Roy had plenty of gold.
Roy had no shortage of stories.
Roy's intelligence was at least a year ahead of this world.
The sky was clear.
The sea was gentle.
Yet beneath this tranquil sea, Roy's few phone calls were destined to stir up even greater waves.
During his call with Buggy the Clown,
Roy directly gave Buggy gold worth three billion Berries as angel investment.
In return, Buggy Express would become his toilet in the future and share its intelligence channels with him.
Those two conditions would have seemed harsh to someone already successful.
But for Buggy, who was just starting his venture, they were undoubtedly tremendous news.
After all, most of his current subordinates were powerful men who had escaped from Impel Down.
Not only were these people vicious and unruly, but every single one of them had an appetite big enough to reach the heavens.
Just as Buggy was racking his brains over how to placate and feed these fierce men,
Roy's call was like rain from heaven.
After all, with the Summit War over, the Golden Lion Pirates had become the second-most-famous pirate crew after the Whitebeard Pirates.
And such a powerful pirate crew
had actually taken the initiative to call and offer an investment.
For Buggy, whose subordinates were all held together by bluffing, it was like seeing a massive golden thigh gleaming before him.
After all, only a genius knew how much hair Buggy had lost during this period just to keep his fierce subordinates in line.
He was terrified that his true nature would be exposed. The people under his command were all bloodthirsty bastards who killed without blinking.
Thus, after Roy revealed his identity, Buggy saw absolutely no problem with the two conditions he proposed.
Never mind the gold worth three billion