One Piece: Fist of the World

Grand Line, Marineford.

As the conference room door opened, one Marine officer after another entered.

"It's such a big event. Even people from the Crime Investigation Bureau are participating." A naval general couldn't help but speak, seeing the attendees.

"After all, they are the pirate group that defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo and destroyed two warships." Another sailor adjusted his hat, a hint of caution in his eyes. "The newcomers nowadays are really scary. They just made such a big fuss after going out to sea."

"They also provoked Doflamingo, right?"

"A Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"I heard that Vice Admiral Onigumo also fought against Doflamingo."

"Shh-" A sailor stopped his colleague from speaking. Because of the news published by Morgans in the newspaper, there had been undercurrents in Navy Headquarters in the past two days, and the already controversial Seven Warlords of the Sea system was once again discussed. They'd better be careful about what they say and do.

"What a bunch of daring fellows!" Understanding his colleague's intention, the Marine turned the topic back to the pirates. "But he's also a very dangerous guy."

"That's right!"

"I think we should just drive them to the New World as soon as possible."

"Only relying on the first half of the naval branch..." The Navy officer who spoke shook his head, clearly not optimistic about the Navy's current capabilities.

Rhodes Pirates' New Bounties

"Everyone!" Seeing that all the naval generals had taken their seats, Brannew, a man with green hair and sunglasses, walked to the top with a stack of information in his hand and looked at the high-ranking officers. Although he was just a Captain in the Navy Headquarters, he wasn't at all nervous in front of a group of naval officers. "I'm sure everyone knows the pirates we're going to discuss today!"

After hanging the photos of several individuals on the whiteboard in front of him, one by one, Captain Brannew looked up at his colleagues. "The new pirate group that just went out to sea, the Rhodes Pirates! As soon as they went out to sea, they attacked the properties of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, and killed Gladius, the user of the Pop-Pop Fruit, whose original bounty was 31 million Beli, from the Donquixote Family!"

"After that, several members of the Rhodes Pirates also defeated Major General Bastille, Colonel Drake, Colonel Barrow, and Lieutenant Colonel Hina!"

"We have already issued a bounty for them, but just two days ago, they did something big again—they attacked Tiger Shark Island, almost turning the entire island into ruins, and also repelled Vice Admiral Onigumo and destroyed two naval warships!" 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

"Taking into account the crimes they have committed and their reckless style, we are now renewing their bounty orders!"

Bang! After hanging several updated bounty warrants back on the whiteboard, Brannew looked at the Navy men below.

"Hiss~~" Seeing the updated bounties, the Navy officers couldn't help but gasp.

"Such a high reward!"

"After all, they defeated Vice Admiral Onigumo!" Although they said they were repelled, all the Navy officers present knew in their hearts that Vice Admiral Onigumo lost to the red-haired boy in a one-on-one battle. Thinking of this, the Navy officer who had spoken just now said no more.

"The rest of them should not be underestimated either!"

"All members are elite. Is this the style of a pirate group like Red-Haired Shanks?"

"So, he has red hair too."

"If their ages didn't match, I would really doubt whether he had any relationship with the red-haired guy."

"The title has also changed?"

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, this guy isn't just a pure swordsman. If his title causes misunderstandings among others, it will affect our efforts to capture him."

"True."

"..."

The naval generals below were talking, but no one objected to the bounties that were posted. Seeing this, Brannew patted the whiteboard. "If you have no objection, then let's spread the reward across the sea!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

With the voices of secondment, the new bounty of the Rhodes Pirates was officially confirmed and would be spread across the sea the next day, following the newsbird.

A Grave Assessment

Navy Headquarters, in another small room.

"So, Onigumo lost to the opponent in a one-on-one battle?" A burly man with purple hair tilted his head slightly. This is likely Vice Admiral Doberman.

"That's not wrong." Bastille, who had put on a new horn mask, hesitated. "Vice Admiral Onigumo himself is reluctant to talk about that incident, but judging from the situation afterward, Vice Admiral Onigumo was not seriously hurt."

"However, it is an indisputable fact that the little devil successfully escaped after fighting Onigumo one-on-one." The purple-haired, burly man picked up the tea on the table in front of him and took a sip slowly. His right hand was a prosthetic limb, but it was quite flexible. This is almost certainly Doberman, who is often depicted with a prosthetic arm.

"You've fought him before, so tell me about this little pirate!" There were several bounty warrants on the table in front of them, and the one on top was Rhodes's new bounty warrant.

"Very strange!" Bastille hesitated for a moment and finally gave this answer. "When I fought him before, he didn't stand out. Both his combat experience and fighting methods were relatively immature." Bastille spoke slowly while recalling the battle with Rhodes. "But his physique is very strong!"

"This is very strange! Generally speaking, people who can train a physique to that level must have experienced a considerable amount of battle tempering, and their fighting skills should not be so immature."

"And what worries me most is that he is growing too fast!"

"When we met him in Speda Myers, he learned how to Soru (Shave) just by watching, and he mastered it completely in the battle with me and integrated it perfectly into his battle."

"Besides, as I said before, this guy is not a pure swordsman. I am very sure that when he fought with me, he had not yet entered the realm of a swordsman. He could only be said to have superb swordsmanship."

"But according to the information sent back from Tiger Shark Island, the strength this kid showed when he was on Tiger Shark Island shows that he is undoubtedly a swordsman!"

The purple-haired burly man paused slightly.

"Not only that, in the battle with me, he did not show the power of Armament Haki, but he only possessed a pretty good Observation Haki."

"However, when he fought Vice Admiral Onigumo on Tiger Shark Island, he not only mastered the Armament Haki, but was also able to fight Vice Admiral Onigumo on equal terms."

"Either he was too good at hiding his abilities in the fight with me, or he learned Armament Haki in just a few days and mastered extremely advanced techniques for using it."

"No matter what the situation is, this pirate is extremely dangerous!" Rear Admiral Bastille, who was once defeated by him, gave a very profound evaluation.

"Anyway, I have a feeling this brat will become a big problem for the Navy!"

"No!" A calm and powerful voice sounded, and the purple-haired sturdy man picked up the bounty on the table. "I will take action!"

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The Navy Headquarters has officially acknowledged the Rhodes Pirates as a major threat, with significant bounties issued and top-tier Marines like Vice Admiral Doberman taking a personal interest. How do you think this increased scrutiny and direct intervention from such powerful figures will impact the Rhodes Pirates' journey into the Grand Line?