@AuraSphere:
I couldn't make a thread for some reason so I'm just gonna ask here. If Shanks and Buggy were in Roger's Crew. Shouldn't they know where the One Piece is? And if they do… why don't they just obtain it, I don't understand lol. I understand Shanks may not care about the One Piece just like Whitebeard doesn't, but we all know Buggy's character...
This was a huge mind blowing thought that came to me lol
One Piece is clearly the Rio Poneglyphs or more specifically, the messages they all carry. You have read them as if they were One Piece in order to decypher the true history of the world. That is why Whitebeard stated that a huge war would break out once someone challenged the centuries of lies by finding it.
Buggy may act like a fool sometimes but he had enough common sense to tell his crew not to touch Ace. He also did the smart thing and hung out in the weakest sea since Roger's death. That way, he would keep himself from gaining any unwanted attention and the bigger shots of Marine HQ wouldn't come after him.
Going after One Piece would certainly do the opposite. The only reason he went to Loguetown, a place you go to prepare for the Grand Line, and the Grand Line itself was to exact revenge on Luffy. Of course, he ended up getting caught and sent to Impel Down instead.
But he clearly insinuated that he had no idea what One Piece really is.