Arceus' Pirate Journey

"So... since they can't find the base of the Revolutionary Army, they want to attack the army commander's hometown?"

"That's right, if it wasn't for the desire to capture them alive, the elephant owner would have trampled them to death.

Quinn's surveillance equipment is pretty good. I've considered preparing one for Zuo Wu as well. By the way, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"It's nothing serious. I just want to study the metaphysics of the diary with you."

......

"You mean... you become crazy about someone after reading their diary?"

"Hmm, I don't really understand. He's not the strongest one on the ship. How could a diary he wrote do such a thing?"

“It’s very simple. If it’s a diary written by myself, then the protagonist must be myself.

When Meow and Na first peeked at my diary, they also admired me, but when they grew up and saw the outside world, they understood a lot of things naturally. "

Speaking of the diary issue, Setsuna herself can be said to be extremely experienced. After being a mother for so many years, she has also figured out her own parenting principles. The situation described by Yamato is obviously an example of educational failure.

"If you had more experience, you wouldn't be like this. Just look at Meow Na and Wolf, they know what it means that there are always people better than you."

"Just...that simple?"

“Yes, it’s that simple, but it also depends on the owner of the diary. If he writes something exaggerated, the impact would be more serious.

It can't be that someone with special abilities left a curse on the diary."

"I don't think it's completely impossible... After all, she's quite insane..."

......

After getting the answer he wanted, Yamato did not continue to disturb the family's life, but returned to the small sky island and packed up the things needed for the trip with Robin. During this time, the pattern of the sea was also quietly changing.

"Dover, new business has come. Since the war, the demand for weapons and mercenaries has increased many times."

Trebol was reporting the latest situation to Doflamingo. After Whitebeard started the Age of Chaos, the sales of weapons had increased several times. Even the allied countries began to purchase weapons secretly to strengthen the armament of their own armaments.

The two major mineral deposits of seastone and iron ore make the weapons of Wano Country unique. There is no way for the outside world to replicate them. As a subordinate distributor and black market intermediary, Doflamingo has made a lot of money recently.

"The demand for artificial fruits is also increasing. This era is really suitable for us, but..."

"what happened?"

"Someone is trying to steal our business. Recently, an organization called Bucky Express has emerged on the sea. Although they don't sell weapons, they have a huge mercenary group under their command.

The leader is the man who just became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea - Buggy."

"Hey, hey, hey, Joker and the clown? That's really an interesting competition."

"So Dover, what are you going to do?"

Trebol is waiting for Doflamingo's final decision, while Doflamingo is also struggling.

If it was an ordinary competitor, he would have taken the opponent's head directly, but Bucky made him a little confused.

During the Battle of Marineford, Buggy gave Doflamingo the impression of being weak, and it was a miracle that such a weak pirate did not die there.

In Doflamingo's opinion, Buggy was able to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea because of the prison escapees under his command.

But he is also a close friend of Shanks and a member of Roger's crew. All these titles combined make Doflamingo hesitate...

Chapter 1045: The Death Star is Shining

"In that case...let that guy do whatever he wants."

"Don't care about him anymore?"

"Torrebol, we don't have enough manpower, and compared to mercenaries, arms and artificial fruits are our main source of income. Since he is willing to grab this piece of cake, let him grab it."

Whether it is the human trafficking ground in the Sabaody Archipelago or the war mercenaries, they are all businesses that Doflamingo started in his early days.

When the Don Quixote family was still in the development stage, he used this method to accumulate his capital.

When he became the intermediary between the Seven Warlords of the Sea and the underworld, some things were naturally abandoned by him.

Be it the human trafficking ground or the mercenary business, these have all become chicken ribs in his hands, tasteless to eat and a pity to throw away.

This is also the reason why Doflamingo abandoned it without hesitation when the business in the Sabaody Archipelago ran into problems.

The Don Quixote family has a limited number of people, and the mercenary business that can be conducted is also limited. Compared with the chaotic sea today, the mercenary business is in a state of supply exceeding demand, and there is enough room for more people to share this business.

"But the price this guy is asking... is destroying the market."

Buggy Express is a newly formed organization. Although it has the support of the Seven Warlords of the Sea, this organization is different from other forces.

Whether it is the Seven Warlords of the Sea or the Emperor of the Sea, they all have terrifying military power to defend their reputation, while Buggy's way of defending his reputation is simply by relying on his reputation.

If it weren't for the fact that all the pirates under his command were brainwashed, Buggy's strength alone would not be enough to control them.

In this situation, Baki has no way to launch a fame war to attract business, so he can only resort to a price war.

This is how Doflamingo's business was stolen. Originally, the Don Quixote family intended to make a big profit from the other party, so they raised the price of mercenaries.

As a result, Buggy took advantage of the situation and used his ridiculously big name, status as a Shichibukai, and a more suitable price to complete the deal.

"Torrebol, send someone to talk to him. There is still room for negotiation on this matter."

"Dover, do you mean to ask him to unify the price?"

“Not only that, his men are all escaped prisoners, they don’t have any good stuff on them. If he wants to be a mercenary, he has to buy weapons, and he has to buy them for a long time.

If the deal goes well, the benefits may be even higher.”

The mercenary business is already too much to handle, and not only Doflamingo, but now Beasts, Big Mom, and the remnants of Whitebeard are all taking on similar business.

In addition to them, there are organizations like Germa, and there are countless lesser-known ones. If Buggy had not happened to steal Doflamingo's business, he would not care about such things at all.

If the deal can be reached, the benefits of arms trafficking will be more direct and less troublesome, as all that needs to be done is the delivery.

Competitors are enemies, and in this ocean, the means of resolving enemies is usually to use fists.

Because of Buggy's series of nicknames such as Roger's crew member, Red Hair's brother, and Senryo, Doflamingo couldn't figure out his true identity, so he didn't intend to make an enemy of him and accepted him into the underground market.

But there is a hard condition, which is to abide by their unspoken rules, such as the pricing of mercenaries.

The prices are not uniform. The prices of mercenaries from Baishou and BIG·MOM are undoubtedly the highest. They have the strength and can even scare away many people with just their flags.

However, Buggy provided higher quality services at a low price, which was destroying their mercenary market. If Buggy refused this conversation, the next person who would come to him might not be Doflamingo.

"What if he doesn't agree?"

"Hey, hey, hey, hey, this is interesting. The guy who breaks the rules will either use his own abilities to re-establish the rules, or be eliminated. I want to see how daring this person is."

He clamored to take off Whitebeard's head, did not give Red Hair any face at all, and privately broadcast the Battle of Marineford when Sengoku cut off the live broadcast. These were all Buggy's feats. Doflamingo also wanted to know why the seemingly weak Buggy dared to do this.

......

In the New World, Kalai Bali Island, the new base of the Buggy Pirates is also the headquarters of the pirate dispatch company Buggy Express. Buggy's body has been split into several pieces due to excessive excitement.

"What?? You stole the Don Quixote family's business??"

Doflamingo thought that it was Buggy's decision that his business was robbed, but in fact, Buggy knew nothing about it.

Buggy didn't receive the news until his group of pirates completed their first business and brought back the reward.

"Yeah, isn't that what you meant, Captain Buggy?"

"When did I ever give such an order?!"

"But that's what you said at the beginning, [Baki Express is established today! Go and work hard, guys, grab all the business at all costs! Let this sea know how powerful I, Buggy-sama, am!]

We put a lot of thought into winning this business.

This operation has made us famous, and we have also recruited some stronger guys, so we can find more business. I heard that Baishou and BIG·MOM are also..."

"shut up!

! Do you know what you are talking about? ! "

After hearing what his younger brother was going to do next, Bucky could no longer sit still. His body was still there, but his head and hands had already flown over, grabbed his collar and started scolding him, and with saliva flying, his younger brother actually started crying.

"Captain Buggy, don't be moved, this is what I should do.

A big shot like you was moved to tears by such a small thing. I will follow you for the rest of my life!"

"?"

A question mark appeared on Bucky’s face.

He was so excited just now that he bit his tongue and his speech became unclear. In addition, his men generally had hearing problems, so they made up some strange words in their minds.

As for the tears, they were not because he was in pain, but because he was scared.

Buggy dares to challenge Red Hair because he understands him, but Kaido and Charlotte Linlin...

Buggy had seen the horror of Kaido during the Battle of Marineford. Many years ago, when the Roger Pirates were stealing information from the historical text on Cake Island, he had also seen the furious Charlotte Linlin. Those two monsters were simply not something he could touch.

Now he didn't even know how to deal with Doflamingo. If he angered both of them again, he could imagine himself being torn into pieces.

As the user of the Fracture Fruit, it was too easy for him to imitate this state, but it was not certain whether he would be able to recover when the time came.

Bucky can't live without these little brothers. He relies on them to stay here now, but their behavior always makes Bucky feel that his death star is shining...

Chapter 1046: Magnemite's Nest

"He must have been scared."

"He must have been scared."

"Yeah, after all, what is Captain Buggy's level..."

"That's enough! Aren't you his old crew members? Give him some confidence!"

In the corner of the room, the original members of Buggy’s pirate group accurately predicted Buggy’s psychology. These veterans knew Buggy inside and out.

It was difficult for these people to understand why Buggy became one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea and recruited such a group of loyal subordinates just by taking a walk around Impel Down.

The only one who refuted them was Mr. 3.

But even Mr. 3 only refuted it verbally, and he still agreed with these people's judgment in his heart.

And Buggy is also struggling with a problem: how to stop his subordinates from their crazy and suicidal behavior while saving his own face.

He didn't want to see the beast's punitive force or Big Mom's revenge army at his doorstep the next morning.

But he just couldn't say it directly. If he ruined his own image, he might be directly removed from the list.

Fortunately, his luck came into play at this time.

"Captain Baki, the Don Quixote family is here, and they want to talk to you..."

"You all stay here quietly... No, all of you follow me, but you are not allowed to speak or move without my order!"

Baki wanted to talk to them alone, but he was afraid that they were here to call him to task, so he ended up bringing a group of his younger brothers with him.

Whether it's fighting or acting as a meat shield, these little brothers are very useful.

In order to make himself appear more majestic, he even made an oversized coat, and used the Splitting Fruit to expand it from the inside, making himself look like a little giant.

The negotiations between them went exceptionally smoothly, and when he heard that the people sent by Doflamingo were not looking for trouble but wanted to cooperate, Buggy could hardly conceal his joy.

In the subsequent negotiations, Buggy did not even bargain and directly accepted the price and agreement proposed by Doflamingo.

After Buggy sent this group of people away, he found that countless eyes were staring at him.

[Oh no... Did these guys find out that I'm actually...]

"As expected of you, Captain Buggy. You actually made that Joker take the initiative to propose cooperation. Even he sees a bright future for you."

"Yeah, I used to be in the underground world, and Doflamingo was a very high-ranking guy."

"....ha?"

Before he knew it, Bucky was once again praised highly by this group of younger brothers and became complacent.

The transaction went so smoothly that even Doflamingo found it a bit strange, but he did not delve into it and just maintained this state for the time being.

The model they discussed was that Doflamingo would sell arms to Buggy and introduce some business to Buggy, charging a brokerage fee. Buggy could also go find business on his own, but he could not lower prices or steal orders at will.

Doflamingo had left a lot of room for flexibility, but Buggy didn't bargain at all.

Doflamingo is the one who makes money from business, so of course he doesn't care.

If the luck of the entire world is conserved, and one person's good luck is bound to be accompanied by the bad luck of others, then Buggy is probably plundering good luck indiscriminately, which is even more unsolvable than Bakara's lucky fruit.