After confirming Buggy's resolve, Can Yue got to his feet, ready to leave.
Buggy had initially refused to let him go, insisting on dragging Can Yue into a drinking session.
But after seeing Can Yue's icy gaze, he stopped pressing the matter.
Before Can Yue left, Buggy called out to him.
"Can Yue, you're so aloof. Why are you with the Straw Hat Kid?"
Can Yue had not wanted to answer, but Buggy's next words made him decide to offer a brief response.
"Since you can hang around with those brats, why not join us? The two of us can work together, and Shanks will be the first one we take down. How about it?"
But just as Buggy expected, Can Yue's answer was a refusal.
Can Yue gently shook his head and glanced at Buggy.
"They're cleaner than you."
With that, Can Yue headed toward the center of town amid Buggy's endless complaints.
Watching Can Yue leave, Buggy muttered quietly to himself.
"Cleaner? That's true."
On the way back to town, Can Yue slowed his pace.
He needed to adjust his condition.
Can Yue was now certain that the Marines arriving tomorrow would not be weak.
After all, that old bastard Buggy had made such a huge spectacle of things.
The Marines had already seen Buggy's awakened power, and to save the government's face, they definitely would not send ordinary people.
Can Yue thought as he walked.
Based on the current Pirate World timeline, the chances of Admirals arriving were very low.
That was because the Four Emperors in the New World had all begun making moves.
The Marines could not figure out the Four Emperors' intentions, so they would likely keep the Admirals stationed at Marine Headquarters or somewhere on the New World front.
Then who could