Chapter 806: Expulsion of the Seven Warlords
"Lord Vic! Luffy..."
A few people were making some plans for their training when a gentle and long voice came over. They looked in the direction of the voice and saw two giant snakes pulling a pirate ship with a strong ancient style approaching. A slender and beautiful figure was standing on the bow and greeting them.
No, she should have greeted Vic and Luffy. The other two were completely ignored as if they didn't exist. The person who came was Boa Hancock on the Perfume Dragon. No one knew where she got the news that Vic and the others were here. She came here not long after Vic and the others arrived.
Luffy: "Hancock! Haha!"
Ace: "It's that Shichibukai Empress!"
Rayleigh: "He is also the emperor of Nine Snake Island. Nine Snake Island is indeed not far from here."
Vic: "Why is she here?"
Several people stopped talking and stood there waiting for the pirate ship to dock. This time was different from the original work. Wick really didn't want to disturb Hancock. Even though this place was very close to Nine Snake Island, he didn't go to say hello or anything.
But it was useless for him not to say hello. This place was indeed not far from Nine Snake Island. When they passed by, the warship was seen by the female soldiers patrolling the island. After reporting it through various levels, it came into Hancock's hands. At such a tense time just after the end of the Battle of Marineford, she naturally had to come and take a look.
Then when they got closer, they found Wick and the others. Hancock was naturally very happy, but when she saw Wick and Luffy were there, she felt a little conflicted, and finally she shouted out loud.
"You don't have to come with me. Go back and pack some food. The more meat the better. Also bring some wine."
"Yes! Lady Snake!"
The Perfume Dragon did not dock, but turned around when it was some distance away from the coast. After Hancock gave instructions to her subordinates, she jumped and landed next to Wick and the others. She came here temporarily to check the situation, unlike in the original work where she knew that Rayleigh and Luffy were here and directly brought food over.
"Hancock! What are you doing here?"
"I am...I am here...Oh! I am here to deliver a bounty to you and Luffy. Your title of Shichibukai has been stripped by the World Government, and the bounty has also increased a lot, so you must be careful that others may be tempted by money and harm you!"
Hearing Vic's questioning tone, Hancock knew that Vic was a little unhappy about her arrival, and hurriedly wanted to tell her purpose, but her mind suddenly turned, and she said another caring words, hoping that Vic would not blame her anymore. Although she didn't know what was wrong with Vic, she didn't dare to refute Vic's words.
Wick was indeed a little unhappy about Hancock's arrival. Women would only affect Luffy's training. He didn't want Hancock to come and disturb Luffy from time to time after he left.
The Hero's Tomb in the Land of Gentlemen is not just talk. Even a wooden man like Luffy will be affected to a certain extent. In the original work, Rayleigh did not allow Hancock to come here to see Luffy for this reason. Hancock was so suffocated that she hated Rayleigh in her heart.
"Oh! We already knew this this morning. You made a wasted trip, but thank you for letting me know."
Vic took the still slightly warm bounty from Hancock's arms and looked at it. His tone softened a lot. They had read the newspaper in the morning before coming here, so they naturally saw the bounty that came with the newspaper as well.
Wick's betrayal during the Battle of Marineford did anger the World Government and the Navy, so after discussion among the Five Elders, they unilaterally revoked Wick's title of Shichibukai, and added another 20 billion berries to the original bounty of 15 billion!
In other words, Vic's bounty has now reached 35 billion berries, which is not much different from Red-Haired Shanks' 35 billion berries.
The sinister intentions of the World Government are obvious. The Emperor of the Sea, Whitebeard, has fallen, leaving a vacant position among the Four Emperors. Now that Vic's bounty is so high and he has regained his identity as a pirate, isn't he the strongest contender for the Four Emperors?
Civilians who see the news will think so, and pirates who see the news will also think so. Is the World Government intentionally pushing Wick to become one of the Four Emperors?
Once the news and the bounty order came out, it became a consensus. Those big pirates who wanted to compete for the position of the Four Emperors would definitely feel dissatisfied, and many of them would come to cause trouble for Victor and try to step on Victor to get to the top.
As for Shanks, whose bounty is almost the same and who has already become the emperor, they will definitely not consider him for the time being. He is truly one of the Four Emperors, a former Four Emperors, unlike Wick, whose bounty is just higher now.
The World Government just can't stand to see Victor doing well, so it wants to use the power of pirates to let this large group of pirates kill the big threat Victor. The Five Elders will also be watching from behind, and as long as there is a chance, they will jump out to help!
As expected of an old monster who has lived for hundreds of years, he is really good at using the opponent's force to his advantage, making Vic unable to defend himself!
Vic guessed the purpose of the Five Elders at that time. After all, the conflict between the two sides was really big. But he didn't care. If you are not afraid of death, come on!
Not only did Vic's bounty increase, Luffy's 3 million bounty also increased by 10 million, and Ace's bounty also increased to a little over billion Baileys. As for the captains of the Whitebeard Pirates, their bounties all increased more or less.
Apart from Wick, the one whose bounty increased the most was Blackbeard. This time, the Navy and the World Government were hit too hard by Blackbeard. Coupled with those criminals brought out from the sixth floor of Impel Down, Blackbeard's bounty naturally continued to rise.
However, the person the Five Elders want to deal with the most is Vic, so Blackbeard can only be ranked second. However, because Vic's basic bounty is very high, he is still far ahead of Blackbeard.
Wick and Rayleigh had almost finished their discussion. After the Perfume Dragon delivered a large amount of food, they had a big meal together. Then Wick took Ace and left the island. Before leaving, he also told Hancock not to come here to disturb Luffy unless necessary. Ignoring Hancock's resentful look, Wick turned around and boarded the warship.
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Donghai Windmill Village Makino Bar
"Hahahaha! This guy Karp! I finally got him right this time. Vic is really good. This photo is really pleasing to the eyes!"
Dadan was sitting at the bar, holding a cigarette between the index and middle fingers of his left hand, and the other three fingers were grasping a wine glass on the bar. In the other hand, he was holding the bounty orders for Vic, Luffy, and Ace, and was reading them with relish. On the table in front of him was today's newspaper, with obvious wrinkles on it, obviously having been read many times.
The Battle of Marineford was broadcast live to the whole world, but a small fishing village like Windmill Village with a backward economy could not have those expensive Den Den Mushi that could broadcast the video. At most, it could only have small Den Den Mushi that could only hear sounds.
In the end, the navy shut down the live broadcast, leaving only the last Den Den Mushi in Buggy's hand. How much you can hear is really up to chance. We only know that Luffy later got involved. The final outcome of the war is simply unknown. At that time, Whitebeard went crazy and Buggy's subordinates abandoned the only Den Den Mushi. There were a lot of pictures, but the sound was too noisy and could not be heard at all.
Because the navy published the execution notice in the newspaper in advance, Dadan also came to Windmill Village early with a few men. She was very worried about Ace's safety. With Luffy's joining, she became even more worried!
The only one who shared the same mood as her was Makino. As for the village chief and other villagers, they were most concerned about Luffy. They were not very familiar with Ace and did not have much affection for him, but they watched Luffy grow up, so naturally their feelings for him were deeper.
"Yes! Vic was originally a marine under Mr. Garp. He left the navy only because he made a mistake, but his heart has not changed. Ace is a gentle child at heart. I'm sure Vic has sensed that too!"
Makino agreed while wiping the empty wine glass. She was the one who gave the newspaper to Dadan, and she knew something about the relationship between Dadan, Luffy and Ace.
Although Luffy went up the mountain, he would occasionally go back to the village to visit acquaintances. With Luffy's brain, he would naturally leak a lot of things, but Makino was not a talkative person, so it was enough for him to know what was going on.
Makino lowered his eyes and glanced at the photo in the newspaper, or more precisely, at Vic in the photo. Looking at Vic's increasingly mature, steady and charming face, Makino's eyes were full of complexity!
Vic was the first man to enter her heart. At that time, she was still a young girl and Vic was still a handsome young man. She fell in love at first sight that day, and they never met formally again!
Every time she saw him, it was in photos in the newspaper. The next time she met him in person, she still peeked at him. That time, Vic wanted to find Mr. Cap, and the village chief told her. But at that time, she didn't dare to hope for anything. A person like Vic was destined not to belong here, not to her. She just took a peek from afar and made up her mind to cut off the love in her heart!
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