"Excellent, Weiss! From now on, you're my first mate!" Buggy told Weiss excitedly. As he spoke, he even transformed into his God of Destruction Form and put on a uniform exclusive to the God of Destruction.
"Of course, we shouldn't reveal our identities just yet. Unless we have the strength of an Admiral or even an Overlord, we absolutely can't reveal our strength except as a last resort."
After his brief excitement, Buggy continued cautiously.
"Hohoho, Lord Buggy, as the secretary-general of the West Blue Merchant Alliance, with the Angel Fruit as well, do you really think my strength falls short of Admiral-level?" Weiss couldn't help laughing at Buggy's words.
Buggy's face instantly fell when he heard that. Was his first mate mocking him for being weak?
"You still need to hide it. Wait until I'm strong enough," Buggy said stonily.
"Hohoho, very well, Captain Buggy. I'll demonstrate the strength befitting a first mate." Weiss wasn't angry at his words and laughed behind her hand.
While Buggy was meeting Weiss, Shanks also met his destined first mate, Benn Beckman.
"Red-haired kid, want a smoke?"
It was also in a bar. Seeing the somewhat "ill at ease" Shanks, Beckman couldn't resist approaching him to say hello.
"No thanks. I don't smoke." Busy battling his food, Shanks didn't even turn his head. He pushed away the cigarette offered to him and spoke impatiently.
He had already lost count of how many veteran pirates had come to tease him, and Shanks had long since grown annoyed.
But why couldn't I push this one away?
Noticing that the cigarette was still in front of him, Shanks wondered to himself, then applied more strength to push it away.
*I might be young, but my strength definitely stands among the best on the seas. Across the