One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 171 G1 Branch Base Chief
There was silence again in the staff room.

It was dimly lit inside, with a few chandeliers emitting a faint, pale light, and the walls were a deep gray.

A staff officer with the rank of major general exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Doesn't he have a partner? Can we use his partner to threaten him?"

"Yes, Alrita and her gang are Buggy's partners, but I don't think the Joker will care."

Judging from the clown's crazy look, it doesn't seem like he would care about any of his friends.

The person who responded was also a staff officer at the rank of major general.

The staff officers who participated in the meeting were all at the rank of major general and above. Originally, Tsurugata was supposed to preside over the meeting, but because of the World Recruitment, this naval steward was also very busy.

"We have to come up with an idea, otherwise it will be difficult to deal with the superiors." The major general staff officer who asked the question first smiled bitterly. He had a mustache on his face, which looked a bit like a flying squirrel.

The news from the G1 branch is first reported to the Marine Headquarters, but the World Government also has an intelligence agency stationed at the headquarters, so their news is synchronized.

I guess it won’t be long before higher-ups come to hold us accountable.

"There is another way."

Another major general staff officer pushed up his glasses.

His eyes are particularly wise.

"We're not sure what could threaten the clown, but from past experience, clowns are particularly fond of creating distortion and chaos, that is, they love to play."

"so…"

"Just make the flying squirrel surrender."

"If he surrenders, there will be no more fun for the clown!"

The idea of ​​the bespectacled adviser is very simple. Since the clown loves to play, then just don’t let him play!

He felt like he had found a shortcut to connect with the clown's thinking.

It's just that the way my companions look at me seems to have a different meaning...

Is there someone behind me?

Don't play tricks on me, I was just joking!

"Carry it out."

A cold roar came from behind him.

The good news is that the person standing behind him is not the marshal, the bad news is that it is Vice Admiral Tsuru, the chief steward of the navy.

The bespectacled staff officer was very familiar with this voice.

"You should be thankful that it's not Lord Sakaski who's the marshal now."

His companion patted him on the shoulder and two soldiers pulled him in.

If Sakaski heard this, he would probably attack again after he got the support.

"To deal with the clown, we can't use the same thinking as we do with ordinary pirates." Crane took a quick look, then sat down in the right seat with his hands crossed.

She didn't mention what happened just now.

It would be stupid to just surrender.

In order to avoid being played by the clown, you put your head under the butcher knife?

If the flying squirrel were to talk about this news, he would probably wonder if he had been tricked by the clown again.

"The most important thing is to find out where the Joker is and what he wants to do or get."

"In the Moongo Kingdom, the Joker used the people of a town to incite Akainu to rebel, brought out the Sea King on Fishman Island, kidnapped the Celestial Dragons in Shampoo Land, and... heh."

"The Joker's actions may seem chaotic, but they all have an ulterior motive."

"A purpose that would make him happy."

He didn't like the smell of cigarettes, so as soon as she came in, everyone took the initiative to put out their cigarettes and fanned them a few times to get rid of the smell. They didn't want to be hung on the clothesline to cleanse their souls.

However, this old man with a head full of silver hair still had fatigue that could not be hidden between his eyebrows.

The world's conscription is just a line of bold words in the news, but for her, it is a lot of work that keeps her busy.

From the headquarters to each branch, corresponding screening and supervision plans are formulated to prevent each branch from using this to fill in people. At the same time, strong people who can be used by the navy must be found under the premise of reducing spies as much as possible.

The goal of this conscription is to select a general who is strong enough.

Then select one from the current general candidates for promotion.

There are so many things going on in various aspects that it is not easy for He to find time to attend the meeting.

She made a door shape with her hands and supported her chin.

"It's hard for people who have eaten sea kings to go back to eating fish. Flying squirrels don't have that much appeal."

He doesn't think that the clown's consumption has been downgraded.

Although Akainu also hit Mingo later, the strength was average, and the entire Don Quixote family combined was not considered a downgrade.

But it is unlikely that he would come and beat up the flying squirrel. A base commander is not so bold as to do that.

Even if the location of the G1 base is important, this guy has already blown up the holy land, so why would he bother with a branch?
He Cai didn't find it strange that he was looking for targets such as the Undersea Prison, Marinford, and Egghead.

"What else can the G1 branch do to impress the Joker?"

She asked the group of advisors.

Although they didn't come up with any plan, they were still able to integrate the information.

The mustached staff officer stood up.

“In addition to Lieutenant General Flying Squirrel, there are two brigadiers, including Ship Slayer T. Peng En, who was promoted to the rank of brigadier general this year.

Iron Kibin was also promoted after the Battle of Marineford. He once worked in the CP organization and is good at iron blocks.

There are also several school officers, the list is here for you to check out.

In addition, there are three special warships... and there seems to be a transport warship carrying out a secret mission, but we are not authorized to view the specific details. "

A task that even a major general has no authority to view?

He frowned and looked through the information for a while. Some of the information she could get access to...

For example, the things in the transport warship, the power rock.

"This thing, is Zefa also nearby... They agreed to the escort mission... You are not thinking too much..."

"Alas, Edward II."

She felt as if she was about to touch the thread.

"What is that guy Zhan Guo doing..."

"Isn't he still on vacation... this old guy?"

Not to mention the brainstorming of the General Staff.

At this time in the G1 base, Flying Squirrel was also experiencing a brainstorming session.

His eyes were half closed, looking scrutinizing.

A blind man, a gambler, comes to collect the bounty on the clown's head.

It’s still a bounty of 3.2 billion berries.

It was pitch dark outside, could it be that I hadn’t woken up yet?
Fortunately, the lights in the base can still barely penetrate the fog.

He glanced at the faces of the two people in front of him. Needless to say, gamblers both looked overdrawn, but Javier was a more serious gambler, and his eyes were bloodshot.

It was the blind man who seemed exceptionally calm. I heard that the first person to notice something was wrong was also this blind man.

Beside him, the colonel in charge of registration stood straight, his eyes flickering from time to time, and two brigadier generals also accompanied him.

The clown's head appeared together with the fog, which made him suspicious.

"How did you get this head?"

The flying squirrel had already opened the box, and inside was the clown's sleeping head. He looked like he was having a good dream, with the corners of his mouth curled up from time to time.

"He...picked it for me himself and said he would give me 10% of the reward."

Did you pick it yourself?

The flying squirrel's heart skipped a beat, and that bad feeling came back again.

A lone clown head, with gas mist covering the town and base.

Something doesn't feel right!

"Did he say anything?"

"some."

Javier nodded and took a step forward.

"He said that after we get the head, we must remember to put seastone shackles on him. This is a basic operation against people with special abilities."

"anything else?"

"Gone."

Javier shook his head. That was all Buggy had said in prison. He felt that the Marines were a bit slow.

When he saw the head of a very scary pirate with special abilities placed in front of him and others, he would quickly put seastone shackles on him.

But he held a gun and a knife.

What do you want?

Kill him or shoot him?

Not to mention Buggy, who has both natural and superhuman abilities, even if he is targeting an ordinary superhuman ability user, even if he is not wearing shackles, can't he learn from Smoker and poke him a few times with the entire seastone weapon?

So unprofessional!
Javier felt that as a bounty hunter on his second day of work, he was more professional than them.

At least he held the box in his hand until the official handover.

Just open the lid.

"Oh, I heard him mutter to himself once."

That's exactly what I said specifically to Javier.

But it is well known that in addition to philosophers, mentally ill people also like to talk to themselves.

The flying squirrel, who had already taken out the seastone shackles, paused for a moment. He was a professional non-ability user navy, so it was reasonable for him to carry a pair of seastone shackles with him.

Squinting his eyes, he waited for Javier's next words.

He felt that things were not that simple.

But his Observation Haki did not sense any threat from this person, and the other person's emotions were full of anxiety and fear.

“I heard him say it himself.

He said that it was very tiring to maintain so much gas, after all, sparks could be seen everywhere, but he didn't want the fireworks to go off so quickly, so he had to control the gas away from the fire points.

The ability to break into pieces allows Buggy to fully utilize the breadth of the Gas Fruit's abilities.

In other words, other natural ability users use themselves as the core to influence the outside world.

Aokiji's Ice Age also requires icicles to extend from his fingers, and Akainu's Meteor Volcano also requires molten lava to be ejected from his body first.

They are all single core, but Bucky is different.

When the ability of the Quarter-Split Fruit is combined with the Nature System, it becomes multi-core.

He can divide his body into many parts and then release abilities separately. This is why his gas ability can cover the entire island, while Caesar's gas ability can only fill a room.

Moreover, he also covered the gas with a layer of water mist. Although the water mist would reduce the intensity of the gas explosion, it could limit the rate at which the gas was diluted.

Javier heard these words with his eyes half open.

I don't quite understand the meaning.

Instead, the flying squirrel's fingers suddenly trembled.

For a swordsman like him, whose five fingers and palm grip strength far exceeds that of a superhuman, such a situation is extremely rare.

It was enough to show how confused he was at the moment.

The flying squirrel finally understood part of the clown's intentions.

He can only choose one between his head, town or base!
Even if the Flying Squirrel disperses all the navy's forces, there is no guarantee that sparks will not appear somewhere.

He initially thought that there was no explosion and that the Joker wanted to negotiate with them.

Now look at the clown with his eyes closed and sleeping.

I'm afraid he doesn't want to negotiate with them.

The Joker wants to see them choose.

What a madman, using his own head for temptation.

Both outcomes are easy to imagine.

One of them took the clown's head onto the warship and put sea stone shackles on him when he was free from the gas.

Just hack him to death.

Buggy’s bounty is a rare “ONLY DEAD” type.

Otherwise, if they give themselves up, it doesn't matter how far they are, you can tell by looking at the current situation of G1.

The flying squirrel could imagine that as long as the clown could be killed, the top leaders would think it was worth it even if they had to sacrifice a town and a base.

It's easy to get promoted and make money.

both…

There is actually no such thing as both.

The flying squirrel sniffed and found that the gas content was higher and the oxygen was further squeezed.

If this continues, everyone will die a chronic death.

The temptation is too great.

The flying squirrel closed the box gently, revealing a hint of the blade of his sword, and pressed it against his thigh, moving it up little by little.

The stinging sensation calmed his brain down again.

A cool head is not about making rational choices, but about making choices that are consistent with your identity.

He is the base commander of the G1 branch.

It's that simple.

"This is false."

He gave the head a verdict.

"Continue to use the fan to disperse the gas. It would be best to open a path!"

The flying squirrel turned his head. His Mohawk hairstyle made him look like a reckless person, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes showed that he was no longer that age.

"G1 is my town, she's not that fragile!"

Inside the box, Bucky’s mouth curled up even higher.

Seems like another idiot?

The game was becoming boring, and he seemed unable to laugh at their hypocrisy and affectation.

Well, a vice admiral who participated in the "Demon Slaying Order" actually had feelings for his base and town.

What a surprise.

But it doesn’t seem to be necessarily...

Buggy's observation Haki sensed the strange emotions.

"No, Mr. Flying Squirrel...!?"

Kibin stepped forward. As brigadier generals of the base, he and Capone were the second most senior officers in the base after Flying Squirrel.

"This is exactly the same as the intelligence report. We can take this head..."

He didn't say anything else.

But the meaning is clear.

"Many fruits can do this. If you are too credulous, you will be fooled by the clown."

The flying squirrel's eyes were so cold that Kibin was afraid to speak again.

He was transferred from the main department and has little experience.

Time seems to have no trace anywhere except sliding on the hands of the clock.

The sunlight on the sea has passed its hottest stage and is slowly turning a shade of scarlet.

The pirate guerrilla ships were still following closely behind the transport warships.

The two warships seemed to be not much different, except that the former was smaller but had many more gun muzzles, while the latter's cabin was much more spacious.

However, Zefa knew that the power rock on this ship was only a small part, and the navy would not transport such dangerous goods in large quantities at sea.

It simply cannot meet Zefa's needs for cleansing the world.

Not only the Joker wants it, Zefa himself wants it too.

There's just no reason to get close.

Better find a place to store this thing...

Even for Zephyr's level, it is difficult to access related projects. He only heard about them from that careless guy Garp.

It is said to be related to a weapon.

The red setting sun left circles of golden ripples on the sea, which spread far away and collided with another circle of golden ripples.

"Another warship is coming towards us?"

Zefa stood at the bow of the ship and saw a shadow appear on the sea level and then quickly approach them.

In other words, both sides are running towards each other.

(End of this chapter)