When Buggy led his underlings over step by cautious step, tense and trembling, Kin'emon and the others had already left with heavy footsteps.
Ye Mu was saying something to Shanks.
Shanks asked with a worried expression.
"Will this really be okay?"
"Of course. You saw it too, Shanks. I didn't force them. They chose this themselves. Besides, I've been merciful enough. With those samurai's strength, as long as nothing goes wrong, getting into the top ten will be easy!"
"..."
Shanks fell silent, but for some reason, he felt that things were not so simple.
Still, this might have been the best outcome for Oden's samurai!
As Buggy approached, he was curious about who those people were. They actually knew both Ye Mu and Shanks, but he did not dare ask.
The appearance of Fire Dragon Ye Mu was completely beyond his expectations.
If not for the expectant, astonished looks in his underlings' eyes, which made it impossible for him to retreat, he would have fled far away by now.
And those in an even worse state than Buggy were the few underlings beside him.
Alvida, Mr. 3, Mohji, and Cabaji were all trembling, cold sweat streaming uncontrollably down their foreheads as they stared at the two men before them.
Fire Dragon Ye Mu!
Red-Haired Shanks!
To them, these were legendary figures. They did not even need to move to make everyone's legs go weak.
Could such great figures really be people their captain knew?
Just as everyone was filled with doubt and Buggy was awkwardly wondering how to speak, Fire Dragon Ye Mu suddenly turned around. He looked at Buggy with a smile and spoke in a nostalgic tone.
"Long time no see, Buggy!"
The moment those words fell into Buggy's underlings' ears, it felt like a dream.
"Did