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Chapter 22 Luffy's Bounty (Please continue reading~)

early morning.

A faint white light appeared on the distant horizon, then quickly magnified.

In just a few minutes, the darkness of the night sky was dispelled by this glimmer of light.

The world gradually became brighter.

Ah~ what a good night's sleep!

Thanks to his regenerative abilities, Luffy, who had slept soundly all night and was completely refreshed, pushed open the ship's door with a bright smile on his face.

He then shouted into the cabin again:

"Hey! Nami, isn't breakfast ready yet!?"

"I'm so hungry!"

Swish!

A spatula suddenly flew out of the cabin, grazed Luffy's eyebrow, and embedded itself in the deck, making a buzzing sound.

"Hurry up! All you ever do is rush me!"

"If you keep making noise, you won't get breakfast today!!!"

Nami's furious roar echoed from inside the cabin.

scare!!!

Upon hearing that there was no breakfast, Luffy was immediately startled. He quickly covered his mouth with both hands and mumbled cautiously:

"What a terrifying woman!"

"Haha~ Calm down, Nami."

Suddenly, a crimson laugh echoed from inside the cabin, as it reassured Nami:

"Hold on for a few more days. I've already found a chef, and then you'll be free."

"Really!" Nami was boiling eggs in a small pot in the cabin. She wasn't very good at cooking either, so she could only provide some simple dishes.

"I'm a navigator! Why would I do something like this?!"

She complained, but her hands never stopped moving.

But when she cut potatoes, she always gave off a sinister feeling, as if surrounded by murderous intent.

Even Zoro, who had just gotten up, silently slipped out of the cabin upon seeing this.

The Straw Hat Pirates' mornings are always so warm and loving.

……

……

at the same time.

Just as Crimson and the others were enjoying their life at sea...

At Marineford, the Marine Headquarters located on the Grand Line, a group of Marines held an impromptu meeting precisely because of their actions.

"Provocation! This is blatant provocation!!!"

"Damn pirates! How could they do something like this!"

A burly, menacing-looking naval rear admiral slammed a photograph on the table, his voice filled with fury and clenched teeth.

It's the group photo that the Straw Hat crew of four took in front of the naval base!

The other naval officers in the conference room also wore expressions of anger.

A pirate crew that had just set sail dared to attack a naval base and defeat naval officers...

What's even more hateful is...

These guys actually took a group photo at the entrance of the naval base!

Such actions are absolutely the greatest insult and provocation to the Navy!

"We absolutely cannot let this group escape to the sea!!!"

The conference organizer, a rear admiral, stared angrily at the photos on the display board, his eyes blazing with fury.

However, at that moment, another naval rear admiral attending the meeting held a document in his hand, his brow furrowed:

"But……"

"With the strength of the East China Sea Naval Branch, they shouldn't be a match for these people, right?"

"Have you seen the information at the back?"

"This group is no ordinary rookie pirate!"

He looked worried and raised his head to sweep his gaze across the navy.

"The following information!?"

Upon hearing the rear admiral's suggestion, the other naval personnel realized that there was more information at the end of the document.

Everyone immediately turned the page, and then they all gasped in unison!

"Hi~!"

"Is this real?!"

"Impossible!? They're just a bunch of rookie pirates..."

"If the report is true, then this matter is definitely not as simple as a pirate provocation!"

"........."

"........."

The group of navy personnel immediately began a heated discussion.

Even the angry meeting organizer had suppressed his agitation and was now looking at the follow-up report in the documents with a serious expression.

On the second page of the document, a photo of the current state of the open ground at Naval Base 153 was prominently displayed!

The photo is taken from the rooftop, showing an aerial view.

The photo shows the ruins of a collapsed naval base wall, with huge cracks everywhere on the open ground, as if caused by an earthquake.

Even more shocking is...

In the very center of the picture, there is a huge fist-shaped imprint deeply engraved in the earth!

Below is a summary of the situation reported by the 153rd Naval Branch:

[Aerial view of the scene after Straw Hat Pirates captain Monkey D. Luffy sparred with new member Roronoa Zoro]

Then below is another picture of what the empty space looked like when it was completely intact, for comparison.

The conference room suddenly fell silent.

It wasn't until much later that the major general rubbed his temples, looking pained.

"Damn it! Why does the East Blue always seem to produce such troublesome guys?!"

He then abruptly looked up, his tone firm:

"We must immediately issue a bounty on these people! Let the world know the danger these bastards pose!"

"Also, notify Smoker in Loguetown that he absolutely must intercept the Straw Hat crew in the East Blue, absolutely, absolutely..."

"We can't let them enter the Grand Line!!! We can't let them become the next Portgas D. Ace!!!"

"Yes!!!"

The navy responded with a resounding shout, their belief in the word "justice" behind them making them fearless of any powerful enemy!

……

……

"Huh? Zoro, you and Red went to the Pokémon world last night?"

"How can it be repaired?"

Why didn't you take me with you?!

The scene returns to the East China Sea.

Thanks to Nami's frantic efforts, Akane and the others managed to enjoy a decent breakfast.

During the meal, upon hearing that Red had taken Zoro on an adventure in the Pokémon world the previous night, Luffy immediately pouted like a jealous child.

Crimson shrugged helplessly.

"There's nothing we can do about it."

"If possible, I'd like to take you on an adventure too..."

"But my abilities are only enough to support one of you."

After saying this, Crimson shook his head regretfully.

It's important to know that in Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Let's Go, Eevee!, the experience gained by a Pokémon is simultaneously provided to all the Pokémon the player has.

If multiple people could enter the game world at the same time and share experience, even if the others couldn't fight and just stayed in their inventory, that would be an incredibly cool thing!

All I can say is... it's such a pity!

I wonder if, in future versions of the game, if I obtain items like learning devices and exchange them for real-world applications, I can share the combat experience with other players.

However, Luffy completely ignored Red's explanation and started rolling around on the ground in protest.

"No, no! I want to go on an adventure too! I want to go on an adventure too!..."

Red put down his chopsticks, stepped on Luffy to stop his tantrum, and said:

"Alright, alright, I give up!"

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