Chapter 80: 3.9 Billion Berries — Hell King Rok!
Somewhere on an island in the Grand Line
[Ding!] [Congratulations, Host! Mission complete!] [Rewards issued:
Ancient Weapon-class Battleship · Genesis Ark (Pluton-tier)
Personal Exclusive Toy: Transformers · Megatron (aircraft mode, theoretically capable of reaching the moon, fully mind-controlled transformation)
60 billion berries!]
Rok heard the system chime and a satisfied smirk spread across his face.
Domino finally chose.
This Impel Down trip was a massive win.
He fooled the World Government and Marines into thinking he was no longer a threat — buying precious breathing room.
He completed the mission and walked away with insane rewards.
And he conned Douglas Bullet, the Descendant of the Devil, into a three-year bodyguard contract.
Bullet was monstrously strong.
Trust? Not yet.
But having him standing behind you was still terrifying deterrence.
"Ha?! 3.9 billion berries?! For a brat like you?!"
Bullet, training nearby, suddenly barked in disbelief.
He had just grabbed a newspaper to catch up on the world.
Front page, bold headline: the kid who just beat him senseless.
Bounty: 3,900,000,000 berries.
That number dwarfed even his own legendary bounty.
He knew Rok deserved it — hell, maybe more — but still…
The kid was way too young.
How the hell did he get this strong?
Bullet rubbed his still-aching arm.
The lightning burns hadn't fully healed.
"Hell King · Rok — 3.9 billion berries."
Rok snatched the paper and snorted.
"The bounty's about what I expected. But 'Hell King'? That's straight-up slander!"
Where exactly did he act like some demon lord?
Pure World Government propaganda.
"Quit caring about that trash. Hey, brat — how the hell do you train?"
Bullet eyed him suspiciously.
Very few people got polite conversation from him, let alone three years of bodyguard duty.
Once he was healed, rematch time.
"Training? Easy."
"100 push-ups, 100 sit-ups, 100 squats, and a 10 km run. Every single day."
Bullet's face went deadpan.
You've got to be kidding.
Rok burst out laughing.
He wasn't lying, though.
If Bullet went bald from the routine, he might actually get strong.
The joke passed.
Bounties didn't matter much to Rok.
Soon enough, he would be the one issuing bounties on Marine and World Government officers.
But only after everything fell into place.
After leaving Impel Down, he contacted Hancock and Momousagi.
Amazon Lily was under heavy Marine surveillance — warships patrolling the Calm Belt daily.
Hancock had the Kuja warriors building defenses, ready for siege.
But the Marines were too busy with post-war chaos, Fleet Admiral transition, and the World Draft to attack immediately.
Shalria confirmed: the World Government was blaming the Marines for the Impel Down disaster too.
Momousagi's situation was worse.
G-9 had already been purged.
Any soldier who didn't escape with her was executed — loyalty irrelevant.
Several warships were hunting her fleet.
Rok arranged a rendezvous in the New World — at the secret training grounds of Zephyr's Marine Guerrilla Unit.
That's where the plan would truly begin.
Zephyr's break with the Marines was imminent.
Until then, Rok needed more strength, more allies.
Top targets:
Admiral Aokiji (still impossible until the Fleet Admiral fight ends)
World's Strongest Swordsman, Hawkeye Mihawk
Enel, the "God" on the moon
None of them would be easy to recruit.
Marine G-1 Base Temporary Fleet Admiral Office
"Hey, Sengoku, you're retiring soon. Why stress over this stuff?"
Garp crunched on senbei, completely relaxed.
His grandsons were safe — life was good.
Sengoku? The opposite.
"You don't get it, Garp!"
"If you had actually tried at Marineford, we wouldn't have lost so badly!"
Sengoku exploded.
The Summit War had destroyed his life's legacy.
He was stepping down, but he refused to watch the Marines collapse too.
With the World Government recruiting new Shichibukai, Zephyr was on the verge of snapping.
Add Momousagi's movements…
Sengoku saw it clearly:
Rok + Momousagi + Zephyr = a new faction that could shatter the world's balance.
So he set a trap.
Old friend or not, duty came first.
Everything was ready.
Now… would Rok walk into the net?
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