Chapter 137: Oh, Moria, Moria!
"Moreover, the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre are Reiner's undead, right!"
Usopp suddenly reacted, exclaiming in shock, "If you also count his chainsaw undead and the others! His bounty alone is almost a billion!"
"You're worth a billion Berries!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
A figure suddenly lunged, tackling Reiner to the ground. Nami grabbed his neck, shaking him up and down, his head repeatedly slamming onto the deck.
"A billion Berries! Do you know how much money that is! I almost want to sell you!"
Wait! Reiner was speechless. Is this really about how much he's worth!
"Everyone, look! My bounty has gone up a lot!"
Luffy was also beaming, holding up his wanted poster to show off, "Five hundred and fifty million Berries, my head is worth so much!"
"Ah~."
Zoro's tone rose in agreement, "It's indeed a bit surprising. I've never even heard of a bounty this high."
"I actually thought of someone with the same bounty as Luffy."
At this moment, Robin suddenly spoke, "Portgas D. Ace, the second division commander of the Whitebeard Pirates, he seems to have this bounty too."
"Ace?"
Usopp paused for a moment, then quickly remembered the man he had met once in Alabasta. He was instantly shocked, grabbing Luffy's collar and shaking him,
"Luffy! That's your brother, right! Is he that strong? What kind of family do you have, hey!"
"Hee hee hee, so Ace's bounty is this high."
Luffy grinned cheekily, his head being shaken,
"Well, Ace is very strong. I've never won a single fight against him. Ah, right, doesn't this mean I've already caught up to Ace?"
"If you want to catch up to Ace, you're still a bit short, Luffy."
Reiner lay on the ground, turning his head to explain:
"After all, the Marines don't set bounties directly based on strength. Although the bounties are the same, because you're the captain, the main responsibility for many things we've done has been attributed to you. There's some enhancement from that aspect."
Pushing away Nami's hand that was choking him, Reiner sat up, smoothed his hair, and added:
"For example, my strength has attracted the attention of the Marines. If my bounty went up to a billion, even if you didn't do anything major, your bounty would also increase a bit. You're the captain, and we crew members are also your strength."
Reiner remembered that Buggy was somewhat like this. After the Marines misunderstood that Crocodile and Hawkeye Mihawk were his subordinates, Buggy's bounty also soared to a new height.
No one found it unreasonable, because being able to command those two individuals alone was enough for the Marines to issue an exaggerated bounty.
What's more, Luffy was a proper captain, and the strength of their entire pirate crew could be counted as Luffy's power.
"Hee hee hee, so that's how it is."
It was unclear if Luffy understood, he just chuckled, "As expected of Ace, he's still stronger than me. But I will definitely surpass him."
"That second division commander of Whitebeard's is Luffy's brother?"
Robin listened for a while, clearly surprised. It was the first time she had heard about this. She then shifted her gaze to Reiner,
"However, compared to Luffy, your bounty is a bit too exaggerated. I've been in the Grand Line for so long, and this is the first time I've seen such an exaggerated bounty in the first half."
"I was also a bit surprised, but it's lower than I thought. I originally thought it could be around seven or eight hundred million," Reiner said nonchalantly.
After this battle, he had a rough understanding of his own strength. He was still quite a distance from the level of an Emperor or Admiral.
He probably couldn't even match an Emperor's second-in-command. He wasn't referring to Charlotte Katakuri or King the Wildfire; they weren't true second-in-commands.
They could only be considered the strongest fighters under the Four Emperors. Reiner could fight them.
The second-in-commands he was referring to were Silvers Rayleigh and Benn Beckman; they were the real first mates.
Rayleigh was known as the right hand of the Pirate King, and Benn Beckman's strength was said to be 'on par' with his captain. They both had the power to face an Admiral directly.
Clearly, it was still very risky for Reiner to take on an Admiral now. He did have some life-saving tricks, but he could only say that nothing major would happen.
He currently had offensive capabilities; the Rumble-Rumble Fruit was definitely one of the top offensive abilities. His recovery ability, as an awakened Zoan user, was also very strong.
It was just that his defensive means were somewhat lacking. He needed to improve on this point.
He had to train his Haki well. Not to mention Conqueror's Haki infusion, mastering the two basic types of Haki was his main focus for the planned two years of training.
Anyway, if you're weak, train more!
At this moment, a tender voice cried out anxiously.
"What about mine, what about mine! Didn't you say everyone has one? Why don't I see mine!"
Chopper was so anxious he jumped up, quickly waving his short arms, "Reiner! Quickly, quickly! I saw it, you still have one in your hand, it's mine, right!"
"Hahaha, Chopper."
Reiner leaned forward with a mischievous expression, "Your bounty is truly something else. I've never seen a bounty like this in my life. It will definitely astonish everyone."
"Really!!"
Chopper's eyes shone with a golden light, rubbing his hooves and wiggling his bottom from side to side, his face full of anticipation.
"Chopper, the lover of cotton candy, bounty amount is..."
Reiner looked down at the wanted poster, reading it word by word. He glanced at Chopper, and amidst his expectant gaze, slapped the wanted poster onto the lawn, announcing loudly:
"50 Berries!!!"
"That's great! I have 50 Ber..."
"Eh?"
"50?"
Halfway through his excitement, Chopper suddenly froze. He looked closely!
"It really is 50!!!"
Chopper's eyes bulged out, his tongue almost poking the wanted poster, the entire reindeer petrified on the spot!
"Puhahahahaha!!"
Everyone burst out laughing, unable to close their mouths.
Usopp clutched his stomach, rolling on the ground and pounding the lawn, "Chopper! If we trade you for a newspaper, we'd only get half a copy, hahaha!!"
"Why is it only fifty!"
Chopper picked up the wanted poster with his two hooves, his eyes glowing red as he bared his teeth and shouted, "Damn it! I defeated enemies too, you know! Reiner, you liar!"
"I'm not lying to you. I really haven't seen a bounty like this, haha. Just tell me, didn't it astonish everyone?" Reiner laughed and patted his head.
"Damn it, damn it, damn it!"
Bang!
Chopper stomped on the ground, his whole body launching up, the horn on his hat directly knocking Reiner down.
"Robin, quickly tell everyone that we defeated the enemy together. I fought like a man too," Chopper turned and ran crying to Robin for comfort.
Nami rolled her eyes, pinched Reiner's cheek and pulled, saying exasperatedly, "You guy, you even bully Chopper."
"However, Reiner, didn't your little girl undead get a bounty?" Usopp asked doubtfully.
"No, she didn't show her face much on Enies Lobby. The ones who saw her were basically some small fry who were instantly defeated. I guess she was considered an outsider like Franky's underlings," Reiner speculated.
The Blue Ogre and Red Ogre were previously revealed to the Marines by Vivi. As for Frieren, although she had appeared a few times, she hadn't identified herself as a member of the Straw Hat Pirates yet.
The Marines' intelligence capabilities were sometimes strong and sometimes weak; who knows how they figured things out. But it didn't matter anymore.
"Hee hee hee, today is such a happy day. Let's have a party, let's have a party!"
Luffy was already impatient.
Everyone quickly dispersed to do their own things, and their wanted posters were also put up in their rooms.
Arriving at a corner of the lawn where a tree was planted, Reiner lay down directly in the shade, gazing at the sky out of boredom.
"Next, we're going to Fishman Island. Time flies so fast," Nami came and sat down beside him.
Today, she was wearing a tank top paired with denim hot pants, her long, slender legs stretched out straight. She supported herself with her hands behind her, tilted her head up, and sighed,
"Thinking about it, it's only been about two months since we left the East Blue. Unknowingly, everyone has grown to this extent."
"Well, although I think we're still green, everyone's growth rate is indeed quite fast. That's good."
Reiner couldn't help but glance at the few people making a ruckus not far away. After setting sail, whether it was strength or mentality, everyone was rapidly improving, after all, they frequently experienced battles.
This was hard to achieve by training in isolation. When they first set sail, Zoro couldn't even cut steel. Now, he was even becoming proficient with Haki.
"I just looked at the nautical chart. Depending on the weather conditions, there might be some error, but it should only take us about seven to ten days to reach Fishman Island."
Nami turned her head slightly to glance at him, her eyes somewhat expectant,
"If nothing unexpected happens, the first half of our journey on the Grand Line will soon be over. I wonder what the New World in the second half will be like."
"If nothing unexpected happens, we should be having an accident very soon," Reiner couldn't help but smile.
"Jinx."
Nami shot him a look, then said, "At this speed, we should leave this area of stable climate by evening. Then we'll be busy again."
A refreshing sea breeze gently brushed past, the tree shadows danced, and sunlight dappled her legs through the leaves.
Nami sat quietly, enjoying this last bit of tranquility before the unpredictable weather arrived.
Not far away, Sanji had set up a barbecue grill in the middle of the lawn and started a fire, also bringing out some cooking utensils.
"We're here, Sanji!"
"Grill this! This!"
Luffy, Chopper, and Usopp each ran out carrying a landing net, filled with seafood of various sizes just fished from the tank, and poured it all into a bucket.
Sanji spun two knives rapidly in his palm a few times before gripping them, a smile curving his lips, "Just put it here, piece of cake, leave it all to me."
"Just in time, I'll go down and check the situation." Franky lifted the hatch on the deck. "After all, this is its first voyage after modifications. If something goes wrong, I'll lose face."
"Then I'll leave it to you," Robin smiled, holding a book as she came under the tree for shade.
"This feels pretty good," Zoro also walked over.
He unfastened the three long swords from his waist, leaned them against the tree, then sat down cross-legged, pressing his back against the trunk and wiggling left and right, satisfied, "Not bad, this will be my sleeping spot from now on."
Reiner glanced at him and directly activated taunt mode, "Yo, can fifth place also pick a spot first?"
"Who are you calling fifth, damn it! It's third!" Veins instantly popped on Zoro's forehead as he retorted.
Reiner immediately sat up, a scornful smile on his face, "If you say that, the Blue Ogre and Red Ogre won't be happy."
"Heh heh, I've been wanting to try for a long time," Zoro's eyes gleamed, picking up a long sword beside him, eager to try.
"What do you guys want to try?"
Nami asked with a smile that didn't reach her eyes, holding up her fist, "Is it because your bounties have increased, so you're all itching for a fight, right?"
"Ahem, ahem, it's nothing."
Reiner and Zoro sheepishly lowered their stances and said in unison.
The words [Status -1] appeared above both their heads with a ding.
Under the tree, it returned to a quiet and peaceful state. Some sat, some lay down, feeling the gentle breeze and the warm embrace of the sun, with occasional idle chat.
After a while.
"Everyone! Come and eat!"
Usopp held a skewer of takoyaki, waving and shouting at them, "Hurry up! Or Luffy will eat it all!"
"Coming, bro!"
Reiner did a carp flip, got up, and went over with everyone.
Sanji twisted his body and immediately took credit, "Nami-san, Robin-chwan~~, I've saved your portions~~"
"Thanks, Sanji."
"Yo, looks like I arrived just in time."
Thump.
Franky opened the floor hatch and poked his head out, walking over with a grin, "Barbecue and cola are also a super good combination."
"Cola! I want some too!"
Chopper reached out excitedly, "Can I have a bottle, Franky!"
"Of course, don't be polite with me," Franky took out a cola from his stomach refrigerator and handed it over.
Soon, the deck gradually became lively, kicking off the first feast on the new Merry.
"This is so delicious!"
"Hey Luffy, you bastard! Don't snatch even what's in my hand!"
"The booze is gone! More booze, more booze!"
"Shut up, Moss-head! I'm not a waiter!"
"This piece of meat is too fatty, Reiner, you eat it."
On the vast, endless blue sea, the Merry sailed slowly as usual.
The water sparkled, reflecting golden light, and ripples spread out from both sides of the hull.
The bow of the Merry pointed straight ahead, continuously advancing towards its destination.
Until the shadows gradually lengthened, the lively sounds on the ship gradually subsided, the sky slowly darkened, and the sunset dyed the clouds crimson.
Everyone lay scattered on the lawn, looking up at the beautiful scroll painted by the fiery clouds in the sky.
A gust of wind blew past, bringing a chill. The calm sea became turbulent, and the ship began to rise and fall with the waves.
"Looks like we've left the area of stable climate."
Nami ran to the ship's rail, leaning over to feel the sea breeze blowing from the front of the ship. "With this wind pressure, I'm afraid it won't take more than a few minutes for a large rain cloud to gather."
Her gaze focused, she turned and shouted to those behind her, "Get up, everyone! A storm is coming in ten minutes. Hurry up and pack, furl the sails!"
"Alright!"
"Roger that, Nami-san~~"
With Nami's order, everyone immediately started to get busy—
—by walking into the first-floor bar.
Franky looked bewildered,愣了一下 in place, then raised his hand and shouted at their retreating backs, "Hey, wait! Where are you going? Didn't she tell us to work?"
"No, oh right, Franky, you just boarded the ship."
Usopp turned back, explaining to him calmly, "Nami meant for us to quickly get up and take shelter from the rain. As for work..."
He pointed to the crow's nest, where Reiner stood on the mast. With a wave of his hand, dozens of void rifts opened out of thin air, and dark figures leaped out from them.
"As for work, Nami was calling Reiner."
Usopp waved with a smile, "Let's go, Franky. He's enough."
"This is! Fishmen?!"
Franky was dumbfounded, "It can be used like this? Can he control so many undead?"
He somewhat understood why Reiner was in charge of logistics. This way, many troubles caused by a small crew's lack of numbers during a voyage could be compensated for by his ability.
This was like carrying a bunch of hardworking and uncomplaining underlings with him.
Under Nami's command, the undead cooperated in an orderly manner, quickly completing all preventive work in advance.
The torrential rain arrived as expected. Dark clouds quickly gathered, covering the sky. The curtain of rain blurred the view of the vast sea, and a howling gale whipped up turbulent waves across the entire ocean.
But on the Merry, the cabin was still brightly lit and filled with laughter, appearing completely out of sync with the current environment.
Until late at night, after they had just finished enduring the storm's baptism, they were all preparing to go to their dormitories to sleep.
However, the weather in the Grand Line was bizarre and unpredictable, and soon they were met with hail.
Hailstones of various sizes fell from the sky. Fortunately, the Merry was no longer what it used to be, and it fearlessly withstood the barrage of ice like a hail of bullets.
Just like that, time flew, and days and nights passed.
Amidst occasional wind and rain, occasional scorching sun, and occasional ice and snow, the Merry sailed on the sea for two days.
Everyone thought they would continue on like this, heading to their next destination, Fishman Island.
Until—
The sky was gray, and a thick fog surrounded the Merry, enshrouding the surroundings in darkness.
Creak~
The door to the girls' dormitory opened, and Robin walked out, stretching lazily, then looked around.
"Strange, is it foggy?"
There was some doubt on her face. She glanced back into the room; the clock had stopped at six. As they sailed, the latitude and longitude changed, and the clock would constantly adjust.
At this time, the sun should have risen from the sea level. Even if it was foggy, it shouldn't be this dark.
"Is the clock broken? Or is it some strange weather?"
Opposite, the second-floor doors opened, and Sanji walked out of the kitchen.
Because he had to prepare breakfast in advance, he was always the earliest to wake up among the group.
"Good morning, little Robin. Would you like a cup of coffee to help you start a spirited day?" Sanji greeted her enthusiastically upon seeing her.
Robin smiled slightly, "Good morning. Then I'll trouble you, Sanji."
"Ohoho~~, you're welcome, Robin-chwan."
"Oooh~~" Reiner walked out of the boys' dormitory, stretching lazily, waved his hand, and said:
"Good morning, you two. Could I trouble you for a cup too, Sanji?"
"Got it, wait a moment for me, little Robin," Sanji replied and went back into the kitchen.
Robin walked down the stairs from the side, saying, "Reiner, don't you think the weather is a bit strange today?"
"Are you talking about this fog?"
"Yes, not even a bit of sunlight can penetrate through. It's a bit too exaggerated."
Robin spoke calmly, "It's like arriving in a sunless hell. Did we all unknowingly die last night?"
Reiner: "..."
Then you died rather calmly, Reiner's mouth twitched, "Don't talk so creepily, Robin."
At the same time, he looked around at the fog that even sunlight couldn't penetrate.
"We should have arrived. The Florian Triangle." Reiner couldn't help but grin. They were finally here.
Oh, Moria! Moria!!
I, I've been craving your body for a long time!
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