"Let's go quickly." At this time, a woman with blonde hair in a red dress walked out from behind Fullbody and said, though her forehead was quite wide, she was still somewhat pretty.
"How dare you claim to be a bounty hunter who targets small fry!" As Fullbody turned around with the woman in his arms, Johnny pulled out a wanted poster and threw it into the air, shouting.
Among the scattered posters, Nami saw the most prominent one—the fish-man Arlong with a bounty of 20 million Berries—and emotions instantly surged within her.
Clover also noticed another wanted poster. The bounty was ridiculously high, but the poster was signed by someone unknown. It was none other than himself.
'I figured it would be high, but I didn't expect it to be this much.' Looking at the wanted poster on the ground, Clover thought to himself, surprised that his bounty had reached a level unheard of in the first half of the Grand Line.
"Alright, let's go in... What an eyesore. Sink him," Fullbody ordered the Marine soldier before leaving.
"Yes, sir!" The Marine soldier saluted and began preparing the cannons.
"What's this?" Nami asked, picking up Arlong's wanted poster from the ground.
"It's a bounty notice for a criminal with a price on his head, Nami-neesan... uh..."
Johnny was stunned for a moment when he saw the wanted poster for Arlong that Nami held.
Arlong's bounty was the highest in the East Blue.
"It's basically the biggest reward: 'As long as you kill them, you'll get the bounty.'"
"This business isn't bad, Nami-neesan," Joseph chimed in, but Johnny quickly covered his mouth.
Nami's state was clearly off. She was trembling all over, clutching the poster tightly in her hands...
"Are you alright?" Clover stepped out of the cabin and squatted next to Nami, gently placing a hand on her shoulder. Nami just shook her head slightly.
At this moment, the Marines had prepared their cannons, and a shell was fired at the Going Merry.
"Leave it to me!" Luffy immediately sat at the edge of the ship, stretched out his arms, and grabbed the hull.
The cannonball struck Luffy with a bang, and the impact knocked him away: "Gomu Gomu no Slingshot!"
Originally, the cannonball was going to rebound, but Luffy lost his grip with one hand, and the ball veered off course, flying towards the Baratie.
"You idiot!"
Clover swiftly leapt into the air and kicked the cannonball back. It struck the Marine vessel with a loud explosion.
Fullbody, who had just boarded his ship and was about to enter the restaurant, was caught in the blast.
Startled by the sound, he looked back to see his warship engulfed in flames.
"Nani!?" Fullbody shouted in disbelief as he stared at his burning warship.
"Quickly put out the fire! Put it out!" The Marines scrambled in a panic.
"That was a close call. It almost destroyed the restaurant..." Luffy fell from the sky, rubbing his head. If Clover hadn't kicked the cannonball back, Luffy might've ended up working part-time forever.
"Oi, if you're going to mess with our ship, be prepared to face the consequences." Clover said, standing on the edge of the ship as he nodded at Luffy, then turned to the Marines.
"What is he planning to do?" The Marines pointed their guns at Clover, alarmed.
The next moment, Clover leapt into the air, raised his right leg, and brought it down on the Marine vessel.
After a few seconds of silence.
There was a resounding "boom!"
Cracks appeared across the entire hull, and within moments, the entire ship split in two.
"That's amazing!" Luffy's mouth hung open as stars shone in his eyes.
"So strong!" Johnny and Joseph clung to each other in terror. They had already suspected that Clover was the guy from the wanted poster with an outrageous bounty, and now they were certain!
"Can a human even do that?" Zoro frowned. Since Zoro hadn't yet reached the level of being able to cut through steel, the strength Clover displayed truly shocked him.
"Maybe Clover..." Nami gazed at him as he jumped back onto the Merry with a calm expression. Perhaps Clover could save her...
As for Usopp, his mouth hung open, utterly speechless. Was this really a human? Kicking back a cannonball with his bare feet was already absurd, but now he had just split a warship twice the size of the Merry in half?
Thankfully, the Marines knew how to swim, and they all dived into the water, not daring to surface.
"Who is that guy? There's no one like him on the East Blue wanted list!" Fullbody shouted in disbelief, staring at Clover. If there were someone like that in the East Blue, he would have known about it!
"Oi, the clothes you're wearing are pretty nice." Clover said, eyeing Fullbody's white pinstriped suit. He had always been called a drifter, and finding a good place to buy clothes was rare. That suit was quite fitting.
"You... what are you going to do?" Fullbody asked with a tinge of fear in his eyes, as if Clover planned to strip him...
And that's exactly what happened.
Clover grabbed Fullbody, stripped him of his clothes, and tossed him into the sea.
After Clover's rough treatment, Fullbody abandoned any thoughts of having a nice dinner with the woman, instead hurriedly paddling away, fleeing the scene in disarray.
"I didn't expect you to be so strong," Zoro said, patting Clover on the shoulder, who was now dressed in Fullbody's suit.
"It's not a big deal." Clover grinned.
"That suit looks good on you. Fullbody looked like a thug in it, but you look like a successful man," Usopp remarked.
"Hahaha, you're definitely my crewmate!" Luffy laughed. Meanwhile, Nami was lost in her thoughts about Arlong, paying little attention to their conversation.
"Alright, let's eat!" Luffy shouted, feeling cheerful after defeating the Marines. "I'm starving!"
Once they had docked the ship, the crew made their way into the restaurant. With Fullbody no longer causing trouble, the restaurant felt harmonious. But as soon as they entered, a blur of yellow darted towards Nami.
"Hello, beautiful lady!" Sanji greeted, holding a rose and kneeling gallantly in front of Nami.
"Ahem..." Clover wrapped his arm around Nami's shoulders and cleared his throat. Nami didn't reject Clover's gesture, glancing between him and Sanji.
"Huh?" Sanji looked up when he heard the sound and noticed Clover's arm around Nami. He froze for a moment, as if everyone could hear his heart shattering...