One Piece: Buggy the Clown Who Fell From Grace

"What a coincidence, I also have something to talk to you about."

"Oh—that's quite rare, but I like it. I prefer your expression now to the scene where you make a fuss after I show up."

Bucky was completely unrestrained or impolite, glancing around a few times as he spoke, seemingly quite intrigued by the courtyard outside the wooden corridor.

Then he sat cross-legged on the floor.

He tapped his fingers on the tatami mat a few times. "You can tell me your little plan first."

What an unruly fellow!

Xiao Zi didn't hide the impatience in her eyes, which was part of her persona, and clapped her hands instead.

A group of samurai with swords and bound hair emerged from the cubicle and surrounded Buggy and his companion without a word.

It seems like they're trying to create a scary atmosphere to intimidate the other party; this is a very useful little tactic in negotiations.

Xiao Zi exhaled a smoke ring, suppressing her wildness, her expression filled with arrogance.

She didn't answer Bucky's question, but continued to ask:

"Now can you tell me what happened on Onigashima? The lingering purple mist, the loud noise at dawn, and now, why did Onigashima drift here? What exactly is Kaido trying to do?!"

What happened that night was completely unknown to them. To put it figuratively, they were like a group of ants busy on the street who were suddenly doused with a bucket of water.

The sudden disaster was completely unpredictable, and it didn't seem to have considered them at all.

These two people must know something, at least enough to alleviate their fear of this unknown upheaval.

Xiao Zi didn't expect that instead of being frightened by the deliberately created atmosphere, the person in front of her actually had a...unable to suppress a smile?

"Pfft, hahahahahaha..."

The clown's laughter was undisguised; he was somewhat enjoying the feeling. How should I put it—this should be a perfect joke.

However, after laughing for a while, he wiped away his tears and patiently answered the courtesan's questions.

"You have so many questions, but let's take them one at a time."

He clasped his hands together, as if coaxing a child to sleep, "Let's talk about Purple Mist first, um... I call it Little Treasure, it's a kind of interesting thing that can drive Kaido's Devil Fruit user army into a frenzy."

“Yes, I did it.” Bucky’s face was filled with pride; few people would ask him these questions.

Don't they know that I would tell them if they asked?

I'm not one of those schemers hiding in the shadows.

"...Why?" Xiao Zi's eyes suddenly widened. She felt that the person in front of her was not lying.

"Of course, it's to say hello to the emperor of the sea!" Bucky's voice rose considerably; it's not easy to find a good straight man.

"Clearly, he noticed me immediately."

"What was that loud noise? What caused it?"

"Ah...that's just a little setup my team did. See those little iron balls that fell from the sky? That's what they are."

It will explode with a series of "ta-ta-ta" sounds when needed.

Bucky spread his hands, gesturing to depict the grand scene of an explosion, a gesture that always brought him a sense of peace.

All the noise in the world was reduced to a deafening silence.

Yeah, he's probably the only one who thinks that way.

Xiao Zi's expression, however, was much uglier.

What do you mean by "small decorations"...?

This is clearly a terrifyingly powerful bomb!

Who is this person?!

What did their country do to deserve this?!

Xiao Zi felt that such a person was definitely not an ordinary person in the outside world, but the closed-door policy made it very difficult for them to obtain information, so they had no way of knowing about it.

But the thought of so many bombs scattered across the country made Xiao Zi's face turn pale, and her arrogant posture, like her waist, gradually softened.

"One last question."

She bowed and asked, "What does Kaido want?"

This is actually the most pressing issue right now.

Their plan to rescue Momonosuke had just taken shape when Kaido's sudden arrival cast a shadow over the entire affair.

The samurai were also quite nervous in the face of this man.

Bucky still preferred her rebellious demeanor from just now, and wondered if he should let her calm down a bit.

Yamato, after glancing at the clown, preemptively replied, "He wants to establish a new pirate empire, which means the Wano Country will be completely destroyed."

"On this cruel sea, things that can't keep up with the times will always be eliminated, won't they?"

Bucky chimed in.

He could see the courtesan's body suddenly tremble, and the faces of the surrounding warriors also suddenly turned ashen.

"Eliminated...no, we can't be eliminated. There must be a way. Father said that someone would come to save this country in twenty years...and now twenty years have passed..."

Xiao Zi lowered her head and muttered to herself.

In the distance, on the Sabaody Archipelago.

Having recently finished his trials, Luffy, carrying a large bag that could completely cover him, stopped under a bulletin board.

The bulletin board displays a bounty of 3.96 billion Berries for the Devil Joker.

The wanted poster depicted a clown's maniacal grin, his face stained with blood, his red nose and ram's horns particularly striking.

The background is an enormous mechanical structure, half-hidden in the clouds.

Several straight beams of light descended from the mechanical structure, smoothing out the mountains and valleys.

Below the image, a line of black text reads "ONLY DEAD".

This is the perspective of the Den Den Mushi that was held by the Joker in the Kingdom of Prodance. The World Government felt that it could well show how terrifying the Joker was.

Luffy turned his head again and saw a group of guys wearing clown masks holding a wealthy businessman hostage and putting him up for public auction on the side of the notice board.

What happened to this world?

Luffy tried to think.

Ugh, no, I think I need to start developing a brain.

But it seems like it hasn't grown at all.

"Now can we go back to our original topic?"

In the backyard of the teahouse, Bucky tilted his head, finding their expressions quite amusing.

"Yes…"

Xiao Zi didn't know how to describe it. She couldn't quite keep up with the clown's logic and wanted to ask why, but her own upbringing kept her in check.

"If you're looking for someone, as long as they're in the Flower Capital, we can help you find them."

“No, you just need to pass on a message for me.” Bucky tapped his fingers again, the soft echo drawing everyone’s attention.

What this person is saying is absurd, but it might also be true.

That would be terrifying.

"If everything goes as expected, your companion, Kin'emon, should have arrived on the island by now, perhaps in the Flower Capital."

Buggy smiled, as if he could see Kin'emon's feelings when he discovered that the young master he had painstakingly assembled was just a paper doll.

"Please pass on a message to him."

"Momonosuke Kozuki has two ways of dying, which correspond to two outcomes."

"If he dies by boiling in a pot, the people of this country will be crushed by the shadow hanging over them."

If he dies at the hands of his own retainers, the country can still survive.

As for how to choose, that's his business. I've never liked forcing people, but we can use a more vivid analogy: a choice between personal interests and the greater good.

Ah…this must be very interesting!

This time, not only were Komurasaki and the others wide-eyed, but Yamato was also shocked. This guy had been hiding this move?!

When did he establish contact with those samurai?

No, no, maybe Momonosuke's arrest is also related to this guy!

and also,

Isn't there any option for survival?!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 200 I am saving them

The outer sea of ​​Hezhi.

A ship, which could also be called a biotechnological marvel, was slowly approaching. The upper part of the ship was still in the shape of a wooden sailboat, but the keel was embedded in the flesh of a huge crocodile. The method was extremely brutal, but it did not seem to have any effect on the crocodile.

The crocodile's skin was a cool color, and there were wounds on its skull where it had been cut open by a sharp weapon. The blood that had flowed out had long since congealed into bloody cheeks, which were covered with two rather ill-fitting pirate flags.

One side features two rapiers piercing a skull, with a pair of swan wings supporting the skull from behind—a flag belonging to the Baroque Works.

The other side is even more ferocious, a skull wreathed in flames and with bat wings.

It was no easy feat to bring these two flags together, but fortunately they shared a common enemy.

"Kaido."

Claudio exhaled a smoke ring, tilted his head back, and looked at the towering cliffs surrounding Wano Country, which resembled a city wall, refusing to any unknown visitors.

However, none of these were problems for Lao Sha; what was on his mind at that moment was another issue.

"How did he suddenly become so proactive and efficient?"

They agreed to fight Kaido together, but just as Crocodile's group arrived, the Beasts Pirates lost two of their top members...