Reactions to the new bounty

Usually, the government would not increase the bounty for an emperor of the seas so soon after announcing his first bounty unless of course, he had done something extreme to warrant as such.

And Ian Louis had done so. He had done an impossible thing and it resulted in his bounty increasing.

So it was with no surprise that most of the world was focused on the why. Why had he attacked the highest authority of the world? Was he planning to take over the government? And why couldn't they stop him?

Oh, they were all, already discussing him since before. This only made them more aware of him than before. Especially since his bounty was closing on the other Emperors of the sea. Granted a bounty doesn't reflect one's strength only, but also the level of danger one presents.

The name of Ian Louis already scared the sheeple shitless. What with the marines' saying he is bent on destroying the world, and now after two years of them living scared every moment thinking he would enact the threat he was known for, he has come back gunning for the highest power of the world.

All around people were scared. And it didn't help that His crew was branded the nightmares pirates.

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In a rather barren island in the new world.

Deep inside the jungle, was a simple wooden house situated in between some mountains, which made it sufficiently hidden.

Two grown men can be seen near the house, each doing his own thing.

The first one was a fair-skinned and muscular man with a long braided goatee and a mustache. His hair set in an afro. On his face sat black-rimmed glasses.

While he is seen wearing a dark blue shirt with red and green zig-zag patterns, orange tie with white marine shorts.

This was Sengoku. The former fleet admiral of the marines'.

And right now he was meditating in the lotus position as he joined his palms together.

Not many knew but his fruit was centered on meditation. He meditates, and the more he does so the more he masters his fruit's ability.

One notable thing about him is how his hair remained black, and didn't turn to gray, like his age would suppose of him.

It appeared as if his body had regressed in age to almost his 40-50's. Instead of his 79 years old status.

By his side stood Garp, shirtless, punching into the air in a trained fashion.

Similarly to Sengoku, his hair was black. All to his beard and mustache.

Both of them were doing their own things when the news coo came flying by.

Garp grabbed a towel as he started drying himself up, and called it down.

When he had paid and was done, he came near the house and sat on the steps then started reading.

After a while, he couldn't help but release a boisterous laugh from his mouth.

It annoyed the shit out of Sengoku. So he came to see what was wrong.

"Oi, Sengoku, check this out! We are now officially retired! Hahahaha!" Garp kept laughing happily.

Sengoku took the paper from him as he started reading too.

After a bit, he looked at Garp annoyed.

"That is just a lie, to avoid looking bad in the eyes of the world you idiot!" Sengoku admonished.

But he knew that Garp already knew that, it was just how he was.

Garp only laughed.

They both knew what this meant. The government would send assassins after them, there was no question about that.

"There is also something about Ian in here!" Sengoku said. And instantly Garp stopped laughing and came closer to see.

When he saw the new bounty and the reason for it, he couldn't help but once again start laughing unrestrainedly.

A tired sigh was heard soon after.

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East of Wano country. Onigashima Island.

Inside Kaido's base.

The strongest creature alive can be seen drinking to his heart's content.

He was all of a sudden interrupted from his drinking by one of his underlings.

"Lord-Kaido! We have news about that person-" The underling was still speaking when Kaido raised his hand and swatted him to the side, so strongly he threw up blood and lost consciousness.

"So… hiccup… loud…" Kaido muttered to himself.

From the corner of his eye, he saw a paper floating as a result of his swing.

He caught it and saw that it was a bounty. One of Ian Louis.

It had increased since the last time he saw it. Further on the ground, he noticed a newspaper.

'Is that what that fool was yelling about so early in the day?' He thought to himself, forgetting that he himself was actually drinking so 'early' in the day.

When he read it and found out the reason for Ian's increase in bounty, a grin couldn't help but spread across his face. He brought the sake gourd as he drunk a huge gulp of sake.

Before he laughed and spoke loudly.

"Not bad, Brat!" He was excited to meet this Ian person.

It had been a while before he had a good fight. He would test this Ian guy… and then kill him!!

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In big mom's territory, the news similarly had reached her, but she did not care about him one bit. She was content with eating the various delicious food she was served, while her crew stayed silent in the eyes of the world.

However, two of her newest crew members, have something against him and were fuming, when Ian had once again proved he earned his bounty by attacking the highest authority in the world. Something they guessed even big mom wouldn't dare do.

They were just glad they had escaped from him the last time.

Unfortunately for them, even joining big mom's pirates would not protect them from him.

****

On a cliff on an island on the new world.

There sitting and drinking from a small bottle of sake, was Shanks.

He had the newspaper of today folded and put on the ground beside him. While a bounty poster was in front him on the ground.

He had already read about what happened. And saw the new bounty for Ian.

Although he wouldn't say he was a friend of Ian, he wouldn't say they were enemies either.

But if what was in the paper was true, then Shanks had no choice but to interfere with Ian.

He couldn't be allowed to mess up the balance of the world by taking the head of the world government.

However, he knew that the news would most likely be fake. As the marines were known for that. Still, he needed to find the truth…