Five billion and two hundred million!
Upon hearing this, Law's face changed dramatically.
The abilities of the Devil Fruit, regardless of which one, even if revealed, no one would truly understand its specific powers, except for those who already know.
Yet in this early part of the world, those who know this information are far too rare. As the pirate with the highest bounty, anyone who has followed the news would take the opportunity to investigate.
Sage hails from the East Sea and entered the Grand Line alongside that Straw Hat, how could people here possibly know the value of the Op-Op Fruit?
He didn't even mention the name!
And judging by that look in his eyes, it seems he knows more than just that...
Instinctively, Law was about to activate his abilities to leave.
Just as his finger moved, a figure appeared right in front of him, leaving no time to react.
Within this Surgical Domain, he can swap places with anything, whether person or object, he can even cut and assemble. As long as it's within the domain, nothing is beyond his reach.
But no matter what, he must still activate the power...
If awareness is present but reaction can't catch up...
Bam!!
A punch fiercely connected with Law's face, the surface of the fist embedded itself into his face, slamming him directly to the ground, his back bouncing upon impact, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth, weakly collapsing to the surface, painfully clutching his face.
The so-called Super Rookies were all down at this moment, not a single one able to stand immediately.
Hawkins attached the last Tarot Card, and said flatly, "This is inevitable."
Before Sage, they were nothing.
The gap was simply too vast.
Had he not joined the Disaster Pirates, perhaps he too would end up lying here today.
For Sage, these people might be easy to deal with, but Hawkins could sense that he was at the same tier in this crew.
In the first half, they ranked among the top—even in the New World they were skilled—but only to this extent.
Combat experience and physical strength, Sage was crushing in dominance.
This fact was indeed so.
Sage smirked, not about holding back or not. Even if Kaido were here, he wouldn't so easily kill— not because he wouldn't, but because a certain boundary prevented death, naturally leading to the qualification for dialogue.
He was the same. If ordinary punches could make one lose consciousness or die, these people wouldn't be called Super Rookies, they'd be better off called trash.
Sage generally ignores the weak, whether in wealth status or strength of will. Everyone excels in their field, reaching a certain height entitles them to action from him.
Robbery and dialogue are forms of qualification.
These aren't weaklings; his attack isn't purely reliant on body techniques, it incorporated some effects of the North Star Divine Fist. One punch keeps their consciousness intact, just temporarily leaving them languishing.
Naturally, they aren't weak.
After all, old Hawkins could withstand a few of his punches.
Of course, with those who lack even Haki, if Sage wished, just a single hit could make them explode.
Just like he dealt with Ace in Alabasta once, one punch was enough.
Admittedly, those with Logia-type need Haki to capture their physical forms, but these ones haven't reached such levels; someone might have realized, but clearly not mastered, normal attack suffices.
Sage glanced at the fallen Law, "Your sum is huge, five billion and two hundred million. I'm not even counting your robbery gains; your life alone is worth this much. This money, your ransom, you must give me."
Sage doesn't draw numbers without basis.
He's raising their sums, but has done the math, because their bounties are inherently valuable; adding a few tens of millions of Belly in increments only.
The bounty easily surpasses billions, surely it's not all from sinking battleships and opposing the World Government?
He raises a few tens of millions of Belly only, certainly affordable, their robbery absolutely draws millions of Belly, combined with their own heads, certainly exceeds the amount Sage suggests.
However, this guy who ate the Op-Op Fruit is different, Sage can choose not to increase it, because that is indeed a huge sum.
This fellow's head is just an add-on; the price of that fruit is extremely high.
Five billion Belly...
In Carnival City, governed by the World Government and full of wealthy people, it was sold for merely three billion, and that was packaged for sale. Simply robbing of goods from a city fetching several million Belly is already impressive, representing an extremely prosperous place.
A single fruit is worth more than the treasure produced by a prosperous town, and it doesn't even require the time to rob; simply incapacitate Law and hand him over to Teach to produce the fruit, and the money is in hand.
Upon news of immortality going public, surely those willing to bid far exceed fifty billion.
Perhaps Teach couldn't fit it inside the fruit, but even placing it within a person's body, recreating an Ability User, many would willingly agree.
"Of course, if you truly can't afford it..."
Sage flashed and kicked the jaw of Urouge who was just getting up, with a heavy kick sending his body upward, then heavily tilted backward.