Chapter 19: Cooking Competition
Buggy & Cricket have defeated the Bronze Pirates. Well, they're just small fries, but at least Buggy can see Cricket's strength. Cricket is strong, so Buggy didn't choose the wrong man.
Cricket's power is still not good enough for Grandline though. But that can be worked on as they go through their journey. Buggy will teach Cricket haki before they go to Grandline, because there will be many devil fruit users there. Having haki since the first half of Grandline will make a big difference.
Buggy & Cricket are now looting the pirate crew. They find a good amount of wealth there and take them all. But Buggy is still curious on how these weaklings get such wealth, so he interrogate the Bronze Captain, Omedal.
"W-we stole them from a noble family on Whiteland Kingdom."-Omedal
"You steal from a noble? How could you get in? There's no way you guys can get in there with your strength."-Buggy
"H-he was a servant there, and he was the one who opened the access for my mens to get inside."-Omedal point at his vice-captain
"So that's how it is. That's why you guys get such bounties just with your strength."-Buggy
"What should we do, Captain? Having a noble's possessions isn't a good thing."-Cricket
"I know, let's cash them on blackmarket to avoid trouble. Leave these guys here, i'm not a bounty hunter anymore, so they're useless."-Buggy
"Y-you won't kill us?"-Omedal
"Do i look like a coldblooded person to you?"-Buggy
"Y-yes, you look scary with your red nose."-Omedal
Buggy get a tickmark and kick Omedal's teenie weenie.
"You're not coldblooded, but you sure are temperamental."-Cricket
"Leave it!"-Buggy pissed
Then Buggy & Cricket take all the valuables to their ship. And just like usual, Buggy take everything, including their ammunition & cannons. Cricket is confused, but he still follow Buggy's order. Ñøv€l--ß1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
After that, they leave to an island that have big blackmarket on it. They go to trade city Maca on Square Island. The island is shaped like a square, hence the name is Square. They arrive at night and decide to sell the goods at the morning.
The next morning, Buggy sell the loots, while Cricket guard the ship. He wear a blue aloha outfit and go to the town and find the blackmarket trader. Like usual, the trader always try to haggle the price, but Buggy have many experiences in this, so he can get a good price.
"Heh, it's 100 years too soon for you to get advantage from me (ore-sama)."-Buggy
"Tch, just hurry up and leave!"-Trader
"Kay~, bye then."-Buggy
Buggy then leave the room that hidden in an alley. He get out from the alley and walk around on the town. He look around to find any interesting thing. Then he sniff a good smell of food, so he follow it. He arrived on a location crowded by people.
"A cooking competition?"-Buggy
"Hey clown, i bet you're new in this town, so i'll tell you. No one is allowed to eat her food, or we'll kick your ass."-Thug 1
"Eh? But those judges eat it too."-Buggy
"What? Really?"-Thug 2 look at the judges who run away
"Tch, get them!"-Thug 1
The other thugs leave and chase the judges who run away.
"Now for you-"-Thug 1
The thug look at Buggy, or where he was before. Buggy & Mantis have gone from their spot when the thugs are chasing the judges.
"BASTARDS, THEY RUN AWAY TOO. GO FIND THEM!"-Thug 1
The rest of the thugs spread to find Buggy & Mantis. Meanwhile, the both of them are hiding in a dark alley. Mantis cover Buggy's mouth until all the thugs gone.
"What's that? Why're they chasing us?"-Buggy
"You better not know it, it's my problem. You are tourist right? Then hurry up and leave this island."-Mantis
"Tourist?"-Buggy
Buggy look at his blue aloha outfit, and he sure looks like a tourist.
"Well, i won't stay on this island for long anyway, but i have a question. Did you want to be a cheff in my ship?"-Buggy
"You have a ship? Who are you?"-Mantis
"I'm Buggy, a pirate."-Buggy
"Pirate? Tch, i hate pirates."-Mantis seem pissed
Mantis get pissed and immediately leave Buggy.
"Damn, she hate pirates. This will be hard, but i'll make sure you become my cheff."-Buggy grin
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