Chapter 955: Buggy: 3! Our meeting was destined
On the vast ocean, a pirate ship with a clown pattern painted on it is sailing aimlessly.
That day in the Sabaody Archipelago, Buggy took advantage of the battle between Kizaru and Gildarts, and Sen Taomaru and Ace, and ran away first, without even having time to coat the ship.
After successfully escaping, he kept an eye on the situation on the island. As a result, the next day he received news that Bartholomew Kuma, one of the "Seven Warlords of the Sea", unexpectedly appeared in Shabaodi and captured Ace.
If it was someone else who was captured, given Buggy's timid style, the most he would do is to express his gratitude from afar and burn incense for the other person afterwards. But now the person who was captured might very well be Captain Roger's son, and he really couldn't just sit back and do nothing.
But it was almost impossible to rescue Ace with his own strength, even with the help of the group of misfits around him. As a last resort, he could only drift aimlessly on the sea and sort out his thoughts.
Unexpectedly, just two or three days later, news spread in the New World that "Roger had a child."
"Captain Roger really has a son... As expected, just as I guessed, that person is Ace!"
Looking at the contents of the newspaper, Bucky felt very melancholy. Even the big red nose on his face lost a lot of luster and became dull.
Captain Roger took such good care of me back then. Now that his son is in trouble, how can I just stand by and watch?
Every two hours, Buggy used this reason to convince himself, and then ordered his brothers to sail back to the Sabaody Archipelago. He wanted to find Rayleigh for help in rescuing people.
If Rayleigh doesn't help, then he will ask Gildarts. If Gildarts doesn't help either, then he will go to the New World, endure the grievance, and go find that great enemy, Shanks.
Just as Buggy stood facing the wind, paying tribute to his dying dignity, the animal trainer Mochi, who had been observing the sea, seemed to have discovered something and shouted, "Captain Buggy, there is a person in distress on the sea ahead!"
Buggy was very impatient: "Why should I do this? Don't worry about it, just drive away! I'm a pirate, not a good man who saves people from suffering!"
"Yes! I got it!" Mochi followed the instructions and signaled his brothers to continue driving the boat without paying any attention to it, preparing to go directly around the small wooden boat.
It was not until the pirate ship got closer to the victims in distress that Buggy could see the other person's entire face clearly.
This is a very strange boat. The reason why it is strange is that this boat is not made of wood, but of candles. The victim is a middle-aged man with a rectangular face, a wretched face, a '3' shaped bun, round glasses, thick lips, a blue and white vest, and he is wet all over. He must have encountered a shipwreck.
This person is none other than Mr. 3 of the former Baroque Workshop, Gal Dino!
"This look..." Baki thought for a moment and remembered that there was a big storm in the nearby sea a few days ago. If nothing unexpected happened, this person survived the storm.
After taking a careful look up and down, he found that the other party was not a pirate with a high bounty. He thought that his strength should not be very high. It would be useless to bring him along, so he decided not to pay any attention to him.
Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man who looked like he was on the verge of death suddenly came back to life as if he had a last burst of energy. He jumped up and created a candle ladder out of thin air to connect the small wooden boat and Buggy's pirate ship. Then he stretched out his skinny arms and began to climb up.
Before Buggy and his companions could react, Gardino had already climbed onto the boat and laughed out loud: "Hahaha! Finally a boat is here! I'm saved!!"
"Enemy...enemy attack!" one of the younger brothers exclaimed, seeming panicked because he had never seen such a thing before.
Bang!
Kabaji hit his younger brother on the head with the back of his knife and started to curse : "Enemy attack! Look carefully, there is only one guy! And he looks so miserable, how could it be an enemy attack?!"
"Did he just use... the power of a devil fruit? He created a ladder of candles?!"
Alrita rolled her eyes coquettishly, looked at Buggy's stupid little brother and said speechlessly: "It should be the Wax-Wax Fruit or something like that, right? After all, you have been in the Grand Line for so long, you should have known some things about Devil Fruits! Don't always make such a fuss!! "
"Yes!! Big Sister!"
Before they could finish scolding their younger brother, Gardino, who had just boarded the ship, was too excited after being rescued. In addition, he had been eating candles for several days, which made him weak due to malnutrition and physical deficiency. His legs became weak and he fell to his knees on the deck with a plop.
"Can...can you give me something...to eat..."
Buggy reached out and grabbed Gardino by the collar, and shouted angrily, "Hey! Don't get on my boat! And don't even think about food. I'm in a bad mood and don't have time to pay attention to you!"
Thinking about how Ace and Gildarts did the same thing before, they got on the boat without his permission, started eating right after getting on the boat, took a ride after eating, and didn't even pay when they got off the boat... Buggy was furious.
"Really... everyone is like this. Do you think of me, Captain Buggy, as a free meal ticket?"
" Yes... I'm sorry... I will pay!" At this time, Gardino looked pale and thin, his eyes were dull, but he still made a strong guarantee like a man.
Pay? That's easy! But...
Bucky's eyes scanned Mr. 3's body. "You don't look like a rich man."
"Yes... yes... I got news that there is a huge treasure nearby. I can share it with you."
"A huge treasure?!"
This word seemed to have touched Bucky’s sensitive spot, causing him to scream. His eyes rolled around, and then he immediately waved his hand behind him, “What are you guys waiting for?! Bring out the delicious food and drinks! This…”
"My name is Gardino!"
"Okay, I get it! I'll call you 3!"
Bucky shrugged his red nose, laughed and hooked his arm around Gardino's shoulder, as if they were brothers in life and death. "But, 3! Do you believe it? Our meeting was destined."
“Yeah…” Gardino nodded rapidly. Now he just wanted to eat, so he had to agree to whatever Bucky said.
"So that treasure is destined to be mine, right?!"
What this means is that the treasure is mine and you shouldn't think too much about it.
Gardino's face turned pale instantly. He had suffered so much to come here in order to find the treasure, and even encountered a severe storm. And now you want to take it all away with just one sentence?
But there was nothing he could do. The situation was stronger than the person, so he could only grit his teeth and agree: "...Yes."
Soon, the wine and meat were served. After wolfing down the food, Gardino found that he and Bucky were unexpectedly in tune with each other. Gardino simply ignored the fact that Bucky had betrayed him and instead started to complain bitterly.
It turned out that ever since the Baroque Works was forcibly disbanded by Erza's order in Alabasta, these senior agents have gone their separate ways. Some of them opened cafes, some became professional athletes, some continued to practice the way of shemales, and some officially became painters.
Gardino chose to go out to sea and continue to be a pirate, or to be more precise, a treasure hunter. His plan was to find a considerable treasure and then retire in a safer place like the East China Sea.
Soon, he recalled the news he heard by chance when he was in Baroque Works: in a sea area near the Red Earth Continent, there is a Devil's Triangle area shrouded in fog all year round. Many pirates were killed there, so they also left a lot of treasures there.
As if guided by fate, he plucked up an unusual courage, and using his identity as Mr. 3, he gathered a group of agents who were willing to follow him, hijacked a pirate ship and went out to sea to search for treasure.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. When they sailed near the Seven Water City, they encountered Akula Lagna.
