Speaking of this, there are many beautiful women in the world of One Piece.
Older ones like the 28-year-old Boa Hancock, the 31-year-old Hina, and the 42-year-old Gion are all renowned beauties across the seas.
Thinking of these highly popular beauties, Ivan thought that it might not be unbearable to endure a slight loss and raise Homelander's Approval Rating to one hundred percent.
However, he quickly shook his head and suppressed this thought.
After all, before the Approval Rating breaks through fifty percent, there's no need for him to resort to such extreme measures.
The news of the Celestial Dragons' deaths spread like a hurricane, rapidly sweeping across the world.
The G-2 Branch was directly requisitioned by Admiral Kizaru, who arrived in person, and began capturing pirates in the nearby seas with unprecedented intensity.
In the end, most of the Gran Tesoro's hull was destroyed by powerful individuals, countless well-known pirates were imprisoned in Impel Down, and even the two Seven Warlords of the Sea present each received a few kicks from Kizaru, fleeing in disarray.
As for the Golden Emperor, he surprised Ivan by remaining unharmed, offering most of his wealth to the World Government in exchange for his safety.
Moreover, with the full restoration power of the Gold-Gold Fruit, the Gran Tesoro did not sink.
During these days, as a member of the G-2 Branch, Ivan was commanded by Admiral Kizaru to diligently capture every pirate they encountered.
Capturing a large number of pirates in a short time drew the world's attention to Ivan's strength, and he was hailed as the most outstanding Marine rookie in a century, alongside the Cipher Pol's rising star, Rob Lucci.
However, the attention Ivan received ended there, as the world's focus was now fixed on the center of attention—Fox.
Compared to Fox, these two newly emerged rookies were nothing significant.
But no one knew that this Marine rookie, codenamed White Dove, was the same person as the protagonist of this incident.
He orchestrated the event, founded the Shadow Garden, and even became a living God Slayer!
Opinions about this God Slayer varied among the people—some called him a hero, others a demon, some believed he would soon die, and many more hoped he would live forever.
But regardless of how the world viewed Fox, Ivan paid no mind.
He would continue walking the path he envisioned in his heart!
…
A few days later, Marine Headquarters, Marineford.
The massive fortress, resembling a mountain-like barrier, was covered in mottled bullet marks and cannon imprints, showcasing the solemnity honed by time.
Docked by the crescent-shaped harbor were numerous Marine warships, including Vice Admiral Gumir's flagship.
At the center of the fortress, the towering Marine Headquarters building pierced the sky.
In one of the tatami-floored conference rooms, numerous figures cloaked in Justice sat on either side of the conference table.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the conference room was tense, so quiet that the drop of a pin could be heard.
Amidst the dead silence, only the crisp sound of Garp munching on Senbei was clearly audible.
Sitting beside Sengoku, Brannew took a deep breath, stood up, and walked to the whiteboard at the front of the conference room.
"I assume everyone has received the news. Recently, a heinous incident occurred on the Gran Tesoro.
A noble Celestial Dragon, Saint Roswald, was assassinated at the Golden King Auction. The perpetrator was the pirate Supernova—Fox—who was previously wanted for 180 million Berries for slaughtering a thousand people in the East Sea!"
"Hahaha, that kid did a great job! I've long disliked that bastard!" At this moment, Garp stopped chewing his senbei and shouted indistinctly.
"Garp!" Garp's words infuriated Sengoku. "Watch your words! Remember your identity—you are a Marine!"
Garp stuck a finger in his nostril. "Oh, I understand."
Most of the time, Garp would still give his old friend some face.
After Garp quieted down, Brannew scratched his green curly hair, sighed in relief, and continued:
"After killing the Celestial Dragon, Fox used some unknown teleportation ability to seize the Unicorn Fruit. He then calmly escaped the pursuit of two Seven Warlords of the Sea, two Vice Admirals, and numerous other powerful individuals.
The topic of today's meeting is to gather intelligence on the mysterious organization Shadow Garden and determine Fox's current bounty!"
Brannew took out two photos and pinned them to the whiteboard, showing Fox teleporting and using Earth Release:
"So far, Fox has displayed two abilities: teleportation and rock manipulation.
In previous battles, Fox exhibited something similar to Armament Haki, but we later determined it was not Armament Haki. Instead, he was covering his body with hardened rock.
Thus, Fox might be a Stone-Stone Fruit ability user. However, the Stone-Stone Fruit is currently held by the Donquixote Family, so Fox's ability is likely a newly emerged Devil Fruit. We'll call it the Soil-Soil Fruit!
As for his teleportation ability, it probably isn't his own power but rather the Devil Fruit ability of another member of Shadow Garden.
Similarly, the teleportation fruit already has an owner, so we'll refer to this Devil Fruit with teleportation abilities as the Space Fruit."
After Brannew finished speaking, the conference room grew even more solemn. Even Garp realized the severity of the situation and sat up straight.
Vice Admiral Tsuru slowly picked up her water cup, moistened her throat, and said softly:
"A Devil Fruit ability user with two newly emerged abilities? It seems Shadow Garden's influence is greater than we imagined.
I suggest we designate Shadow Garden as a key surveillance target, second only to the Revolutionary Army."
The others exchanged glances and eventually nodded in agreement.
"Seconded!"
"Seconded!"
With the discussion on Shadow Garden concluded, Brannew pinned Fox's bounty notice next to the two photos and raised his voice several tones:
"Finally, regarding Fox's bounty. Because Fox killed a Celestial Dragon, his crimes are heinous, and his nature is cruel and vicious, making him one of the most wicked criminals of this era!
Therefore, we have decided to raise his bounty from 180 million Berries to 500 million Berries in one go!
This new bounty of 500 million Berries will set the highest record in Sea Calendar history for the first half of the Grand Line, Paradise!"
…
Late at night, at the headquarters of the World Economic News Paper, aboard a flying, teapot-shaped mobile fortress.
Morgans, eyes bloodshot, looked with satisfaction at the newspaper sample he had personally worked on, staying overtime to complete it.
An employee looked at Morgans in confusion and asked, "Boss, is it really necessary to push so hard? Even at our normal pace, we could finalize the issue by tomorrow noon."
Morgans glared at his subordinate and scolded:
"Fool! Anything related to the Celestial Dragons must be completed as quickly as possible.
We've already wasted time getting the news from our insider. If we delay any further, the World Government might discover that we intend to spread the news of the Celestial Dragons' death. By then, they will surely try to stop us to preserve the World Government's dignity.
Don't you understand? This is huge news—an exclusive report that could shake the world! How can we let the World Government suppress such shocking information?
Hurry, print at full capacity! I want the whole world to know about this!"