New wanted posters slammed onto tavern walls, Marine bases, and pirate dens. Bounty boards creaked under the weight of two monstrous names freshly printed in bold ink.
Nagato — "The Dragon Slayer"Bounty: 1,080,000,000 Berries
Enel — "The Thunder God"Bounty: 920,000,000 Berries
The world reacted immediately.
New World — Moby Dick
Whitebeard held the poster in one hand, his massive fingers dwarfing the paper. He gave a low rumbling laugh.
"Gurarara… this 'Nagato' again, eh? And he's dragging a lightning god with him now."
Marco stood beside him, scanning the poster. "He killed an entire Celestial Dragon family… That alone would've sent things spinning."
Whitebeard tipped his jug back."Power makes waves. And these waves will shake the world."
Onigashima — Kaido's Throne Room
Kaido crushed a barrel of booze like it was paper.
"This brat vanished for a month and is finally making moves again, WORORORORORORORO"
"Gravity… lightning… two monsters walking together."A manic grin spread across his face.
"GOOD! Let 'em grow stronger. I'll crush them myself!"
Queen seemed suprised. "E-eh? Even you wanna scrap with them, Boss Kaido?!"
Kaido's laughter boomed across the skull dome.
A random Island somewhere in the new world--
Shanks held the poster between two fingers, calm as always.
"Over a billion already… he's rising fast."
Benn Beckman exhaled smoke. "A man can overpower an Admiral… and even has a goro goro user with him now.. we don't need that kind of wildcard."
Shanks smiled faintly."But change is coming anyway. Might as well expect a few storms."
Whole Cake Island — Big Mom's Castle
Big Mom shoved aside a table of sweets, snatching the posters from Perospero.
"Zeus! Look at this!"The cloud trembled.
"That lightning brat Enel… AND someone stronger than him? Mama mama mama! I want them. Their would be good in my family"
The homies shrank back in fear.
Baltigo — Revolutionary Army Headquarters
The wind howled across the stone cliffs as Dragon stared down at the two posters laid out before him.
Sabo crossed his arms. "They really jumped his bounty. The whole world's talking about it."
Koala added, "Kizaru couldn't beat him… and now he's got a partner., a logia at that"
Dragon's hood cast a shadow over his expression, but his voice was calm, analytical."The Celestial Dragons are panicking. Sengoku is rattled. These two… have disrupted the balance of power in less than a month."
Sabo leaned forward. "Are they enemies? Allies? Something in between?"
Dragon didn't answer immediately. He picked up Nagato's poster, examining the rings in the man's eyes.
"Someone willing to slaughter Celestial Dragons without hesitation… and powerful enough to challenge Admirals."He set the poster down.
"Whether they intend it or not… they've become catalysts."
Koala's eyes widened. "Catalysts for what?"
Dragon turned toward the horizon, wind swirling around him.
"For the storm that's coming."