95. Crew's Needs

The battle between the Long-Haired Pirates vs Baldy Pirates has gotten on its peak. Their Captains have started to fight and they are rather equal.

"Who do you think will win, Captain?" asks Jude curiously.

"That baldy will win," says Buggy.

"Even though he has lower bounty?" asks Jude.

"Bounty isn't a representation of strength. It is the representation of someone's threat to WG. You know that Robin has a high bounty despite her low strength. This is the same, that 'Shiny Head' Ro is more skillful with his sword. The 'Girly Hair' Fliss has more brute strength, but he lacks the skill," says Buggy after analyzing both Captains' battles.

Just like what Buggy predicted, Ro quickly dominates the battle. He is more agile and evades more attacks from Fliss. Fliss' axe is heavy, so he can't move it as he likes, and Ro easily evades them.

After some minutes, Fliss shows a sign of exhaustion. Ro uses this chance to deflect Fliss' axe and swing his sword at Fliss' body diagonally. The sword cut Fliss' body and create a deep wound, defeating him.

"Wow, he really wins. You're good at judging people's strength, boy," says the man who's still standing beside the Clowns.

"It's just a matter of experience. Anyone who has fought many battles will know it easily. Also, are you sure you want to stay here? The other bounty hunters will take the reward if you don't act fast," says Buggy to the man.

The man widens his eyes a little before smiling. "So you know I'm a bounty hunter, huh? It seems I can't aim for your head anymore, it will be too risky."

"You can always try if you want. But the result won't be pretty for you," says Buggy while smirking.

"Heh, maybe you're right. 100 million head is still out of my league," says the man while walking away.

After the man leaves, Jude asks Buggy about him. Buggy says that he is a rather famous bounty hunter in this Archipelago, 'Schemer' Angelo. He has a big reputation in this route and has captured many pirates.

"He is known for getting closer to his target slowly and scheme a plan to capture them. Unlike many bounty hunters, he doesn't rely on strength, but his brain. He will use poison, sabotage, traps, etc to defeat his target after he gets closer to them," says Buggy.

"Oh, does that mean that he is weak?" asks Jude again.

"It's not like that, he is quite strong, I can feel it just now. If he's too weak, then he will die if his plan doesn't go well. He just used his brain more than his muscle," says Buggy.

"Hmm, so he tried to target us just now?" asks Cricket.

"Yeah, he tried to judge us, and see if he can defeat us," says Buggy.

"It seems he give up though, that's good. I don't want to fight this early," says Ruff.

The Clowns then leave and go to explore the town again. They spread and go in pairs. Buggy with Jude, Cricket with Mantis, and Manba with Ruff. They have their task and will return to their ship at lunchtime.

Buggy & Jude go to find information like usual. It's been more than a week since they get on land, so they need to update their information. They can't just rely on the newspaper even though it's good enough.

Buggy & Jude go to a bar and order drinks before asking the bartender for information. They just ask for general information first before asking for deeper information.

However, they don't get any big news that they haven't known before. It's still the same, about the rising number of the new pirate crew, Marine who get more active, and Big Mom pirates' growth in New World.

"There's still no news about Red Hair Pirates even now. Where do you think are they, Captain?" asks Jude.

"Who knows, maybe in an uninhabited island or something. Shanks is smart and he knows what he needs to do. He won't come out from his hiding too soon, but I'm sure he will make his move anytime now," says Buggy.

"Why? He can't wait anymore?" asks Jude.

"Yeah, because I've appeared. I'm sure he will appear too after hearing about my arrival in Grandline. He doesn't like losing to me, so he will come out soon, or he will feel like he loses to me," says Buggy.

Buggy & Shanks still have their sense of rivalry. They often fought while they were still apprentices, so they have a big sense of rivalry. It became stronger since their meeting at Roger's execution.

Shanks could feel that Buggy is getting stronger since they last met at the crew's disbandment. Their strength was almost equal on the execution day. So both Shanks & Buggy know that they might be equal too now.

Buggy & Jude then leave the bar after getting what they wanted. They go around the town again to find interesting things. It will take 2 days for their Log Pose to get filled, so they need to enjoy their time.

At lunchtime, they all return to their ship and eat. They discuss everything they found while exploring Bars town. The town is just like any normal town, except for the high number of pirates here.

Well, this is still the 2nd island, so there will be many pirate crews who are still survived after entering Grandline. The crews' number will decrease as they go further because many of them will get defeated, either by Marine or other pirate crews.

"Captain, can you give me some money? I need to buy materials for some repairing," says Palu.

"Do we have some damages on the ship? We haven't fought on the sea since we arrived on Grandline," says Buggy.

"The damages aren't caused by battle, but by the sea. We've sailed through the reverse mountain and have gone through some bad weather. Those things are enough to made damages to Little Hunter. I've done what I could with the materials that we have, but they won't last long. We need new and strong materials," says Palu.

"Hmm, alright, just buy what you need. We can't be stingy for our ship's needs, it is our lives on the sea, after all. Does anyone need something too?" says Buggy.

Ruff & Manba raise their hands and say what they need. Ruff needs materials & tools for his research and to upgrade their stuff. Manba is the same too, he needs those things to make medicines.

The others don't ask anything because they still have what they need. Mantis always buys food ingredients & supplies on every island. It's the most important thing, after all. So they already have money allocated for it.

Cricket doesn't need too many things and just accompanies Mantis to buy food & supplies every time. Jude also doesn't need to buy many items for navigation. She has what she needs already.

The Clowns always have pocket money on every island. But if they need more for their crew's needs, they need to ask Buggy first. It is to make their money management easier and clearer.

Buggy gives Palu, Ruff, & Manba some money to buy what they need. Then they go to buy those things after they finish their lunch. This town is small, but they should have all the necessary things for sailing.

While waiting for the Log Pose to get filled, Buggy explores the Archipelago. He goes to every small island in there, using a small boat. Most of these small islands are empty, but some islands actually have people living on them.

When Buggy visits the 12th small island, he gets attacked. Many people suddenly surround him and point their weapons at him. They're a group of bounty hunters who have targetted Buggy and wait for him to be alone.

One of them then says, "100 million head, we will be rich, boys!"

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