"This is no small matter~"
After a subordinate respectfully and excitedly handed him a flyer as if presenting it to an idol, Austin raised an eyebrow. Just as I thought...
It's that girl Uta~
At that moment, Buggy staggered over with a bottle in hand.
He had just had an absolute blast. Using Austin's speech template, he had poured out the ambitions and ideals he had bottled up for years, saying things like—
"I believe the world should not be like this! Why should other Great Pirates keep controlling the New World?!!!!"
"If you believe I can find the Great Treasure, then follow me! If I die, let the next pirate carrying that dream take my place and find it!!!"
The stirring speech had moved his subordinates to tears and snot, and they swore to follow Captain Buggy forever.
Even Crocodile and Mihawk could not help but be touched by the rhetoric Austin had taught Buggy, and their opinion of him shifted somewhat.
Could this clown truly possess an aura no less than a king's???
Feeling as though life had returned to the wonderful course he had expected, Buggy's first thought was to share that joy with Austin.
With flushed cheeks and a bottle in hand, he leaned in and draped an arm over Austin's shoulder amid the excited gazes of his subordinates.
"What is this!!!"
"I actually got to see the most genuine side of the relationship between those two legendary figures of the seas. They really are like brothers!!!"
"Two of the Three Great Pirate Legends really do have an incredible relationship!!!"
Like fans seeing their favorite celebrities interact, Buggy's die-hard followers were thrilled by the sight.
"Three Great Pirate Legends?"
Buggy vaguely caught the phrase and snorted, baring his teeth as he said to Austin,
"Hey, Austin,