The crowd, who had been laughing heartily just a second ago, suddenly fell silent.
Everyone's eyes turned to Shanks.
They all knew that Shanks had come to the East Blue this time for that man.
Now that they had received news of him right away, they naturally wanted to see Shanks's reaction.
"That guy Buggy became a king?!"
"That's pretty great!"
"Makino, could you tell me exactly what he's done?"
Shanks spoke with an interested look.
"Of course!"
"Actually, Mr. Garp stopped by earlier, too."
"But after he learned what that man had done, he left laughing."
"He seemed to be in quite a good mood."
"This pirate... no, I should call him our king now."
"He..."
Makino told him everything she knew.
As he listened to Makino's account, the smile never left Shanks's face.
When he heard about certain unusual policies and the way things were managed here, sparks of excitement even lit up his eyes.
"Hahaha! So he finally couldn't hold back anymore!"
"Still, it's a real pleasant surprise to see him do something like this!"
After hearing her out, Shanks burst into laughter.
Those unusual policies suddenly reminded Shanks of things Roger had once said.
There were a few differences, but Buggy really hadn't forgotten what had happened back then!
"Oh, right, that little rascal Luffy has already set sail."
"He hasn't been gone long."
"If you head out to sea, you might run into him."
As though she had suddenly remembered, Makino spoke up quickly.
"Luffy?"
"If that kid's set sail too, he might run into Buggy."
Suddenly, Shanks seemed to remember something.
A smile curled at the corners of his mouth.
"Miss Makino, bring us some more drinks."
"We might not be able to visit again for a long time."
Coming back to his senses,