Buggy's miserable diary: Struck by lightning again today

Sea Circle Calendar 1508, some month, some day. Sunny. Mood... no, this great captain's mood was terrible!

This was the seventh day that I, the great Buggy the Clown, had been forced to become a glorious—glorious my ass—miner.

I hated this!

I hated that demon called Lei En!

Not only had he defeated me with utterly despicable and shameless methods, he had also taken every last bit of treasure I had painstakingly accumulated. Then, to top it all off, he threw me and my men onto this godforsaken mining island!

Every day, we had to get up before dawn, carry pickaxes thicker than my waist, and dig damn coal in those pitch-black tunnels!

Ten tons!

A full ten tons!

Was that even an amount a normal person could dig in a day?!

That supervisor called Enel was a complete lackey too!

He had clearly been beaten into submission by that demon himself, yet now he was acting as a supervisor, throwing his weight around!

As long as we moved even a little too slowly, or tried to slack off for a sip of water.

"Rumble!"

A small Lightning Strike—not too big, but absolutely enough to fry someone crisp—would strike our asses with perfect accuracy!

Look at this red nose I was so proud of. It was practically charcoal now from all the shocks!

My dignity!

Where the hell was this great captain's dignity?!

Back then, I, Buggy, had been a figure who called that red-haired Shanks brother aboard Gol D. Roger's ship!

And now I had actually fallen so low that I was digging coal alongside this bunch of small fry?!

What an outrageous humiliation!

If I did not avenge this, I swore I would not be human!

But who was I?

I was Buggy!

How could such a tiny setback possibly bring me down?

I had already come up with the perfect prison break plan!

Tunnel Three in Zone B of this mine had relatively soft ground.

I had already joined forces with Mohji and Cabaji. We planned to use the Chop-Chop Fruit's power to secretly dig a tunnel downward, straight to the coast!

As long as I could escape back to the sea, I would immediately head to the Grand Line and find that redhead Shanks!

I would make him avenge me!

Just wait, Lei En!

This great captain would be back soon, and I would blast your flashy golden junk ship—and that arrogant face of yours—into the sky with Special Buggy Balls!

Zehahahaha... no, Bahahaha!

Sea Circle Calendar 1508, some month, some day plus one. Sunny turning overcast. Mood... I wanted to die.

The prison break plan had failed.

Just before dawn today, the tunnel we had painstakingly dug for seven days and seven nights had finally broken through!

When I excitedly poked my head out of the hole on the beach and breathed in my first mouthful of free air.

What did I see?

I saw that demon!

That demon called Lei En was actually crouching by the tunnel exit with a smiling face, holding a steaming cup of black tea!

Behind him, that lackey Enel was holding paper and pen, apparently recording something.

"Yo, Red Nose. Good morning."

That demon gave me an extremely "kind" smile.

"Congratulations. You have successfully triggered this mining area's hidden instance—'Prison Break Challenge.'"

"As a reward..."

Before he could finish, the sky darkened.

A terrifying blue bolt of lightning thicker than a water barrel descended from the heavens, blasting me, the tunnel behind me, and that entire stretch of beach into a massive glass crater!

That feeling...

I never wanted to remember it a second time for the rest of my life.

Now, I was hanging upside down at the mine entrance, receiving the "admiration" of every miner.

That lackey Enel had even seriously erected a wooden sign beside me. It read—"If you're not diligent at digging coal, there's something wrong with your thinking. If your prison break isn't properly planned, your loved ones will shed tears."

The face of this great Buggy had been completely thrown away.

I swore I would never attempt a prison break again.

Really.

On the deck of the Heavenly Court Thunder God.

Lei En lay in a beach chair, listening as Enel vividly reported Buggy's "miserable diary" through a Den Den Mushi. He could not help laughing.

"Good work, Enel."

Lei En praised him, "For a worthless bastard like Buggy, you need this kind of double blow to the mind and body."

"Hehehe, it's all thanks to your excellent guidance, Lord Lei En!" Enel said from the other end of the Den Den Mushi, grinning like a chrysanthemum.

"Alright, stop kissing up to me."

Lei En waved a hand. "I'm leaving that mine entirely in your charge. Turn in enough ore every month. One pound short, and I'll let you taste a new five-hundred-thousand-volt package."

"Mission guaranteed!"

After hanging up, Lei En stretched lazily.

They had delayed for several days on the mining island. It was time to set off again and find the next bit of "fun."

"Kuina."

Lei En called toward the cabin.

Soon, Kuina emerged in a neat kendo uniform, carrying a plate of sliced fruit.

"My lord, what are your orders?"

"Check the chart. Where are we now?"

Kuina set down the fruit plate, walked over to the navigation table, and carefully compared the pointer with the sea chart.

"My lord, according to the Log Pose, we are already approaching the waters around Gaimon Island."

Kuina paused, then raised her clear eyes to Lei En.

"If we continue along this route, the next island with a large village should be... Syrup Village."

At the mention of that name, a highly amused curve immediately formed on Lei En's lips.

He picked up a slice of watermelon and stuffed it into his mouth, his eyes glinting with the excitement of a hunter spotting prey.

"Syrup Village, huh..."

Lei En narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.

"I wonder whether that future 'Sniper King' is still up in the big tree at the village entrance, bragging to a bunch of little brats?"