301. Family

The Clown Pirates keep going around East Blue to hunt pirates. But they still enjoy their time by exploring islands. Buggy has gone to all of these islands, but it feels very different now that his crew & loved ones come with him.

While they explore East Blue, Buggy talks to Belle about marriage. He proposes to her and she accepts it without a doubt. There's nothing fancy when he proposes because both of them have agreed to it since before Buggy started his crew.

Both of them also agree to not publicize their wedding. That's why they don't hold their wedding in Cocoyasi Village because it will make public. They hold it on Black Pearl with Cricket as their fake priest.

Well, they use a fake priest because none of them believe in whatever God it is that gets worshipped by this world's people. Instead of God, they worship the sea because they are sailors. So the fake priest uses the Sea instead of God in the ceremony.

No one care whether this marriage is valid or not, this is just a ceremony to change Buggy's & Belle's status as a married couple. This will also make Nojiko & Nami officially become their adopted daughters.

Buggy & Belle wear a suit & dress that Dela made using her sewing skills that have been improved after learning a lot of different things in different places. She also learned a lot about fashion and her design skill is very good now.

The wedding suit & dress that she made look simple but also expensive & elegant. What makes them so good are the details that aren't too eye-catching but still visible and make the clothes a lot better.

She also made dresses for Nojiko & Nami which make them even cuter. She even made a good priest-like suit for Cricket. The others also order good suits & dresses because they want their Captain's wedding to look good.

The wedding goes normally without disturbance and both Buggy & Belle officially become husband & wife, at least based on themselves. Well, doesn't matter, they have exchanged wedding rings, so they've gotten married.

The most important thing for them now is the party. They throw a very big party, maybe the biggest one that they ever held internally. Usually, a party this big was held when they were with people outside of their crew.

Their party lasts for 3 days & nights which depleted their supply. So they go to the nearest island to fill their supply. They also want to explore the islands on East Blue where their Captain started his journey.

Buggy has explored all islands on East Blue, but it feels different now. It also feels different than his usual exploration. He has a family now which makes him a lot happier because he always wanted to have a family even before he arrived in this world.

The family without a family name explores the island and enjoys the town's specialties. It's their first trip as a family, so they are enjoying this a lot. It's like a honeymoon for Buggy & Belle even though they already have children.

They stay on this island for 2 days before leaving for another island. Their main goal is still to explore East Blue and hunt pirates for Belle's targets. Then after a few days, they arrive at a place that Buggy has anticipated.

"Foosha Village, finally I'm here again," says Buggy.

"Why are you anticipating this? Do you have an acquaintance here?" asks Belle.

"Yeah, and it's not just anyone, it's Captain Roger's lover," says Buggy.

Buggy's sentence makes the ship quiet in an instant. They all know that Buggy was Roger Pirates' apprentice. The story of him & the early members saving Rouge is also well known in the crew, but they never thought that they will meet Roger's lover now.

Roger is a legend in this world, even more so for pirates like them. Even years after his death, he is still known as the best pirate ever lived. Now they will meet this legend's lover. So of course, they all are surprised and nervous.

"I wonder just what kind of woman that stole the Pirate King's heart," says Dory as the women gather.

The women start to gossip and give their opinions about Rouge. The men then follow them and try to guess Rouge's personality. They even make bets but none of them are betting money, they never bet money in their games now since they already have a lot of money.

"The losers will swim and push the ship when we leave," suggests Enel who joins the bet.

"But you and the other devil fruit users won't be able to do it because you can't swim," says a man.

"Then, let's change it into rowing the ship so anyone can do it," suggests Ruff.

"That's a good idea," said the others.

They finish their discussion right before the ship arrives at the port. The crew works to dock the ship and surprisingly, many villagers are watching them without any worry. Now it's the Clowns who are worried because these villagers seem to have low awareness of pirates, that will be bad if hostile pirates come to raid their village.

But it's not that bad for them who don't need to worry about the villagers being afraid to interact with them. So they just ignore it and do things as usual. Then they go to the village while some members stay to guard the ship.

"Yo, old man, long time no see," says Buggy as he enters a bar.

This is the only bar in this village, which will be owned by Makino in the future. But now, it's owned by her parents because she is still 12, after all.

"Huh? Who are you?" asks the green-haired middle-aged man.

"Oi oi oi, have you forgotten my handsome face?" asks Buggy while raising an eyebrow.

"I will never forget someone with a red nose like you," says Makino's father.

Buggy just remembers that he used to remove his red nose to hide his identity in the past. Bellemere even reminds him of that. So Buggy removes his nose as if it's a fruit and Nami takes it from his hand to play with it as if it's a ball.

The old man seems to remember him and so are the villagers. "Aren't you Bob? Hahaha, it's really been a long time. Hey, everyone, Bob is here, the best Bounty Hunter on East Blue has returned." Makino's father shouts to the villagers outside and everyone rushes into the bar.

"Hey, it's true, that's Bob, the noseless brat," says a villager, followed by the others who recognize him.

"When did he come? I only saw a pirate crew arrive just now," says another man.

"Who cares about that, he must have his way. Maybe he wants to hunt these pirates," says someone else while looking at the pirates.

"No, I won't hunt these pirates. There's no way I can hunt my own crew, right? Also, my real name isn't Bob, that's my alias, I am Buggy," says Buggy.

The villagers are shocked, but then they laugh and congratulate him. Now the Clown Pirates are the ones who get surprised. These people who knew Buggy as a bounty hunter are happy to see him become a pirate.

"Hahaha, so you've done it. You always said that you'll make a pirate crew, now you've done it," says a man.

"But Buggy, huh? That's a familiar name, I've seen it somewhere before," says someone.

They all try to remember it and the Clowns are waiting for them to get scared for real now. The villagers really get scared when someone finally remembers that Buggy is one of the strongest pirates with a very high bounty now. But then they all congratulate him again, making The Clowns give up on these people.

Only an old man comes to reprimand them and he is even mad at Buggy. That makes The Clowns get relieved because there is someone normal here. They are even glad that the old man gets mad at them because they became pirates.

Anyway, Buggy tells them that he will treat them to a round of drinks. So a party appears instantly and they all forget about the matter of pirates. Buggy sits on the bar while his crewmates & villagers are having fun.

"Hey, old man, by any chance, was there a woman with a baby who came here around 2 years ago?" asks Buggy to Makino's father.

"How do you know? Ah, they're your lover & kid?" asks Makino's father.

Buggy spits his drink and quickly says, "No, I just know them. Well, it seems they are really here. I'll visit them later, then I'll go home for real."

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