"Hmph, those few are manageable, but the remaining five are the real tough nuts to crack. After all, the former group still needs time to grow; if the previous girls were flower buds, then these later ones have already bloomed," Saint Nusjuro said once again, picking five photos off the table.
Needless to say, these were naturally the photos of Luna, Kuina, Shiro, Tatsumaki, and Dia.
But there was no doubt that these five were absolutely the strongest five members of the current Pink Hat Pirates, a fact the Five Elders could deduce even without knowing the specific internal details of the Pink Hat Pirates.
"The Psychokinesis-Psychokinesis Fruit, even among Paramecia Devil Fruits, is a powerful Devil Fruit no less potent than the Tremor-Tremor Fruit. Over the years, the World Government's efforts to find her were no less intense than for the Rumble-Rumble Fruit. Moreover, this Devil Fruit has been extremely well developed in the hands of this green-haired girl named Tatsumaki. She can adapt to various battles, displaying countless strange forms, and can even pull down massive meteors. In a sense, her level of threat to us is comparable to that of an Ancient Weapon. After all, how did the Dinosaur era end? You are all aware, aren't you?" Saint Nusjuro said this time.
The Five Elders fell silent after hearing this. After all, whether it was the level of development or the Devil Fruit itself, the Five Elders paid high attention to Tatsumaki. Coupled with her ability to pull down such a large meteor on the spot, they were very clear about the destructive power of a meteor strike, so it was entirely correct to regard Tatsumaki as a living Ancient Weapon.
"Then there is Dia, who is suspected to have eaten a similar Devil Fruit granting Space Ability. Her Space Ability is unpredictable, catching opponents off guard and striking when they are unprepared. Moreover, this girl appears to be very intelligent and fully capable of turning the tide of battle. If we truly face the Pink Hat Pirates in the future, she must be given special attention."
The one who spoke was Saint Mars. It was clear that even though they knew Tatsumaki's strength should surpass Dia's—after all, one woman had the strength of an Admiral and the other the strength of a Reserve Admiral—Dia's Space Ability, combined with the talent and wisdom she displayed in previous battles, forced Saint Mars to elevate Dia's threat level above Tatsumaki's.
The other Five Elders also expressed their support for this, as the saying "Space is King" was not spoken lightly.
"Next is this girl named Kuina. She is currently the only member of the Pink Hat Pirates who is not a Devil Fruit User. Although she is not a Devil Fruit User, she is an active and outstanding young swordswoman. She possesses a special sword technique and movement inheritance. Her sword is also not simple; it can fragment, making her unpredictable attacks impossible to guard against. And don't forget her name—it is preceded by the surname Shimotsuki. You are not unfamiliar with the Shimotsuki, are you?"
Saint Vultures said. It was clear he placed great importance on Kuina. They did not know that there were actually several other members of the Pink Hat Pirates who were not Devil Fruit Users.
Even if the majority were, Dia and Luna were not, for example.
But without him needing to elaborate, the other Five Elders also paid extremely high attention to this second-in-command of the Pink Hat Pirates. Especially in this battle, Kuina's performance was outstanding; she was able to consistently suppress opponents, whether it was Bogard or the injured Three Admirals of the Navy.
Furthermore, her identity as a member of the Shimotsuki Clan, coupled with her ability to use Supreme King Haki Infusion—thinking of the Shimotsuki Clan that truly founded Wano Country, rather than the foolish Kozuki Clan that could lose Wano Country to Kaido—they naturally paid high attention. After all, having lived for so many years, the Five Elders had more or less clashed with members of this family. They dared not underestimate Kuina, who belonged to such a pure samurai swordsman family from Wano Country.
"Next, although she is the third-in-command, as a Scientist who has already demonstrated strong research and invention capabilities in this battle, we absolutely cannot relax our vigilance regarding Shiro. Whether it's the skyfire mecha this girl developed, which possesses the strength of a Yonko, or the armor used by her and the Bei Group—you have all seen it. If Luna is immune to attacks due to her Void Ability, then Shiro relies on pure technological armor with ultra-high defense that ignores attacks. In short, the importance we place on her, and her level of threat to us, must not be less than Luna's," Satan Saint said with a serious expression.
He was originally the one specialized in technology; otherwise, why would he be the God of Science and Defense? Therefore, he was very clear about how powerful and important technological advancement, especially the improvement of technological weaponry, truly was.
Even among the current Five Elders, he was the one who valued Shiro's existence the most, even seeing her as surpassing Luna.
However, the other Five Elders were not far behind, because based on the World Government's suppression of learning and education worldwide, and the restriction and coercion of all Scientists to serve them, it was easy to see how great the World Government's constraints on Scientists were.
But one must never forget that within a Pirate Crew, the greatest threat is ultimately the Captain, the leader of the ship. Moreover, Luna has already demonstrated the ability to resurrect the dead, combined with her Void Ability and the name of the Devil Fruit she represents: "Mythical Zoan, Void Demon God Greeza Form." Whether it was her intellect, wisdom, or sheer power, coupled with the fact that she is Rocks' Granddaughter, with his blood flowing within her.
In the hearts of the Five Elders, her threat level surpassed not only Dragon's but even that of Roger and Rocks.
"Dealing with Luna is absolutely the World Government's top priority right now. I feel it is comparable to monitoring the Straw Hat Luffy, because this might be another god, a god we are unaware of. Do you all understand?" Saint Peter said with a serious expression.
At the same time, they finally finished evaluating the threat posed by every single member of the Pink Hat Pirates and their detailed circumstances.
As for the Bei Group, since they were subordinates of the Pink Hat Pirates, the Elders did not pay them much attention.
"How about this: first, the bounties for all these girls must be raised, but they should still be ranked according to strength. Here is what I propose: Shana, Carmen, Kaya, and Nojiko, these four girls, will all have bounties of around 1.5 billion. The young female sniper, Asada Shino, will have a bounty of 1.8 billion. Dia and Tatsumaki's bounties will be 2.2 billion and 2.5 billion, respectively. Shiro and Kuina will both have bounties of 3 billion. As for Luna, I have decided on a bounty of 6 billion. We can omit the tens of millions in change. What do you think?"
Saint Mars stepped forward and spoke, effectively announcing a completely new set of bounties for the Pink Hat Pirates.
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