One Piece: Arkham: Buggy the Clown

Chapter 240 Bait for the Clown

Sakaski's fake warship has docked near Red Harbor.

Akainu is the title of Admiral, and he was stripped of this title after being found guilty by the World Government.

Now most people use their real names.

In fact, there is also a title on the World Government’s bounty order, but it’s not nice to hear, and basically no one has the courage to call it in front of Sakaski.

The bounty is on "Red Dog" Sakaski.

A bounty is a bounty.

When Sakaski passed by the G1 base, the soldiers looked at him with a mixture of admiration and fear.

Even supplies were prepared.

Under the name "Akainu" are the corpses of countless pirates.

But after arriving in Honggang, Sakaski's brows were furrowed for a long time.

"Is this really Red Harbor?"

"How did that flying squirrel guy guard it?"

Honggang was a pile of ruins, and occasionally you could see a few teams of soldiers rummaging through the rubble.

"Although Tina doesn't want to say this, no matter what this place looks like, it has nothing to do with us, Mr. Captain."

Tina had her hands on her hips, her long hair pushed up by her sunglasses and hung above her forehead, while her other hand was holding a thin cigarette.

The slim-fitting black suit makes her look like a career woman.

"But... Tina always feels that this scene is very familiar, as if it was the work of that man. I heard that Mr. Zefa is also nearby, so maybe the two of them are planning something."

A familiar explosion.

Sakaski clenched his fists.

The Admiral of the Navy...complete justice... everything he had been pursuing for half his life was destroyed in an instant amid the clown's wild laughter.

Sakaski is not a kind person. He himself doesn't believe that he has no hatred.

"That guy should have climbed up to the holy land from here... Is there no cable car going up?"

Thanks to the Joker’s ostentatious live video, everyone in the world now knows that the Joker broke into the holy land of Marijoa and killed the Celestial Dragons like chickens.

It was still fresh the first time.

But as more and more Celestial Dragons died, people in the world became numb.

The identity of being a descendant of God has been completely disenchanted.

Isn't their blood also bright red?

As a result, Sakaski's crime of killing the Celestial Dragons is not that serious.

He didn't know whether he should thank the clown.

"Go and ask."

There were no passengers in Red Harbor now, only soldiers and military doctors cleaning up the place.

But it’s not very busy.

The Joker was blown up so thoroughly that there were few survivors.

This reminded Sakaski of another question.

“Who were the last people to ride the Bubble Cable Car before the explosion?”

"It is led by Brigadier General Peng En, who is heading to the Holy Land to reinforce the defense. There are about 80 people."

Sakaski was not wearing a navy coat and had no shoulder straps or rank, but as soon as he glanced at them, the navy soldiers stood up straight unconsciously.

He answered all his questions without reservation.

"Sir...Sakaski, are you going to return to the navy?"

The soldier still had some expectations.

The former general's style on the battlefield was very impressive.

"It's not necessary."

Sakaski felt that the clown was most likely among these eighty people.

He shook his head at the soldier's question.

Can't go back.

This is not a question of whether the World Government agrees or not, but also the team that Sakaski has built up during this period of time.

They were not impressed with the Navy.

Besides, Sakaski didn't want to go back.

The Celestial Dragons were a complete hindrance to his justice.

"Sir, the Marshal has approved your application. Please board the cable car."

Another soldier has completed the briefing.

Matters concerning Sakaski will be reported directly to Aokiji, as a sign of his respect for this former colleague.

"kindness."

Sakaski pulled down the brim of his hat; the sunlight was a little blinding.

Without all the restraints, how are you going to deal with me... Joker?

……

……

"Twang!"

Bucky exclaimed, cheering for the sudden rise of black smoke in Pangu City.

There was a team of navy men beside him, and they all turned their heads when they heard the noise.

"There was an explosion in Pangu City?!"

"The Joker is already in Pangu City!?"

"Great!"

One officer's eyes suddenly lit up.

"How is it okay?"

"Hey! You still don't understand?"

"The Clown is in Pangu City, which is a headache for the Five Elders. Wouldn't we not encounter the Clown outside?"

"Honestly..." The officer stretched his numb feet, "If we are asked to catch the clown, we might as well just surrender."

These words were so blunt that his companions couldn't help but pull the soldier.

"I don't have eyes or ears!" The officer lowered his voice and looked around. Seeing that Bucky did not refute his words and looked curious, he continued:
"This is not the first or second time that we have hunted down clowns. Let's just take the two times when the scale was relatively large!"

"We encountered the Joker twice, in the Battle of the Mist and the Battle of Egghead. We used countless soldiers and generals both times, but what was the result?"

"Except for the general who was able to protect himself, the casualties of other soldiers were extremely heavy!"

"The soldiers in the Battle of the Fog were even more miserable. Even their own justice was frequently doubted!"

The officer's words made his companions nod their heads repeatedly.

Justice is noble, and facts are bloody.

Moreover, even this seemingly noble justice has been exposed countless times. Some are like the top girls on a flower boat, who are clearly having a great time on the sea, but once they get ashore they claim that they are only selling their art and not their bodies.

If this is the belief of an army, what kind of dedication can we expect from them?

Still standing here is already a great honor for that monthly salary.

Buggy looked carefully and found that the navy man who was speaking was a lieutenant with white hair. He looked skinny and seemed to be from a minor noble family.

After asking a few questions, I learned that the other person's name was Mipa, and he was indeed from a minor noble family in a member country.

When the other party heard Buggy's order to stay where he was, he nodded repeatedly in agreement.

"What Pangu City? It's obviously an arena where clowns and celestial dragons are imprisoned."

Mipha muttered twice.

"That's not wrong."

Bucky nodded and stared at the main gate of Pangu City.

There must be many people who make this wrong judgment, especially the celestial dragons who are afraid of death.

In short, Buggy doesn't need to break into Pangu City. He just needs to throw a few time bombs in there, and the prey will come out by themselves.

Well, he also saw Aokiji and Momotosagi, both of whom entered Pangu City to search. It seemed that they didn’t find anything on the outskirts.

I wonder if the Celestial Dragon who is carrying a bomb can be detected using Observation Haki?
However, Buggy buried the bombs quite deep, and the bombs were close to the Celestial Dragons' internal organs. If you want to deal with it, you must have the ability of the Ope Ope Fruit.

"It's really scary. Not only are there five old men, but there are also marshals and generals, plus Im whose background is unknown..."

"If the clown shows his head, he will definitely die a horrible death." He said in a joking tone.

Even Mipha nodded, the clown was scary, but facing so many strong men, it would not be good.

"But what does all this have to do with ordinary navy men like us... hehe."

Bucky narrowed his eyes slightly, watching his masterpiece from an opposing perspective, which gave him a different feeling.

He led the team around Tianlongmen a few more times.

The black smoke and noise in Pangu City disappeared again, like a balloon being forcibly pressed down into the water.

Fortunately, he had more than one bomb.

Bucky folded his hands and tapped his fingers.

After estimating it was about right, he twisted it with his index finger and thumb.

Then another muffled sound was heard coming from Pangu City.

A square glass window on the third floor was broken by the flames, and black smoke billowed out.

"There's really nothing strange about the Celestial Dragons."

Bucky shook his head in disappointment.

If he were in Gotham, he would naturally feel that those congressmen and rich people were all flesh and blood like himself.

But this world is a little different.

The Lunalia tribe that possesses the ability of fire and self-healing, the giant tribe, the long-arm tribe, the ghost tribe... a large number of extraordinary races are proving that people are different.

What is so strange about the Dragon People?

Buggy still remembers that Lunaria people like Jin also escaped from the World Government's research laboratory.

They were the first masters of Marijoa.

Behind it is the huge unknown kingdom.

Then came the Celestial Dragons.

He waited for a while and saw a celestial dragon with an extremely panicked look climbing out of the window of Pangu City, half-crouching and groping his way out along the flower beds outside.

A prey.

Bucky whistled.

Just as he was about to step forward, his footsteps changed direction.

He had an interesting idea, and a guess.

Buggy gave a few instructions to the marines beside him, then found a shady place to sit for a while.

It was noon and the sun was scorching hot.

The Tianlong man who had escaped crawled in the bushes for a while, and his forehead was soon covered with beads of sweat.

He had already walked near the Tianlong Gate, but his body was still hunched over, as if he was ashamed to face people.

“No.”

"Is that guy really in Pangu City?"

Through the window that the dragon man climbed out, Aokiji and Momotosagi kept staring at the dragon man.

This is a bait for catching clownfish.

"This guy's acting is terrible!" Taotu pouted in disgust.

"Although most of the Margarita family died in the last explosion, the only remaining one can still have the word 'saint' added to his name."

Aokiji's tone was as cold as ever, and it was completely hard to tell that he had been scolded by five old men for half an hour.

"If the crisis had not come to their attention, we would not be able to control this privileged class."

"We can use this opportunity to negotiate more terms with the World Government."

Taotu doesn't like returning to the holy land, as it easily reminds her of the time when she was laughed at by someone, and she felt so ridiculous at that time.

"We need to have some achievements as well."

Aokiji just muttered something, and his pupils suddenly shrank, as if he had noticed something.

His figure suddenly flashed and appeared next to another Tianlong man on the second floor. Something seemed to flash on the other person's chest.

But then, the body of the Celestial Dragon was wrapped in thick ice, and the sudden flash of red light dimmed.

"Another bomb. How many bombs did that guy drop?"

Aokiji was also a little helpless. The clown had not shown up until now, which was a little different from the other party's past.

In the past, the Joker would have jumped out to confront them long ago, and at the same time he would have had some leverage over them, making them feel entangled and self-blaming at the last moment.

But it's very different.

The Joker has become more thoughtful and patient.

The Celestial Dragons won’t take bait like this anymore…?

Aokiji's eyes moved slightly and he twisted his toes.

There was another explosion.

This time it's four floors.

I can't make it by myself...

There is nothing Peach Rabbit can do about it.

Aokiji frowned. He felt that it was impossible for the Joker to place so many human bombs in Pangu City. What the Joker wanted was intimidation, not simply to kill all the Celestial Dragons.

In other words, simply torturing the Celestial Dragons is no longer enough to satisfy that madman, and now he is targeting Im.

As long as Im doesn't show up, he will continue to spread this panic.

The pressure is put on the Void Throne.

If I were the clown, what would I do to continue to increase the pressure?

It would be best if one celestial dragon died every day.

But two have died today...

There are not so many human bombs, unless that guy is hiding somewhere in Pangu City and can make human bombs at any time.

Aokiji hesitated for just a moment and quickly returned to the side of the window on the first floor, but soon his face turned gloomy.

The bait was eaten.

I didn’t even see any fish!

Taotu came back a step later than him, with the Jinpi Luo in his hand still unsheathed, and it seemed that he had encountered something.

"There was a riot on the fourth floor because of the explosion. I could only use my ability to calm them down." Taotu smiled.

Aokiji nodded and said, "The plan has to change again..."

"I'm going to go meet the Five Elders. This situation can't continue."

"Then I'll watch from here."

Taotu touched the several pocket bombs hidden in his sleeves, and his expression became inexplicably happier.

……

Outside Tianlong Gate, in a dark alley.

Buggy opened the sack of the Celestial Dragon and said in a cheering tone: "Congratulations!"

"Look, you successfully found a dark clown!"

In contrast to his expectant look, he saw the dull and frightened gaze of the Celestial Dragon.

First of all, let’s look at Buggy’s face. He is still wearing a navy uniform, his facial features have been reshaped, and his smile is exaggerated and playful.

Then he thought of the Kingdom of Prodans, the sliced ​​celestial dragon, and the celestial dragon who was also tortured and killed in Buggy's video.

Suddenly, my hair stood on end and I broke out in a cold sweat.

"I want to complain...I want to complain to those two marines. They cheated me...they cheated me!!"

The Tianlong people were crying, and they were as helpless as the Nian pig being pressed on the chopping board by four or five big men.

"You now have two choices..."

Buggy sneered a few times, and in his heart he was also accusing Aokiji of fishing methods.

At least we have to use the Five Elder Stars to fish, right?

It would be too disrespectful to treat him like an ordinary celestial dragon.

"One is to keep on howling, and then watch your blood and flesh being cut off piece by piece."

"Second, I'll dig into your pig brain and find something that can save your life. Otherwise, I'll just have to change my habit."

(End of this chapter)