"Hahaha, you're asking for trouble, old man!" This voice came from the circus tent above. A man with a red nose, holding a throwing knife and dressed as a clown, walked out.
Just then, a pirate ran over in a hurry from a distance, yelling as he ran, "Captain Buggy, a ship is approaching, the Captain says it's a big fat sheep!"
The scene instantly fell silent.
"A big fat sheep?"
Buggy's red nose laughed. "Another opportunity to make a big fortune! Little ones, bring out my Buggy Dama and teach these people a good lesson, and while we're at it, tear this town down too, hahaha!"
"Buggy! Buggy!"
The crew members shouted, and the old man next to them gritted his teeth.
At the port, Zoro, who had just disembarked, quickly dealt with the pirate guards under Luffy's command. Nami, standing next to Luffy, saw this scene and said with some concern, "Being so flamboyant will definitely attract Buggy's attention."
"Attention? Let him. Anyway, after today, he'll have to listen to me."
"What?!" Nami stared at him wide-eyed. "That's Buggy the Clown, with a bounty of 15 million Berries, and there are talks about him being immortal. Why would he listen to you?"
Zoro, who was nearby, frowned at this. "Fifteen million? Immortal?" He didn't believe such an outrageous thing could exist. Immortal? He just hadn't been cut hard enough!
"Don't overthink it, no matter how much you cut him, it's useless. This person ate the Chop-Chop Fruit."
Luffy seemed to see through Zoro's thoughts, smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and then led the two into town.
"Buggy's Devil Fruit ability is very strong, and it will be even more amazing after it's awakened, but right now he's still… hmm?" Before he could finish speaking, Luffy was attracted to the situation up ahead. A group of pirates was walking over, the leader carrying an unconscious old man wearing glasses.
Alas, this place is completely different from the original world; the mayor has already gone to find Buggy. Was it because dealing with Commander Morgan in Shells Town caused a delay?
"Hehehehe~" A group of people, holding long swords, laughed with a sly expression.
Zoro frowned, and the sword at his waist was drawn. Nami had the Soru ability, so these minor characters shouldn't be her match. But she still reflexively hid behind Luffy, perhaps not yet confident in her own strength.
"Hahahahaha."
At this moment, the leading man suddenly laughed loudly. Upon closer inspection, it was none other than the red-nosed Buggy the Clown.
"You little brats, daring to trespass in my territory! Now you have two choices: first, hand over your treasure and leave; second, die here, and we'll take your treasure ourselves."
Luffy couldn't help but laugh when he saw Buggy's posturing.
This guy, later, became one of the Four Emperors by posturing! How should I put it, this guy really has some skill!
"Buggy, how about you become my crewmate?"
"What?! What did you say? You want me to be your crewmate? Little brat, are you crazy?!"
You've got some nerve!
Buggy only paid attention to Luffy at this moment, but as soon as he saw the Straw Hat on Luffy's head, all the sad memories he didn't want to remember came flooding back. This made him furious, and he suddenly drew his throwing knives. "I'm annoyed just looking at that Straw Hat, little brat, prepare to die!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the throwing knife was thrown out. But before Luffy could even act, Zoro deflected it with a single slash. It was at this point that the pirates truly began to pay attention to these few people. These people couldn't be taken lightly!
At this moment, someone recognized the green hair, "Captain Buggy! He, he's the Pirate Hunter Roronoa Zoro!"
"Roronoa what? Zoro?"
"Ptooey, ptooey, what's this Zoro, that Zoro?" Buggy was not intimidated at all and turned to say, "Cabaji, take care of that guy!"
"Yes!"
With a shout of assent, a man riding a unicycle, like an acrobat, slowly walked over. He stood in front of Zoro and smirked, "Just a pirate hunter, watch me butcher you!"
"Hmm?" Zoro gave the other party a cold look, an intimidating gaze that made people's hearts stop.
Cabaji's mouth twitched, and his heart was pounding. He forced himself to say, "I, Cabaji, will take your life today!"
"I haven't been a pirate hunter for a long time, but if you say you're going to kill me, I can't pretend I didn't hear it."
Zoro bit the last sword in his mouth, speaking indistinctly, "Are you ready to go?" As soon as he finished speaking, even before Cabaji could reply, Zoro's figure vanished. Clearly, he had already pretty much mastered the 'Soru' that Luffy taught him!
"Three Sword Style, Tiger Hunt!"
When Zoro reappeared, two swords were held upright on either side of his body, with the horizontal sword clenched in his mouth, standing across, like a demon king, looming in front of Cabaji.
"Don't move!" Cabaji's face changed drastically, trying to stop him. But Zoro didn't give him a chance to reconsider.
A flash of sword light!
Cabaji screamed repeatedly, blood splattered, and he fell to the ground with a thud.
"Cabaji?!" Buggy's eyes widened in disbelief.
"Haha~ Don't worry, your subordinate is still alive, but Buggy, you just have to obediently be my crewmate." Luffy laughed, casually saying to Buggy.
Buggy gritted his teeth in anger, "Mohji, you go!"
Mohji, riding a large lion, looked impressive, but his eyelids twitched when he heard this.
I go? Isn't that suicide?
But the Captain had spoken, so he had no choice but to steel himself and charge the lion forward.
Immediately after—
"Three Sword Style: Crab Claw!" Before the words were finished, Mohji was slashed.
With a clang, he fell heavily from the lion's back, rolling far away, and blood poured from his chest.
Seeing this scene, Buggy's face was completely dark, and a few more serious expressions appeared in his eyes.
"You hateful man, how dare you hurt my subordinates…"
"Your opponent is me, Buggy~" Luffy interrupted Buggy, suddenly jumping up.
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