"That's right, we must immediately issue a high bounty so the whole world recognizes his danger!"
Finally, after a brief discussion, the meeting quickly reached a consensus.
Regardless of the young man named Lorne's purpose, his actions had seriously violated the Marine's bottom line.
To maintain the face of the Marines and to deter potential challengers, a high bounty was quickly drafted.
Not long after, countless News Coos flew from Marineford to all parts of the world, carrying a brand-new wanted poster to the four seas.
[Fairy Pirates, Captain "frost fairy" Lorne, Bounty: 80,000,000 Berries!]
On the wanted poster was Lorne's slightly lazy profile, and in the corner of the photo background, a peculiar emblem made of ice crystal resembling fairy wings faintly appeared.
That emblem was the flag Lorne had constructed with magic on his small boat, which the Marine intelligence department had mistaken for his pirate flag.
His pirate status was thus officially recorded by the Marines and the World Government.
Meanwhile, in a certain sea area of the East Blue, a small single-person sailboat was drifting with the waves.
Lorne sat cross-legged on the deck, eyes closed, his mind highly focused.
He was recalling the strange feeling when Garp hit his head with his fist—that dense, hard, destructive invisible energy.
Armament Haki.
He tried to mobilize his mental power to imitate and condense that feeling, but in the short term, the results were minimal.
"Sigh~ As expected, it's not that simple!"
Lorne opened his eyes in frustration and rubbed his temples.
This power system was a completely new field for him. It seemed that if he wanted to get started, he needed some time and proper guidance; fumbling around on his own was too inefficient.
Just then, a "coo" sound came from overhead, and a News Coo circled down, carrying a latest newspaper in its mouth.
Lorne tossed 50 Berries and took a newspaper from the bag at the News Coo's feet.
He flipped through the newspaper casually, and then his movements stopped.
Among the wanted posters tucked into the newspaper was one with a familiar face. Who else could it be but himself?
"Fairy Pirates? frost fairy?"
Lorne was stunned at the title, then let out a sarcastic chuckle.
They really think highly of me, giving me the title of a pirate crew when it's just me alone.
He found the recklessness and overbearing nature of Marine Headquarters amusing. To maintain their pathetic face, they didn't even bother to investigate the truth and just labeled him a pirate.
However, he couldn't be bothered to argue.
A pirate is a pirate; it's just a title, and it won't change what he needs to do.
"Fairy Pirates... that name is really ugly, might as well call it Fairy Tail!"
Lorne muttered to himself, though he thought the title "frost fairy" was actually quite nice.
Back in the distant Cocoyasi Village, when Nami, Nojiko, Genzo, and others saw this wanted poster in the newspaper, everyone was plunged into huge shock.
"80 million Berries! Is... is this real?"
"Lorne... he was actually given such a high bounty!"
The villagers discussed it heatedly, deeply worried about Lorne's safety and shocked by his terrifying strength.
Nami clutched the newspaper tightly. She had spent more than three months with Lorne and knew well that although the man looked a bit lazy, he was essentially a gentle and powerful person.
She absolutely did not believe that Lorne was the heinous pirate described on the wanted poster.
"This must be the Marines slandering him!"
Nojiko said indignantly from the side:
"Lorne wiped out the Arlong Pirates and saved us. How could they do this to him!"
Genzo, smoking, looked at the wanted poster in silence, only exhaling a smoke ring after a long while.
"The Marines' justice is sometimes just for their own face."
The emergence of "frost fairy" Lorne and the sky-high bounty in the East Blue were like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, instantly inciting thousand-foot waves.
It also attracted the covetousness of countless pirates, the attention of ambitious people, and the greed of bounty hunters.
In another sea area of the East Blue, a massive fleet of thirty ships was moving slowly, the sails painted with ferocious markings, looking imposing.
On the deck of the flagship, a man wearing golden armor with a light purple headscarf tied around his head stood with his hands behind his back. He was the commodore of this fleet, the overlord of the East Blue, Krieg.
A subordinate ran over in a panic, his voice carrying a trace of excitement and nervousness.
"commodore! A small single-person sailboat was spotted in the sea ahead!"
Krieg put down his binoculars and snorted impatiently.
"It's just a small boat, just ram it and sink it. What's there to report?"
The subordinate swallowed, his voice trembling with excitement.
"commodore! According to the lookout's observation, the person on the boat... is suspected to be that 'frost fairy' with an 80 million bounty who is rumored recently!"
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