One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 214 Transport Ship in the White Mist

"It's such a heavy fog, everyone be careful!"

The one who shouted was the captain.

He wore a blue and white captain's hat and had a beard. When he shouted, clear wrinkles appeared on his face. His bronze skin showed that he was often exposed to the sea breeze.

"Captain, the Hughes is not an antique. It is a masterpiece that that doctor participated in!"

The sailor on the lookout climbed the ladder and responded with a laugh.

"Damn, this is a new world!"

"Everyone, pay attention. This is a batch of precious materials that will be shipped to Future Island!"

The captain cursed a few times, but there was still a relaxed smile on his face. This transport ship with the same name was built based on a naval warship and was also equipped with laser-launching cannons.

"I won't talk about anything else. If there's any bump, the guys in the science class will nag for a while."

"Don't worry, Captain!"

The white fog was so thick that visibility dropped to an extremely low level.

Hughes first returned to the captain's room to check the radar, and after confirming that there was no deviation, he ordered the naval soldiers on the second deck to begin patrolling along the front deck of the ship.

"Thick white fog... I seem to have heard of it somewhere before?"

He went out through the porthole, and the thick white fog seemed to have suddenly entered the deep night, and every tiny sound was amplified.

The surging tide slapped against the iron-gray hull, the oars stirred the sea water, and a seagull holding a scale in its mouth was printed on the white sail, which was the emblem of the navy.

There were faint sounds like fireworks in the mist.

Captain Hughes, who had originally looked relaxed, suddenly became much more serious.

Fortunately, the sophisticated control panel in front of him, which was far superior to the rest of the world, gave him confidence.

But after a while, Hughes decided to speed up.

He had been staring at the clock. They had been sailing in the fog for at least two hours and had not yet seen the edge.

"Thick fog is not uncommon in the New World, but such a large and thick white fog is rare. I think I heard someone mention it last time."

Hughes muttered a few words and silently increased the speed of the transport ship to 37 knots, which is difficult for ordinary ships to achieve.

The ship's sails had long been spread to their maximum, and the power now came from the boiler burning at the stern.

He sat down on his wide springy leather chair, "The Battle of the Fog?"

"No way... that demonic clown?"

That was a naval battle that almost destroyed the navy, so he had naturally heard of it, but in his impression, pirates like the Joker were far away from them.

Having said that, when Hughes thought of this possibility, he immediately raised his alert level to the highest level.

The atmosphere on the ship suddenly became serious. The sound of long boots stepping on the steel plates became louder. The lookout, who had a playful look on his face not long ago, now stayed at his post meticulously.

They also realized that the white fog was somewhat unusual.

The thick fog brought an extremely depressing atmosphere, and only the regular and loud sound of footsteps could bring some comfort.

Hughes has retrieved his logbook. After being transformed by the Naval Science Class, his logbook is no longer a notebook, but an electronic panel that can be written on.

His bright eyes and dark, rough face were evidence of his experience.

The information left in the logbook can be synchronized to the researchers of the Egghead Science Class at any time, which is a means of monitoring the Hughes.

At this time, the time and location when the transport ship entered the white fog, as well as Hughes' speed-up operation, were recorded.

Hughes stopped recording the next step and looked through the porthole, staring at the thick fog that was sticking to the window.

He had to make sure that he could convey the situation immediately, so that even if the Joker came in person, the researchers at Future Island would receive the message.

An attack...or just a regular foggy day?
"Out!"

The white mist finally reached the edge and gradually thinned.

The scorching sunlight poured down.

The lookout's call immediately relaxed the tense nerves of the people on the transport ship.

Light...light dispels the heavy depression brought by the thick fog!
There is also the guess in Hughes' heart that he dare not say.

"It's just an unusual weather condition, but it's very common in the New World."

Hughes could already see the sunshine, white clouds and blue sky through the porthole.

"He's just scaring himself. If the clown goes, he'll go and cause trouble for the admiral or the Celestial Dragons. What does it have to do with us?"

After comforting myself with a few words.

Hughes' expression became serious again and he displayed the captain's authority. On a ship, the captain always has the final say.

He walked to the gallery above the deckhouse.

He scanned the circle from top to bottom.

"Count the number of people and adjust the course!"

"We will soon complete the mission, just think about the wonderful life on the island in the future!"

"Don't let a single fog scare you, sailors!"

He chuckled several times, both to comfort the sailors and himself.

clown…

Oh, what do clowns have to do with them?

Hughes lowered his head and said to the shadow on the deck:
"Major Yaro Baki, the job of counting the number of people is now left to you. Remember to arrange for someone to be on duty!"

On the deck below the gallery, Bucky's body was slowly being pieced together, with parts collected from every sailor, including the captain.

The image became clearer.

Bucky twitched his lips and narrowed his eyes.

His face was covered in pale paint that blended in with the skull on his forehead, and his nose was red and his lips looked like they were stained with blood.

He was wearing a dark purple tuxedo and a navy white coat.

He took out a white navy cap from somewhere, smoothed his messy hair with his other hand, and put on the cap while bending slightly.

"I am very happy to be of service to you, Captain."

"There won't be any surprises, I promise."

Bucky flicked his cap with his finger, stood up, and stomped lightly on the deck a few times, looking around.

"It was a perfect invasion, I give it 10 points, and the remaining 90 points are for the lack of an explosion."

The gas ability allows Buggy to easily perform the same operations as he did in the foggy naval battle. Not only has his skills become more sophisticated, but he is also more adept at splitting and reorganizing the spiritual world.

This is thanks to his contact with Mingge, which gave him a new understanding of the soul.

We are also a rule-based organization.

And the development of abilities requires some imagination.

As for why I boarded this warship...

I'm really worried about the old spider's courage!

There are many technologies on Future Island that are ahead of their time. It would be a bit foolhardy to force your way in. Buggy thinks it would be better to use a gentler approach.

Not every island is worthy of a little boy.

A transport ship is a good choice when carrying out a mission.

This was not Morganus's information. It was discovered first by the sea kings. Then Buggy let the nightmare tapir take action and pulled the entire transport ship into the white fog.

Then you start to use your abilities.

Well... compared to the description on the wanted poster, he now looks more like a devil than a demon, but Bucky will not confine himself to either of them.

If wearing justice on his body could lead to constant counterattacks from "evil", he wouldn't mind doing so.

The premise is that "evil" had better be interesting.

In general, the sailors on the transport ship immediately accepted the fact that they had a major general and lined up in three long lines to accept the inspection of the commander.

"Report to the Major, the soldiers have lined up!"

"There were supposed to be 176 people, but only 177 people showed up!"

The man who was giving the report was also wearing a white coat, and judging from the collar badges on his shoulders, he was a lieutenant colonel.

Hughes' military rank was colonel.

The lieutenant colonel stood on the board and saluted to report to the major.

This is more or less the opposite of what Tian Gang does.

However, the soldiers and even the lieutenant colonel looked as if it was a matter of course.

"Why is there one more?" The clown tapped his chin with his fingers.

"Well... counting you, there's one more person."

"Including me?"

"Lieutenant Colonel, did you count yourself once more? I think you counted yourself twice!"

"how come?"

The lieutenant colonel was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and saw himself split in half, their eyes facing each other.

"Look, do you think you've included yourself?"

The clown had a mocking smile on his face.

"...Yes, I actually made such a low-level mistake."

The lieutenant colonel responded and crossed out the record of 177 people, changing it to 176 people who met the requirements.

"Okay, now let's talk about Future Island."

Bucky sat on the side of the boat and crossed his legs.

"What do you want to know?"

The lieutenant colonel had already arranged the patrol team. After reporting to the science class that everything was normal, he returned to Bucky.

This is my superior.

The image of the Chief in his mind was what the Joker looked like at this moment.

"Well... let's make an assumption!"

Buggy raised his eyebrows and asked with interest: "What would happen if an invader attacked that island?"

"The sea beast weapons of Future Island will tear apart every invading ship!

That is a vicious weapon made by researchers based on sea beasts, with a body shape similar to that of sea kings. "

The lieutenant colonel immediately shook his head.

"It sounds solid."

Buggy teased, the Future Island incident had basically touched the edge of his memory, and the college student had traveled through time only to the point where the old Spider drove the magic circle to the island.

Still single, without even a descendant to support him.

However, the edge also means the unknown, and in addition to fear, the unknown also brings surprises.

So Bucky did not reject this unknown, just like before, he had never thought of letting the plot line go on the original path.

The time travel is Nika saving the world, and after the time travel it is still Nika’s old world.

Then didn’t the clown come here for nothing?
Of course, the most important thing is that this is meaningless.

"There has been no record of attacks on Future Island. It's just that Lord Atlas often causes trouble for the garrison soldiers."

The lieutenant colonel muttered a little and told all the information he had heard from the researchers about the "cat" technology.

These are the six clones that Vegapunk created in order to cope with his busy research work, each of which inherited Vegapunk's six personalities.

Among them, Atlas is the incarnation of "violence".

"But these will not affect us. A new batch of naval replacements will arrive soon."

Except for Kizaru and Sentaomaru, the other soldiers of Future Island's navy are not permanent, and the rotation time of personnel also comes from the orders of the World Government.

"That sounds like a shame."

Buggy followed suit and shook his head. “It’s such a shame that a technological island like Future Island is in the hands of the World Government.”

"Major!"

The lieutenant colonel's eyes suddenly widened. "If you say something like that...even you can't say it!"

"I can't tell you. So do you think about it this way often?"

"No, no, we are the navy, so we must obey the orders of the World Government."

"Hahaha, why are you so serious, Lieutenant Colonel?"

"We were just kidding."

"If I told you I was going to tie Saint Satan to a rocket and launch him into outer space, would you believe me?"

The lieutenant colonel's face froze visibly.

Blasphemy!

How blasphemous!

His ears are dirty!
Bucky smiled and said a few words to comfort the other person.

While patting the lieutenant colonel on the shoulder, he suddenly said, "But you never know... maybe he will appear on the island on a magic circle, and there will happen to be rockets on the island that can be launched..."

"Oh! Do you want to see some fireworks?"

"I…"

The lieutenant colonel was obviously unable to cope with such a topic, or had never dared to think about it.

The pirates don't have the courage to do that.

Bucky stopped there and didn't continue the topic.

Bury the seeds first and don't rush them to germinate.

Wait for the right opportunity.

The expression on the lieutenant colonel's face was interesting, he was at a loss but also a little... excited?
Fortunately, the major general did not say anything shocking again. He just asked about the situation on his island, including the distribution of researchers, pacifists, and the difference between the upper and lower levels of the island in the future.

Some of them were unknown even to the lieutenant colonel.

The most certain issue is that the transport ship will arrive at Egghead, also known as the Future Island, in two days.

"By the way, the materials we transported this time are Wapol alloys, which were developed only in the past two years. This is a shape memory alloy, and it is said that the doctor is also very interested in it!"

The lieutenant colonel felt it necessary to make the major general realize the importance of this transportation mission, so he added a few more words to explain it.

"Can you take me to see it?"

Bucky was very polite when he spoke, but he walked to the cabin first.

……

……

On the same route, the World Government's fleet was also hurrying along, and branch warships that received orders gathered from both sides from time to time.

"Any news about the Joker?"

Saint Satan was not used to the sea breeze, so he just stayed in the conference room in the middle of the warship.

"According to the intelligence, the Joker should still be in Wano Country. An agent has spotted him."

"Humph!"

"If I see him again, I will never let him get away!"

Saint Satan was obviously still thinking about the grudge he had in the Holy Land. The Joker was the first one who had provoked him in front of him and escaped unscathed.

Although he said harsh words, his grip on the stick relaxed a lot.

"No news from CP8 who went to Egghead to investigate?"

"Yes, my lord."

"Including CP6 and CP7, three waves of investigators have disappeared. Egghead is already showing signs of getting out of control."

The chief agent who answered stood straight.

“Hmm…” Saint Satan seemed very calm regarding the matter of Egghead.

"Let CP0 handle it first. They should have arrived at Egghead by now."

This wouldn't be hard to do without the Joker.

It's just that Vegapunk was involved in a lot of things, the research data was very valuable, and it was also in his area of ​​responsibility, so he decided to take charge personally.

Turn around and ask other questions.

"Has the rebellion in the Kingdom of Lulucia been quelled?"

"No, no, the Joker has placed countless bombs on it..."

"If it's ruined, it's ruined."

"Even if humans, who are like ants, perish, they will soon reproduce again."

Saint Satan had no intention of listening to the official's explanation and just gave the order with a cold look.

(End of this chapter)