Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

The World Government and Navy remain true to their old ways.

They always try to pin the blame on others.

This seems to have become a routine or habit for them?

"The reason they're only reporting on Aska Island now is probably because they're investigating us, right?"

Robin sat gracefully in her seat, took a sip of tea, and said, "Even Nami and Kuina have been exposed..."

Kuina thought that must be the case: "Yes, they even investigated my battle with that Blade Man on Cactus Island. Their intelligence network is very strong..."

Upon closer inspection...

You'll notice that Kuina's lips are slightly upturned.

She was pleased with the title of "first mate" in the newspaper; it gave her a sense of recognition.

She was, after all, just an eighteen-year-old girl, and the recognition from others would make her happy to some extent.

"Can't you guys even show me any concern?!"

Nami was devastated and wanted to cry.

She was even more indignant: "I, Miss Nami, the Black Winged Demon Pirate... bah, the most important navigator of the adventure team, am only worth five million Berries!"

"I feel insulted! Ugh, they went too far! My importance is no less than Xiao Luo's!"

"Given your personality, shouldn't you feel panicked after having a bounty placed on your head?"

Rocks looked at Nami with a strange expression: "You should be yelling and lamenting about how you got a bounty on your head, instead of complaining that the bounty is too low..."

In the original work, Nami, one of the cowardly trio, was complaining that her bounty was too low.

Will this persona collapse?

Lox was astonished and incredulous...

"Huh? How could I possibly do something so ridiculous?"

Nami felt insulted not only by the World Government and the Navy, but also by Rocks.

So she got angry: "Who do you think you are!"

How could Miss Nami do something so shameful?

She was the second member of the Blackwing Demon Adventurer's Crew, and in terms of seniority, she was above Robin, Xiao Yi, and Yi Xiao!

Locus: "..."

He wasn't quite used to it.

You can recover, Nami, one of the cowardly trio!

"Five million is not low, only three million Berries less than a certain bandit king."

Rocks counted on his fingers and joked, "He'd be a big shot even in the East Blue. Back in the East Blue, even 'Red-Haired' Shanks would have to give you some face!"

Nami: "..."

What kind of nonsense is it that he has three million fewer Berries than a certain bandit king?

And how come there's something about "Red-Haired" Shanks?

Don't think she doesn't know that "Red-Haired" Shanks is one of the four Emperors of the Sea who reign over the New World!

Feeling that Rocks was mocking her, Nami's face soured: "I don't know any mountain bandit king. Stop saying things I don't understand!"

She glanced at her bounty poster again, her face dejected, her posture even seeming to hunch slightly: "Only five million Berries? That's not even in the top tier in the East Blue..."

"If Nokiko, A-Jen, and the other villagers saw this, they would laugh at me to death, wouldn't they?"

Imagining this scene, Nami didn't even realize she'd used the wrong word: "The second member of the mighty Blackwing Demon Pirates is only given a bounty of five million Berries."

"So embarrassing, so incredibly embarrassing..."

"Nami, don't be sad!"

Illumi felt she needed to comfort Nami, so she encouraged her, saying, "Illumi only has 10,000 Berries, Nami, you have 500 times that amount!"

"Thank you so much, Xiao Yi..."

Nami said she felt comforted.

I'm still mentally exhausted.

Ugh, this is so infuriating!

Damn the World Government, damn the Navy, why didn't they set a higher bounty for her?

More than ten million Berries, with multiple zeros, at least makes the number look longer!

……

An island in the East China Sea.

"This is unbelievable! Did I wake up too suddenly from my nap and hallucinate?"

Old Duke at home exclaimed that he had seen a ghost.

What kind of nonsense is written in this newspaper?

"Is this kid that freakish? He's only been at sea for about three months, no... if we're just talking about the bounty on his head, it's only been about a month."

"It jumped to 880 million Berries in an instant?"

"I...I can't take it anymore..."

Old Duke took a sip of the cooled tea to calm himself down, and then he felt his heart rate drop considerably: "Before, it was just taking down Crocodile, a battle against a retired admiral."

"Let's challenge the world's greatest swordsman right now and injure a serving naval admiral. Is this little monster really human?"

It's true that Duke had high hopes for Rocks and believed he had amazing talent.

There is a very high chance that the name "Rocks" will once again become famous throughout the world.

It could even become another Rocks, no less impressive than "Rocks".

And now.

He realized he had greatly underestimated his son's talent.

This is simply out of this world.

Did the sea tyrant he admired, "Rocks," possess such an exaggerated record at the age of his own son, Rocks?

I'm not entirely sure, but it's probably impossible.

And it seems he misjudged the situation.

Is this kid really good with a sword?

Okay, I can't tell at all.

That kind of trashy swordsmanship, which is like wielding a fire poker, can actually be used to spar with the world's greatest swordsman, "Hawkeye" Mihawk?

For the first time, he questioned Hawkeye's status as the world's greatest swordsman...

"Could it be that this kid Rocks might be even stronger and more monstrous than the captain in the future? Hmm... No, that can't be, right?"

"Even the Pirate King Roger only became the Pirate King by conquering this sea; it's not necessarily true that he was stronger..."

Old Duke seemed a little lost in thought.

He adopted a son by accident and coincidence.

Is he really such a monstrous being?

The thought that he had "brought up" Rocks made old Duke grin.

He chuckled smugly: "Hehehe, hahaha, this old man really has a discerning eye!"

"That's so true to me! That's so true to me!"

After laughing.

Old Duke continued reading the newspaper, unable to stop laughing: "Huh? Little Guina has a bounty on her too? First mate? Hmm, looks like this kid hasn't let her down. I'll accept this old man as my daughter-in-law!"

"Hey? There's another stunning beauty, she looks so sophisticated and elegant, 'Devil's Child' Nico Robin, she seems quite a good match for that kid. One's identity is troublesome, the other's name is troublesome, hmm, I'll accept her too!"

"Oh? There's also a young girl, she looks like a beauty in the making, she could be a daughter-in-law in a few years..."

"Oh? There's more? This one... isn't it a bit too small? It's quite cute, though, but why are all the girls on this kid's ship? Could it be... that his personality changed drastically after going to sea?"

"That can't be right either. This kid has a very strong will; he can even maintain his delusion of becoming the world's greatest swordsman..."

Old Duke had faith in the character of Rocks, whom he had mentored: "Forget it, this kid certainly wouldn't do something so despicable, something that would get him hanged..."

"Hmm, they're not all women, there's also a blind swordsman? Hiss... can he fight a Marine Admiral?"

"This kind of powerful person can become this kid's partner? And even take this kid as his master? Has he been completely fooled?"

Old Duke was puzzled by the blind swordsman joining Rocks' Blackwing Demon Pirates.

Such powerful beings are rare even on the high seas.

As a result, he became Rocks' partner and followed Rocks' lead.

How did Rocks manage to do that?

Could it be that he captured the heart of the other party's daughter, making the other party hesitant to join because of this?

"Hiss... Another Shichibukai has been killed? Hmm... that's not all that big of a deal, is it? After all, that kid's track record speaks for itself..."

Finally, looking at another newspaper, Old Dick subconsciously gasped.

Then I thought about it.

Compared to Rocks' previous record, this matter seems insignificant.

It doesn't seem that surprising.

It's not like none of the Seven Warlords of the Sea have died at Rocks' hands...

……

Donghai Shuangyue Village.

Yixin Dojo.