Chapter 166: Carnival Celebration - Wanted Posters Issued.

 Behind the headquarters of the Galley-La Company,

"Miss Nami, Miss Robin, the water meat is ready~~"

Water meat is a specialty of Water 7, very tender and delicious, loved by both people and 'Bulls.'

"Delicious!" X3The three Straw Hat idiots stuffed their cheeks, leaving Zoro speechless.

"Sogeking, you're still wearing that mask... never mind."

Usopp, can't you be more straightforward? We've already stormed Enies Lobby together.

"Eat to your heart's content!"

Sanji, in high spirits, said something he would regret, because:"Oh oh oh, Straw Hat boy! Are you all okay?"

"It's the Franky Family!"

Although they just missed each other, it was because they 'distracted' the Marines that the Straw Hat crew gained precious time.

Now these 'shipwrights' who accidentally entered the battlefield have been bailed out by Mayor Iceburg—or rather, released by the Marines.

"Hey hey hey, what are you doing here?"

"Just in time, Kashi is hungry!"

"Oimo too! Barbecue!"

"It's the shipwrights from the Galley-La Company and the giants~~"

Mayor Iceburg not only brought back all the 'shipwrights' who stormed Enies Lobby, but also brought back two giant laborers.

As more and more people gathered, even Mayor Iceburg and Franky showed up. — Everyone related to Water 7 and Enies Lobby was there, so naturally:"Let's have a party!!"

Wine and meat, songs and dances, — although it was just off-key pirate songs and random body movements, the enthusiasm and joy on everyone's faces were the best music and dance! Everyone was celebrating their survival, except:"Roman, why aren't you drinking?"

"Well... I'll just watch you guys drink."

Facing Roman's response, Nami shrugged. For her, drinking was as normal as drinking water. And as for Roman, everyone was used to his constant vigilance. — Maybe one day if Roman stopped being like this, the Straw Hat crew wouldn't be used to it!

Hmm?

Just as everyone was happily celebrating, Roman's eyes moved. The paper birds he had sent out as usual suddenly discovered an uninvited guest.

"Robin,"

Facing the turned Robin, Roman pointed to the nearby wall.

"Someone is looking for you over there."

?

When Robin, holding a wine glass, walked to the wall, an unforgettable voice suddenly sounded from behind it.

"Don't move, Nico Robin."

Aokiji?!

In an instant, the intellectual beauty Robin instinctively wanted to turn and run! But behind her were the celebrating Luffy and the others, and Roman, who gave her a slight nod, making her stop in her tracks!

Things were different now; she had a group of comrades who shared life and death with her.

"...Aokiji..."

"Why aren't you running?"

No need to look, she could imagine the oppressive presence of the cold, tall man behind the wall.

"With your skills, escaping from CP9 shouldn't be difficult."

"...I said, I'm different now!"

Facing the nightmare behind the wall, Robin gritted her teeth and stubbornly replied.

"I can't just watch my friends die."

...

"Twenty years ago, the giant Jaguar D. Saul who fought for Ohara—"

"Was my friend."

!

"I followed his wishes and spared you. So I have an obligation to oversee your life."

!!

No wonder! Thinking back, over the years, young Robin had often escaped from elite agents and bounty hunters, not just because of her caution and skills, but also because of Aokiji's shadow..."But for the past twenty years, you've been hiding and never found a place to settle. And you didn't want to live, so I planned to end it here."

"I didn't expect CP9 to lose... you,"

"Have you found a place to settle?"

Facing the question from behind the wall, Robin nodded vigorously.

"Yes!"

"Then live strong, don't let Jaguar down."

Smack,With a flash of cold light, the tall figure behind the wall disappeared from Roman's scouting paper bird's sight.

"... Roman, did you know Aokiji would come?"

Facing Robin's question as she walked over, Roman nodded.

"Not only did I know Aokiji would come, but I also knew that the 'Buster Call' we encountered this time was all arranged by him. — You must have noticed, right? The Marine's high-ranking officers didn't take action the whole time because they were 'following orders'."

And the only one who could command a Marine Vice Admiral was undoubtedly a Marine Admiral! 

"Robin, Roman, look at me—"

A voice from the side interrupted their conversation: Luffy's cheeks were puffed up like two balloons, with chopsticks stuck in his nostrils!

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"Hahaha~~"

"Luffy, well done!"

Facing the lively scene in front of her, Robin smiled slightly.

"I'll give it a try too."

???

"No, no, Robin!!"

Your character is falling apart...——————The next day,"So, the banquet yesterday used our money? It cost nearly 100 million Berries..."

Facing Nami's question, Luffy answered confidently.

"But it was our banquet! Everyone was happy~~hahaha~~"

Luffy is doomed! X4As Zoro, Sanji, Usopp, and Chopper mourned for their captain for three seconds, Nami sighed and waved her hand.

"Forget it, I never expected you to have any concept of money."

???

"You're not Nami!"

"Could you be—!"

"Where did you hide Nami!?"

Thud! X4

As Chopper looked in shock at the four heads buried in the ground, and Usopp, wearing a mask, wondered 'why did I get hit too,' Nami rubbed her forehead.

"Alright, I'll distribute the remaining 50 million as procurement funds for everyone."

"Franky and Iceburg are working on the ship, but we still need to prepare daily necessities and personal tools ourselves..."

"Nami, I want to play! Give me some pocket money!"

Facing the instantly revived Luffy, Nami mercilessly refused.

"None for you!—What does a captain who only eats meat and fights need to buy?"

"Ahhh, I want to buy meat, meat, meat!!"

..."Everyone,"

Roman walked in, waving a newspaper.

"Our 'good deeds' have made the news, and the new wanted posters have been issued."

"Oh?"

Zoro immediately became interested. Although the bounty on a wanted poster doesn't equate to strength, it's often a measure of a pirate's power!

"We're all on the list, so we'll have to be careful from now on."

That's what he said, but compared to the enemies the Straw Hat crew will face in the future, the bounty hunters attracted by mere 'wanted posters' are nothing!

"Oh oh oh, let me see~~"

"Hmph, this time I'll definitely be higher than the green moss head!"

"Hope you don't cry later."

"Where's mine, where's mine?"

"Sigh,"

Nami rubbed her forehead, looking speechless.

"Why do you boys care so much about face? Is having a bounty on your head something to be happy about?"

Regardless, the wanted posters were laid out on the table. They were:'Straw Hat' Luffy: 300 million Berries!

'Pirate Hunter' Zoro: 140 million Berries!

'Demon Child' Robin: 80 million Berries!

'Cat Burglar' Nami: 66 million Berries!

'Sniper King' Sogeking: 40 million Berries!

"Hey hey hey? Didn't you say everyone has one?" Sanji was so shocked he dropped his cigarette.

"What about mine?"

"Yeah, Roman, what about mine?"

Facing the anxious Sanji and Chopper, Roman sighed.

"You guys... just accept it."

??

Roman took out two more wanted posters from under the newspaper, one of which was a hand-drawn... portrait of Sanji. Although the features like blond hair, curly eyebrows, and cigarette were accurate, the combination was just...

'Black Leg' Sanji: Bounty 86 million Berries!

"Ahhhhh——"

Facing Sanji's 'mask of pain', Luffy casually comforted him.

"What's there to be angry about? It's your first bounty and it's already so high..."

"Shut up, why is mine the only one that's a drawing?? And it doesn't even look like me—"

"That's just how you look,"

Zoro raised an eyebrow. As a result:Sanji: "&￥%&**"

Hey, hey, hey, are you so angry that you've transcended humanity?

If Sanji's problem was just the portrait:

"I'm a pirate too!" Chopper, holding his own wanted poster, was furious, his antlers and hat flying up together! "I fought bravely too, and even defeated that bull-headed CP9, why is my bounty only 50 Berries?!"

'Cotton Candy Lover' Chopper: Bounty 50 Berries!

"Well, try harder next time." Luffy cheerfully comforted him.

..."By the way, Roman, what about yours?"

Facing everyone's curious gazes, Roman shrugged and flipped his wrist, revealing a wanted poster.

The image showed a fully armored knight's helmet, with intricate patterns shining coldly.

'White Knight' Roman: Bounty 180 million Berries!

"Ahhh, why is Roman's first bounty over a hundred million!—Although I admit he's stronger than me, but that's too much, right? But the wanted poster shows the 'White Knight's' face, so it's fine..."

"It's probably because I always fight fully armored."

Roman didn't mind the 'face or no face' issue. After all, Big Mom's Sweet Commanders... no, at this time, Cracker, one of the Four Sweet Commanders, also had a puppet face on his wanted poster~~"By the way, Franky is also on the wanted list."

Roman shook his wanted poster, and it turned into a picture of a sunglasses-wearing, pompadour-haired man.

'Cyborg' Franky: Bounty 55 million Berries!

"In total, our crew's bounties add up to 800 million... definitely a 'famous' pirate crew."

Roman patted the newspaper in his hand.

"But honestly, our strength doesn't match our bounties. — It's just because we just gave the World Government a hard slap in the face. So:"

Looking around, except for Nami sighing about becoming a wanted criminal, no one else showed any fear or anxiety.

"Is everyone ready to face stronger enemies?"

"Bring it on!" X3

That's good, Roman thought. This world is like a turbulent, surging sea route, only by going against the current and moving forward bravely can one stand at the peak!

Seeking refuge and trying to become strong?

In the end, you'll only be overtaken by rising stars!

Crocodile was like that, Moria, who we'll meet soon, is like that, and even the former emperor-level figure Shiki was the same..."Great, then let's start 'Seastone' training—"

"Nooo~~"

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