Transcended as Lord Buggy

Buggy have found a cheff candidate, but she doesn't like pirates. So it will be hard to make her want to be a pirate, but Buggy will make sure that she want to be one. Cheff is important in a sailor crew who can sail on the sea for weeks after all.

Buggy decide to follow Mantis from afar. He will try to persuade her, so he follow her while thinking of a good way to make her agree. Buggy follow her for half an hour before she reach her destination.

It's an old building that have many broken walls & windows. Buggy read the old sign on top of the door and it's actually a restaurant. However, the business seem to be very bad, and no one eat there even though it's open.

"This is certainly strange. She doesn't won even though her food is better than the others. Now no one eat in her restaurant too even with good food like that."-Buggy

Buggy decide to get inside the restaurant and check it himself.

*CLING CLING*

Buggy open the door and it ring the bell. He look around and see the tables & chairs are prepared well. The interior seem decent compared to the exterior.

"You again? What do you want now?"-Mantis

"Like i said, i want to ask you to be my ship's cheff."-Buggy

"And i've refused, isn't that clear?"-Mantis

"And i refuse your refusal."-Buggy use Luffy's tactic

"Huuh? You're not making any sense. Didn't you hear me? I hate pirates, so i will never become one. Now leave before i force you to leave!"-Mantis

"Fine, fine, but my offer is still available."-Buggy

"I won't take it."-Mantis have a tickmark

"I'll make you accept it."-Buggy walk away

Buggy leave the restaurant and go back to his ship. At least now he know where to find her, so he can return later. Buggy look back for a moment after he reach rather far distance and see Mantis is spraying salt on the front door.

"Did she think of me as a curse bringer or something?"-Buggy have a dark expression

Buggy return to the ship and tell the story to Cricket. Cricket get pissed when Buggy say he eat good food until he's full, but then laugh at the salt spraying incident.

"Hahaha, that's what you get for not sharing that food with me. But are you sure you want to take her in? She refused right?"-Cricket

"Yeah, just like you, and i will make her agree just like you too."-Buggy

"Alright, so what's the strategy?"-Cricket

"Strategy? We just need to keep asking until she agree."-Buggy

"..... Sometimes i wonder wether you're actually smart or not. But whatever, let's go to her restaurant tonight and eat there, so you can ask her again."-Cricket sweatdrop

At dinner time, Buggy & Cricket go to Mantis' restaurant. They lock all the door in the ship tightly and pay the port security to guard their ship until they return. They reach the restaurant which is still empty like before.

"Oh my gosh, it's you again, and you even bring a friend."-Mantis

"Hey now, we're here as customers, so you should serve some food to us."-Buggy

"I've told you to not come here. It's not because i don't want to serve you food, but because you will get into trouble, serious trouble."-Mantis get serious

"We're pirates, trouble is our life."-Buggy

".....Fine, what do you want?"-Mantis

"Everything on the menu, big portions, we can eat a lot of food."-Cricket

"Oioioi, that will cost a lot."-Mantis

"Don't worry, my captain is rich."-Cricket

"Yeah, we've just loot a rather rich pirate crew, so it's a celebration."-Buggy

"That's right, so don't forget the booze!"-Cricket

""HAHAHAHA, PARTY~ PARTY~.""-Buggy & Cricket

"Sigh, alright then, just wait there, and don't create trouble!"-Mantis

Mantis then take 2 bottles of Rum from the counter and give them to Buggy & Cricket. Then she leave them to cook in the kitchen. Buggy & Cricket drink the Rum while waiting the food. Suddenly, the 8 thugs from the competition appear.

"Where's that woman? Huh, wait! You're that guy today. Bastard, i've finally find you, i'll really get you now."-Thug 1 point at Buggy

"You know them?"-Cricket

"No, i've just met them today, but they seem to be angry at me for no apparent reason though."-Buggy

"Hehehe, you've dared to eat her food today, and you even get into this restaurant. You really get into a big trouble now."-Thug 1

"Huh? Why?"-Buggy

"Dead man didn't need to know anything."-Thug 1

The thug tell them to get outside, so Buggy & Cricket follow them to not break anything inside. Then the 8 thugs take out their weapons and surround both of them. The thugs attack Buggy & Cricket, and it's not a wise thing to do.

*BAK BUK TANG DAK*

They got defeated easily, they're just weak thugs after all. Buggy & Cricket return to the restaurant, and drink their Rum again. Soon, Mantis come out with the appetizers. There are 10 plates of different appetizers, and they look amazing.

"Here's your order, enjoy!"-Mantis smile, she's really enjoy cooking & serving food to others

"Ooh, looks good."-Cricket

"Bon apetite~."-Buggy

Buggy & Cricket start to eat the food and try all of them. They really enjoy their meal, and it make Mantis elated. Mantis then get inside again, and cook the main dishes. She come back soon with 10 more plates of main dishes.

"There are 13 more main dishes, but i take out 10 first. Eat it while i cook the rest."-Mantis

"Alright."-Buggy

They eat again and Mantis return to the kitchen. But before she get in the kitchen, someone bust the front door open and break it. It surprise the trio inside, and they look at the door.

A big man is seen there with a pissed expression. Mantis seem surprised to see him and she seem angry. The man look around and see Buggy & Cricket eat the food, and he grin widely.

"There you are, bastards."-Man

"TOTI, WE HAVE A DEAL FOR YOU TO NOT BREAK ANYTHING IN MY PLACE AGAIN."-Mantis get angry

"Hmph, my boss won't bother to send me if you didn't beat up our mens just now."-Toti

"Huh? What do you mean?"-Mantis

"Don't act stupid, Mantis! You get these 2 guys to attack my mens just now, right?"-Toti

"Attack? They're the ones who attack us, so it was self-defense."-Buggy

"Yeah, that's right."-Cricket

Mantis look at them in disbelief.

"So you guys really did it?"-Mantis

"Yeah, and we won easily."-Buggy

"I TOLD YOU TO NOT CREATE TROUBLE DIDN'T I?"-Mantis

"B-but they're the one who come to us. Should we let ourselves being beaten up?"-Buggy

"Ugh, no, but- Tsk, anyway, you guys leave! I will settle this trouble."-Mantis

"No need, we will wipe our own ass."-Buggy

Buggy & Cricket then come out with the grinning Toti. Outside, there are many thugs, including those who were beaten up by Buggy & Cricket. There's also a man who seem to be their Boss sitting on a good chair among the thugs.

"Well, well, well, my beloved Mantis, we meet again, pecco~."-Boss

"Pecco, i thought we have a deal to not let your mens make trouble in my place? But you still send them to create trouble with my customers here."-Mantis

"What do you mean, pecco~? My mens also want to order foods, so they're customers too. But they got beaten up instead, so you're the one who break the deal, pecco~"-Pecco

"WHAT? THEY WANT TO ORDER FOOD? DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH! THEY JUST CAME TO CREATE TROUBLE."-Mantis

"Did you have any proof, pecco? You don't have it right? Hehe, then our deal end here."-Pecco

*Click*

Pecco click his fingers, and his mens move forward with their weapons.

"Demolish the building, pecco~!"-Pecco grin

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