One Piece: The Strongest Trait System

[92] : Explosive Bounties! The Emperors! Seas in Upheaval!

Whitebeard laughed dismissively.

"A Warlord killed... The World Government brands him 'Extreme Malice' and issues such an insane bounty... Whether it's Marine HQ or ambitious pirates, everyone will be after this man. Whether he survives or gets caught... these seas are about to get very turbulent," Marco mused.

"Nothing to worry about! I AM WHITEBEARD!" Whitebeard declared with a booming laugh.

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On a remote island in the New World.

"They're really making waves, huh? Luffy! And Sky Sovereign Rowen!" Shanks laughed heartily, holding two wanted posters.

WANTED - DEAD OR ALIVE

Participant in the Extreme Malice Alabasta Incident!

'STRAW HAT' MONKEY D. LUFFY

BOUNTY: 300,000,000 Beri!

"Boss! Look! It's my son's wanted poster! That little rascal is with Luffy!" A man, nearly identical to Usopp except for the long nose, rushed over, grinning and holding another poster. It was Yasopp.

WANTED - DEAD OR ALIVE

Participant in the Extreme Malice Alabasta Incident!

SNIPER USOPP

BOUNTY: 35,000,000 Beri!

"Hahaha! With Luffy, huh? This is a happy day!" Shanks laughed.

"But Sky Sovereign Rowen's bounty... 1,135,000,000 Beri... That's an astonishing figure," Lucky Roux, the Red Hair Pirates' cook, commented, taking a bite out of a large leg of meat.

"Clearly, the Marines and the World Government are making their move against Sky Sovereign Rowen," Shanks's smile faded, his expression turning serious.

"Shanks... that bounty, plus the fact he defeated Pink Rabbit... If the World Government wants to capture him, they'll have to send an Admiral. An opponent like that—isn't it too early for Luffy and his crew to face?" A man smoking a cigar, his eyes sharp with intelligence despite his rugged appearance, spoke up.

—Vice-Captain of the Red Hair Pirates! Benn Beckman!

"Should we go help them out, Boss?" Lucky Roux asked Shanks.

"No... no need," Shanks replied after a moment of contemplation, slowly exhaling.

An astonishing crimson light flashed in his eyes.

"Though I can't see that far into the future... my intuition tells me Luffy and his crew don't need our help just yet," Shanks finished with a smile.

"Oh? Can that man fight an Admiral?" Beckman's eyes narrowed.

Shanks's Observation Haki was trained to its absolute limit, capable of seeing glimpses of the future.

Of course, this foresight was limited to brief moments, not days or weeks. But as someone who had mastered this advanced form of Haki—an extension of his sixth sense—Shanks's intuition was incredibly accurate.

"Who knows? But didn't Hawk-Eyes say... that man might possess even greater Haki than me someday?" Shanks laughed, looking at Rowen's wanted poster.

"Right now—Whitebeard's side is more important," Shanks stated, turning to Beckman.

"The messenger has been sent. We should have a reply soon," Beckman confirmed.

"First Ace and Teach... now Sky Sovereign Rowen... Is the era of upheaval truly unstoppable?" Shanks gazed out at the sea, an incredible power flaring in his eyes.