28: Chapter 28 The World-Shocking Bounty: The Straw Hat Crew Becomes Famous Across the Seas"Hahaha, hey, Sengoku, I'm back!I brought some delicious senbei, quickly bring out your treasured tea leaves!"
Garp burst into laughter as he pushed open the office door.Upon entering, he saw Sengoku's gloomy face, and then, looking at the impressive feats Luffy had accomplished these past few days, he couldn't help but laugh smugly: "Hahaha, as expected of my grandson!He's actually managed to pull off such a world-shaking feat!○( ＾皿＾)っHiahiahia…"
Sengoku, his face darkening, stared at Garp, who was laughing oblivious to the seriousness of the situation.Just as he was about to explode in anger, he saw the senbei (rice crackers) in Garp's hand, grinned, and snatched them all from Garp's hand, stuffing them into his mouth.Garp's laughing expression froze instantly.By the time he reacted, the entire bag of senbei had been devoured by Sengoku."You bastard, how dare you steal my senbei!Spit it out right now!"
Garp roared and lunged at Sengoku.The two old men started fighting in the office over a bag of senbei (rice crackers).Just then, a marine came in to deliver the drafted wanted posters for the Straw Hat crew.Upon entering, he was met with an extremely disturbing scene: Garp and Sengoku, both disheveled, were wrestling.Garp was forcefully pulling at Sengoku's mouth, saying things like, "You have to take responsibility for me," which was easily misinterpreted.Sengoku's words only fueled the marine's misunderstanding, because Sengoku was saying, "What does this have to do with me?Why should I take responsibility?" The navy officer was now deeply regretting not having brought a camera.If he had, he'd already planned tomorrow's headlines: "Shocking!What did Fleet Admiral Sengoku do to Vice Admiral Garp that he's being held responsible?Is this a distortion of humanity or a moral collapse?" The two men fighting, hearing the commotion, looked up simultaneously.Their gazes made the navy officer shudder.He stopped thinking about the headline and started considering where he should buy a burial plot.Seeing the soldier's strange look, they roared in unison, "What are you looking at?Never seen old men fighting before?"
The soldier, startled, immediately shouted his purpose: "Fleet Admiral Sengoku, Garp, I'm here to deliver the bounty posters for the Straw Hat Pirates, which have been drafted after discussion.Please take a look, officers!" With that, the soldier dropped what he was carrying and ran off without looking back, fearing that if he lingered even a moment longer, his secret would be exposed.The two men stood up, straightened their clothes, and picked up the bounty posters to read: Straw Hat Luffy: Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates, user of the Gum-Gum Fruit, suspected of being able to use multiple elemental abilities.This man is extremely heinous, having killed a Marine Branch Commander and caused chaos at the 16th Marine Branch.Bounty: 90 million Berries."Luffy, it seems you really need Grandpa's iron fist of love," Garp chuckled, rubbing his hands together.Garp glared at him and continued reading.(At this moment, Luffy, who was sunbathing in his private seat, suddenly shivered, feeling as if something terrifying was pressing against him.)
Roronoa Zoro: Three-sword style swordsman, combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, one of the culprits who caused chaos at the Marine Branch 16, bounty 70 million Berries.Black Leg Sanji: Photo acquisition failed, skilled in kicking, cook of the Straw Hat Pirates, one of the culprits who caused chaos at the Marine Branch 16, bounty 60 million Berries."What is this?Why is it a portrait?"
Garp pointed at Sanji's bounty poster with a puzzled expression and asked, "What's wrong?" Sengoku replied that the person who took the picture forgot to open it and the picture wasn't taken successfully.He added that it didn't matter, as long as they knew he was from the Straw Hat crew, that was enough.Uta: Singer of the Straw Hat Pirates, Paramecia-type Sing-Sing Fruit user, one of the culprits who caused the chaos at the Marine Branch 16, bounty 60 million Berries.Kuina: Combatant of the Straw Hat Pirates, uses an unknown sword technique, one of the culprits who caused the chaos at the Marine Branch 16, bounty 50 million Berries.Usopp: Sniper of the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoan-type Devil Fruit user.Bird-Bird Fruit, Eagle Form, one of the culprits who caused chaos in the 16th Marine Branch, bounty 30 million Berries.Nami: Straw Hat Pirates' navigator, Logia-type Rumble-Rumble Fruit user, one of the culprits who caused chaos in the 16th Marine Branch, bounty 20 million Berries."This has to be taken seriously.The initial bounty for the entire crew is 380 million Berries.Someone, distribute the bounty posters for the Straw Hat Pirates." Sengoku's expression became serious.If the Straw Hat Pirates grow stronger, the World Government will face another troublesome enemy.
Soon, the Straw Hat crew's bounty posters were sent all over the world by countless messenger gulls.The Straw Hats' reactions to receiving their bounties varied."Hahaha, as expected of me, such a high bounty on my first try!" Luffy laughed, holding his own bounty poster."Tch, only 70 million Berries?At least it's higher than that perverted cook.But things are about to get complicated," Zoro mocked, looking at Sanji, who was slumped on the ground, completely shrouded in darkness.He also raised his sword."What the hell is this?" Sanji cried, tears streaming down his face.While having a bounty was a happy thing, what on this poster was.Usopp was both happy and scared, happy to have a bounty and afraid of.Targeted by some pirate hunters, Nami's face was filled with greed.If she could, she'd hand herself over to the Marines for the bounty.Uta, meanwhile, smiled at her own wanted poster, completely unfazed by being targeted, knowing Luffy would always protect her.Kuina was even more determined to prove to the world that girls are no less capable than boys.Luffy excitedly prepared to throw a party to celebrate his first bounty, but Sanji was still muttering in the corner, "This isn't me!This can't be me!What will all the ladies in the world think of me with this ridiculous wanted poster?" Zoro chimed in, "That's him!" Sanji immediately slid down to Zoro in a dark, twisted rage, cursing, "￥&￥#**%￥*%!" Sanji was speechless with shock.Zoro, looking exasperated, told him to speak like a human.Sanji, barely recovered, could only prepare the banquet feast in a somber mood.In contrast to the Straw Hat crew's joyful atmosphere, different parts of the world reacted differently to the Straw Hats' wanted posters.In Windmill Village, everyone raised their glasses in celebration.Although the village chief outwardly complained about Luffy's embarrassing behavior, he was secretly happy for him.Kaya, seeing Usopp's wanted poster, was even more determined to study medicine diligently.Koushirou, on the other hand, helplessly coaxed his students at the dojo; he didn't want these kids to grow up to be pirates like Zoro and Kuina, but he was happy for his daughter and students.The people of Cocoyasi Village were also happy for Nami.At the Baratie, a sea restaurant, Sanji's wanted poster was prominently displayed in the lobby on a certain island in the New World.Shanks took the wanted poster from Mihawk, and upon seeing the person on it, his eyes widened dramatically."Luffy, you've finally arrived!I'll be waiting for you in the New World!"