The Grand Finale

Buggy took Caesar Clown away because the latter possessed a portion of the lost scientific technology.

Vegapunk was the same. That so-called intellect five hundred years ahead of humanity was nothing more than having obtained many technical blueprints from the Kingdom of D.

That said, after the wear and tear of countless years, those blueprints had long since become badly damaged. Being able to restore them and successfully put them into practice indeed qualified one as one of the most outstanding scientists in the world today.

Capturing Caesar Clown meant that Buggy's search had entered its final stage. In the year since becoming one of the Four Emperors, he had traveled tirelessly, gathering every piece of information related to Laugh Tale.

Buggy had set a goal for himself from the moment he left East Blue, and everything he did was in preparation for achieving it.

No two people were alike. Compared to Shanks, who had always neglected proper business, Buggy wanted to unravel this mystery himself. That was why he had devoted so much effort and used every possible means to obtain rubbings of the four stone inscriptions leading to Laugh Tale's coordinates.

With Kozuki Oden's help, the translations of the stone inscriptions had also been completed, and the coordinates of Laugh Tale, the final island, were clearly marked.

After that, Buggy used the invasive Den Den Mushi made by Nilek to hijack radio and video-screen signals around the world, broadcasting Laugh Tale's coordinates.

The world erupted!

The converging currents around Laugh Tale, coupled with the dense sea fog that obscured vision, turned the entire surrounding area into a vast, intricate labyrinth.

Even with precise coordinates, it was not somewhere ordinary pirates could discover or enter.

At that moment, a pair of feet stepped onto the shore of the