Chapter 48 Wanted Poster

After the Marineford’s intelligence department compiled Kaguya’s information, they reported it immediately.

Although Smoker included some personal biases in his report, the Marines at Marineford were arrogant and wouldn’t care about the past of a small fry from the East Blue.

They only cared about the fact that Kaguya had killed a Marine Lieutenant Commander, which had crossed the Marines’ bottom line.

Thus, after deliberation, Kaguya’s initial bounty was set directly at 50 million Berries.

Once the bounty was confirmed, Marineford quickly began printing wanted posters, preparing to distribute them to various branches in the East Blue.

The next day—

The dragon soaring ten thousand miles was leisurely sailing towards Clockwork Island.

Kaguya and the two women were each doing their own training on the deck.

“Flap, flap~”

A News Coo flapped its wings and landed on the ship’s rail.

“Morgans’ News Coos are simply a bug; they can find you no matter where you are…”

Kaguya stopped his sword training, walked over, gave the News Coo a few coins, and took a newspaper from its satchel.

After completing the transaction, the News Coo slowly flew away.

Nami and Nojiko also stopped their training and gathered around.

The main content of the newspaper was the Marine’s rectification of its branches in the East Blue, primarily aimed at restoring the Marine’s image and appeasing the public.

However, this had nothing to do with Kaguya.

What concerned him was the wanted poster tucked inside the newspaper.

“50 million Berries?!”

Nami exclaimed in disbelief upon seeing the number on the wanted poster.

It was known that the highest bounty in the East Blue belonged to Arlong, who was killed by Kaguya.

Arlong, who committed murder and plunder and all sorts of evil, only had a 20 million bounty, while Kaguya’s initial bounty was directly as high as 50 million, more than the entire Arlong Pirates combined.

“Why!”

Nami felt it was unfair for Kaguya; the Marines were clearly at fault for this incident, yet they gave Kaguya such a high bounty.

This completely disappointed Nami, who still held a sliver of goodwill towards the Marines.

Nojiko also frowned, clearly dissatisfied with the Marines’ actions.

“Alright, stop complaining.

Who told me to kill a Marine and also affect the Marines’ prestige.

Of course, the Marines wouldn’t let me off easily.

But it’s nothing.

With our strength, even if someone really comes after us because of my bounty, they’ll just be seeking death.

So, the Marines giving me such a high bounty is meaningless.”

Looking at the words “Dead or Alive” marked at the bottom of the wanted poster, Kaguya merely smiled faintly.

“I’ll go put this up in the lounge, after all, this is the first wanted poster on our ship.”

Kaguya said, turning to walk towards the ship’s cabin, the wanted poster swaying gently in his hand.

“The Marines are going too far!”

After Kaguya left, Nami was still feeling indignant for him.

“Forget it, Nami.

Now is not the time to be angry.

What we can do now is train hard, so that when danger arises, we can help Kaguya instead of becoming a burden to him.”

Nojiko patted her sister’s shoulder, her gaze fixed on the distant horizon.

Meanwhile, in the ship’s cabin, Kaguya solemnly pasted the wanted poster in the most conspicuous spot in the lounge.

He gazed at his stern profile in the photo, a slight smile playing on his lips: “It’s quite handsome.”

Kaguya didn’t take this bounty to heart; after all, in the weakest of seas, the East Blue, their trio’s strength allowed them to roam unhindered.

After posting the bounty, Kaguya returned to the deck.

The two women had already resumed their training.

Kaguya smiled upon seeing this and picked up a huge barbell to join them.

Another day passed.

The trio was training on the deck as usual when a piercing shriek suddenly cut through the sky, followed by a huge splash of water on the sea surface, the shockwave causing the dragon soaring ten thousand miles to shake violently.

Nami nearly fell but was caught by Nojiko in time.

On the golden lion—

“Tch, did I miss?”

Edrago put down his telescope and clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction.

“Captain Edrago, there’s no information about that ship in the intel.

They’re not flying a Pirate flag, so it should be a merchant ship.”

A subordinate reported.

“A merchant ship?

Then there must be gold!”

“Tch————”

Seeing the dragon soaring ten thousand miles not stopping, Edrago opened his wide mouth and let out another deafening roar.

A Sound Wave Cannon, even more powerful than before, shot out, tearing a deep gully in the sea surface.

“Again!”

Kaguya’s eyes narrowed, and he swiftly drew onikiri.

The blade glowed with a faint purple light as he fiercely unleashed a Flying Slash, which collided with the Sound Wave Cannon in mid-air, erupting in a dazzling light.

The shockwave stirred up huge waves, and the dragon soaring ten thousand miles violently pitched in the surging waters.

“Moomoo, change course and get closer.

Nami, protect the ship.”

Kaguya walked to the bow cannon.

From the attack method, he already knew who was attacking them.

However, the golden lion was a bit far from the dragon soaring ten thousand miles, and even if a Flying Slash reached it, its power would be greatly weakened.

Moomoo immediately changed course, heading towards the golden lion.

Nami saw Kaguya standing behind the bow cannon and knew what he was going to do.

The Barrier-Barrier Fruit ability activated, directly enveloping the dragon soaring ten thousand miles, leaving only a gap at the bow cannon.

“This cannon has been installed for so long, today it can finally fire!”

Kaguya excitedly loaded a cannonball into the bow cannon.

Although he was very strong and could completely solve them by boarding the golden lion after the dragon soaring ten thousand miles got closer.

But after all, he had spent money to install so many cannons; wouldn’t it be a waste not to fire them?

Moreover, no man could refuse the romance of firing a cannon.

Nami and Nojiko could only exchange helpless smiles at Kaguya’s mischievousness.

They had long been accustomed to this man’s occasional childishness, but at this moment, they were more concerned about the imminent battle.

On the golden lion, Edrago was surprised to see his previous cannon attack blocked.

But seeing that the opponent not only didn’t flee but instead approached them, he immediately grinned sinisterly.

“Interesting, they actually dare to deliver themselves!”

Edrago opened his wide mouth again, and a dazzling ball of energy condensed within it.

This time he charged for longer, and the Sound Wave Cannon’s power was several times stronger than before.

“Tch——————”

“Boom!”

Edrago’s Sound Wave Cannon struck Nami’s Barrier, creating no ripples whatsoever.

At the same time, the bow cannon ignited by Kaguya let out a thunderous roar, and a black cannonball streaked across the sky, precisely hitting the golden lion’s mast.

“Boom!”

Amidst flying wood splinters, Edrago staggered, holding onto the ship’s rail, his face filled with disbelief.

“This is impossible!”

On the dragon soaring ten thousand miles—

“Hahaha, I’m quite talented at firing cannons, hitting the target with one shot!”

Kaguya excitedly whistled, and casually loaded a second cannonball into the breech.