One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 13 Us
Baron's call was fruitful.

At least on the second day, Bucky moved out of the somewhat monotonous Navy sanatorium.

His Excellency the Baron handed over to him a property located in Area 36, ​​which was said to be a manor of considerable size.

Hmm, I wonder how that compares to the richest man in Gotham?
Bucky quickly dismissed the thought.

It might be a bit of a stretch to call the building in front of us a manor.

A slightly larger villa?

This description is quite appropriate.

It’s just that the exterior of the house is a bit old, and many of the red tiles on the third-floor roof have fallen off. Under the slanting orange sunlight, it looks a bit lonely.

Not far from the Bubble Park, you can see crowds coming and going from afar.

Fortunately, Bucky is not picky.

I also felt that I probably wouldn’t stay for long.

A gravel road no wider than four meters connects the front gate with the stone steps in front of the house.

The furniture inside was not old, at least the door handles were still shiny.

It’s quite weird to say.

When Bucky walked into this house that nominally belonged to him, he could actually feel a distinct palpitation in his heart.

So he split the breast apart and held it before his eyes.

Look carefully.

I will cheer and jump for having such an asset.
This wasn't the reaction he should have had.

Bucky's feet stepped on the soft carpet and he simply took off his shoes to see his own reaction.

My heart rate didn't increase.

But when I passed by a golden ornament, my heart suddenly beat faster.

This is a gold plate mixed with some silver and copper.

It's just a plate.

Bucky felt that his nerves were not touched, but the heartbeat reaction could not be faked.

Gold.
Many images suddenly popped up in his mind.

It was he who discovered a treasure trove so rich that it illuminated the surroundings in a dark cave, and he found himself in the midst of this huge treasure!
Another image is,

He returned to the small town in the countryside and used the money from selling gold to build a bright and elegant three-story Western-style house for his family, which made his grandmother, who was always sighing, very happy.

I called back those good friends who grew up together.

Eat and drink together.

Those friends
Bucky suddenly had a memory popping up in his mind, about the time he and a red-haired kid were running around among a group of adults with wine glasses in their hands.

A guy with a mustache looked at the two of them and laughed happily.

There was also a middle-aged man wearing round-frame glasses who looked a bit gentle.
that period of time,

He could feel that he was very happy.

"Perhaps I have ignored you for too long." He whispered.

The sunlight outside shone through the intricately patterned enamel glass, illuminating his face in a half-bright and half-dark way.

Half is greedy joy, and the other half is extreme indifference.

"gentlemen!"

The gray-haired housekeeper just walked in from outside.

There were some flowers and plants on his body. The small patch of grass outside the house had not been taken care of for a long time, so he had just trimmed it.

There was not enough light in the room, and he could only see half of the face and the conspicuous navy uniform.

But this is enough to prove that this is one's employer.

"There's a guest outside looking for you." He said softly, not coming too close.

It is good to be polite and courteous until you know the character of the new owner.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work."

Buggy turned his head, with a gentle smile on his face, and his chest returned to its original position without knowing when. No one would think that he was a lunatic or a pirate who had just left a mental hospital.

The old butler even felt that he had met a good new master.

Outside.

Arne held a camera and walked hesitantly.

"Sir." He always felt that this title was a bit awkward to pronounce.

"The news agency has agreed to accept me as an external reporter." But his smile still revealed a happy energy.

After all, not long ago, I was a slave ready to give up my dignity and be sold. It’s good to be a reporter now.

What he didn't expect was that the branch president who was in charge of the interview, a guy with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, not only did not discriminate against him after hearing about his pirate experience, but was instead surprised.

Pirates, pirates are great!
The pirate supernova of the Sabaody Archipelago is our biggest news of the year!
He still remembers the branch president's expression when he said this.

It's common to see pirates dreaming of becoming a swordsman, a cook, or a navigator, but it's not common to see pirates dreaming of becoming a reporter!

Even Bucky was a little surprised.

He was already prepared to ask Jacques to give him some money.

"Not bad." He said softly.

Arne felt a little strange about the gentle attitude.

how to say
The previous Bucky gave him the feeling of a pile of sharp thorns.

Now the spikes seem to have softened a bit.

illusion!

Arne shook his head. He was not surprised that others would change, but this clown...
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
"But the branch also assigned me a task."

"The Heart Pirates, who were rated as one of the supernovas, are currently active in Area 30 and asked me to go and interview them."
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Area 1.

The towering mangroves are dotted with neon bubbles.

The roots, winding like stone veins, weave out flat land like island land on the sea surface.

The human auction venue is located in an open space the size of a square surrounded by many mangroves.

It is a tall building complex in a semicircular shape.

On the second floor of the auction venue, a high-level meeting of the auction venue was being held.

"Do you really want to let that kid have a share?"

Diouf made no effort to disguise himself, and his white navy uniform stood out in the dimly lit auction hall.

The man in the main seat, wearing a tall hat and with long purple hair, chuckled.

"Haha, isn't this great?"

"Wouldn't it be a major blow to their own family's business if Luke's illegitimate child became one of us?"

"Besides, the resources that kid has access to are indeed what we need."

"What do you need so many pirate slaves for?"

Another man in a suit said disdainfully.

Training pirate slaves takes much more time than training normal slaves.

"As long as our distinguished guest likes it." The purple-haired man retorted indifferently.

"My Lord may not agree with your plan."

"As you know, the profits generated by the venue are quite good in the archipelago, but compared with your other industries, it is just marginal."

“That’s why we need to be more aggressive!”

The purple-haired man looked unwilling.

"As long as we take over the auction house in Area 4, we can get more pirate slaves!"

"Only in order to please that adult more, do you understand?!"

"I have another idea." Diouf knocked on the long table in front of him and gestured.

"If Auction House No. 4 doesn't have a channel for delivering pirate slaves, won't we still be able to achieve our goal?"

(End of this chapter)