Pirates: How Many Divisions Do the Five Elders Have? Who Will Be the Emperor's Deputy?

What a memorable view!

Going Buggy-senpai, Buggy lay on a sun lounger, leisurely sipping juice.

He remembered the last time he saw the scenery of the Grand Line, Captain Roger had just disbanded his pirate crew.

More than twenty years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Fortunately, I haven't wasted these past twenty years.

Not only did he develop weapons of mass destruction like the Buggy Ball, but he also became the Fifth Emperor of the seas through one percent perspiration and ninety-nine percent luck.

Although he is far inferior to Shanks, the universally acknowledged Four Emperors, Buggy believes it's only a matter of time before he surpasses that Shanks.

"The key issue is that we don't have enough capable cadres!"

Buggy looked around.

A weakling riding a unicycle and performing acrobatics, a goofy man huddled together for warmth with his pet lion, and a fat woman whose strength and looks are both appalling...

What can you do with all of these?

Fortunately, there are some reliable people among them.

The two formidable generals, Demon Jester Shaco and Twisted Fate Twisted Fate, were key figures in Buggy's successful journey onto the Grand Line.

Although Mohji always yelled at Twisted Fate, "We were already one of the Four Emperors before you came."

But Buggy knew very well that compared to Twisted Fate's abilities, Mohji was a complete waste, only good at sucking the blood of his teammates, and even silicon-based creatures would find him disgusting.

"Captain!"

As soon as he called out to someone, Twisted Fate appeared before Buggy with impeccable manners.

Buggy nodded, his Red Nose appearing even larger and redder with joy.

"How about it? With me, Lord Buggy, leading you into the Grand Line, isn't it as easy as eating and drinking?"

"Of course, you were entrusted with the care of the Pirate King Roger, Red-Haired Shanks' lifelong nightmare. Returning to the Grand Line is like returning home."

"Haha, you make a lot of sense!"

Buggy split off a hand, patted Twisted Fate's arm, and said approvingly, "Once I officially become the Fifth Emperor, I will appoint you as my Emperor's Deputy!"

As soon as Buggy said this, the old guard who had been Salted Fish off immediately perked up their ears.

With a pained expression, Cabaji remonstrated, "Lord Buggy, Twisted Fate is just a newcomer! He doesn't even have a bounty! What makes him worthy of Emperor's Deputy?"

Alvida retorted, "At least I have a bounty of five million Beli! If anyone's going to be the Emperor's Deputy, it should be me!"

The lion, Richie, also let out a low roar in agreement.

Buggy suddenly felt a severe headache.

Once the business grows big, managing the team becomes difficult.

At that moment, the Demon Jester Shaco, suddenly emerged from his invisible state.

"Lord Buggy, I believe that those of us who follow seniority in this Jianghu have no future."

"If we're really talking about who came first, then Red-Haired Shanks is the Four Emperors, so wouldn't you, Buggy, the Fifth Emperor, always be overshadowed by that bastard?"

Buggy's blood pressure spiked at the mere mention of Shanks' name.

He nodded, gritting his teeth as he said:

"You're right, the capable rise and the mediocre fall. That's the foundation for a top-tier pirate crew to grow and become powerful!"

"Someone like Shanks should step aside for me!"

"However, ability is indeed difficult to quantify. Should I hold a martial arts tournament?"

Buggy was in a real dilemma.

The main concern is that if a martial arts tournament were to actually be held, and a situation arose where I had to personally participate, it would be troublesome.

"Actually, what Cabaji and Miss Alvida said makes sense."

Shaco sighed, "In the end, a bounty is still the most reliable identifier on the high seas. If our Emperor's Deputy doesn't even have a bounty, other pirate crews will definitely laugh at us."

"But..."

Buggy actually relies heavily on Shaco and Twisted Fate, but if we're talking about ranking them by bounty...

"But besides myself, Alita has the highest bounty in our pirate crew, right..."

A five million bounty for the first mate of the Royal Navy...

This is something that would be a laughing stock for others, and even Buggy himself would feel embarrassed.

"It's all your fault, you guys, for being so lazy!"

Buggy said with great distress, "It's been over a year since the Loguetown incident ended, and you've all been holed up on the ship, doing nothing but eating and lazing around. You haven't even gone out to do anything big, to get wanted by the Navy. Do you have even a shred of pirate spirit or backbone left?"

Cabaji, Mohji, and the others all shrank back.

Just kidding, this is the Grand Line.

Going out and causing trouble? Isn't that just asking for death?

Let alone encountering the navy, they couldn't even defeat some town Peacekeeper.

Alvida muttered, "What era are we living in? How much money can you make from fighting and killing? Following behind Lord Buggy and doing live streams, selling products, isn't that much more profitable than robbing those poor bastards...?"

Alvida is now a well-known beauty blogger, specializing in sharing her skincare tips.

Of course, the paid filters are indeed very effective, Alvida likes them very much.

Buggy was helpless looking at his bunch of good-for-nothing Salted Fish.

After all, he himself had lost interest in robbery and the like.

He is currently the only pirate with a bounty of over 500 million Beli who has completed real-name authentication.

With this identity, Buggy's number of fans has long exceeded one million, making him one of the top influencers on the entire internet.

The "[The Boring Life of the Fifth Emperor at Sea]" series of short videos has garnered over 1.5 million views per video, bringing Buggy a substantial income.

Of course, Buggy wouldn't be satisfied with just that.

He is planning to film a high-quality documentary, "[Buggy-sama's Treasure Hunt]".

Finding treasure after treasure was Buggy's ambition when he first became a pirate apprentice.

Shanks gave Buggy a treasure map before.

After repeated research, Buggy has confirmed that this is indeed the treasure map of the legendary pirate Captain John.

However, this treasure map is severely damaged and is missing many crucial parts.

It was in search of these things that Buggy risked returning to the Grand Line.

Returning to the Grand Line means that I am very likely to run into those old acquaintances from back then.

Buggy felt a surge of frustration at the thought that all those damned guys had powerful subordinates while he was stuck with a bunch of worthless bastards.

Just then, the Den Den Mushi in his arms rang with a "blur blur".

Buggy answered the phone and a smile immediately spread across his face, "Great, we're all ready. Are you sure your photography team is the most professional? If they can't make me look handsome enough, I won't pay!"

After making a few threatening remarks, Buggy hung up the phone.

"Men, get ready quickly! The professional team I invited is ready!"

Two hours later, the Goubuli finally rendezvoused with the Going Buggy-senpai.

On deck, Buggy, wearing a captain's cape and with his Red Nose gleaming with lipstick, smiled and embraced Ma Qiao.

"I never expected it would be you, Teacher Ma, who came in person. The photo of me calmly shouting 'I'll kill your ancestors in the Warring Sengoku's on the Execution Platform in Loguetown seems to be your work! Your photography skills are superb, truly superb!"

Ma Qiao laughed heartily. "That's all thanks to Buggy's exceptional magnanimity, it has nothing to do with my photography skills."

Having come from the East Blue Buggy, Pakistani President Ma Qiao's influence was somewhat superficial.

Therefore, he was very polite to Ma Qiao, and the two hit it off immediately, chatting and laughing together.

This made Galdino, who was hiding behind Ma Qiao's group of bodyguards, widen his eyes in surprise.

Sure enough, Ma Qiao knew Emperor Clown Buggy, and they were quite close.

That's a notorious pirate with a bounty of 500 million!

How dare you put your arm around his shoulder?

Galdino served in his heart.

But at that moment, both Ma Qiao and Buggy suddenly turned their heads and looked over.

Galdino was taken aback and turned to leave, fearing that he had been tricked by Ma Qiao.

However Jax and Graves, two burly men, blocked their way.

At the same time, Buggy was also taken aback.

"What? You're saying this man is a notorious pirate with a bounty of 300 million Beli? And now he wants to join me?"

"That's right, it's because..."

Before Ma Qiao could even begin to weave his prepared little story, Buggy burst into laughter and stepped forward.

"Indeed, my personal charm is invincible!"

"That Shanks guy is said to have once rowed his small boat, going door to door recruiting renowned masters, while I, on the other hand, only need to stay on my own boat, and powerful figures will come to join me!"

Click!

It's hard to say how much strength Buggy has, but his audacity is unmatched in the world of One Piece.

He happily stepped forward, put his arm around Galdino's shoulder, and with his right hand outstretched, took a photo of them together at a 45-degree angle while holding Mobile Den Den Mushi.

[Buggy's newest subordinate, with a bounty of 300 million Beli, welcome to our family!]

Buggy skillfully edited the photo with text and posted it on his Weibo account.

The number of likes on this post quickly skyrocketed.

Buggy's face lit up with a smile.

After glancing at the comments, I noticed that the fans had already started a spontaneous, unified barrage of messages, with only a few disrupting the flow.

[The Cat Burglar Who Doesn't Steal Fish: Buggy is awesome!]

[Alvida- chan, I want to drink your bathwater: Buggy the Great is awesome!]

[Working class guy Kuro: Buggy is awesome!]

[I love eating meat: Buggy is awesome!]

[The Guardian Knight of the Miss Meat-Meat: Buggy the Great is Awesome!]

[The coldest place isn't a glacier: Buggy is awesome!]

[Monkey D. Luffy: Why is this person's nose so red and so big?]

"Damn brat, where did this little devil come from? He can't even speak properly!"

Buggy was about to block the kid who used his happy smiley face as his profile picture when a message caught his eye:

[Official Weibo account of the Marine Headquarters: Get ready for the Admiral's wrath, Buggy the Shaco Emperor!]

"Captain, look, even the Marine Headquarters officially recognizes you as the Emperor of the Sea!"

Cabaji.

Before he could finish speaking, Buggy kicked him away.

He retracted his flying foot, turned around, and grabbed Galdino by the collar.

"Admiral... what crime have you committed?"

"Well... well... it's nothing..."

Galdino gave a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"It seems like they just beat up some Celestial Dragons..."

"Compared to your brilliance, Buggy, it's nothing!"

"Damn it!"