Scolding Buggy and Inviting Him

"Alright! Alright! Let's stop this relationship drama and talk about something important."

Liam finally decided to interrupt the relationship drama and go forward with his plan.

As he spoke, everyone else got silent.

"First of all, I am glad that you guys joined our Fleet. You have a lot of potential Buggy. But, whether it is your ego or your own understanding, you have remained at the bottom of the strength."

"So, this might be a changing moment for you."

Liam turned his attention to Buggy and spoke.

Hearing his words, Buggy crossed his arms in front of his chest and said.

"What are you trying to say?"

"I can help you get stronger and you will help us do other things."

Liam didn't hesitate to put forward his condition.

And, hearing his words, Buggy's eyes immediately lit up. Although he wasn't sure about Liam's claim, he did help those from Baroque works get stronger.

So, he did have a chance. But, Buggy also had his own pride. He asked.

"How can I trust you? How can you know my potential more than me?"

"Because you are an idiot."

Liam answered bluntly.

"Puff!"

Almost everyone including Luffy burst into laughter upon hearing that. While Buggy got furious.

"What did you say?"

"Come on, Buggy! We all know that you are an idiot. You lived with Roger Pirates for years but couldn't even manage to learn Haki."

"Almost everyone in Roger Pirates should be a Haki User. For someone who has fought in a battle against Golden Lion and Whitebeard, you are truly strange for not having awakened Haki even after such a long time."

Liam spoke.

Hearing his words, Buggy's expression turned pale and ghostly as he shouted.

"How do you know about that?"

"What?"

Everyone else reacted only after hearing Buggy's roar. Only Straw Hats and those who knew about Buggy's identity remained calm since they already knew about his background.

"Buggy, you are truly a loser. Even though you stayed with Shanks for so long, you are so weak." Luffy couldn't help but cross his arms and pout.

He often asked Shanks to bring himself to the sea. Shanks never promised him. But, this guy was able to be with Shanks for so long. It made him a bit jealous.

"What do you know? Do you think Haki can be trained by anyone? Do you have any idea just how much talent you need to train Haki?" Buggy immediately resorted angrily.

For this, Straw Hats didn't have a lot to say. Because Buggy wasn't wrong. It does require a lot of talent to train Haki.

This was especially proven by the rapid improvement of Luffy's Haki.

Liam nodded his head, completely agreeing with Buggy's point of view. But, he also had some other thoughts about Haki.

"But, you do realize that you had a long time to train Haki. Yes, you wouldn't be able to master Advance Haki but you should still have enough opportunities to master basics."

"It's just that you were too much of a coward and continued hiding in the East Blue."

Hearing his words, Buggy didn't refute him. He also understands his own cowardice attitude. He wouldn't put his life on the line unless necessary.

Even when he was with Gol D Roger, he was often a coward.

"That being said, your devil fruit still has a lot of potential. As long as you master Basic Haki and awaken your devil fruit, you will easily be able to fight or stalemate Admiral level characters."

Hearing his words, Buggy's lips twitched as he roared.

"Are you guys idiots? Do you really think Admirals are the highest combat forces of Marine for no reason? They are not like us with one specific strength."

"They train every single aspect of their bodies. Whether it is hand-to-hand combat, swordsmanship, devil fruit, haki, or even other unique fighting styles."

"They are masters at everything. Even without the Conqueror Haki, they can fight the likes of Emperors without losing in an instant. Do you really think other people without Conqueror can do this thing?"

Hearing his words, Liam raised his eyebrows in surprise. Although he had been thinking about Admiral's strength for quite some time, he didn't have a perfect distinction.

When he and Luffy defeated Aokiji, it was not only a surprise attack but also a two-on-one battle. Even then, they were not only hollowed out after the battle but couldn't kill him.

On the other hand, Luffy who had just defeated Emperor Deputy was one-shot by Kaido while Whitebeard despite being in heavy rage only managed to beat Akainu to a certain extent.

He couldn't inflict heavy damage on Akainu.

This completely matches Buggy's explanation of the Admiral's strength.

Liam nodded his head and said.

"Indeed! Even with just Basic Haki and Awakening, it would be hard to stalemate the Admiral but you could improve your strength, right? I have made something that can indeed help you."

"But, in exchange I need you to work for me."

Hearing his words, Buggy's ears flickered as he asked.

"How can you help me? Do you think you can grant someone strength?"

He said with disdain in his tone.

"I can."

"Huh?" Buggy looked confused for a moment and the next second, Buggy shouted.

"What?"

"How is that possible? How can someone grant strength to others? Is it the part of your devil fruit ability?"

Liam shook his head and looked at Luffy.

"Luffy, cover the ship with Haki!"

Luffy followed his instruction and released his Haki from his right hand. His Haki got entangled with the surface of the ship and the overall ship.

The thickness of Haki was also two inches deep.

Seeing this, Buggy's eyes widened.

Liam was satisfied with Buggy's expression.

"You sailed with Roger. You should know about this, right? Haki has a limit. You can't use an excessive amount of Haki in the battle otherwise it will run out."

"And, for someone who couldn't even use Haki for two months, it is impossible to cover an entire ship with Haki by training alone. So, why do you think Luffy can do this?"

Buggy's eyes widened as he looked at Liam and asked.

"You helped him? Is this your method of granting other's strength?"

"Well, I have given you the demonstration and said everything I need to say. Next, it is your turn to agree and disagree."

Buggy was a bit hesitant at first. Because when he joined the Straw Hat Pirate Fleet, he was truly forced by others.

He didn't want to join them but right now, he had a perfect opportunity. If Straw Hats could really help him get stronger, then he should indeed join them.

"I agree."

Buggy nodded his head.

"Good! Although you are despicable and an idiot, I hope you won't do the same thing again. We Straw Hat Pirates are different from any other pirates."

"I don't want to make a mess within my own crew." Liam gave him a cold stare as he warned Buggy.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything wrong." Buggy shrugged his shoulders and spoke. Although he didn't care much about doing wrong things, he wouldn't do it unless necessary.

After all, he did spend the majority of his childhood with Roger Pirates. He might not have been influenced by Roger like Shanks but he definitely wouldn't go around killing people.

Liam nodded his head and turned his head to Chopper.

"Bring those out!"

Chopper quickly understood his intention and ran inside the cabin.

A few minutes later, he came out with a box filled with several jars.

"Mikita, Bentham, Galdino, Marianne, Zala, Buggy, Alvida, these are the medicines that can increase your strength."

"The increase varies from person to person and it is only a shortcut to strength, not an actual boost. For example, even without this medicine, you can still get stronger."

"Bear the pain that it brings and you will be reborn with an extraordinary strength."

Liam spoke with a tone that sounded a bit too different from Liam's normal tone. He sounded as if he was a god giving his powers to the ordinary people.

"Liam, why do you sound like that?" Luffy curiously asked.

"Sound like what? That's my normal tone." Liam immediately became unhappy and glared at Luffy.

'Can't I pretend even once?' He thought to himself.

"That's definitely not your voice." Luffy shook his head, completely ignoring Liam's mood.

On the other hand, Liam rolled his eyes and spoke.

"Alright, you guys to take it. And, Franky, I am not sure if this will work on you so I didn't prepare it for you."

Franky also found himself being mentioned and didn't care much.

"No problem! I am also not sure if it will help me." Franky shook his head.

"Good!" Liam nodded his head with satisfaction and looked at others.

"You guys take this medicine while our ship will start sailing now."

"After you wake up from the pain, we will discuss our plan in detail."