Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 1

67. Hems Island

The Clown Pirates finally arrived on Hems Island the next day. This island is small and only has a small village on it. The Clown pirates dock their ship on the small port and they go to the village.

While walking from the port, they meet with some villagers. The villagers are very friendly that which makes everyone except Buggy confused. They are pirates, so normal people should be afraid of them.

"Captain, don't they know that we are pirates?" asks Jude.

"They know. They've seen our flag, after all," says Buggy.

"Then, why aren't they feel afraid of us?" asks Jude.

Buggy suddenly stops and says, "Because they don't need to, right?"

Buggy grins while looking at a man who stands in front of them. The man wears a black cloak and blocks the Clown Pirates' way. The Clown pirates stop and stand behind Buggy while looking at the man.

"What's a pirate crew doing here?" asks the man.

"Why don't you find out?" asks Buggy while unsheathing both his swords.

The man also takes a pair of battle axes from his sleeves. Then Buggy & the man rush to each other and coat their weapons with haki. Buggy swings his swords from above, while the man swings his axes from the sides.

Their weapons clash and it creates a booming sound. They get into a stalemate for a moment, but then Buggy gets fling away at fast speed and he crashes to a boulder and destroys it.

Buggy's crewmates get alerted and they all get ready to fight the man. They never saw Buggy got overpowered & defeated this easily before. They know they need to fight together now if they want to have a winning chance.

"*COUGH COUGH* Stop it, you guys! You won't stand a chance against him at all. Even if we work together, we still won't have a chance," says Buggy while walking back to his crew.

Buggy doesn't have many injuries and only feels back pain. Some blood also trickles from his mouth, but it's not from a big injury. He has covered his body with haki to reduce the damage.

"As I thought, I'm still far from your league," says Buggy while sheathing his swords.

"But your improvement in these 2 years is amazing. Captain will be proud of you, Buggy," says the man.

"I hope so. Long time no see, Gaban-san," says Buggy.

The man opens his cloak's hood and shows his face. He is none other than Scopper Gaban, a former member of Roger Pirates. His appearance doesn't change much as this is only 3 years since the crew's disbandment.

Buggy's crewmates are very surprised to see Gaban. After all, he is one of the legendary figures in Roger Pirates alongside Roger, Rayleigh, and Oden.

"Captain-san, the one that you mean will be able to help us, is him?" asks Dina.

"Yeah, you won't be able to find a better helper than him," says Buggy.

"Well, that's obvious. Maybe only the Dark King that can replace him," says Cricket.

Buggy just smiles and looks at Gaban, "As I thought, you're still here since we part ways. It has been 2 years since Captain's execution. Why haven't you return to your homeland yet? Are you that afraid of Marine?"

"You've become cheekier, Buggy. Sigh, I just want to enjoy some easy time here, without any disturbance. If I return now, the Marine will sniff my location and send many men to come after me. I'm not worried about myself, but the people around me," says Gaban.