After Robin rushed toward the battlefield where Luffy was fighting Golden Lion, Bartolomeo brought the others who had been rescued with him to Buggy's side.
With the ship's doctor assisting, the daggers and blades stuck in Buggy's body were removed, and his wounds were bandaged.
The severely wounded Buggy slowly opened his eyes. When he saw who had come, he forced out a difficult smile.
"Ka—haha... cough, cough! Alvida, Gin, Kabaji, you... cough, cough... still haven't run away?"
Seeing that his three subordinates were still here, Buggy no longer even had the strength to keep his eyes open, yet the corners of his mouth remained raised for a long time.
Alvida said to Buggy with some heartache, "Captain, let's go back together."
But Buggy refused her.
"Give me some painkillers and a bag of food.
Let me rest for a while. Then I'll go get my revenge.
Damn Golden Lion... ow, ow, my back..."
Seeing their captain's determination, Alvida and the others stopped dwelling on it. Under Bartolomeo's protection, they headed together toward a safe location.
The scene returned to the present.
New World, the waters near Whole Cake Island.
The soul tremors caused by the Soul-Soul Fruit's reincarnation had already subsided.
Can Yue was currently sitting in the reception room of the large ship with Cavendish and Freeda.
Beside them, a live Den Den Mushi was projecting onto the wooden wall with glowing eyes.
Freeda had brought it with her. It could connect to visual Den Den Mushi elsewhere and rebroadcast their footage.
And this little Den Den Mushi was connected to another one located in the aerial island cluster above the Grand Line.
The projected footage was naturally the fierce battle between the Straw Hat Crew and Golden Lion.
When Cavendish saw a muscular devil covered in