One Piece: Trainers on the Straw Hat Pirates

The same three little ones, the same familiar village path.

This time, however, the three of them did not shout as usual.

Instead, he was speechless with shock as he held a bounty poster with a picture of Usopp in his hand.

"Is...is Captain Usopp really on this bounty poster?"

"No, there's no mistake! The name and photo are the same; there can't possibly be another Captain Usopp in the world!"

"Yeah, and Usopp's bounty already exceeded one billion Berries last time, so even if it's a little higher, it's nothing."

"That sounds... kind of right... hehehe..."

The usually lively three little ones let out a silly laugh.

Suddenly, Onion Head seemed to remember something and exclaimed:

"Oh, right, we need to tell Miss Kaya about this right away!"

The three little ones looked up in surprise, then immediately grabbed the bounty posters and ran quickly toward the mountaintop villa outside the village.

However, what the three little ones didn't know was...

The butler of Kaya Manor had already received today's newspaper before them and gave it to Kaya.

At this moment, Kaya and Melly, who had just finished reading the newspaper, were just like the three little ones, looking shocked and dumbfounded.

Mary's expression was stiff as she stared at the contents of the wanted poster, her entire body moving like a doll, her mouth opening and closing, emitting only faint sounds:

"Three...three billion Berries!?"

"This, this bounty poster can't be wrong, right? Hehe."

Looking at the words "Murder of several Celestial Dragons, heinous crime, life or death at risk" on the bounty poster, Meili began to wonder if she hadn't woken up properly and was having a bizarre dream.

Killed several Celestial Dragons...

Although there have been continuous reports of attacks on Celestial Dragons around the world since the live-streamed execution of the Celestial Dragons, there has never been a case of multiple Celestial Dragons being killed or injured.

Even Blackbeard, who recently caused a global uproar, only killed a Celestial Dragon in public.

but……

"They attacked Mary Geoise, the holy land of the Celestial Dragons, and escaped unscathed?!"

"Usopp and his crew...aren't they just too terrifying!?"

Although this is not the first attack on Mary Geoise in history, anyone with a modicum of political acumen can see just how vast the difference is between the World Government's treatment of the Straw Hat Pirates and that of Fisher Tiger.

The bounty has been raised to number one in the world!

One of them has a bounty of only 230 million Berries.

The difference is enormous!

This also indirectly shows that, in the eyes of the World Government, the Straw Hat Pirates are far more dangerous than the Fishman Heroes from over a decade ago, even though they are both attackers of the Holy Land.

Usopp is really getting better!!!

"Butler Mary..."

Just then, Ke Ya's delicate voice suddenly interrupted Mei Li's thoughts.

"Hmm? What's wrong, Miss Kaya?"

Meili immediately lowered her head and looked at Kaya, whose eyes seemed to sparkle with ice crystals.

Kaya, holding a newspaper, looked up at Melie.

"Butler Merry, Usopp and the others must be in a very dangerous situation right now, right?"

"Huh?" Merry, who was shocked by the high bounty on Usopp and how he had become a big shot, was suddenly stunned.

He suddenly realized what Kaya was thinking.

As the saying goes, others only care about how high you fly, but only those who truly care about you will care about how tired you are from flying.

In less than a year since leaving Syrup Village, Usopp has transformed from a boastful country boy into one of the world's top fighters...

While a large part of the credit should go to Usopp's amazing companions, Usopp's contributions were certainly beyond their comprehension!

……

……

Meanwhile, many people in the East China Sea shared the same feelings as Kaya.

The village chief and Machi from Windmill Town, Nokiko and Ken from Cocoyasi Village, Koushirou from Shimotsuki Village, Zhefu from the Baratie Sea Restaurant...

If they followed the normal path of piracy, even if Luffy and his crew defeated all the Four Emperors and became the Pirate King, they wouldn't be so worried.

But from the perspective of those who truly care about the Straw Hat Pirates...

Luffy and his crew are like mountain climbers who took a cable car directly to the summit.

Although they all reached the summit, their abilities are certainly inferior to those who climbed to the top through their own strength.

Moreover, judging from news reports, the Straw Hat Pirates seem to have done many things in Mary Geoise that are unacceptable to the World Government.

The real danger is looming over the Straw Hat Pirates.

……

……

"First Mate/Trainer - Red, Bounty 3.5 billion Berries..."

"Dragon Swordsman - Roronoa Zoro, bounty 2.28 billion Berries..."

"Sanji, the Flame Knight, with a bounty of 1.99 billion Berries..."

"The Devil's Child - Nico Robin, bounty of 1.5 billion Berries..."

"Franky the Steel Man, 250 million Berries".

"Soul Walker Brook, 160 million Berries..."

"Chopper, the Giant Beast, 300 million Berries..."

"Storm Witch - Nami, 320 million Berries."

"It seems that everyone's bounty has increased except for the Going Merry."

Fishman Island, Sea Forest.

Looking at the wanted poster spread on the ground, Crimson sighed softly.

"Hey, hey, hey, isn't there something fishy about this bounty?"

When Akane's companions, who had also gathered around, saw Luffy's bounty, their eyes widened in surprise, and their faces displayed a variety of complex expressions.

Whitebeard, currently the world's most wanted criminal, only has a head worth a little over 51 billion.

The World Government directly priced Luffy's head at 55 billion Berries, but also stated that the bounty was so high because his crew invaded Mary Geoise and killed Celestial Dragons... indicating that they were not bountyed because of their strength.

It is conceivable that in the near future, those powerful figures worth billions of Berries will inevitably set their sights on the Straw Hat crew, constantly causing them trouble in the name of so-called pirate glory.

but……

What does it matter anyway?!

"Two billion Berries?! Looks like that old man had a good eye; he actually figured I'm a bit better than that lecherous cook... Worthy of a reward!!!"

Seeing that he had once again surpassed Sanji in terms of bounty, Zoro's mouth instantly stretched into a wide grin, making him even happier than when he had a bounty of 20 billion Berries.

"hateful!"

Sanji clenched his fists, feeling mocked, and glared fiercely at Zoro.

"They're just relying on their record of defeating the Knights of God..."

"If you disregard that achievement, your bounty might not even be as high as mine!!!"

Sanji, like a defeated dog, began to whine and bark wildly.

But Zoro, holding his own bounty poster, seemed to stand on an invincible high ground. No matter how Sanji tried to argue, he only used one sentence to reject him:

"My bounty is higher than yours!"

Chopper, realizing his own bounty wasn't very high, turned his attention to the other people's bounties: "Brook, it seems your true identity hasn't been recognized yet. The World Government has put a new bounty on you."

"Yohohoho~ It seems so." Brook's soul fire began to flicker in his eyes as he joked to himself, "Does this mean I'm a pirate with a bounty of over 100 million berries right from my debut?"

"My bounty has finally exceeded 100 million!"

Franky, the only member of the Straw Hat crew whose bounty never exceeded 100 million, was genuinely relieved when he saw his own bounty amount.

Although everyone knows that bounty doesn't mean much, it's really disheartening that the only person in the entire pirate crew with a bounty of only tens of millions of Berries is like that.

Nami and Robin picked up the wanted posters and began to study the photos on them. Then, they smiled with satisfaction and mentally gave the World Government's photographer a thumbs up.

In an instant, the Straw Hat crew, who were originally planning to train, reunited because of the bounty.

Finally, upon learning that he was now the world's most wanted criminal, Luffy put his hands on his hips, grinned widely, and laughed loudly:

"Guys, to celebrate our new bounty, we..."

"The banquet is starting!!!"

"oh--!!!"

Although everyone had just finished dinner, and was in a good mood, they all responded in unison without spoiling the fun.

Only Shark Star, who came to deliver the message, looked completely bewildered.

???

what's the situation?

Seeing that the World Government has such a high bounty on your heads, shouldn't you be worried?!

Why... do these guys look so happy?!

"Hey, Shark Star, what are you standing there for!?"

"Hurry over there and hunt down a sea monster for us! We're running out of meat for the banquet!!!"

"Ah? Oh..."