"Prison break..."
Shakky froze for a moment, looking at Luffy, "Do you know him?"
"Of course! We even held a banquet together!"
Luffy grinned, "He's not a good person, but I don't dislike him. He's an interesting guy, hahaha!"
"Oh? That's quite something..."
Shakky chuckled, "It seems the World Government covered up this news. Getting out of that place isn't something just anyone can do. The last person to do such a thing was someone twenty years ago... In any case, for now, there are fifteen pirates with bounties over a hundred million here."
"Fifteen people..." Chopper exclaimed in shock.
"That's right."
Shakky, holding a cigarette, said, "Besides little Monkey and little Roronoa, there are thirteen others here. They've all traversed the seven routes of the first half of the Grand Line, overcoming countless dangers to arrive here and cross this cliff. Pirates from the same period around the world gather here. Also, all those who reach here and have bounties over a hundred million are called 'Super Rookies'."
"But in past years, there were only two or three each year; this year has the most, which is surprising. Especially Sage, Kid, Luffy, Hawkins, Drake, Law, whose bounties exceed two hundred million Belly, are names frequently in the newspapers."
"I don't read the papers," Luffy adjusted his Straw Hat.
"Well, intelligence is a weapon. From what it seems now, if your information is correct, the appearance of the Disaster Pirates also means Sage is here. So, little Monkey, your bounty at the moment is only ranked third here." Shakky laughed.
"Someone higher than Luffy!" Chopper exclaimed in surprise.
"Anyone who can come here is formidable; this sea isn't special only for little Monkey. All fifteen pirates with bounties over a hundred million have their own exceptional qualities."
Shakky said, "This piece of information, I'll just tell you all..."
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24GR.
One of the unlawful areas out of the World Government's reach.
Places like this aren't devoid of facilities; on the contrary, there are many facilities. Because of the lack of management, many organizations that the World Government openly forbids are hidden here, and pirates and individuals with bounties will occasionally come and gather here.
Industrial-wise, it's not much different from other islands.
In a certain restaurant.
A woman with long pink straight hair and a gold semicircle under-eye stud sat at the table, legs sprawled open, continuously grabbing food from the table. As she tore off a piece of meat with bone and tossed the plate, shattering it on the ground, she yelled:
"More, I want more!" The woman shouted, causing a stir among the people dining around her.
A young girl whose table was stacked with empty plates full to the brim drew amazement, leaving one to wonder how the food made its way into her stomach.
Born in the South Sea, 'Big Appetite King' Jewelry Bonney, bounty of 140 million Belly.
At another table, a group dressed in suits wielding weapons, like a Mafia, half-surrounded a table, guarding a short man who was cutting steak there.
"Noisy, vulgar woman, really makes me sick."
He took the napkin from his neck and wiped his mouth, glanced over, and said, "Go deal with her for me."
"Godfather, that's not good..."
Among the guards, one guy stepped forward, "This island is right under the Navy Headquarters' nose, causing trouble now..."
Shhh!
The short guy grabbed a fork from the table and stabbed it fiercely into his eye, causing the latter to scream and fall.
"My orders are not to be defied!" The short guy snorted coldly.
Born in the West Sea, 'Gang' Capone Bege, bounty of 138 million Belly.
Besides these two, a group walked in from the restaurant's entrance.
Leading them were a pink-haired girl and a blonde with big waves.
"It's a lively restaurant."
Renedia glanced inside, asking, "Is there something worth grabbing?"
"Restaurants aren't worth robbing, not Sage's target."
The blonde wavy-haired person, of course, was Hawkins. At this moment, he looked around the restaurant inside, glanced at the woman making a fuss at the table and the short man at the table—calmly said:
"Seems the food here is quite good, attracting many."
From the Death Star entering the Shampodi Islands, they split up to investigate where was worth robbing. Just relying on Lucci's actions was slow, so others wandering around decided to act individually.
Gin stayed with two hundred people on the ship, waiting for others to switch with him.
Gathering intelligence at No. 24 was Hawkins and Renedia.
Originally Marika was with them, but upon arriving here, Marika wanted to look around for ingredients and left halfway, while Renedia and Hawkins came to this restaurant.
She wasn't interested in ingredients; conversely, since the diviner might find her desired shipbuilding materials. However, before that, they planned to eat first.
As for Hawkins, he immediately saw the regular newspaper appearances, the Big Appetite King and the Gang.
Likewise, Bege also noticed the two entering from the door, eyes narrowing, smiled: