Buggy had still been hesitating, but after hearing Uchiha Kazama's words and sensing the aura radiating from him...
His knees nearly buckled!
He had put on those oversized clothes to make himself look more powerful.
Yet now, the aura emanating from the man before him was enough to make him tremble.
That wasn't Conqueror's Haki. It was nothing more than sheer presence!
Anyone whose presence alone could inflict actual harm had to be... a terrifyingly powerful fighter.
But if he gave in here...
Vmmm!
While Buggy was still thinking, the space around him changed in an instant.
Uchiha Kazama, who had been standing far away, was now right in front of him.
He could feel that terrifying aura even more clearly.
"You..."
Buggy instinctively backed away again and again.
But no matter how far he retreated, Uchiha Kazama remained right before him.
"This space is under my control. You can't escape."
"Buggy, you could use an Emperor's Deputy, couldn't you?"
"Let me take that position."
"I don't want any of the fame."
"I have only one condition. Take me to plunder this world's wealth!"
"Whatever you want, wherever you can reach, as long as it's treasure, I can seize it for you."
"If you still refuse, then die here."
As Uchiha Kazama spoke, masses of Amaterasu Flames appeared around them.
They were inside the Tenshō space.
But who said Genjutsu couldn't kill people?!
Buggy felt that murderous intent, coupled with the Amaterasu Flames that looked deadly at a glance.
"I agree!"
"From now on, you're the Emperor's Deputy of our Buggy Pirates!"
"Your clansmen will be officers in our crew, too."
With no crew members watching, Buggy dropped the act.
His life mattered more.
"Good."
"Then I'll be counting on you from now on, Captain Buggy."
Uchiha Kazama held out