East Blue.
The night enveloped Loguetown in an unusual silence.
In the highest-ranking office of the Loguetown Marine Base, Orion, after answering the last Den Den Mushi, wearily rubbed his temples and stood up, instinctively calling out.
"Gion."
After a few seconds of silence, Orion looked around the office and saw only a few members of the Shichibukai.
He couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
Indeed, Gion had foresight.
Without her assistance by his side, he felt somewhat out of sorts.
Just the constant ringing of the Den Den Mushi had already worn him out a bit. If Gion were here, she would have handled these matters without him needing to lift a finger.
"Report!"
At that moment, a familiar voice boomed from outside the office door, loud enough to startle the Shichibukai sprawled on the sofa from their slumber.
After receiving Orion permission, the office door was pushed open, and a burly figure eagerly rushed in, standing before Orion and shouting at the top of his lungs.
"Captain Morgan, reporting to the Fleet Admiral! Loyalty!"
"It seems there's good news!" Orion reached out and patted Morgan shoulder, smiling as he asked.
"Well? Did you capture the Black Cat Pirates?"
"Fleet Admiral, you're truly a master strategist!" Morgan was visibly excited, his voice gruff as he replied.
"I followed your orders and intensified patrols near Syrup Village. Sure enough, we spotted the Black Cat Pirates!"
At this point, Morgan tone shifted "I remembered your instructions from years ago, so I didn't charge in recklessly. Instead, after discovering their ship hidden in a secluded cove near Syrup Village, I immediately ordered a full artillery barrage to cover the area with long-range attack!"
"When our warship approached, only two members of the Black Cat Pirates were left floating in the sea—their captain, Kuro, and the hypnotist Jango, whom you specifically warned me to be cautious about!"
"I personally finished them off, just as you taught me—two shots to the chest and one to the head. No chance of survival."
Pausing briefly, Morgan eyes flickered with curiosity as he tentatively asked.
"Fleet Admiral, how do you know so much about the Black Cat Pirates? Pirates of their caliber shouldn't even be on your radar."
"It's not that I know them well!" Orion smiled faintly and said "Rather, when I first met you, I saw your future."
"My future?" Morgan blinked in confusion "What... what does my future look like?"
Orion patiently explained "In your future, I saw you attacked by the Black Cat Pirates and hypnotized by Jango, leading you to mistakenly believe you had captured their captain and ultimately sending you down a misguided path!"
Hearing Orion serious yet fabricated tale, the Shichibukai on the sofa reacted differently.
While Moria, for the first time ever showed a look of admiration, Mihawk, Crocodile, and Doflamingo couldn't help but twitch their lips in disbelief.
As renowned pirates of the Grand Line, they were well aware that advanced Observation Haki could allow one to glimpse fragments of the future.
However, the idea that Orion had seen years into the future several years ago was something they had never heard of.
Unless Orion was a prophet, they refused to believe it!
Thus, the only logical conclusion was that their young Fleet Admiral, who appeared so serious, was actually a master of deception!
Ignoring the reactions of the Shichibukai, Orion changed the subject.
"Captain Morgan, go and hand over your duties to your deputy. Have him take charge of Branch 153. Tomorrow, you'll accompany me back to headquarters!"
Hearing that Orion was taking him to headquarters, Morgan eyes lit up instantly, and he exclaimed excitedly.
"Long live the Fleet Admiral!"
Before the words even finished, Morgan eagerly turned and dashed out of the room, his excited voice echoing down the hallway.
"BROTHERS, I'M GOING TO HEADQUARTERS WITH THE FLEET ADMIRAL!!"
"When I rise to greatness there, I'll bring you all over to enjoy the good life! Ahahaha~"
Hearing the voice from outside the door, Moria let out his signature laugh.
"Kishishishi, that little captain is doing well now."
As soon as Moria finished speaking, two figures arrived in a hurry—Ain and Binz, who had left Loguetown to assist Liteunant Fullbody.
"Fleet Admiral!"
As soon as they entered the office, Ain and Binz stood at attention and said in unison.
"Mission accomplished!"
With that, Ain placed an iron cage on the ground and pointed to a man inside wearing a clown hat and seastone handcuffs.
"This is Buggy. Due to his unique Devil Fruit ability, we couldn't kill him. Instead, we regressed his age by 24 years and brought him back in this cage."
"Buggy?"
As soon as Ain finished speaking, Mihawk, who was sitting on the sofa suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at the cage.
Inside the cage was none other than Buggy, the captain of the Buggy Pirates and a former apprentice of the Roger Pirates.
However, Buggy had now transformed into the appearance of a seven year old child, his body seemingly shrunk, with a large clown hat on his head that made him look utterly ridiculous, almost comical.
Doflamingo also glanced at the cage at this moment.
Seeing Buggy, now severely shrunk and transformed into a child, yet with his red nose still prominent, he couldn't help but chuckle.
"Fufufufu, Buggy, the former apprentice of the Roger Pirates and the user of the Chop-Chop Fruit? What a legendary man!"
Orion also nearly burst out laughing when he saw Buggy in the cage.
It wasn't just Buggy clown-like appearance and attire, but the fact that he now looked completely harmless, making it hard to connect him with the ruthless pirate who enjoyed tormenting the weak.
At that moment, Buggy, still in the cage noticed the members of the Shichibukai seated in the office and Orion standing in front of him.
Wearing seastone handcuffs, Buggy as a Devil Fruit user wanted to widen his eyes dramatically, but the handcuffs slowed his movements to a crawl and even his voice became weak and listless.
"Mi... Mihawk? Crocodile? Doflamingo? What's going on... why are you all in the East Blue?"
"You still have the energy to worry about others!" Orion glanced down at Buggy and said emotionlessly.
"Binz, throw him into the sea and let him soak until tomorrow morning. You personally guard him. Don't be careless—this man is extremely dangerous. If he escapes, the consequences will be dire!"
"If he's still alive by tomorrow, bring him back to headquarters and hand him over to the science division for research!"
[Bro gonna research buggy luck probably lol!]
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