Chapter 56: Chapter 56 Lucifer: I'm Greedy For My Body, Disgusting
"Ghost Pirates, destroying a country?!!!"
"Hey, hey, is that even possible? Pirates take the initiative to destroy a country?"
"Are you kidding me? He's a pirate, not a revolutionary army."
"How could they destroy a country for no reason with only four of them anyway?"
Many pirates did not believe what the newspaper said.
"Gu la la la la, the news in the newspaper may not be true, sons of idiots."
Whitebeard laughed heartily.
As for Sengoku, an old rival, Whitebeard knew him well.
For a rookie who hasn't even entered the New World yet, setting such a high bounty means that person must have done something extraordinary.
Destroying a country is just an excuse— the real reason must be something else entirely.
"It seems that this year, there's truly an incredible guy in the sea!"
At this point, Whitebeard couldn't completely ignore Lucifer.
For so many years, he had firmly held the title of the world's number one, having witnessed countless brilliant rookie pirates.
But few had impressed him like Lucifer.
The last one was Shanks with red hair.
Now, Shanks was already a big pirate with a bounty of more than 3 billion, only half a step away from the throne.
Soon, Shanks would be able to sit on an equal footing with him.
"Luo Jie, the era you started is really incredible."
As Whitebeard thought about the ongoing rise of new pirate legends, he couldn't help but reminisce about his old friend, Luo Jie.
It was because of Luo Jie's words before his death that the current era of great pirates had begun.
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New World, Seas of All Nations, Cake Island.
"Well, well, this new kid isn't bad!"
BIG MOM looked at Lucifer's bounty in her hands, and saliva began to drip from her mouth, as her stomach acid leaked out.
The saliva was extremely corrosive, and white smoke rose from the ground where it fell.
"He's the most outstanding rookie this year. The first to become a supernova. I heard that Marine Vice Admiral Daubman died at his hands!"
Beside her, Katakuri spoke calmly.
"I don't know what he did this time to make his bounty suddenly exceed 500 million."
"But according to our intelligence, Naval Headquarters sent Admiral Kizaru to hunt him down."
"So, we can infer that the Admiral's pursuit must have failed, leading to the bounty increase."
"The destruction of the country is just an excuse to deceive the masses."
As the finest strategist of the Charlotte family, Katakuri wasn't just powerful, but also calm and perceptive.
He had deduced the situation from scattered clues.
However, the idea that Lucifer might have seriously injured Admiral Kizaru never crossed Katakuri's mind.
No one would have expected that a Marine Admiral could lose to a newcomer.
"So, this rookie kid is really strong?"
BIG MOM asked, drooling as she spoke.
While talking, she grabbed a handful of cakes next to her and stuffed them into her mouth.
As she chewed, the cake screamed in pain—an extremely terrifying and ear-piercing sound.
But BIG MOM ate with relish, a happy smile curling her lips.
"Our family's analysis suggests he should have strength comparable to the core commanders. He's almost at Snag's level."
Katakuri continued.
Charlotte Snag, one of the Four Stars of the Dessert, was a core commander of the BIG MOM Pirates.
Though ranked fourth, Snag was still extremely powerful.
"Well, well, this kid is really impressive. Is he from a special race?"
BIG MOM looked closely at Lucifer's bounty, noting that Lucifer in the photo had two demon-like wings.
This didn't look like the ability of a Devil Fruit user, so it piqued BIG MOM's interest.
What BIG MOM desired most was to create a kingdom where all races lived in peace, and her dream was to collect every race in the world.
At the moment, only a few races were still missing from her collection.
"I'm not sure yet. It might be his Devil Fruit ability. If you want to know more, Mom, I can send the intelligence department to investigate immediately."
Katakuri responded respectfully.
"Well, well, let's do it this way. Have Snag go look for him once he enters the New World."
"Someone like him must belong to my family."
BIG MOM's eyes gleamed with greed as she stared at Lucifer's reward poster.
Not only did she covet Lucifer's immense strength, but she also desired his appearance and possibly his status as a rare race.
A man with strength, good looks, and a rare race would have the best genes.
As we all know, BIG MOM maintains her pirate crew with familial bonds, and any pirate who joins her must marry into her family.
If Lucifer were to marry one of her daughters, they would definitely produce exceptional offspring.
The fact that Lucifer was suspected to be a rare race only made BIG MOM desire him even more.
"Yes, Mom."
Katakuri always obeyed BIG MOM's orders without question.
As for Lucifer possibly refusing? That didn't even cross his mind.
Anyone who dared to reject the BIG MOM Pirates would meet a miserable end.
Lucifer had no idea that, in the distant New World, there was an old woman who was greedily eyeing him.
Had he known, he would have surely gotten goosebumps and felt his scalp tingle.
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Lucifer's bounty skyrocketed, and his name spread throughout the world.
Not only Whitebeard and the BIG MOM Pirates were paying attention to him, but also Kaido, Red-Haired Shanks, and many other powerful New World pirates were keeping an eye on this newcomer.
They all knew that it wouldn't be long before Lucifer entered the New World.
At that point, they would all become his competitors.
The New World is vast, but in the eyes of some, it is small—small enough to accommodate only a few people.
To claim more territory, they would have to eliminate their rivals.
The battles in the New World are a thousand times more brutal than those in Paradise!
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