One Piece: Shadow monarch? I'm Just Logistics!

Chapter 243: Bounty Roundup

The dense leaves of dozens of mangrove trees formed a sea of green.

Faint golden light filtering through the gaps warmed the air.

Two figures streaked past, leaping through the branches, shuttling through the sea of green.

The branches swayed, shaking off a few tender leaves. Reiner landed and immediately leaped out again, his gaze fixed on Zoro ahead.

In the brief battle just now, he had not only displayed superb swordsmanship but also showed an extremely high mastery of Haki.

In terms of Armament Haki usage techniques, Zoro's training progress had already surpassed Reiner's.

Although his raw strength was a bit lacking in comparison, when combined with his swordsmanship, Zoro's destructive power was extremely strong.

"A young man's body is always better than an old man's. It should be able to give Sukuna a little boost. I wonder if Law's fruit ability has awakened yet," Reiner thought to himself.

He didn't value the cutting ability of the Op-Op Fruit, because it was only a cutting phenomenon without a damaging effect, which was actually inferior to a pure slash.

However, the ability to instantly extend a slash to any position and the ability to teleport within his space were both very good characteristics.

Reiner had thought about it before: relying on Law's ability to fuse a complete version of Sukuna, to realize the [Fukuma Mizushi] domain.

But it had been a long time since he had heard any news of him.

After Doflamingo's death, he didn't know what had become of Dressrosa.

"By the way."

Zoro, in front, suddenly spoke. He took Shusui from his waist and turned his head. "We can just buy a new sword on Sabaody Archipelago. You can have this back."

"What, not used to it? I was thinking of giving it to you. It doesn't matter if Sukuna uses a sword or not," Reiner said casually.

Ryuma had tempered his skills over a lifetime, and his swordsmanship had long reached the pinnacle. Before, Reiner only knew he was very strong; now, he just thought he was a monster.

Zoro also knew No-Sword Style, but its power was far inferior to when he used a sword. Even the strength displayed by a two-sword Zoro and a three-sword Zoro was different.

Ryuma had truly and perfectly achieved the state of man and sword as one. It no longer made a difference to him whether he had a sword or not. Or rather, he had already trained himself into a sword.

Regrettably, while swordsmanship grew with age, physical function would inevitably decline after its peak.

Swordsmanship and physical fitness could never be at their peak at the same time. Even if his swordsmanship was unparalleled in the world, the elderly Ryuma was not necessarily stronger than his younger self.

But the undead did not have this problem.

Reiner's enhancement of Sukuna's physical stats was just waiting for Mihawk or a grown-up Zoro.

If, in the future, Zoro defeated Mihawk and became the world's strongest swordsman, only to find that he still couldn't beat an undead...

Reiner thought it was quite amusing. He suppressed a smile and said to Zoro:

"You can take Shusui for now. It's the same type of sword you usually use. If you're not used to it, it just means you still need to practice."

"More importantly, you don't have any money to buy a sword."

Zoro rolled his eyes upon hearing this, while at the same time looking at Shusui in his hand and couldn't help but fall into thought.

Shusui was a good sword, without a doubt.

But it was strangely heavy. He was indeed not used to it at first.

It was much more comfortable to use now, but he still hadn't reached the point where it felt like an extension of his arm.

"Maybe when I can master it, my strength will be enough to match the Ryuma of that year."

Zoro thought to himself. It's also good not to have to ask this bastard for money, otherwise I'd definitely get a round of sarcastic remarks.

"Thanks. It's a good replacement for Kitetsu."

"That Sandai Kitetsu? I thought your Yubashiri broke," Reiner said, casting a strange glance at a black-sheathed sword at his waist, thinking it was Kitetsu.

Besides Wado Ichimonji, which was more familiar, he hadn't really paid attention to the other two.

"Hey, isn't that a cursed sword? If it breaks, it won't bring us any bad luck, will it?" Reiner asked, looking over with great interest.

A corner of Zoro's mouth lifted as he said coldly, "A mere sword can't curse a person."

"It can. Mihawk's cross," Reiner said out of the blue.

Zoro's face instantly darkened. "If you mention that again, I'll definitely cut you down."

"Well, this is good too."

Reiner chuckled. "Consider Shusui an investment from all of us in the future number one swordsman. Take it to the top, Zoro."

"An investment from everyone?"

The spring breeze blew past the rustling leaves, lifting the corner of Zoro's proud mouth. "Of course, I will climb to the top as the number one swordsman."

Wado Ichimonji, Yubashiri, and now Shusui.

Although they were all swords given to him by others...

...it seemed pretty good to take them to the top.

Before long, the two of them could already see Grove 46 on the outskirts of Sabaody.

The ground was littered with the wrecks of Pacifistas.

Luffy and the others had already boarded the coated Merry.

In the ruins not far away, a large number of people had gathered, looking from afar with fanatical expressions as if they had seen an idol.

On the ship, on the edge of the deck.

Nami held an instruction manual. Although she had piloted a coated ship once before, two years had passed, and she had forgotten many of the details.

"Rayleigh is really thoughtful. He actually coated it so early."

Luffy and the others had only arrived today, getting the coating done on the way back.

Two years ago, Reiner had dismantled a tree here, but fortunately, the mangrove trees were originally floating on the sea and wouldn't die so easily.

After Rayleigh coated their ship back then, he found a Sea King to pull the tree to Kuja Island.

Today could be considered, after two years, the return of this mangrove tree to the Sabaody Archipelago.

"Hahaha, Nami, look!"

Luffy squatted on the railing, grinning to reveal his large white teeth, and pointed at the crowd on the island, laughing cheerfully, "We're super famous now!"

"Idiot, what's there to be happy about?"

Nami irritably pulled his cheek, then let go with a snap.

What's so good about a pirate being famous? It's not like you can turn in your own head for money.

Wherever you go, you get recognized, then the Marines come, and then it's fighting and running away.

It was a deadly hassle.

"By the way, Luffy."

Chopper jumped onto his shoulder and said joyfully, "I heard our bounties have gone up."

"Ah, I know about that," Luffy nodded with a smile. "After the first year of training, Rayleigh took me traveling for a year. Everyone's bounties are in the dormitory."

"Wait for me!"

Luffy jumped down from the railing and ran into the forecastle dormitory. Chopper fell onto the lawn and watched as he came out with a stack of wanted posters.

Luffy spread all the wanted posters out on the grass.

The group gathered around. Some of them already knew about the bounty changes.

For example, Nami found out in Alabasta. Robin, who always paid attention to the newspapers, and Brook, who had been performing all over the world.

"They really all went up by a hundred million. Mine is 130 million now,"

Usopp said with a happy smile, picking up his own wanted poster.

Comparing the bounties from two years ago, everyone's increase was about the same.

"—Whoa!"

"Look at this, look at this!"

Franky exclaimed, picking up a wanted poster in each of his left and right hands. On them were printed the photos of Reiner and Luffy respectively.

"Three digits... six digits... nine digits..."

"E-eight hundred million Berries!!"

Chopper covered his face, his eyes wide. "You both went up by three hundred million Berries, Luffy!!"

"Hee hee hee, what do you think? Amazing, right?" Luffy said with a proud, cheerful laugh.

Actually, the specific amounts were:

Monkey D. Luffy, 850,000,000 Berries.

Black Snake Reiner, 820,000,000 Berries.

Just a neat three hundred million Berries increase for both.

The bounties of the others were as follows:

Zoro, 300,000,000 Berries.

Sanji, 260,000,000 Berries.

Nami, 230,000,000.

Robin, 180,000,000 Berries.

Franky, 140,000,000 Berries.

Usopp, 130,000,000 Berries.

Brook, 130,000,000 Berries.

All of them had increased by one hundred million Berries, except for a certain reindeer.

"This one is mine!"

Chopper picked up his wanted poster, his hands trembling with excitement. "Am I finally going to surpass one hundred million!"

Nami and the others who already knew their bounties all cast pitiful glances at him.

Pet: Cotton Candy Lover Chopper.

Bounty...

—50 Berries.

"It didn't even change!!"

Slap!!

Chopper roared, baring his teeth, and slammed the wanted poster hard on the ground!

"They don't even treat me like a person! At least add a little, you bastards!!"

At this time, in the new Marine Headquarters, New Marineford, in a certain office.

A burly Marine officer with a stubble and the epithet "Wave-Headed Deva King" sat behind his office desk.

Having just finished his duties, he pulled open a drawer and took out the topmost wanted poster from a stack of the Straw Hat crew's.

"—Kawaii!"

The Wave-Headed Deva King's eyes turned into hearts as he looked at Chopper's photo, his face blushing.

(End of chapter)

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