Three days later.
The towering Reverse Mountain and Loguetown both came into the lookout's view.
"First Mate! Captain!"
"We'll reach Loguetown in another half hour."
"A large number of Marine warships have appeared ahead!"
"The lead ship is a massive warship. It should be a Headquarters Warship fitted with seastone."
"There must be at least a flag officer aboard."
The lookout's voice rang out.
"A flag officer, huh?!"
"Judging by the markings, it should be her."
"Vice Admiral Peach Rabbit... an Admiral candidate."
"How interesting."
"She probably isn't here... to attack us."
An amused smile tugged at Uchiha Kazama's lips.
That woman was proud indeed!
Under these circumstances, their encounter might prove rather interesting.
Proud?!
That meant nothing before the Uchiha.
Soon, the warships were visible to the naked eye.
The opposing warship drew straight alongside them.
Ordinary pirates would have thought of fleeing the moment they saw a flag officer's warship approaching.
But the Buggy Pirates were anything but ordinary.
Once the boarding ladder was in place, a woman led a group of Marines aboard the Buggy Pirates' flagship.
"Captain Buggy?"
"First Mate Uchiha Kazama?"
Gion spoke softly, but the chill in her words kept everyone at arm's length.
"To think Vice Admiral Peach Rabbit would come in person!"
"What, have you Marines come to arrest us?!"
Buggy now stood tall and imposing.
His commanding tone even carried the air of an overlord of the seas.
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought one of the Four Emperors had arrived.
Of course, Buggy's ambitions had always extended beyond the Four Emperors.
So describing his bearing as that of one of the Four Emperors was already an insult to him.
Displeasure crossed Gion's face at Buggy's words.
If she hadn't come for a purpose other than arresting these people...