[Task: Defeat Crocodile, Catarina Devon, and Vasco Shot. (Completed)]
[Next task: Use the opportunity to release Zoro and Buggy. (Currently on the fourth step)]
Vivian: "…"
So this is the pitfall of the task.
He thought, this task seemed easy, yet it could still bring him the reward of two phones. How could there be such a good deal?
"I knew it…"
This system is still the same old system. Even if the task isn't dangerous, it will find ways to mess with you.
With Vivian's current strength, unless Jinbei and Zoro teamed up, the prisoners on the sixth level of the prison wouldn't stand a chance against him.
"Letting these two escape… I'll definitely be punished by the higher-ups, right?"
Buggy the Clown wasn't a big deal; not many people knew he was a former crew member of the Pirate King. A prisoner with a bounty of only 15 million Berries, Magellan might not even remember his existence. But Zoro was different.
Luffy had just caused a huge commotion during the Summit War, and his bounty had risen to 400 million. As a main force of the Straw Hat Pirates, Zoro was personally escorted to the sixth level by Magellan. If he were to escape…
Would Vivian have to stay in Impel Down for another two years?
By then, another two years would have passed, and Luffy's crew might have already found the One Piece.
But thinking about it carefully, it might not be a bad thing.
Defeating the Four Emperors like BIG MOM, Kaido, and Blackbeard, exposing the World Government's corruption, and overthrowing the Celestial Dragons' rule—these extremely dangerous tasks were not something he wanted to be involved in.
He had already made a name for himself during the Summit War and saved Whitebeard. That should be enough for his journey in the pirate world, right?
He thought it might be a good idea to lay low in Impel Down and come out after everything was over.
Meanwhile, Buggy, surrounded by his prisoner followers, had been pushed to within fifty meters of Vivian.
"Hey! Vivian, be prepared. Our great Captain Buggy will defeat you today!" The prisoners shouted confidently at Vivian.
"Really?" Vivian lit a cigar and put it in his mouth.
Since achieving financial freedom, he smoked much more frequently than before.
But that wasn't the point now. The point was, how should he act in this "play"?
"Wa ha ha ha, seeing… seeing the great Captain Buggy, aren't you going to surrender? If you surrender, Captain Buggy can guarantee your life…"
Buggy, with his hands on his hips, said these arrogant lines in a very timid tone.
Just as Buggy was sweating profusely and internally screaming "I'm dead, I'm dead," Vivian suddenly widened his eyes, and the cigar fell from his mouth.
"You… you you you!"
"Me?" Buggy looked at the suddenly shocked Vivian in confusion.
The next second, Vivian pointed at him with a trembling finger and said, "If I'm not mistaken, you must be Buggy the Clown, right? One of the crew members of the Roger Pirates…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the scene fell into a deathly silence.
What did he just say?
Did I hear that right?
Many people began to doubt their ears.
"Roger Pirates…"
"Is that the former Pirate King Roger?"
"He said Boss Buggy… was a crew member of the Roger Pirates?"
All eyes turned to Buggy, filled with inquiry and anticipation.
"Boss Buggy…"
"Is it true?"
"Were you really a crew member of the Roger Pirates?"
Silence.
Buggy wiped the sweat from his forehead, falling into a dilemma.
What should he do? Should he admit it?
Ever since he left the pirate crew and witnessed his captain's execution, he had grown to despise this title over the years.
But now…
Although he didn't know where that guy had heard this news, given his current situation, it seemed that acknowledging this identity might be the most beneficial choice for him.
Maybe this Vivian, upon learning that he was a former crew member of the Pirate King Roger, would feel fear and let him go?
"Captain Buggy?" The prisoners called out softly again.
Hearing this, Buggy snapped back to reality, shook his head, and sighed, "Sigh… I didn't expect to be found out."
The prisoners: ???
"That's right, I was indeed a crew member on the Pirate King Roger's ship…"
As soon as he finished speaking, the previously subdued sixth underground level, which had been intimidated by Vivian, instantly became lively again.
Whether they were Buggy's underlings or not, the conscious pirates all stood behind Buggy, raised their fists, and shouted once more, "Long live Captain Buggy!"
"Follow Boss Buggy and fight our way out of here!"
Buggy: (;?_?)
"So… have you decided to surrender?" he asked, looking at Vivian.
After a moment, as if making an extremely difficult decision in his heart, Vivian suddenly raised his head, looked at Buggy with a very serious expression, and said, "As a marine, I will never surrender to pirates. Even if it's a crew member from Roger's ship!"
"Vivian, the warden…"
In the monitoring room, a group of guards were moved to tears upon hearing this.
As Vivian drew the blade from his waist, Buggy became even more anxious, quickly putting on a fierce expression and shouting, "Don't come any closer! If you do, I'll really kill you!"
"Yah-ho!"
"Captain Buggy, kill him quickly!"
"Kill him, Boss Buggy!"
The prisoners clenched their fists and shouted.
Before the sound even faded.
"Thunder Breathing, First Form: Thunderclap and Flash!"
Vivian's figure, shimmering with golden lightning, suddenly disappeared from the spot.
In a panic, Buggy also hastily shouted out his usual combat move, "Bara Bara Cannon!"
His arms, holding daggers, broke apart and shot forward like cannonballs.
No one could even see what happened, it all took just a blink…
"Poof!"
A mouthful of blood spurted out.
Everyone looked closely and saw that Vivian, who had disappeared, was now lying on the grass of the playground, with Buggy's daggers embedded in his abdomen.
"As expected of… a former member of Roger's crew…" Vivian struggled to prop himself up and said this.
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone, including Buggy himself, looked utterly bewildered.
Then, a moment later.
"Yah-ho!" The prisoners began to cheer loudly, raising their arms in celebration.