Chapter 25: Reverie
Important Question: Should Sabo have the Mera Mera(Fire) or the Goro Goro(Lightning)?
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(3 days before the meeting)
"The red hair pirates are slowly rising in power, and at the rate they are improving they will become Yonko status in a few years." Beer VI, the chairman of this reverie said.
"A few years? Don't be ridiculous. Their progress will stagnate, and they will just become another mediocre pirate crew running back to paradise." Lemoncheese, a woman with a pointy nose said with disdain.
"At any rate, if the red hair pirates do become Yonko status, will he slip right into the status without a fight, slowly taking territories rising to the title, or will he fight and challenge for his spot as an Emperor?" Tacos said, looking to all his fellow rulers with a raised eyebrow.
"Let's hope the latter, we can't have 5 emperors terrorising the seas." Mororron said with a chill, and the group of nods elicited the end of that topic.
"So? Is that the end of the discussion then? Would anyone like to add anything?" Elizabello said, eager to leave.
"There's been a new change in King at Gleam Kingdom recently. Glamour was overthrown by his own people after enslaving a portion of them and not changing the poor living conditions among them." Hamburger pointed out.
"Serves him right, I never liked him." Ramen said disdainfully, and Cobra nodded.
"So that's why Glamour is not here this reverie?"
Hamburger nodded, "They've appointed a new king by the name of Darius who wants to carry on the kingdom's current relationship with the World Government. He sent his condolences for not being able to come as the Kingdom is recovering from Glamour's rule while starting Darius's new one."
"Hmm, let's hope he isn't as bad as Glamour." Cobra said, and the whole table nodded, even Wapol.
"Now that that's done, something that has come to my attention lately and it's time I think we address it." said Thalassa suddenly, digging into his pocket, pulling out a folded piece of paper and undoing the action.
He set the paper on the table, straightening it before picking it up and showing it to the rest of the world leaders.
"This is Dragon, the leader of the revolutionary army that has been slowly amassing support. The world government has given him a 1.5 billion bounty, which isn't that high compared to yonko, but..." He paused, staring each of the leaders into the eyes to show how serious he was. "In 5 or 6, no maybe even 3 or 4 years, he will become a big problem for the world government, and so on for us." Thalassa explained seriously.
"Heh, as if I care about some 2-bit revolutionary, Drum Kingdom would never fall to someone like that. If you want to catch him, do it yourselves." Wapol complained, picking his nose, "Or better yet, ask the world government, I mean we practically fund them paying the celestial tribute."
"WAPOL!" Cobra shouted, his booming voice catching the attention of everyone in the room, "What do you think the purpose of this council was!?" He asked rhetorically.
"Cobra…" Wapol muttered with disdain, momentarily stopping his nose picking habits and plotting. He would pay him back later.
"This is serious Wapol, look." Thalassa said, getting out another 2 pieces of paper, only it was a bounty poster. "This is 2 of their members, considered prodigies in their own right, look at their bounties." Thalassa said, both his fingers tracing the space above.
"Hollow D August...150 million." Elizabello said for everyone to hear. "He looks young, still in his early mid teens, do you know what he did to get such a bounty?" Elizabello asked, curious about the boy on the poster.
Thalassa nodded grimly, "The public story is that he attacked a marine ship and fought a Rear admiral to a draw, however the real story is he stole a devil fruit and prevented a world government agent from obtaining it by beating him to a pulp." Thalassa explained, sweat forming on his forehead as he recounted the story he was told from his sources.
A tense atmosphere filled the room, even the usually loud Wapol was quiet. Many of these rulers were not fighters, but they had enough knowledge of it to know that it was almost unheard of for a young kid no older than 16 beat a trained assassin. Some of them even thought back to the times they had run-ins with CP Agents when their kingdom needed help or assistance, remembering the brutal, merciless killing machines they were.
They all looked at the bounty poster, looking at the teenager who had a sweet smile on his face that could charm many. They all grew even more shocked, this kid beat a trained assassin? What has become of this world?
"What about the other kid?" Elizabello asked, his mood completely different from everyone else. Instead of fear, he was excited to hear about these kids and their achievements, it made his blood boil in anticipation and made him want to fight.
"His name is Sabo, and around the time August got his bounty, his bounty also was updated to 65 million from the previous 15 million. He had a run in with the marines, and almost effortlessly beat a Captain by the name of Daigin. Thankfully, he had the mercy to let him live, and he is currently recovering in a marine base." Thalassa explained, reciting the news report he read the other day.
He was very afraid of Dragon, so when he found out the news of August and Sabo, he knew he had to present it to hammer down the point the Dragon was dangerous. With the power of Dragon and 2 prodigies at his back, soon no one was safe from his wrath.
Silence permeated throughout the room. Every ruler had their arms crossed, thinking about the threat Thallasa made known to them.
"So, what do we do?" Cobra asked.
"What can we do?" Seki iterated.
"Well, hopefully by bringing this topic up the World Government will do something, there's obviously someone listening in." Taco pointed out.
Wapol jumped out of his seat, frantically looking around the room, "Wait, there's someone listening!? Show yourself!"
The rest of the world leaders nodded, "Although it was never said, it is very obvious. You didn't really think the leaders of the World Government would allow us secrecy? They need to know the contents of the discussion." Cobra said.
"I didn't mean anything I said! Please forgive me, the person listening in!" Wapol shouted, bowing his head.
"Good grief…"
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