One Piece: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have?
Chapter 115

Buggy the Great's Moment of Glory

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Of course, too much of a good thing can be bad.

While beautiful kittens are pleasing to the eye, both Ma Qiao and Nami themselves are well aware of what the viewers in the live stream really want to see.

After carrying the goods for fifteen minutes, the scene switched back to the central square of Loguetown.

Things were a bit strange. It wasn't that Ma Qiao deliberately chose the day, but the weather in Loguetown, which had been sunny and pleasant just a few days before, turned out to be particularly gloomy on this day, with dark clouds rolling in the sky, as if even God was weeping for Buggy, who was about to be executed.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, two executioners wearing Shadow Unit masks grabbed Buggy's arms from either side and led him to the execution platform.

Buggy walked very slowly, his legs trembling.

His hands were handcuffed with low-purity Seastone Handcuffs.

Although he still has the strength to walk, he is unable to use the power of the Devil Fruit.

"I am really not the guardian of Captain Roger's son."

You naval officers can't wrong an innocent person! I was just an apprentice on Captain Roger's ship, how could I possibly do something so important!

Who is Buggy? He's a guy who knows exactly how to seize opportunities.

He spotted a broadcasting device and immediately started shouting at the camera.

In the distance, Vice Admirals Onigumo and Momonga were leisurely sipping red tea.

"This farce is finally coming to an end."

"Yes, I investigated the files in the East Blue. Although there's not much information about Buggy, his two so-called Emperor's Deputy were nothing more than low-level thugs before Buggy Pirates."

"By the way, what was that Buggy yelling about?"

"Please wait a moment, Senior Flying Momonga."

Because of the distance, even powerful creatures like Momonga and Onigumo couldn't hear Buggy's roar clearly.

However, Onigumo is already a registered user of the Big Bird Live Platform.

He took out his Mobile Den Den Mushi he had carefully kept with a screen protector applied, and opened the special live stream room pinned to the top of the Big Bird Live Platform.

"Sengoku, I despise you, you immortal!"

Buggy loud shout came from the Den Den Mushi!

Marineford.

Sengoku and Garp were crammed into one office.

This is neither Sengoku's Fleet Admiral's Office nor Garp's office, but a top-of-the-line electronic information reading room that Garp equipped with public funds.

The large Den Den Mushi here are all gold-plated.

According to Garp, there's no need to save money for the Celestial Dragons.

Sengoku, of course, did not agree with such fallacies and heresies, but he had to admit that watching live broadcasts with this advanced Den Den Mushi was much more comfortable than his ordinary Den Den Mushi, which cost 400,000 Beli.

While eating packaged snacks and drinking cola, the Sengoku leader was giving his opinions on the state of the land.

After all, it had been many years since he had been to Loguetown, a place that held immense significance for his generation!

However...

When Buggy shouted that line, Sengoku spat out a mouthful of cola all over the screen!

"Hey! You old man, watch your manners! This is very expensive equipment!"

Garp disdainfully wiped the screen clean with a cloth.

Sengoku grabbed him by the collar and shouted, "I told you long ago that this kind of public live broadcast only disrupts the order of the entire world, and we should find a way to ban it!"

"Yare yare..."

Garp waved his hand dismissively and laughed, "Don't worry, that young man knows his limits!"

Garp didn't just say that offhand.

In fact, as early as when Garp heard that Big Bird Entertainment would be broadcasting Red Nose Buggy's execution live, Garp had already contacted Ma Qiao by phone.

After all, Garp knew that this Red Nose was indeed a crew member on the ship of the Pirate King Roger.

In his mind, this kind of person must have a lot of backbone.

If, before he dies, he shouts something like, "The One Piece is real," things will get complicated.

Fortunately, Ma Qiao immediately assured Garp that if Buggy the Clown said anything outrageous, he would block it immediately.

Of course, Ma Qiao was actually much better prepared.

First of all, this so-called live broadcast actually had a delay of a few seconds.

In case of any unforeseen circumstances, it can immediately cut off the signal to prevent things from developing in a direction that is unfavorable to it.

Secondly, on Buggy's side, it wasn't that some of his lines were censored; rather, none of his lines were played at all. Every single line Buggy uttered was voiced by the Virtuoso.

The Virtuoso is not only an excellent stage actor, but also a monstrous voice actor.

It can perfectly mimic the voices of adult men and some women and children.

Buggy's voice, though somewhat high-pitched, is generally within the range of a normal adult male.

So in reality, from the moment Buggy arrived at the execution ground, the Virtuoso was giving Buggy his voice acting, based on the character of a tyrannical pirate.

The live stream never showed a close-up of Buggy to prevent any mishap caused by a mismatch between his lip movements and his voice.

Garp and Sengoku, of course, knew nothing of these things.

Sengoku roared angrily, "Is your idea of having proper manners just publicly insulting the Fleet Admiral? Shouldn't such words be censored?"

Garp curled his lip. "Aren't pirates all lawless? Especially the people on Roger's ship. If he doesn't yell at you a few times, things would be strange!"

It's just some harmless cursing anyway; it's not like it's a major revelation about Laugh Tale or any other secrets, so it won't have any significant impact on the world.

Just then, Buggy's angry roar came from the screen again:

"If it weren't for Twitch's wisdom and Sanji's bravery, how could I, the right-hand man of the Pirate King, have fallen to this state?"

"The East Blue 16th Branch truly lives up to its reputation as a team trained by the naval hero Vice Admiral Garp. I, Buggy, have traversed the seas my entire life and have never submitted to anyone, but I have been defeated by Vice Admiral Garp, and I am completely convinced of my defeat."

In front of the screen.

Garp's eyes lit up just like Luffy's, and he gave Buggy, who was crying and wailing, a thumbs-up.

"I told you, this live stream was very reliable!"

The old man from the Sengoku, standing to the side, had turned a deep purplish-red.

He grabbed Garp's snack bag and shoved all the jerky inside into his mouth.

Sengoku:???

"Garp, where did you get this jerky? It's so delicious!"

"Damn it, you ate all my jerky!"

Garp turned the now-empty packaging bag upside down, his anger blazing. "These are delicious snacks I earned through my own hard work!"

However, seeing his old friend growing increasingly haggard from his busy work schedule, Garp still sighed.

"Alright, alright, I'll buy you one too. It's 100,000 won a pack, remember to pay."

With that, Garp turned around and pulled out Den Den Mushi.

"Prince, we've finished the jerky. Please send some more, and this time send double the amount. My best friend wants some too; she has a big appetite. Remember to make extra!"

After pressing the send button, Garp thought for a moment and then casually sent a dog-head emoji with a rose in its mouth to increase the success rate of tricking him into giving him food.

Garp's QQ message was destined not to be replied to instantly as usual.

Because of a certain simp, I'm now serving as a guard around the execution ground.

Unlike the Navy Headquarters, which treated the situation with a detached, indifferent attitude, this was different.

The Loguetown Navy and its Shadow Unit are working to maintain order at the scene to prevent infiltration by thieves.

However, their efforts were destined to be in vain.

If that man wants to save people, who can stop him except the Lord of the Coast?

In reality, there were no ordinary navy personnel left in the core area of the execution platform at this moment.

Although it is said that a merciful general cannot command an army, and Ma Qiao was not a morally fastidious person, he did not want innocent naval soldiers to lose their lives because of his propaganda campaign.

Therefore, the two executioners pressing Buggy down on the execution platform, one on the left and one on the Ashe, were actually Twisted Fate Twisted Fate and Ashe.

The execution was overseen by Plague Rat Twitch, and the Shadow Unit standing beside him was Ryze, the wandering mage.

In other words, those surrounding Buggy were actually Ma Qiao's Retainers or heroes.

They are all capable of being resurrected after they die.

It just means you have to pay extra.

The price is extremely high.

Fortunately, this live stream will bring huge revenue to the Big Bird Consortium, so this loss is bearable.

At 11:55, Buggy was finally pushed onto the high execution platform.

"Sengoku, I despise you, you immortal!"

"Sengoku, I despise you, you immortal!"

Perhaps because they ran out of things to say at the end of the dubbing, the Virtuoso kept repeating that line to emphasize Buggy's manly spirit.

Of course, Buggy was actually terrified.

His slender neck was placed into the round hole between the wooden planks of the guillotine.

With a click, the two wooden planks closed.

Buggy looked up in despair, but to his surprise, the guillotine was not equipped with the usual guillotine blade.

Was he destined to be stabbed to death in the back with a bayonet, just like Captain Roger?

Twitch quickly cleared up his confusion.

Twitch pulled a document from his pocket and spoke into the microphone in front of the execution platform.

"Dear viewers, according to statistics from the sponsor of this pirate execution, Big Bird Live Platform, the peak viewership for this execution has reached 130,000 mobile devices, and the number of viewers in front of the screen is estimated to have exceeded one million."

First of all, on behalf of Marine Headquarters, Fleet Admiral Sengoku Marineford, and Vice Admiral Garp, I would like to express my sincere respect to all those who support justice...

Having given an emotional speech at Bellemere's grave and having the experience of posing as a mentor and imparting inspirational words to young Navy personnel like Sanji, Twitch appeared quite at ease and poised in front of the live broadcast camera.

He launched into a long, rambling speech of correct but meaningless platitudes.

Although the viewers in the live stream were very dissatisfied, Sengoku and the other naval officers in front of the screen were all pleasantly surprised.

Especially for the Sengoku, which had been criticized all day, this was very gratifying.

"Although the Momonga's nephew is a bit of a troublemaker, he still has a stance, principles, and political acumen when it comes to matters of principle!"

He had already decided that once this commotion subsided, he would raise his paddle high and then lower it gently, giving the young man a slight punishment.

After all, we're young people; what kind of young person doesn't make mistakes?

Twitch talked on and on for almost half an hour. Then, calculating that the actors who were supposed to go on stage would be arriving soon, he changed the subject and said:

"According to the platform's statistics, 15 million Beli voted for Buggy's execution with nail clippers, 23 million Beli voted for Buggy execution with a spiked club, and the most voted for a dignified and humane execution of the prisoner..."

Buggy was listening nearby, turned green with rage.

What kind of beasts were the first two people who voted?

How could anyone, as a human being, conceive of such a cruel thing?

Thankfully, there are still many people with a conscience in this world!

Buggy secretly rejoiced.

But what he didn't know was that the actual voting results were even more brutal than Twitch had described.

Lingchi (death by a thousand cuts), branding with hot irons, and dismemberment by five horses are considered relatively humane treatments.

The number one suggestion is to cover Buggy Barnes' entire body in honey and then throw him into a swarm of ants to be bitten to death.

Ma Qiao checked the IP address of the guy who spent a fortune on this project, and unsurprisingly, it came from Holy Land Mary Geoise.

The Big Bird Den Den Mushi has only sold a few hundred thousand units so far, which is certainly not considered widespread in the vast ocean.

However, given their status as Celestial Dragons, it's perfectly normal for even one of them to get bored and get one to play with.

In short, the backend information for gift-giving and voting is extremely shady.

Of course, Ma Qiao couldn't let these things appear on his live stream.

Although there is no such thing as a "censored god" in this world, Ma Qiao is someone who wants to become a god in the flesh and prove the supreme truth.

If there are no censors in the world, then Ma Qiao will become a censor.

Specifically, he wants to establish a set of rules for DaNiao's live stream.

Every country has its laws, but also its own rules. Anything that is too bloody or violent, or that goes against Ma Qiao's personal values and bottom line, must be eliminated.

Otherwise, with those nobles in Mary Geoise and those twisted and perverted criminals in various pirate crews, who knows what kind of gloomy and terrifying place they would turn Big Bird's live stream into.

In short, they tricked Beli by using the execution method, but the real execution method had already been predetermined.

Twisted Fate, the Twisted Fate, raised his long naval-style dagger and slowly brought it down on Buggy's head.

"Am I going to die? Am I Buggy, Bucky, really going to perish here?!"

At this moment, Buggy, who had been crying and shouting the whole time, suddenly quieted down.

Twisted Fate's longsword fell slowly, bit by bit.

Buggy's braid at the back of his head was cut off, and his sky-blue hair, the same as Vivi's, was draped down.

He recalled his lonely childhood and the woman he barely remembered.

She used the last bit of strength in her life to lift herself onto Captain Roger's pirate ship.

"Mom, I've come to find you!"

Buggy smiled confidently at the camera, in front of millions of viewers:

"I'm going to die."

This might be the coolest moment in Buggy's life, second only to when he shouted "Come at me if you dare" at a middle-aged Whitebeard.

Even though his crotch was already wet with urine.

But will Buggy the God of War perish?

The answer is, of course, no.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky.

A thick bolt of Inazuma illuminated the entire sky in the distance.

Unfortunately, this wasn't King Luffy's dad coming to the rescue. These Inazuma and thunderclaps were natural phenomena, good for setting the scene, but not for helping Buggy escape.

But Inazuma didn't come to the rescue.

The bullet will save you.

Bang!

With a gunshot, Twisted Fate, whose arm was already aching from holding it up, fell to the ground.

A wisp of gunpowder smoke rose from a dark hole the size of a thumb on his temple.

Twisted Fate, with the lowest level and the least resurrection cost, was the first to be eliminated.

"Ben Beckman!" (as pictured)

"Within the mouth..."

In the electronic reading room, Sengoku and Garp stood up in shock, staring intently at the slick-haired man who had suddenly appeared on the screen, blowing away the smoke from the muzzle of a gun.

Kizaru, who was slacking off at work with a hot coffee in hand, happened to pass by the door and accidentally spilled the coffee on the floor.

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