Chapter 52
Whitebeard heard Marco's answer and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmm, actually what you said isn't wrong. Kid Victor really is very strong. Right now his power isn't far off from mine."
"The most important thing is actually kid Victor's talent. Everything that has happened reminds us of the terrifying potential and talent this kid possesses."
Whitebeard was certain that after the God Valley war, Victor's strength would experience a qualitative leap.
He didn't even dare say he could defeat Victor anymore.
After all, this was someone who had awakened his Devil Fruit—and dual fruits at that—plus he was a top-tier powerhouse with three colors of Haki.
Most importantly, Victor was still extremely young—just in his teens, far from his peak.
If Victor reached his peak strength, Whitebeard probably wouldn't be his match anymore.
At that time, the King of the World—barring any surprises—would only be Victor.
Thinking of this, Whitebeard had to be cautious when facing such a Victor in the future.
In contrast, Golden Lion saw the bounty poster and immediately burst into happy laughter.
"Hahaha—bounty went up again. If there's a chance, invite the Roger Pirates for an alliance. With Roger and Victor's strength, we can definitely dominate the world."
Golden Lion's mind was full of alliance thoughts—he felt excited just imagining it.
As for Kaido and Charlotte Linlin—when they saw Victor's bounty poster, their faces immediately darkened.
Charlotte Linlin had been targeted by Victor twice—if she could beat him, she would have torn him to pieces long ago.
Thinking about it, Charlotte Linlin became furious and started smashing things like crazy.
Kaido, meanwhile, prepared to enter a state of patience on Onigashima—since he couldn't afford to provoke Victor, he could at least hide.
South Blue.
The botanists who had returned home also frequently followed news about Victor, Heracles, and the others.
When they saw Victor and the others' bounty posters, they immediately exclaimed in shock.
"Victor's bounty increased this much? Does it have something to do with the God Valley incident?"
"Haha—awesome. Looks like Victor and the others have made a name for themselves."
"Hmm—seeing everyone safe is really great."
They didn't have many complicated thoughts—they were mainly concerned and worried about Victor and the others in the New World.
Reading the newspaper was mostly to find out if Victor and the others were safe.
Water 7.
Gangster Vinnie had now become the biggest underworld force in Water 7.
There was no ship coming in or out that he couldn't get information about.
It could be said the entire Water 7 was filled with his eyes and ears.
He also hadn't neglected his training—he now had strength approaching Navy Vice Admiral level.
Moreover, he had selected a group of subordinates and trained them into professional teams.
In short—he now had both strength and influence.
At this moment, while training, Vinnie heard his subordinate reading the newspaper and learned about Victor. He immediately became excited.
Vinnie snatched the newspaper from his subordinate and hurriedly read it.
"Hahaha—great! Mr. Victor is amazing—so powerful."
"Dual fruit ability user—only Mr. Victor could create such a miracle, right?"
"Spread the word—tonight we have a banquet."
Vinnie saw Victor's bounty and immediately laughed happily—he wanted to hold a grand banquet for this.
Sabaody Archipelago.
Nozaki also learned about Victor and the Roger Pirates.
They were extremely shocked at first—then ecstatic.
"Hahaha—I never thought we could hug such a thick thigh. Mr. Victor is truly amazing."
Nozaki couldn't help but laugh happily.
Nana beside her was also smiling along.
"I'd like to see which force still dares to cause trouble here. After they get the news, they'll probably be scared for a while."
"This month—everyone's salary doubles. Year-end bonus also doubles."
"Tell the girls—put all your effort into gathering information for Mr. Victor. Understood?"
Nozaki said with a smile.
"Understood—I'll go tell the girls right away."
With that, Nana turned and walked out.
Drum Kingdom.
Dr. Dorié looked at the familiar face on the newspaper in her hand and her eyes immediately widened.
"Hmm? In just a short time, such a huge incident happened?"
"This polite little brat really became a big shot."
After the shock, Dr. Dorié also laughed happily.
On board the Plant Scholars of the Roger Pirates.
The ship now had two extra little brats, adding some fun for the crew.
Most of the time, it was the Elli-Eni twin doctors helping take care of them.
Roger then decided to tour the four seas and begin collecting the historical texts in preparation for reaching the final island.
So after resting for a while, the Roger Pirates set off again.
Victor's body had fully recovered—all internal injuries, hidden damage, and even the external scars from Rocks' attacks were completely healed.
At this moment he had once again become a graceful young man.
This year he turned seventeen—his height had already reached three meters seven.
This height could be considered average in this world.
Of course, he couldn't compare to Whitebeard or the giants.
Moreover, he was still in a rapid growth phase—as long as he kept eating crazily, reaching five or six meters wouldn't surprise him.
So while training with Roger, Victor was also devouring food like mad.
Not only that—the Gluttonous Giant Mouth was constantly outside his body, devouring external energy while he ate.
At the same time, he created many alloys to reinforce the Plant Scholars and so on.
Then, every time they reached a place, Victor would buy massive amounts of food, various fruits, and so on.
He wanted to ensure his inner space and Gluttonous space always had enough stored food.
During their travels, Garp was also frantically chasing the Roger Pirates.
However, whenever Roger didn't want to fight, Victor would take Roger's place and face Garp.
This was also Victor using Garp as a whetstone to sharpen his strength—so Victor's power was rapidly increasing.
"Garp—look, now you can only fight my disciple. Hahaha."
Roger saw Victor blocking Garp and became extremely happy—drinking while mocking Garp at the same time.
Drinking wine while watching Victor and Garp's performance—very comfortable, wasn't it?
As Victor continued training and fighting, his current strength was no longer much different from Garp and Roger's.
If he added the Rumble-Rumble Fruit ability, he was completely unbeatable.
Meanwhile, the Navy behind Garp watched the battle in utter shock.
Among them was Monkey D. Dragon—at this moment he truly couldn't believe someone's talent could be this high.
Even though he had already seen Victor's heaven-shaking performance in God Valley, he was still shocked now—sweat pouring uncontrollably from his forehead.
The battle ended in a draw—Garp also felt somewhat helpless against Victor's abilities.
So Garp and the others could only watch helplessly as the Roger Pirates escaped.
This year, Victor finally came of age—his height had reached four meters two.
He could now be considered a small giant.
Moreover, this year Victor could fight Roger to a draw without using fruit abilities.
He was now a true top-tier powerhouse on the seas—and he had only taken eight years to get here.
Today was indeed a day worth celebrating.
So on the Plant Scholars, they held an exceptionally grand coming-of-age ceremony for Victor.
The entire ship was decorated—lights and colors everywhere, full of atmosphere.
They even made a super-sized birthday cake.
"Cheers, cheers!"
"Hahaha—kid Victor is finally an adult. I almost forgot how old he was."
"Who could blame you—who else's kid could fight Rocks at just over ten years old?"
"Hahaha—cheers to Victor's coming of age!"
In an instant, all the crew partners started cheering, singing, and dancing again.
"Hahaha—Victor kid, you're an adult now. Come—drink!"
Roger immediately put his arm around Victor and handed him wine with a big laugh.
"Hahaha—good, drink! Cheers!"
This time Victor openly accepted the wine and shouted loudly.
"Everyone—cheers together!"
So everyone raised their cups.
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