Chapter 29: Bounties & Brutal Training – The Road to the Grand Line
The Bounty Updates – Shockwaves Across the World
The Straw Hat Armada's devastating raid on Loguetown wasn't just a victory—it was a declaration of war against the World Government.
Within 48 hours, new bounties were issued, shaking the entire world.
Updated Bounties:
1. Monkey D. Luffy – 4,000,000,000 Berries ("The Sun God's Successor")
Defeated Garp in battle
Humiliated two Vice Admirals
Stole classified Marine documents & weapons
Awakened Nika's Devil Fruit
2. Lucky – 2,500,000,000 Berries ("The Grand Tutor")
Mastermind behind the Loguetown Raid
Trained the crew into a war machine
3. Roronoa Zoro – 2,100,000,000 Berries ("The Chimera Swordsman")
Defeated Vice Admiral Momonga
Revealed his Chimera Chimera Fruit powers
4. Sanji – 1,900,000,000 Berries ("The Infernal Cook")
Defeated Rear Admiral Onigumo
High-level Haki Master
5. Jinbe – 1,800,000,000 Berries ("The Azure Guardian")
Defeated Rear Admiral Bastille
6. Coby – 1,700,000,000 Berries ("The Tidal Prodigy")
Defeated Rear Admiral Vergo
High-level Armament & Observation Haki
7. Zane – 1,600,000,000 Berries ("The King Kong Titan")
Defeated Rear Admiral Doberman
Intermediate Water-Water Fruit user
8. Nami – 1,300,000,000 Berries ("The Storm Queen")
Stole Marine intelligence & treasures
Intermediate Wind-Wind Fruit mastery
9. Usopp – 1,000,000,000 Berries ("The Sniper King of Foresight")
Outsmarted Vice Admiral Tsuru
High-level Observation Haki
10. Gin – 850,000,000 Berries ("The Thunder Berserker")
Intermediate Thor-Thor Fruit user
11. Jango – 700,000,000 Berries ("The Awakening Hypnotist")
Wielding the Awaken-Awaken Fruit
12. Woody – 600,000,000 Berries ("The Wooden Engineer")
Maintenance and shipbuilder for the crew
13. Johnny & Yosaku – 550,000,000 Berries Each ("The Twin Disciples")
Straw Hat Guardians & Sanji's Assistants
14. Pearl – 500,000,000 Berries ("The Earth Titan")
Wielding the Earth-Earth Fruit
15. Shiki – 500,000,000 Berries ("The Blademaster")
Wielding the Sword-Sword Fruit
16. Hatchan & Fish-Men Crew – 250,000,000 to 400,000,000 Each
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The Training Begins – The Road to the Grand Line
With their bounties skyrocketed, the Straw Hat Armada knew they weren't safe.
For two full weeks, they trained aboard their two massive ships, pushing their limits like never before.
Luffy & Lucky:
Mastering advanced Haki techniques
Training their awakened Devil Fruits
Zoro, Sanji, Jinbe, Coby, and Zane:
Extreme endurance training
High-intensity combat sparring
Nami & Usopp:
Usopp perfected Observation Haki at a near-precognitive level
Nami refined her Wind-Wind powers for large-scale storms
Gin, Jango, Woody, Johnny, Yosaku, Pearl, and Shiki:
Brutal combat training
Devil Fruit mastery for all users
By the time they reached Reverse Mountain, everyone had evolved.
The New Era of the Straw Hat Armada had begun.