Transcended as Lord Buggy

Chapter 98: Can't Leave Yet

After an interrogation, Buggy gets punished by his own crew. They all sweatdrop at his reason because it's too silly. So they punish him to help Palu repair the ship while the others sleep in a hotel because they can't sleep in the ship while it gets repaired.

Buggy can't do anything and just do as they ask. At least he won't starve tomorrow and only miss the dinner tonight. But he won't be able to sleep tonight because they will work on the ship all night.

Palu starts to work on the ship after the others left. He asks Buggy to help him do some jobs like carrying woods or tools. It makes Buggy looks like Palu's assistance even though he's the Captain.

They work all night and repair all the ship's damages. Palu's trained eyes can see the damages that Buggy doesn't realize at all. He just realizes it after Palu showed it to him.

"Captain, I don't think our ship will survive Grandline. You've used it for 3 years and it was used by other people for an unknown time. I can fix some damages on the body, but main parts like keel or mast won't be able to be repaired completely. Grandline's strong currents & unpredictable weather will make more damages as we go further," says Palu.

"I know. I have planned to make another ship after we reach the Red Line. Until that time, I want you to make Little Hunter strong enough to sail. She has become my partner before I met any of you. So I want to take her in my journey as far as possible," says Buggy while caressing Little Hunter with a soft smile on his face.

Palu is taken aback by it. He knows that Buggy loves their ship, but it still amazes him even now. It's very rare to find someone who loves their ship this much, especially pirates.

Most of them just see their ship as transportation tools. But for Buggy, Little Hunter is his partner, his home, and his life on the sea. Without her, he won't be able to sail on all 4 Blue Seas.

"I'll do my best to help her sail through the first half of Grandline then," says Palu while smiling.

"Yeah, I leave it to you," says Buggy.

Buggy & Palu continue their repairing work with a higher spirit. They fix everything that can be fixed and do the best on the damages that can't be fixed. It really takes all night to finish their repairing job.

The ship repairing job is not easy and it's very tiring. Buggy who isn't used to it gets very tired when they finish. He is physically stronger than Palu, but he gets tired faster even though he just help Palu.

"*pant pant* It seems I will never be able to become a shipwright. Fighting a hundred people is better than this," says Buggy while panting hard and lying on the floor.

"Haha, it's not a job for everybody, after all. It needs a lot of experience to work on a ship for a full night. I've even worked for a full week without much rest in the past," says Palu.

"What a miserable sight, Captain," says Mantis while smirking.

The others have returned to the ship and see Buggy lying weakly on the floor. They giggle when they see their strong Captain gets very tired after a night of work.

"I hope you learned from this now," says Mantis.

"Yes, I've learned my lesson. Please don't give me such punishment anymore. I'm sorry," says Buggy apologetically.

"Alright, I'll forgive you now. You won't get punished as long as you behave nicely," says Mantis while nodding.

Mantis then goes to the kitchen and cooks a lot of food. Buggy has got what he deserves, so now she will thank him for his hard work. She cooks a lot of food for everyone and they all really enjoy it.

Buggy eats his food with tears flowing from his eyes. He hasn't eaten anything last night, so this feels like food from heaven. The others laugh seeing this and they all joke around after that.

"Jude, how's the Log Pose?" asks Buggy.

"It has been set to the next island. We can sail anytime," says Jude while looking at the Log Pose.

"Good, let's leave immediately. We don't have anything to do in here," says Buggy.

The others nod and they immediately prepare to leave. It doesn't take long for them to finish their preparation. They get ready to sail, but they suddenly see something on the sea that makes them stop.

"Captain, there's a Marine ship that comes this way," says Cricket.

Buggy takes his scope and looks at the incoming Marine ship. He looks at the one who stands on the front and looks at them. What he sees makes Buggy frown a little as he puts his scope down.

"Strawberry," says Buggy.

"Huh? You want a strawberry now?" asks Mantis while looking at Buggy strangely.

"No, I mean that guy's name is Strawberry. He is a Rear-Admiral from Marine HQ," says Buggy.

"What a strange name. Does he like strawberry, I wonder?" asks Jude curiously.

"I don't know about that, but don't underestimate him. He is a very skilled swordsman and his rank has proved his strength," says Buggy seriously.

"We know that. We've witnessed the strength of a Vice-Admiral before. So Rear-Admiral who is just below that must be very strong too," says Cricket while imagining Garp's strength.

"Why'd he come here?" asks Ruff.

"Probably because of us. A Rear-Admiral from Marine HQ won't come here just for the other small fries," says Buggy.

"How could he know our position? He even comes here right on time before we leave," says Palu.

"Marine has a lot of information sources. So it's not strange for them to find us easily," says Buggy.

"So someone told them that we're here?" asks Manba.

"Yeah, and I know the culprit," says Buggy.

"Who?" asked the others at the same time.

"That bounty hunter, 'Schemer' Angelo," says Buggy.

Buggy knew that Angelo was the one who made those stupid bounty hunters attack him yesterday. He must've told them a few things and made them attack Buggy when he's alone.

Angelo was on another island when Buggy got attacked. But Buggy felt his gaze and presence while he fought. Buggy just didn't show that he realized it because it's not worth his time.

If Angelo dares to fight him, then he will gladly fight the guy head-on. Too bad that Angelo is too afraid to fight Buggy directly. He chooses to call Marine because he will get some commissions if the Clowns are captured.

"Hmph, what a coward," scoffs Mantis.

"I don't think he's a coward. He just knows his strength and knows that he won't be able to win against us. I think that's a smart move from him," says Ruff.

"Bastard, why'd you get on his side?" says Mantis angrily while shaking Ruff's collar.

"Stop it! It's not a problem whether he is a coward or a smart man. Our problem now is those guys in front of us," says Cricket while pointing at the Marine ship that has gotten very close to the island.

The Clowns get focused again and understand their priority now. They need to defeat those Marines if they want to continue their journey. It's impossible for them to escape because their ship can't outrun the Marine battleship.

"What should we do, Captain?" asks Cricket.

"Let's fight them on land. We will destroy them. It's the time to show the world our strength," says Buggy while grinning.

The Clowns except for Ruff also grin excitedly. Finally, they can show the result of their 6 months of training now.

Ruff can only scratch his head and says, "Well, good luck guys."

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