A couple of days have passed since our fight with the marines, and the revolutionary army's people have delivered payment the same day.

But, to my frustration, Sabo didn't deliver the payment himself, leaving me unable to vent my anger for the lacking information.

The payment was delivered to us by some low-ranked grunt we found waiting for us at the docks when we got back to Kano country instead.

Unable to vent my anger on the yellow turd that was Sabo, I did the only reasonable thing I could do in this situation (I'm not an unreasonable person, after all.) Which was picking the guy bringing us the payment, tossing him into the sea as far as I could, and calling it a day.

The rest of the crew and I spent the next couple of days relaxing and lazing around without training to celebrate our victory and get some much-needed rest.

And now it was finally the time for us to leave for reverse mountain today, but first, there was still one thing I needed to do before we could depart, which brought my crew and me here.

We were sitting in a luxuriously decorated room while chatting with each other about many different topics until the room's door opened, revealing Don Chinjao's massive figure towering over it.

"There you are, brat," the old pirate as he lowered his head to get past the door. "You still have an hour, so I thought you might want to see this," he concluded, handing me a stack of yellow papers.

"Oh? It's finally here!" I said with an eager smirk. "I thought the bastards at the world government were too scared to give me a bounty or something, Rehahahaha," I added while laughing loudly, causing the old pirate to snort in disdain.

"Gather up, you guys. Our bounties are finally out!" I exclaimed, and everyone hastily came rushing towards me.

"Byron's first," I remarked with a smile. "Firebird, Byron wanted dead or alive. Bounty: 25,000,000 Berry," I added, causing the blond musician to grin while flexing his biceps.

Byron's wanted poster had a picture of him in his hybrid form, soaring through the sky.

"Deadlock, Elizabeth, wanted dead or alive. Bounty: 20,000,000 berry," I said as I turned to look at Elly. "Why is Byron's bounty higher than mine? I joined before him," Elly remarked with a pout while glaring at Byron.

Elly's wanted poster had a picture of her calmly aiming through the sights of her rifle.

"Instant death, Kozue, wanted dead or alive. Bounty: 40,000,000 Berry," I said as I turned to look at Kozue. "It looks like they named you after your new sword," I added with an amused smirk, causing her to do the same.

Kozue's wanted poster had a picture of her sheathing her sword, with several marine soldiers collapsed on the ground behind her.

"Demon Sherif, Laffite, wanted dead or alive. Bounty: 60,000,000 berry," I said as I turned to look at my navigator with a smirk.

"Oh, look, captain. They even got my good side on the picture," Laffite said in a joking manner with a smile on his face, causing me to chuckle.

Laffite's wanted poster had a picture of him bowing while raising his top hat, smiling cheerfully like he always does.

"White ape, Wilson, wanted dead or alive. Bounty: 80,000,000 berry," I said while looking at Wilson with twitching eyes, barely holding my laughter.

"Nooooo," Wilson said in a whiney tone. "I'm not a white ape! I'm a silver gorilla," he added as he slumped into a chair with a depressed look on his face, causing everyone to laugh at his misery.

Wilson's wanted poster had a picture of him in his hybrid form, holding two marine soldiers and banging their heads against each other with a savage grin.

"Johnny silver hand wanted alive. Bounty: 99,000,000 berry," I said with a raised eyebrow. "They sure know how to make a guy feel special," I added with an amused smirk while shaking my head.

My wanted poster had a picture of me relaxing on a chair with my feet raised on a table in front of me as I played my guitar.

"That's all, I'm afraid, bob. They didn't give you a bounty," I remarked as I turned to look at Bob. "It doesn't matter," Bob replied in a careless tone as he causally twirled his mustache.

"There you have it, brat," Don Chinjao said while caressing his beard. "You still have some time, so I'll leave you be, for now," he said as he turned around and left.

"Sai and Boo will come to get you when it's time," he concluded before leaving the room and closing the door behind him.

We watched the old pirate leave and resumed chatting between us with smiles on our faces, causing the time to go by quickly, and before we knew it, the door was opened again, revealing the old pirate's grand grandsons, Sai and Boo.

"It's time," Sai said with a smile on his face, causing us all to stand up, with Byron and me following behind him, guitar in hand while the rest followed Boo.

We walked through several corridors while following Sai until he stopped beside a door that led to a dark room with no light, gesturing for us to go in.

I smiled at him while nodding my head as I went inside, with Byron following behind me. The room suddenly lit up, revealing that it was not a room but a stage instead, and I was standing in its center, looking at the countless people who began to cheer in front of me.

"Do you like parties, Kano country?" I asked in a loud voice as I raised my fist high, causing the crowds below to cheer even more intensely. "That's all I needed to hear," I added with a satisfied smirk on my face at their cheering, giving the signal to the people behind me.

I began playing my guitar, and Byron started playing his drums shortly after as people appeared on the stage while holding different musical instruments. (AC/DC - Highway to Hell)

"Livin' easy, lovin' free, season ticket on a one-way ride," I sang as I leaned my head into the mic in front of me. "Askin' Nothin', Leave me be takin' everything in my stride,"

"Don't need reason, Don't need rhyme, Ain't nothin' that I'd rather do," kept singing as I turned to look at my crew, who were sitting on a VIP booth. "Goin' down, Party time. My friends are gonna be there too," I grinned while pointing at my companions, causing them to cheer along with the rest of the crowd.

"I'm on the highway to hell. On the highway to hell. Highway to hell. I'm on the highway to hell," I sang, the coir behind me chanting with me from behind, causing the crowd to go wild as they began dancing and popping their heads.

No stop signs

Speed limit

Nobody's gonna slow me down

Like a wheel,

Gonna spin it

Nobody's gonna mess me around

Hey Satan

Payin' my dues

Playin' in a rockin' band

Hey Mumma,

Look at me

I'm on the way to the promised land...,

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I was back in the waiting room I was in before the concert, relaxing and waiting for my companions to come back along with Byron, who had a giddy smile on his face.

"That was great, captain!" Byron said with an excited look on his face. "It sure was," I replied with a smile as the door opened, revealing the rest of the crew.

"Alright, we've had our fun, but now It's time to continue our journey," I said with a grin as they made their way inside.

"But, captain, what about your share from this concert?" Elly asked. "Shouldn't we wait for Chinjao to give it to you?" she added while tilting her head to the side.

"I'm giving it to him," I said while shrugging my shoulders. "That should be enough to soften the feathers I ruffled when I rubbed the devil fruit matter in his face," I added with a smirk.

"Besides, we have too much money to spend as it is," I remarked, standing up as I did. "Set a course for us towards the reverse mountain, Laffite," I instructed as I turned to look at my navigator.

"It's already done, captain," Laffite replied, smiling cheerfully.

"Then what the hell are we waiting for?"

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