138 Fujitora terrifying Bounty

"Huh?" 

Akainu's eyes narrowed into needle-like points..

Seeing the falling meteorite that was about to destroy everything, he didn't even bother with Issho anymore.

Molten lava spread on his fist, and he blasted it out with a punch toward the meteorite.

Dark Hound!

A massive pillar of molten fire erupted.

The meteorite hadn't completely fallen; it was blocked by the pillar of fire.

Boom! 

There was a loud explosion.

Under the raging magma, the meteor stopped in the air and then made a crunching sound.

"Stop, it stopped!"

"It's Fleet Admiral Akainu, he's holding back the meteorite with just one hand!"

"Awesome, Fleet Admiral Akainu is really amazing!"

People who believed they were facing certain death cheered with relief when they saw the meteorite stop. They looked at Akainu with admiration and gratitude.

"Humph!"

Akainu snorted coldly.

With his power increasing, the magma's destructive force grew even more terrifying.

boom!

The meteorite exploded.

Countless debris flew around, crashing into the ground with loud bangs, and a cloud of smoke billowed up, obscuring everyone's vision.

After a few minutes, the smoke and dust cleared, and the conscription site returned to a state of calm.

But the blind man Issho had already run away and disappeared.

Obviously, he took advantage of the chaos to make his escape.

"Fleet Admiral Akainu, the man has escaped. Should we order a pursuit?"

Onigumo hurriedly asked.

"Escaped?"

Akainu looked around and realized that Issho had disappeared. His anger flared, and he barked: "Label that person as a pirate, and issue a bounty for him!"

"Bounty?" 

"Well, that makes sense."

Onigumo was surprised at the idea of setting a bounty 

"Even though it's just one person, his strength is formidable. For now, let's set the bounty at 1 billion!"

Akainu suppressed his anger and said coldly.

"1,000,000,000?!"

Onigumo was dumbfounded.

A bounty of one billion isn't low at all, and it would be considered huge even in the New World.

Generally, only the vice-captains and high-ranking members of the Four Emperors' crews have bounties of this magnitude.

Furthermore, the Marines don't assign bounties carelessly; they are based on the individual's threat level toward the World Government, and a higher threat level results in a higher bounty.

Also, the amount of the bounty depends on the scale of impact and destruction caused by the individual in question.

Issho is just a nameless person. Logically speaking, even with the strength against an Admiral, the bounty is at mostly around five hundred million.

But now it was set at one billion in one breath, which shocked him.

"He is no ordinary pirate!" 

Akainu declared coldly.

In his opinion, the defeat in the Festival Island War was entirely because Marine underestimated Whitebeard.

If, after the Marineford Summit War, Marines and the World Government had focused all their efforts on wiping out Whitebeard.

There wouldn't have been a defeat in the Festival Island War.

Experience this painful lesson.

Let him understand.

No matter what he does, he must eliminate the threat completely, or there will be endless troubles.

Even though he is currently just an unknown person.

But he possesses considerable strength. If Marines underestimate him as they did with Whitebeard, he could become a significant threat sooner or later.

So, instead of that approach.

It's better to set a high reward early and get everyone's attention.

"I see."

Onigumo nodded when he heard this.

After retreating, he quickly organized a pursuit and announced the bounty for Issho at the same time.

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In a certain area of the New World.

After a few days of sailing, escaping from the pursuing Marines, Issho steers his small ship across the boundless sea.

"Ugh..." 

He let out a heavy sigh.

He had hoped to join the Marines to fulfill his ambitions.

But he didn't expect such thing to happen.

He not only failed to join the Marines but was also branded as a spy for Whitebeard.

"After today, it seems I'm treated as a pirate whether I like it or not" 

Issho muttered with a furrowed brow.

He realized that whether he cared or not, he was now considered a pirate.

After the events of a few days ago, he understood that he would be hunted by the Marines, and his dream of joining them was now shattered.

With these thoughts weighing on his mind, he fell into deep contemplation, pondering his next course of action.

After thinking for a full hour, he finally made a decision.

Since joining the Marines was no longer an option, he resolved to embrace the life of a pirate.

"Marines don't represent absolute justice, and not all pirates are villains."

Issho whispered, then looked at the distant waters: "As long as I can uphold justice in my heart, does it matter if I become a pirate?"

With that, he had made up his mind.

He decided to gather information about Whitebeard while sailing and eventually join the Whitebeard Pirates.

In his opinion, pirates can be either good or bad.

Among them, Whitebeard is one of the more benevolent pirates.

If he truly wants to become a pirate and use his role as a pirate to uphold justice, his best choice would be to join the Whitebeard Pirates.

Because in the New World, only the Whitebeard Pirates possess such immense power.

"I hope Whitebeard doesn't disappoint me" 

Issho sighed.

Then he sailed away on his small ship, disappearing into the vast sea.

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New World in turmoil.

First, the news of Whitebeard's attack against Doflamingo spread through the world, and then the alliance between Kaido, Big Mom, and Golden Lion sent shockwaves throughout the world.

Just as everyone felt that the world was on the verge of a drastic change.

There is another news that shakes the world.

Marine announced a new set of bounties.

Among them, the person who is offered a bounty is an unknown person.

But the bounty for this unknown person was set at an astonishing one billion Berries.

What is the concept of one billion bounty?

Only a few people in the New World possess such a high bounty.

Anyone who has this kind of bounty is a powerhouse who shakes the world.

For example, Charlotte Katakuri, former head of three sweet commanders from big mom pirates and Jack the Drought, one of the three All star generals from Beast pirates, both possess substantial bounties and are renowned formidable figures serving the Four Emperors.

Now, out of nowhere, an unknown person has been reward such an astronomical bounty.

This made people wonder what exactly Issho had done and what kind of strength he possessed to get such attention from the Marines.

"Guurarara~"

On the Moby Dick, Whitebeard looked at the newspaper in his hand and burst into laughter when he saw Issho bounty.

He didn't expect such a change in the plot.

Issho, who was supposed to be a Marine Admiral and earn the title of Fujitora, has now become a pirate wanted by the Marines.

And it can be seen from the bounty amount.

Marine has listed Issho as an extremely dangerous individual.

"Why is Pops so happy today?" 

Ace couldn't help but ask when he saw Whitebeard laughing happily.

"Who knows" 

Marco replied, also feeling puzzled.

When the two were discussing, Whitebeard had put down the newspaper and stood up, then said loudly: "My sons... Let's have a banquet!"

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TO BE CONTINUE

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