Chapter 697 Buggy's truth! Luffy and Ace's Promise! (End of the arc)
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[We thought you were merely just another nameless pirate]
[But Buggy the Clown, you were actually once a member of the Pirate King Gol D. Roger's crew!!!]
The announcement from the Marine shocked everyone in that moment.
"EHHH!?"
"WHAAAT!!?"
All the escaped prisoners were stunned as well. Buggy froze after hearing that:
"How did they know!!?"
[It's impressive that a man like you has managed to stay off our radar for this long. Hiding under the surface only to show yourself at this time?]
The Marine seemed to commend Buggy in that moment.
[We haven't found a connection between you and Fire Fist Ace, but we're certain that your objective is the same as Strawhat Luffy: To rescue Ace.]
[We've also confirmed that over 200 prisoners are on that ship, including Jimbei, Crocodile, and Ivankov!!!]
[Let me warn you now. If we don't open the gates of justice at Marineford, you won't be able to leave the Tri-current!!]
[There is nowhere for you to escape to, and no way for you to survive!!! That's all]
After saying that, the Marine intended to cut off the communication, but Luffy interrupted them: "Hey!! Wait, Marines!!!"
"I'm going to save Ace!!! So you just wash some potatoes and wait!!!"
Oro Jackson:
"Haaaa!!! Finally! The great truth! Revealed in detail!"
Buggy's mouth hung open as he saw his full truth revealed in this manner in the manga.
"Hahaha! It seems the author plans to give you a cloak that doesn't fit you to wear, Buggy." Rayleigh laughed before commenting.
"What do you mean by a cloak that doesn't fit me, Rayleigh-san? Aren't I already a member of the Pirate King's crew?" Buggy exclaimed.
"Haha, what Rayleigh-san means is that your counterpart in the manga is so weak that he can bear this bad reputation." Shanks joined the conversation.
"That's reasonable But Buggy Your counterpart is truly cunning, it seems the prisoners you freed believe that you are really powerful! Hahaha!" The same goes for Gaban.
"He even aspires to become the Pirate King! Hahaha!"
"Not content with just the Yonko title! Hahaha!"
"So, is Buggy going to participate in the Summit War? Shahaha! That would be entertaining!"
"Kohohoho! I wonder how Whitebeard's expression will be now that he knows a member of the Pirate King's crew is targeting his head!"
The door swung open, bringing with it sunlight.
("Someday will go to sea!! We'll live the way we want!!")
("Freer than anybody!!!")
"These are Ace's words to Luffy when they were children, aren't they?"
Roger lit a cigar he had taken from Rob earlier, pondering.
"Mm," Rouge nodded with heavy emotions.
This final scene was very heavy on her heart; she couldn't bear to see Ace lose his dreams like this.
"He just wanted to be free" she said.
"But the current result is completely contrary to those words and promises, Ace lost his freedom and may lose his life..." Roger smiled a helpless smile.
The crew wanted to welcome back their captain, but they fell silent upon sensing the aura of the Conqueror Haki that caused the sky to collapse and the clouds to gather at this moment.
"My son just wanted to be freer than anyone else"
"Is the Marines, the World Government, and Blackbeard ready to repay the debt of destroying my son's dream?"
The smile on the Pirate King's face seemed terribly ominous... undoubtedly, if Sengoku and Garp were present and saw this familiar smile, they would warn everyone nearby to flee as quickly as possible.
Because this smile meant only one thing.
Someone was going to die, and that someone certainly wasn't Roger.
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Upcoming chapter titles (spoilers):
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Chapter 681: Rob's Impression of the Last Chapters of One Piece! (Part 1)
Chapter 682: Rob's Impression of the Last Chapters of One Piece! (Part 2)
Chapter 683: Descent of the Planets! Naruto Shippuden again!
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BlackStar_BH:
Finally, this arc has over!
