The pirates sat and forgot, and they really believed the nine truths and one lie.

Holding a banquet is an essential social occasion in the life of all pirates. Sometimes, even if there are no women, a banquet is indispensable on the pirate ship. A pirate group is incomplete without a banquet.

The Joker Pirates came and went in a swaggering manner, and started a grand welcome banquet on the ship, right above the ruins of the recent battle, next to the scraps of naval ships and the bodies of naval personnel.

Although the prisoners who escaped from the underwater prison have varying combat capabilities, they are loyal and impressed by the personal charm of Buggy the Clown. They are willing to go through fire and water for this new boss and are able to help out even if they do not participate in battles.

They moved the food and drinks needed for the banquet from the cabin. If there were not enough, these brothers would jump into the sea and swim to the navy's abandoned ship to salvage something usable from the bottom of the sea.

If the brothers who go to the sea are not careful, they will bump into the bodies of the navy that have not sunk to the bottom. It can only be said that people’s joys and sorrows are not the same. Although they are all human beings, they have different standpoints. Life and death can only be blamed on bad luck.

The long-prepared banquet officially began. The arrogant clown Buggy sat on the main seat on the high platform. He filled the big wine glass in his hand and raised it high, starting a performance to win people's hearts: "This navy wine smells good. You can drink this wine every day when you follow me in the future. I, Buggy the Clown, will definitely lead you to conquer this sea."

After saying that, he drank the liquid in the glass in one gulp. The owner of the ship began to drink, and other cadres and younger brothers responded, enjoying the beautiful vision with the boss. Douglas Barrett and Kozuki Momonosuke were infected by this atmosphere and drank like the people next to them.

The Joker Pirates don't have many rules. As long as Lord Buggy takes the first sip of wine and starts eating, everyone else can do whatever they want and play whatever they want, such as drinking, playing rock-paper-scissors, eating meat, having sex, etc. As long as they are on this ship, there are no taboos.

It was the first time that Kozuki Momonosuke drank alcohol. When Mrs. Toki was still alive, she was very strict with boys. He was still a minor and his mother would never let him drink. But on this ship filled with a free atmosphere, no one cared whether a minor was suitable for drinking or not. They all formed cliques and did their own things.

He took a big sip of wine, but he felt that this liquid was rather hard to drink. It was worse than drinking water. However, it was his first time drinking alcohol and he did not feel drunk. Perhaps it was related to the devil fruit in his body, or maybe he was born with a physique that could make him drunk. At such a young age, he could at least drink a hundred cups without getting drunk.

The boy glanced at the strong man sitting in the main seat. The name Buggy the Clown had never been mentioned by his father, Kozuki Oden. However, the Roger Pirates were indeed full of talented people. Unfortunately, after the disbandment, most of the crew members disappeared at sea, as if they were hiding from something.

Before leaving Wano Country, Kozuki Momonosuke had a general understanding of the maritime situation through newspaper information over the years. The second half of the Grand Line belongs to the world of the Four Emperors, including Kaido of Beasts, Charlotte Linlin, Red-Haired Shanks, and Whitebeard Edward Newgate. The Kozuki family has some connections with two of the Four Emperors.

However, although Red-Haired Shanks is a crew member of Roger's Pirates, his friendship with Kozuki Oden cannot be compared with that of the Whitebeard Pirates. After all, the Moby Dick is the place where Kozuki Momonosuke was born. It is understandable and the best choice for the boy to go out to sea to ask his adoptive father for help as soon as possible.

But the plan did not change as fast as it should. Kozuki Momonosuke only stayed in Punk Hazard for half a year. When he received information from the outside world, he found out that the situation had completely changed. The Whitebeard Pirates were completely wiped out, which was undoubtedly the biggest blow to the boy.

The appearance of Buggy the Clown today has rekindled the boy's hope of restoring his country. It seems that this bad adult values ​​him very much. As long as he is valuable in the other party's eyes, he will not be easily abandoned. The two sides have unequal negotiating qualifications, and the strength shown by Mr. Buggy may be able to compete with Kaido, the King of Beasts.

"How should I start this? It's impossible for others to go to war with a powerful group of the Four Emperors just because of a few words from me. This is too unrealistic."

When the boy thought of this depressing thing, he couldn't help but gulp down the wine. At first he hated the taste of the wine, but after drinking it a few times, he probably fell in love with it. Kozuki Momonosuke also wanted to experience the pleasure of being drunk.

The lonely boy was drinking alone in the corner. Douglas Barrett, who shared the same suffering as him, stayed there for a long time and when no one paid attention to him, this man took the initiative to come to the bedside of Bucky the Clown.

Buggy the Clown sat in a high position and looked down at him, which made Barrett frown. However, considering that he could not beat the opponent, the man endured the frustration in his heart. If he wanted to become stronger, he had to take a new step.

The burly man took out a box from his arms. The valuables in it were Douglas Barrett's token of joining the group tonight. He casually threw the box to Buggy the Clown and made a request straight to the point: "You have been chasing me for so long just to get this. I will give it to you tonight, but you have to agree to one request of mine."

Catching the coveted thing with his right hand, Buggy the Clown used the power of the Devil Fruit, and the perfect splitting effect split the box at the physical level, revealing the true appearance of the contents, which was a permanent record pointer that recorded the location of a certain island.

Buggy the Clown examined his hand, then kept playing with the pointer on his hand and replied: "Barrett, you have given me such a big gift. I can satisfy any request you make."

Barrett knew that he had made the right bet, so he spoke his mind directly without any pretense: "I want to join your pirate group, just like when I joined Roger's pirate group. I will constantly challenge you, surpass myself and continue to become stronger in the process. I hope to achieve in you what Pirate King Roger has never done."

Douglas Barrett is a naturally combative person, with muscles and fighting in his mind. Fighting has been integrated into his life. If he stops getting stronger, it would be a fate worse than death for him. Even though he has been imprisoned in the underwater prison for more than 20 years, his competitive heart has not been wiped out.

But he was lucky. After escaping from the underwater prison, he heard the news of Whitebeard's death. But not long after, Buggy the Clown located him through some means.

After finding him, he implemented a three-step strategy: treat him to a meal, behead him, and keep him as a dog. The first step was to treat Barrett to a meal, but Barrett didn't fall for it; the second step was to behead the clown Buggy, showing his overwhelming strength. If he really wanted to kill Barrett, it would only be a matter of time; the third step was to keep him as a dog, which was completed naturally.

Buggy the Clown, who is good at understanding people's minds, knows this simple-minded person too well. Barrett's surrender is also within the man's expectations.