One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Torrepol blew his nose and gave a lewd smile.

"Thanks to you for taking care of the man who was deceiving Baby-5 beforehand. Ah, I mean, that stupid woman has been deceived seven times this month, hasn't she?"

"It's what I should do."

Violet nodded slightly in response.

This is a sleazy and slovenly old man who has lustful thoughts but lacks the courage to act on them, and is also the highest-ranking member of the Don Quixote family.

And they like to get close to others when they talk.

Very annoying.

“I’m telling you, I’m telling you, Dover’s temper has gotten much worse lately. He’s always thinking about that clown.”

"The Joker is definitely dead, I'm telling you."

It's also very verbose.

Violet, suppressing her discomfort, stepped into the palace hall with the man.

Some of the other officers arrived while others did not, while Doflamingo lay sprawled on the throne, his spiked shoes swinging back and forth.

He didn't gather the family for a general meeting to vote, so there was no need to wait for everyone to arrive.

He rested his right hand on half of his cheek, and the corners of his mouth under his glasses were turned up.

"Torre, you have good news for me, right?"

"Hehehe, the Smile Factory has successfully started production, and we can make a fortune now."

Thanks to the news released by "a joke" some time ago, the path to Devil Fruit awakening has spread widely on the sea.

The price of Devil Fruits has also risen accordingly.

As a result, the artificial Devil Fruits that Doflamingo had been planning for a long time became a hot seller in the underworld.

Torrepol said with some concern:

"However, I said that the lab has been having a lot of problems lately, and there might be issues with the supply of raw materials."

"Black Prison Tina, that group of them has caused us a lot of trouble in collecting experimental materials."

The artificial Devil Fruit SMILE is the result of research by Caesar and Vegapunk. However, Vegapunk doesn't really approve of this research, especially after the huge explosion caused by Caesar, after which the two parted ways.

Caesar was also added to the World Government's wanted list.

About two years ago, Doflamingo began secretly funding this evil scientist.

Under the supervision of the Donquixote Family, Caesar manufactured SAD, the raw material for SMILE, in the laboratory of Punk Hazard, while their SMILE Factory completed the final processing.

However, progress on Punk Hazard's side has not been very smooth.

The transport ship was hijacked several times by a former enemy who is now a competitor.

"Just a few idiots."

Doflamingo wore a clearly mocking smile.

"He didn't accomplish much when he was in the navy, but after becoming a traitor, his brain seemed to have been filled with water."

"Hehehe, you're right."

"Someone will take care of them."

Doflamingo turned around and stood up from the throne.

With a grin, he asked:

"Let's talk about something lighter, like... news about the Joker?"

"No."

Violet stepped forward; she had been called to this family meeting mainly for this very issue.

"There's been a lot of news about the Little Mermaid and the Scarecrow, especially the legend of the floating giant ship, but there's been no news about the Joker. The Navy is already considering canceling the Joker's bounty."

Most people believe that the Joker has died at Akainu's hands.

Now Akainu is known as a demon.

Whether it's the lava massacre of a city or the scene of killing a Celestial Dragon with a single punch, it's enough for the World Government to portray him as an unpardonable devil.

“Aquaman…” Doflamingo murmured, his expression a mixture of fear and contempt, before lowering his head slightly.

Then he revealed a deep-seated hatred.

"clown…"

"It would be so boring if this guy really died. He should have died by my hand, hehehe."

Is this hatred related to Vergo?

After all, there's still no definitive explanation for his death.

Could it be related to Dover...?

A glint flashed in Torrepol's eyes, but he remained silent.

He had been secretly investigating the matter, but Doflamingo never mentioned it, and one could even say he was wary of it.

Especially at this moment, Doflamingo stood in front of the high throne, his eyes behind his pink sunglasses landing directly on Trebol.

"The Navy is going to hold a meeting of the Seven Warlords of the Sea soon. You'll have to come with me, Trey."

"Yes."

Trebol lowered his head, avoiding Doflamingo's gaze.

……

……

Noah the Great Ship.

The Joker has been mostly looking for fun lately.

Just as criminals can't help but visit their crime scenes, so too do they add a new dimension to the world when they bring something new to it.

I'm also looking forward to seeing how these colors will look when combined with the gray world.

"The Cow-Cow Fruit user successfully reached the third stage of Devil's Omen after being milked for a month. Interesting, interesting."

"Aokiji has become the new Fleet Admiral and started a new round of global recruitment. It's a pity that it wasn't Kizaru who became Fleet Admiral."

"The Beasts Pirates and the Big Mom Pirates have entered a negotiation phase. The Big Mom Pirates are demanding that the Beasts Pirates hand over Queen, the murderer of their family, while the Beasts Pirates are demanding the hand over Smoothie, their accomplice..."

"It's a real shame that the two of them have become part of the marine planktonic life."

Bucky turned the page with a hint of disdain.

Negotiations that aren't led by him are no fun at all.

It was nowhere near as lively as the life-or-death struggles of the previous two months.

He was able to stay quiet for so long largely because he used these forms of entertainment to pass the time.

Some of the intelligence he possessed came from the open, while others came from various underground channels. It's not surprising that he had an intelligence chief under him who could gather such information.

"Tina from Black Prison robbed an underground transport ship, clashed with the Don Quixote family, and even blew up three ships. That's not bad."

"The world today is so interesting."

Bucky didn't show much expression when he said this.

Strictly speaking, all of these changes were his doing.

This period of time in the original work.

What should have been a struggle between the remnants of Whitebeard's crew and Blackbeard has now become the result of the influence left by his games.

If there were any world distortion index, it would have changed by nearly a third by now.

Bucky twitched the corner of his mouth slightly.

"It's much better than the boring place I saw when I first arrived."

The original pitted and uneven damage has now been almost completely healed.

His abilities are not only what scientists dream of, but his body is also the material doctors most desire.

Bucky can remove any organ from his own body and then sew them back together.

It's okay if you don't put it back.

It can recover slowly by leaving it outside.

It's just a bit scary to look at.

As for restoring his flesh and blood, he just needs to eat more meat, eggs, and dairy products; those merfolk wouldn't dare to criticize him.

In about two months, the previous damage was almost completely healed. The only problem was that the demon was still shriveled up.

The aging side effects of the potent drug ES are not time-limited, but permanent.

However, Bucky had already planned for this problem.

"Hopefully, our evil scientist will be evil enough."

He chuckled softly.

Just as I was pondering this, Bai Xing called out from outside again.

"Lord Clown, it looks like two ships are fighting up ahead. It looks pretty lively!"

Shirahoshi was eager to try.

Although her face was still rosy and tender, she had lost much of her childishness. At least, she spoke several octaves louder when talking to Bucky.

Bucky took a look from a distance.

One was a dark green camouflage warship, and the other was painted blue, with a flag that seemed to belong to a king of the underworld... the King of Shipping?

Are these two conflicting?

"Sigh, it seems they've broken up again?"

Bai Xing's voice carried a hint of disappointment.