The person is wearing a straw hat, and starts with the power of words!

Crocus retorted irritably, "Luffy, have you forgotten what I told you? Before you advance to intermediate-level Armament Haki, you simply cannot..."

"brush--"

A purple glow crept onto Luffy's fist, a sign that he had just entered the intermediate level of Armament Haki.

"I broke through while I was beating that big guy!" Luffy said proudly.

But the next moment...

"You're still far from it." Crocus said bluntly, "You, Emperor, possess advanced Armament Haki, while yours is only at the intermediate level... You should wait until you reach advanced Armament Haki before you talk about it."

"Huh? But Uncle Crocus, didn't you say that once you reached the intermediate level..."

"Back then, even the young Emperor was only at the intermediate level."

"...Damn it!" Luffy glared at Sima Di: "I don't care! I just want to be with you..."

【Shut up! 】

"Uh-huh--"

Luffy's mouth was locked, but he still wouldn't give up.

He raised his fist, ready to test his skills against Emperor Sima...

【hunger!】

"Gululu——"

Luffy's stomach was rumbling, and you could tell he was very hungry.

He himself was lying limply on the ground, looking as if he hadn't eaten for days and nights.

Interestingly...

......... . 0

Sima Di, while staring at the news bird, suddenly had an idea!

This news is ridiculous...

Is it delicious?

How did that newspaper manage to get those vicious pirates to obediently pay for its newspaper?

What if they hadn't snatched it away while the news bird was passing by?

"I bet you're thinking something bad," Crocus's voice came through.

Following the sound,

The old man had gotten up at some point and was reading the newspaper that Sima Di had bought.

Emperor Sima then voiced his doubts.

“Haha! I actually know that!” Crocus explained, “Back then, that idiot Roger was curious about the taste of the newsbirds, but it tasted so bad that he couldn’t eat it at all, and the smell lingered for a long time. It is said that these newsbirds can smell it from hundreds of kilometers away and choose to fly around it.”

"We didn't see any newspapers for a while until we got a new ship in Water Seven, and then the newsbirds came again."

That's it!

Newsbird meat is unpalatable + they won't sell you newspapers.

It perfectly blocked all the pirates' bad thoughts.

after all......

Newsbirds are arguably the only channel for understanding the outside world on the high seas.

【copy!】

Sima Di made a copy of the newspaper.

The front page headlines really interested him.

—Blackbeard becomes a new Shichibukai! He was once a member of the Whitebeard Pirates, one of the Four Emperors!

really......

Blackbeard traded Ace for a position as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea.

The second-in-command has some connection to the Straw Hat Pirates.

—From the novel *The Seven Warlords of the Sea: Moonlight*

Let's look at the report below.

It was reported by Bartholomew Kuma, who did not report the specific details, only stating that the Straw Hat Pirates killed him.

to this end,

As the captain, Luffy was fortunate enough to have his bounty increased by 5000 million Berries.

Sima Di, as the "first mate," received an increase of 1000 million Berries.

Regarding this...

"When did I become the first mate?" Sima Di scratched his head.

How come he didn't know about this?

"Is it strange?" Crocus said matter-of-factly, "You are the one who commands the Straw Hat Pirates. Although you haven't revealed too much of your combat strength, you still dared to block Admiral Aokiji's path. With both intelligence and combat strength, it's already surprising that you're not the captain."

Emperor Sima shrugged.

captain?

Besides sounding nice, what practical benefits does it offer?

Are they being given special attention by the Navy?

Although he's no longer the captain, his words carry far more weight than Luffy's.

With a casual flick of the wrist,

They posted Luffy's bounty poster next to where Luffy was sleeping.

Sima Di joked, "When that kid wakes up and sees this, he'll probably cause a ruckus for a while."

Crocus laughed too.

But then he frowned, looking at a report in the newspaper...

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55. Teach the Dragon Spirit Language! The Clown's true face?

Crocus's gaze sharpened!

This caught Sima Di's attention, and he flipped to the section that Crocus was looking at.

Yo!

Still an old acquaintance.

— Buggy the Clown, a remnant of the One Piece franchise, has been captured by the newly appointed Rear Admiral Smoker!

Let's look at the detailed report.

However, when Smoker was delivering the appointment letter to Blackbeard as one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, he happened to encounter Buggy the Clown, who was committing a crime. Smoker, who hated evil, captured him on the spot.

Um...

That's pretty unlucky.

"I have a question," Sima Di asked curiously, "Do you know Bucky the Clown's true strength?"

Crocus pondered for a moment,

"He was an intern who joined the ship at the same time as Shanks, so his talent should be on par with Shanks'?" he asked uncertainly.

"But before they could show their abilities, we arrived at Laugh Tale. I don't really know much about his strength... The only thing I remember is that he was incredibly lucky and always managed to avoid danger."

Is it luck or Conqueror's Haki?

He can't even beat Smoker.

Whether Bucky is pretending to be weak or is genuinely incompetent, he's definitely the worst crew member on Roger's ship.

I flipped through it again casually.

Surprisingly, in a corner, I found some "moonlight... [unintelligible characters]..."

No news about Ace?

Too,

The Navy is probably still keeping it under wraps and will release the news once all the personnel have been recruited.

"Let's retreat first."