## One Piece Chapter 1058, pages 8-9: New Emperor - Chapter: 1058 - Pages: 8-9 - Characters: Buggy, Crocodile, Buggy's Followers, Navy ### Summary Page 8: Buggy's followers watch Crocodile attack the Marines and decide that he really has come to save them. They say the enemy warships keep sinking one after another and praise Buggy as a hero behind it all. Buggy, meanwhile, is terrified: he says he is broke, has no idea what to do, and that this is even worse than the Marines because Crocodile must be after all the cash Buggy owes him. The crowd cheers, "That's our Buggy!" as Crocodile lands, making the lie stronger. The page deepens the comedy of Buggy's rise: every action by a genuinely dangerous ally is misread by his subordinates as proof of Buggy's brilliance. Page 9: Crocodile confronts Buggy directly, surprised he is still there and saying he figured Buggy would have bolted by now. Buggy insists they are prison buddies and calls him "Croco-chan," but Crocodile reminds him that he already did Buggy a solid by lending him money and that Buggy will take full responsibility if he cannot repay it. Buggy explains that he is about to form his own company and needs capital, and then proposes joining Crocodile's company to help it start, offering advertising experts, printers, and couriers who will work to the bone for free. He promises to work twice as hard to pay off his debt and get the word out with a bang. The page reveals Buggy's useful contribution: not strength or strategy, but an existing propaganda and logistics machine.