[Marine 1: I never expected that Jester Buggy, like Red-Hair, was a member of the Pirate King's crew! The Marines had no information at all! Has he been hiding this deeply?]
[Marine 2: Could it be that this Buggy has been hiding his strength all along to blind the Marines, waiting for a critical moment to suddenly explode and catch the Marines off guard?]
[Marine 3: If that's true, then he is a truly terrifying opponent.]
[Pirate 1: You're overthinking it! By that logic, him not shattering the ice earlier might also have been intentional? Because he realized Straw Hat kid and the others were kicking the wrong way, so he deliberately didn't act?]
[Pirate 2: Don't say it, just don't say it. That speculation of yours suddenly makes a lot of sense!]
[Pirate 3: No way! I thought Jester Buggy was a loser like me, and now you're telling me he's actually a hidden big shot? Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I don't believe it!]
[Pirate 4: I don't believe it either! But a member of the Pirate King's crew can't be useless, right? I'd rather believe that Jester Buggy has been hiding himself all along to avoid the Marines discovering his true identity than believe a member of the Pirate King's crew is a good for nothing.]
On the sky screen, due to the interaction between Buggy, Roger, and Shanks, many now viewed him with conspiracy theories, believing he was intentionally hiding his strength.
This group included both pirates and Marines.
Marine Headquarters, Marineford
Sengoku also saw the analysis about Buggy on the sky screen.
He thought for a moment, then looked at those present and asked solemnly,
"Why did the Marines have no information about Jester Buggy being a member of the Pirate King's crew?"
After he asked, a Marine who had previously been responsible for the East Blue area replied,
"That Jester Buggy was very weak when he was in the East Blue. The Marines just regarded him as a small-time pirate who could be defeated immediately, so we didn't invest much attention in him. That's why we didn't thoroughly investigate his background."
After this Marine's explanation, Sengoku said sternly,
"Since his background wasn't investigated, go investigate it now! I hope you won't handle things like this in the future."
"No matter how weak the enemy is, you need to investigate their identity and background thoroughly. Don't let an incident like this happen again."
"That Jester Buggy, how could a member of the Pirate King's crew be so weak? You were definitely deceived by him. I hope you will pay better attention from now on and not do such foolish things. Now, go investigate Buggy's background immediately!"
"Yes, sir!"
The Marine acknowledged the order and immediately went to investigate.
Seeing Sengoku was still somewhat angry, Vice Admiral Tsuru comforted him,
"Alright, placing blame now is useless. That Jester Buggy, from the sound of it, is already heading towards headquarters. If you want to know his background, why not just fight him directly when the time comes?"
After Tsuru said this, Sengoku nodded.
"Hmm, what you say makes sense. But when the time comes, I won't personally test him. Let someone else do it."
After saying this, he dropped the topic and turned his attention to the sky screen video, deciding not to pursue the responsibility of the East Blue Marines further.
Impel Down Group
Watching Buggy's calm and casual conversation with Red-Haired Shanks and Pirate King Roger on the sky screen, the prisoners Buggy had released looked at him with even greater admiration.
"As expected of Captain Buggy! He actually served on Pirate King Roger's ship! That's the legendary pirate crew!"
"I definitely followed the right person! Captain Buggy will surely lead us to greater heights!"
"Long live Captain Buggy! You are the best!"
"Oh! Long live Captain Buggy!"
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Red Hair Pirates
The crew of the Red Hair Pirates also saw the conversation on the sky screen.
They already knew their captain was a former crew member of Pirate King Roger, so they weren't surprised about that.
However, they were greatly astonished that Buggy was also a former crew member of the Pirate King.
"Captain! I never expected that Buggy was also a crew member of the Pirate King! Why did you never mention it?"
Yasopp couldn't hold back his curiosity and asked.
Shanks just smiled faintly.
"Oh, that? It's because Buggy, for some reason, seems to really dislike me. So I never mentioned it publicly."
"I see." The crew members nodded in understanding and stopped being curious about the topic.
By now, the video on the sky screen had reached the part where Luffy and the others successfully landed, facing the Marine forces directly, and Jinbe declared he would no longer be a Warlord.
〖"That's right. I will no longer be a Warlord."
Facing Sengoku's inquiry, Jinbe answered without hesitation.
But Garp was somewhat skeptical.
"You say that, but I still find it very strange. Your group is too bizarre. There are Impel Down prisoners, a Revolutionary Army cadre, and even that Crocodile is among you. I don't believe your goals are aligned."
As soon as he finished speaking, Crocodile had already separated from Luffy's group and charged straight towards Whitebeard.
"Whitebeard, it's been a long time since we last met."
Crocodile greeted Whitebeard with a laugh, but Whitebeard wouldn't be fooled by the smile on his face.
"It's you. That kid who never learns his lesson."
Hearing Whitebeard's words, Crocodile said no more and directly launched an attack. Whitebeard did not respond.
At that moment, Luffy suddenly activated Gear Second and directly kicked away Crocodile's attack.
"Why are you protecting Whitebeard, Straw Hat kid? What are you doing?!"
Crocodile questioned angrily after being kicked away.
Luffy answered with a firm expression.
"I won't allow you to hurt this uncle called Whitebeard. He is someone Ace really likes."
After Luffy spoke, he stood protectively in front of Whitebeard. Whitebeard looked at the familiar straw hat on his head.
"Kid, that straw hat of yours looks a lot like Shanks'."
"Huh? You know Shanks? This straw hat is his. He asked me to keep it safe for him."
Whitebeard didn't answer Luffy's question. Instead, he looked back towards the Marine forces.
"You know who the enemy is, right? A kid like you can easily lose his life on this battlefield. So? Will you still save your brother?"
"Stop nagging! Of course I know that!"
Luffy shouted at Whitebeard.
"I heard from Ace that you also want to be the King of the Pirates, right? Then you better listen up! The man who will become the King of the Pirates is me!"〗