One Pice: A Game Blue System.

"Oi Chief. This guy's one of the Poliver brothers." One of the Seaman spoke up. "We've been looking for him. I'm pretty sure there's a reward of 70,000 Beri for bringing him in."

Chief Mori nodded grimly while peering at the various weapons scattered across the scene. "You took on all four by yourself?" he questioned with the smallest hint of disbelief in his voice.

"I'm stronger than I look Chief." I replied noncommittally.

Mori's entire demeanor suddenly shifted from serious to amused and he barked out a single laugh. "Ha! That's what I like to hear! Always good to see these gutter rats get knocked down a peg. You ever consider joining the Marines son? We're always looking for new talent. I'll even put in some paperwork to have you start as a Seaman First Class. Skip right over the recruit and apprentice ranks." New Quest Alert!

Quest: You've been given the chance to join the MarI mentally slam down on the [DECLINE] button so fast the text box didn't even have time to fully form. In a different place, a different world, I may have joined the military. But in the One Piece universe? Hell no! Heeeeeell no! Too few pros, waaaayy too many cons.

"Sorry Chief. The Marine life's just not for me." I replied respectfully.

Mori barked out another short laugh. "Ha! Can't blame ya. There are some days I wonder why I joined myself. Well come on then, lets get you down to the station. We'll need to take a statement from you for the incident report."

It was over a full hour later that I found himself sitting in front of Chief Mori's desk as the Marine finished jotting down the final words of my statement. "Is that everything you needed from me Chief?" I asked.

Mori hummed to himself. "Almost. One final item to take care of. Would you be interested in collecting the bounty on Thomas Poliver? 70,000 Beri won't make you a rich man but it's not exactly a pittance either."

I could feel my forehead scrunching up in light confusion. "Do I even qualify for it? I didn't exactly turn him in. You guys just showed up and took him away."

Mori shrugged. "Sure. The only reason he's in Marine custody now is because of you. That's good enough for me. Others might be more of a stickler on the technical details but I'm not that stingy."

"Well...then I suppose I'll take it." I reply trying not to show too much excitement.

Would you turn down free money? "Right then." Mori mutters as he scribbles something down on a sheet of paper. "Take that note to Petty Officer Abrella down at the bounty office tomorrow sometime between 0800 and 1930 and she'll pay you."

"Bounty office?" I ask curiously. Now that I think about it, the actual payment on captured bounties is a seriously overlooked aspect of the One Piece universe.

"You don't know it? Follow me." Mori commanded as he rose from his desk.

A short walk and a few hallways later I'm presented with what appears to be a bank teller booth that looks like it belongs in an amusement park. Bright flashing multicolored lights flicker on and off bringing attention to a massive 'BOUNTY' sign hanging overhead.

The entire thing is far too ostentatious for the otherwise drab military base.

'But then again it is One Piece...' Next to the booth stand two large message boards covered to the brim with wanted posters. The one on the left features major pirate captains and crews who plague South Blue as a whole whereas the one on the right seems to be reserved for smaller much more local issues.

"This is the bounty office." Mori explains as though the giant flashing billboard didn't make that obvious. "If you look on the left here you'll see all the big names that roam our waters."

I nodded as I studied the list. '17 million...23 million...45 million... holy shit 72.5 million! This isn't even the Grand Line! 100 Beri says he's got one seriously nasty Devil Fruit.'

"And here on the right we have the minor bounties. Thugs, bandits, ruffians, murderers, and all around troublemakers who are wanted by the local Caeba government or one of our neighboring islands. Smaller bounties like these that don't make the newspapers are the lifeblood of the bounty hunting business." "Ah. That makes sense." I murmur, the minor epiphany being obvious in hindsight. "Most bounty hunters can't make a living testing their luck on big names so they have to stick to the small fry."

Mori gave a hum of agreement. "A word of caution Jack. You should be on the lookout for this man." he intones while pointing to one wanted poster in particular. "Reggie Poliver. Thomas's older and more temperamental brother. Bounty: 115,000 Beri. He's gone underground for the moment so we don't have a clue as to where he is. Admittedly we're not looking that hard though. The Marines are focused on frying much bigger fish. Still, when he learns his brother was caught I've no doubt he'll resurface and go looking for whoever was involved."

"I'm not worried." I easily reply. The stereotypical biker profile on the poster looked practically like a harmless kitten in comparison to the major bounties on the other board.

Mori barked out another one of his signature laughs. I'm getting the feeling that it might be his character shtick. "I didn't think you would be. Well It's about time for my shift to be over so I'm heading home to the wife. You know where the hotel is at now right?"

"Yeah, sure. Thanks for the help Chief." I say without really paying attention. My eyes were still glued to that picture of Reggie Poliver.

Bounty: 115,000 Beri.

Between the two brothers it's enough cash to more than double my savings.

'Huh. The bounty hunting business... This might be fun.' I thought with a gleam in my eye.