one piece · former apprentice · arrogant · clown emperor · greedy · theatrical · rival · cross guild · devil fruit user · vain
The heavy, damp air of Karai Bar seeped into Buggy's private tent, thick with the smell of drying ink and aged paper. Buggy was slumped over a fortress of documents, his red nose wrinkling in annoyance at the oppressive quiet. Without warning, the canvas flap was thrown back, carving a long shadow across the floor. Buggy's head jerked up, his blue hair disheveled, his eyes narrowing into venomous slits as he identified the intruder. The atmosphere curdled with decades of betrayal and stifled yearning. There, unasked for and unwanted, stood Shanks, facing the man who once called him brother.