Barto Club's explanation makes Jon get a headache. He doesn't want to think about these idiots, so he will ask Luffy to deal with it. Jon returns to where his crewmates are and now he doesn't hide his presence.
"Oh, Jon, you finally come," says Luffy while eating a big piece of meat.
"What took you so long? Did you let out some massive dumps? Hahaha," asks Franky before laughing with the others.
Nami knocks his head though because he just needs to talk about something like that while they eat & drink.
"That's not important right now. Luffy, I have sonething to tell you," says Jon.
"Hmm? What is it? I won't give you my meat, you know," says Luffy.
"I don't need it. Phew, well, sorry about this Red Hairs, but I've explored your place," says Jon blatantly.
The Red Hair Pirates get surprised and they all immediately point their weapons at Jon. He doesn't show any reaction though and just keep looking at Luffy.
"Why are you doing that?" asks Luffy seriously.
"Because this is enemy's base. Even if you are friends, for me, they are just another pirate crew. For us, other pirate crews are our rivals and opponents," says Jon seriously too.
Luffy's expression darkens and he says with a serious tone, "Jon, let's talk about this later. You go back to the ship now."
Jon turns around and says, "Alright, but let me say one thing. Barto Club is detained here."
Without saying anything else, Jon walks away from there and return to the ship. The Red Hairs are still pointing their weapons at him but no one attack because their leader hasn't given any order. So they are just looking at Jon as he walks which then followed by his sister Jane.
Meanwhile, The Straw Hats are surprised after hearing what Jon said. They believe that Jon won't lie about something like this. Jon even revealed his secret exploration to them, so he must be telling the truth, and they have known Jon for a long time to know that he is a very trustworthy man.
"Sorry about that, Shanks. Jon is very curious about everything, so I will make it up to you later," says Luffy.
"That's fine. Youngsters like you guys are always full of curiousity. You made the right decision by asking him to leave because I don't want to hurt your crewmate," says Shanks.
"Thank you for your understanding. But you're wrong about one thing. I didn't ask him to leave because he might get hurt. I asked him to leave because he might hurt you all if he gets pissed, and he looked as if he's about to punch you all when you pointed your weapons at him, but I'm glad he held back," says Luffy very seriously.
The Red Hairs are surprised to hear that. They know from Luffy's tone that he is deadly serious about this. He doesn't look down on them too, but he is just looking up at Jon's power so much that he believes that Jon alone can wipe out everyone here.
The other Straw Hats also have serious expressions right now which show that they all think the same. There are many news about Jon that the Red Hairs have read. But those news & his bounty seem to be inaccurate to judge his power based on the Straw Hats' reactions.
"Well, that's that. Now, let's talk about Barto Club, what's the deal with them?" asks Luffy seriously.
As they talk about Barto Club, Jon has already reached the ship. He just lies on the crow nest's roof while reading a newspaper that he has just bought. Jane is sitting beside him without saying anything.
"THE HECK?!" shouts Jon all of a sudden which surprises Jane.
"W-what's wrong?" asks Jane.
Jon passes the newspaper at her and says, "We've got new rivals. Buggy has become an Emperor after Mihawk & Crocodile joined him. Well, I think the details are wrong, but it must be true that they've become allies now. Those 3 are good combos if we think it through. Buggy has a big underground organization now, Mihawk is very strong as the best swordsman, while Crocodile must've grown stronger too and he is very smart. Buggy's ridiculous luck, Mihawk's power, and Crocodile's brain, those things are surely enough to make their organization very threatening."
Buggy, Mihawk, & Crocodile have formed an organization named Cross Guild. The 3 former Sichibukais are joining hands now after the Sichibukai system gets demolished. This system isn't needed anymore now as the old World Government has been destroyed along with Celestial Dragons.
"Hmm, so now there are really 4 Emperos again," says Jane while giggling.
"Yeah, this also means that being an Emperor of the doesn't just mean to be powerful. The most important thing is still threat level and Buggy proves that. He might be weaker than even our subordinate Captains. But he has a very powerful organization that surpasses other Emperor crews," says Jon.
Buggy's underground organization has grown very big since he became a Sichibukai. Jon has expanded his own underground organization, but he still can't surpass Buggy's organization which keeps getting bigger especially after the defeat of Doflamingo, Kaido, and Big Mom.
Jon smiles and says, "That guy is the true underground Emperor right now. I don't know if he is a genius or his luck is just too ridiculous. But I don't care about that. I'll still work together with him in underground. Working together with Buggy is so much better than Doflamingo, Kaido, or Big Mom, after a. Business is business, and profit is the only thing that matters."
Jane just keeps reading without saying anything because this is Jon's business. She knows he won't make any reckless decission, so she doesn't need to worry. Also, she knows that Jon considers to work together with Buggy because he doesn't hate that Clown and even sees that red nose in a good view.
Anyway, this news is very surprising and it will surely surprise everyone who knows Buggy's real self & power. But even Jon needs to admit that Buggy has a strange charisma that no one else have. That ability is so ridiculous that Jon even think Buggy can conquer Grandline without lifting a finger to fight.
Well, that's just Jon's wild mind, and he dismisses it immediately. There are still many things to think about and he can't think of stupid things like that. It was fun though, so he doesn't mind thinking about it every once in a while.
But suddenly, he needs to stop thinking about everything he wants to think about. A Zetsu suddenly comes out of the wood roof with a very terrified expression and trembling body. Jon has a bad feeling about this because Zetsu won't be like this over small matters.
"Just say it," says Jon after sitting down.
The Zetsu gulps his saliva and says, "Blackbeard Pirates are attacking Alabasta."
Jon widens his eyes and yells, "WHY'RE YOU JUST TELLING ME NOW? HAVEN'T I PLANTED ONE OF YOU IN THEIR CREW?"
Jon is very angry that his Conqueror Haki is leaking and making the people nearby faint.
Zetsu kneels and fearfully says, "I-it seems Blackbeard has realized that there is a spy in his crew. So he didn't tell anyone of the plan to attack Alabasta. They were just sailing near the island when Blackbeard suddenly ordered his crew to attack it. The Zetsu that transformed into Burgess could only send this information after they landed, so I've just received the message."
Jon grits his teeth while hitting the pole beside him, breaking it in half.
"Jane, I will go to Alabasta. Tell Luffy that I'm sorry for making this visit uncomfortable. He can kick me out of the crew if he want because I left without asking him," says Jon while closing his eyes to concentrate.
Then before Jane can say anything, Jon disappears from his spot.
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