"Millefiore Family's Real Six Funeral Wreaths, Zakuro!"
Law recognized the red-haired man and realized it was none other than Zakuro, one of the Real Six Funeral Wreaths of Millefiore Family. Zakuro was famous in North Blue, just like Red-Hair Shanks was in the New World.
He knew that being able to cut Bluebell in half was mostly due to luck, as the opponent didn't take him seriously. However, Zakuro didn't underestimate him. The way he enveloped his entire body with Armament Haki was made Law recall some unpleasant memories.
Law realized that the person in front of him was not someone he could defeat, but he knew that Byakuran was undoubtedly more powerful than Zakuro, so defying their orders was not a good idea.
"Hey, kid, did you not hear me? Move quickly, or I'll wipe out your entire crew and drag you to Byakuran," Zakuro warned, his killing intent was evident in his eyes. Law knew that all Zakuro cared was how to bring him to Byakuran. He didn't care the slightest about his companions.
He reluctantly agreed to go with them but made a condition. "I'll go with you, but you must guarantee the safety of my companions."
Zakuro snorted in response, "I have no interest in weaklings. Set sail!"
As Zakuro sat down on the side, he added, "Oh, and don't forget to return Bluebell-chan to normal!"
East Blue, Mirielle Village
Buggy was sitting in front of Giotto with a disappointed face. Every now and then, he let out a sigh. What had dampened his spirits was the news he received about Woonan's gold. Much to his surprise, Woonan had already returned all the gold to their owners. This news left Buggy deeply disappointed because he was obsessed with gold and treasure, and this revelation had shattered his hopes.
If he were alone, he might have gone after Woonan's grace, but with Giotto and his wife around, he dared not act recklessly. Although he was known as the ruler of the East Blue, he was well aware of the vast difference in strength between himself and Giotto. From his early days as an apprentice on Roger's ship, he knew he was no match for Giotto, and now, the difference between them was even bigger.
Moreover, Giotto had defeated famous pirates like Whitebeard and Shiki. Buggy might be arrogant at times, but he wasn't a fool.
"Cheer up, Buggy! Do you really believe that the pirate called Woonan could actually amass that much gold? Rumors are just rumors, and if he had one-third of the world's gold in the East Blue, he would have been extremely powerful, and the World Government would be wary of him. It's unrealistic to think that he never left East Blue all this time."
Giotto patted Buggy and continued, "Moreover, he left a message saying he returned all the gold to their original owners. Do you really think that one-third of the world's gold is just lying around in the East Blue? It's absurd!"
Buggy responded, "Giotto... even a one-third of the world's gold would be a tremendous fortune! But that bastard, that bastard... he actually returned all the hard-earned gold! And to make things worse, he left behind a treasure map! He's deliberately deceiving people!"
Buggy was getting angrier, and his nose seemed to turn even redder.
"Buggy, you love treasures, right? Well, I've got a tip about a hidden treasure, but I'm not sure if you're brave enough to go after it. After all, the guardian of that treasure is quite formidable."
Suddenly, Giotto had a mischievous thought in his mind.
"Hmph, who cares how formidable they are! I'm only interested in the quantity of treasures. But speaking of it, you wouldn't pull a trick on me like that bastard Shanks, right?"
As soon as he heard the word "treasure," Buggy became visibly excited.
"Am I the kind of person who would do that? I'm just worried that you might not dare to go after it. After all, you must have at least heard about the Jewel Ice Sheet, right?"
As soon as Giotto mentioned the Jewel Ice Sheet, Buggy's expression changed. As a former crew on the Pirate King's ship, he knew about many things that most people didn't. He had indeed heard about the Jewel Ice Sheet and knew it was rumored to contain a mountain of treasure.
But to obtain the treasure hidden on the Jewel Ice Sheet, two problems needed to be addressed; the location of Jewel Ice Sheet, which only few people knew, and the other was the guardian of the treasure, which was the leader of Happo Navy, Chinjao!
This person had a bounty of 540 Million Belly almost thirty years ago, and he was a master of all three Haki types, and in his youth, he often fought with famous pirates like Gol D. Roger, Golden Lion Shiki, Whitebeard, and Byrnndi World. He had even been pursued by the former Marine Admiral Z and Vice Admiral Garp. While he was defeated by Garp, it was undeniable that Chinjao's strength was on another level.
Even though he was now quite old and his head was bent from Garp's attack, he was not someone to be trifled with for ordinary people.
Giotto might not think that Chinjao was that strong but for Buggy, he was a formidable pirate that he didn't want to provoke.
"Hey, you didn't pay your tribute on time! Don't you lowly humans know the consequences of this?"
Just at that moment, an extremely arrogant voice reached Aria's ears. Aria turned her head towards the nearby village with a frown as she said, "Primo, it seems like there's trouble over there. There's a Fish-Man saying something... unpleasant, and their words contain malicious intent!"