Luffy, how can you become the Pirate King if you don't work hard!

Sengoku's face was filled with complicated emotions as he watched Garp leave nonchalantly.

He didn't actually have much hope.

The even more heinous Revolutionary Army leader, Dragon, was let go countless times, whether intentionally or unintentionally, under Garp's command, let alone his own grandson.

After closing the office door, Sengoku sighed wearily and picked up Luffy's bounty poster again, looking at the arrogant and unrestrained smiling face in the photo that seemed to be fearless of all authority.

"The sea is about to become turbulent again."

He muttered to himself.

Although this sea seems to have never truly been calm.

......

On Smoker's warship.

Here, the criminal gang from Baroque Works is being received in an orderly fashion. Crocodile has also been imprisoned and is being prepared to be taken to Impel Down.

Not long after, a naval lieutenant commander came to report, "Captain Smoker, there's a phone call coming from Naval Headquarters."

"Mosimoxi?"

Smoker reported, "The Baroque Works' foul-breaking gang, including Crocodile himself, has been recruited."

The government official on the other end of the phone acted as if he hadn't heard, saying, "Regarding the recent naval operation against Crocodile, the World Government has decided to award medals to Smoker and Sergeant Tashigi..."

"Suppression?"

Smoker frowned. "Wait a minute. It wasn't the Marines who defeated Crocodile, it was the Straw Hat crew. Did you even read my report properly?"

He has already made it very clear in his report.

The voice on the other end of the phone remained unchanged, completely ignoring Smoker's words, and continued, "Headquarters has decided to promote you all by one rank, and in addition..."

Smoker interrupted him, his expression turning fierce, veins throbbing on his forehead. "Hey, are you even listening to me?"

The Den Den Mushi fell silent.

Smoker's face darkened as he took a deep drag on his cigar.

Tina, standing beside him, instantly understood and whispered, "It's no use, Smoker. The World Government intends to cover this up. Do you think they'll allow the news that the heroes who saved Alabasta were a group of pirates to be made public? Where would that leave the World Government and Marine Headquarters' reputation?"

The Den Den Mushi continued: "Please be on time for the medal awarding ceremony."

Tina advised, "Accept it, Smoker. You know the consequences of disobeying orders."

Smoker bit down hard on the cigar, almost biting it in half.

If they wanted to capture Crocodile, they would have done so long ago if they had the capability.

It is precisely because we are powerless.

And now they're actually taking advantage of a loophole? And a loophole at all, belonging to pirates!

An unnamed anger surged up to his head.

He said coldly into the Den Den Mushi, "Hey, can you pass on a message to those old men in the upper echelons of the government for me?"

He took a deep breath and roared with all his might:

"What the hell do you want to save face! Go to hell!"

"Click!"

After saying that, he slammed down the Den Den Mushi, his chest heaving violently.

At this moment, the naval lieutenant commander brought over several more wanted posters that had just been delivered.

Smoker grabbed it in a huff.

The major reported at the same time: "Colonel Smoker, the Straw Hat Pirates' ship has been spotted not far away. They've broken through the blockade!"

Smoker looked at the brand-new bounty posters in his hand, especially the top one, with a complicated expression.

He chewed on his cigar, remained silent for a few seconds with a gloomy expression, and finally waved his hand impatiently: "Then what are you all standing there for? Set sail!"

But his tone and expression clearly didn't show much urgency to actually capture Luffy.

Tina shook her head helplessly, snatched the top wanted poster belonging to Luffy from Smoker's hand, glanced at it, and her gaze immediately sharpened: "Two hundred million Berries? This man..."

Just then, the girl who had been standing quietly not far away, holding an umbrella, slowly walked over.

A gentle, curious smile graced her face, and her voice was clear and melodious: "Colonel Tina, excuse me. Are these pirate bounty posters? I'm not sure, could I take a look?"

"Miss Uta, are you also interested in pirates?" Tina asked, somewhat surprised.

This girl is none other than Uta, the famous songstress who, after parting ways with Luffy in the East Blue and finishing her own affairs, also traveled along this route to Alabasta, but seemed to have arrived a step too late!

Uta smiled and nodded, taking the bounty poster from Tina's hand.

When she saw the familiar yet somewhat strangely arrogant smiling face on the bounty poster, and that astonishing number, her eyes flickered slightly, and her fingertips gently traced Luffy's face in the photo:

"Luffy, have you already made it this far?"

A bounty of 200 million Berries. Looks like we'll be seeing each other again soon.

Chapter 133 You only breathe on me, right?

Inside the pristine white cabin of a naval warship, in a karaoke room that had been temporarily converted.

Instead of beautiful music, there was a burst of frustrated voice, as if someone had been holding it in for a long time.

"How could Luffy be involved in the kingdom's rebellion? Are the World Government's intelligence agencies just sitting around doing nothing?! How dare they publish such outrageous news?!"

Uta put down the thick collection of bounty posters in her hand. "News is just news, it has no credibility whatsoever... Teacher?"

Shh. My little darling, keep your voice down!

The door to the karaoke room was gently pushed open, and Gordon, with his gray hair and refined demeanor, walked in carrying a plate of delicate pastries and hot tea. Upon hearing Uta's complaint, he quickly made a shushing gesture, his face showing a wry smile.

"We're surrounded by naval ships, so be careful, they might be listening in."

He lowered his voice and said, somewhat amused and exasperated.

Gordon was also the king of a constituent republic before.

Although the country no longer exists, he had once held a high position and accumulated some connections.

He had used his connections with the World Government to accompany Uta back to the East Blue on some personal matters, utilizing the World Government's flag and ships. Now that the matter was settled, he had also used these connections to contact the World Government, and a fleet led by Navy Captain Tina was assigned to escort them back to the New World.

Uta sat down angrily, picked up a pastry and took a big bite, as if he were biting the heads of those bureaucrats in the World Government.

"The problem is that this is just too outrageous."

After Uta received Luffy and his crew's bounty posters from Tina, he returned to the ship and bought various newspapers and a collection of bounty posters from the News Bird.

She originally thought Luffy had defeated some famous pirate, causing his bounty to skyrocket, but you're telling me he kidnapped the princess of Alabasta, which is why his bounty is so high?

“Indeed, he doesn’t seem like that kind of person.” Gordon nodded.

Luffy is practically his student, right?

Music can also reveal a person's character in a certain way, and in Gordon's eyes, Luffy has the potential to become a great musician, perhaps even more so than Uta, because Uta's music has always had a problem: it's too extreme.

There are many conflicting accounts of the current situation, and the version released by the World Government is naturally embellished.

However, it is certain that Luffy and his crew were indeed deeply involved in the internal strife in Alabasta and defeated the former Shichibukai Crocodile.

Princess Nefit D. Vivi is indeed on their ship now.

Gordon has his own connections and can still get a lot of information; in the world of One Piece, as long as you have money, you can get by. He paused, then added, "As for whether the princess was kidnapped or did so voluntarily, only the parties involved know."

"snort....."

Uta slammed his hand on the table in a huff, making the stack of newspapers jump.

Luffy and his crew's new bounty posters were prominently displayed, especially Luffy's bounty, which had soared to 200 million Berries, along with the astonishing news in the accompanying report that Princess Nefert Vivi of Alabasta had been kidnapped by Monkey D. Luffy, the Straw Hat Pirates, with a bounty of 500 million Berries.

Her chest heaved, clearly she was furious.

She knew Luffy too well. How could that rubber idiot, whose mind was only filled with meat, adventure, and his crew, possibly start a rebellion in the kingdom? She felt that Luffy had changed when they last met, but in Uta's eyes, Luffy probably couldn't even be bothered to learn how to spell the word "rebellion."

"I don't believe Luffy would do such a thing!"

Uta muttered, lowering his voice, "What kind of people is the World Government? Do you think I don't know? Distorting facts and turning black into white are their best tricks to cover up the truth or achieve some other goal."

Uta is no longer the naive little girl she once was.

As a world-renowned singer who rose to fame quickly, she released many best-selling albums. With her unique singing ability and infectious singing, she won over countless fans around the world and became a regular feature in many entertainment newspapers.

The World Economic Herald isn't the only dominant newspaper in the One Piece world, but major events are reported by the Century Economic Herald because it's considered more authoritative.

Newspapers are one of the few entertainment channels in the world, so there are still quite a few so-called entertainment newspapers.

So-called entertainment newspapers, unlike World Economic Herald, do not focus on reporting major events that affect the world order. Instead, they are more interested in digging up all sorts of tidbits and gossip. Their content is often not serious and is full of speculation and rumors, but it gets a lot of discussion.

Logically speaking, if Uta releases a new song, it would easily make headlines in these entertainment newspapers.

However, the front page headlines of several entertainment newspapers in this issue were all occupied by a pirate—Luffy.

The headline is sensational:

Straw Hat Luffy: The Mystery of His Soaring Bounty! A Love-Hate Relationship with a Fallen Princess?

"The Scandalous Affair of a Rising Star Worth Two Hundred Million: Unveiling the Truth Behind the Abduction of the Alabasta Princess!"

Is this a distortion of humanity or a decline in morality? The untold story of the Straw Hat Puppet Master and Vivi, the princess of Alabasta.

.......

The article goes to great lengths to make unfounded claims, offering various analyses and speculations about why Luffy's bounty increased so quickly, and connecting it to the kidnapping of Princess Vivi. It even includes some outrageous comments from enthusiastic readers.

say what.

"I bet the princess fell in love with a pirate and betrayed her country!"

"Straw Hat Boy must have used some underhanded tactics!"

"Two hundred million berries? I think they just got lucky and are trying to grab attention with the princess incident!"

"Stay tuned for the sequel to the forbidden love between the pirate and the princess, and the true face of the evil pirate..."