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Hearing that Buggy and his crew were still on Sabaody Archipelago, Sakazuki breathed a sigh of relief. But when he heard that they had split up, his brow furrowed again.
Sakazuki felt something was strange. They knew the Marines were watching them, yet they were so brazenly hanging out on Sabaody Archipelago. And they were even hanging out separately. He couldn't understand if they were fearless and didn't care about the Marines, or if they had some other plan. And where did the rest of them go?
As Sakazuki was pondering these questions, a loud voice came from outside the door.
"Where's Sakazuki? I'm here. Quickly take me to capture that little devil Buggy."
Hearing this booming voice, Sakazuki knew who Sengoku had sent to handle the Celestial Dragon incident.
Not long after, a burly figure appeared at the door of Sakazuki's office. Seeing Sakazuki standing there, looking at him, Garp said directly, "Where's that little devil Buggy? Let's go capture him quickly. I want to go back. I don't want to see that Celestial Dragon."
As soon as he arrived at Sabaody Archipelago, Garp wanted to finish this mission quickly. He didn't want to stay here long. He also didn't want to see that Celestial Dragon. He just wanted to capture Buggy and then return to Marine Headquarters.
"Vice Admiral Garp, don't you want to rest a bit?"
Garp arrived here at this time, which meant they had traveled all night. Although Sakazuki also wanted to go with Garp to deal with Buggy and his crew, he had to be polite to this Marine hero.
"It's fine. We can handle it."
Buggy wasn't too much of a threat to Garp now. He didn't want to rest. Even if he was tired, he believed he could handle this. Garp also wanted to finish this quickly and leave.
Hearing Garp say this, Sakazuki didn't say anything more. He immediately gathered all the Marines from Sabaody Archipelago's Marine Base.
Soon, the Marines gathered in the Marine Base's square. A yellow light appeared in front of Sakazuki and Garp.
"Yo, yo, yo, what's going on? This formation is terrifying."
Sakazuki saw Borsalino arrive. He immediately explained the situation of Buggy and his crew to him and Garp, along with his doubts.
"Don't worry about the missing people. As long as we capture that little devil Buggy, the Red-Haired Pirates won't be able to do anything. We'll have achieved our goal."
Although there were many questions, Garp didn't want to get involved. They didn't need to know where those remaining people were. As long as they captured Buggy, they would have achieved their goal. The rest were just some trash. Even if they lived, they wouldn't amount to anything.
Sakazuki and Borsalino nodded in agreement. They were right. There was no need to worry about those people. They just had to capture Buggy.
The three of them discussed it. Garp and Sakazuki would go after Buggy and his crew. Borsalino would take the others to deal with the other team of Red-Haired Pirates.
It was a bit overkill for the two main forces to go after Buggy and his three crew members. But there was no other way. Buggy was related to the Celestial Dragons, so Garp had to go. And Sakazuki had also chosen to go after Buggy and his crew. It was enough for Borsalino to go after the other team. There was no need for one of them to go with him.
After deciding on the plan to split their forces, the Marines from the Marine Base quickly split into two groups. They followed their respective teams and rushed towards their respective directions. The people Garp brought with him also followed him.
At this time, Buggy was hanging out in area 20. He also noticed that several people were watching them after he appeared here. He didn't do anything to them. This was within his expectations.
They wandered around aimlessly for a while. As the number of people around them decreased, a group of people was approaching them.
Buggy immediately released his Observation Haki. He also discovered the Marine soldiers and the two people at the front of the team. He recognized one of them. It was Sakazuki. The other one looked very familiar to him. It was Luffy's grandfather, the Marine hero Garp.
Soon, the Marines arrived in front of Buggy and his crew. The area where Buggy and his crew were was deserted, with no pirates daring to stay there.
After the Marines arrived, Garp immediately walked in front of Buggy and laughed loudly, "Buggy, the little devil, long time no see. You've really improved a lot in the last few years. You've really made this old man look at you with new eyes. It's a pity you're not a Marine. Roger is dead. Why are you still sailing? You should learn a lesson from Roger's fate. You've done so many big things. Now that I'm here, you might have to stay here."
Garp couldn't help but admire Buggy's rapid improvement in strength. He also felt regret that Buggy wasn't a Marine. He thought of Roger, of the past. There was a hint of helplessness in his eyes as he looked at Buggy.
"Garp, the old man, it's good to see you again. But don't underestimate me. I'll tell you, I'm not the same as I used to be. Don't be so arrogant, old man."
Honestly, Buggy still admired Garp very much. Whether it was his help to his captain in the end, his maintenance of this world, or his attitude towards the Celestial Dragons, these were all things he admired greatly.
But now, the two sides were facing each other, and in this situation, he couldn't show it. He heard Garp's tone, as if he had him all figured out. In this situation, he couldn't lose his morale. So, he acted arrogantly.
"Hahaha, let me see how strong you've become, little devil. Don't disappoint this old man."
Hearing Garp's words, Buggy directly released his King's Haki, pressing down on the other side.
This wasn't to put any pressure on Garp and Sakazuki. It was to make the soldiers who came with them lose their fighting ability. These people might not be able to cause much harm to Buggy, but if they all attacked Weevil and the others, they might be defeated faster because of the large number of people. They might not even wait for Rayleigh to arrive.
Buggy's King's Haki spread, and soon most of the Marines behind Sakazuki fell. The other, stronger Marine officers managed to resist and didn't faint.
Just then, another powerful King's Haki rose from Garp. In an instant, it helped the Marine officers who were barely holding on, offsetting the effects of Buggy's King's Haki. Then, Garp pressed down on Buggy. Under the pressure of this incredibly powerful King's Haki, Buggy's King's Haki was pushed back step by step.
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