"Not bad, Buggy. At least you know when to give in."
Ye Chen nodded and gave Buggy an approving look before letting go. Buggy did not try another sneak attack, but he was clearly still resentful. He stood there, fuming in silence.
His companions had been beaten, and those pirates had looted all his treasure. Anyone would have had a hard time swallowing that.
"Buggy, we got to know each other through a fight. Shouldn't we throw a banquet to celebrate?"
"Celebrate my ass."
Buggy snorted in displeasure. The moment he finished speaking, Ye Chen glared at him and deliberately shouted, "Baki, you don't want to be friends with me? Or haven't you had enough of a beating?"
"All right. You lot, stop standing around and get ready... We're holding a banquet."
Buggy had no way to deal with Ye Chen, so he had no choice but to comply.
The banquet was ready before long. Once everyone sat down, things grew a little awkward, especially for Cabaji and Mohji, who had just taken a terrible beating from Lucci. Sitting at the same table with him now was agonizing.
"Ye Chen, why did you have to go against me earlier? If we'd talked it over, I could have given you a share of the treasure."
Just thinking about the treasure that had been taken from him made Buggy's heart ache, as though someone were carving flesh from his body.
Ye Chen glanced at him. "I did talk it over with you. I asked for half, but you were too greedy and stingy. Anyway, that's behind us now. Aren't you happy to have made a friend like me? Am I worth less than that treasure?"
"You..."
Buggy knew Ye Chen was mocking him on purpose, but he had just been thoroughly humiliated