331. Negotiation

The CP0 agents are troubled by Buggy's request, so they call the elders. Of course, the elders are angered by what Buggy said, but they also know they can't ignore it. So they ask if they can talk with Buggy through denden mushi.

The most they can do is talk with him on the G1 base, which is right under the Red Line. Buggy smirks when an agent tells it to him. Then he suddenly jumps onto the Marine ship and he reaches it easily even though the distance is quite far.

He snatches the microphone amidst the scared Marine & agents. "What's your real offer?"

The elders get serious and one of them says, "Just like what our men said, 20 years of treaty. We won't touch your territories and your family, and you keep what you know. We don't know how you find that out, but you should know that we won't let you go if you spread it."

"Is that really what you want? I know you want more than that," says Buggy.

"Obviously, but we also know that you won't accept the other terms," says an elder.

"Just spit it out," says Buggy.

The elders get silent for a moment before one of them says, "Do not touch Marine, our agents, & the Warlords. Also, don't try to go to Laugh Tale."

Buggy scoffs when he hears that, "Do you take me as an idiot? You want us to not touch them, but you didn't say they can't touch us. Don't play with me, geezers."

The elders get silent again for a moment, "Then tell us what you want so you'll sign the treaty pact?"

Buggy grins and says, "10 years of treaty. I won't spread that information and we won't attack Marine, CP, and Warlords unless they do something against us. We also won't go to Laugh Tale during that period. In exchange, you won't touch our families, territories, subordinates, and business. You will also let us explore any other island we want including the Marine Bases."

The elders get rather angry at the last term, "Marine bases? Are you crazy? 15 years, you won't attack us and you'll leave the Marine Bases alone. We will let you visit any place affiliated with us, but you will sell your weapons to us."

Buggy thinks for a moment before he answers, "Fine, but we will destroy any one of you who attacks or provoke us. We will also limit the weapons you can buy to be the same as what we sold to Big Mom & Whitebeard, with a higher price too."

The elders look at each other for a moment before one of them replies, "Alright, we'll take the deal. You better keep your words or we won't hold back at destroying you."

Buggy smirks and says, "Just be worried about fulfilling your ends of the deal. It's not like I don't know how you do things."

He suddenly closes the call without waiting for any answer. Of course, it pisses the elders, but they have expected such behavior from a Pirate.

"15 years, it will be enough for Vegapunk to finish that planned project," says the long beard elder.

"Yeah, then we won't need to worry about these pirates anymore," says the sword elder.

"But how did he know about the empty throne?" asks the big mustache elder.

"Maybe it was really him who get involved in the slave incident," says the blonde elder.

"There's a high possibility, but it doesn't matter now. That person has told us that it's not the time to make a big move yet. We will just focus on gathering our power until the time comes," says the big beard elder.

Back to Buggy, he is smirking after finishing the negotiation. He knows what the elders aim in 15 years, Pacifista. The first Pacifista will appear in 13 years when the Straw Hats are on Sabaody. He is sure that in the next 2 years when the Straw Hats are training, the Pacifista will have some improvements.

'In the series, Pacifistas were said to be WG's secret weapons. So there's no way those weak Pacifistas that get destroyed by Luffy with one punch are what they really want. Vegapunk also won't be satisfied with those Pacifistas. They must be the 1st generation and Vegapunk will improve them massively in 2 years. I'm sure they just haven't shown it yet when I died in the previous life,' thinks Buggy.

Buggy wants to return to his ship, but then the old Vice-Admiral tells him something. "This island will need half a year to fill the Log Pose. There are also strong creatures here."

"Oho? Then was it those creatures that destroyed the civilization?" asks Buggy curiously.

"The cause for that is a different thing, but I can't tell it to you," says the old Vice-Admiral.

"Well, thanks for the information," says Buggy as he walks away.

"Will you stay here for half a year?" asks the old Vice-Admiral.

"Why not? The exciting part of an adventure is feeling everything the world offer," says Buggy while smiling before he jumps back to his ship.

The old Vice-Admiral scoffs before ordering his men to leave the island. They leave immediately because they've waited for that order since the beginning. No one there wants to stay any longer with a pirate crew that has defeated their Admiral and Hero.

Buggy then tells his crew about the deal he made with the 5 elders. No one is against it because now their families will be safe for at least 15 years and they can explore the world without any disturbance.

"Will you really do all those things?" asks Cricket.

"Of course, I'm a man of my word. But it doesn't mean that I will just trust them blindly and won't do anything. We will keep tabs on them to know what they do because they might do something. There are also loopholes in the agreements and we will use those loopholes, just like them," says Buggy while smirking.

Everyone has a face that shows they have expected it. They've wondered about it since the negotiation went too fast. There's no way a peace treaty could finish that fast if both sides didn't have ulterior motives.

Cricket then sighs and says, "Well, that's that, it's good enough for the next few years. But what about that half a year?"

"You heard it?" asks Buggy.

"The long-eared-man heard it," says Cricket while pointing at Enel.

"Hmm, well, that old man said we need half a year to fill the Log Pose's magnetic energy. So we need to stay here for at least half a year before we can go to the next island," says Buggy.

"Do you really plan to stay here for half a year?" asks Mantis.

"Of course, we've agreed that we would only follow the Log Pose. Half a year isn't that long and we have many things to do here. He said there are strong creatures here and the weathers on this island are great," says Buggy while grinning widely.

Everyone becomes suspicious, so Manba asks, "Do you want us to train here?"

Buggy's grin becomes wider, "You know me so well."

Everyone's face becomes dark and they want to protest. But they stop when they see their Captain's excited expression. They all know that he won't change his mind no matter what they say.

"I don't know how strong the creatures are or if they can help you get stronger. But the weathers are crazy enough to temper your body. In 6 months, I want you all to be tough enough to stay on this island wearing casual clothes. Ruff, finish the suits soon, they will need it to start as soon as possible," says Buggy before laughing like a maniac.

Everyone can only accept and does it because they know how stubborn Buggy can be. Now after they accept it, they have different reactions. Some are depressed, some just accept reality, some just don't care anymore, and some are getting excited.

"6 months on a crazy island with crazy weather. Can I live through this? Ah, wait! I'm already dead, Yohohoho~," jokes Brook happily.

"What if the creatures here like bones?" asks Palu.

"Yahahaha, maybe you will die for the 2nd time," says Enel.

Brook suddenly has an expression of horror, "NOO! NOT DOGS!"

He is reminded of the dog minks in Pedro's crew who were chewing his bones when they have a party. There weren't many of them, but it's enough to give Brook a trauma. They were licking and chewing the hell out of his bones.

Enel & Palu are amused by his reaction and they laugh before getting hit by Mantis. She tells them to take care of their scared teammates before they joke around. They do as she said and take care of their teammates because tomorrow, their new lives will start.

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