Just as the World Government, the entire Marine, and the Four Emperors Pirate Crew were assessing this news, a voice once again emanated from the tenmu, beginning to recount Buggy the Clown's life of forbearance.
Before Buggy was ten years old, he had already boarded the Roger Pirates' large ship, participated in the Sea battle with Golden Lion Shiki, and the land battle with the Whitebeard Pirates. He had experienced thousands of Sea battles, big and small, and developed a forbearing character from a young age, which would greatly help him in the future.
The Paramecia Chop-Chop Devil Fruit was obtained by Buggy in a Sea battle, but his original intention was just to sell it for money. At this time, his ideal was only to search for treasure, and he had not yet awakened Haoshoku Haki. Fate played its first joke on him.
After he tricked the crew into thinking Buggy the Clown had eaten the Devil Fruit, when in fact he had a fake one in his mouth at the time, he later hid by the ship, smugly planning to sell the real fruit. However, he was startled by Red-Haired Shanks and swallowed the Devil Fruit in one gulp. This accident changed his life, and for a long time afterward, he could no longer swim in the Sea.
But fate played a second joke on him. As they approached the Final Island, this warrior, who had experienced thousands of battles, actually fell ill, and also prevented his good friend Red Hair from reaching the Final Island. Pirate King Roger left all his treasures on the Final Island, Laugh Tale. One Piece truly exists!!!
Before reaching the Final Island, Roger knew he had an incurable disease that no medical treatment could cure. He told this news to his crew members and voluntarily disbanded the Roger Pirates. The Pirate Crew members gradually dispersed to various places. Afterward, he surrendered to Vice Admiral Garp and made an excessive request in the Marine prison. The Navy Hero readily agreed to his respected rival's request at the time, laying the groundwork for future troubles.
The Marine smugly reported that they had captured the Pirate King themselves, but in reality, they had deceived everyone in the world. They wanted to establish their authority with this, but they didn't realize they had fallen right into Roger's trap. Unexpectedly, in the final moments of the Pirate King's life, he shouted a few words that influenced the world, completely pushing the world into the Great Pirate Era and setting a clear goal for all pirates: One Piece. Whoever obtains it will be the next Pirate King.
When Roger was executed in Loguetown, Buggy and Shanks watched the entire process from below, personally witnessing the death of their most beloved Captain. This had a major impact on Shanks's psyche, causing him to doubt his next steps in life. He fell into a state of confusion.
It should be known that before Roger died, he entrusted his Straw Hat to Shanks, thereby entrusting him with the will and legacy of the Pirate King. Buggy knew this and always understood the huge gap between him and Shanks, but after Roger's death, his close friend's conviction actually wavered.
In reality, Shanks did not inherit Roger's will. In the heavy rain after the execution, Buggy saw the most confused Shanks he had ever witnessed in his life. Because of this, Buggy directly broke off his friendship with Shanks and refused Shanks's invitation to join his Pirate Crew. That night, Buggy was drenched in rain all night, and at dawn, he awakened his Haoshoku Haki.
Initially, Buggy's ambition was to be the Captain of a Pirate Crew, recklessly searching for treasure on the Sea. But under two jokes of fate, this man transformed from the inside out. Since then, for over twenty years, he has never left the East Blue, hiding in an unregarded corner, constantly developing his Devil Fruit abilities. He wanted to one day fulfill his dream.
Buggy didn't want to be a Pirate King; he wanted to free this world from its shackles, plunging it into unrestrained freedom. Freedom without constraints meant bottomless chaos. After the Great Pirate Era, which Roger single-handedly brought about, the entire world would be pushed into an even more chaotic dark era by the Buggy Pirates in the future.
Twenty years of forbearance were finally broken by a boy wearing a Straw Hat. When Buggy saw the adventurous spirit emanating from Straw Hat Luffy, shouting about wanting to be the Pirate King, this former Pirate King crew member actually saw the shadow of Pirate King Roger in him. Facing the successor that his close friend Red-Haired Shanks had found for Captain Roger, Buggy was very pleased internally. He still pretended to be weak, just like before, and was easily defeated by Straw Hat Luffy.
Seeing the appearance of this young man who inherited the will of the former Pirate King, Buggy realized that his time to set sail had come. His twenty years of bitter waiting, his years of meticulous planning, were finally about to begin their first step.
Interspersed with the words from the tenmu were videos, clearly revealing the images of various pirates, especially the young man who inherited the will of the Pirate King, who was shown in combat scenes of two people fighting.
Finally, the comical Clown was left with only a head, two hands, and two feet, and Straw Hat Luffy, using his Rubber Fruit, extended his arms to "easily" blast Buggy the Clown away. All of this was a show put on by that man, his act of weakness performed to perfection. For the first time, audiences worldwide understood how a master manipulator acts.
The Straw Hat crew on the Going Merry were even more dumbfounded, not expecting their figures to appear on the tenmu. Zoro, Usopp, Sanji, Nami, and most importantly, Luffy, were all given close-ups and combat scenes with enemies.
"Ah, I was tricked! I didn't expect Buggy to be so strong. He really looks down on people. If I meet him again, I'll definitely make him use his true abilities!" Luffy stood on the deck, raising his hands, imagining a real duel with Buggy the Clown. He was still as carefree as ever, still the familiar hot-blooded protagonist.
This unreliable Captain was met with a punch that did not use Armament Haki. Nami's heavy punch left a large bump on Luffy's rubbery face. "You idiot! If you go looking for him again, you'll be committing suicide. The only reason he let you off once was because of his old friend. If you provoke him again, be careful, he might kill you on the spot!"
After saying these words, Nami felt even more scared. She never expected that she, a Little Thief Cat, would actually steal the treasure of such a powerful pirate. Buggy was countless times stronger than Arlong.
The woman had also emptied all the treasure of the entire Buggy Pirates, leaving nothing for Buggy. She truly was a thief who never left empty-handed, and this scene also appeared on the tenmu.
Nami looked at her past self's greedy expression, wishing she could go back in time and beat up her past self. Lord Buggy was truly terrifying!
The Navigator considered whether she should compensate Lord Buggy for the treasure. If such a powerful person held a grudge against her, Nami would be on edge even when eating and sleeping. "How did I provoke such a monster? I finally stole something, and now I have to give it back. It's infuriating!" Infuriated, Nami gave Luffy two more punches.
Zoro recalled the bicycle man he fought. For a powerful individual like Buggy to pretend to be weak, he even recruited such trashy crew members. He truly went all out in his act.
Luffy remembered Shanks's figure. The two hadn't seen each other for many years. He nostalgically took off his Straw Hat. "In Windmill Village, I met everyone on Shanks's ship. He entrusted this Straw Hat to me in the end, which solidified my will to become the Pirate King."
Some on the Straw Hat crew were happy, others worried. The name Buggy entered the mainstream consciousness…