Meanwhile, near the island-sized behemoth where World and his party were docked, a very familiar figure made another appearance.
"Hahaha, that's right, you didn't see wrong, it's me, the Shichibukai Buggy the Great!!"
A man wielding eight daggers, with a Red Nose and Joker -like appearance, jokingly referred to as possessing the luck of the former Conqueror's Haki, has reappeared as one of the Shichibukai, the Buggy the Two Thousand Clown.
When the camera focused on him, he began to introduce himself.
"I am Buggy, the man revered as God by the world. That's right, I experienced the Paramount War, and the World Government extended an invitation to me, requesting that I become Shichibukai."
Honestly, how could a mere Shichibukai possibly be worthy of my status? But since they're all begging me to become Shichibukai, I can't disappoint them, so I reluctantly agreed.
Now that I've received orders from the government to hunt down the World Destroyer Byrnndi World, I never expected their defenses to be so lax. They didn't even notice we'd broken in. It seems like I might be able to handle them all by myself. Then... hehehe!!"
The above is all just Buggy's wishful thinking; don't take it seriously.
"Long live Lord Buggy! Long live Lord Buggy!"
Beneath the goofy Buggy's henchmen is an even bigger goofball. Marineford, through his own imagination, has truly submitted to Buggy's tyranny, becoming his most loyal subordinates. Seeing Buggy's confidence, they believe he has a sure thing in defeating Bundy World and can't help but cheer him on.
"Hahahaha, that's right! As long as you obey my orders, I, Buggy the Great, will definitely lead you to defeat that World Destroyer! I swear on my honor, Buggy!!"
Buggy, seemingly completely lost in the flattery of his brainless, idiotic subordinates, stood with his hands on his hips and spoke smugly.
"Hey, Buggy, are you really confident you can handle him? Those Marines say he's a terrifying and troublesome guy. Do you really think we can..."
Mr. 3, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but tug at Buggy's collar and whisper to him.
"Hahaha... Don't worry, I have my own plans..."
After being reminded by Mr. 3, Buggy leaned closer and replied.
"Real?"
"That's right, as long as we follow the plan, then... hahahaha!!"
"Plan?"
"That's right, notify the Navy that I, Buggy, am fighting that man named World, and tell them to come and provide support immediately. After that..."
"Then take the opportunity to slip away, letting the navy fight them to the death, and finally..."
"Hahahaha!!"
At the end, the two smiled knowingly.
" World Destroyer?!"
"That's right, the man who kidnapped Marigold and Sonia was none other than Bundy World was known as the World Destroyer thirty years ago..."
On the Kuja Pirate Ship, Hancock stood on the deck listening to Granny Nyon introduce the other party's identity, her beautiful eyes showing a hint of seriousness.
"Before that incident, they were the nightmare of pirates, the Navy, and the World Government. Anyone targeted by World would be utterly destroyed."
Until thirty years ago, the Navy persuaded the pirates to form an alliance fleet to hunt down World, but he was not defeated by those fleets, but by an internal traitor infiltrated by government agents. He was eventually frozen and Impel Down in Impel Down until recently when he was secretly escaped...
Granny Nyon introduced it with a solemn expression.
"Then how did he escape? Being severely detained by the government, there's no way he could have escaped from there!!"
"I can't believe it," asked Ran, a soldier standing nearby.
"I don't know either, but I suppose it's because of that kid..."
The Straw Hat Luffy, who were taken there by Rayleigh, caused a ruckus in the prison, which led to the release of all the former vicious pirates. In the end, Rayleigh and that kid really got into big trouble!
Granny Nyon said she didn't know either, but it was understandable. She roughly guessed that Impel Down's Luffy at Impel Down, as reported in the newspapers, had released many vicious criminals, causing immense suffering to civilians. Given World's skills, she wasn't surprised that he was able to escape from that incident.
"So that's what happened. I never imagined that the man who asked Snake Princess for help would cause such a disaster."
Upon hearing Granny Nyon's answer, Ran and the others recalled the incident reported in the newspaper and all nodded in agreement.
Thump thump thump...
"So, Snake Princess, what I've said all this time is to remind you not to be so arrogant and disregard everyone else. That man isn't so easy to deal with. Even you could be defeated if you're not careful. At that point, our Kuja Pirates will be torn apart and face immense danger!!"
After saying this, the Granny Nyon leaned on the deck with her snake staff and reminded Hancock.
Even so, no man can resist my beauty; I have nothing to fear!
Although she harbored deep apprehension towards the World that Granny Nyon had mentioned, Hancock, proud as she was, would not reveal her true feelings. She simply tossed her head and spoke with the swan-like arrogance of a swan.
"Hey, never mind, just be more careful later. You wouldn't listen to anything this old woman says anyway..."
Seeing that Hancock didn't seem to be listening to her at all, Granny Nyon could only sigh helplessly.
Bang!!
On the enormous and exquisitely beautiful ship, as vast as an island, World casually tossed Marigold and Sonia to the ground with a heavy thud, sending up a cloud of dust.
"Captain, you're back..."
On the ship, several of World's trusted companions looked at him and the prisoners he had brought back with burning eyes.
"Okay, Sebastian, go and lock them both up. They're important hostages!"
World nodded to them and said.
"Yes, sir..."
Upon hearing World's summons, Sebastian, Giant and Fish-Man hybrid wearing sunglasses, nodded, then walked over, picked them up, and headed towards the cell.
"Captain, what should we do next?"
The remaining Nightin, Gairam, and World's Byojack looked over with questioning eyes.
"Wait!!"
"Hmm... wait??"
"Thief, hahaha, that's right! We're just waiting, waiting for the Shichibukai Boa Hancock to walk right into our trap. Then we'll use her identity to enter the Gates of Justice, storm Marineford and Mary Geoise, and take revenge on the World Government and the Navy!!"
World made no attempt to conceal his purpose.
"But can we really do that?"
Everyone was highly skeptical of World's claim of seeking revenge against the World Government and the Navy, and simply did not believe that they were capable of accomplishing such a thing.
"As crew members, all you need to do is obey the captain's orders. There's no need to object, understand?"
Instead of answering their questions, World issued a warning to them.
"Learn..."
At this moment, World seemed so unfamiliar that they dared not face his imposing presence, and they all agreed in unison.
"Hahaha, these are the kind of good crew I have!!"
Seeing that no one dared to question his decision anymore, World threw his head back and laughed wildly.