Chapter 816 The New Emperor

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"Long live Captain Bucky!"

The old subordinates who had followed him all the way from Impel Down had quickly gotten into the mood, shouting slogans loudly with red faces and fanaticism, while most of the newly conquered New World pirates were just swept up in it, shouting along to cope with the situation, but they were actually still maintaining their rationality.

Buggy raised his hands above his head and looked at the dense crowd of pirates below the stage with great pride. These guys have been in the New World for many years and are very powerful. Some of them are well-known in the New World. And now, these tens of thousands of people have all become his subordinates! It's like a dream!

Whether it was luck or an accident, I now really have the qualifications to be on equal footing with you! Bastard Shanks!

Bucky couldn't help but feel that no one else could do this better than him!

“Hahahahaha!”

"Hey guys! It's nice to meet you all!"

Buggy picked up the microphone of the Den Den Mushi and began an impromptu speech.

"... "

"Many of you were my enemies a few days ago. You belonged to different pirate groups and were enemies of each other! Enemies!"

"Gudong!"

At this point, there was a commotion from the audience. Many pirates were already sweating and some even had fear on their faces. They were all worried that Buggy was going to settle old scores with them.

"Hey hey hey!"

Buggy grasped the railing with both hands, leaned forward, and looked around with a sense of oppression before continuing.

"but!"

"No matter if you are truly loyal or not, what I want to say is! It doesn't matter whether you are doing this for money or for ambition or responsibility, or even just out of helplessness!! To me, none of this matters! Because a true pirate wouldn't care about these boring things!"

There was total silence below the stage. The pirates just stared blankly at the tall and mighty figure on the stage, their eyes gradually becoming blurred.

"My fellow clowns! Since you are all able to gather here today, from now on you will have only one identity! You are all members of my crew, Buggy the Clown!!"

"Hoo-hoo! Captain Buggy!"

All the pirates screamed instantly.

"Long live Captain Bucky!"

"I must pledge my loyalty to Master Buggy!"

"As expected of a man who is valued by the World Government and invited to become one of the Seven Warlords of the Sea!"

"Huh? What did you say? World Government?"

Bucky's protruding ears moved and he turned to look at the little brother who shouted something he didn't want to hear.

"Boss Buggy...I..."

"Whoosh!"

Before the younger brother could stammer and start to explain, Bucky's arms suddenly stretched out like rubber, grabbed him in front of him and scolded him.

"To this captain, the World Government means nothing! The Shichibukai mean nothing! Agreeing to become Shichibukai is just a temporary measure for me! Otherwise, I would not even look down on the title. I don't want to be inferior to others for nothing by being called 'Your Majesty'!"

"Ah, yes, yes! Master Buggy, you are right!"

The lackey could only nod and bow and say yes repeatedly.

"Perfect! I'd like to take this opportunity to announce that I have unilaterally fired the World Government! From today on, I, Buggy the Clown, will resign from the position of Shichibukai! I will officially become the new pirate! The Fifth Emperor!!"

"Nani!"

Buggy's roar echoed in the venue for a long time, and all the pirates in the audience were stunned.

“Ga ga ga~!”

On the windowsill, the albatross, who had arrived early, excitedly pressed the shutter of the camera-phone to record the heroic figure of Captain Buggy.

"The new Pirate Emperor!"

"Hoohoho!"

"The Clown King——Bucky!!"

"The Five Emperors! Buggy the Clown! Buggy..."

I don’t know who shouted first, but then the entire venue was filled with neat and loud slogans!

"Hey! Is this true? Are we going to become the Pirate King Group now? This is unbelievable!"

A pirate who was struggling to survive on Beehive Island in the New World before being recruited looked around at his companions who had fallen into a frenzy and muttered to himself with a look of disbelief on his face.

These words happened to be heard by an old crew member who was a former prisoner of Impel Down. He put his hand on the shoulder of the newcomer who had just joined the Buggy Pirates and spoke loudly with pride.

"I'm not saying anything, buddy! What's so surprising about this? Our Captain Buggy is a man who can fight four admirals on his own and remain undefeated. Even the former strongest man in the world, Whitebeard, doesn't want to be an enemy of Captain Buggy!"

"With the addition of Crocodile-sama, Shiryu-sama, and so many brothers, our Buggy Pirates have already reached the level of the Pirate Emperor. It is no exaggeration to say that we are the strongest pirate group!"

"Ah this! Long live Captain Buggy!"

After listening to Captain Buggy's legendary story, the newcomers' eyes gradually brightened up when they looked at the stage, becoming as charming as the old crew members.

"Phew! That's great!"

In the corner, the terribly calm Mr. 3 didn't even have time to feel happy that he was about to become the real vice-captain. He just secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Buggy has now successfully become the Pirate Emperor, so they have completed the stage task assigned by that adult!

As long as they can demonstrate their own value, they should be safe for the time being. Third Brother knows exactly how strong their captain is, and the three main fighters that the Buggy Pirates currently rely on were all sent by that adult. It would be too easy to get rid of them.

"Hahaha! They are just the Five Emperors, they are nothing!"

On the stage, Buggy, who had just announced that he would make himself king, suddenly stopped laughing and his eyes became sharper.

"Hey! Guys, let me ask you, do you still remember what dream made you choose to go to sea?"

"For...for what...dream?"

Bucky's sudden soul-searching question made the scene suddenly quiet.

"Becoming a pirate means you might die in the next moment! Even so, you must resolutely choose to go to sea. You must have been the same as me in the past! You all set sail with dreams in your heart!"

"Although we have all been disappointed, confused, and even gave up at one point, but! Can't our lives still roar?"

"Gudong!"

"B...Captain Bucky!"

The pirates' eyes gradually turned red, and they kept swallowing their saliva but still felt dry mouth!

Bucky's inflammatory voice continued to come.

"So, guys! Stop being cowards who are content with the status quo! Reach out and grab what you have always wanted! Don't worry, you have me behind you!"

Recalling the past scenes, Bucky's eyes couldn't help but become moist. His words seemed to be inspiring his subordinates in the audience, and also seemed to be speaking to his former self.

"Let's go and get that legendary treasure together! I want to become the Pirate King!!"

"Hoohoho!"

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