One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

Javier nodded and stepped forward.

"He said that after you get the head, you must put it in a sea stone shackle. This is a basic procedure for dealing with ability users."

"anything else?"

"It's gone."

Javier shook his head. That was all Bucky had said in prison.

On the contrary, I felt that these navy people were a bit slow.

If they saw the head of a terrifying Devil Fruit user pirate right in front of them, they would immediately put him in Seastone shackles.

Instead, they were armed with guns and knives.

What do you want?

Should we kill him by chopping him down or by shooting him?

Let alone targeting Bucky, a Logia and Paramecia type user, even against a regular Paramecia user, even without shackles, couldn't you just do what Smoker did and stab him a couple of times with a Seastone weapon?

That's so unprofessional!

Javier felt that even as a bounty hunter on his second day of work, he was more professional than them.

He kept the box in his hand until at least the formal handover was completed.

It means the lid has been opened.

"Oh, right, I also heard him mutter something to himself."

That was exactly what he said, specifically to Havel.

But as is well known, in addition to philosophers, mentally ill people also enjoy talking to themselves.

The flying squirrel, who had already taken out the sea stone shackles, paused for a moment. As a professional non-powered marine, it was reasonable for him to carry sea stone shackles with him.

He squinted, waiting for Havel's next words.

He felt things weren't that simple.

However, his Observation Haki did not detect any threat from this person, whose emotions were filled with unease and fear.

“I heard him say it himself.”

He explained that maintaining such a large amount of gas was exhausting, given the numerous sparks present, but he didn't want the fireworks to ignite too quickly, so he needed to maneuver the gas away from potential ignition points.

The ability to tear things apart allows Buggy to fully utilize the breadth of the Gas-Gas Fruit's power.

In other words, other Logia-type Devil Fruit users influence the outside world by focusing on themselves.

Aokiji's Ice Age also involves extending ice pillars from his fingers, and Akainu's Meteor Volcano also involves spewing lava from his own body first.

They are all single-core, but Bucky is different.

When the Chop-Chop Fruit's power is combined with a Logia-type Devil Fruit, it becomes a multi-core Devil Fruit.

He can divide his body into many pieces and release his power in each piece. This is why his gas power can cover the entire island, while Caesar's gas power can only fill one room.

In addition, he also covered the gas with a layer of water mist. Although the water mist would reduce the intensity of the gas explosion, it could limit the rate at which the gas was diluted.

Havel heard this when his eyes were half-open and half-awake.

I don't quite understand what it means.

On the contrary, the flying squirrel's finger suddenly trembled.

For a swordsman like him, the grip strength of his five fingers and palms far exceeds that of a superhuman, so such a situation is extremely rare.

This is enough to illustrate the turmoil in his mind at this moment.

The flying squirrel finally understood part of the clown's intentions.

He can only choose between his head and the town or the base!

Even if the flying squirrel disperses all of the navy's forces, it cannot guarantee that no sparks will ignite anywhere.

He initially thought there was no explosion and that the Joker wanted to negotiate with them.

Now look at the Joker with his eyes closed, asleep.

I'm afraid he doesn't want to negotiate with them.

The Joker wants to see their choice.

What a madman, using his own head as bait.

The two outcomes are actually quite easy to guess.

One of them took the clown's head onto the warship and put it in sea stone shackles when it was removed from the gas.

Just kill him while you're at it.

Bucky's bounty was one of those rare "ONLY DEAD" bounties.

Otherwise, if we're talking about sending live animals, we don't even need to mention the distant ones; just look at the current state of G1 to know.

The flying squirrel could imagine that as long as the Joker could be killed, even if it meant losing a town and a base, the higher-ups would think it was worth it.

Getting promoted and making money is easy.

both…

Actually, there's no difference between the two.

The flying squirrel sniffed the air and noticed that the concentration of gas was even higher, and the oxygen was being further compressed.

If this continues, everyone will die a slow death.

This temptation is too great.

The flying squirrel gently closed the box, revealing a sliver of its dagger, and pressed it against its thigh, slowly pressing it down.

The stinging sensation calmed his mind again.

A calm mind is not about making rational choices, but about making choices that are appropriate to one's identity.

I am the base leader of the G1 branch.

It's that simple.

"This is fake."

He made a definitive judgment about this head.

"Continue to use the fans to disperse the gas, and it would be best to open up a path!"

The flying squirrel turned his head, his mohawk hairstyle making him look like a reckless rascal, but the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes told him that he was no longer that old.

"G1 is my town, she's not that fragile!"

Inside the box, Bucky's smile widened even further.

Seems like another idiot?

The game was getting boring, and he seemed unable to laugh at their hypocrisy and affectation.

Well, a vice admiral who participated in the Buster Call actually developed feelings for his base and town.

That was a real surprise.

But that's not necessarily true...

Buggy's Observation Haki sensed the unusual emotion.

"No, Lord Flying Squirrel...!?"

Kibing stepped forward; as a base brigadier general, he and Capone were the second-highest-ranking officers in the base after the flying squirrel.

"This matches the intelligence perfectly; we can take this head..."

He didn't say anything more.

But the meaning is quite clear.

"Many fruits can do this; being too trusting will only lead to being fooled by clowns."

The flying squirrel's eyes were exceptionally cold, which made Kibin immediately fall silent.

He was transferred from headquarters and is still relatively inexperienced.

Time seems to leave no trace anywhere except as it slides along the hands of a clock.

The sun over the sea had passed its most intense heat and was slowly turning a crimson hue.

The pirate guerrilla ships were still closely following the transport warship.

The two warships looked almost identical, except that the former was smaller but had more cannons, while the latter had a much more spacious cabin.

However, Zephyr knew that the power rock on this ship was only a small part, and the navy would never transport such dangerous goods at sea in large quantities.

It simply doesn't meet Zephyr's need to cleanse the world.

It wasn't just the Joker who wanted it; Zephyr wanted it too.

There's just no reason to get close to them.

It would be best to find a place to store this thing...

Even someone of Zephyr's level would find it difficult to access related projects; he had only heard Garp, that loose-lipped guy, mention them once.

It is said to be related to a weapon.

The crimson sunset left golden ripples on the sea, spreading far into the distance and colliding with another golden ripple.

"Another warship is heading our way?"

Zefa stood at the bow of the ship and saw a shadow appear on the horizon, which then quickly approached them.

Or rather, it's as if both sides are rushing towards each other.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 172 An Incompetent Person

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled onto the shimmering sea, the golden light intertwining with the azure water, as if the entire ocean were draped in an orange-red veil.