One Piece: Nobody has more Devil Fruits than me.

"It is known that the following fruits were stolen: Chop-Chop Fruit, Slip-Slip Fruit, Shape-Shape Fruit, Barrier Fruit, Light-Heavy Fruit, Blast Fruit, Thorn-Thorn Fruit, Spring-Spring Fruit, String-String Fruit, Dark-Dark Fruit, Rumble-Rumble Fruit, and Float-Float Fruit. It is roughly estimated that there are at least seventeen of them."

"What about Russell?" Crane asked.

Sengoku paused for a moment, then picked up Russell's wanted poster from the table.

There are also internal documents following.

[Crimes: Attacking a Celestial Dragon, plundering Celestial Gold, defeating one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea (Crocodile, Doflamingo), defeating former Marine Admiral Zephyr, stealing Marine Captain Smoker's Devil Fruit ability, conspiring with Revolutionary Army leader Dragon, defeating the legendary pirate Shiki and stealing his Devil Fruit...]

The list of charges is so long it makes your scalp crawl.

"One billion Berries..."

Crane's gaze swept over the long list of charges, finally settling on the bounty figure. "Given his current level of threat, that number will probably double soon."

"I know,"

Sengoku said seriously, "At the speed at which this guy is causing trouble, in a few months he'll probably be approaching the bounty of a Yonko."

Even the Four Emperors have little interest in provoking the Celestial Dragons.

The main problem is that it's too troublesome.

Now a guy who's not afraid of trouble has arrived.

To be honest, a billion dollars is already considered a level one threat in the Navy's bounty system.

Most pirates with bounties exceeding one billion are veteran powerhouses who have been entrenched in the New World for many years, commanding pirate crews of hundreds or even thousands of people and controlling the actual rule of several islands.

Or perhaps they are the deputy leaders of the Four Emperors.

It's been less than half a year since Devil Russell set sail.

"Isn't increasing the bounty like this a bit too conspicuous?"

Tsuru put down her teacup, frowned, and said, "I doubt the World Government will agree. After all, he killed a Celestial Dragon, and the Five Elders' attitude towards this matter has always been ambiguous. If we raise his bounty too high, it will only draw attention to this matter from the outside world."

Sengoku rubbed his temples and said with some resentment, "They'll notice it sooner or later."

Russell's bounty has risen at an unusual rate.

The world government doesn't want to make a big fuss and draw attention to this matter.

After all, if word got out that two Celestial Dragons had been killed in the East Blue, it would be a huge blow to the World Government's credibility.

"It's better than doing nothing. That guy is definitely preparing to conquer the New World now."

Sengoku speculated, "The Float-Float Fruit gave him the ability to cross the Red Line, eliminating the need to risk going to Fish-Man Island. With those abilities, Russell is now a walking calamity."

"Are you worried that he will become the new emperor of the sea?" He paused for a moment.

“It’s not worry, it’s certain,” Sengoku said. “No matter what, we absolutely cannot let this guy enter the New World.”

If Russell were to insert himself into the current new world order...

The fifth emperor of the sea is about to be born.

Just then, a lazy voice came from the shadows by the door.

"How terrifying! Is a sea emperor about to be born?"

The highly distinctive accent came through, and you could tell who it was just by hearing it.

Sengoku and He both turned to look.

A head wearing a yellow and white striped suit and sunglasses peeked in through the half-open office door.

"Kizaru".

Zhan Guo asked, "When did you return?"

The general is also quite busy.

"Just arrived, Vegapunk needs some new stuff,"

Kizaru pushed open the door and walked in, looking relaxed. "I heard that Shiki was locked up again, so I came to check on the situation."

He walked to his desk, picked up Russell's arrest warrant from the table, and squinted at it for a moment.

"Wow, he's quite handsome. It's a shame he's a pirate with that face."

“Polsalino, be serious,” Vice Admiral Tsuru reminded him.

The current admirals all seem like problem children; Kizaru is like that, Kuzan is like that, and Akainu is like that too.

Kizaru put the wanted poster back on the table, put his hands in his suit pockets, and said slowly, "If that guy really has the Float-Float Fruit, then our Navy's existing defense system will be useless."

He can fly directly above Marineford, and I heard he has the Rumble-Rumble Fruit, right? With all the lightning flashing across the sky, it'll be quite a hassle to deal with.

"If he really dares to come to Marineford, he's asking for death," Sengoku snorted.

"That's not necessarily true."

Kizaru said, "When Mr. Garp fought him in the East Blue last time, his strength was far less than it is now."

In just a few months, he went from escaping from Mr. Garp to becoming someone who can defeat Shiki and Fleet Admiral Sengoku head-on. Are you sure we still have the confidence to stop him when he provokes us?

The Warring States period fell silent.

Kizaru was telling the truth.

He had read Russell's strength assessment report when they were in the East Blue. At that time, Russell had just set sail from the deserted island and had not yet fully mastered Armament Haki. He relied on a variety of strange combinations of abilities to deal with the Navy.

He is now a monster who has mastered two types of Haki, possesses Conqueror's Haki aptitude, and has the abilities of dozens of Devil Fruits superimposed on his body.

"So what do you suggest we do?" Zhan Guo asked.

Kizaru smiled. "Admirals, be ready to move out at any time."

The office fell silent.

The Warring States period was marked by a furrowed brow.

Are the generals on standby at all times?

Such specifications are extremely rare in the entire history of the navy.

And now it's all for a rookie pirate who's been at sea for less than half a year?

But Sengoku had to admit that Kizaru's suggestion might be right.

Having too many abilities can also be tricky.

Russell may now have to flee from a general, but the other general can run away.

Russell's current growth rate has exceeded the norm. If we cannot control him in the short term, and give him another year or two, even the combined efforts of the three generals may not be able to guarantee victory.

However, as marshal, Sengoku obviously had other things to consider.

A storm is brewing.

They finally found a weakness in some old guy and were ready to enter a new era for the navy.

Kizaru shrugged. These were the things that the higher-ups needed to consider.

"By the way, at the next World Government meeting, the Five Elders will most likely discuss the issue of reforming the Seven Warlords system."

After all, with four Shichibukai defeated by the same person in a row, the prestige of that system was about to fall below its limit.

If the Seven Warlords of the Sea system is truly abolished, then when Russell enters the New World, we'll have one less layer of protection.

Kizaru gave a reminder, then walked out of the office.

Sengoku stared at Russell's wanted poster for a long time, finally sighed, and sat back down in his chair.

He said to Tsuru, "Pass the word down: all intelligence departments are to closely monitor the movements of the Devil Pirates. Any news about them must be reported immediately. Also, make sure that guy Garp makes sure he comes back from the East Blue!"

He raised an eyebrow: "His vacation doesn't seem to be over yet."

Sengoku gritted his teeth, "It's gone! That bastard even wanted a vacation?!"

While he's busy running around doing chores, that old geezer still has time to enjoy his vacation.

Moreover, to be honest, this whole thing was orchestrated by Garp.

If Garp had captured Russell in the East Blue back then, none of this would have happened.

It's not just the navy that's finding this troublesome now.

"What's the World Government's reaction?" Sengoku asked.

"The Five Elders have already held an emergency meeting; they should be discussing how to deal with this man," Crane said.

I felt threatened.

It should have been done a long time ago.

Russell didn't even need to go looking for Devil Fruits himself.

Hunting down ability users is enough.

Roger's bounty didn't increase this quickly back then.

Because the Seven Warlords of the Sea have been defeated by one man time and time again, the World Government is even discussing whether to abolish the Seven Warlords system.

The wind direction has changed.

at the same time.