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With Jessica's help, Pagaya prepared a large and delicious seafood feast for everyone. Most of the seafood was unique to Skypiea, and it was incredibly delicious. Everyone praised the food.
The sumptuous feast ended with everyone enjoying themselves. After dinner, everyone discussed some things about Skypiea. The thing that most caught Buggy's attention was about Skypiea's Holy Land, where Enel lived.
According to Pagaya, Skypiea has a forbidden area that no one should ever enter. This is the Holy Land, the land of the gods, Apia.
He also told everyone that the god is Enel, who possesses the power of thunder and is an omnipotent god.
Everyone was very curious to hear about the god. They wondered how there could possibly be a god in the world. After hearing this, they all looked at Buggy.
Buggy didn't directly tell everyone that Enel was a Devil Fruit user who had eaten a Logia-type Devil Fruit. It wasn't appropriate for this occasion. Pagaya clearly believed in the god very much. He couldn't directly deny him here. If he did, it could damage their relationship.
Seeing that Buggy didn't have any intention of explaining to them, everyone retracted their gazes. But they still looked at Buggy from time to time, confused about the situation. They could tell from their gazes that he didn't believe there was a god here.
As Buggy and his crew were chatting, four men with strange appearances, riding pets, were talking to a group of people wearing white berets, holding pictures of Buggy and his crew.
"God's priest, our White Beret Squad will find these illegal invaders as soon as possible."
"Hmm, understood. Let us know as soon as you find them. These people seem to be no ordinary bunch."
After the priest finished speaking, the group of people wearing white berets split into small teams and set off towards the various streets. As they were moving, they also instructed the residents here to be careful.
These sounds soon reached Buggy's ears. He also observed the situation outside through his Observation Haki.
After knowing the specific situation, Buggy stood up from the sofa. He looked at Pagaya and said, "Pagaya, we're leaving. If anyone else asks you if you know us, try to say you don't know us."
Buggy wasn't afraid of those people outside, but they might be dangerous for Pagaya. If they went to deal with those people, and someone found Pagaya and his crew, it would be better to say they didn't know them. Otherwise, Pagaya and his crew might be implicated.
Pagaya looked at Buggy with a confused expression when he heard this.
"Is there something urgent?"
As he said these words, Pagaya hesitated slightly. Even if Buggy and his crew had something to do, they shouldn't tell people they didn't know them after they left. It was clearly abnormal.
"We entered Skypiea illegally. People outside are already looking for us."
Pagaya was a good person. Buggy didn't plan to hide the truth from him. He told him the truth to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
"You came to Skypiea. Didn't you pay the entrance fee?"
Hearing that Buggy and his crew were illegal invaders, Pagaya immediately thought of the entrance fee. After all, many people from the Blue Sea entered Skypiea without paying the fee. They became illegal invaders because of this.
Buggy nodded under Pagaya's gaze.
"Sigh, you, you..."
Pagaya was instantly at a loss for words. His face was filled with worry.
After calming down, Pagaya looked at everyone solemnly and said, "You should go and pay the fee as soon as possible. Although you'll have to pay ten times the entrance fee, you'll be safe. Money is nothing compared to life."
Hearing Pagaya say this, Buggy didn't say much. They were here to cause trouble. How could they possibly pay?
Seeing that Buggy just smiled at him and didn't mention paying, the expression on Pagaya's face instantly froze. He realized that Buggy and his crew didn't intend to pay.
"Then you should leave Skypiea as soon as possible. If you don't pay the fee, the consequences will be very serious. It's best to leave as soon as possible."
Since Buggy didn't want to pay, the only option now was to leave Skypiea. Pagaya didn't want them to be hurt. He could only ask Buggy and his crew to leave as soon as possible.
"We still have some things to take care of. We'll leave after we're done."
Buggy, of course, couldn't directly say that they were going to find Enel. Otherwise, this kind and honest man might worry about them.
Without saying anything more, Buggy led everyone out of his house, under Pagaya's worried gaze, towards the group of people wearing white berets who were searching for them.
It didn't take long for them to arrive in front of a group of people wearing white berets. When they saw Buggy and his crew, they took out a stack of photos and carefully compared them. One of them quickly moved away.
"You are the illegal invaders."
"Yes, we are."
Hearing Buggy's straightforward answer, the leader of the White Beret Squad was stunned. He retracted his hand, which was about to grab the picture of Buggy and his crew.
"We are the White Beret Squad, the priest's direct subordinate. Don't be alarmed. Illegal entry is only an eleventh-level crime under the punishment of Heaven. If you are willing to accept ten times the penalty, you can immediately become safe tourists."
Although he wasn't sure why the priest was looking for Buggy and his crew, the leader decided to stabilize them first. They did the same thing they always did when dealing with illegal entrants. They offered a solution.
"We don't have any money. Even if we did, we wouldn't pay."
Buggy wanted to lure out Enel. He definitely wouldn't pay. And he wanted to amplify the impact of this incident. So, his attitude had to be even worse. He also saw someone leave the White Beret Squad. He guessed that someone from Skypiea's higher ranks might be coming to find trouble with them. So, he didn't have anything to say. Perhaps the other party was just trying to stall them.
"Let me make this clear. Resisting our squad will only increase your crime. Please take note."
Hearing Buggy's indifferent tone and his immediate rejection of their proposal, the leader's face was filled with anger. He gave them his warning.
"Hahaha, don't waste any more words. Just show me what you've got."
Buggy guessed that the other party's people were probably about to arrive. He also wanted to see the unique shell attacks of Skypiea. He didn't want to waste any more words with them.
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