Chapter 179 – Buggy the Clown's Prison Break Adventure (Part 2)
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Buggy inserted the key into the lock, and with a small twist, the cell door opened.
"Hahahaha! The key to my freedom delivered right to me! Does this mean that I, the great Buggy-sama, will finally escape from this hellhole?!"
He froze for a moment, then carefully slipped out of his cell. When he realized there were no guards around, he broke into a wide grin.
"Low profile, low profile… I'll sneak out quietly."
But after just a moment of restraint, he burst into wild laughter again.
Buggy made his way up the stairs toward the first level, but suddenly—the ground beneath him cracked apart.
A thunderous slash ripped through the floor, cutting open both the ground and Buggy's body.
"Waaaaah!!" Buggy screamed as his body split in half. He and the broken stone floor both plummeted straight into the Second Level: Beast Hell.
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"Who dares attack the great Lord Buggy?!"
Buggy, still cut in half, bounced back to his feet unharmed and cursed loudly. But then he blinked in surprise—he was surrounded by dozens of other prisoners in striped uniforms.
He had landed in one of the massive collective cells of Level 2, a prison that housed over a hundred violent criminals.
"Did you see that…?" one prisoner muttered.
"He got cut in half… and he's still alive!" another swallowed hard.
"All of us saw it!"
Buggy glared at them. "You lot! Who just tried to chop me up?!"
"Not us!" the prisoners shouted in unison, raising their hands.
Buggy narrowed his eyes, stroking his chin. "Hmph. That's right. If you really had that kind of power, you wouldn't be locked up on Level 2. Fine, I'll let it slide. I've got more important things to do—like escaping!"
He turned to leap back toward the hole above him.
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"Wait a sec," a voice spoke up.
Buggy turned. A prisoner with a "3" hairstyle on his head looked at him closely.
"Did you hear him say he's escaping?"
"Yeah, I heard it!" the rest echoed.
"Then that big riot earlier… maybe it was caused by him?" Mr. 3 said dramatically.
"Definitely!" the prisoners agreed.
"So, if we follow him… we might be able to get out too?"
"Absolutely!" they all cried.
In an instant, after exchanging a series of knowing glances, Mr. 3 jumped forward and clung onto Buggy's lower half.
Then, the hundred prisoners all dropped to their knees at once, shouting:
"Boss! Please let us follow you! Take us with you!!"
"Eh?!" Buggy blinked, completely stunned.
But as the wave of adoration sank in, his chest swelled with pride. Being worshiped like this felt… incredible. Without thinking, he struck a pose.
"Well, since you all insist so sincerely… I suppose I can accept you as my underlings!"
Buggy then used the key he had obtained from Minokoala, one of the Jailer Beasts, to unlock the cell door.
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"Buggy-sama, wait!" Mr. 3 suddenly gasped. "That's a Jailer Beast's key. It can open every cell on the top three levels of Impel Down!"
Buggy froze, then raised the key high. "Of course! I knew that! After all, I defeated the mighty Jailer Beast Minokoala and stole it myself!"
"As expected of Lord Buggy!" the prisoners shouted. "To defeat a Jailer Beast and claim its key—amazing! We'll follow you forever!!"
"Hahahaha! Of course you will! I am the legendary Buggy the Clown!"
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Buggy's eyes gleamed as a sinister idea struck him. He turned to Mr. 3.
"You said this key opens the cells on the top three levels, right?"
"That's right…" Mr. 3 answered cautiously, then widened his eyes. "Wait—you're not planning to—"
"That's exactly what I'm planning!" Buggy declared dramatically. "I've already recruited all of you. Why stop here? Let's free even more! With this key, I'll raise an entire army!"
He raised the key high in the air. "Men! Follow me to Level 3! Anyone who swears loyalty to me, I'll release them and lead them out of this hell!"
"Ohhh!! Amazing idea, Buggy-sama!"
"Wherever you go, we'll follow!"
The prisoners roared with excitement, for they were criminals who lived for chaos.
And so, Buggy—leading his growing mob of prisoners—swept across Level 2. With most of the beasts already defeated by Blackbeard's earlier intrusion, resistance was light. By the time they were done, Buggy's forces had swelled to nearly 300 men.
Then, in high spirits, Buggy and his army charged toward Level 3: Starvation Hell.
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There, they freed even more prisoners. Just as they prepared to leave, they suddenly ran into none other than Blackbeard's crew, who were climbing up from the Sixth Level after recruiting powerful monsters of their own.
"Zehahahaha!" Blackbeard laughed when he spotted Buggy's bright red nose. "Well, what do we have here? An unexpected face! If it ain't Buggy the Clown!"
"You—who the hell are you?!" Buggy snapped, instantly annoyed. "And don't lump me in with that idiot Shanks! I've got nothing to do with him!"
"Zehahahaha! Even better!" Blackbeard grinned wickedly. "You're gathering followers, huh? Looks like you've got yourself quite the little army already. What do you say… wanna join forces with us? Let's raise hell together!!"
Caught completely off guard, Buggy froze. Blackbeard—one of the most dangerous men alive—had just extended an invitation to him.
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