Tick-tock, tick-tock.
The sound of the clock's hands turning was exceptionally clear in the silent room.
Finally.
"Look, Buggy's back!"
The pirate crew members who had disembarked from the ship on the shore had murderous looks in their eyes as they walked in unison towards the camp.
The onlookers immediately distanced themselves, looking at these villains with trepidation.
Clearly.
Even with a hero present, Buggy's dominance was still terrifying.
Many people were even mourning for Jon, after all, this clown's ruthless methods were vivid in their minds. Even if Jon could take down the small fry, he might not be his opponent.
As those murderous guys approached, Makino's breathing quickened.
"Here, Jon."
She fumbled in her cloth bag for a while, then pulled out an orange candy and put it in Jon's hand.
"What is this?"
"Orange flavored gummy. When I was little and nervous, my mom would give me this. Chew it for a while, and you won't be nervous anymore."
"Your mom gave it to you, and you're giving it to me? I just want to be your boyfriend, you want to be my mom, isn't that a bit presumptuous?"
"Huh?! What nonsense are you talking about?! Who wants to be your mom!"
"You didn't refute the boyfriend part? Then I'll take that as your consent."
Makino: o(///v///)q
Damn it, this guy is too shameless!
But why can't I hate him?
Jon tore open the wrapper and threw the gummy into his mouth, chewing it.
"It tastes good, I like it."
He stood up from the dead lion, took one last look at Makino, and threw out a question: "Aren't you going to cheer me on?"
"No need, if you lose, I'll die too. I'll comfort you in heaven," Makino said seriously.
"…You're quite thoughtful."
Jon was bewildered by her, and suddenly his smile turned malicious: "But what do I have to lose?"
...…
Bang—!
The tent door was kicked open, and a group of pirates swaggered in.
Upon seeing the piled-up corpses inside, all the pirates showed indignant and wary expressions.
He didn't give them a chance to speak nonsense.
Jon looked directly at the guy at the front of the crowd, dressed in a clown outfit, with a big red nose, and frowned as he asked:
"Are you the one called Clown Kiba?"
"???"
Clown Kiba?
You're the damn Clown Kiba! I'm Buggy the Clown!
He glared fiercely at Jon, the ruthless aura from the other party made his heart tighten.
But then he thought.
This was just the weakest East Blue, not the Grand Line. What good was an empty aura? His mood immediately relaxed.
Looking at the man and woman who had broken in and caused trouble, Buggy's expression changed from anger to disdain, and he scoffed:
"Are bounty hunters coming to my door again? You dare to kill so many of my subordinates, do you want to die gloriously?"
Seeing that Buggy's attitude was quite tough, Jon raised an eyebrow slightly, surprised:
"You red-nosed guy, your aura is quite good."
One sentence left everyone dumbfounded.
Jon mercilessly stabbed him with words.
"What did you call me?!"
Clown Buggy's face was as black as coal, the red blood vessels in his eyes showed his anger.
The pirates behind him couldn't help but swallow their saliva, staring at Jon in shock.
"He, he called him that, didn't he?"
"He's dead for sure now, he actually dared to mock the captain's nose."
"The last guy who mocked the captain, the grass on his grave is already two meters high!"
"Haha, I hope he doesn't die too miserably."
The pirates put on an expression of watching a good show, each one excited.
Buggy was in a red-hot state at this point, opening his mouth wide and cursing defensively:
"You damn bastard! You dare to mock my nose!"
"Die gloriously!!"
Chop-Chop Festival!
Buggy furiously used his killing move, his right arm detaching without warning.
The arm, gripping a short blade, flew directly over, the sharp tip plunging straight towards Jon.
"How can this be! His arm actually flew over by itself?!"
Makino covered her mouth, her bright beautiful eyes filled with shock.
She clearly didn't expect the opponent's ability to be so bizarre, even more frightening than Luffy.
However, Jon was not surprised by this. He casually raised his left hand and firmly gripped Buggy's attacking wrist.
No matter how Buggy's arm struggled, it couldn't move an inch.
"Damn it, how is this possible!?"
The scene before him completely exceeded Buggy's expectations, and large beads of sweat rolled down his forehead.
Years of experience told him that this calm-looking man before him was far beyond the scope of the East Blue in terms of strength.
On the other side, after feeling the struggling force from his hand, Jon couldn't help but inwardly think, "Sure enough."
This Clown Buggy, whom even Iron Body couldn't hold, was clearly much stronger than his original trajectory.
He was hiding his strength, he couldn't mess this up!
Jon immediately stopped hesitating and kicked the prepared seawater bag flying with his heel.
With precise aiming, the scattered seawater drenched Buggy.
"Ah~ damn it!"
Buggy instantly became powerless, collapsing onto the ground like mud, sticking out his tongue and cursing:
"You actually used seawater, you despicable brat!"
Jon ignored this, and with a "Soru," his figure instantly disappeared.
When he reappeared, he was standing in front of Makino, still holding Buggy's right arm.
"Tie this up, don't let it fly back."
After saying that, he didn't bother with it anymore and directly walked towards Buggy, who was sprawled on the ground.
That's right, Buggy was also going to bet his hand on the new era.
Jon believed—
Buggy and Shanks were brothers, so they should both bet their arms.
Hmm, as expected of me!
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