Transcended as Lord Buggy-Part 1

70. Peace with Birds

The next day after the dinner party, Buggy talks with Nhiba.

"Do you want me to help you?" asks Buggy.

"What help?" asks Nhiba back.

"I know you have a problem with those giant birds and I can help you to solve it. Believe it or not, I can communicate with animals. I can't talk their language, but I can understand what they mean. So maybe I can help you to talk with them," says Buggy.

(a.n: The giant birds actually make a nest on the giant tree a year before Chopper gets sent there. But for the story's sake, I make them have nested there now.)

"What?! But those birds are strong and dangerous. You can get yourself killed you know," says Nhiba with a worried tone.

"Don't worry, I can protect myself from them," says Buggy.

Nhiba thinks about it for a moment before approving Buggy's proposal. Nhiba just asks Buggy to be careful and return if it gets dangerous. Buggy agrees and he goes to the giant tree.

Buggy's crewmates want to join, but he forbid them and orders them to protect the village if something goes wrong. They agree and Buggy goes to the giant tree alone.

Buggy climbs the tree easily, it's not as hard as when he climbs the mountains. He arrives in the first nest and the giant bird notices him. It screams at Buggy and its cries sound like 'Goa', but Buggy just stays there calmly until it stopped.

"You're done? If you're done, then let's ta-" Buggy's words are cut off by the bird's cry.

The other giant birds hear the cries and they come to the nest. They surround Buggy and scream at him together. It pissed Buggy off because they don't let him say anything.

"SHUT UP!" yells Buggy with a loud pissed voice.

The birds suddenly shiver and shut their beaks. They all come down and perch on the nest while shivering. Buggy's scream has made them scared. They feel strong intimidation come from Buggy just now.

Buggy doesn't realize this and just nods at the birds' cooperation. He is a little confused though, but he let it be and just thinks that the birds are willing to talk. They're quite intelligent, after all.

"Good, now we will talk because you want to listen," says Buggy while taking a seat on the floor.

The birds are still wary, but they get more relaxed when Buggy sits. Buggy then tells them about the natives' situation with the birds and what the natives need.

The natives need to take plants that grow on the giant tree. But the birds keep disturbing them from going up the trees.

"They won't disturb you or your nests at all. They just want to take some plants that grow on this tree. So why don't you just let them do it?" asks Buggy to the birds.

The birds look at each other and then one bird that seems to be the leader cries to Buggy, "Goa... Goa..."

"Taking your treasures? They don't care about that, they just need the plants to make medicines. If there's someone who wants to take your treasures, it will be an outsider like me. That's why you need to live together with them and cooperate. You'll never know when bad people will come to really take your treasures," says Buggy.

"Goa Goa?" cries the bird leader.

"What the heck?! Now you accuse me of wanting your treasures? I don't need some birds' treasures. I know they're not shiny golds or gems, they're your eggs, right? I don't need your eggs, they'll just make my ship full," says Buggy with an annoyed tone because the birds accuse him.