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Chapter 814: You Can't Handle It
Chapter 814: You Can't Handle It
Behind the towering, giant-like figure of Buggy, several more individuals entered. First came a bloated brute with a whip in hand and a massive gut, whose demeanor screamed "animal tamer!"
Kuro couldn't help but think how this guy could pass for a Zoro with some earrings added to the mix.
Next entered a cold-faced man wrapped in a scarf, his hair falling over half his face like he'd donated one eye to charity.
Following them were a man whose hairdo sported a prominent '3' and a smooth-skinned, impossibly gorgeous woman.
"Hey! So you're the ones who dared snub me, the great Buggy?" Buggy bellowed.
"Seven Warlords of the Sea - Buggy!"
The main table remained silent, but nearby "pirates" wearing obvious disguises gasped in shock.
Buggy's eyes landed on Lida - still eating with her back to him, a mountain of empty plates before her. Clearly the culprit.
This table had a smoke-ring-blowing brute, a bespectacled man, and the glutton still wolfing down food while everyone waited. This brat must be their captain.
"Is that you? Miss Bottomless Stomach!" Buggy shouted.
No response.
The clown prince's temper flared as he floated closer. "Hey! Acknowledge me! I'm Buggy, the Seven Warlord! My men, explain who I am to these fools!"
The man with the '3' hairstyle and the gorgeous woman ignored him, but the fat and skinny duo chorused:
"This is Buggy, captain of the Buggy Pirates and owner of the world-famous Buggy Express Delivery - the 'Thousand-Lion Coin Doker' himself!"
Buggy puffed his red nose proudly. "Exactly! I'm that Buggy!"
He scanned the nearby pirate tables, delighted by their stunned expressions.
But the main table remained unfazed.
The slicked-back hair brute calmly chewing tobacco... oddly familiar. The bespectacled man remained equally calm. And that white-haired brat was still Eating?!
Buggy floated right next to Lida's ear. "Hey! Did you hear me?!"
"Huh? Why's it so noisy?"
Lida finished another plate, glanced sideways, and spotted a red sphere.
"Red ball? Lollipop?"
"Who Dares Call ME Red Nose?! You Wanna Die?!" Buggy exploded.
"Uh... nobody called you that", muttered the '3' hairdo guy.
"Red Nose?" Lida arched her brows, finally turning fully. "Ah, it's you, Red Nose."
"Don'T Call ME That! You little brat! You insufferable, insufferable—"
Buggy's blue-veined forehead pulsed as he prepared to roar, but the moment his eyes met Lida's, fury melted into stunned silence. A trickle of snot dripped from his bulbous nose.
"Flo Lida!" He struck a dramatic pose.
"Red Nose, what brings you here? Haven't seen you in ages." She gestured at the feast. "Hungry? Join us!"
"Sure."
To everyone's shock, Buggy actually sat. "I AM hungry. Wait - I mean, I came to visit my hometown, not—"
He shot up suddenly. "Wait! Aren't you Navy?!"
Flo Lida (or just Lida - nicknames didn't matter) was no ordinary girl. She traveled with the notorious Golden Lion.
"So? I'm Navy. You're a Seven Warlord. We're on the same team, right?" She said matter-of-factly.
"Right..." Buggy faltered.
Technically true.
"NO! Wrong!" The '3' hairdo guy's thick lips quivered. "This is a pirate festival! Navy aren't allowed! They barged in illegally!"
Buggy's fist hit his palm. "Exactly! How'd you Navy get in?! Unforgivable! In my territory no less! Inexcusable!"
"Since we're already here, why not join us? You can pay."
A calm voice cut through the chaos.
"What?!" Buggy spun, fury building.
Slam!
Kuro twitched his fingers. The massive doors slammed shut.
The cigar-smoking brute fixed Buggy with a stare. "Didn't plan to hunt you down, but since you came willingly... indulge me a moment."
Removing his sunglasses, he locked eyes. "We good, Buggy?"
That Face!
Even with a changed hairstyle and hardened features, the face was unmistakable!
Buggy had survived decades through sheer survival instincts. Some people just shouldn't be messed with. Golden Lion ranked top of that list.
That war god from the Top War who'd slaughtered Grand Line legends, even crushing an Admiral's Vice-Captain...
"Lucius Kro - Golden Lion!"
"You... you're here in person?!" Buggy trembled.
He spotted an opening. "Flying Saucer!"
"Where?" Lida instinctively looked away.
Big Mistake.
Buggy's body lifted, ready to flee.
"You sure you want to run from me, Buggy?" Kuro's voice echoed behind him. "I never forget a grudge."
Buggy stiffened mid-air, landing heavily. Glaring, he spat: "What do you want, Golden Lion?! I'm a Seven Warlord - I don't fear you!"
"The last guy who said that's in Impel Down."
Kuro smirked, chin propped on his hand. "Listen up, Buggy. This pirate festival's depth runs beyond you. Let me handle it."
That settles it. If even you came personally, this goes beyond some celebration.
Buggy nearly abandoned ship immediately. Getting paid was pointless if he died.
But...
What secret drew even him here? Something even the pirates didn't know?
A treasure related to former captains?
The Laugh Tale?!
Buggy's imagination soared. If Golden Lion himself came... this must be explosive.
"What do you want?" he growled.
"First, eat. Second, keep this quiet. You're a Seven Warlord - we're allies. If word leaks about my presence..."
Kuro blew another smoke ring. "The Grand Line's a wild place. Sudden tsunamis or islands dropping from the sky? Common occurrences. You wouldn't want your base or 'express delivery' business caught in that, would you? A Seven Warlord suffering such losses would be... tragic."
(End of Chapter)
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