After giving instructions to Cabaji, Buggy walked alone towards the guesthouse. Although his injuries prevented him from engaging in strenuous activity, walking was not a major problem.
His plan was to send Kaya to Hundred Fierce Island to revive the God Plap. In exchange for saving his life, the god would surely impart the power of the Mantra.
And things unfolded as Buggy had predicted. A day later, Nilek sent a message via Den Den Mushi that Prap had woken up from his coma. So, Buggy, whose injuries had slightly improved, said goodbye to Jess's attempts to keep him, mounted the Flying Dragon Chicken he had left behind, and headed towards Hundred Fierce Island.
They arrived at Hundred Fierce Island in just half a day.
With Nilek's help, Buggy entered the Prap Temple.
In the temple's inner chamber, Prap lay pale on the bed, his eyes slightly open, indicating that he had indeed been seriously injured in the previous battle with Bag.
Even while lying down, his hair, which was spread out like cactus thorns, was so eye-catching that Buggy's attention was immediately drawn to him the moment he entered.
The attendants stood respectfully by the bedside. Nilek leaned back in his chair, Kaya sat quietly at her desk, flipping through medical books and occasionally keeping an eye on Prap's condition.
" Red Nose, you bastard, you've finally arrived."
Upon seeing Buggy, Nilek jumped up from the deckchair, seemingly displeased with Buggy's tardiness and his own abduction. "I've done what you asked me to do. Now that you're here, I'll head back to Garlam. I'll have your two crew members in Garlam come over later."
It seemed to dislike this place very much, and after saying that, it started walking out of the palace.
Buggy could only shrug and turn to Kaya: "How is the God Plap doing?"
Kaya replied, "It's nothing serious. I'll be able to get out of bed in a few days."
Looking at Prap's pale face, it was nothing like Kaya had made it sound so easy. It has to be said that the physical strength of people in this world is terrifying. As long as it's not a fatal injury, no matter how critical the condition, they can be saved... Perhaps, it still varies from person to person.
With the help of two divine attendants beside the bed, Prap sat up straight, slowly opened his eyes, looked at Buggy, and weakly said, "Are you the warrior who defeated the demon Bag?"
It's me.
"So it was you who got this little girl to save my life?"
"That's right."
Prap nodded slightly and sighed, "Thanks to you, if it weren't for you, this Three Gods Island and I would probably no longer exist!"
"I'm not offering you my services for free; I'm hoping to get something from you," Buggy said bluntly.
"Really?" Prap didn't seem surprised at all, and replied straightforwardly, "As long as it's within my power, I will fulfill your request."
"I want to learn your Mantra abilities."
"Is it really that simple?"
Prap was somewhat surprised by Buggy's request. Had this pirate from the Blue Sea saved his life simply to learn Mantra...?
It's no wonder he had such thoughts. The Mantra wasn't a secret on the Sky Island, so it wasn't anything precious, and it was insignificant compared to his life.
Buggy said seriously, "Yes, I hope you can personally teach us the Mantra ability."
"Okay, no problem," Prap said. "However, the Mantra cannot be learned overnight; it requires a lot of time and effort."
Buggy said, "I've already budgeted for plenty of time, so you don't need to worry about that. I just hope we can get into the learning schedule as soon as possible."
"Since you're in such a hurry, then we'll... cough cough..."
Prap was indeed an impatient person, probably eager to repay Buggy's kindness. Ignoring his physical condition, he threw off the covers and tried to get out of bed. However, after catching a slight chill, he immediately coughed twice, his body swaying and about to fall. The attendant beside him quickly helped him up.
With the heart of a doctor, Kaya quickly advised, "Uncle Buggy, this god cannot get up and exercise yet, otherwise his condition will worsen!"
Buggy said, "Yes, I know. With such a badly injured body, I probably can't concentrate on teaching the Mantra... So let's talk about it tomorrow, God Plap."
"Cough cough..." Prap nodded, sitting weakly on the bed, and said, "I'll send someone to arrange rooms for you. You can stay here for now."
Led by the priest, Buggy arrived at a room on the other side of the temple. Unexpectedly, Shuma, the champion of the Sky Fighting Arena, and Mikuru, who was with him, were also invited to stay there.
Buggy then asked Shuma about the current situation of the Mad Monk Urouge. Shuma replied that after being defeated by him, Urouge went to the Blue Sea alone.
This made Buggy feel quite regretful, after all, this was a rare asset, and two years later he even defeated a top contender among the Three Sweet Commanders.
However, since Urouge had already left, Buggy didn't dwell on it any longer. He then recounted the events of the past few days to Shuma and the other man, inquiring about their situation.
Before long, evening arrived, and Lilina and Mohji also arrived from Garlam. The two of them found the Prap Temple with ease. As for why they were so familiar with the Prap Temple on their first visit to Hundred Fierce Island, the answer was clear when they saw Nilek, who had been "kidnapped" along with them...
How many times has this guy shown that helpless, frustrated, and resentful expression...? He'd already returned to Garlam, but he still ended up being brought back tied up...
"Ha ha."
Buggy patted Nilek on the shoulder, trying to ease the tension and ease Nero's probably bad mood, but Nero immediately slapped his shoulder away in an annoyed tone, his voice like that of a wronged wife, "Don't touch me, you bunch of rude pirate hooligans!"
"Don't be so formal, haven't you been enjoying the scenery along the way?"
"Pah! You've been admiring the scenery the whole way, but I was clearly kidnapped!"
"Calm down, calm down."
Buggy still found it quite amusing, but he looked at Mohji and Lilina with feigned seriousness, "How could you do this to our friend? It has helped us a lot..."
Then, changing the subject, he said, "When you come here, knock it out first, put it in a sack so it won't know you brought it here, and then make up an excuse to cover it up, isn't that enough?"
Mohji took Buggy's words seriously and cautiously asked, " Captain Buggy... isn't this a bit inappropriate?"
"Bad guys, a bunch of pirate bad guys!"
Nilek angrily threw them away, leaving the others laughing.