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After taking care of Tesoro's business, Buggy and his crew returned to the Glory. Logically, they had done something so big that leaving this place was the best choice. But they couldn't leave now.
Coating the ship took three days. If they wanted to continue their journey, they had to get it coated. So, they had to stay here for three days.
"Buggy-sama, I received reliable information. Because you beat up a Celestial Dragon, Marine Headquarters has sent the Marine hero Garp to deal with you."
The one who told Buggy this news was Spandam. He wasn't worried about Buggy's safety. He was worried about his own safety. He was afraid that Buggy, when cornered, would expose him and give the Marines the paper that would seal his fate. To avoid this, Spandam, upon learning that Garp was on his way, immediately told Buggy this news.
Hearing that Garp was coming, Buggy's psychological burden about facing an Admiral lessened a bit. With this old man here, perhaps as long as Rayleigh took action, a battle between Admirals wouldn't happen. The other party might go easy on them. And Buggy knew that Garp disliked the Celestial Dragons very much. Now that he was fighting a Celestial Dragon, perhaps he wouldn't be serious about catching Buggy.
"Alright, I understand. Thank you for the information. I will definitely repay you in the future."
Although he knew that Spandam was mostly telling him this because of his own reasons, this was still helping them. Spandam's actions were already quite good. So, he had to express his gratitude. Buggy would give him a reward in the future when he had the chance.
"Please be careful. I also heard some news. Besides Garp, Sakazuki and Borsalino are stationed on Sabaody Archipelago. One is a Logia-type Magma-Magma Fruit user, and the other is a Logia-type Glint-Glint Fruit user. They're both very strong. I advise you to leave Sabaody Archipelago as soon as possible."
Hearing those names, Buggy's heart, which had just calmed down a bit, went back up. He didn't expect these two monsters to be on Sabaody Archipelago. Plus Garp, even if Garp went easy on them, it would be very dangerous this time.
After saying this, Spandam hung up the Den Den Mushi with a heavy expression. He could only provide information. He couldn't help Buggy and his crew from such a long distance. He could only leave it to fate now.
After the call ended, Buggy told everyone about Garp and Sakazuki with a heavy expression. Everyone had the same expression, including Jessica and the others. Everyone looked serious.
After saying all this, Buggy also fell into thought with a heavy expression. After a long time, a smile appeared on Buggy's face. He thought of a solution.
Looking at everyone's serious faces, Buggy said, "I've decided. We'll all split into three teams and act separately.
Me, Weevil, and Lafitte will be one team.
Shiryu, Enel, and Daddy will be one team.
Everyone else will be one team.
My team will be the main force, attracting the main firepower. We'll deal with Sakazuki and the Marine Admiral.
Shiryu's team will deal with Borsalino, sharing the firepower.
Kuro and Brook's team will hide near the Glory. Protect yourselves. After the Glory is coated, everyone will board the ship and leave. Avoid fighting."
This was the best they could do. They definitely outnumbered the Marines. Some of their members were also very weak. They couldn't fight together. This was also to prevent the battle from affecting Jessica and the others.
Another reason was to disperse the Marines' combat power. Sakazuki would definitely come for Buggy, so he wouldn't go after anyone else. And Garp would definitely come for Buggy and his crew, so the others wouldn't face too much danger. Borsalino would most likely go after the other crew members. In that case, Enel and the others would also take on some of the top combat power. And Enel and the others wouldn't necessarily lose to Borsalino. They might even have a chance to win.
Buggy also gave Enel and the others some guidance on how to deal with Borsalino. First, Enel, the Goro Goro no Mi user, would engage Borsalino, the Glint-Glint Fruit user, head-on. Daddy, the sniper, would attack Borsalino from the shadows, preventing him from going all out and reducing the pressure on Enel. Shiryu would serve as a part of the main force. At the same time, he would seize the opportunity to use his Suke Suke no Mi ability to launch surprise attacks on Borsalino.
This was the method Buggy thought of that wouldn't allow Enel and the others to easily lose. And according to his plan, they had a chance to win.
After giving instructions to Enel and the others, Buggy notified the people who were still coating the ship. He told them to move to another location with them under the cover of night.
This was necessary. The Marines might have known about their arrival on Sabaody as soon as they arrived. So, they would definitely know where they were now. For their next plan, they had to find a hidden and convenient place to dock their ship under the cover of night. Hiding was to prevent the Marines from finding the Glory temporarily and to prevent the coating from being affected. Convenience was to leave directly from here after the coating was done.
Of course, if the ship left from here, it might also be found by the Marines. But by tomorrow, when everyone acted separately, the Marines would find that their ship was gone. They wouldn't spend a lot of manpower looking for their ship's movements. They would definitely focus on everyone's movements.
"Captain, I want to fight too. Let me go with you."
Kuro didn't want to hide with Jessica and the others. He felt that he was also quite strong and might be able to help Buggy and his crew. So, he made this request.
"Kuro, I put you and Brook in Jessica's group for another reason. I hope that when you're hiding, you can protect them and prevent any accidents from happening."
Buggy didn't say this to comfort Kuro. He did have this in mind. No one could guarantee that the Marines wouldn't split their forces to search for Jessica and the others. If they did, without anyone with combat ability guarding Jessica and the others, if they were found, they, who had no combat ability, would be at the mercy of the Marines. This was something Buggy didn't want to see. He could only let them go back first and get their ship coated. He also had to prepare to retreat.
Hearing Buggy say this, Kuro nodded. This was indeed as Buggy said. Jessica and the others did need someone to protect them. At the same time, a look of unwillingness flashed in his eyes. He also wanted to go fight.
Brook, standing beside them, heard Buggy say this. He also nodded. He didn't say anything more. He agreed with Buggy's idea.
After telling Enel and the others about Borsalino, Buggy took Weevil and Lafitte and walked off the Glory. The rest of the crew, along with the people who were coating the ship, sailed the Glory to find another place.
Buggy and his crew paid a hefty sum of money to the ship coaters, which made them willing to follow them to find another place.
Buggy and his crew got off the ship for a reason. He had to search for the spies in the shadows while the Glory was sailing and eliminate them. This was to prevent anyone from following the Glory and knowing their next docking location.
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