"Damn it..."
Buggy was so furious he could have blown smoke through his nose. Thanks to Ye Chen, he had become everyone's enemy in the blink of an eye. He had never seen that coming.
His nose had been pecked bloody, his face was bruised, and his clothes were torn. Someone had even kicked him between the legs when he wasn't looking.
"Buggy, you made fools of us! We won't let you get away with this."
"That's right! We can't just let him off."
"The treasure's all here. Let's divide it up first."
Someone carried a treasure chest out of the house. Hard had barely shouted when a crowd surged toward it.
"There's more in here..."
"Over here too!"
Chest after chest came out of the house. Buggy was so heartsick he nearly cried. "That treasure is mine!" he shouted. "Nobody touches it!"
The pirates had found not only the treasure Buggy had tricked them out of, but also the hoard he had spent years gathering. Furious, Buggy sent his upper body flying forward. Eight daggers appeared in his hands, four in each.
He stabbed several pirates who were fighting over the treasure before they could react. Eyes bulging, he slashed with his daggers and yelled, "Nobody move! All this treasure is mine!"
"That's right! Our captain worked hard to collect it. Keep your hands off!"
Cabaji mounted his unicycle and charged the pirates with his sword. Not to be outdone, Mohji pulled a whip from his belt.
Hard ago, Mohji and Cabaji had both taken a terrible beating. It had all happened so suddenly that Buggy's crewmates had been surrounded and thrashed before they even understood what was going on.
By the time they came to their senses, many had bloodied faces. Even Captain Buggy, whom they admired and