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Chapter 329 The Three Emperors Group

"Why are you all looking at me like that?"

Bulma felt a little uneasy being stared at.

Nami clasped her hands together and said in a slightly apologetic tone, "Captain Bulma, please forgive our rudeness. I thought you were just an ordinary pirate crew, but I didn't expect you to be this strong... I'm afraid even the legendary Four Emperors are no more powerful than this!"

"You mean this...?"

Bulma waved her hand, revealing a nonchalant expression: "It's all just a small matter."

That's the truth.

After all, the "Dimensional Pirates" have fought their way up by battling the Four Emperors. Apart from Big Mom, who lives in Whole Cake Island and wasn't specifically sought out by them, they've already encountered and fought the other three of the Four Emperors.

The "Dimensional Team" still boasts an undefeated record.

not to mention……

Not long ago, Uchiha Hikaru and Esdeath won first and second place respectively in the martial arts tournament of the Dragon Ball world. Going back further, in the world of Akame ga Kill!, she single-handedly defeated an army of millions…

Compared to these amazing achievements, the commotion they've caused in the Sabaody Archipelago is indeed quite ordinary.

but……

These words had a different meaning when they reached the ears of the Straw Hat crew.

"This is still a small matter. Miss Bulma, you don't intend to become the universally recognized Pirate King like Roger did back then, do you?"

"Miss Hikari is already so strong, yet she's only the first mate. Then what about Miss Bulma, the captain...?"

"Ahem!"

Hearing Chopper's words, Bulma blushed: "I... of course I'm important too, after all, I'm the one who gathered everyone together to form this pirate crew. Let those Marines challenge me, their captain, when they can defeat Hikari and Aiolia!"

……

midair.

Uchiha Hikaru let out a long sigh of relief, slowly loosening his hands and recovering from the posture of releasing the "Kamehameha".

Then, like a king, he surveyed his surroundings.

That attack just now was certainly not her full strength, but the power it generated was already astonishing.

As far as the eye can see.

Whether it was the Marines who had come with Kizaru, the civilians watching the spectacle on the streets of various islands, or the pirates hiding among these crowds, everyone was stunned. They stared at the sky, speechless, as if they had seen a ghost, unable to utter a word for a long time.

—To be precise, it should be like seeing a "god".

Killing a Celestial Dragon or fighting an Admiral are both rare feats, but some people are capable of doing them.

However, what they had just witnessed overturned the understanding of these humans in the pirate world, making them feel as if they had seen a god.

"...Why do I feel like I look a bit like Payne right now?"

Uchiha Hikaru stood a thousand meters in the air and pondered for a moment, feeling that he was still missing a black robe with red clouds and the classic line "carrying a bag of rice up several floors".

But even if she says she wants to "resist rice" now, it's useless.

After all, the Navy was in complete disarray, unable even to maintain the most basic formation. Under these circumstances, unless Akainu, Aokiji, or the Five Elders personally intervened, they wouldn't be qualified to play another round with her. But now…

"it's over."

As Uchiha Hikaru fell from mid-air.

On the other side, Esdeath also rushed back from afar, stepping on the floating ice.

"...That guy's already been taken care of?"

Uchiha Hikaru turned around and glanced back.

She hadn't paid much attention to the battle between Esdeath and Kizaru.

Because we are too far apart, it is difficult to sense what is happening on the other side right now.

However, one thing is certain...

Kizaru is no match for Esdeath, but it wouldn't be easy for her to kill that admiral either. So Kizaru is probably still alive, it's just a matter of how badly he's injured.

I guess so.

Esdeath nodded slightly; "Fighting him is pointless. He just uses his Devil Fruit powers to dodge and weave, it's not satisfying at all... Aren't the other two admirals here?"

"They shouldn't be here."

Otherwise, with such a commotion here, they would have come out long ago to help clean up the mess.

Uchiha Hikaru casually offered a few words of comfort to Esdeath, then took a few steps forward and returned to the small street they had just been on.

At this moment, Rayleigh and Luffy were still standing there, but their expressions as they looked at her and Esdeath had become extremely complicated.

Especially Rayleigh.

He was a senior who had worked with Roger and was also one of the world's top experts, so he probably knew the significance of Uchiha Hikaru's move just now.

"Let's go."

Uchiha Hikaru waved his hand: "We've caused quite a bit of trouble this time, so we shouldn't stay here any longer. Let's find a quiet place and sit down for a proper talk."

……

It was only the day after the "Chambord incident" broke out.

A headshot of Uchiha Hikaru and his party made the front page of the World News Daily.

The report devoted almost a full page to a detailed account of their killing of the Celestial Dragons, their battle with Kizaru and others, and their final long-range ki blast that shattered the Mary Geoise gate, as if they had witnessed the entire event.

Hmm... I might have actually witnessed it.

"There must be Morgans's informants in the Sabaody Archipelago, right? After all, it's right next to the World Government; anything that happens there would be big news..."

Uchiha Hikaru flipped back to the previous page and read the news article again, treating it as if he were reading a novel.

Bulma and the others, however, focused their attention on the last part—

In addition to reporting on the incident itself, the newspapers also published the bounty poster issued by the Navy Headquarters for the "Dimensional Pirates"—

"My bounty is 35 billion, really?!"

Bulma looked on in surprise.

"Not only that, now the newspapers are calling you the 'Fifth Emperor,' and they're even saying our pirate crew is the first crew to have three Emperors. Three Emperors... well, besides me and Aiolia, the last one should be you, Bulma."

Uchiha Hikaru stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and made a judgment.

Also.

Even the vice-captain was rated as a royal-level captain, so Bulma, as the captain, was naturally no exception.

However, if the navy were to learn the actual situation, then perhaps...

"Forehead……"

Bulma opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

It's true that she wanted to become famous in the pirate world. When she brought Uchiha Hikaru and the others to the Sabaody Archipelago, she had some idea of ​​what might happen next.

but……

With a combat power of 5—and possibly more if you include divine tools and various technological means, but her true form is still just an ordinary non-combatant—how did she manage to obtain a bounty of 35 billion and become the fifth emperor of the sea?

(End of this chapter)