228. Talk With Oden

Oden asks Buggy his reason for coming to Wano Country. Buggy thinks that it's time to tell Oden about his intention to come here.

"Let's talk in my office. We can't have a serious talk here or it will ruin this party atmosphere," says Buggy.

Oden looks around and says, "Certainly. This is not a place to talk seriously."

Buggy then leads Oden to the Captain's room and asks Cricket to take care of the party. He also asks Palu to not let anyone come to his office. Then he enters the room with Oden and they sit face to face.

"Oden, I want you to listen first until I finish. Don't cut off my talk, alright?" asks Buggy.

"Sure," replies Oden.

"Well, actually, I come here for Beasts Pirates," says Buggy.

Oden suddenly stands up but Buggy extends his hand to stop Oden.

"I told you to let me finish first," says Buggy.

Oden grits his teeth and sits on his chair again.

"I know that news from the outside world didn't enter Wano and so is the opposite. That's why I will tell you everything from the start," says Buggy.

Buggy then tells Oden the story that he has prepared. It's not a fully made-up story, but just a real story that he changed a little to convince Oden.

"A few months ago, my crew finally arrived in New World. Eventually, we arrived on an island that get conquered by Beasts Pirates. They tried to make us their subordinate crew but of course, I refused. It led to a war and we defeated their unit that was stationed there," says Buggy.

Oden still listens, so Buggy continues, "But that won't be the end of it. Defeating a Beasts Pirates unit means we are challenging Beasts Pirates. You know how things work in New World for Pirate Crews. It's either you join strong crews or challenge them."

"You don't want to join anyone, aren't you?" asks Oden.

Buggy smirks and nods, "That's right. Submission isn't my thing and that's not what I learned from Captain Roger. That's why now we are in a war with Beasts Pirates. We've been attacking their units one by one because we don't have a high number like them. We used the hit & run tactic in these few months and have succeeded."

Oden gets surprised and wants to say something but Buggy resumes his talk. "However, we found a surprising thing when we attacked them. It is the location of their main force that we have searched since the beginning. I never know that Kaido is in Wano."

Buggy is lying but also not at the same time. It's because when Oden was in Roger Pirates, he didn't know that Beasts Pirates were working with Orochi. So Buggy shouldn't know it. He only knows it because he came from another world.

"I thought that it's strange for them to stay in Wano even though you are here, so I have some assumptions. It's either they conquered Wano after defeating you, or you join them and work together with them. Based on your answer, we might become enemies, Oden," says Buggy with a serious expression.

Again, this is just a lie that Buggy made to show that he doesn't know anything. Oden seems to believe it because he suddenly hits & breaks the table between them.

"Please don't look down on me, Buggyjiro. There is no way I will join and work together with that bastard," says Oden angrily.

"Well, sorry if that pissed you off, but I don't know anything that happened on Wano," says Buggy.

Oden finally realizes it and he holds his head, "You're right, we are a closed country, after all. Sorry about that, Buggyjiro."

"Don't mind it, it's just a table. Anyway, can you tell me what happened? It's fine if you don't want to," says Buggy.

"No, it's okay. I will tell you what happened here," says Oden.

Oden then starts to tell Buggy what happened to Wano since he left and joined Whitebeard Pirates. He tells Buggy how Orochi manipulated many things to become a Shogun. Then he tells Buggy that Orochi is working together with Kaido to face Oden.

Buggy already knows it but hearing it directly from Oden feels different. He thought it won't affect him but it actually makes him angry. He can feel Oden's hopelessness, sadness, anger, and resentment that were built over these last 5 years.

Oden tells Buggy some stories that even his family & retainers don't know while crying. He feels that he can tell everything to Buggy. It might be because they have the same enemy or that they were from the same crew. But he knows he won't need to worry about anything when telling Buggy.

"You've gone through a lot, Oden," says Buggy.

"This is how life is," says Oden.

"You're right. So, what do you want to do now?" asks Buggy.

"What else? I will keep silent so that my people will be safe," says Oden.

"Sigh, that won't do. Do you think Kaido & Orochi will not do anything just because you do what they asked? You can't trust a pirate like Kaido and a traitor like Orochi. Kaido isn't Captain Roger or Whitebeard. For him, benefit is more important than the relationship. Promises & vows are just decorations. You can't trust anything he said," says Buggy.

"I know, but I will still do it if it can save my people," says Oden.

"No one will be safe if both of them are still here. Sure, your people are alive now, but are they truly alive? Do they live as people now? Are they happy? Do you know what they want?" asks Buggy.

Oden can't answer that and Buggy continues. "Think about it, Oden. Is what you did for your people or you? If it's for your people, then ask them what they want and hear them. A good lord never ignores his people's wishes just because he thinks his decision is correct. It will just make you a selfish lord who thinks that he knows everything."

Buggy then leaves the room after saying all that bullshit. He doesn't fully know what he said, but he feels that it's cool enough. As long as it can make Oden joins his plan to attack Beasts Pirates, then he doesn't care if he needs to say bullshit.

After leaving the Captain's room, Buggy joins the party again. He talks with Toki and plays with Hiyori while Momo plays with some girls from his crew. The kid has lewd eyes but Buggy ignores him because Kin'emon's lewd eyes are more unpleasant.

Buggy flicks a small stone toward Kin'emon's face. He aims the spot between Kin'emon's eyes and it hits perfectly. He has trained his marksmanship a little and found out that he has some talent in it. Kin'emon falls on his back and faints instantly because the hit is strong.

Buggy grins and continues to play with little Hiyori using his devil fruit power to make her fly. Hiyori laughs and Toki is happy seeing it. Toki talks with Buggy about the outside world while he plays with Hiyori.

"Do you have a spouse, Buggyjiro?" asks Toki so suddenly.

"Yeah, but I haven't met her for 2 years now. I told her that I'll return after going around the world. But maybe I will return faster. Going around the world will take a longer time than I anticipated. If I do that, then maybe she will have kids already when I return. I don't want that, so I will return faster," says Buggy.

"Do you think she will leave you for another man?" asks Toki curiously.

"I don't think so. But it might happen if I make her wait for too long," says Buggy.

"You're right, you shouldn't make a lady wait for too long," says Mantis who suddenly chimes in.

Mantis brings some new plates of food and overheard their conversation so she chimed in.

"Do you know who his lady is?" asks Toki to Mantis.

"Everyone in the crew knows her name but no one knows her appearance. We never met her, after all, but Captain always talks about her," says Mantis.

Toki gets very interested and starts to talk with Mantis about it. Mantis being Mantis starts to tell Toki everything she knows and even tells her about Jude's one-sided love for Buggy. The 2 women are absorbed in their gossip and left Buggy alone.

He sighs and takes Hiyori to walk around the ship. They prank some people while walking around and little Hiyori is very happy about it. Then when they want to climb the crow nest, Oden calls Buggy. It seems he has made a decision and wants to talk with Buggy about it.

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