Chapter 252: The Truth About Buggy

Chapter 252: Chapter 252: The Truth About Buggy

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Outside the light screen, countless civilians were still immersed in the shock of the Straw Hat Crew’s new bounties.

Three billion for Luffy, 1.1 billion for Zoro, 1 billion for Sanji, 930 million for Robin, and that 1,000 Beli for Chopper...

They might not understand anything about fighting, but when it came to money, they definitely understood the fun in it!

"Hahahaha!"

Someone laughed so hard they rocked back and forth. "That reindeer — it increased tenfold and it’s still only 1,000 Beli!"

"The Straw Hat Crew is too interesting!"

"That Usopp — his bounty reached 500 million and he got scared like that!"

"Nami said she wants her own bounty, hahaha!"

Laughter rose one after another.

However, more people were discussing the suddenly rising Cross Guild.

"What do you think? How did that guy Buggy become a Yonko?"

"It must be through strength! To lead Hawk-Eyes and Crocodile, what kind of level must he be at?"

"Maybe Buggy has been hiding his strength all along!"

"Yeah, yeah! During the Summit War, he was the man who took many slashes from Hawk-Eyes and was fine!"

"He was also a crew member of the Roger Pirates. That’s a legendary pirate crew in the future!"

All kinds of guesses flew around. Some swore that Buggy was a hidden peerless master.

Some analyzed that Buggy’s strength might not be inferior to Red-Haired Shanks. Others even made up stories about how Buggy showed his divine might back on Roger’s ship.

The scene changed.

New World · Karai Bari Island.

The scorching sun baked the earth. Sea breeze blew through the palm trees, making a rustling sound.

It looked like a peaceful island, but at this moment a scream rang out...

"Ahhhhh!!!"

A piercing scream came from inside a tent. The sound was so miserable it made people’s scalps go numb.

Everyone outside the light screen was stunned.

This voice... why did it sound a bit familiar?

The scene advanced.

Inside the tent, there were three people in total.

Two were sitting, and the remaining one was being grabbed by the head by one of them...

The two sitting were: Sir Crocodile.

He was holding a person’s head with his left hand. The golden hook on his right hand gleamed with cold light. On that poisonous hook, there seemed to still be traces of purple liquid.

The other was Hawk-Eyes · Dracule Mihawk.

He sat on a box to the side, legs crossed, Black Blade: Yoru resting across his knees. Those sharp eyes coldly watched the person in front of him.

The one kneeling on the ground at this moment was the newly promoted Yonko, Genius Jester · Buggy the Clown.

His large red nose was especially eye-catching. At this moment, that comical face was filled with terror. Tears and snot mixed together, flowing down his cheeks.

Crocodile was holding his head like he was holding a little chick.

Hawk-Eyes’ black blade was placed right in front of him.

Crocodile displayed his poisonous hook, a cruel smile on his lips.

"Please... spare me!" Buggy begged bitterly, his voice trembling.

"Spare you?"

Crocodile sneered. "Do you know what good deed you’ve done?"

"I... I didn’t do anything!"

"Didn’t do anything?"

Crocodile lifted Buggy’s head up so his face was directly in front of his own. "Then tell me, why does the whole world now think that..."

Crocodile paused, his gaze becoming even more dangerous.

"I’m your subordinate?"

Buggy froze.

"Huh?"

Hawk-Eyes spoke faintly from the side: "And me... Now I’ve also been rumored to be your subordinate."

Buggy’s face turned even whiter.

"This... this isn’t my fault!"

"Not your fault!?"

Crocodile took out a bounty poster from his coat and slapped it onto Buggy’s face.

Buggy lowered his head to look. On the bounty poster was his photo.

Below the photo, it was written:

Genius Jester · Buggy the Clown

Cross Guild · President

Bounty: 3.189 Billion Beli

Buggy’s eyes widened like copper bells. "Th-three... 3.189 billion?!"

His hands began to shake.

"Higher... higher than that Straw Hat Kid?!"

Crocodile let out a cold laugh. "That’s right. Higher than that Straw Hat Kid who defeated Kaido."

"And you..."

He pressed Buggy’s face onto the bounty poster.

"This 3.189 billion great pirate now owes me money and won’t pay it back!"

Outside the light screen, everyone was stunned.

3.189 billion?!

Higher than Luffy?

That Buggy who went weak in the knees from Whitebeard during the Summit War, the Buggy who used to get sent flying by Luffy’s punch and only knew how to run and play petty tricks?

"This... this is impossible?!" Someone exclaimed.

"Could Buggy really have been hiding his strength?"

"3.189 billion! That’s 3.189 billion!"

"Higher than Yonko Luffy! How strong must Buggy be?!"

"Strong my ass — he’s being threatened by Crocodile like a child. It’s obvious the Marines got it wrong!"

The crowd fell into a loop. They believed that the higher the bounty, the stronger the person. But there was actually another possibility in this situation!

That was the level of threat to the world...

At this time, Crocodile’s voice revealed the truth.

"Speak!"

Crocodile lifted Buggy’s head again. "Why is everyone outside saying that Cross Guild was created by you!"

"Both I and Hawk-Eyes are your subordinates! Do you know how embarrassing this is for me?!"

Buggy shook his head frantically. "It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me! I didn’t do anything!"

"Then what’s going on with these?!" Crocodile pointed at the newspapers beside them.

On the newspapers, Buggy’s big headshot was prominently printed, with the large words "Cross Guild President · Buggy the Clown" written next to it.

Buggy looked like he was about to cry but had no tears. He hurriedly explained that he really hadn’t arranged it that way. He had only wanted to promote, but those pirates were too worshipful of him...

And the reason Crocodile and Hawk-Eyes had allied was because at the Reverie, Cobra and King Riku had jointly spoken, demanding the abolition of the Warlord system.

The World Government ultimately agreed. Overnight, all Warlords lost their special privileges.

Crocodile had contacted Hawk-Eyes, and just like that, Cross Guild was born.

The founders should have been Sir Crocodile and Hawk-Eyes · Dracule Mihawk.

It had nothing to do with Buggy — not even a single cent’s worth of relation.

So how did Buggy get mixed up in this?

By chance and coincidence...

Back then, when Buggy’s Warlord status was revoked, he had been thinking of running away...

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