Transcended as Lord Buggy

Chapter 286: Another Big Plan

A day after The Clowns made a ruckus on a Marine Base, the world gets into an uproar. Everything that happened on Wano has spread all over the world, after all. The World Government has tried to suppress it, but it still spread in the end.

Buggy purposely spread it by contacting World News. Those journalists will take every news as long as it's interesting and will cause an uproar. They've often gone against World Government for their news, that's why Buggy contacted them.

He also spread the news that Wano will open its border and that it is his crew's territory now. His purpose is to give some sort of protection to Wano. The world's attention will shift toward Wano for some time so the World Government won't be able to endanger it.

After all, it's a well-known fact that Wano has a deep connection with Roger & Whitebeard Pirates through Oden. Messing with Wano means messing with Whitebeard Pirates and the remnants of Roger Pirates like Buggy, Shanks, & even Rayleigh.

The Clown Pirates' feat on Wano has increased their infamy and of course, their bounties. They get a lot of raises because they've defeated not only Beasts Pirates but also a CP0 unit, which is known as the best Cipher Pol group.

Buggy 'The Killer Clown': 3.45 billion

'Red Fists' Montblanc Cricket: 1.69 billion

'Black Hammer' Palu: 1.23 billion

'Thunder God' Enel: 1 billion

'Demon Giant' Magnus: 911 million

Mantis 'The Dancer': 567 million

'Fatman' Manba: 234 million

'Rainbow Hair' Bunglon Deon: 222 million

'Soul King' Brook: 187 million

'Ash Girl' Ariella Jude: 173 million

'The Inventor' Ruff: 156 million

Many other members also get bounties but none of them pass 20 million. Still, it makes them happy because it makes them feel that they are real pirates. Also, it means that the World Government notices them.

The total of executives' bounties is a whopping 9.82 billion. When added with the crew members' bounties, the total becomes almost 10 billion. They have the highest total bounty among rookie crews and are on par with Whitebeard & Big Mom Pirates.

Of course, The Clowns celebrate their new bounties with a big party. It's also to celebrate their feat and get new members. They've held a party on Wano before, but celebrating it themselves always feels different.

"What will we do after this, Captain?" asks Jude.

"As much as I want to go back to East Blue, it is just too risky. The World Government is hot on our tails so we can't make wrong moves. Exploring the New World is also quite difficult now because all forces will be wary of us. I want to relax for some time, so let's visit all Beasts Pirates' territories to claim them. They are important pieces for our big plan," says Buggy before drinking his rum.

"You hated having territories before, but now you want them quite badly," says Cricket while smirking.

"Well, if we have Wano as our territory, might as well make all Beasts Pirates' territories ours. I also get a good idea after seeing Beasts Pirates stuff," says Buggy.

"Haha, that's the right call, Captain. If this plan success, then we'll become very rich," says the drunk Deon, followed by the others' cheer.

"Being rich will depend on how we manage it, but at least I know that taking over these territories will be easy. We've gone to all these places when we attacked Beasts Pirates' units to reduce their power. We are basically the heroes of these places and we left good impressions on the locals. As long as we can get their assistance, then it will be easier in the future," says Palu.

"What do you think we should do to get the locals' support, Dela?" asks Mantis.

"In my opinion, the best way is to give them proper work contracts, not slave contracts like what Beasts Pirates did. Slave contracts will surely reduce the operational cost but our relationship with them will be very weak. Having a good relationship also makes the territory management easier and it will also increase the profit that our territories make because the people will work more efficiently," says Dela.

"Well, that's enough for me. Beasts Pirates' way of controlling their territories is too troublesome. It needs a lot of manpower which will make the management harder. I prefer having a good relationship with the locals and making them cooperate with us willingly. We just need to check for problems every once in a while," says Buggy.

They all agree because it will make things easier for them. They just need to find trustworthy people to help them manage these territories, possibly among the locals. Local representatives are better because people will believe them more as each territory's leader.

In the end, they are pirates, not nobles or governments who work to manage territories. Their job is piracy, so they attack and plunder things. Although they never attack civilians, they still attack & plunder other organizations, so they are still pirates.

The next day, the Clowns arrive on an island which was Beasts Pirates' territory. They get surprised though because they see their flag is fluttering on the island. There are even 3 flags on the port and there are more in the other places.

"What's going on?" asks Ruff confusedly.

"I was just joking when I said the locals will see us as heroes, but it is truly the case. It seems they have accepted us as their new rulers and it seems they are happy about it," says Palu as he sees a lot of people gathering on the port and waving at the Clowns.

"Well, we've visited this island a few times because Beasts Pirates kept sending new units to take it over. It's not strange that the locals are seeing us as their protector," says Mantis.

"But we still need to be careful later because many of them surely haven't fully believed us," says Magnus.

"Just make Brook sing a few songs for them and they'll like us instantly," says Deon jokingly.

"Yohohoho, I know you'll say that, so I've prepared some songs for them," says Brook.

"Eh? Really?" asks Deon with a stunned expression.

"No, it's a lie, Yohohoho," says Brook before he runs away from the pissed Deon.

"Well, we just need to show them that we are not dictators. At least most of them like us so it will be easier," says Buggy.

The Clowns soon land on the island and the locals welcome them happily. They celebrate the Clowns' arrival like true heroes, not evil pirates. Well, the Clowns have freed them from years of suffering caused by Beasts Pirates, after all.

The celebration lasts only for 3 hours because the locals don't have much food & drinks. So it's just a small celebration but it doesn't matter. The Clowns didn't come here to have a party, after all, but to start a business.

They gather the locals' elders and other kinds of group representatives. The Clown's executives then have a meeting with these people. They are using the biggest mansion which was the mayor's mansion.

There are some representatives who don't like the idea of having The Clown Pirates as their new rulers. They still can't trust pirates because they suffer for years because of pirates too and they don't hide their distrust. But then what Buggy says changes their attitude 180 degrees.

After all, Buggy says, "What do you think about making a lot of money?"

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