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Chapter 76 Leaving Loguetown

Not long ago, Shanks and Bucky were also fleeing toward the edge of Loguetown.

As Bucky fled, he cautiously surveyed his surroundings while his memories resurfaced…

That was before Roger's pirate ship disbanded.

With tears in his eyes, he hid to the side, watching his friend Shanks being praised and laughed by Captain Roger, and then being given that straw hat.

Bucky knew in his heart that in terms of talent and strength, he would probably never be able to compare with his promising friend Shanks.

The captain's expectations, years of affection.

So, in a moment of clarity, Buggy resolutely and voluntarily chose to give up his dream of becoming the Pirate King…

Seeing Shanks running away with him, Buggy suddenly stopped and shouted at his childhood friend:

"You told me, didn't you, Shanks!"

"One day you will sail to Laugh Tale in your own ship!"

Shanks was puzzled by Bucky's sudden stop. Hearing his friend's question, he hesitated for a moment before calmly replying:

"Ah, I've changed my mind."

"I have no plans to go right now."

"But I will continue to be a pirate."

Bucky suddenly froze.

Thinking of the dream he had once willingly given up, and of Captain Roger's expectations, he never imagined that Shanks would have such thoughts now.

He stared blankly at his friend Shanks, his mind churning with turmoil.

I really misjudged you, Shanks.

The next king of this era, won't you be the one?

However, Shanks was oblivious to what was happening. His gaze was firm, and he looked expectantly at his friend Buggy.

"Buggy, I've made up my mind! I'm going to build a pirate crew that's no less powerful than Roger's!"

"Come with me, Bucky!"

But then Bucky seemed to transform into a completely different person, angrily shouting at Shanks:

"idiot!"

"I don't want to be your subordinate!"

"You want me to bow down to you? No way!"

"Have you forgotten Captain Roger's expectations? Isn't it you who should carry on his path?"

At this point, Bucky could neither understand nor accept it.

Shanks, who willingly gave up his dream, turned out to be such a loser!

Seriously, I misjudged him!

Bucky shouted angrily:

"Shanks! I hate you! I really hate you!"

"I love treasure so much, and you knew that all along, yet you still deliberately lost my treasure map!"

As he spoke, Bucky suddenly turned and ran in another direction.

He ran while shouting angrily, tears streaming down his face:

"The next time we meet, we'll be enemies!"

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Shanks stared blankly as Bucky walked away alone.

He couldn't understand why his childhood friend would suddenly abandon him and leave him alone.

He's already apologized many times for that treasure map incident, hasn't he?

Bucky, what are you thinking?

Sorry, Captain Roger.

Shanks touched the straw hat on his head, his face full of disappointment and sadness.

He had a strange premonition.

It will probably be a very, very long time after I part ways with Bucky this time.

Only then will we meet again.

After a long while, until the rain had completely soaked his clothes and the sounds of killing around him were gradually approaching.

Shanks then came to his senses.

He ran resolutely toward the edge of Roggetown once again.

Just then, Suzuki heard a faint running sound and turned slightly to look over.

He saw Shanks running towards him, but he didn't see Buggy, who had always been with him. Suzuki knew that the two must have parted ways.

Bucky has started his own journey too...

Suzuki pondered for a moment with a deep look in his eyes, then smiled slightly and said to Hawkeye Mihawk beside him:

"Look over there, that's Shanks, the one I told you about before."

"The hat he's wearing is the one Roger used to wear, so he should be considered a disciple who inherited part of Roger's legacy."

Upon hearing Suzuki's words, Hawkeye Mihawk immediately turned to look at him.

His hawk-like eyes were sharply fixed on the red-haired Shanks not far away, and a smile appeared on his face:

"Is that so? So that's Shanks."

Then, Suzuki waved to Shanks, who was not far away, signaling him to run towards him.

Shanks quickly arrived after meeting Suzuki, an acquaintance he had met on Skypiea.

"Phew... Suzuki, I didn't expect you to be here too. It's great to see you again!"

After arriving at the two, Shanks, who had just stopped running, was panting heavily and greeted Suzuki.

Suzuki responded with a gentle smile:

"Yes, Shanks, it's been a long time. Would you like to leave with us later?"

Shanks was worried about where to find a boat to leave Loguetown, since the small wooden boat he and Bucky had come in might have already been taken by those crazy people.

Upon seeing his acquaintance Suzuki, Shanks nodded with delight at Suzuki's invitation and said gratefully:

"Really? That's great, thank you, Suzuki!"

Suzuki shook his head slightly to indicate that he was not being polite, and then introduced Hawkeye Mihawk to Shanks:

"By the way, Shanks, this is Mihawk."

"He is a swordsman, a pure swordsman!"

At this moment, Hawkeye Mihawk also stepped forward a few steps and nodded slightly to Shanks:

"Hello, Jolac Mihawk. You can call me Mihawk like Suzuki does, or you can call me Hawkeye."

"I hope we'll have a chance to fight sometime in the future! Of course, I'll wait for you to grow stronger."

Shanks was somewhat surprised as he looked at Mihawk, who had eyes as sharp as an eagle's.

This kind of aura is not something an ordinary swordsman can possess.

However, Shanks was very confident in himself.

Although this Hawkeye Mihawk is very strong, he firmly believes that his future cannot be weaker than that of the Hawkeye swordsman in front of him.

Shanks then replied with a confident smile:

"Okay, no problem! You can fight me anytime you want!"

Suzuki then watched as the two quickly became acquainted and chatted happily. He wasn't surprised, since the two were already rare friends in their original future.

However, the primary objective now is to leave Loguetown. Looking at the boundless azure sea and the only small boat a few meters long moored on the shore—Hawkeye's—Shanks asked with a worried expression:

"Do we only have that small wooden boat?"

"Won't it be heavy for three people to sit here?"

Suzuki remained calm and said nothing, directly activating the power of the Gluttony Fruit, opening his mouth wide and spitting out a cool, silver-white boat.

"This is..."

"Wow! That's so cool!"

Shanks' gaze was instantly drawn to the small metal boat that Suzuki spat out.

At this moment, Hawkeye narrowed his eyes, a knowing look appearing on his face:

"I see, it's a Devil Fruit ability?"

Suzuki smiled gently and nodded.

He and Shanks then boarded the small, silver-white metal boat.

Hawkeye, seeing that Suzuki's ship was not very big, chose to board his own small wooden boat.

"Mihawk, come to me."

Suzuki urged Hawkeye Mihawk to ride in his own silver-white metal ship, just like Shanks, since his ship was faster.

However, Hawkeye Mihawk shook his head firmly and calmly said to Suzuki:

"No need, your boat isn't very big, it's a bit cramped for three people."

"You two can go ahead later, I can keep up."

Then, like a nobleman, he sat gracefully in the middle of the wooden boat, and drew the black sword Night from his back.

Just then, Shanks' voice rang out.

"Hey Suzuki, what's this button?"

"Oh, I've added a Wind-Blowing Shell from Sky Island."

"Wow! That's amazing! Does that mean we don't need to row anymore?"

Suzuki smiled and nodded.

Shanks had been to Skypiea with the Roger Pirates, so he knew what the Wind-Blowing Shell was and had even ridden on the Waver. He was very excited when he learned that Suzuki's ship had also been modified to resemble the Waver.

Then, Shanks looked at Hawkeye Mihawk, who was sitting alone on his wooden boat. Seeing Mihawk inexplicably draw his sword, Shanks asked with some confusion:

"Huh? Mihawk, are there enemies? Why are you holding a sword?"

(End of this chapter)