he felt his worldview had been completely overturned at that moment.
The bounty for the Pirate King Roger was only 5.5 billion!
The bounty on my father's head is only a little over five billion!
Seven and a half billion?!
A number powerful enough to make the ocean tremble!
Even more outrageous is the note following the bounty: "Capture alive only!"
Has the world government gone mad?!
If even the Five Elders can't beat Chen Ye, how can we expect anyone else to be able to?
All eyes were drawn to Chen Ye, who remained calmly seated to the side.
His eyes were filled with awe, worship, and fanaticism!
This is their family!
These are the Whitebeard Pirates!
A man whose bounty surpasses that of the Pirate King!
Faced with the fervent gazes of the crowd, Chen Ye simply smiled calmly.
He took the newspaper from Marco, glanced at it, and tossed it into the roaring campfire.
laugh--!
The newspaper turned to ashes in an instant.
"It's just an empty title."
He turned to look at Rayleigh and said calmly.
"You take Luffy and Ace with you first. After you tell Luffy's crew what happened, the special training is the most important thing."
The elderly Rayleigh gave Chen Ye a deep look; this young man possessed a terrifying composure.
He nodded.
"it is good."
. . . . . .
The ruins of Marineford
The Naval Headquarters was in ruins.
The fortress that once symbolized absolute justice is now nothing but ruins.
Countless naval soldiers silently cleared away the bodies of their fallen comrades amidst the ruins, the air thick with sorrow and despair.
Inside the makeshift command room on the top floor of the fortress.
Fleet Admiral Sengoku removed his Justice Cloak, a symbol of the highest honor, neatly folded it, and placed it on the table.
His face was etched with exhaustion and age, as if he had exhausted all his energy in this battle.
Because the Five Elders ordered the Navy to be rebuilt quickly, Kong did not return to the Holy Land. Instead, he stayed with the Navy to help with the rapid reconstruction!
"Commander-in-Chief of the Air Force."
Sengoku looked at Kong, the Supreme Commander of the World Government's Armed Forces, his voice hoarse but incredibly firm.
"The execution operation at Marineford ended in a crushing defeat for the navy."
"As the supreme commander of this operation, I will take full responsibility."
He bowed deeply.
"I, Sengoku the Buddha, hereby formally resign from my position as Fleet Admiral!"
Steelbone looked at his old friend of many years with a complicated expression, and he sighed.
"Sengoku, this isn't just your responsibility; it's the Five Elders' order..."
"No!"
Sengoku suddenly raised his head, interrupting him.
"Failure is failure! There are no excuses!"
"The Navy's prestige has been disgraced because of me! Countless soldiers' lives have been lost because of my incompetence! I no longer deserve to sit in this position!"
His attitude was resolute and left no room for argument.
Steelbone remained silent.
He knew that the Warring States had made up its mind.
This war shattered the "justice" that this strategist had upheld throughout his life.
"……I see."
Steel Bone nodded heavily.
"So, who do you recommend for the next Fleet Admiral?"
Sengoku closed his eyes, and two figures flashed through his mind.
One is Akainu, and the other is Kuzan!
After a long silence, he slowly uttered a name.
"Aokiji, Kuzan."
"Why not Sakazuki?" Kong frowned. "His achievements and strength are above Kuzan's."
When Zhan Guo opened his eyes, his gaze was clearer than ever before.
"I don't deny Sakazuki's sense of justice, but his justice is too biased and too extreme."
"I'm afraid..."
The voice of the Warring States period carried a deep sense of worry.
"I'm afraid that if the Navy is handed over to him in the future, and if we encounter another situation where pirates kidnap civilians, Sakazuki will not hesitate to order the annihilation of the civilians along with the pirates in the name of so-called 'absolute justice'."
"That kind of justice isn't naval justice; it's butcher's brutality!"
He looked at Steelbone Sky and said, word by word.
"On the contrary, although Aokiji may seem lazy, he has a sense of justice, principles, and warmth, which is closer to the ideals we had when we first joined the Navy."
"Commander-in-Chief, I finally understand now."
"Only a navy that is devoted to the people is a truly good navy!"
Steel Bone was deeply moved by Sengoku's words and fell into a long silence.
The analysis from the Warring States period is incisive and to the point.
Akainu's extremism is indeed a double-edged sword hanging over the Navy's head.
but……
"Your idea is good, Sengoku."
Steelbone sighed, a troubled look on his face.
"However, the Five Elders probably won't agree."