Clown Buggy and the others' reaction was something Maud hadn't expected.
"What are you afraid of?"
Maud swept his gaze over the frightened members of the Buggy Pirates.
Although he had flashed over, he hadn't brought any hostility or killing intent with him.
Who could have known that the Buggy Pirates would react so vividly and genuinely?
"Of course it's you!!!"
Buggy had at least once been an apprentice member of the Roger Pirates. Although he was afraid, he still answered Maud's question at the first opportunity.
As for the other crew members, their backs were pressed tightly against the railing, cold sweat pouring down them as they dared not make a sound.
When necessary, they had even considered jumping overboard to escape.
At this, Maud looked toward Buggy, whose face was full of guilt, and smiled. "Don't worry. I won't do anything to you."
"Really!?"
Buggy stared at Maud in front of him, unable to decide whether to believe him.
Honestly, judging by Maud's strength when he killed the Goldfish Island Beast with a single slash, a hundred Buggy's couldn't have been his match.
If Maud really wanted to do something to them, they would have no power to resist at all.
Now that Maud had made his attitude clear, Buggy was still suspicious and uncertain.
Maud countered with a question. "Do you know Saul?"
"Huh? That old miser?"
Buggy blurted it out.
"..."
Saul's miserly ways immediately surfaced in Maud's mind, leaving him speechless.
Buggy stared blankly at Maud's reaction and hesitated. "I do know an old man named Saul. He's..."
"Do you know Gaban? Do you know Shanks? Do you know Rayleigh?"
Maud interrupted Buggy and casually threw out three more names.
Hearing those incomparably familiar names, Buggy abruptly stiffened. His eyes widened as he stared at