One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 177 Jigsaw Puzzle
The flames from the gas explosion spread across the sky.

Including this area where the flying squirrels are located.

A ball of light formed by the simultaneous burning of a large amount of gas was emitting light and heat.

The situation was much better than he had originally expected.

There is no need to sacrifice anyone, and there is no need to kill each other.

The terrified crowd finally did not move forward under the impact of the explosion, but many stampedes occurred in the overly dense crowd.

But compared with the original consequences, it is much lighter.

Then, the blue sky with white clouds appeared in people's sight.

Just like the dawn light breaking through the deep darkness, it instantly helps people find their backbone.

Yes, these are good.

The problem is solved.

Except for himself.

The flying squirrel stretched out his fingers and teased the pink palm.

“It’s a warm scene, isn’t it?”

Came the clown's harsh words.

The headless body holds the head.

On the head is the smiling face of a clown, as if saying hello.

"While you were busy drawing the line."

"I found her, a very cute girl with pigtails."

"Oh, don't look at me like that."

"I'm a criminal. Criminals are supposed to do whatever it takes. You shouldn't expect a criminal to have moral bottom line."

"It's like expecting the Celestial Dragons to not want slaves."

"Hahahaha, I like this joke."

"But you're lucky."

Bucky crouched down, resting his elbows on his knees.

Holding the head in the right hand.

Right in front of the flying squirrel.

"I am not like those criminals."

The corners of Bucky's mouth curled up slightly, with contempt in his voice when he mentioned those criminals.

"So, ha...ha...ha..."

He smiled indifferently, and with his left hand he lifted up the hair on his head, as if he was washing someone's hair.

"I told her that if she smiled, and smiled happily, I could fulfill one of her wishes."

“She smiled.”

"She was very happy and cute, like a little angel. Really, even if she wanted the stars in the sky, I would find a way to pick them for her."

Bucky meant it.

He has always been a man of his word.

If the little girl really wanted the stars in the sky, he would definitely not bother to give her a smile.

Bring down a meteorite.

I don't know where it hit.

"But she made a very touching request."

"I want to stay with my dad."

"Oh~~ How touching."

"I almost dug myself out of the grave of memory with my daughter."

Bucky swore on his head that what he said was true.

He was really touched.

It would be nice if my little bat cutie could have someone to care about like this...

"You know."

He licked the corner of his mouth.

"I have always been a man of my word."

"As you can see, I met her request which was not excessive."

Bucky pointed to his hand in the box.

"A lovely girl, she can now hold her father's hand while snuggling up to her mother."

As if in response to Buggy’s words, the little hand grasped the flying squirrel’s index finger tightly again, refusing to let go.

The temperature felt by the index finger is far less than the burning sensation from a gas explosion, but for the flying squirrel, it goes straight into its heart.

"That's not her mother."

The flying squirrel stretched out his thumb and rubbed the back of the little hand a few times.

"There's the matter of Zefa-sensei ahead."

"Our family... except for moving to Marinford, everything else is in hiding."

"But I think these are all idle concerns, women and children, they will only slow down my sword drawing."

“So I’ve never been married.”

"That child... is an orphan I picked up in this town. I originally wanted to teach her swordsmanship when she grew up, and then make her my successor."

Bucky shook his head.

"That's a pity."

"I still have to find out where her father is. After all, I have to fulfill my promise to others."

"Just a hand?"

"Give me a hand first."

The clown nodded, with an expression that looked either smiling or mocking.

"And play a game with him."

"As long as he catches a criminal who is evil enough, he must not kill him, but send him to the great prison under the sea."

"You can get a piece of his daughter."

"Like a puzzle?"

The flying squirrel suppressed all his emotions deep in his heart, and half of his striped suit was splattered with blood.

"Yes, puzzle!"

“I like that metaphor.”

Bucky scratched his fingers over his head.

The gas explosion began to slowly fade from its brief peak, and the gentle morning sunlight finally shone in.

The warships are still lingering outside the port.

The gesture of wanting to get closer but not daring to get closer.

He is a clown after all.

The full Joker, not the head that looked like it was sticking out and could kill before.

"It's a fun jigsaw puzzle, but you have to be careful."

"If one day I am handcuffed by seastone or fall into the sea, you will have to sew the pieces of the puzzle together by yourself."

Buggy's ability to split into pieces has long reached the awakening level, so he can naturally keep the object's split body functioning normally.

Just like the hand that comes alive at this moment.

"So, would you be interested in playing a jigsaw puzzle in her father's place?"

When Buggy asked this question, the flying squirrel's free hand was already on the seastone shackles, and the longboat knife was also in front of him.

It seems that he can fight the clown to the death at any time.

only…

He looked for a moment at the little hand that was tightly holding his index finger.

She is just an orphan.

There is no blood relationship with me.

I never care about these things.

When the Judicial Island was bombed, there were also countless women and children there.

But this kid is really smart.

She grabbed the flying squirrel's index finger and refused to let go.

"Let's put it another way."

Bucky stood up.

He put his head back on his neck and twisted it.

"Remember our bet?"

The flying squirrel nodded.

"Then may I ask, how many people are there on the warship now?"

The flying squirrel looked in the direction that Bucky was pointing.

On the sea, the dark green camouflaged warship pushed away circles of ripples, and the flashes of fire during the explosion ignited some flammable materials on the warship, but there was no sustained source and it was quickly brought under control.

At this time, on the bow deck, in addition to the more obvious figures of Yixiao, T. Capone, and Kibin, there were also many naval soldiers standing densely.

It is almost the same number as the one that the flying squirrel originally decided on.

"Six, you win."

The flying squirrel took the pink little hand.

His face was grim. "A wise choice!"

Bucky clapped his hands happily.

"You've finally gotten the hang of it."

“So the jigsaw puzzle begins.”

"Don't worry, someone will take good care of her. At least in this regard, I can guarantee it."

He chuckled twice, then walked towards the sea.

A flying squirrel was already an unexpected gain, but I didn’t expect to meet a future general.

Suddenly there was a lively feeling.

Although the original plot has been changed beyond recognition by him...

Just a smaller change.

It started in the Sabaody Archipelago. Before the Straw Hat Pirates landed on the island, the human auction venue was burned down by Buggy, and naturally nothing that happened afterwards happened.

But what’s interesting is that this actually allowed all the Straw Hat Pirates to participate in the Battle of Marineford.

Among them, Luffy and Zoro were even slapped away by the bear.

Come to think of it, it’s almost time to collect the debt from them.

Well, a medium change...

Fishman Island is gone.

Akainu, who was supposed to become the marshal, rebelled against the navy, led Tina and others to form a new legion, and occupied an island.

Mingge was turned into a monster... This can't be blamed on Buggy, he thought it was okay.

Kaido and Big Mom had a fight.

Far away.

After the warship noticed the clown's gaze, it sailed further and further away.

Not giving him any chance to have fun.

It's not impossible for Buggy to catch up...

Unfortunately, the girl did not ask to pick stars.

Bucky feels that he needs to find his original intention.

What are you doing at the G1 base?

Giving away heads?
Oh no, it’s to make some noise so that Zefa and the others can find the place where there are a lot of power rocks.

Maybe some kind of energy source?

Bucky thought about it and turned part of his body into gas.

His clothes were a coat he got from Caesar. It had good stretchability and could be inflated into a balloon.

Gas can be burned.

Well, I set myself on fire as consumables and sent myself to heaven.

"Mr. Brigadier General, didn't you just say you wanted to arrest this criminal?"

"Has the headquarters given us such a task?"

On the warship, Kibin asked the soldier who was asking the question.

A head and a complete clown.

There is a huge difference between the two.

He doesn't want to die yet.

"Don't interfere if there is no mission order. Arresting the clown is something the generals should consider."

"Fortunately, the island is still intact... This should be the only town that hasn't been completely bombed since the Joker's stay, right?"

Dressrosa can only be considered half.

The entire King's Highlands was blown up.

The G1 base still retains its original appearance.

After he thought about it for a while, he suddenly heard a muffled sound coming from the distance.

A mushroom cloud appeared above the base.

MD, it was still bombed!!
This clown must have planted a bomb on the base!!
"Ah, it seems I'm late again."

Not far from the G1 base.

Seeing the mushroom cloud rising, Aokiji held his head.

Although his tone was helpless, his facial expression did not change at all.

Like he doesn't care at all.

However, the Den Den Mushi tied to the front of the bicycle started humming again.

"Marshal, there are Celestial Dragons being attacked in the North Sea. We need you to rush over immediately!"

"Didn't the Five Elders say that they wouldn't let the Celestial Dragons leave the Holy Land in the near future?" Aokiji frowned.

"Yes!"

"But Saint Rustico said that the Holy Land is too boring and there are no new slaves, so he wanted to capture them himself... After all, it's only the Four Seas."

"I see."

Aokiji turned the car around. The G1 base had already been blown up, so there was no need for him to help. He could just leave it to the reconstruction personnel.

"Let Taotu go. The General Staff wants to recommend her as the new general. She must have some achievements to be considered."

"I'll be back soon."

Having said that, Aokiji still pedaled the bicycle slowly and leisurely.

Cycling on freshly frozen ice is supposed to be a joy.

The iceberg made a mark not far from the G1 base and turned back the way it came.

It's just like those law enforcers in animations who are always a step behind.

The only difference is that Aokiji did it on purpose.

"By the way, has the Power Rock reached its destination?"

"We have arrived at the Elijah Port in the Kingdom of Prodans. The war there should be over soon..."

“This is not the end of the war.”

“That’s called aggression.”

Aokiji said calmly.

Legal aggression.

There are always some countries that are deprived of their status as allied countries because they cannot afford the rising sky-high gold, and it is their neighboring countries that show their fangs earlier than the pirates.

New world.

The port of Ilia.

The special transport warship is slowly approaching the port under the escort of another warship.

There were originally several medium-sized sailing ships anchored here, but when the warship approached, they tactfully left.

Zefa did not rush to dock, but instead carefully observed the town adjacent to the port for a while.

The pointed roofs, carved window frames and dark stone roads should have made this a town with a strong historical flavor. However, the sky was covered with black smoke from factories, giving the town a layer of iron gray.

This is definitely not a place where there are large amounts of kinetic rock stored.

The Kingdom of Prodans, Zefa has an impression of this place.

"I made a wrong judgment."

"That's a shame."

The clown's voice came through the Den Den Mushi in front of Zefa, along with the sound of whistling wind.

The goals of the two can overlap to a certain extent, so Zefa did not hide anything.

"This batch of power rocks was transported to the Kingdom of Prodans. It is not a secret base of the navy. It should be that the nobles of this kingdom purchased this batch of power rocks from the World Government."

"That would be boring."

Buggy was still floating in the air, with the snow girl Monet beside him.

She was holding a little girl who was missing an arm like a kangaroo.

The little girl closed her eyes and was still sleeping soundly.

It’s impossible for the clown to take care of the child, so the Snow Girl has to take care of it.

"If she's missing some parts due to an accident, then you're probably missing a similar part too."

Buggy didn't rush back to Zefa, but turned to Monet and said.

"Well, I am a man of my word."

He was also looking forward to whether the flying squirrel could become a hero on the sea...that would probably be more fun.

Before that, the girl must be fine.

He's not a pervert and has no interest in bullying children.

If it was about teasing those perverts, then he would still be a little interested.

"Ah."

Monet responded weakly.

The wind from high altitude kept blowing, but her face felt hot.

Holding a baby and stuff, things are moving a little too fast!
Monet wasn't ready.

"Me too."

Zefa didn't hear the clown's first words, but he heard the last sentence very clearly.

"I have some news for you."

"The World Government is preparing to sell the land of an island near the Kingdom of Prudence to the mermaid princesses as their habitat on the shore."

"Including the status of a member state, it will also be inherited."

(End of this chapter)