The Death God flew nearly two nautical miles before settling back onto the sea. Fortunately, Ye Chen used the Float-Float Fruit to steady its descent. Otherwise, the impact could easily have damaged the ship.
Looking back, they saw they had left Kaido's fleet far behind. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Nami waved a small fist and urged, "Stone, full speed ahead! We have to shake them for good."
Compared with Kaido's fleet, the Death God had a clear advantage. At full speed, it carved a long white trail across the sea, wind howling past their ears. Before long, Kaido's ships had dwindled to a few barely visible black dots.
"Woo-hoo!" Buggy jumped up, beaming with pride. "Good thing you had my brilliant leadership, or we'd have been in real trouble."
Lucci glanced at him and gave a cold snort.
Ye Chen was annoyed too. "Buggy, you little bastard. We can't count on you when it matters, yet you're always saying you were a legendary crew member and Roger's companion. You're not making it up, are you? Because I don't believe you."
Buggy's face reddened. He hurried to protest. "Ask Shanks if you don't believe me! I'm not bragging. Just watch—I'll show you what the great Buggy can do."
Everyone widened their eyes in curiosity. Then Buggy let out a fart.
Pfft! It left the whole group laughing in exasperation.
Ye Chen was speechless. He pointed at Buggy, unable to think of anything to say.
Whatever Buggy's strength, he had at least brought plenty of laughter to the group.
Two hours passed without another glimpse of Kaido's fleet. Ye Chen could finally say with complete certainty that they had shaken him.
At the thought of Kaido's seemingly indestructible body, Ye Chen frowned. No wonder the government had captured him so