New Bounties

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Foosha Village - Makino

Makino was busy cleaning a cup, and Mayor Whoopslap was taking a sip from his glass filled with wine; usually, he drank whiskey or other strong alcohol drinks, but today he decided to go easier. He and a group of men were busy discussing about Luffy and his crew. Most importantly, apparently, something had happened in the Germa Kingdom, Makino didn't really pay them any attention, her mind going to a certain red-haired pirate and Luffy, has been some time since she had last seen him, and newspapers were the only form of information she could get for now.

Seeing the empty glass in the bar, Makino was about to fill it when the door burst open.

"Everyone Look At This!!" The man shouted at the top of his lungs, holding a newspaper and what looked like bounties in his right hand.

"What the hell has gotten into you, Anok?" Mayor Whoopslap questioned with annoyance; he was having a great drink until the idiot decided to ruin it; he hoped the man had a good reason for barging inside like that; one would think he was running from pirates or bandits.

"Luffy Has A New Bounty!?" The man shouted instead, slamming the bounty on the bar; hearing his words made Makino stop whatever she was doing but leaned over the bar; her eyes widened at the new bounty; his photo was the same but not the numbers below.

Mayor Whoopslap rubbed his eyes roughly. "I haven't drink Whiskey today, have I?" He asked no one in particular as the others shared a burst of laughter. Makino smiled, knowing Luffy was doing well.

"I can't believe the little brat who cried about everything is now worth 356.000.000 Berries!!" One of them shouted, soon dancing around the bar, holding bottles full of beers, dancing and laughing.

Makino felt her eyes welling; grabbing the poster, she looked it from up close; Luffy seemed very happy. In the background, she could hear Mayor Whoopslap chiding the group of men as if they were a group of children.

"Don't dance, and don't sing; what's so good that a pirate is from our village!" He shouted with a dangerous tick mark on his forehead, but it seemed his words were going over their heads.

Makino laughed at the annoyed face of Mayor Whoopslap, who sat roughly on the bar stool, his eyes shifting at the bottle of whiskey just behind Makino.

"Give me the good shit. I will need it after today," He said sternly, taking a shot; he already felt better; Makino wondered how Whoopslap could drink so much without getting drunk, now that she thought of it, she had yet to see Whoopslap get drunk, but Makino quickly dismissed the thought. It wasn't important to her.

"They're just happy Luffy is becoming famous and achieving his dream," Makino said with a cute smile; eventually, the whole town heard about Luffy, and soon Makino found herself busy. The entire bar was filled with customers, Mayor Whoopslap had started helping her instead of drinking himself, but Makino noticed he looked as if he was too deep in thought all the time.

Portgas D. Ace

Sitting in a bar, he was shoving his face with meat, sausages, and most importantly, donuts, but that was the dessert, and like any dessert, it was the last to be eaten. Grabbing another piece of roasted lizard meat, swallowing and grabbing another one, the bartender could do nothing but gasp, at the same time wondering where Ace was keeping his wallet since he seemed not to have one.

Ace had decided to stick around Alabasta a bit longer than necessary; while he had no doubts his brother could defeat Crocodile, he wanted to stay just in case his careless brother needed help, and not to mention he still needed and wanted to talk with Isuka, they hadn't seen each other for a long time. Ace missed her, despite knowing he didn't deserve what Isuka was giving him. Right now, he was in a bar in Alubarna, unlike yesterday had been complete chaos, today everyone was celebrating, drinks were running out, the alleys everywhere were being used, and some of the bars had already closed due to the absence of food and beverages to serve to the customers.

Yesterday, his Observation Haki had gone high alert for a whole minute until it ended when a massive explosion happened to shake the entire landscape. Ace wondered what could have caused such a big explosion.

Soon hearing from people around the bar and streets that a man named Pell, the greatest warrior of Alabasta, had sacrificed himself to save the city from a bomb that Crocodile had set up to explode and take the entire city with it. Ace hadn't known the man but still held a moment of silence for the unknown warrior. There were many fighters and warriors out there who declared they would sacrifice everything for what they believed, and yet only a few would go through with it.

Now that Crocodile was out of the picture, he wondered who would fill his place; he knew there was a chance that the role would be filled by the one who defeated him; there were cases before when the one who defeated the Warlord was the new Warlord, the thought of being able to sail without the risk of Navy hunting your ass was quite tempting for many pirates. But Ace doubted Luffy would accept it; he wasn't someone that would follow someone's orders.

Now, he was waiting for Isuka's arrival; he still needed information that she could provide to him.

Bringing him a plate full of soup, Ace didn't bother waiting for the soup to cool down, savoring the taste as much as possible. After eating everything, it was time to eat a donut sprinkled with red cream; just as he was about to take the first bite, the door slammed open, a wind wave knocking everyone from their seats except Ace, who didn't budge from his seat, except the donut that slipped from his fingertips.

"Ahhh, I was just about to Ea-ITTTT," he screamed, the person grabbing his ear as if he was a child, almost lifting him in the air; just as Ace was about to tell her to knock it off, the woman made him turn around, giving him a sloppy kiss in the process.

Ace felt his brain melt at the feeling, but sadly quickly ended when she stepped back from him, giving him a wink, and looking at him with loving eyes. Ace gave her a look that said, 'You're cruel.'

Her sword was strapped to her waist, but she was wearing civilian clothes instead of her Marine uniform, and a hoodie covered her red hair.

"Can I have another one?" Ace asked with a cheeky grin; looking at her, she snickered at his words before grabbing his wrist and leading him outside. The bartender was about to stop them when the girl threw him a gold coin worth 100k berries.

Later

After seven hours of fun, they found themselves in an alley; unlike before, now Isuka was wearing her uniform, her hoodie still covering her red hair.

Ace smirked at the flushed face of Isuka, who narrowed her eyes playfully.

"I will slap that smirk away, Ace; not even Whitebeard will save you from my wrath," She spoke, pointing her index finger at him in a threatening way, but her voice betrayed her.

"Ohh, your wrath, you seemed to have quite a wrath just an hour ago," Ace spoke with the same smirk. Always loved to tease her.

But it seemed she could play the game as well. "And, I remember you kneeling in front of me so that you could eat-" "Anyway!" Ace interrupted, closing her mouth with a flush on his face, the marine officer still smirking behind his hand.

Ace smiled melancholy, his face filling with sadness suddenly, something his girlfriend noticed right away.

"Ace, you alright?" She questioned, concerned, putting a comforting hand on his shoulder. The second commander of Whitebeard Pirates simply nodded, not saying anything.

Isuka stepped closer, making him look at her. "You know you can tell me everything?"

"I Know," Not everything, he thought with regret. He knew he didn't deserve it, yet, the selfish part of him craved what Isuka offered. Love, A Very Good Friend, and in the future perhaps...

"Ace, have you heard of your brother's new bounty?" Isuka's words made him escape his thoughts. Ace quickly dismissed the ridiculous thought from his head.

"New Bounty, already?!"

"Indeed, his new bounty is 356.000.000 berries!" She informed him; Ace's eyes widened at the new bounty before letting out a whistle, rubbing the back of his head.

"Damn, Luffy, I had a three-year head start, and you're already catching up to me; this is embarrassing," Ace thought out loud, wondering what he should do to increase his bounty again. Isuka rolled her eyes at his words; she didn't understand the Pirates' desire to have their bounties bigger than everyone else.

"Isuka, do you have information on Blackbeard's whereabouts?" Ace asked, his voice changing from playful to serious.

Isuka's bright smile wavered a little before letting out a long sigh. "I have; he has been seen near Mock Town; as for his Devilfruit, I found nothing about it," She informed him, her voice sounding professional, making it clear her thoughts on him going alone to avenge his crewmate.

Ace nodded, not that much bothered that he had no information on the fruit Blackbeard stole from them; he had the Mera Mera No Mi, and he would easily defeat him.

"Thank you, Isuka. I appreciate it; now return before they start asking questions," Ace said seriously. They shared another kiss before the pirate walked past her when Isuka grabbed his wrist.

"If you die. I will never forgive you," she promised, her eyes stoic, almost void of emotions, not looking at him, instead looking at the spot he was a moment ago.

For a brief second, Ace was reminded of how Isuka was towards him when they first met, stoic and cold like winter. Eventually showing a much kinder side to him, Ace took great pride that Isuka would show her softer and more affectionate side only to him.

A broad smile spread on Ace's face. "Don't worry, Isuka, The Red Blade. I will return before you know it. That's a Promise."

Isuka watched as the idiot, annoying, stupid, and stubborn pirate disappeared from her view.

"That's a promise, Ace."

Sabo

"Well, Luffy sure works fast!" He said out loud at no one in particular, leaning against a wall of the ship. A small group of the revolutionary army, including Dragon, were making their way to Egghead; Sabo thought that was a strange name for an island. Sadly Koala wasn't accompanying him this time; she was needed somewhere else.

He was holding the new wanted poster in his hand. Sabo was a bit perplexed by the new bounty, from 70 million to 356 million!

Strange, he thought, he had heard from Dragon himself that his 'Little Birds' informed him that Luffy was currently fighting Crocodile despite being too far from each other.

Sabo didn't really doubt the information the 'Little Birds' provided. They had yet to be wrong about any information they provided.

With that in mind, Sabo decided to inform Dragon; opening his door; he reached the main deck of the ship; it was a cold day, and a cold breeze blew on his face, making him shudder; he saw the current of the water around the ship, it was too fast!

Something's off about this weather, Sabo thought, his eyes finding Dragon, who was standing in front of the main deck, his arms folded in front of his chest, murmuring something under his breath that Sabo couldn't hear.

"Sir, you might want to see this!" Sabo said after walking up to him, tapping the now-rolled newspaper against his shoulder. But there was no reaction from him, his mouth still moving, saying words that Sabo couldn't hear and couldn't quite understand.

"They know, Sabo!" Dragon suddenly said after a short silence between them, his voice void of emotions.

"Who knows what?"

Garp

"This time, I will Beat You. THIS ENDS HERE!" Grap declared, taking a deep breath, sweat rolling down his cheeks. His heart was beating in his throat like a hammer. Now or Never, Garp thought, his stomach almost exploding, but he was ready. He had trained and meditated! He had done everything right to be here at this moment...

"The Record is mine!" Garp declared, ready to eat his 1057th donut. As Garp prepared to eat another Donut, this time, he would definitely break the World record even if it meant Death!

The door slammed open, falling to the ground again, causing a big metallic sound to echo throughout the room. The donut slipped from his fingers, much to his shock and annoyance. Garp didn't bother to look who it was as Sengoku slammed a bunch of posters in front of his face, crashing the whole table along with it. As if somehow it was Garp's fault.

"Is your Damn Family again, Garp!" Sengoku almost spit fire from his mouth, his face red, ready to burst into flames. Garp wondered how a vein hadn't burst yet on his forehead. Garp just quirked an eyebrow, not caring as he rubbed his ears before grabbing the first poster.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA," Garp laughed loudly as tears streamed down his face while Sengoku looked red in the face, almost like a tomato.

"That's my Grandson!" Garp stated before earning a punch from his best friend.

"This is not funny, Garp; look at the bounty again," Sengoku almost ordered; his voice made Garp stop laughing; doing what he said, he focused on the bounty.

"What about it? Is 356 million! So what, that old goat's bounty is over five billion?" Garp said out loud, briefly thinking of Whitebeard, the man was quite dangerous, and his devil fruit was a dangerous thing.

In a way, Garp was thankful that Whitebeard held Gura Gura no Mi, someone just as powerful but with thoughts of conquering the world could have brought destruction with that thing.

Garp's eyes darkened, and a flash of a man laughing passed through his eyes, his strength to this day made him still shudder a little.

"Garp, the new bounty for your brat was supposed to be 256 million berries, but I'm afraid they have found out the truth!" Sengoku spoke with a warning tone, knowing Garp's protective nature towards his family; Garp's eyes narrowed dangerously upon hearing that his playful face changed to one filled with fury, and his Haki shook the entire place.

If they touch him, I will put their heads on spikes on top of their precious Mariejois...

Baratie

"Hey, guys, look is Sanji!" Patty shouted for everyone to hear. The other chefs ran inside, wanting to see what he was talking about; meanwhile, Zeff was shaking his head in disapproval.

"Are you trying to scare our clients? You better have a good reason?" Zeff demanded with a huff, glaring at Patty, who shuddered from his gaze.

"Look, is Sanji? He's famous now!" another said, pointing at the wanted poster on Patty's big hand. The old chef quirked an eyebrow before looking at it from up close.

A burst of laughter escaped from him; the others were surprised to hear Zeff laugh like this.

"Well, it seems our boy has become even more famous," Zeff said, with a smile not leaving his face, holding the wanted poster.

You're doing great, Sanji, Zeff thought, feeling pride for the stupid pervert kid.

Sanji "The Black Leg"

Dead or Alive

139.696.969 Berries

Gecko Islands

"Big Sister, look at this!" Carrot said, pointing at the wanted poster in his hand.

"Oh my! 39 million berries!! Already!!!" Kaya thought, looking at his picture, thinking he looked quite good.

Usopp "The Sniper"

Dead or Alive

53.000.010 berries

Somewhere?!!!

"What Now?" Shanks shouted, annoyed; his head was spinning, but he could muster enough strength to see two Benn Beckman in front of him; both of them were looking down on him like a parent would look at their child with a look that literally said. 'You're a Disappointment,'

"O-Okay, which one of you is Real?" Shanks asked, grabbing his head with his hand, hoping it would stop spinning, but it was still spinning, and he felt like something was drilling in his fucking skull; closing and opening his eyes, now there were three Benn Beckman in front of him. Great, now I have three Vice Captains! I wonder if I can have more???

Benn let out a huff before spreading a paper in front of his captain's face. "Perhaps this will make you sober!"

Shanks read the name, and a smile slowly formed on his face; looking down at the number, a chuckle escaped his lips; looking up, he was disappointed that there was only one Beckman now.

"Guys, We are Partying. Luffy has a new Bounty!" Shanks exclaimed, his declaration followed by cheers; Beckman rolled his eyes; he should have seen that coming.

Underwater

"Hmmm, it seems we are shaking the world again!" A voice said, holding a sword over his shoulder—a smirk formed on his face, holding the new bounty of Monkey D. Luffy in his hand.

"Captain, we have arrived at Lulusia Kingdom,"

Luffy

"I want to hold a toast for the people who saved my country and for all the people who sacrificed their lives so we could be here." The king said, raising his glass into the air.

"Cheers!" Everyone else sitting at the table shouted; soon, the banquet started. The soldiers around the room looked shocked to see the Pirate Captain eat what was enough for five people in one bite.

Holding a rice ball filled with ingredients of Alabasta, eating three of them, his hands and mouth moving on their own, some soldiers wondered how he wasn't accidentally biting his own hand or eating the table.

"Move Out of The Way!" A servant shouted, passing through, holding a great lizard, followed by different types of fruits and vegetables.

Luffy's eyes turned to stars at the new meal; with one bit, he ate one of the legs that were as big as he himself was.

"They have no dignity!" One soldier murmured, shocked, looking at the captain eating what would be enough food for a small army.

"Look at the princess!" One said, pointing at the princess laughing; Luffy had tried to steal Usopp's food only for him to add the spicy hot sauce that would make many men cry.

The captain grabbed it without thinking twice, only for him to spit fire.

"Hahahaha!" Usopp laughed along with the others.

Zoro was busy drinking beer but still enjoying the banquet.

Sanji was more looking at the food, analyzing it, and giving advice to a blushing chef behind him. The woman was a brunette and was listening to everything Sanji said and writing it on a notepad.

Nami and Nojiko were eating without the risk of the Captain stealing their food.

Eventually, the guards started laughing when Usopp and Chopper started making faces and jokes for everyone.

After the banquet ended, Vivi requested that Luffy walk her to her bedchamber. With the excuse that she wanted to talk with him.

Once they entered the bedchamber, Luffy closed the door behind him; once he turned at Vivi, the princess claimed his lips in a fierce kiss that almost took his breath away.

Pulling out for a second, her eyes almost dark with lust. "I want you, Luffy!"