I honestly expected caenis, benienma, and musashi to just basically go on their own like if our master is not here then there's no reason for us to be here. But great chapter as usual!
I personally think this whole thing is just another misunderstanding, they probably are just in the same area and the marines overthink that they are in the same crew.
Enel still wasn't sure how Buggy had managed to rule his crew so efficiently, but he decided not to think about it too much... If anything, Buggy could also become a powerful ally in the future, if the stars aligned.