One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 188 Retainers
Kanjuro didn't know how to express his feelings at the moment.

It’s like an actor performing hard on stage hears someone shouting from the audience: “Er Gou, your mother is calling you to go home for dinner!”

There are two uncomfortable points.

One is that I was suddenly pulled out of the state of being fully immersed in the role.

Another point is that my real name is Ergou.

But this surprise only lasted for a short moment.

Kanjuro, or to be more precise, Kurozumi Kanjuro, pursed his lips and pretended to be indifferent.

"I don't quite understand what you mean, Mr. Clown."

He felt that he had shown enough attitude.

A gesture that shows enough respect for the strong.

If a little Karami had called out his name, Kanjuro would definitely have switched his penknife to his right hand.

That's his dominant hand.

Then let little Karami see the strength of the Nine Red Scabbards.

But for now, he is still able to play the role of a loyal retainer of the Kozuki family and a poor painter.

This is not just a question of an actor's sense of conviction.

The acting is intoxicating, but the reward of 3.96 billion baileys is calming.

The world government can afford this high price and still remain safe and sound.

The person standing in front of you might be a demon.

Kanjuro shuddered as he remembered those reports about the clown.

"If it wasn't for some kind of... um, advantage, I wouldn't have been able to notice the acting skills that were so admirable."

Bucky raised his eyes and flicked his fingers.

I don’t know if it’s because of Kanjuro’s facial makeup, but even when I revealed the other person’s identity, the changes on his face were very slight.

It can be said that I was really immersed in the role.

He took advantage of memory.

But knowing is knowing, and now that you know it, the game must start based on this premise.

Bucky wouldn't be pretentious about any plot.

He had already destroyed it to pieces.

It just lacks the fun of exploration and uncovering secrets.

Maybe it can be further sublimated.

Bucky had some new ideas in his mind.

"I was going to have a tryout."

“Choose someone who can put the puzzle together.”

“It’s an old game.”

"But now we can improve it a little bit to make it more interesting."

He took two steps forward, out of the shadow of the alley, and the flames rising in the distance illuminated his pale face.

The corners of his mouth seemed to rise several times.

The cold and crazy look makes people feel scared from the bottom of their hearts.

Two people, make a puzzle.

Kanjuro could probably guess what that meant.

The young master of the Kozuki family makes the picture, and he and Kin'emon are the two people who can do the puzzle.

The ability to be torn apart can indeed be done.

But how else does the Joker want to improve?

Kanjuro had a new understanding of the bad taste of the man in front of him.

Evil clown...

"We should be on the same side."

Instead of immersing himself in the role, he pulled away slightly and spoke in restrained words.

Jigsaw puzzles were nothing to him.

It's all just a performance.

But it was difficult for the gangster Kin'emon.

He tried to distance himself from the Joker's opposite.

"You probably don't like that brat, I don't like him either."

Kanjuro was telling the truth.

Why should such a cowardly guy pay with his life?

“It’s a bit annoying indeed.”

Bucky narrowed his eyes.

This is the emotion that memory brings out.

He doesn't deny it.

"Well, it looks like we have a good basis for cooperation."

"It looks like the fight over there is almost over."

While the two of them were talking, the ruthless Kin'emon had already chopped down all the pursuing marines.

After all, Kin'emon has faced Kaido head-on, so he still has some strength.

He held his saber in one hand and Momonosuke in the other, with white smoke coming out of his nostrils.

Obviously it consumes a lot.

Although they didn't know why these sailors were so persistent, the only option they had now was to escape.

The navy was still approaching, and he only got a temporary respite.

His eyes scanned the surroundings again.

Before he knew it, he had run very close to the battlefield.

Fires burned in the shattered buildings, and the blood on the ground that had not yet dried reflected the expressions of the two of them.

"Come over here, Kin'emon!"

fortunately!

Kin'emon's heart skipped a beat when he saw Kanjuro greeting him.

His expression finally relaxed a little, and he followed with Momonosuke.

He still trusts his fellow Nine Red Scabbards.

"Why is the Navy following you?"

Kanjuro thinks this has a lot to do with the Joker, but he still looks confused.

Kin'emon was also very angry.

He ran for almost a whole night, but the navy was still lingering around. No matter how far away he left, he could always catch up with them.

What the hell!

"Does the Navy know our identities?"

"Impossible. We came here through Madam's ability. How could they know?"

Apart from the lady, they had never heard of anyone else gaining such an unimaginable ability as the To-To-To Fruit.

"No matter what, you are now exposed to the Navy's sight."

Kanjuro led them to a warehouse and spoke while panting.

There is no time to investigate the cause, the important thing is now.

Kin'emon also understood this truth.

No matter how the navy viewed him at first, a bounty was inevitable after he killed so many navy men.

"You take the young master with you."

"Brother Kin'emon"

Momonosuke showed reluctance on his face. Kin'emon was not only the leader of the Nine Red Scabbards, but also the most loyal retainer left by his father.

However, no matter how reluctant he was, Momonosuke, who was almost frightened, had already climbed onto Kanjuro's shoulders swiftly.

"You have to take care."

He waved towards Kin'emon.

Although Kanjuro's strength is a little weak, he is still one of the Nine Heroes and should be able to protect himself.

But Kin'emon couldn't follow them anymore, as he would bring trouble to the navy.

Kin'emon also understood this truth.

As a subject, it was absolutely unacceptable for him to bring trouble to the monarch.

"If you want to defeat Kaido, you must unite more allies."

"We must not let down the expectations of those aspiring people!"

They were able to sail smoothly from Wano Country thanks to the help of some patriots in the country.

The patriots who are still loyal to the Kozuki family have been waiting for twenty years until now.

"Raizo also understood this, so he must have gone to Zou first."

"The Furs have always been allies of the Kozuki Clan."

Kin'emon took out a life card.

Although Zou is also in the New World, its location is constantly moving. If you want to wait for it, you must rely on the guidance of the Life Card. "Don't worry."

Kanjuro gave Kin'emon a firm look in accordance with his character's setting.

Then he watched the warrior flying across the night sky.

It quickly disappeared from sight.

"Master, I don't think you can sleep yet."

Seeing that the other party was gone, Kanjuro smiled again.

He casually picked up Momonosuke, who was about to lie on his shoulder to catch up on his sleep, and threw him to the ground.

"Kanjuro, what are you doing?!"

Momonosuke was immediately furious at being treated so disrespectfully by his retainer.

He directly scolded Kanjuro.

He is the young master, and the other party is a retainer, and a retainer should behave like a retainer.

"Someone wants to play a game with you."

Kanjuro had a fake smile on his face, but his expression was grim.

Damn kid, he made me so scared just now.

"What game to play at what time!"

"We still have to unite with our allies to defeat Kaido!"

Momonosuke spoke righteously.

My father said that someone who can defeat Kaido will appear in twenty years, and this is the reason why they appeared at this time.

"It seems that you still don't understand the situation, young master."

Normally, Kanjuro would never bear to deviate from his role.

But this is not the normal situation.

He reached out, grabbed Momonosuke's hair, and then pressed him to the ground with his backhand.

"Your father is a coward, and you are a coward too."

"If the country can only be saved by you two, it might as well be destroyed."

Kanjuro pressed hard, showing no mercy to the eight-year-old.

Then he kicked the kid in the chest again.

If he put aside the roles, he would have been unhappy with this father and son a long time ago.

But I have to be their retainer.

His kick definitely involved personal grudges.

After one kick, Momonosuke immediately curled up into a ball, his face turned pale and tears streamed down his face.

Just as he was about to shout a few words, Kanjuro swung his pen knife.

Draw a zipper on Momonosuke's mouth and sew it up.

"Forget it. I'm not in the mood for your nonsense."

"Someone will play the jigsaw puzzle game. My game is to bring you back to Wano Country."

"It makes them completely desperate."

Kanjuro whispered something.

This part was not included in the information passed to Kurozumi Orochi, but he believed that the other party could understand it.

Catching a kid is a lot easier than facing a clown.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel sympathy for Kin'emon in the distance.

That blindly loyal guy must be feeling very uncomfortable.

With this sympathy, Kanjuro gave the brat a severe lesson.

He has endured it for a long time!
He obviously has strong abilities, but he never uses his brain and believes whatever others say!
Since he went out to sea secretly, he gave all his property away to others, and as a result, he had to rely on his servants to take care of his food, clothing, shelter and transportation.

Just to satisfy his own emotions, he forced these retainers to do sneaky things!

As Kanjuro became a retainer, his anger became even more difficult to suppress.

What's the point of saying that someone will definitely appear in twenty years to defeat Kaido?

You already know that it will take 20 years for someone to defeat Kaido, so why did you waste your energy before?
This caused him, a retainer, to suffer humiliation and he almost lost his life several times.

Thinking of this, Kanjuro's face became even gloomier.

He simply gave a fierce kick and destroyed Momonosuke's root as well.

Along the way, this little boy's lecherous look caused them a lot of trouble.

To avoid further trouble!
After venting his anger, Kanjuro took a look and made sure that the body was not dead before handing it to the clown.

Bucky was always nearby.

Watching Kanjuro vent.

I feel like there is still something normal in this world.

Smiling, he set up things in front of Momonosuke.

“My paintings were found.”

After Kanjuro finished drawing a lifelike big bird with his right hand, he turned around and said to Buggy.

Before calling out to Kin'emon, he had already drawn another Momonosuke.

As the user of the Drawing Fruit, Kanjuro can turn the things he draws into reality.

However, the appearance of the object being drawn and its ability will be directly proportional to the drawing skills of the person with the ability.

Like before, the things he drew with his left hand were mainly perfunctory.

The entity is transformed into a weird one.

To say it's useful is a compliment.

But what he drew with his right hand was particularly subtle.

The big bird in front of me tilted its head to the side, and the posture of its wings gently folded was vivid.

"The Navy finally lived up to my report."

Buggy smiled slightly and handed the processed Momonosuke to Kanjuro.

Seeing how frank he was, Kanjuro became a little suspicious.

The report didn't say that the Joker was such an easy person to talk to.

"None of this goes against your second identity, right?"

Bucky saw his confusion and explained again.

Kanjuro's second identity is an undercover agent arranged by Kurozumi Orochi in the Kozuki family.

However, the Kozuki family is approaching the end of this generation, and there is no need to hide anything anymore.

Besides, he was giving a gift.

The last heir of Kozuki was delivered to Kurozumi Orochi.

Do you still want to refuse this?
This reason was so strong that Kanjuro couldn't say anything.

"Well, if you see Kurozumi Orochi, you can remind him of Kaido's new Onigashima plan."

"New Ghost Island"

Kanjuro muttered something, somewhat confused.

But he still nodded and agreed, and lifted Momonosuke, whose face was bruised and swollen, onto the back of the big bird.

Flying towards Wano Country.

Kin'emon had no idea what kind of abuse his young master was suffering.

He was heading towards the direction of the navy.

His idea is simple.

Since the navy has already set their sights on them, it would be better for him to stay behind to cover their retreat and give the young master and Kanjuro time to escape.

This kind of thing happened once before.

But while sprinting, he first heard the voices of the sailors gathered together to discuss.

"Damn it, where the hell did that samurai go?"

"We have blocked the dock, so they can't get out anyway."

"But there are still rebels here. It will be troublesome if they mix in."

"Yes, it is really difficult to suppress it."

"But I heard that the lieutenant colonel and his men found the child that the samurai had been holding."

"Is he the child of some important person?"

Hearing this, Kin'emon's wooden clogs suddenly stopped.

The young master was arrested?!

What is Kanjuro doing?!

Kin'emon frowned and couldn't help feeling anxious.

Their name was given to them by the head of the family. The only wish of the head of the family before his death was that they should lead the young master to restore the country in twenty years.

We can't let the navy catch us!
Thinking of this, Kin'emon jumped off the roof with two swords in hand.

After asking several naval soldiers for the specific location, he turned around and wiped the necks of several naval soldiers.

"A bald, perverted brat with a bun on his head, wearing the traditional clothing of Wano Country, and very stubborn."

"This is definitely the young master!"

(End of this chapter)