Because of Buena Festa's appearance in the video, everyone now doubted Douglas Bullet's claim that the Eternal Pose was in his hands.
Some pirates even began trying a different approach, aiming to replace Bullet and become Buena Festa's new partner.
[Pirate 1: Yeah! Maybe Bullet was just talking big. And since the real Pirate Festival hasn't started yet, Buena Festa, why not change partners? How about me? I don't think I'm worse than Bullet.]
[Pirate 2: I can do it too! Just give me the Eternal Pose, and I'll help you accomplish anything you want!]
[Pirate 3: Me, me, me! I can do it too, Buena Festa! Choose me!]
[Captain Wang Zhi: With you small fries? You think you're worthy of obtaining the Eternal Pose? How laughable! Buena Festa, you see now, the sky screen has exposed you. There's no place for you on this ocean anymore. Why not come to Hachinosu? I can offer you shelter.]
[Kaido of the Beasts: Uo-ro-ro-ro-ro! Wang Zhi, you're already old. What can you even do? Buena Festa, I'm very interested in your desire to create a war frenzy that will sweep the world. Why not come to me, become my subordinate? With my help, you can definitely achieve this.]
[Big Mom Charlotte Linlin: Mamamama~ Buena Festa, I'm very interested in you too. How about it? Want to become my son-in-law? I can marry my favorite daughter to you~]
[Kaido of the Beasts: Uo-ro-ro-ro-ro! Linlin, that line sounds familiar. Didn't you say that before? But just that won't be enough to win someone over.]
[Big Mom Charlotte Linlin: Mamamama~ That's none of your concern. Anyway, Buena Festa, I will have you!]
[Charlotte Perospero: Lick~ Mother, you will definitely succeed. Lick~ If Buena Festa is unwilling to come, with our Big Mom Pirates' intelligence network, we can drag him back no matter where he hides in the farthest corners of the world, lick~]
[Charlotte Daifuku: That's right. So Buena Festa, if you know what's good for you, hand the Eternal Pose over to Mother quickly.]
[Jack the Drought: You guys, are you looking down on our Beasts Pirates?]
[Queen the Plague: Right! Our Beasts Pirates are the strongest! That Buena Festa, rather than teaming up with Douglas Bullet or the Big Mom Pirates, I think you should choose our Beasts Pirates. Only we can make you the greatest Festival Master!]
[King the Wildfire: Hey, Buena Festa, say something! What's your choice? If it doesn't satisfy us, I won't let you off easily!]
...
On the sky screen, some pirates began trying to recruit Buena Festa, while major pirates like Kaido began threatening him.
Facing all this, Buena Festa initially didn't respond. It was only at the very end that he finally spoke his mind on the sky screen.
[Festival Master Buena Festa: Hahahaha! To think such a crazy festival was planned by me! It's just too exciting! You bastards who covet One Piece must be desperate to find me now.
Well then, just try! If you can find me, I'll give you whatever you want. Unfortunately, you'll never guess where I am now.
I'm currently on that final island, Laugh Tale! You scum, no matter who you are, you will never find me!]
[Everyone: !!!]
[Buggy the Clown: What is he saying? Did I hear wrong? How could he possibly find Laugh Tale? Was the Eternal Pose found by him long ago?]
[Pirate 1: Impossible! He must be lying. How could Laugh Tale be found so easily?]
[Pirate 2: But isn't the Eternal Pose leading to that final island in his hands? With that Eternal Pose, he must be able to find Laugh Tale!]
[Pirate 3: Then doesn't that mean One Piece is about to fall into his hands too?]
[Pirate 4: That can't be! Although he did get the Eternal Pose in the video, it didn't say One Piece was taken by someone else? He couldn't have reached Laugh Tale and not taken One Piece, right?]
[Pirate 5: Hey, Buena Festa! Since you say you've reached the final island, you must have seen One Piece. In that case, tell us, what exactly is One Piece?]
[Pirate 6: Right! The Pirate King Roger is here right now. Only if what you say about One Piece is verified by him as correct can we believe you.]
[Pirate 7: Say it! Why aren't you speaking? I think you're just lying, bluffing! You want us to think we can't find you and give up on capturing you. You're too naive; I saw through your plan immediately.]
[Charlotte Mont-d'Or: What a cunning guy. Give it up. You can't protect the Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale by yourself. It's better to choose to cooperate with our Big Mom Pirates. Only Mother can protect you.]
[Tobi Roppo Page One: Hmph! Lord Kaido is the strongest. Buena Festa, only by choosing Lord Kaido can you save your life. I advise you to think carefully about who your best choice is before deciding.]
...
On the sky screen, no one believed Buena Festa's claim that he was already on the final island. Thus, they launched another round of recruitment and threats.
Meanwhile, on a certain drifting island, a disheveled and grimy Buena Festa ignored the chatter on the sky screen and instead sneered coldly as he looked around his surroundings.
"Threaten me all you want, you bastards. Right now, even I myself don't know where I am. This location is even harder to find than Laugh Tale. Just try to find me. If you can actually find me, I might even thank you.
But where exactly is that Eternal Pose Roger threw away? If my future self successfully obtained the Eternal Pose to Laugh Tale, then that thing must be inside the Sea King that swallowed me.
No, I must take this chance to search carefully. I will definitely find that Eternal Pose!"
After saying this, Buena Festa began searching the dim environment for any trace of the Eternal Pose.
(T/N: Yay, I've finally reached the 100th chapter milestone! 🎉 From here on, I won't be posting 10 chapters a day anymore, but I'll continue with a steady pace of 1–2 chapters daily. I'm also working on translating a new fanfiction, Naruto: The Ultimate Mercenary (i've already posted 50 chapters of it, you check it out!). Once that one hits 100 chapters, i will translate Douluo: I Have an Unnamed Law , you can probably see the pattern now.)