Chapter 32:World Reacts(Part Two)

In the New World, aboard the Queen Mama Chanter, chaos had just passed. Charlotte Katakuri, the most formidable of Big Mom's children, was recovering from one of his mother's notorious hunger rampages. His injuries were nothing new, the price of protecting his siblings and family from Big Mom's uncontrollable rages.

As he rested, a News Coo swooped down and dropped the latest edition of the newspaper onto his lap. With a sigh, Katakuri picked it up, his eyes scanning the front page. His normally stoic face shifted as his eyes widened in surprise. The headline blazed across the page: "Phantom Blade" Receives 1 Billion Berries Bounty After Raiding Mariejois.

"...That boy," Katakuri muttered to himself. He stood up slowly, walking through the halls of the Big Mom Pirates' ship until he reached the massive doors leading to the throne room where Big Mom sat, now calm after her rampage.

"Mama," Katakuri said, approaching her. "You need to see this."

Big Mom's enormous figure leaned forward, snatching the paper from Katakuri's hand. As she read, her lips twisted into a grin, then a deep, booming laugh echoed through the room. "MAMAMAMAMA! This 'Phantom Blade'... a billion berries at his age! He's got fire, just like me in my younger days!"

She paused, her eyes gleaming with a sly intent. "Perhaps I should have one of my daughters marry this boy. It would be a powerful alliance. MAMAMAMA!"

Katakuri didn't respond, but the gears were already turning in Big Mom's head. She was always planning, always scheming. This boy could be useful, or he could be a future threat.

At Onigashima, the lair of the Beast Pirates, King was reading the same edition of the newspaper. His face, usually hidden behind his mask, showed no reaction, but the significance of the news didn't escape him.

He approached Kaido, the captain of the Beast Pirates, who was sitting on his throne, drinking as usual. King handed him the paper without a word.

Kaido's massive hands held the paper, his eyes moving over the story. Then, as if on cue, he burst into a deep, roaring laugh. "Hahaha! This 'Phantom Blade' kid... a billion berries already? He's got the potential to become one of the greats."

He grinned, eyes wild with ambition. "Let's keep an eye on him. Maybe he's worth recruiting. A brat like that could be useful when he gets stronger."

Kaido crumpled the paper and threw it aside, but the news wasn't forgotten. As they continued their discussion, a little girl with bright eyes caught the discarded newspaper in her small hands.

It was Yamato, Kaido's daughter. She read the article with wide-eyed wonder, her heart racing at the idea of such a daring act of rebellion against the World Government. "I want to be just like this big brother one day!" she said to herself, her admiration for the Phantom Blade already growing.

In a secluded and unknown location, the headquarters of the Revolutionary Army, Monkey D. Dragon was sitting in his darkened office, holding the latest newspaper in his hands. The story of Jason and Fisher Tiger's raid on Mariejois, freeing the slaves, brought a rare smile to his face.

His grip on the paper tightened as he saw the bounty and the boy's actions. The light of rebellion flickered stronger in Dragon's eyes. This act, this defiance, was a signal that the world was beginning to wake up, beginning to fight back against the corruption of the World Government.

Dragon's determination to topple the World Government had never been stronger. "So, the next generation is already moving," he murmured to himself. "Good. This will fuel the flames of revolution."

At Amazon Lily, the secluded island of warrior women, Boa Hancock, the Pirate Empress, was deep in training. Her strength and skills had grown exponentially since her early days, and her mind was focused on keeping her people safe from the World Government's reach.

Suddenly, her former caretaker Gloriosa appeared, her face pale with shock, clutching a newspaper tightly in her hands. "Hancock! You need to see this!"

Hancock, confused by Gloriosa's frantic demeanor, took the paper and glanced at it. As soon as her eyes landed on the face in the photograph—the silver-haired boy who had just received a billion-berry bounty—her heart stopped.

"Jason…" she whispered, her voice barely audible.

She read the article, her mind racing back to memories from three years ago. The boy she had thought about so often had now become infamous across the world, a name spoken in both fear and admiration. Despite her stoic exterior, a smile crept onto her face, pride swelling in her chest.

But as quickly as the pride surfaced, it was overtaken by worry. The memories of the terrible events that had separated them haunted her thoughts. The World Government would be relentless in their pursuit of Jason now, and the promise they had made to each other so long ago hung heavily on her heart.

Unbeknownst to Hancock, her affection for Jason deepened in that moment, stronger than ever before.

Across the Grand Line and the New World, the actions of Jason and Fisher Tiger were spreading like wildfire. The people who had long suffered under the oppression of the World Government began to speak in hushed but excited tones.

In villages and cities, taverns and ports, Jason and Fisher Tiger were hailed as heroes, symbols of hope and defiance against the celestial tyranny. The daring raid on Mariejois was seen as a rallying cry for those yearning for freedom.

Fisher Tiger's freeing of the slaves and Jason's audacious theft from the Celestial Dragons' treasury were proof that even the most powerful could be challenged, that even the gods could bleed.

As the world stirred with excitement, whispers of revolution and rebellion grew louder, carried on the winds of the seas. Jason's name became a beacon for those who dreamed of a new era, and across the world, he and Fisher Tiger were celebrated as true heroes who dared to stand up to the World Government.

The tides of change were rising, and the world was watching.