Pirate: I have a Hollow living inside me!

"That's what I say, but it hurts my heart!"

Nami couldn't help but purse her lips and say, "That's such a waste!"

What kind of family can afford to eat like that, Rocks?

That's such a waste!

"I feel bad for you, but there's nothing I can do. Eating well is one of the reasons I go out to sea. I can't be left hungry, can I?"

Rocks took a sip of juice and said, "Don't worry about the Beli problem. There won't be a shortage in the future. My old man told me that there is a place on the Grand Line where there is a lot of gold, the kind that no one claims."

"Once I reach the Grand Line, I'll go look for it; it'll be enough to feed me for a lifetime."

Even without burning, killing, and looting, there are many ways to "make money" on the high seas.

Let's not even talk about methods like robbing pirates or double-crossing.

As a time traveler, Rocks also knew that there was a large amount of gold on the sky island.

We should definitely visit the Sky Island.

For the gold, and also to experience the local customs and culture of the Sky Islands!

"A large amount of unclaimed gold?"

Nami's eyes transformed into Bailey's, and she exclaimed excitedly, "Does such a place really exist?"

After a pause, Nami added, "That's not right. If such a place existed, how could it not be taken away by someone else?"

While eating, Locke said, "That place is quite secluded; it's in the sky."

"The sky?"

Nami was stunned, then remembered a legend: "Could it be the legendary Sky Island?"

"Do Sky Islands really exist?"

"You actually know about Skypiea?"

Lox was somewhat surprised.

In the East Blue, this "beginner village" is so rare that even Devil Fruit users are few and far between; many people never see one in their entire lives.

Intelligence was extremely limited.

Rocks was somewhat surprised that Nami, this little girl, knew about Skypiea.

Nami said with longing, "My dream is to draw a complete world map, which requires knowledge of navigation and islands."

"I once read about Sky Island in a book, but the book said it was a legend."

"Sky islands are not just legends, they actually exist."

Rocks looked up at the sky and laughed, "There's a sky island that stores a lot of gold. Once we reach the Grand Line, we'll go up there and take a look."

Kuina was also curious about the Sky Island: "Has Uncle Duke ever been to the Sky Island?"

Loxla, the old Duke, stepped forward to take the blame, nodding and saying, "Although the old man isn't very strong, he's very knowledgeable. He must have been to Sky Island, otherwise he wouldn't have told me about it..."

Whether Old Duke ever went to the Sky Island Locus is unknown, but he can be used as a scapegoat.

Rocks couldn't very well say he was a time traveler, could he?

With Old Duke as an excuse, one can always attribute their "foresight" to him in the future...

Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure!

"So when are we going to the Sky Island?"

Nami's eyes were shining.

Interest in the Sky Island was piqued.

Sky Island is also an island, and she wants to draw a sea chart of Sky Island. At the same time, she is very curious about how the island floats in the sky.

This is precisely the time when her curiosity is at its peak!

"I'll go when the time comes."

Rocks looked at the excited and curious Nami and simply smiled: "You'll get a share of the gold we get!"

Nami waved her little fist: "I'll remember that, and you can't go back on your word!"

"Of course," Lockes said. "I'm a man of my word."

The three of them were eating and chatting casually.

A newsbird landed in the sky, cawing twice as if to say, "Want a newspaper?"...

Nami took out 100 Berries and handed them over to buy a newspaper.

"Rocks, news about the Buggy Pirates has made it into the newspapers."

Nami glanced at the contents of the newspaper, her eyes flashing, and then handed the newspaper to Rocks: "Take a look for yourself."

"is it?"

Lockes took the newspaper and began to read it.

The front-page headline was clearly something he orchestrated.

"Fifty million Berries? That's a huge bounty in the East Blue."

Rocks couldn't help but smirk: "Hmm, very much in line with the treatment a pirate who wants to become the King of the East Blue should receive..."

Newspapers know how to attract attention.

The title was a shockingly low one: "A deeply hidden and vicious criminal, a powerful pirate targeting the King of the East Blue! Buggy the Clown!"

The newspaper described the brutal nature of the Buggy Pirates.

A vicious pirate who destroyed the Arlong Pirates, slaughtered the Marines, and whose goal was to become the King of the East Blue.

Finally, a brand new bounty poster appeared.

Buggy the Clown, captain of the Buggy Pirates, has a bounty of 50 million Berries!

"..."

Kuina also saw the newspaper. After a moment of silence, she said speechlessly, "Is the Navy so easy to fool? They didn't even conduct an investigation before making a judgment?"

She found it both funny and absurd.

Is this how the Navy has characterized the matter?

"normal."

Lockes, however, thought it was normal: "The Navy is a huge organization, and it is naturally impossible for it to be so comprehensive in handling matters."

"Sometimes, the branch base's side of the story is enough for the Navy Headquarters to make a judgment."

"Let alone the fact that Tomoe was originally a pirate, even an ordinary person could be 'falsely accused' of a crime..."

He remembered that the reason why the Rubber Sun God was wanted in the original story was because of Colonel Rat's one-sided account.

Will the Navy Headquarters investigate?

Will not.

That's such a waste of time!

Chapter 24 The Pakistanis are numb!

at the same time.

A certain sea area.

The Buggy Pirates' ships sailed on the sea.

"what?"

On the main deck.

Bucky stared blankly at the newspaper, his mouth agape at the story it described.

A look of disbelief and astonishment crossed his face: "Huh?!"

For a moment, he wondered if the newspaper was a prank by his subordinates.

Upon closer inspection, however, it was discovered that the newspaper was published by the World News Press.

It's not a prank!

Buggy's eyes filled with despair, his body trembled, and he muttered to himself as if he had lost his soul: "I was the one who destroyed the Arlong Pirates? I was the one who slaughtered the Marines at the 16th Marine Branch Base?"

"I still want to become the King of the East Sea?"

"What...what on earth is going on?!"

The Pakistanis are numb!

What exactly is going on?

When did he ever do such a thing?

slander!

This is slander!

He did nothing wrong, so why would the Navy pin such a fabricated charge on him?

"Could it be..."

Bucky's mind raced, conjuring up a name—a handsome young man—and his teeth clenched so tightly they practically screamed, "That damn guy screwed me over!!"

No need to guess anymore.

It must have been that guy's doing.

The Arlong Pirates were wiped out by the enemy, and the Marines at the 16th branch base were also killed by them...

But the other party pinned all the blame on him!

Let him take the blame!

How could there be such a despicable, vile, and shameless person?!