Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 1

150. Sculpture

After leaving Enel on the ship, the Clowns explore the island. Enel will guard the ship, so there's no need to worry. They're sure he will be able to move and take off the bracelet after he gets used to it.

This is a medium-sized island that is named Kuno.  It has a big town on it with the name of Yunani. By looking at the citizens & buildings here, Buggy gets reminded of Ancient Greece. This unique style has become a tourist attraction and this town's biggest source of income.

The Clowns split and go in groups or alone based on their purposes. Cricket goes with Mantis like usual. Ruff goes with Manba & Palu because he is the weakest and might be in danger if he goes alone. Deon goes alone to find information in Blackmarket.

Buggy wants to go alone, but Jude is following him and gets very clingy. He doesn't know why she suddenly acts like this now. But the others know that she felt insecure after Buggy dreamed about his beloved Bellemere.

He has tried to make Jude stop clinging to his arm, but she doesn't budge. So he let her be and just explores the town with her. It's not a problem if she just clings on his arm and doesn't act more extreme.

"Captain, do you think our bounties will raise?" asks Jude.

"Yeah, it will be strange if they don't raise it. Kizaru is one of the strongest Vice-Admiral who is also a candidate to be the next Admiral. Momonga & Dalmatian also can be Vice-Admiral in a few years, so their strengths are unquestionable. For us to defeat them has shown that we are a bigger threat than what they thought. So they'll surely raise our bounties," says Buggy.

"Hmm, will I get more than 100 million now?" asks Jude.

"I don't know. That's up to Marine officers, not me," says Buggy.

"Hehe, I want to get more than 100 million and get very famous," says Jude.

"Ooh, that means you are ready to be noticed by the Admirals, huh?" asks Buggy teasingly.

"Eh? A-Admirals?" asks Jude confusedly.

"Yeah, rookie pirates who get 100 million before entering New World are the superstars of their generation and called Supernova. The Marine & WG consider them as pirates with the greatest potential and become priorities to be obliterated. That means even Admirals will notice them and might even attack them personally," says Buggy.

"Y-You must be joking, right?" asks Jude nervously.

"You can check it for yourself later if you don't believe me. But we already have 4 Supernovas in our crew while many crews don't even have one. It makes us big threats for Marine and they put us as priorities above the others. The only crew beside us who has some Supernovas are Red Hair Pirates," says Buggy.

"Isn't that your friend's crew?" asks Jude to divert the topic from her.

"Yeah, Shanks and 3 of his crewmates already have more than 100 million on their heads, just like us. He has 489 million, Benn Beckman has 247 million, Yasopp has 186 million, and Lucky Roux has 145 million. I don't know if we will have higher bounties after this, but our last bounties are lower than them. So at least the Marine prioritized them more than us before," says Buggy.

"T-Then, we will be the first priority if our bounties surpassed them after this?" asks Jude.

"That's right," says Buggy while grinning.

Jude gets frightened and hugs his arm even tighter. It makes him feel 2 soft round things on his arm, which he likes. But he can control himself as he remembers about Bellemere and his dream some days ago.

'Sigh, it's been a year since I left her. I hope nothing goes wrong and she is fine now,' thinks Buggy.

Buggy & Jude walk around the town while buying some local specialties. They also buy & wear the local fashion style like other tourists. Buggy even pays a sculptor to sculpt him like a Greek God.