Buggy pointed toward the unnamed island, spinning wild tales as spit flew from his mouth.
"That guy started out all cocky, saying he'd capture me and throw me into Impel Down. Then I beat him to a pulp."
At Buggy's words, every member of his crew stared in astonishment.
"Wow, Captain, you're amazing! I knew you were the best!"
"Captain Buggy actually fought a Marine Admiral! That's incredible!"
Seeing the admiration on his crewmates' faces, Buggy immediately puffed himself up, looking utterly smug. "Naturally!"
Buggy raised his chin proudly, completely forgetting how he had cried and begged for mercy in front of Mu Chen just moments ago.
"Who am I?"
"I'm Buggy, the future Pirate King!"
"A mere Marine Admiral is no match for me!"
As he spoke, he acted it all out with exaggerated gestures.
"It took quite a bit of effort to scare him into kneeling and begging me to spare him."
"I told him, 'Since you're a Marine Admiral, I'll let you off today!'"
"Only then did he slink away."
The crew listened with wide eyes, never doubting a word Buggy said.
Anyone who looked closely would have noticed that only Buggy was in a sorry state. Mu Chen was perfectly clean!
Some bright spark decided to flatter him. "Captain, you're incredible! You actually made a Marine Admiral beg for mercy!"
"Of course!"
Buggy grew even smugger at that. Deliberately thrusting out his burned chest, he said, "Back when I was aboard Roger's ship, fighting Marine Admirals was child's play."
Just then, Mohji the Beast Tamer suddenly pointed at Buggy's charred hair. "Captain, your hair is still smoking!"
Only then did Buggy remember that his hair was still burning. He frantically patted it with his hands, but the flames only grew stronger, sending the crew scrambling for