"Pop—"
Sensing that something was wrong, Buggy's snot bubble burst. He opened his eyes and sat up.
He had already returned to the main camp. There was no one around, except for a lackey waiting outside the room.
"Captain Buggy, you're awake!!!"
"Where's Austin??"
Buggy could not be bothered with pointless chatter and directly questioned the lackey.
These past few days, he had been with Austin the whole time. They frequently held banquets and occasionally used Buggy Balls to blow up Sea Kings. It felt as if he had returned to his childhood.
"Uh... Mr. Austin has already left."
"What?!!!"
Buggy's mouth instantly fell open. Fury covered his face as he grabbed the lackey by the collar and began roaring.
"You bastard!!! Something this important happened, and you didn't wake me up!!!"
Caught in Buggy's tirade, the lackey trembled and did not dare say anything. He could only silently endure the spray of saliva.
But he felt wronged too!
When Mr. Austin had left, they had wanted to wake Captain Buggy. But with just one look, they had frozen in place, unable even to make a sound.
In the end, Mr. Austin had merely taken a barrel of Perfect Orange Juice, told them to pass along a message to Buggy, and then left atop a giant bird.
"Captain Buggy... Mr. Austin asked me to pass along a message."
Braving Buggy's fury, the lackey finally forced himself to speak.
"What?? Say it, now!!!"
Buggy was stunned as well.
"Mr. Austin said:
We will meet again on the Grand Line eventually. When that time comes, you are not allowed to go back on your word!"
Upon hearing that, Buggy released his collar and staggered back several steps, his face full of confusion.
"Go back on my word? I... did I say something