Time flew by.
Days turned into nights.
As the Giants continued to withdraw from the World Government's ranks.
Their hard-earned Giant warriors, swayed by deception, were lost.
The World Government, having painstakingly schemed for years, was now facing a devastating setback and was clearly furious.
Their mouthpiece, major news outlets, ceaselessly exploited the death of "Holy Mother" Garmerlo, manipulating public opinion and inciting anger across the world.
People everywhere condemned the alleged brutality of the Elbaf Giants, their favoritism plummeting, replaced by increasing rejection and disgust.
But even the domineering World Government, facing the undisputed strongest nation on the Grand Line, had some reservations. Besides issuing bounties on the Giants who participated in the war.
The Navy's highest combat force, "Iron Claw" Hack, one of the three admirals, arrived at G-11 Branch, taking command.
He ordered the mobilization of fleets and troops from New World branches to rebuild the G-12 Fortress. Surveillance ships were deployed.
To monitor Elbaf's every move, wary of further actions from the Giants.
However, there were no signs of an all-out assault on Elbaf, no "Extermination Order" despite amassing forces.
But within the Navy, they had intensified their efforts to capture any Giant pirates outside Elbaf.
Since relations had irrevocably broken down, they wouldn't be showing any more courtesy.
"What!?"
"Fallen Angel·El!?"
"Is this guy a Lunarian!?"
"Six hundred million Berries, dead or alive? Is this real!?"
"He's only nine years old and already has a six hundred million Berry bounty, unbelievable..."
"Did he participate in Elbaf's destruction of the G-12 Branch Fortress?"
"I remember, you get a hundred million Berry reward for reporting any Lunarian whereabouts to the World Government, right?"
"Suspected of attacking the World Government's ship, killing 'Holy Mother' Garmerlo?"
Five days after the G-12 Branch Fortress was destroyed, news birds carried a new batch of bounty posters, nestled within fresh newspapers, throughout the world.
The seas were abuzz with a mixture of shock and awe.
No one expected that a nine-year-old would receive a bounty exceeding five hundred million Berries, reaching a staggering six hundred million.
Even for a Lunarian, this was astounding.
They remembered correctly that even the Giant Warrior Pirates' captains, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, had bounties of only a hundred million Berries each.
Though that was over thirty years ago.
Had they not mysteriously disappeared, their bounties surely would have increased.
But they may not have surpassed five hundred million Berries.
...
"This is..."
At this moment, in the latter half of the New World.
The Dream Land, an archipelago adjacent to Elbaf.
Gaiz, eyes wide with amazement, looked at the newspaper he just bought from a news bird, with the bounty poster falling out of it.
He rushed towards El who was training and shouted, "El, you have a six hundred million Berry bounty from the Navy!"
"Six hundred million?"
"Really?"
"Gaiz, show us!"
"Fallen Angel? Is that El-san's nickname?"
"As expected of El-san..."
"Amazing!"
The children from the Dream Home gathered around, asking Gaiz, the little Giant, to show them the bounty poster.
"Fallen Angel·El? It's really six hundred million..."
Haldin, rushing over, saw the familiar figure on the bounty poster and couldn't help but widen his eyes. "Amazing, even the two Giant Warrior Pirates' captains, Blue Ogre and Red Ogre, didn't have bounties this high!"
Big Mom, who had transformed into a giant bat, chasing Zeus, Hera, and Prometheus, the top-tier Homies, stopped in her tracks when she heard this.
She landed back on the ground, transforming back into human form.
Chewing her finger, she was filled with curiosity. "Six hundred million Berries, that's a lot?"
"It's not a lot, it's absurdly high, Linlin!"
Haldin shouted loudly.
This time, they had left the Dream Home.
"Six hundred million?"
Wiping away his sweat.
El, who had just finished training, took the bounty poster.
Looking at the picture of himself, he quickly noticed the background was Elbaf: "This photo was taken by Garmerlo and sold to the World Government, right?"
"Fallen Angel? Not bad..."
He wasn't surprised by the bounty or title.
After all, as a Lunarian, his bounty wouldn't be low.
Plus, Garmerlo had already informed the World Government that El was a natural-born monster, and he had just showcased his Zoan-type, Feather Serpent God, in the G-12 Branch, with its ability to control the weather and summon lightning.
Under such circumstances, if the Navy wasn't taking this seriously, they would be underestimating him and overconfident.
"Everyone, there's something going on at sea..."
At that moment.
Mos, the young Mink, using his monocular to scan the distant sea, suddenly pointed towards the horizon and shouted.
"What's wrong?"
"There are huge waves..."
Many people looked towards the sea with surprise.
But they only saw a wave, nothing else.
"It's the Sea King, it sensed someone intruding..."
Gaiz was surprised, "Is it a pirate?"
"Gurgling..."
Soon, on the distant sea.
A giant wave, with a demonic face, as if it were alive, surged towards the Dream Home at an astonishing speed.
A small overturned boat was washed ashore.
And a small figure, unconscious from being choked by the seawater.
"Gaiz-sama, El-sama..."
The waves roared.
The Sea King in the sea, shouted, "This ship tried to approach the Dream Home, so I overturned it... but there seems to be only one person on board!"
"You did well, thank you for your hard work!"
Looking at the small figure, El chuckled.
He walked over and knelt down.
He pressed his index finger on the other's bulging abdomen.
"Cough cough-"
A jet of water shot out.
The unconscious figure came to.
Looking at the giant figure in front of him.
Long Bread's pupils shrank in shock, and he cried out, "You are... Fallen Angel·El?"
The youthful Giant's figure, with black wings and a fiery halo behind him...
His identity was obvious.
He had just seen the other's bounty poster not long ago.
Fallen Angel·El, a monster who, at the tender age of nine, was given a six hundred million Berry bounty, breaking the World Government's bounty records.
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