Chapter 84

Garish colors flickered wildly from inside the tavern.

Creak!

Pushing open the main door,

The blue-haired man looked at Lu En with a sinister face: "Brat, get in."

Seeing this,

Lu En showed not the slightest fear or hesitation.

He stepped forward,

And crossed into the tavern in a single stride.

In an instant,

A thick wave of wine fragrance rushed at him from inside the tavern, flooding Lu En's entire sense of smell.

At the same time.

With Lu En's entry, the tavern's once rowdy atmosphere came to an abrupt halt.

The clamor turned to dead silence!

Utterly soundless!

Bang!

A muffled thud came from behind.

Only to see,

The tavern's main door had already been heavily shut by the three blue-haired men.

Colorful lights flickered ceaselessly inside the tavern.

Blindingly bright,

Glaring,

They dispelled some of the dimness within the tavern.

"Brat, open your eyes wide and look carefully."

"The one up front wearing the Admiral's outfit — that's our boss."

The blue-haired man looked at Lu En with a mocking face.

Following the direction the blue-haired man pointed...

Lu En saw him.

A young man in a white Admiral's outfit sat swaggering on the sofa, his distinctive features a refreshing sight.

His build was utterly ordinary,

Neither tall nor thin,

Neither fat nor short.

On his forehead was a pattern formed by two crossed white skull bones.

Most striking of all...

He had a round, plump, red nose.

What had originally been a commanding presence suddenly became somewhat comical because of that round red nose.

"Huh..."

Upon clearly seeing this man's appearance, Lu En could not help but let out a soft sound of surprise.

Immediately,

A look of surprise crossed his face, and his gaze grew more intrigued.

"So it was you."

"I didn't expect..."

"The one behind it all is you, Clown Buggy!"

Inside the tavern.

The number of pirates was very great.

This place was a tavern formed entirely of pirates.

The pirates' stronghold!

An ordinary person entering this tavern would likely be terrified into trembling by the atmosphere.

However,

From the very moment Lu En stepped into the tavern, to the end.

His expression had not changed in the slightest.

At this moment,

Lu En was studying with great interest the red-nosed man seated on the sofa ahead.

That's right!

Just as he had said earlier.

This man was none other than Clown Buggy!

A so-called great pirate whose fearsome name spread throughout the East Sea!

Vicious in nature,

Brutal in temper,

Committing every evil,

Doing all manner of wickedness.

In the East Sea, the name of Clown Buggy alone is enough to make countless common folk tremble in fear at the mere mention of it.

Lu En, however, hadn't expected it.

Originally, it was just a passing whim — he wanted to find a group of pirates to keep himself company for a good bout of fun.

Never did he imagine,

that by such a coincidence, he'd run straight into Clown Buggy!

This little pirate who had once hung around on the Pirate King Luo Jie's ship has already grown into a 'great pirate' who can stand on his own!

And what's more…

he's the one who turned out the worst of the lot!

Those who once boarded the Pirate King Luo Jie's ship, looking across this era, have basically all begun to show their brilliance, becoming top-tier powerhouses of the sea.

Only Clown Buggy alone doesn't dare set foot lightly even in the first half of the Grand Line, and can only cower and huddle in the East Sea — that so-called weakest sea — acting as a local tyrant.

Of those from the same generation as Buggy…

Red-Haired Shanks.

That one has already carved out a fearsome reputation in the second half of the Grand Line, in that stretch of sea known as the New World.

Yet Clown Buggy is still cowering in the East Sea without a shred of progress, wanting to play the role of a local Emperor.

"29, what a coincidence!"

"Running into you of all people…"

Lu En stared deeply at Clown Buggy.

Although this was their first meeting…

but, for some unknown reason,

he had absolutely no good feelings toward Clown Buggy at all!

On the contrary,

the more he looked, the more his mood soured!

Just thinking about it —

that Clown Buggy's good buddy Red-Haired Shanks would, in the future, lead his own foolish little brother Little Lufei astray — a fury burned fiercely in Lu En's heart.

Originally, it was anger aimed at Red-Hair…

but now,

upon seeing Clown Buggy, this fury in his heart gradually shifted onto Clown Buggy himself.