"Captain, if we follow this Eternal Log Pose, we will head straight toward Alabasta," said Robin as she held up the device. The needle pointed toward the Alabasta, the word Alabasta, etched neatly on this logpose.
Luffy face twisted with obvious conflict. His mouth pressed into a thin line as he peeked at Vivi. She was trying her best to smile, but the worry in her eyes was impossible to hide. They wanted to rush to Alabasta. Vivi kingdom was in danger, her people suffering and every minute counted.
But Jack had said Little Garden held something "special." Luffy didn't know what that meant, and he hated making decisions like this. His brows tightened even further.
"Captain, let me talk to Vivi for a moment," Jack said as he placed a hand on Luffy shoulder.
Luffy paused, then nodded.
Jack turned to Vivi and spoke calmly. "Vivi, you know I can reach Alabasta in a few seconds if needed. I'm strong enough to face whatever waits there. Going Merry can also fly now, and on top of that, I've already sent multiple drones to monitor the situation in Alabasta."
Vivi eyes widened slightly.
"If anything terrible happens," Jack continued, "we can get there instantly. You have my word. But Little Garden… it has something Luffy might regret missing for the rest of his life."
Vivi slowly exhaled, her shoulders relaxing just a little. She had witnessed Jack speed, strength, and strange abilities. If he said he could reach her homeland in seconds… she believed him.
"You're right," she whispered. "Thank you, Jack."
Jack smiled, then turned to the rest of the crew. "Alright, everyone. According to the information I've gathered… there's a giant living on Little Garden."
THUD.
Silence swallowed the deck. Even a pin drop would have echoed.
Usopp eyes bulged. Luffy jaw dropped before stars practically burst out of his pupils. Both of them lunged forward and grabbed Jack ,Usopp by the collar and Luffy by the shoulder. Bonney didn't jump just she is also looking at Jack for an answer.
"A GIANT? THERE'S A GIANT?!" Luffy shouted, vibrating in excitement.
"A real one?! Not a doll right? Not a dream?! A real giant?!" Usopp screamed.
"A big... big guy?" asked Bonney.
Jack chuckled. "Relax, you three. Yes, a real giant. That's why I suggest we head to Little Garden first."
Luffy turned to Vivi, guilt lingering but excitement overwhelming him. "Vivi… I'm sorry. But… but… I really wanna see the giant! Shishishishi!"
Vivi smiled softly, shaking her head. "It's alright. As long as we can reach Alabasta quickly when the time comes… I trust all of you."
"THEN IT'S DECIDED!" Luffy yelled, throwing his fist into the air. "Next stop..... Little Garden!"
Usopp shouted in triumph. Nami sighed. Zoro smirked. Sanji swooned at Vivi understanding. Robin chuckled under her breath.
And Jack simply watched the crew with a satisfied smile.
In original story, Dorry and Broggy left the island after the strawhat left the island but Dudley wanted to try to convince them. If he is not mistaken, the Giant wanted to take care of the pirates crew but what if they told them that Harald was dead killed by World Government or they can get strong enough to revenge their king.
Jack is confident there is 80% chance dorry and broggy would follow them, with Going Merry technology they will shrink down, so there is no problem bringing the giant along.
***
The new bounties issued by the World Government were delayed, 4 days after the war in whiskey peak. The reason was simple, Imu had demanded a full investigation before allowing even a single poster to be printed.
The defeat at Whiskey Peak... no, the humiliation was something the World Government could not ignore. A Holy Knight defeated. Two Vice Admirals crushed. Akainu, an Admiral, captured and their whereabout is unknown.
This was no longer a minor rookie crew, it was threat to Imu governance and threats demanded answers.
Inside the silent Pangaea Castle, Imu listen to Garling testimony.
Garling had been healed, his hand are no longer regenerate and the doctor need to burn the wound and make a new wound before treated it. He now become like shanks who had only one arm, even with Imu give him a new tattoo, his old hand won't regenerate anymore.
He is still weak but when Imu called he need to be ready.
"He… he took my regeneration… just like that. I didn't even understand what happened until it was already gone. A power like that… I didn't understand it when our sword collided I didn't even feel a trace of Armament or Conqueror haki but once it cut down my hand I lost my regeneration power," explained Garing
Imu eyes narrowed earlier Imu had heard a report from Shamrock, but Garling testimony delivered confirmation that Jack didn't use haki but able to cut down Imu power.
Someone in the Straw Hat Pirates possessed an ability that should have been impossible to exist.
A power capable of stopping regeneration.
A power capable of breaking the World Government.
"Who…?" Imu murmured.
Imu looked at the new bounty poster, Jack F. Corrie's face appeared smiling in a recent bounty photo.
His name printed beneath it.
Dead Only
Jack F Corrie.
5 Billion Berri
No record in the past eight hundred years. No lineage of significance. No traceable parentage. His features did not match any known bloodline. And yet…
From the information gotten from Shamrock and Garling, the technology used in that war was built by Jack himself and manage to overwhelm marine force
Iron Robot Soldiers.
Energy beams.
Aerial armors.
Not even Vegapunk had mass-produced war machines so efficiently. Not even the Five Elders and Imu understood how Jack technology functioned and that made him dangerous.
But Imu can take a slightly breath of relief because Jack F Corrie did not resemble the enemy Imu feared most, Jack is not the descendant of that man.
His face did not match.
His manner did not match.
His name is also did not match
He was not a descendant of that cursed family. The family Imu had erased from history. The family whose very existence once threatened the throne.
So who… exactly… was Jack?
And what did the F in his name mean?
Imu's fingers drummed slowly on the stone armrest. "The D… the F… too many letters that bring chaos."
Now all over the world the bounty has been updated , and the number were staggering.
Monkey D. Luffy – 3,000,000,000 beri
Jack F Corrie – 5,000,000,000 beri
Roronoa Zoro – 1,030,000,000 beri
Black Leg Sanji – 1,000,000,000 beri
Usopp – 900,000,000 beri
Nami – 850,000,000 beri
Nojiko – 840,000,000 beri
Bartolomeo – 860,000,000 beri
Black Cat (This is Vivi but they didn't know her real identity that is why her name Black cat) – 500,000,000 beri
Everyone got their new bounty updated except Bonney, Kuma and Robin because they are newly recruited of strawhat pirates.
***
Vinsmoke Judge had spent years some times for his missing son, the only failure among his otherwise perfect son. He believed Sanji still alive somewhere among the four seas and despite Germa vast information network, not a single lead had been solid enough to confirm his survival.
Judge desperation grew not out of fatherly concern, but out of convenience. Big Mom wanted a marriage alliance and among his children, the only one he could afford to throw away was Sanji, the defective experiment because of his late wife intervention taking another drug during her pregnancy.
His other sons were successes, masterpieces of science and genetics. They were too valuable to sacrifice for a political bond. But Sanji, the boy who dared to cry, who dared to have emotions… who act like a slaves, he was the disposable one. Judge only needed confirmation that he was alive and he will bring that boy here to become a pawn.
But finding him proved far more troublesome than Judge expected. The four seas was vast, riddled with islands and crawling with pirates, revolutionaries and criminals. Every search party returned empty-handed until one afternoon, one of his most trusted agents rushed into the his room with a poster in hand.
Judge snatched it immediately.
There it was, blonde hair, the distinctive swirly eyebrow and the name Sanji. His lips curved into a victorious smile. Finally, the failure had surfaced. Finally, he wouldn't need to sacrifice a superior son.
But before he could finish savoring his relief, the soldier began listing Sanji's crimes and achievements.
Sanji wasn't just some wandering cook.
He was now Black Leg Sanji, a member of the Straw Hat Pirates. The same crew that had kidnapped CP9, obliterated a Buster Call, and even kidnapped a Marine admiral. Worse, rumors claimed the Revolutionary Army operated in the shadows behind them.
Judge smile collapsed.
"Tsch…" He pressed a palm to his forehead as a headache throbbed behind his eyes. "Just how am I supposed to retrieve Sanji now? If his crew is truly this powerful… kidnapping him would be nearly impossible."
While Judge sank into frustration and calculation, someone else in the castle reacted very differently.
Reiju stood alone in a quiet room, staring at the poster with trembling hands. Tears streamed down her cheeks, but her lips were curved in a soft, relieved smile.
"Baka… you actually survived all this time."
Unlike their brothers who had no emotion, Reiju had never lost her emotions. She still felt pain, guilt, love. She remembered how often she and Sanji cried together in secret, the only two siblings with real hearts. She'd been the one who helped him escape this cold metal kingdom. She had hoped that he would surive, that he would find freedom.
Seeing him now, looking cool and confident in his new combat suit,filled her chest with overwhelming joy.
He wasn't just alive, he was thriving and doing what ever he wanted and just looking the wanted poster, her tears flowed freely.
***
Donquixote Doflamingo lounged back in his ornate chair, legs crossed. The afternoon sunlight filtering into the room gave the pink feathers of his coat a fiery glow. When Baby 5 handed him a thick stack of freshly printed wanted posters, he snatched them without interest until a particular topic caught his eye.
The Straw Hat Pirates and Revolutionary Army Vs Marine Admiral.
Doflamingo flipped through the posters, his grin widening with every new bounty he saw. Luffy. Zoro. Sanji. Nami. Even the lesser-known ones, each one had a number so ridiculous it looked like the Marines were panicking.
"Heh… heh… HAHAHAHAHA!"
His laughter exploded like an earthquake, echoing through the palace corridors. He slapped the posters down on his lap, shoulders shaking.
"The world… has become so much more interesting!"
He rose from his seat, still laughing, and walked toward the large window overlooking Dressrosa. His sunglasses glinted as he stared at the horizon, as if he could see the chaos engulfing the world itself.
According to the information he received from Vergo earlier, the Marines had mobilized more than just a standard force to confront the Straw Hats. It hadn't been a simple operation. No… the World Government had actually dispatched Holy Knights.
The same dogmatic zealots who banished him from Marie Geoise like he was nothing but trash. The same executioners who upheld the twisted pride of the Celestial Dragons.
What ever happen to celestial dragon, holy knights or five elder would make him extremely happy. He harbor hatred towards them after rejecting his application to regain his celestial dragon stattus.
Doflamingo lips curled into a razor-edged smile.
"So I believe even you are afraid now," he muttered, the words dripping with venomous delight.
He lifted the wanted posters again, studying Luffy's face. The brat's grin, that loud, open, reckless confidence.
Doflamingo burst into another fit of laughter.
"Fuffuffuffu… HAHAHA! The Straw Hat Pirates, the Revolutionaries, the Marines, the Holy Knights… everyone is clashing, and the balance of the world is shaking!"
He spread his arms wide, as if welcoming the chaos.
"Good… GOOD! Let the world burn. Those on top would lost their position."
Behind his sunglasses, his eyes shone with madness and anticipation.
If it was Luffy alone, he won't really care but Luffy and Dragon are father and son that means if Revolutionary Army started to take action the one who become their victim are celestial dragon.
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