69: Chapter 69 Prisoners! I hate pirates the most.The rooftop of a magnificent mansion, the temporary base of the Buggy Pirates, has been occupied.
"What did you say?"
A sharp, piercing roar, like fingernails scraping a blackboard, echoed throughout the hall.
Bucky the Clown, sporting his signature red nose, dressed in a clown costume, and possessing an unusually large physique, was now glaring with his already enormous eyes, his face flushed red with rage, even overshadowing his red nose, as he gesticulated wildly and roared at his three kneeling henchmen:
"You let that damned thief get away?And you even lost the Grand Line charts—?"
The three pirates who had failed to capture Nami earlier were now huddled on the ground, trembling like leaves, their voices trembling with sobs:
"I'm so.so sorry, Captain Bucky!That.that woman was just too cunning."
"cunning?"
Bucky sprang to his feet like a powder keg that had been set ablaze, yelling, "Useless trash!A bunch of useless trash!"
He brandished his white-gloved fist, yelling, "What good are you three?Huh?"
He took a deep breath, a cruel, monstrous smile spreading across his face."Give me.a glorious death—!"
"Captain Bucky, spare me—!"
The three were terrified, tears streaming down their faces, and howled in despair.
Just as Buggy was concocting some terrifying punishment, a pirate henchman tumbled in, his voice trembling with excitement:
"Captain Bucky!Great news!Great news!"
"What is it?" Bucky roared impatiently, his anger still burning.
"That.that thief.she.she came right to my door!She's right outside!"
"What--?"
Bucky's scream instantly rose eight octaves, his red nose trembling with anger, "You mean she—came to my doorstep herself—?"
All the pirates' eyes instantly turned to the doorway.
Amidst the astonished, greedy, or fierce stares of the crowd, the short-haired orange-haired female thief calmly walked in.
She was holding a hemp rope in her hand, and at the other end of the rope was a young man whose hands were tied behind his back, wearing a straw hat, and looking around curiously as if he were browsing a market!
"It's them!"
The three pirates who had narrowly escaped death immediately pointed at Nami and screamed, "It's this woman!She stole the sea chart!The one with the straw hat is her accomplice!"
At this crucial moment when the atmosphere was extremely tense, Nami, standing behind Luffy, suddenly had a glint in her eyes!
She suddenly shoved Luffy hard from behind with all her might!
"Sorry, you idiot!" she thought to herself.
However—Luffy's body just bounced back and forth like a rubber toy, but his feet were rooted to the spot, and he stood still without moving an inch!
"Um?"
Luffy turned around in confusion, looked at Nami behind him who was staggering a bit from pushing too hard, and asked innocently, "Hey, Nami, why did you push me?"
Nami was internally devastated: 'What is this guy made of?'
Looking at Buggy's murderous gaze and the menacing pirates around her, she awkwardly forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, and stuck her tongue out at Luffy: "Heh.hehe.sorry."
Nami suppressed her inner turmoil and quickly put on a professional, slightly obsequious smile.
She ignored the "strange boy" who couldn't be pushed, bypassed Luffy, and strode towards Buggy the Clown, whose face was terrifyingly gloomy.
She held the crucial chart of the Great Sea Route in both hands and respectfully presented it to Bucky, her voice deliberately softened:
"Captain Bucky, I've captured the mastermind!The nautical chart.I'm returning it to you!"
Bucky kept his head down, his huge red nose almost poking the chart, the shadows obscuring his expression, only his deep, suppressed voice could be heard:
"Hmph.I'm glad you returned it."
He slowly raised his head, his bloodshot eyes, filled with anger, fixed on Nami, a twisted smile spreading across his lips."But.what has happened to your state of mind?Hmm?"
Nami's heart pounded, but her smile remained unchanged, even carrying a perfectly balanced hint of "grievance" and "realization":
"My talks with that boss.fell apart!"
Her tone was resolute, as if she had made up her mind, "I've had enough!Please let me join Bucky's gang!There's no future in following those naive idiots!"
"Fufufufufu—!"
Bucky the Clown suddenly burst into a sharp, piercing laugh, like that of a night owl!
He laughed so hard he almost fell over, and tears streamed down his face.
"Can't stand him anymore?Ugh!"
Buggy pointed at Luffy, then looked at Nami, "You woman.you're really interesting!Fufufu!I like it!You can join us!"
Nami felt a huge weight lifted from her heart, and she secretly rejoiced:
"Infiltration successful!Just as expected.pirates are so naive and easy to fool!"
Her face immediately lit up with a grateful smile: "Thank you, Captain Bucky!"
Buggy seemed to be in a really good mood.He finally left his extravagant "captain's throne," emerged from a makeshift, ornate tent, and walked up to Nami with a pigeon-toed gait.He asked with great interest:
"Woman, what's your name?"
"Nami."
"Okay!Nami!"
Buggy raised his hands and announced to all the pirates in the hall, his voice full of theatricality, "I'm in a great mood today!Everyone—let's throw a grand welcome party for our new crewmate, Nami!"
Let's make a grand spectacle of ourselves!
"Ooooooooooo!"
"Welcome, Nami—!"
"Long live Captain Bucky!"
The pirates erupted in deafening cheers, and the atmosphere instantly became frenzied.
The barrels were moved outThe food was served, and a jarring pirate tune began to play, suggesting that a chaotic banquet was about to begin.
Luffy excitedly joined the crowd in cheering, "Feast—!Meat—!"
He completely forgot that he was still tied up and that he was a prisoner.
The shrill cheers immediately caught Bucky's attention.
His smile vanished instantly, replaced by a look of disgust, and he pointed at Luffy, ordering his henchmen:
"Hey!Put this eyesore of a straw hat kid in the cage!Don't let him spoil my fun!"
Several pirates grinned maliciously and surrounded them, ready to attack.
No!
Luffy protested, wriggling like an eel to easily dodge the grabbing hand."I want to attend the banquet too!To eat meat!"
Hey!Straw Hat Boy!
Bucky's voice suddenly rose, filled with offended anger, "What do you think you are now?A prisoner should act like a prisoner!"
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