Chapter 302: The Newly Risen Powerhouse, the Sixth Emperor!
On a cool morning with a gentle breeze and warm sunshine.
The Merry sailed peacefully on the sea, the waves gently lapping.
Creak~
Having finished his breakfast, Chopper walked out of the second-floor dining room with his two short legs and happened to run into a News Coo that had landed on the balcony railing.
"Good morning."
Chopper greeted it warmly, then took out two 50-Berri coins from his hat, held them up, and dropped them into the coin box hanging on the other's chest.
"Please give me the latest newspaper."
The News Coo took out a newspaper and dropped it, at the same time letting out a surprised cry.
"Gaa—?!"
"It's a reindeer, not a tanuki! Reindeers can read newspapers too, you bastard!" Chopper roared in a rage.
The News Coo was so scared it jumped, flapped its wings, and flew into the sky, dropping a few feathers.
"Hmph!" Picking up the newspaper, Chopper calmed down and walked towards the stern deck.
Under a parasol, a small table and two lounge chairs were set up with two glasses of juice. It was a rare beautiful day, and Reiner and Nami were comfortably sunbathing.
"Nami—!"
Chopper leaped a few times and came to Nami's side, handing her the newspaper as if to take credit. "I bought today's newspaper for you."
"Oh! Thanks, Chopper."
Nami ruffled his head, took the newspaper, and took out three coins from her cleavage. "Here, here's 150 Berries for you."
"Thank you, Nami!" Chopper's face flushed, his eyes shining with a golden light.
This was something that would never happen usually. It could only be said that after suddenly becoming rich, Nami had also become a little, a little, a little more generous.
It wasn't easy for Chopper to earn a little extra money.
Opening the newspaper, Nami leaned back on the lounge chair and shifted into a comfortable position.
The first picture on the front page showed a dozen or so figures. The moment Nami saw it, a look of surprise appeared on her face.
"King Cobra and Vivi?!"
Nami cried out in surprise, and Reiner also subconsciously looked over.
The headline of the news was [The Reverie Convenes!].
Besides Cobra and Vivi, the picture below also showed King Riku, whom they had met a few days ago, the royal family of the Ryugu Kingdom, and others.
In addition, a list of the participating member nations in the conference was also attached.
This was the collective meeting held every four years, with the member nations of the World Government traveling to Mary Geoise to participate.
Reiner remembered that in the original story, it was at this conference that the proposal to abolish the Warlord system, initiated by Cobra, King Riku, and others, was finally passed.
"Look at this, Chopper."
Nami pointed to a figure in the corner of the picture and said with a smile:
"That's Dalton, isn't it? Your hometown is now called the Sakura Kingdom."
"The Sakura Kingdom..."
Chopper stared at Dalton seriously, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face, as if cherry blossoms were fluttering through his heart, full of joy.
"I wonder how Dr. Kureha is doing."
"Ah~~, that old hag. I forgot to tell you before."
Reiner suddenly spoke, tilting his head back in recollection. "About a year ago, Nami and I went to Drum Island and saw her."
"Really, Reiner!" Chopper jumped up excitedly. "You saw Dr. Kureha? How is she?!"
"Still as sexy and fiery as ever. She can hit people, she can scold people. It looks like she'll have no problem living for another twenty or thirty years."
Reiner smiled. "She's also started teaching, training young doctors for the country. In short, everything there is very good."
"I see. That's great..." Chopper sighed in relief and collapsed.
The doctor was old, and Chopper had been worried about her condition ever since he left, with no chance to go back.
Now, hearing from Reiner that she was still well, a great weight was lifted from his heart.
"But, why did you guys go to Drum Island, Reiner?" Chopper asked, curious.
"Ahem, well."
Reiner secretly glanced at Nami and said with a sheepish smile, "Weatheria is a sky island that studies meteorology everywhere. A winter island covered in snow year-round is naturally one of the places we often go to."
Actually, it was because Nami had been feeling nauseous from time to time during that period, and suspected she was pregnant.
Reiner had no experience in this area. Since they were near Drum Island, he had gone to see Dr. Kureha for a check-up.
The result was that they had been making a fuss over nothing. It was just a small illness. Both of them were relieved.
And under Dr. Kureha's advice, Nami would forbid Reiner from firing his gun at will outside of her safe period.
Damn it! Reiner couldn't help but grit his teeth at the thought.
Clearly, using Life Return to kill their activity would have been fine for an internal injection. This old hag knows nothing about medicine!
Duang!!
A sudden punch sent Reiner sprawling on the deck, twitching.
"What are you doing~~"
"It's nothing. I just suddenly felt nauseous," Nami said irritably, retracting her fist.
Flipping to the second page of the newspaper, several wanted posters slowly floated down.
"Hmm?"
Before she could pick them up, her attention was first drawn to the news in the newspaper.
"Eh—!!"
Seeing the conspicuous headline, Nami was so startled she couldn't sit still. Her eyes widened as she stared fixedly at the news in the newspaper.
"You're in the news again, Reiner!!"
"Not that surprising, I guess. Though it's been a long time since I've seen myself in the newspaper," Reiner said, rubbing his head as he got up.
It really wasn't that surprising for him to be in the news. It had been even more exaggerated right after the Summit War two years ago. His face could be seen in newspapers all over the place.
But this time...
"Could it be the bounty?!"
Reiner seemed to have thought of something and hurriedly leaned his head over. "What's it say, Nami? Has my bounty gone up!"
"Gone up is an understatement!"
Nami slapped the newspaper on the table with a 'smack'. "It's quadrupled! And!"
"What the hell is this news!"
"How did you become the Sixth Emperor?!!"
Nami was beyond shocked looking at the newspaper. Reiner frowned, also a bit bewildered.
The Sixth Emperor?
Me?
The Bat King?
For a moment, a lot of miscellaneous things flashed through his mind. Reiner shook his head and picked up the newspaper to read.
[The Newly Risen Powerhouse of the Sea, the Straw Hat Pirates. The Future Sixth Emperor Appears!]
Under the black, bolded headline was a photo of Reiner, one hand on his hip, his expression aloof, a giant battle-axe on his shoulder.
"The Straw Hat Pirates, but why is it a close-up of me?!" Reiner was even more bewildered.
Looking at the background of lightning and dark clouds, it was probably taken on Raijin Island.
At that time...
Reiner rubbed his chin. Luffy and Ace were in the valley in the center of the island. They weren't photographed?
"Tsk, tsk, the photo is quite handsome."
Reiner smiled at the newspaper. "The World Economy News Paper... they still like to hype up rookies as usual."
Morgans was quite fond of Reiner and Luffy. The two of them could always bring him eye-catching news, and he would always exaggerate it a bit whenever there was news about them.
The incident reported on it was from Dressrosa a few days ago. Reiner's performance had been beautified quite a bit.
Things like 'divine strategy' seeing through the layout, 'effortlessly' defeating an Admiral, etc. Combined with the latest wanted poster issued by the Marines, it was blown way out of proportion.
The final conclusion was probably that they were the pirate crew with the most potential to become the sixth Sea Emperor in the future.
The so-called Sixth Emperor in the headline was a bit of an eye-catcher, and it even used Reiner's close-up. It was probably also intentional.
"This is our updated wanted poster, isn't it?"
Looking down at the scattered wanted posters on the ground, Reiner scooped them all up and spread them out on the table.
"Speaking of which, our bounties from two years ago were still up until today."
"Everyone!"
"The new wanted posters are here!"
Just as Reiner finished shouting, the back door of the cabin was violently thrown open with a 'bang'.
Luffy jumped out excitedly. "Has my bounty gone up, Reiner!"
Zoro and Sanji also rushed out impatiently, coming to a screeching halt in front of the table.
The two of them stared at each other, already starting to bicker.
The others also came out one after another. The wanted posters were spread out on the table for all to see.
"Why is mine still only 50 Berries?"
A bleak autumn wind blew past.
Chopper grabbed his wanted poster, lovelorn, and was petrified on the spot.
"It's alright, Chopper," Reiner patted his head and comforted him. "Your price should go up when the price of cotton candy goes up."
"What do you mean, you bastard!" Chopper bared his teeth and bit him on the head.
"What! Are the Marines blind? How can my bounty be so much lower than this bastard's!!" Sanji cursed, his face full of displeasure.
On the other hand, Zoro, holding his wanted poster, looked proud.
[Roronoa Zoro, Bounty: 1,110,000,000 Berries!]
"So high!"
"Over a billion?!"
"How can it be so high!"
Franky and the others couldn't help but exclaim in shock.
"Well, I'm not sure myself."
Zoro scratched his head and shrugged. "It's probably because I defeated Flower Sword Vista before."
"Everyone's bounty has increased significantly this time. It's probably a reference to their performance in the battle with Ace and the others," Reiner said lightly.
"Damn it! Why is mine only 730 million!!" Sanji's eyes burned with anger.
It wasn't that low, but it was much lower than the Moss-head's!
"I seem to remember you getting beaten up pretty bad by Jozu back then."
Reiner said with a disdainful look, "I didn't see you being very active in Dressrosa either. It's not bad to have it raised this much."
"You bastard four-eyes!"
The angry Sanji grabbed Reiner by the collar. "Quick, tell me! What's your bounty!"
"Eh, since you've asked with such sincerity, then I'll be merciful and tell you."
Reiner's lips curled into a grin. This was the moment he had been waiting for. He shoved the wanted poster directly in Sanji's face!
[Black Snake Reiner, Bounty: 3,100,000,000 Berries!]
"31?"
"So many zeros after it!"
Chopper was dumbfounded and stood there stunned. "Hey, Reiner! Is that 3.1 billion Berries!!"
"What!"
Luffy was shocked and immediately turned his wanted poster around to show it, grumbling with displeasure, "Hey! Why is mine only 2.25 billion!"
"Eh?!"
"Reiner's bounty is higher than Luffy's?!"
"Is that even possible?!"
Everyone looked over in surprise.
"It should be," Reiner shrugged and spread his hands. "Don't look at me. Who knows what the Marines are thinking."
He had defeated Fujitora by himself. There was nothing to say about a 3.1 billion bounty.
Luffy had first fought Ace, then easily defeated Weevil. Not to mention having a crewmate with such a high bounty. 2.2 billion was also quite normal.
And Akainu was also generous. Ever since he was promoted to Fleet Admiral, in order to actively crack down on criminals, bounties were generally raised a bit more than before.
"Ah!!"
A sudden cry of alarm was heard. Nami looked at her wanted poster with a terrified expression, her pupils trembling.
"Is my head worth this much too!"
[Weather Queen Nami, Bounty: 630,000,000!]
"Weather Queen!"
Chopper's eyes sparkled with admiration. "What a cool epithet, Nami!"
"But isn't the bounty a bit too high?"
Reiner was puzzled. Yamato's bounty back then was only a little over 600 million. How could Nami's surpass 600 million?
"It might be because of this," Robin said, holding up a wanted poster that didn't belong to them.
The wanted posters sent with the newspaper were from the same updated issue, not just for their crew.
"Whitebeard's second division commander, 'Oni Inu' Yamato. Bounty: 1,160,000,000 Berries."
"A 1.1 billion bounty, the same as Zoro."
"They're all so strong."
Usopp finally couldn't resist glancing at his own bounty. The complicated feelings of expectation and fear were hard to describe.
He had defeated Izo, who had a bounty of 500 million, head-on. It couldn't be too low, right?
"54..."
"540 million!!"
Usopp's eyes popped out. His heart was pounding like a drum!
"What do I do! From now on, wherever I go, I'll have to be careful not to get this 500-million-Berri head targeted! I'm done for~~"
"Ara, mine is 520 million Berries. Our bounties are quite close," Robin said to Usopp with a faint smile.
"Wait a minute! Are you all that high!"
Franky slammed his large hand on the table and shouted defiantly, "So I'm at the bottom?!"
[Cyborg Franky, Bounty: 390,000,000!]
"Hey, Bones! What about yours? Let me see!"
"Yohohoho~~"
Brook flipped over the poster-like wanted poster. "Mine is 430 million Berries. It seems you really are at the bottom."
"What!!"
Having suffered a major blow, Franky squatted down in a dark corner, from time to time letting out a mournful sound.
"I'm actually at the bottom. This week, I'm super down~~"
"Besides the bounty updates, the newspaper also published news about us."
Reiner spread the newspaper out on the table, and the others all leaned their heads over.
"The Sixth Sea Emperor?!!" xN
"Mm. More importantly..."
Reiner smiled like a spring breeze. "All of our names, along with today's news, have spread throughout the world."
Riding the spring breeze on a swift horse, the eyes of the group seemed to sparkle with starlight.
"What about Laboon..." Brook stood there in a daze. "Can he hear my name too?"
"He should be able to," Reiner said with a smile. "In terms of age, Crocus will probably go a few steps after you."
"Yohohoho~~, what an interesting joke."
At the same time, the news of the Straw Hat crew quickly spread throughout the world.
In Makino's bar in Windmill Village.
At the Isshin Dojo in Shimotsuki Village.
In the large manor in Syrup Village.
At the sea-floating restaurant.
In the tangerine grove of Cocoyasi Village.
Under the lighthouse at Twin Capes.
In the Sakura Kingdom on Drum Island.
In Water 7.
And hidden in a certain library in the giant kingdom of Elbaf in the New World.
A giant, wrapped in bandages, was huddled in a dark corner. Looking at Robin's wanted poster, he was moved to tears.
(End of chapter)
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