Chapter 145: BIG MOM
"How dare you sneak and do something like this, you're getting bolder and bolder."
"I'm not like some old women who don't need to protect their skin."
The two began their usual daily banter again.
During their argument, a news bird flew over the Unafraid.
"Here!" Eric waved his hand to signal the bird to come down.
The news bird didn't fly into the Calm Belt, so from the information gathered in the system, Eric had been thinking about his latest bounty notice for the last four days since they crossed the Calm Belt and arrived in the East Blue.
Eric's radiant smile even made the news bird hop backward on the ship's railing in a small retreat.
"Really, I'm not going to eat you," Eric muttered, pulling out money to buy a newspaper.
Excitedly, he opened the newspaper, but to his disappointment, there was no latest bounty notice as expected.
"Not this issue…!"
"Brrr..."
A blue lightning bolt shot up from the ship towards the sky, startling the news bird into flapping its wings even faster.
"Morgans! Where did you hide my latest bounty notice?!"
...
Back four days ago, Eric's latest bounty notice hadn't been sent out worldwide with the newspapers.
Today was Charlotte Linlin 's 44th child, Charlotte Dosha's, full moon birthday celebration, with many guests invited to Big Mom's tea party.
The King of usurers, "God of Fortune" Lu Field;
The Queen of Pleasure Street, Stussy;
The President of World Economic News, Morgans;
The old storage industry business owner, "Master of Concealment" Giberson;
The Sea Transport King, "Deep Sea Current" Umit.
With a cigar in his mouth, Field scanned the surroundings and commented, "Finally, no more seeing that guy. And besides, funeral directors aren't really suited for newborns' full moon parties."
"Such a petty man, please shut up." Stussy smiled and waved at the surrounding people, her words still sharp and unkind.
"Hahaha, to be invited to Big Mom's tea party, I'm really delighted," Morgans said while patting his bounty notices, "I hope this latest news will make Big Mom happy."
Chuckling to himself, he knew that when the new pirate group encountered the old sea kings, it would surely be big news.
Stussy slightly lowered her eyelids, her large blue eyes narrowing. She glanced at Morgans, who was unaware that the latest bounty notice for Eric's group was supposed to be distributed today. However, Morgans didn't follow the World Government's orders and had deliberately withheld it, not because he refused to send it, but because he delayed it.
Her other identity was CP0, and Pleasure Street was used to gather intelligence. Many men, eager to show off in front of beautiful women, often spilled all their secrets.
Yesterday, she received an order from her superiors to gather as much information as possible about Eric's group but also maintain enough caution and distance to avoid engaging in direct conflict.
Although she hadn't received any direct reports from her superiors, judging from the fragmented information, it was very likely that the CP0 operatives sent to capture Eric's group had suffered heavy losses, or even wiped out entirely.
Sighing internally, since Eric killed the World Noble Celestial Dragons in the live broadcast, even the Marine Admirals had no way to deal with him. Recently, pirates had begun to become active again.
Many pirates playing around in Pleasure Street, drunk, loudly declared that they too would try to slaughter a Celestial Dragon and then take on the Marine Admirals one by one.
Also, because some Celestial Dragons, with their arrogant attitude, ignored the Marines' warnings and continued to stroll through Sabaody Archipelago, the pressure on Marine Headquarters escalated.
The Marines had to deploy heavy forces, sweeping through the Sabaody Archipelago several times, rounding up the pirates and criminals, greatly improving the security in the area.
...
When Field saw Charlotte Linlin , who had become as large as a ball, he gave a look to his subordinate, who carried a large treasure chest over.
"Consider this a congratulatory gift for your son's birth, I've brought you something, Charlotte."
"This is a treasure chest! I love treasure chests! What's inside, I wonder?" Linlin stuck out her long tongue and spoke without fear of biting it.
"I've also brought you a gift, Linlin ."
"Please accept my gift."
"And mine, this one is a precious gift I went to great lengths to obtain from another place," Morgans praised his gift while pulling out several bounty notices, "And I also have some new information for you, mamigo."
"Oh? New bounty notices? Is my child's bounty going up again? Or is there a family member suddenly being rewarded?"
"No, these bounty notices are for a new rising pirate group."
"Hm?" Linlin took the bounty notices and, upon seeing the pictures, laughed loudly. "Hahaha, isn't this the little guy who dared to kill a Celestial Dragon in the world broadcast?"
"Wow, the bounty is 810 million Berries, higher than Cracker's bounty. What has this little guy done now?"
"According to my intelligence network, they encountered four CP0 members, the direct subordinates of the Celestial Dragons..."
Hearing CP0, Stussy's heart skipped a beat, but she maintained her smile as she listened to Morgans.
"...Four CP0 members died on the spot, including one who held the position of squad leader. There are also rumors that Captain Eric has awakened Conqueror's Haki and can control it freely."
"Hahaha, what an impressive newcomer, how old is he? He's awakened Conqueror's Haki and can control it with his will."
"Looks like he's eighteen."
"He's still too young. If he were older, I'd let him be my next husband."
On the other side of the world, Eric suddenly shuddered.
"What's wrong?" Kurumi asked unhappily, "Still dissatisfied with the punishment?"
"Woo woo woo (No, I just don't know why my body feels cold)."
"Could it be that some unknown wild woman is thinking about you again?"
"Woo woo woo (How could that be? Haven't I been with you all this time?)!"
Perospero, the eldest son, suggested, "Mom, how about choosing a sister to marry him and let Eric join the Charlotte family?"
He certainly didn't want to call someone who could be his son "Dad," even if it was a stepfather.
"Good idea!" Big Mom had not yet arranged a marriage alliance for her children, and even Lola had escaped her arranged marriage years later.
Stussy couldn't sit still anymore. If Eric joined Big Mom's pirate crew, capturing him would be even harder, "Linlin , this guy is incredibly daring, doing evil deeds that others wouldn't dare. Aren't you afraid of bringing a wolf into your house?"
"Hm," Big Mom thought for a moment, "His actions remind me of my time in the Rocks Pirates — that monster captain, Rocks D. Xebec."
"So, Linlin , be cautious of that guy's immense ambition, it's best to nip this seedling in the bud." Stussy gave her a sharp look. "Don't you think so, Morgans?"
Morgans was expecting this kind of big news, especially war-related news. As for Eric, with whom he had some connections? Sorry, I'm a reporter!
"Exactly, that's why I brought you these latest bounty notices."
"Mm..." Big Mom looked at the other notices:
"Queen of Ice" Esdeath, bounty 700 million Berries;
"Magic Spear" Scáthach , bounty 390 million Berries;
"Dual Guns" Kurumi Tokisaki, bounty 350 million Berries;
"Sagittarius" Chiron, bounty 200 million Berries;
"Hunter" Akame, bounty 180 million Berries.
"With such a small crew, the total bounty amount is really high, and the average bounty is not low, even higher than some of my older children. I'm reluctant to let them go, I'd love for them to become my subordinates, so I can get closer to the Pirate King's throne."
"Morgans, your intelligence network is vast. Help me contact Eric and tell him I want to marry him!"
'I'm not a matchmaker...' Morgans thought, but still agreed verbally: "I'll contact him."
"A marriage between Big Mom's pirate crew and Eric's? This news will be good too!"
(END CHAPTER)
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