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Silence hung in the library of the hidden base, broken only by the floating figure of Buggy hovering before Crocodile. His wide, painted eyes were locked on the taller man, hands clasped in theatrical supplication. "Please," he begged, his lower lip jutting out, "just a million. I need it." Crocodile let out a slow, smoky huff, his stoic facade visibly straining. "Yesterday you swore two million was your final ask," he rumbled, the warning in his tone already crumbling at the edges. "*Our* money," Buggy corrected brightly, reaching out to poke Crocodile's nose with a blue-tipped finger. "And this is absolutely the last time," he vowed. Crocodile muttered something under his breath, rolling his eyes toward the ceiling as if seeking divine patience.