Mermaid Cafe.
Jinbei said excitedly, "Mr. Buggy, I didn't expect you to come so fast. I appreciate your help; otherwise, I don't know what to do."
"It's okay; we are all our people, so why not be polite?" Buggy smiled and waved his hands casually.
"Boss Jinbei, what should we do with the collars around our necks?"
"That's right, Boss Jinbei, I just heard these traffickers say they don't have a key."
"Hey, what should we do? Are we going to wear this ring for the rest of our lives?"
Jinbei, who was originally smiling, immediately turned his head and said to the Murloc guards beside him, "Go and check the group of traffickers for keys, and then the others go to their boats to look for them."
"Yes!"
The two Fishmen guards separated immediately.
Crocodile on one side bit his cigar and shook his head. "I'm afraid they don't have the key. This kind of slave collar is not something that ordinary people can own, and it is definitely in a big auction house in the Sabaody Archipelago. They cannot give the key to the collar to these slave traders. But looking at the marks on the back of their clothes, it reminds me of a person."
Hearing Crocodile's words, everyone turned their heads to look. They saw him squatting next to a slave trader and staring at the pattern behind him.
"Crocodile, do you recognize this mark?" Buggy looked at Crocodile.
He also has no impression of this mark. Jinbei and the others also walked over.
"Well, if my guess is correct, this mark should belong to a guy who specializes in arms business in the underground world. This guy's influence spreads all over the world, and he is the intermediary for the underground world. Name: Joker!"
Hearing the name, Buggy didn't respond, but Mr. 3 and Mr. 2 were stunned.
"Who is this joker?"
"Hmph! Does this kind of person dare to come to The Fishmen's Island to arrest people under our protection?"
Buggy didn't care. After hearing the name, he knew who was behind this organization and immediately chuckled and said, "Joker is Doflamingo. It doesn't matter, little guy; we'll deal with it when I have time. For now, let me take off the collars for you first."
As soon as Buggy said this, everyone was surprised.
"Eh?"
"The Joker is Doflamingo! It's possible!"
"By the way, Lord Buggy, how can we remove these collars without a key?"
"Yes, this kind of collar will explode if you try to remove it forcefully."
The Fukoboshi was a little worried, but he glanced at the five mermaids, and he stepped forward and said, "Master Buggy, Test it on me first. If it can be removed safely, then help these girls."
"Prince-Sama!"
"Fukoboshi!"
Hearing this, the mermaid girls on the side were all moved. Jinbei wanted to stop him, but he held back.
Seeing this, Buggy couldn't help laughing and crying. "I don't need to look like I'm doing extremely difficult; I have several ways to remove the collars around your necks. With the Observation Haki and the skill of predicting the future, it can be done easily. But compared to Observation Haki, my ability is more convenient."
While speaking, Buggy had already shot six shattering magic white lights, and in the blink of an eye, the Six white lights precisely landed on the collars around their necks.
chi chi chi chi!
In the next second, under the shocked eyes of everyone, the bomb collars turned into fine dust and were scattered in the air.
Seeing this scene, everyone burst into cheers. The five little cute mermaids hugged each other excitedly. Fukoboshi was holding Buggy's hand tightly.
Ichika, Nika, Sanka, Yonka, and Yonka 2 are the names of five little mermaid lolis.
"My lord, thank you very much. Please promise me that you will be guests in Dragon Palace!"
"I also want to meet your father anyway. Let's go now."
Dragon Palace,
" King Neptune"
King Neptune held Buggy's hand excitedly. "Thank you very much, Mr. Buggy; if you hadn't acted out of righteousness, we, The Fishmen Island, would have suffered heavy losses this time. Although Marco had already talked to me, I was hesitant. It now appears that Marco was right! The Fishmen's Island can only prosper with the blessing of Mr. Buggy!"
"Mr. Buggy we are ready to hoist your flag I hope the Fishmen's Island will be peaceful!"
Seeing King Neptune so excited, Buggy couldn't laugh or cry. But Bullet and Gabban looked at Neptune with half-smiles. The latter seemed to notice the gaze and turned his head subconsciously.
When they saw Gabban and the others, they were stunned for a moment, and then Neptune shouted excitedly, "Gabban, Bullet, and Sunbell is it you? Marco said before that there would be few surprises."
"Hahahaha, now I know what surprises are! Old friend, I didn't expect that after decades, we still have the chance to meet again!"
King Neptune was in tears at the end. Gabban and the others also went up to hug Neptune. As early as 20 years ago, when they and Roger came here, they became good friends. When they meet again now, things are different.
Buggy tactfully did not disturb their old friend reunion but began to tour Dragon Palace under the leadership of Fukaboshi and the other two princes, Ryuboshi, and Manboshi.
"Huh? Something has invaded Dragon Palace," Buggy exclaimed, sensing a disturbance. He quickly pointed in another direction after the three princes looked at each other with concerned expressions.
A loud boom echoed through the air, and Manboshi immediately suggested, "Come on, let's go and have a look! Shirahoshi must be terrified right now."
Hesitation crossed Ryuboshi's face as he looked at Buggy, but Fukoboshi reassured him, "Second brother, Master Buggy is not an outsider; it's fine."
Feeling relieved, Ryuboshi agreed, knowing that Fish Men Island would be under the Buggy's pirates' flag in the future.
Buggy now understood what had happened in that direction. When they reached the place where all kinds of huge weapons were planted on the gate, they saw two giant axes flying towards them, creating destruction.
"Be careful!" Ryuboshi warned as Buggy approached the huge stone gate.
"No problem," Buggy casually cast two shattering spells, effortlessly smashing the giant axes into pieces.
"Wow!" The three princes exclaimed in shock, impressed by Buggy's strength.
Suddenly, the huge stone door opened slightly, and Shirahoshi's voice came from inside, "Brother, are you outside? Ah, there is a stranger!"
Shirahoshi poked her head out and saw her three older brothers, offering sweet smiles. But when she noticed Buggy, her eyes tensed up.
Ryuboshi quickly reassured her, "Shirahoshi, don't worry, he's Lord Buggy from above he is a guest of our Fish Men Island."
"Not good!"
Before Ryuboshi could finish, more powerful weapons flew towards them from outside, making his expression change drastically.
"Master Buggy! Please!" Crashing Fukoboshi immediately asked for help.
"Don't worry, I'll take care of it," Buggy said, raising his right hand, and several white rays of light shot out between his fingers, easily neutralizing the flying weapons from a kilometre away from Shirahoshi's room.
Impressed, Shirahoshi admired Buggy's skills, and he responded with a smile, "Shirahoshi is also very brave. If it weren't for a big girl like you standing behind me, it might be difficult for me to perform well."
Shirahoshi became quite happy, seeing only the gentle side of Buggy, unaware of his darker intentions.
After some chatting, they agreed to let Shirahoshi join the banquet, trusting in Buggy's guarantee of her safety.
Neptune flew over, concerned about Shirahoshi's earlier behaviour, but after getting an explanation, he thanked Buggy profusely for his help.
Buggy smiled but secretly thought, "There is no need to say thank you; I hope I can be Shirahoshi's friend. I hope she will be able to help me when the time comes!"
Gabban and the others also offered to help Neptune with his troubles, in the end, he sighed, explaining that Vander Decken IX was hiding too well and possessed the Mato Mato no mi The Paramecia-type ability of a Devil Fruit which allows him to mark someone as his target by touching them with his bare hand so that any weapon he throws with that same hand will "lock on" to and chase after the target until it hits them, or until it is stopped by an obstacle.
He is attracted to the Mermaid Princess, sending her letters, and packages, and even threatening marriage proposals.
He decided that he must marry Shirahoshi after he saw her ability to communicate with Sea Kings, a trait belonging to the Mermaid Princess of legend that the Decken family has been seeking for centuries.
"Don't worry, leave it to Captain Buggy; he will have a solution! Our Captain Buggy possesses ghostly schemes, the kind that The Resourceful General Sengoku was defeated by him!" Mr. 3 assured them confidently.
Buggy was impressed by Mr. 3's support and secretly gave him a thumbs up, appreciating his assistance.
Now with everyone's hopes on him, Buggy declared confidently, "I do have a way, and it can be done once and for all."
Buggy shook the wine glass in his hand, then looked at Neptune and said, "It's up to you to choose whether to do it or not."
"Master Buggy, please speak!" Neptune and the three princes eagerly spoke, almost at the same time.
Seeing this, Buggy no longer hesitates, "What Vander Decken want is Shirahoshi, even at the risk of his life. That being the case, when he finds out that the person he loves the most is going to befriend someone else, no matter how much he hides, he will show up this time."
"As long as he appears on Fishmen's Island, he won't have the chance to leave again. Spread the word, and I took Shirahoshi out for a walk. In this case, it won't take long for the news to reach Van der Daken. When he finds out that the friend is a human, Vander Decken will go crazy! He would not like an unknown Human to befriend Shirahoshi, The human that he hates the most. This is sure to drive him crazy! Afterwards, it will be up to us to solve it."
Quiet a wonderful plan!
When Buggy finished explaining the plan, the entire hall fell completely silent. It's not that the plan is bad; it's just great! Especially since Buggy has broken down the plan and explained it in a way that even the most clueless could understand.
But no man can bear this kind of grievance. Vander Decken would go crazy!
So here comes the problem. The plan is good, but as Buggy said, the choice lies with Neptune. After all, it's Shirahoshi's Safety at stake!
"Father, just do it!" While Neptune, Fukoboshi, and Ryuboshi were still hesitating, Manboshi said firmly, "Is there anything more important than Shirahoshi's life?!" Buggy gave a thumbs up to the Manboshi. The words of Manboshi also completely awakened Neptune, Fukoboshi, and Ryuboshi.
"Okay! That's it..."
As soon as Neptune said this, he seemed to think of something, looked around, and found that Shirahoshi was lying on the side table, not daring to look up, so he smiled and said, "Shirahoshi, what do you think of this plan?" Only then did they realize that the consent of the parties was still required.
Although Shirahoshi is timid, she is very sensible, and she also knows that this matter is about her comfort. Although she was still embarrassed to raise her head, the soft voice still came out, "Buggy-Sama will protect me."
The plan is set. After the banquet, Buggy took Shirahoshi out of Dragon Palace with great fanfare and then started to go to the sea forest under the surprised gaze of most people on Fishmen's Island.
Along the way, the murlocs from Fish Men Island greeted and waved excitedly when they saw Shirahoshi. When they learned that Buggy was the man who had rescued the lady from the Mermaid Cafe and the Prince, their attitude towards Buggy immediately became friendly.
When Buggy accompanied Shirahoshi to visit Princess Otohime's tomb in the sea forest, Murloc Street in the depths of The Fish Men Island also took action.
"Huh? Shirahoshi is out of Ryugu palace and with a human at that. Interesting, go tell Vander Decken about it!"
"Captain Hoddy, what are we going to do? That man is Emperor Clown Buggy!"
"Hehe, so what the Clown King? All Devil fruits can be suppressed under the sea! Let's see what Vander Decken is going to do first."
The next day. "It's no good, Captain Hoddy; A human is roaming Fishmen Island with Princess Shirahoshi!"
"What! Damn, Neptune! Doesn't he know what the mermaid princess represents? Befriending an ugly human!"
"Where is Vander Decken!? That guy is quite pitful!"
Squeak! At this moment, the door of Hody Jones' residence was pushed open, and Vander Decken walked in covered with a bubble, looked at Hody Jones with a gloomy expression, and screamed: "Hoddy! I agree with the cooperation you mentioned earlier! I want to kill the Clown King and that idiot, Neptune! How dare they let my innocent Shirahoshi meet those evil humans."