Free Web NovelChapter 127: Chapter 127
Chapter 127
"What?! 3,145,600,000 Berries?!!!"
Nami and Karina stared at the wanted posters in their hands in shock, their eyes nearly popping out.
They looked at the domineering man on the poster — it was Rorschach standing right in front of them.
"I can’t believe it. The Navy actually issued such a high-level bounty. No wonder the newspapers are calling you the ’Fifth Emperor’."
After calming her surprise, Nami muttered to herself.
"Probably because killing those two Celestial Dragons and capturing Shalria pissed off the World Government. Now everyone on the ship has been wanted by the Navy."
Rorschach chuckled lightly. He wasn’t surprised by receiving such a high bounty.
After all, his current strength was enough to fight a Navy Admiral evenly, and he could even suppress one.
By his strength evaluation, he had indeed reached the level of a Four Emperor.
However, what surprised him was that Nami and the others received such high bounties on their first wanted posters.
Nami and Karina’s bounties were already at the level of Sweet Commanders in Big Mom’s crew.
Rorschach guessed it was because the two of them had exchanged blows with Kizaru.
Nami’s Thunder Light Kick, comparable to a Light Speed Kick, and the even more terrifying Thunder Light Cannon compared to normal lasers, plus her ability to keep up with Kizaru’s speed — all of these contributed to her high bounty.
Karina naturally earned hers by blocking Kizaru’s laser unharmed.
And the two of them had also thoroughly humiliated the Navy Headquarters Vice Admirals.
In the end, the Navy assessed their strength and gave them such extremely high bounties.
"I didn’t expect the Navy to dig up everything we did in the East Blue and even give us the title of East Blue Thief Duo."
Speaking of being wanted, Kalifa was also a bit angry.
She had clearly stopped her thieving ways, yet the Navy still dug it up and labeled her as a "Phantom Thief."
The most important thing was that her bounty was actually lower than Nami’s!
She, who had always competed with Nami and was competitive, felt unwilling.
No matter what, she should at least be on the same level as Nami. Now she was lower by tens of millions of Berries, as if telling others she was weaker than Nami.
"At least your nickname sounds better. ’Phantom Thief’ sounds much nicer than my ’Cat Burglar’. ’Cat Burglar’ makes me sound like a thieving cat."
"I should come up with a cooler nickname for myself, like..."
Nami also showed a look of disgust. Clearly, she wasn’t satisfied with her nickname. She raised her index finger to her chin, thinking.
"Like?"
"Like Thunder Princess, or Lightning Strike Princess or something." freewēbnoveℓ.com
Nami smiled playfully. Sparks of lightning crackled at her fingertips as she pointed at the air, producing the sound of electricity.
"Actually, I think names like Thunder King or Bzz Bzz would be pretty good too."
Rorschach interjected teasingly, thinking of some old nicknames for a certain lightning user.
"Peh peh peh, what Thunder King? That sounds so lame, like a name for a scruffy uncle."
"And what’s Bzz Bzz? Just turning the sound of lightning into a nickname? Who would think that sounds cool?"
Nami immediately wrinkled her little brows in disgust.
"Hahahaha, it doesn’t matter. It’s just a nickname. It won’t affect our lives. Maybe after you use Thunder Light Cannon a few more times, the Navy will change your bounty nickname to Thunder Cannon Princess next time. Hahahahaha."
Rorschach used his head-patting technique, rubbing Nami’s head comfortingly.
However, her pouted little mouth showed that this comfort didn’t extinguish her anger.
"Speaking of which, why is Sister Robin’s bounty higher than ours?"
At this moment, Kalifa asked with some confusion.
She was holding Robin’s wanted poster. On it was a photo captured while Robin was using her Flower-Flower Fruit.
Robin’s expression was calm and composed, with a faint smile at the corner of her mouth.
No one knew when the battlefield reporter had taken these photos. Even Rorschach hadn’t noticed.
Could it be that every battlefield reporter has advanced Observation Killing skills? Not only can they block others’ future sight, but also block perception?
"Probably because of my identity. I’m a survivor of Ohara and have the ability to read historical texts. The World Government is likely wary of this and offered such a high bounty."
Robin smiled faintly. The high bounty didn’t bring her any pride.
On the contrary, she knew exactly where her real threat to the World Government lay.
"Since they know Sister Robin is so important, why didn’t they send strong people to capture you earlier or raise your bounty? I don’t mean anything else. I’m just curious about the World Government’s strange behavior."
Kalifa asked with a puzzled face, then hurriedly added a sentence after realizing how it sounded.
Mainly because her question sounded like she was blaming the World Government for not making full preparations to capture Robin earlier.
Although she didn’t mean it that way, she was simply questioning the World Government’s odd actions.
"Probably because of that man..."
Robin naturally understood Kalifa didn’t mean it that way.
After thinking for a moment, Aokiji’s face appeared in her mind — the nightmare that often appeared in her dreams.
She had lived under the shadow of that period until Rorschach’s appearance brought change.
In fact, she had also sensed that Aokiji had always been paying attention to her, but she only vaguely felt it was related to her friend Saul.
"That man?" The girls asked in confusion.
"Mm, it’s Admiral Aokiji, Kuzan, whom we met in Mock Town."
Robin spoke slowly. Time and two years of strength growth had dispelled some of her fear toward Aokiji.
Now she could say his name without changing expression. In the past, this was a name she refused to utter.
"Ah~~ That frivolous, lazy uncle."
Kalifa also recalled the scene of first meeting Aokiji two years ago. At that time, the other party had given her a strong sense of oppression.
Even Rorschach ultimately couldn’t defeat him and had to escape using the Float-Float Fruit to regroup with them.
Then, a scene like a child’s doodle appeared in Kalifa’s mind.
"Young Robin was crying loudly or hiding from bounty hunters, struggling to survive across the Four Seas, while Aokiji, like a perverted uncle, silently watched Robin from some corner. Whenever the higher-ups wanted to pursue Robin, Aokiji would sabotage it so others couldn’t catch her. In the end, Robin slowly grew up under his watchful gaze."
After the imagined scene ended, Kalifa had black lines all over her face, her eyes revealing a look of disgust.
"Rua, this uncle is so disgusting."
Kalifa’s expression was somewhat speechless. She silently labeled Aokiji as a perverted uncle in her heart.
A question mark appeared above Robin’s head. Clearly, she didn’t understand how Kalifa had imagined an entire TV drama in such a short time.
If she knew, she would probably laugh and cry at the same time.
"No... I think it might not have much to do with Aokiji."
At this moment, Rorschach spoke slowly.
"?" The girls had question marks above their heads. Did Rorschach know some inside information?
"The five old men of the World Government have always been like this. To avoid drawing attention, they’ve always acted low-key. If they can avoid capturing someone, they will. Only when the person is delivered to their doorstep do they take action."
Although Rorschach didn’t quite understand the brain circuits of these five old things, they had always operated this way.
They allowed everyone to grow, waiting until the protagonists had grown beyond expectations before stepping in to stop them.
Whether it was Luffy or Robin, it was the same. Even the D clan, who posed a huge threat to Im, were allowed to grow.
It wasn’t until Luffy reached the level of a Fifth Emperor and Robin truly had the possibility of uncovering the truth of the Void Century’s 100 years of blank history that they personally took action.
Once, after learning the rebirth location of the Nika Fruit and obtaining it, these old men didn’t send a Navy Admiral or go personally to escort it because they felt it would be too flashy.
It would definitely attract the attention of pirates across the seas and lead to fights over the Nika Fruit. So they handed this crucial Nika Fruit to the then-rookie CP9 agent, Fozzie Fuz, for delivery.
If the rookie Fozzie Fuz escorted the fruit, it definitely wouldn’t draw attention. As a result, the fruit was stolen by Red-Haired Shanks.
In the end, to solve the trouble the Nika Fruit would bring later, the Five Elders chose not to touch the then-young Red-Haired Shanks. Instead, they locked up the then-young Fozzie Fuz and beat him up, thus solving the Nika Fruit problem.
In the end, the Gum-Gum Fruit somehow ended up in Luffy’s hands and grew all the way to the Nika Fruit.
"Huh? They let their enemies grow just to avoid drawing attention?"
Kalifa couldn’t figure out this logic no matter how hard she scratched her head. Recalling Rorschach’s speechless expression earlier.
She suddenly felt a bit skeptical toward the Five Elders, the highest authority of the World Government. Had this world really been ruled for hundreds of years by people with this level of intelligence? How did they manage it?
"Hahaha, isn’t that too ridiculous? You’re joking, right... Uh... You are joking, right?....."
Nami laughed at first, then spoke with a light smile.
But seeing Rorschach’s serious expression, her smile gradually became forced and eventually disappeared.
Nami covered her forehead with black lines all over her face. She felt deep shame for a world ruled for hundreds of years by people with this level of intelligence.
At the same time, the Five Elders in Holy Land Mary Geoise all sneezed.
Without their knowledge, the girls on Rorschach’s ship had changed their title from the Five Elders to the "Brain-Dead Five."
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